GaAs solid state detectors for physics at the LHC

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:5830455

Beaumont, S P ^[1]; Bertin, R; Zichichi, A ^[2]; Booth, C N; Buttar, C; Combley, F H; Dogru, M; Hou, Y ^[3]; Carraresi, L; Colocci, M; Francescato, A; Nuti, M; Peifer, P G; Tartoni, N; Vanni, V; Vinattieri, A ^[4]; Cindolo, F; Auria, S D; Papa, C del; Fiori, F ; Lisowski, B; O'Shea, V ^[5]; Edwards, M; Seller, P H; Shankar, K; Sharp, P H ^[6]; Nava, F; Ottaviani, P ^[7]; Lynch, J G; Matheson, J; Raine, C; Skillicorn, I O; Smith, K M; Have, I ten; Turbull, R M ^[8]; Foster, F; Jones, B; Santana,

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1. Univ. of Glasgow, (United Kingdom). Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2. CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)
3. Univ. of Sheffield, (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics
4. dell'Univ., Florence (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica INFN, Florence (Italy)
5. dell'Univ., Bologna (Italy). Dipt. of Fisica INFN, Bologna (Italy)
6. Rutherford-Appleton Lab., Oxon (United Kingdom)
7. dell'Univ., Modena (Italy). Dipt. di Fiscia INFN, Modena (Italy)
8. Univ. of Glasgow, (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Progress with Schottky diode and p i n diode GaAs detectors for minimum ionizing particles is reported here. The radiation hardness and potential speed of simple diodes is shown to be more than competitive with silicon detectors. A discussion is given of the present understanding of the charge transport mechanism in the detectors as it influences their charge collection efficiency. Early results from micro-strip detectors are also described, (which are relevant for high radiation regions of LHC detectors near the beam pipe and in the forward region).

• OSTI ID: 5830455
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Vol. 40:4; ISSN 0018-9499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
JUNCTION DETECTORS
CHARGE TRANSPORT
RADIATION HARDENING
ACCELERATORS
CHARGE COLLECTION
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
IRRADIATION
PERFORMANCE
SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
HARDENING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PNICTIDES
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION EFFECTS
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
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