High efficiency beta-decay spectroscopy using a planar germanium double-sided strip detector

Larson, N.; Liddick, S. N.; Bennett, M.; Bowe, A.; Chemey, A.; Prokop, C.; Simon, A.; Spyrou, A.; Suchyta, S.; Quinn, S. J.; Tabor, S. L.; Tai, P. L.; Tripathi, Vandana; VonMoss, J. M.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2013.06.027

Title: High efficiency beta-decay spectroscopy using a planar germanium double-sided strip detector

Abstract

Beta-decay spectroscopy experiments are limited by the detection efficiency of ions and electrons in the experimental setup. While there is a variety of different experimental setups in use for beta-decay spectroscopy, one popular choice is silicon double-sided strip detectors (DSSD). The higher Z of Ge and greater availability of thicker detectors as compared to Si potentially offer dramatic increases in the detection efficiency for beta-decay electrons. In this work, a planar GeDSSD has been commissioned for use in beta-decay spectroscopy experiments at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL). The implantation response of the detector and its beta-decay detection efficiency is discussed.

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Larson, N. ^[1]; Liddick, S. N. ^[1]; Bennett, M. ^[1]; Bowe, A. ^[1]; Chemey, A. ^[1]; Prokop, C. ^[1]; Simon, A. ^[1]; Spyrou, A. ^[1]; Suchyta, S. ^[1]; Quinn, S. J. ^[1]; Tabor, S. L. ^[2]; Tai, P. L. ^[2]; Tripathi, Vandana ^[2]; VonMoss, J. M. ^[2]

Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)

Publication Date:: Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Nuclear Science and Security Consortium

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1454851

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0000979

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 727; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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                    Larson, N., Liddick, S. N., Bennett, M., Bowe, A., Chemey, A., Prokop, C., Simon, A., Spyrou, A., Suchyta, S., Quinn, S. J., Tabor, S. L., Tai, P. L., Tripathi, Vandana, and VonMoss, J. M. High efficiency beta-decay spectroscopy using a planar germanium double-sided strip detector.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Larson, N., Liddick, S. N., Bennett, M., Bowe, A., Chemey, A., Prokop, C., Simon, A., Spyrou, A., Suchyta, S., Quinn, S. J., Tabor, S. L., Tai, P. L., Tripathi, Vandana, & VonMoss, J. M. High efficiency beta-decay spectroscopy using a planar germanium double-sided strip detector.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.06.027

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                    Larson, N., Liddick, S. N., Bennett, M., Bowe, A., Chemey, A., Prokop, C., Simon, A., Spyrou, A., Suchyta, S., Quinn, S. J., Tabor, S. L., Tai, P. L., Tripathi, Vandana, and VonMoss, J. M. Sat .  
"High efficiency beta-decay spectroscopy using a planar germanium double-sided strip detector".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.06.027.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1454851.

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@article{osti_1454851,

  title        = {High efficiency beta-decay spectroscopy using a planar germanium double-sided strip detector},

  author       = {Larson, N. and Liddick, S. N. and Bennett, M. and Bowe, A. and Chemey, A. and Prokop, C. and Simon, A. and Spyrou, A. and Suchyta, S. and Quinn, S. J. and Tabor, S. L. and Tai, P. L. and Tripathi, Vandana and VonMoss, J. M.},

  abstractNote = {Beta-decay spectroscopy experiments are limited by the detection efficiency of ions and electrons in the experimental setup. While there is a variety of different experimental setups in use for beta-decay spectroscopy, one popular choice is silicon double-sided strip detectors (DSSD). The higher Z of Ge and greater availability of thicker detectors as compared to Si potentially offer dramatic increases in the detection efficiency for beta-decay electrons. In this work, a planar GeDSSD has been commissioned for use in beta-decay spectroscopy experiments at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL). The implantation response of the detector and its beta-decay detection efficiency is discussed.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2013.06.027},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 727,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013},

  month        = {Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013}

}

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Figure 1: A ¹³⁷Cs spectrum collected for a strip in the middle of the GeDSSD before the GeDSSD was exposed to high-energy heavy ions. The 662 keV and the emitted X-ray at approximately 32 keV are seen.

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