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

Abstract

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)

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
4071244
Report Number(s):
UCRL-9240
NSA Number:
NSA-15-005200
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Rev. Sci. Instr.
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: Vol: 31; Other Information: UCRL-9240. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT; ALPHA PARTICLES; CALIFORNIUM; CARBON; CURVES; DETECTION; DIAGRAMS; FISSION PRODUCTS; HEAVY IONS; INDUCTION; IONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PARTICLES; SCATTERING; SILICON; USES

Citation Formats

Larsh, A E, Gordon, G E, and Sikkeland, T. USE OF SILICON p-n JUNCTION DETECTORS IN STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTIONS INDUCED BY HEAVY IONS. United States: N. p., 1960. Web. doi:10.1063/1.1716821.
Larsh, A E, Gordon, G E, & Sikkeland, T. USE OF SILICON p-n JUNCTION DETECTORS IN STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTIONS INDUCED BY HEAVY IONS. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1716821
Larsh, A E, Gordon, G E, and Sikkeland, T. 1960. "USE OF SILICON p-n JUNCTION DETECTORS IN STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTIONS INDUCED BY HEAVY IONS". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1716821.
@article{osti_4071244,
title = {USE OF SILICON p-n JUNCTION DETECTORS IN STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTIONS INDUCED BY HEAVY IONS},
author = {Larsh, A E and Gordon, G E and Sikkeland, T},
abstractNote = {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)},
doi = {10.1063/1.1716821},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4071244}, journal = {Rev. Sci. Instr.},
number = ,
volume = Vol: 31,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1960},
month = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1960}
}