Abstract
The response to 150 GeV/nuc primary lead (208Pb) and fragmented (A/Z=2.4, 2.2, 2.0) beams measured a silicon strip detector, designed for use in the Heavy Nuclei eXplorer (HNX) and an upgrade of the Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (SuperTIGER) balloon experiment, was evaluated in a CERN test beam (H8A) during Nov - Dec 2018. The 500 µm thick, single-sided silicon detectors have 32 DC-coupled strips with 3 mm pitch on the junction side with 9.6×9.6 cm2 active area. Discrete charge-preamplifiers and shaping amplifiers were used to read out the ohmic and junction side signals simultaneously using the SuperTIGER DAQ system. We report on the response in a configuration where all 32 strips were joined and read out together. The strip detector-under-test was situated between planar silicon detectors, which provided the charge selection as well as a comparison of the measured response of each detector. The combined data set shows excellent charge resolution and finely resolved elemental peaks from helium (Z=2) through lead (Z=82). In this paper, we provide a description of the test beam experiment and the results of the charge resolution analysis.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Proceedings of Science |
Volume | 358 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2019 - Madison, United States Duration: 2019 Jul 24 → 2019 Aug 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General