The Silicon Vertex Tracker (SVT) is an essential component of the BABAR experiment at the PEP-II asymmetric B factory. The SVT has performed very well and several radiation studies have been carried out to determine that it will continue do so up to integrated radiation doses of 5 Mrad. The SVT radiation monitoring and protection system consists of silicon PIN-diodes, which are suffering from radiation damage, reducing their precision. Diamond sensors are highly resistant to radiation damage and the possibility of replacing the PIN-diodes with diamonds is currently under investigation. Two polycrystalline diamonds have been installed near the BABAR interaction region and show promising results when compared to the PIN-diodes. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Titolo: | Radiation hardness and monitoring of the BABAR vertex tracker RID A-8798-2012 RID H-3035-2011 | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2004 | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.002 | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11384/6738 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |