Design and operation of a fast high-granularity silicon detector system in a high-radiation environment

B. Alessandro, M. Alexeline, C. Baglin, S. Beolé, E. Bollito, G. Bonazzola, A. Bussière, V. Capony, W. Dabrowski, P. De Remigis, J. De Witt, M. Forlen, P. Giubellino, M. Idzik, A. Marzari-Chiesa, M. Masera, W. Prado Da Silva, L. Ramello, P. Rato Mendes, L. RiccatiM. S. Sartori, M. Sitta

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Abstract

We have designed, realized and operated a fast silicon detector system (50 MHz sampling frequency) to measure the angular distribution and the multiplicity of charged secondaries produced in high-energy Pb-Pb interactions, within the NA50 experiment. We present here the detector design, discuss some of the problems faced during the commissioning and report on the first results on the operation of the full system. In particular, the questions related to the operation of an integrated high-speed binary readout in a high-radiation environment (1014 particles/cm2 and about 10 Mrads) and to the radiation effects on the system during the run will be addressed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-172
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume409
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 1998
Externally publishedYes

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