USE OF SILICON p-n JUNCTION DETECTORS IN STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTIONS INDUCED BY HEAVY IONS

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1960 · Rev. Sci. Instr.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1716821· OSTI ID:4071244

Larsh, A E; Gordon, G E; Sikkeland, T

Experiments in which silicon p-n junctions were used as detecters of fission fragments and elastically scattered heavy ions are described. The curve of pulse height vs. energy for carbon particles is linear and passes through the origin. Points for Cf/sup 252/ fission fragments and alpha particles fall on the curve determined by the carbon-particle points. This result implies that the energy required for electron-hole pair formation is the same for the three types of particles. No "ionization defect" is observed for the fission fragments. Some other possible uses for the detecters of this type are suggested. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
• NSA Number: NSA-15-005200
• OSTI ID: 4071244
• Report Number(s): UCRL-9240
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instr., Vol. Vol: 31; Other Information: UCRL-9240. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
ALPHA PARTICLES
CALIFORNIUM
CARBON
CURVES
DETECTION
DIAGRAMS
FISSION PRODUCTS
HEAVY IONS
INDUCTION
IONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PARTICLES
SCATTERING
SILICON
USES