Title :
Detection of Charged Particles in Amorphous Silicon Layers
Author :
Kaplan, S.N. ; Morel, J.R. ; Mulera, T.A. ; Perez-Mendez, V. ; Schnurmacher, G. ; Street, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California Berkeley, California 94720
Abstract :
The successful development of radiation detectors made from amorphous silicon could offer the possibility for relatively easy construction of large area position-sensitive detectors. We have conducted a series of measurements with prototype detectors, on signals derived from alpha particles. The measurement results are compared with simple model calculations, and projections are made of potential applications in high-energy and nuclear physics.
Keywords :
Alpha particles; Amorphous silicon; Nuclear measurements; Nuclear physics; Particle measurements; Position sensitive particle detectors; Prototypes; Radiation detectors; Signal detection; Silicon radiation detectors;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1986.4337117
