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Development of LGAD sensors with a thin entrance window for soft X-ray detection

J. Zhang, R. Barten, F. Baruffaldi, A. Bergamaschi, G. Borghi, M. Boscardin, M. Brückner, M. Carulla et al.

Journal of Instrumentation, 2022

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Abstract

We show the developments carried out to improve the silicon sensor technology for the detection of soft X-rays with hybrid X-ray detectors. An optimization of the entrance window technology is required to improve the quantum efficiency. The LGAD technology can be used to amplify the signal generated by the X-rays and to increase the signal-to-noise ratio, making single photon resolution in the soft X-ray energy range possible. In this paper, we report first results obtained from an LGAD sensor production with an optimized thin entrance window. Single photon detection of soft X-rays down to 452 eV has been demonstrated from measurements, with a signal-to-noise ratio better than 20.

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