Charge sharing investigation in a Timepix3 (TPX3) detector through ion probing. (16th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leroy, C.; Papadatos, C.; Usman, M.; Boussa, M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of instrumentation. Volume 16:Number 11(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11-16
• Subjects: Heavy-ion detectors -- Particle tracking detectors (Solid-state detectors); Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Periodicals; 502.84
• DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/16/11/P11020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0221

Abstract

Abstract: The phenomenon of charge sharing in pixelated particle detectors and its relationship to a variety of physical parameters is investigated using a Timepix3 (TPX3) detector with a 500 μm thick silicon sensor. A probing technique is used with H, Li, and C ion beams produced at the Tandem Van de Graaff (VdG) accelerator at the University of Montreal (UdeM), as well as alpha particles from an 241 Am radioactive source, to determine a direct relationship between particle depth and cluster size. Additionally, the primacy of a particle's energy on the determination of its corresponding cluster's size is confirmed.