A TIME-OF-FLIGHT DETECTOR BASED ON SILICON AVALANCHE-DIODES

Authors
HAUGER JA CHOI Y HIRSCH AS SCHARENBERG RP STRINGFELLOW BC TINCKNELL ML PORILE NT RAI G GARBARINO J MCINTYRE RJ
Citation
Ja. Hauger et al., A TIME-OF-FLIGHT DETECTOR BASED ON SILICON AVALANCHE-DIODES, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 337(2-3), 1994, pp. 362-369
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
337
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
362 - 369
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1994)337:2-3<362:ATDBOS>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We have investigated reach-through silicon avalanche diodes (AVDs) as time of night detectors for nuclear and particle physics experiments. The signal is initiated by a minimum ionizing charged particle passing directly through the AVD. We have studied the effect of pulse amplitu de and noise characteristics on timing using beta(-) particles. The ti me resolution of four AVDs has been measured with a range of standard deviations, sigma = 65-87 ps. This time resolution is comparable to th e best available with the conventional alternative, a plastic scintill ator and photomultiplier tube. Further optimization of the AVD results appears possible.