Study of localised radiation damage to PIPS detectors by a scanning ion microprobe: measured effects and the consequences for STIM analysis

D.P.L. Simons, A.J.H. Maas, P.H.A. Mutsaers, M.J.A. de Voigt

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Abstract

Radiation damage effects in a PIPS particle detector have been studied by direct irradiation with a 4 MeV He+ focused ion beam, using the Eindhoven scanning ion microprobe set-up. This set-up enables extreme sensitivity and accuracy in pulse-height measurement. Pulse-height dependence on ion dose and the lateral variations of pulse-height response after damaging were studied, for different bias voltages. Pulse height was found to decrease linearly with ion dose and this could be observed after only a few ions per scan position, corresponding to a dose of 108/cm2. Pulse-height loss was found to be restricted to damaged detector areas. Consequences of this pulse-height dependence on ion dose and scan position for the accuracy of STIM analyses are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)160-165
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume130
Issue number1-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1997

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