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Title: Study of the response of silicon-barrier detectors to protons and α-particles

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods

A study of silicon-barrier detector response was made using beams of protons and α -particles which had been backscattered from a high-Z target. A technique for measuring effective window thickness in terms of an equivalent metal electrode is presented. Also presented is a method for determining the relative energy per electron-hole pair for different incident particles in silicon: using this method, it is found that epsilon ( α-particles)/ epsilon (protons) = 0.978 ± 0.006.

Research Organization:
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-29-007775
OSTI ID:
4369952
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Vol. 113, Issue 1; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74; ISSN 0029-554X
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English