An “edge-on” silicon strip detector for X-ray imaging

Author

Arfelli, F. ; Barbiellini, G. ; Bonvicini, V. ; Bravin, A. ; Cantatore, G. ; Castelli, E. ; Di Michiel, M. ; Longo, R. ; Olivo, A. ; Pani, S. ; Pontoni, D. ; Poropat, P. ; Prest, M. ; Rashevsky, A. ; Tromba, G. ; Vacchi, A. ; Zampa, N.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Fisica, Trieste Univ., Italy

Volume

44

Issue

3

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

874

Lastpage

880

Abstract

A silicon strip detector for the SYRMEP (SYncrotron Radiation for MEdical Physics) experiment has been designed and realised. The main features of this detector are AC-coupling through integrated coupling capacitors, DC biasing by means of a gated punch-through structure, bulk contact on the junction side through a forward-biased p⁺ implant and integrated fan-in on active silicon. Results of laboratory tests of the detector parameters, allowing a thorough evaluation of the technological solutions employed, are presented. The functionality of the detectors and the charge collection linearity have been tested with different γ sources, using hybrid, low-noise front-end electronics

Keywords

X-ray detection; biomedical equipment; detector circuits; gamma-ray detection; nuclear electronics; position sensitive particle detectors; silicon radiation detectors; γ sources; AC-coupling; DC biasing; SYRMEP; Si edge-on strip detector; X-ray imaging; active silicon; bulk contact; charge collection linearity; forward-biased p⁺ implant; gated punch-through structure; hybrid low-noise front-end electronics; integrated coupling capacitors; integrated fan-in; Biomedical imaging; Computer vision; Electronic equipment testing; Physics; Radiation detectors; Silicon radiation detectors; Strips; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.603769

Filename

603769