Radiation hardness and monitoring of the BABAR vertex tracker

V. Re, M. Bruinsma, D. Kirkby, J. Berryhill, S. Burke, D. Callahan, C. Campagnari, B. Dahmes, D. Hale, P. Hart, S. Kyre, S. Levy, O. Long, M. Mazur, J. Richman, J. Stoner, W. Verkerke, J. Beringer, A. M. Eisner, M. GrotheW. S. Lockman, T. Pulliam, A. Seiden, W. Walkowiak, M. Wilson, C. Borean, C. Bozzi, L. Piemontese, A. B. Breon, D. Brown, E. Charles, A. R. Clark, S. Dardin, F. Goozen, L. T. Kerth, A. Gritsan, G. Lynch, A. Perazzo, N. A. Roe, G. Zizka, V. Lillard, D. Roberts, E. Brenna, M. Citterio, F. Lanni, F. Palombo, B. Brau, K. Honscheiď, H. Kagan, R. Kass, M. Zoeller, L. Ratti, P. F. Manfredi, E. Mandelli, C. Angelini, G. Batignani, S. Bettarini, M. Bondioli, F. Bosi, F. Bucci, G. Calderini, M. Carpinelli, M. Ceccanti, F. Forti, D. Gagliardi, M. A. Giorgi, A. Lusiani, P. Mammini, G. Marchiori, M. Morganti, F. Morsani, N. Neri, E. Paoloni, A. Profeti, M. Rama, G. Rizzo, F. Sandrelli, J. Walsh, P. Elmer, G. Simi, P. Burchat, C. Cheng, A. Edwards, T. I. Meyer, B. A. Petersen, C. Roat, M. Bona, F. Bianchi, D. Gamba, P. Trapani, L. Bosisio, G. Della Ricca, S. Dittongo, L. Lanceri, I. Rashevskaia, L. Vitale, G. Vuagnin, M. Datta, R. Liu

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Abstract

The Silicon Vertex Tracker (SVT) is an essential component of the BABAR experiment at the PEP-II asymmetric B factory. The SVT has performed very well and several radiation studies have been carried out to determine that it will continue do so up to integrated radiation doses of 5 Mrad. The SVT radiation monitoring and protection system consists of silicon PIN-diodes, which are suffering from radiation damage, reducing their precision. Diamond sensors are highly resistant to radiation damage and the possibility of replacing the PIN-diodes with diamonds is currently under investigation. Two polycrystalline diamonds have been installed near the BABAR interaction region and show promising results when compared to the PIN-diodes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)290-294
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume518
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2004
EventFrontier Detectors for Frontier Physics, Proceedings - La Biodola, Italy
Duration: May 25 2003May 31 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

Keywords

  • Diamond detector
  • Radiation sensor
  • Silicon microstrip detector

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