Characteristics of signals originating near the lithium-diffused N+ contact of high purity germanium p-type point contact detectors

E. Aguayo; M. Amman; F. T. Avignone; A. S. Barabash; P. J. Barton; J. R. Beene; F. E. Bertrand; M. Boswell; V. Brudanin; M. Busch; Y. D. Chan; C. D. Christofferson; J. I. Collar; D. C. Combs; R. J. Cooper; J. A. Detwiler; P. J. Doe; Yu Efremenko; V. Egorov; H. Ejiri; S. R. Elliott; J. Esterline; J. E. Fast; N. Fields; P. Finnerty; F. M. Fraenkle; A. Galindo-Uribarri; V. M. Gehman; G. K. Giovanetti; M. P. Green; V. E. Guiseppe; K. Gusey; A. L. Hallin; R. Hazama; R. Henning; E. W. Hoppe; M. Horton; S. Howard; M. A. Howe; R. A. Johnson; K. J. Keeter; M. F. Kidd; A. Knecht; O. Kochetov; S. I. Konovalov; R. T. Kouzes; B. D. LaFerriere; J. Leon; L. E. Leviner; J. C. Loach; Q. Looker; P. N. Luke; S. MacMullin; M. G. Marino; R. D. Martin; J. H. Merriman; M. L. Miller; L. Mizouni; M. Nomachi; J. L. Orrell; N. R. Overman; G. Perumpilly; D. G. Phillips; A. W.P. Poon; D. C. Radford; K. Rielage; R. G.H. Robertson; M. C. Ronquest; A. G. Schubert; T. Shima; M. Shirchenko; K. J. Snavely; D. Steele; J. Strain; V. Timkin; W. Tornow; R. L. Varner; K. Vetter; K. Vorren; J. F. Wilkerson; E. Yakushev; H. Yaver; A. R. Young; C. H. Yu; V. Yumatov

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.11.004

Characteristics of signals originating near the lithium-diffused N+ contact of high purity germanium p-type point contact detectors

E. Aguayo, M. Amman, F. T. Avignone, A. S. Barabash, P. J. Barton, J. R. Beene, F. E. Bertrand, M. Boswell, V. Brudanin, M. Busch, Y. D. Chan, C. D. Christofferson, J. I. Collar, D. C. Combs, R. J. Cooper, J. A. Detwiler, P. J. Doe, Yu Efremenko, V. Egorov, H. EjiriS. R. Elliott, J. Esterline, J. E. Fast, N. Fields, P. Finnerty, F. M. Fraenkle, A. Galindo-Uribarri, V. M. Gehman, G. K. Giovanetti, M. P. Green, V. E. Guiseppe, K. Gusey, A. L. Hallin, R. Hazama, R. Henning, E. W. Hoppe, M. Horton, S. Howard, M. A. Howe, R. A. Johnson, K. J. Keeter, M. F. Kidd, A. Knecht, O. Kochetov, S. I. Konovalov, R. T. Kouzes, B. D. LaFerriere, J. Leon, L. E. Leviner, J. C. Loach, Q. Looker, P. N. Luke, S. MacMullin, M. G. Marino, R. D. Martin, J. H. Merriman, M. L. Miller, L. Mizouni, M. Nomachi, J. L. Orrell, N. R. Overman, G. Perumpilly, D. G. Phillips, A. W.P. Poon, D. C. Radford, K. Rielage, R. G.H. Robertson, M. C. Ronquest, A. G. Schubert, T. Shima, M. Shirchenko, K. J. Snavely, D. Steele, J. Strain, V. Timkin, W. Tornow, R. L. Varner, K. Vetter, K. Vorren, J. F. Wilkerson, E. Yakushev, H. Yaver, A. R. Young, C. H. Yu, V. Yumatov

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Abstract

A study of signals originating near the lithium-diffused n+ contact of p-type point contact (PPC) high purity germanium detectors (HPGe) is presented. The transition region between the active germanium and the fully dead layer of the n+ contact is examined. Energy depositions in this transition region are shown to result in partial charge collection. This provides a mechanism for events with a well defined energy to contribute to the continuum of the energy spectrum at lower energies. A novel technique to quantify the contribution from this source of background is introduced. Experiments that operate germanium detectors with a very low energy threshold may benefit from the methods presented herein.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	176-185
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	701
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.11.004
State	Published - Feb 11 2013

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National Science Foundation	0903335, 1102292, 1125897

Keywords

Dead layer
Germanium detectors
Transition layer

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Aguayo, E., Amman, M., Avignone, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Barton, P. J., Beene, J. R., Bertrand, F. E., Boswell, M., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Chan, Y. D., Christofferson, C. D., Collar, J. I., Combs, D. C., Cooper, R. J., Detwiler, J. A., Doe, P. J., Efremenko, Y., Egorov, V., ... Yumatov, V. (2013). Characteristics of signals originating near the lithium-diffused N+ contact of high purity germanium p-type point contact detectors. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 701, 176-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.11.004

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Characteristics of signals originating near the lithium-diffused N+ contact of high purity germanium p-type point contact detectors. / Aguayo, E.; Amman, M.; Avignone, F. T. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 701, 11.02.2013, p. 176-185.

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