Radiation monitoring with CVD diamonds in BaBar

Author

Edwards, A.J. ; Bruinsma, M. ; Burchat, P. ; Kagan, H. ; Kass, R. ; Kirkby, D. ; Petersen, B.A. ; Pulliam, T.

Author_Institution

Stanford Univ., CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

16-22 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

729

Abstract

The BaBar experiment has been using two polycrystalline chemical-vapor-deposition (pCVD) diamonds for radiation monitoring for nearly two years. In July 2005, an additional twelve diamond based radiation sensors will be installed inside the BaBar detector. These diamonds will take over the function of twelve silicon PIN-diodes that are currently used in the radiation protection and monitoring system. We describe our experience with using pCVD diamond radiation sensors in a high energy physics experiment. We also detail some of our findings from our research and development of pCVD diamond based radiation sensors.

Keywords

radiation monitoring; radiation protection; semiconductor counters; BaBar detector; BaBar experiment; high energy physics experiment; pCVD diamond based radiation sensors; polycrystalline chemical-vapor-deposition diamonds; radiation monitoring; radiation protection; silicon PIN-diodes; Chemical sensors; Chemical technology; Diodes; Electron beams; Leakage current; Positrons; Protection; Radiation monitoring; Silicon; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2004 IEEE

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8700-7

Electronic_ISBN

1082-3654

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2004.1462314

Filename

1462314