EXPLANATION OF IMPURITY EFFECTS ON SI DETECTOR PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION DUE TO IRRADIATION
Project/Area Number |
03640284
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
核・宇宙線・素粒子
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Research Institution | RIKKYO UNIVERSITY |
Principal Investigator |
SHIRAISHI Fumio RIKKYO UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE FOR ATOMIC ENERGY, PROFESSOR, 原子力研究所, 教授 (20062606)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKAMI Yasukiyo RIKKYO UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE FOR ATOMIC ENERGY, PROFESSOR, 原子力研究所, 教授 (40062559)
橋本 トモ子 立教大学, 原子力研究所, 技師
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Project Period (FY) |
1991 – 1992
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1992)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
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Keywords | Si detector / Neutron irradiation / Radiation damage / Annealing / Infrared spectroscopy / Reverse current / Charge collection / Energy resolution / シリコン検出器 / 素材不純物 / 検出器特性 / 照射効果 / 特性劣化 / 劣化の不純物効果 |
Research Abstract |
In order to improve radiation resistant properties of Si detectors, we throughly investigated the following two subjects ; (1) effects of crystal impurities on detector performance deterioration due to radiation damage, and (2) annealing effects. N-type Si wefers were irradiated with a fast neutron dose of 10^<13>/cm^2. After irradiation each wafer was annealed with an infra-red lamp furnace, a temperature range of 100 to 800゚C for 20 minutes. Though infra-red light absorption spectorscopy was carried out to the wafers in order to evaluate residual crystal imperfections, We could not idenify defect levels because of the insufficient sensitivity. We are now investigating other spectors-copy method such as photo-luminescence or electron spin resonance for identification of defect levels. Surface barrier detectors fabricated from the annealed wafers showed significant recovery in detector performances. Especially annealings from 200 to 400゚C were effective for the recovery of detector characteristics. For example, leakage currents decreased by one to two orders and also energy resolutions for alpha particles recovered to a substantially same level as the value of a non-irradiated detector. It was found that relatively low temperature annealings give at least ten times higher allowable exposure to radiation damages. This result is quite useful for the design or the fabrication of Si detectors in future.
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