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Measurement of pattern recognition efficiency of tracks generated by ionizing radiation in a Medipix2 device

NázevTitle
Measurement of pattern recognition efficiency of tracks generated by ionizing radiation in a Medipix2 deviceMeasurement of pattern recognition efficiency of tracks generated by ionizing radiation in a Medipix2 device
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
J. Bouchami, A. Gutierrez, T. Holý, A. Houdayer, J. Jakůbek, C. Lebel, C. Leroy, J. Macana, J.P. Martin, S. Pospíšil, S. Prak, P. Sabella, C. Teyssier
DOIDOI
10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.163
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2011, 633 187-189. ISSN 0168-9002.
RokYear
2011
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000292782400057
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-79959857397
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/11:00191674!RIV12-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Využití radionuklidů a ionizujícího zářeníApplication of radionuclides and ionising radiation

AbstraktAbstract

Several experiments were performed to establish the Medipix2 device capabilities for track recognition and its efficiency at measuring fluxes. A Medipix2 device was exposed to (241)Am, (106)Ru and (137)Cs radioactive sources, separately and simultaneously. It was also exposed to heavy particle beams (protons and alpha-particles), recoiled on a gold foil to reduce the incoming flux and allow the study of the detector response struck by incoming particles at different incidence angles. For three proton beams (400 key, 4 and 10 MeV), the device was exposed to the radioactive sources on top of beam, giving a mixed radiation field. To test the reliability of track recognition with this device, the activities of the radioactive sources were extracted from the experimental data and compared to the expected activities. Rotation of the Medipix2 device allowed the test of the heavy tracks recognition at different incidence angles.

Several experiments were performed to establish the Medipix2 device capabilities for track recognition and its efficiency at measuring fluxes. A Medipix2 device was exposed to (241)Am, (106)Ru and (137)Cs radioactive sources, separately and simultaneously. It was also exposed to heavy particle beams (protons and alpha-particles), recoiled on a gold foil to reduce the incoming flux and allow the study of the detector response struck by incoming particles at different incidence angles. For three proton beams (400 key, 4 and 10 MeV), the device was exposed to the radioactive sources on top of beam, giving a mixed radiation field. To test the reliability of track recognition with this device, the activities of the radioactive sources were extracted from the experimental data and compared to the expected activities. Rotation of the Medipix2 device allowed the test of the heavy tracks recognition at different incidence angles.