Author/Authors :
Re، نويسنده , , V. and Bruinsma، نويسنده , , M. J. Kirkby، نويسنده , , D. and Berryhill، نويسنده , , J. and Burke، نويسنده , , S. and Callahan، نويسنده , , D. and Campagnari، نويسنده , , C. and Dahmes، نويسنده , , B. Shukitt-Hale، نويسنده , , D. and Hart، نويسنده , , P. and Kyre، نويسنده , , S. and Levy، نويسنده , , S. and Long، نويسنده , , O. and Mazur، نويسنده , , M. B. Richman، نويسنده , , Rosemary J. and Stoner، نويسنده , , J. and Verkerke، نويسنده , , W. and Be، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The Silicon Vertex Tracker (SVT) is an essential component of the BaBar experiment at the PEP-II asymmetric B factory. The SVT has performed very well and several radiation studies have been carried out to determine that it will continue do so up to integrated radiation doses of 5 Mrad. The SVT radiation monitoring and protection system consists of silicon PIN-diodes, which are suffering from radiation damage, reducing their precision. Diamond sensors are highly resistant to radiation damage and the possibility of replacing the PIN-diodes with diamonds is currently under investigation. Two polycrystalline diamonds have been installed near the BaBar interaction region and show promising results when compared to the PIN-diodes.
