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Characterisation of a pre-cell hit detector to be used in single cell irradiation experiments at the Lund Nuclear Microprobe

Nilsson, Charlotta LU ; Pallon, Jan LU ; Thungstrom, Goran ; Arteaga, Natalia LU ; Elfman, Mikael LU ; Kristiansson, Per LU ; Nilsson, Christer LU and Wegdén, Marie LU (2008) In Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 266(21). p.4808-4815
Abstract
This paper describes the characterisation of an ultra-thin silicon semicondoctor Delta E detector to be used as a pre-cell ion hit detector in single ion experiments on individual, living cells. The characteristics of interest for this specific application are the hit detection efficiency, which has to be close to 100% to enable bombardment with either a single ion or a counted number of ions, the beam spreading, which should be as small as possible to maintain the targeting accuracy, and the vacuum tightness, since the detector is intended, if possible, to be used simultaneously as vacuum window. The hit detection efficiency was shown to be above 99% when detecting alpha particles or 2 MeV protons, the increase in beam size was about 1 mu... (More)
This paper describes the characterisation of an ultra-thin silicon semicondoctor Delta E detector to be used as a pre-cell ion hit detector in single ion experiments on individual, living cells. The characteristics of interest for this specific application are the hit detection efficiency, which has to be close to 100% to enable bombardment with either a single ion or a counted number of ions, the beam spreading, which should be as small as possible to maintain the targeting accuracy, and the vacuum tightness, since the detector is intended, if possible, to be used simultaneously as vacuum window. The hit detection efficiency was shown to be above 99% when detecting alpha particles or 2 MeV protons, the increase in beam size was about 1 mu m and the vacuum tightness was comparable to that of the Si3N4 wafer which is normally used as vacuum window, thus the Delta E detector fulfils the main criteria to function properly as a single ion hit detector. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (Less)
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Detector, Single ions, Thin silicon detector, Delta E detector, Vacuum window, efficiency
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
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266
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21
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4808 - 4815
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Elsevier
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0168-583X
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10.1016/j.nimb.2008.07.011
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English
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  abstract     = {{This paper describes the characterisation of an ultra-thin silicon semicondoctor Delta E detector to be used as a pre-cell ion hit detector in single ion experiments on individual, living cells. The characteristics of interest for this specific application are the hit detection efficiency, which has to be close to 100% to enable bombardment with either a single ion or a counted number of ions, the beam spreading, which should be as small as possible to maintain the targeting accuracy, and the vacuum tightness, since the detector is intended, if possible, to be used simultaneously as vacuum window. The hit detection efficiency was shown to be above 99% when detecting alpha particles or 2 MeV protons, the increase in beam size was about 1 mu m and the vacuum tightness was comparable to that of the Si3N4 wafer which is normally used as vacuum window, thus the Delta E detector fulfils the main criteria to function properly as a single ion hit detector. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Charlotta and Pallon, Jan and Thungstrom, Goran and Arteaga, Natalia and Elfman, Mikael and Kristiansson, Per and Nilsson, Christer and Wegdén, Marie}},
  issn         = {{0168-583X}},
  keywords     = {{Detector; Single ions; Thin silicon detector; Delta E detector; Vacuum window; efficiency}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{21}},
  pages        = {{4808--4815}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms}},
  title        = {{Characterisation of a pre-cell hit detector to be used in single cell irradiation experiments at the Lund Nuclear Microprobe}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2008.07.011}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.nimb.2008.07.011}},
  volume       = {{266}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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