A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulations

<p>Commercial PIN photodiodes, repurposed as particle detectors, have received a lot of attention along the past</p><p>decades because they can offer a low-cost solution suitable for several applications. The BPX-65 photodiode has</p><p>been chosen because of its intere...

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Autores: Mangiarotti, Alessio, Petri, Anna R., Malafronte, Alexandre A., Gonçalves, Josemary A.C., Barros, Suelen F., Bueno, C.C., Fernández Varea, José María, Maidana, Nora L., Martins, Marcos N., Vanin, Vito R.
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Electrons
Detectors de radiació
Mètode de Montecarlo
Díodes
Electrones
Nuclear counters
Monte Carlo method
Diodes
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spelling A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulationsMangiarotti, AlessioPetri, Anna R.Malafronte, Alexandre A.Gonçalves, Josemary A.C.Barros, Suelen F.Bueno, C.C.Fernández Varea, José MaríaMaidana, Nora L.Martins, Marcos N.Vanin, Vito R.ElectronsDetectors de radiacióMètode de MontecarloDíodesElectronesNuclear countersMonte Carlo methodDiodes<p>Commercial PIN photodiodes, repurposed as particle detectors, have received a lot of attention along the past</p><p>decades because they can offer a low-cost solution suitable for several applications. The BPX-65 photodiode has</p><p>been chosen because of its interesting features for measuring electrons in a harsh radiation environment close to</p><p>the beam of an accelerator. Its electrical characterisation and its application to photon spectrometry have been</p><p>presented in the companion paper I. Here, its response function (RF) to electrons is investigated using the beam</p><p>from an electron accelerator with a small energy spread. The empirical expressions for the RF available in the</p><p>literature have been improved, simplified, and combined to obtain a final form with 7 free parameters: 4 nonlinear</p><p>and 3 linear. A special fitting procedure, which takes advantage of the presence of the linear parameters,</p><p>is described. The behaviour of these parameters with beam energy and bias is investigated to uncover the</p><p>physical origin of the three components included in the proposed RF. The interpretation of the features of the</p><p>spectra is confirmed by Monte Carlo simulations carried out employing the general-purpose PENELOPE/penEasy</p><p>package. To take into account the charge-collection properties of the device, a simple model has been implemented</p><p>and is compared to data. It has then been possible to estimate the thickness of the partially dead layer</p><p>from the experiment.</p>Elsevier Ltd.2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/226455Articles publicats en revistes (Física Quàntica i Astrofísica)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.109102Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2021, vol. 182, p. 109102-1-109102-20https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.109102(c) Elsevier Ltd., 2021info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2264552026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulations
title A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulations
spellingShingle A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulations
Mangiarotti, Alessio
Electrons
Detectors de radiació
Mètode de Montecarlo
Díodes
Electrones
Nuclear counters
Monte Carlo method
Diodes
title_short A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulations
title_full A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulations
title_fullStr A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulations
title_full_unstemmed A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulations
title_sort A low-cost small-size commercial PIN photodiode: II. Comparison of measurements with monoenergetic electrons to analytical expressions and Monte Carlo simulations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mangiarotti, Alessio
Petri, Anna R.
Malafronte, Alexandre A.
Gonçalves, Josemary A.C.
Barros, Suelen F.
Bueno, C.C.
Fernández Varea, José María
Maidana, Nora L.
Martins, Marcos N.
Vanin, Vito R.
author Mangiarotti, Alessio
author_facet Mangiarotti, Alessio
Petri, Anna R.
Malafronte, Alexandre A.
Gonçalves, Josemary A.C.
Barros, Suelen F.
Bueno, C.C.
Fernández Varea, José María
Maidana, Nora L.
Martins, Marcos N.
Vanin, Vito R.
author_role author
author2 Petri, Anna R.
Malafronte, Alexandre A.
Gonçalves, Josemary A.C.
Barros, Suelen F.
Bueno, C.C.
Fernández Varea, José María
Maidana, Nora L.
Martins, Marcos N.
Vanin, Vito R.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Electrons
Detectors de radiació
Mètode de Montecarlo
Díodes
Electrones
Nuclear counters
Monte Carlo method
Diodes
topic Electrons
Detectors de radiació
Mètode de Montecarlo
Díodes
Electrones
Nuclear counters
Monte Carlo method
Diodes
description <p>Commercial PIN photodiodes, repurposed as particle detectors, have received a lot of attention along the past</p><p>decades because they can offer a low-cost solution suitable for several applications. The BPX-65 photodiode has</p><p>been chosen because of its interesting features for measuring electrons in a harsh radiation environment close to</p><p>the beam of an accelerator. Its electrical characterisation and its application to photon spectrometry have been</p><p>presented in the companion paper I. Here, its response function (RF) to electrons is investigated using the beam</p><p>from an electron accelerator with a small energy spread. The empirical expressions for the RF available in the</p><p>literature have been improved, simplified, and combined to obtain a final form with 7 free parameters: 4 nonlinear</p><p>and 3 linear. A special fitting procedure, which takes advantage of the presence of the linear parameters,</p><p>is described. The behaviour of these parameters with beam energy and bias is investigated to uncover the</p><p>physical origin of the three components included in the proposed RF. The interpretation of the features of the</p><p>spectra is confirmed by Monte Carlo simulations carried out employing the general-purpose PENELOPE/penEasy</p><p>package. To take into account the charge-collection properties of the device, a simple model has been implemented</p><p>and is compared to data. It has then been possible to estimate the thickness of the partially dead layer</p><p>from the experiment.</p>
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.109102
Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2021, vol. 182, p. 109102-1-109102-20
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.109102
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