Single crystal chemical vapor deposit diamond detector for energetic plasma measurement in space

  • K. Ogasawara
  • , T. W. Broiles
  • , K. E. Coulter
  • , M. A. Dayeh
  • , M. I. Desai
  • , S. A. Livi
  • , D. J. McComas
  • , B. C. Walther

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Abstract

This study reports the performance of single crystal chemical vapor deposit diamond detectors for measuring space plasma and energetic particles: ~7 keV energy resolution for protons with a 14 keV threshold level, and good response linearity for ions and electrons as expected from Monte-Carlo calculations of primary particle energy loss. We investigated that these diamond detectors are able to operate at high temperature (>70°C) and have fast response times (<1ns rise time). While silicon detectors have proven capability over this energy range for space plasma measurements, diamond detectors offer a faster response, higher temperature operation, greater radiation tolerance, and immunity to light.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)131-137
Number of pages7
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume777
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

Keywords

  • Diamond
  • Particle detector
  • Space instrumentation

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