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Title:	Impact of low-dose electron irradiation on n+p silicon strip sensors
Authors:	Klanner, R.; Jaramillo, R. ; Fernández, M. ; Gómez, G. ; Moya, David ; González Sánchez, J. ; Vila, Iván ; López Virto, A. ; CMS Collaboration
Keywords:	Surface damage Silicon strip sensors Radiation damage Charge collection
Issue Date:	2015
Publisher:	Elsevier
Citation:	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research - Section A 803: 100-112 (2015)
Abstract:	The response of n+p silicon strip sensors to electrons from a 90Sr source was measured using a multi-channel read-out system with 25 ns sampling time. The measurements were performed over a period of several weeks, during which the operating conditions were varied. The sensors were fabricated by Hamamatsu Photonics on 200 μm thick float-zone and magnetic-Czochralski silicon. Their pitch was 80 μm, and both p-stop and p-spray isolation of the n+ strips were studied. The electrons from the 90Sr source were collimated to a spot with a full-width-at-half-maximum of 2 mm at the sensor surface, and the dose rate in the SiO2 at the maximum was about 50 Gy(SiO2)/d. After only a few hours of making measurements, significant changes in charge collection and charge sharing were observed. Annealing studies, with temperatures up to 80 °C and annealing times of 18 h showed that the changes can only be partially annealed. The observations can be qualitatively explained by the increase of the positive oxide-charge density due to the ionization of the SiO2 by the radiation from the β source. TCAD simulations of the electric field in the sensor for different oxide-charge densities and different boundary conditions at the sensor surface support this explanation. The relevance of the measurements for the design of n+p strip sensors is discussed.
Description:	Under a Creative Commons license. The Tracker Group of the CMS Collaboration.-- et al.
Publisher version (URL):	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.08.026
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/140021
DOI:	10.1016/j.nima.2015.08.026
Identifiers:	doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2015.08.026 issn: 0168-9002
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