Impact of Proton Irradiation on 4H-SiC Low Gain Avalanche Detectors (LGADs)
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| author | Satapathy, Yashas Sekely, Ben J. Tishelman-Charny, Abraham Yang, Tao Allion, Greg Atar, Gil Barletta, Philip Haber, Carl Holland, Steve E. Muth, John F. Pavlidis, Spyridon Stucci, Stefania |
| author_facet | Satapathy, Yashas Sekely, Ben J. Tishelman-Charny, Abraham Yang, Tao Allion, Greg Atar, Gil Barletta, Philip Haber, Carl Holland, Steve E. Muth, John F. Pavlidis, Spyridon Stucci, Stefania |
| contents | Silicon carbide (SiC) particle detectors have the potential to provide time resolutions and robust performance in extreme environments which exceed that of silicon detectors. In this work 4H-SiC low gain avalanche detectors (LGADs) and complementary PiN diodes were irradiated with 2.5 GeV protons at fluences up to 3.33$\times$10$^{14}$ p/cm$^2$. The electrostatic performance of both irradiated and non-irradiated devices was evaluated using current-voltage (I-V) and capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurements. Moreover, charge collection measurements using $α$ particles were also conducted. SiC LGADs displayed a loss in rectification and gain with increasing proton fluence. Additionally, the reduction in capacitance and OFF-state current pointed to compensation of the gain layer as a gain reducing mechanism. The introduction of radiation induced defects also hinders carrier acceleration reducing impact ionization, leading to further gain reduction. However, despite the reduction in device performance, the demonstration of a measurable signal and gain after irradiation points to the potential of SiC LGAD detectors for future high energy physics applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Impact of Proton Irradiation on 4H-SiC Low Gain Avalanche Detectors (LGADs) Satapathy, Yashas Sekely, Ben J. Tishelman-Charny, Abraham Yang, Tao Allion, Greg Atar, Gil Barletta, Philip Haber, Carl Holland, Steve E. Muth, John F. Pavlidis, Spyridon Stucci, Stefania Instrumentation and Detectors Applied Physics Silicon carbide (SiC) particle detectors have the potential to provide time resolutions and robust performance in extreme environments which exceed that of silicon detectors. In this work 4H-SiC low gain avalanche detectors (LGADs) and complementary PiN diodes were irradiated with 2.5 GeV protons at fluences up to 3.33$\times$10$^{14}$ p/cm$^2$. The electrostatic performance of both irradiated and non-irradiated devices was evaluated using current-voltage (I-V) and capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurements. Moreover, charge collection measurements using $α$ particles were also conducted. SiC LGADs displayed a loss in rectification and gain with increasing proton fluence. Additionally, the reduction in capacitance and OFF-state current pointed to compensation of the gain layer as a gain reducing mechanism. The introduction of radiation induced defects also hinders carrier acceleration reducing impact ionization, leading to further gain reduction. However, despite the reduction in device performance, the demonstration of a measurable signal and gain after irradiation points to the potential of SiC LGAD detectors for future high energy physics applications. |
| title | Impact of Proton Irradiation on 4H-SiC Low Gain Avalanche Detectors (LGADs) |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23062 |