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Title: Proton radiation effects on carrier transport in diamond radiation detectors

Journal Article · · AIP Advances
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5130768 · OSTI ID:1625002
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  1. Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
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Diamond, a highly radiation-resistant material, is considered a nearly ideal material for radiation detection, particularly in high-energy physics. In this study, radiation damage from high-energy proton beams was induced in diamond crystals to determine exposure lifetime in detectors made from this material; the effects were investigated using non-destructive x-ray techniques and through the FLUKA simulation package. Two diamond detectors were irradiated by an 800 MeV proton beam at different fluence rates, and the real-time current response was recorded to observe degradation in the signal over time. It was determined that the proton fluence rate had a significant effect on the device degradation. The detector performance from the irradiated detectors was characterized using x-ray beam-induced current measurements, and the mechanism of proton radiation damage to diamond sensors, especially the radiation effects on carrier transport, was studied. The vacancies generated from proton irradiation were considered the major source of detector degradation by trapping holes and inducing an internal electric field. Simulation results from the FLUKA package revealed an uneven distribution of the radiation-induced vacancies along the beam path, and the corresponding detector signals calculated from the simulation results displayed a good match to the experimental results.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; SC0015841; P30-EB-009998; 89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1625002
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1596902; OSTI ID: 1657120
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-18-21893; TRN: US2200938
Journal Information:
AIP Advances, Vol. 10, Issue 2; ISSN 2158-3226
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 6 works
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