학술논문

Influence of the Guard Rings on the Response of SSD-Based Radiation Monitors in Space Environment: Applications to ICARE Monitors
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on. 70(8):1791-1796 Aug, 2023
Subject
Nuclear Engineering
Bioengineering
Monitoring
Protons
Junctions
Electrodes
Radio frequency
Detectors
Electric fields
Electron
EOR
GEO
guard rings (GRs)
particle fluxes
proton
space environment
SSDs
Language
ISSN
0018-9499
1558-1578
Abstract
The aim of this work is to analyze the influence of the guard rings (GRs) in solid state detectors (SSDs). Depending on the applied potential, the collection of charges can be disturbed. A study on SSDs with floating and grounded GRs is conducted. The tools needed to do so are presented (GEANT4, Sentaurus, and Garfield++). Experimental measurements have been performed on Micrometer Semiconductor Ltd., SSDs which are composed of multiple guard rings (MGRs). Finally, a first application on the Influence sur les Composants Avancés des Radiations de l’Espace (ICARE_NG2) radiation monitor is proposed with a comparison of the response functions (RFs) according to the potential applied on the GRs. Improved performances are observed when the GRs are grounded. A second application on the ICARE_NG currently embedded on Eutelsat 7C (E7C) is also proposed by using the GRs as active shielding, allowing improvements in the measurement of high-energy particles.