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Microstrip detector

Particle detector made of semiconductor strips

Microstrip detector

Particle detector made of semiconductor strips

Microstrip detector consisting of semiconductor strips in a base substrate

In nuclear electronics, a microstrip detector is a particle detector that consists of a large number of identical semiconductor strips laid out along one axis of a two-dimensional structure, generally by lithography. The geometrical layout of the components allows the reconstruction of the track of an incoming particle of ionizing radiation.

Silicon microstrip detectors are a common design used in various particle physics experiments. The detection mechanism consists of the production of electron-hole pairs in a layer of silicon a few hundreds of micrometers thick. The free electrons are drifted by an electric field created by a pattern of anodes and cathodes interdigitated on the surface of the silicon and separated by a insulator.

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  1. (2018). "Construction and quality assurance of the Belle II Silicon Vertex Detector".
  2. (2018). "Construction of the new silicon microstrips tracker for the Phase-II ATLAS detector". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment.
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