21st RD50 Workshop (CERN)

Session

10 years of RD50

14 Nov 2012, 13:30

CERN

Conveners

10 years of RD50

• Gianluigi Casse (University of Liverpool (GB))

34. Silicon: survival of the fittest

Erik Heijne (Czech Technical University (CZ))

14/11/2012, 13:30

By necessity, semiconductor silicon detectors are damaged by radiation during their use. Studies have been made since the beginning, in the fifties and sixties, and are continued until today. Understanding of the radiation effects helps to shape devices that can operate under quite harsh conditions. The extreme purity of industrial silicon allows predictability of performance and presents an...