Purpose Silicon strip detectors are widely applied in space-based cosmic ray experiments and most of the silicon strip detectors deploy an analytical method for its digitization.However,the analytical method simplifie...Purpose Silicon strip detectors are widely applied in space-based cosmic ray experiments and most of the silicon strip detectors deploy an analytical method for its digitization.However,the analytical method simplifies the physical process of propagation of electrons/holes generated inside the silicon detector by particles that pass through the detector.In order to simulate silicon strip detectors with different configurations comprehensively,the Allpix^(2),an open-source software,is used to study those processes.Methods When particle passes through the silicon detector,energy is deposited based on Geant4 simulation,and electron-hole pairs are created due to the deposited energy.The Allpix^(2)simulation method and the analytical method are both used to calculate or simulate the diffusion and drift processes that electron-hole pairs propagate inside the silicon detector under internal electric field,and the number of electrons/holes accumulated at implanted strips are counted.Results and conclusion The number of electrons/holes accumulated along the implanted strips are compared between the Allpix^(2)simulation method and analytical method for different incident angles and different incident positions,they are found to be in good agreement for proton particles,while there are discrepancies for carbon and silicon particles.The Allpix^(2)software may be an important tool for the study of response of silicon strip detectors in space.The charge resolution of single implanted strip predicted by Allpix^(2)simulation method is about 4.7%for proton,3.8%for carbon and 1.6%for silicon particles for an incident angle of 45◦.展开更多
In this study,a compact 16-channel integrated charge-sensitive preamplifier named the smart preamplifier(SPA)was developed to support the large-scale detector array used in modern nuclear physics experiments.Two types...In this study,a compact 16-channel integrated charge-sensitive preamplifier named the smart preamplifier(SPA)was developed to support the large-scale detector array used in modern nuclear physics experiments.Two types of SPA,namely SPA02 and SPA03(with external field effect transistor),have been manufactured to match silicon detectors with small and large capacitances,respectively.The characteristics of the SPA include fast response of typically less than 6 ns for pulse rising time and low equivalent noise of 1.5 keV at zero input capacitance.The energy sensitivity and pulse decay time can be easily adjusted by changing the feedback capacitance Cfand resistance Rfin various applications.A good energy resolution of 24.4 keV for 5.803-MeV alpha particles from 244 Cm was achieved using a small-sized Si-PIN detector;for the silicon strip detectors in the test with the alpha source,a typical energy resolution of 0.6–0.8%was achieved.The integrated SPA has been employed in several experiments of silicon strip detectors with hundreds of channels,and a good performance has been realized.展开更多
The compact spectrometer for heavy ion experiment(CSHINE)is under construction for the study of isospin chronology via the Hanbury Brown–Twiss(HBT)particle correlation function and the nuclear equation of state of as...The compact spectrometer for heavy ion experiment(CSHINE)is under construction for the study of isospin chronology via the Hanbury Brown–Twiss(HBT)particle correlation function and the nuclear equation of state of asymmetrical nuclear matter.The CSHINE consists of silicon strip detector(SSD)telescopes and large-area parallel-plate avalanche counters,which measure the light charged particles and fission fragments,respectively.In phase I,two SSD telescopes were used to observe 30 MeV/u 40Ar?197Au reactions.The results presented here demonstrate that hydrogen and helium were observed with high isotopic resolution,and the HBT correlation functions of light charged particles could be constructed from the obtained data.展开更多
The Silicon Tracker （STK） is one of the detectors of the DAMPE satellite used to measure the incidence direction of high energy cosmic rays. It consists of 6 X-Y double layers of silicon micro-strip detectors with 7...The Silicon Tracker （STK） is one of the detectors of the DAMPE satellite used to measure the incidence direction of high energy cosmic rays. It consists of 6 X-Y double layers of silicon micro-strip detectors with 73728 readout channels. It is a great challenge to read out the channels and process the huge volume of data in the harsh environment of space. 1152 Application Specific Integrated Circuits （ASIC） and 384 ADCs are used to read out the detector channels. 192 Tracker Front-end Hybrid （TFH） modules and 8 identical Tracker Readout Board （TRB） modules are designed to control and digitalize the front signals. In this paper, the design of the readout electronics for the STK and its performance are presented in detail.展开更多
A double-sided silicon strip detector(DSSD)with active area of 48 mm x 48 mm and thickness of300μm has been developed. Each side of DSSD consists of48 strips, each with width of 0.9 mm and inter-strip separation of 0...A double-sided silicon strip detector(DSSD)with active area of 48 mm x 48 mm and thickness of300μm has been developed. Each side of DSSD consists of48 strips, each with width of 0.9 mm and inter-strip separation of 0.1 mm. Electrical properties and detection performances including full depletion bias voltage, reverse leakage current, rise time, energy resolution and cross talk have been studied. At a bias of 80 V, leakage current in each strip is less than 15 nA, and rise time for alpha particle at 5157 keV is approximately 15 ns on both sides.Good energy resolutions have been achieved with0.65-0.80% for the junction strips and 0.85-1.00% for the ohmic strips. The cross talk is found to be negligible on both sides. The overall good performance of DSSD indicates its readiness for various nuclear physics experiments.展开更多
The Dark Matter Particle Explorer（DAMPE） is an upcoming scientific satellite mission for high energy gamma-ray, electron and cosmic ray detection. The silicon tracker（STK） is a subdetector of the DAMPE payload.It ...The Dark Matter Particle Explorer（DAMPE） is an upcoming scientific satellite mission for high energy gamma-ray, electron and cosmic ray detection. The silicon tracker（STK） is a subdetector of the DAMPE payload.It has excellent position resolution（readout pitch of 242 μm）, and measures the incident direction of particles as well as charge. The STK consists of 12 layers of Silicon Micro-strip Detector（SMD）, equivalent to a total silicon area of6.5 m2. The total number of readout channels of the STK is 73728, which leads to a huge amount of raw data to be processed. In this paper, we focus on the on-board data compression algorithm and procedure in the STK, and show the results of initial verification by cosmic-ray measurements.展开更多
A new decay detection system with high detection efficiency and low detection threshold has been developed for charged-particle decay studies, including β-delayed proton, α decay or direct proton emission from proto...A new decay detection system with high detection efficiency and low detection threshold has been developed for charged-particle decay studies, including β-delayed proton, α decay or direct proton emission from proton-rich nuclei. The detection system was tested by using the β-delayed proton emitter ^(24)Si and was commissioned in the decay study of ^(22)Si produced by projectile fragmentation at the First Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou. Under a continuous-beam mode, the isotopes of interest were implanted into two double-sided silicon strip detectors, where the subsequent decays were measured and correlated to the preceding implantations by using position and time information. The system allows to measure protons with energies down to about 200 ke V without obvious β background in the proton spectrum. Further application of the detection system can be extended to the measurements of β-delayed proton decay and the direct proton emission of other exotic proton-rich nuclei.展开更多
基金This work is supported by National Key R&D program of China(2021YFA0718403,2018YFA0404201)the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province(Grant number 2021YFSY0031,2020YFSY0016)the NationalNatural Science Foundation of China(Grant number 12205244,12147208).
文摘Purpose Silicon strip detectors are widely applied in space-based cosmic ray experiments and most of the silicon strip detectors deploy an analytical method for its digitization.However,the analytical method simplifies the physical process of propagation of electrons/holes generated inside the silicon detector by particles that pass through the detector.In order to simulate silicon strip detectors with different configurations comprehensively,the Allpix^(2),an open-source software,is used to study those processes.Methods When particle passes through the silicon detector,energy is deposited based on Geant4 simulation,and electron-hole pairs are created due to the deposited energy.The Allpix^(2)simulation method and the analytical method are both used to calculate or simulate the diffusion and drift processes that electron-hole pairs propagate inside the silicon detector under internal electric field,and the number of electrons/holes accumulated at implanted strips are counted.Results and conclusion The number of electrons/holes accumulated along the implanted strips are compared between the Allpix^(2)simulation method and analytical method for different incident angles and different incident positions,they are found to be in good agreement for proton particles,while there are discrepancies for carbon and silicon particles.The Allpix^(2)software may be an important tool for the study of response of silicon strip detectors in space.The charge resolution of single implanted strip predicted by Allpix^(2)simulation method is about 4.7%for proton,3.8%for carbon and 1.6%for silicon particles for an incident angle of 45◦.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFA0404404)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11635015,U1732145,11705285,11805280,U1867212,and 11961131012)the Continuous Basic Scientific Research Project(No.WDJC-2019-13).
文摘In this study,a compact 16-channel integrated charge-sensitive preamplifier named the smart preamplifier(SPA)was developed to support the large-scale detector array used in modern nuclear physics experiments.Two types of SPA,namely SPA02 and SPA03(with external field effect transistor),have been manufactured to match silicon detectors with small and large capacitances,respectively.The characteristics of the SPA include fast response of typically less than 6 ns for pulse rising time and low equivalent noise of 1.5 keV at zero input capacitance.The energy sensitivity and pulse decay time can be easily adjusted by changing the feedback capacitance Cfand resistance Rfin various applications.A good energy resolution of 24.4 keV for 5.803-MeV alpha particles from 244 Cm was achieved using a small-sized Si-PIN detector;for the silicon strip detectors in the test with the alpha source,a typical energy resolution of 0.6–0.8%was achieved.The integrated SPA has been employed in several experiments of silicon strip detectors with hundreds of channels,and a good performance has been realized.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11875174 and 11961131010)。
文摘The compact spectrometer for heavy ion experiment(CSHINE)is under construction for the study of isospin chronology via the Hanbury Brown–Twiss(HBT)particle correlation function and the nuclear equation of state of asymmetrical nuclear matter.The CSHINE consists of silicon strip detector(SSD)telescopes and large-area parallel-plate avalanche counters,which measure the light charged particles and fission fragments,respectively.In phase I,two SSD telescopes were used to observe 30 MeV/u 40Ar?197Au reactions.The results presented here demonstrate that hydrogen and helium were observed with high isotopic resolution,and the HBT correlation functions of light charged particles could be constructed from the obtained data.
文摘The Silicon Tracker （STK） is one of the detectors of the DAMPE satellite used to measure the incidence direction of high energy cosmic rays. It consists of 6 X-Y double layers of silicon micro-strip detectors with 73728 readout channels. It is a great challenge to read out the channels and process the huge volume of data in the harsh environment of space. 1152 Application Specific Integrated Circuits （ASIC） and 384 ADCs are used to read out the detector channels. 192 Tracker Front-end Hybrid （TFH） modules and 8 identical Tracker Readout Board （TRB） modules are designed to control and digitalize the front signals. In this paper, the design of the readout electronics for the STK and its performance are presented in detail.
文摘描述了为兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环(HIRFL-CSR)外靶实验系统硅微条阵列探测器而设计的前端电子学模块。该模块采用专用ASIC芯片,可以处理96路能量信号。对前端电子学模块的性能进行了测试,结果表明,该模块在0.1～0.7 V范围内的积分非线性好于0.3%;其电子学分辨好于0.45%,最大串扰小于10%;通道一致性测试结果好于1.3%;在室温下连续工作24 h后,零点峰位最大漂移为1.48 m V。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1432246,U1632136,U1432127,11375268,11635015,and 11475263)the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2013CB834404)
文摘A double-sided silicon strip detector(DSSD)with active area of 48 mm x 48 mm and thickness of300μm has been developed. Each side of DSSD consists of48 strips, each with width of 0.9 mm and inter-strip separation of 0.1 mm. Electrical properties and detection performances including full depletion bias voltage, reverse leakage current, rise time, energy resolution and cross talk have been studied. At a bias of 80 V, leakage current in each strip is less than 15 nA, and rise time for alpha particle at 5157 keV is approximately 15 ns on both sides.Good energy resolutions have been achieved with0.65-0.80% for the junction strips and 0.85-1.00% for the ohmic strips. The cross talk is found to be negligible on both sides. The overall good performance of DSSD indicates its readiness for various nuclear physics experiments.
基金Supported by Strategic Priority Research Program on Space Science of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA040402)National Natural Science Foundation of China(1111403027)
文摘The Dark Matter Particle Explorer（DAMPE） is an upcoming scientific satellite mission for high energy gamma-ray, electron and cosmic ray detection. The silicon tracker（STK） is a subdetector of the DAMPE payload.It has excellent position resolution（readout pitch of 242 μm）, and measures the incident direction of particles as well as charge. The STK consists of 12 layers of Silicon Micro-strip Detector（SMD）, equivalent to a total silicon area of6.5 m2. The total number of readout channels of the STK is 73728, which leads to a huge amount of raw data to be processed. In this paper, we focus on the on-board data compression algorithm and procedure in the STK, and show the results of initial verification by cosmic-ray measurements.
基金National Basic Research Program of China(2013CB834404)National Natural Science Foundation of China(11375268,11475263,U1432246,U1432127)
文摘A new decay detection system with high detection efficiency and low detection threshold has been developed for charged-particle decay studies, including β-delayed proton, α decay or direct proton emission from proton-rich nuclei. The detection system was tested by using the β-delayed proton emitter ^(24)Si and was commissioned in the decay study of ^(22)Si produced by projectile fragmentation at the First Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou. Under a continuous-beam mode, the isotopes of interest were implanted into two double-sided silicon strip detectors, where the subsequent decays were measured and correlated to the preceding implantations by using position and time information. The system allows to measure protons with energies down to about 200 ke V without obvious β background in the proton spectrum. Further application of the detection system can be extended to the measurements of β-delayed proton decay and the direct proton emission of other exotic proton-rich nuclei.
