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Silicon Vertex Detectors

• A new Monte Carlo code for full simulation of silicon strip detectors Local Copy
  • Detailed description of simulation design for ionization and signal readout in SSD

• Silicon tracking detectors - historical overview

• Overview: silicon vertex detectors and trackers

• Characterization and quality control of silicon microstrip detectors with an infrared diode laser system
  • Useful for studying angle of incidence of laser in tests

• The OPAL milicon microvertex detector | Local Copy
  • Heavy in readout electronics and algorithms

• Infrared light charge injector as a tool for the study of silicon detectors

Micromegas Detectors

• Micromegas: a high-granularity position-sensitive gaseous detector for high particle-flux environments
  • Initial paper on Micromegas

• Development and prospects of the new gaseous detector "Miromegas"

• Development of a fast gaseous detector: 'Micromegas'

• Spatial resolution and rate capabilities of Micromegas detector

• Tracking with 40x40 cm square Micromegas detectors in tyhe high energy, high luminosity COMPASS experiment

• Electron drift velocity measurements at high electric fields

• Micromegas in a bulk

• Performance of the Micromegas detector in the CAST experiment

• On the geometrical design of integrated Micromegas detectors

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• Jacques Ball

Relevant Parameters

	CN 2006-014	CN 2006-016	NIM 533		NIM 541			NIM 453	NIM 352	NIM 324	NIM 270		NIM 560				NIM 501	NIM 485					NIM 581	NIM in press
Thickness (_m)	300-320	300	400	325	400	280		300	300	300	-	200	-	-	-	-	300	320±15/320±15	290±15/295±15	-	-	-	300	-	300	-	300	-	300
Implant Strip Pitch (_m)	75	75	228	25	100/200	20	25,29,33	25	25	25	10 to 50	500	75	50	73	65	88	60	80	120	240	-	120	75	50	73	65	76	25.5
Readout Strip Pitch (_m)	150	150	-	-	-	-	-	50	50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	150	50	146	65	152	51
Strip Width (_m)	9	-	60	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	10	55	12	-	10	15	25	35	up to 86	14	50	10	55	12	24	10
Implant Depth (_m)	1.2	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
# Readout Strips	256	256		-	-	-	512	-	-	629	-	56	1024	512	1024	512		-	-	-	-	-	512	1024	512	1024	512	1024	512
Strip Angle (degrees)	±1.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cut Size (mm x mm)	42.0x111.62	42.0x111.62	-	-	24x30	24x36	-	-	-	33x60	-	30x30	79.2x28.4	-	-	-	59x34	-	-	-	-	-	64.2x64.2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Active Area (mm x mm)	40.0x109.62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Depletion Voltage (V)	40<V<200	-	100	100	-	-	-	-	-	35	-	~40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40<V<100	-	-	-	-	-	-
Readout Chip	SVX4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tektronix DSA602A	FoxFET	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spatial Resolution (_m)	-	~40to~20	-	-	-	4.5to7	-	1.4(best)	-	6	-	-	~20to50	-~20to50	~20to50	~20to50	22	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-
Time Resolution (ns)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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