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

Author
Bouchami Jihène Université de Montréal
Gutierrez Andrea Université de Montréal
Holý Tomáš, Ing. IEAP
Houdayer A. Universite de Montreal, Montreal (Quebec), Canada H3C 3J7
Jakůbek Jan, Ing. Ph.D. IEAP
Lebel Celine University of Montreal
Leroy Claude, Prof. Universite de Montreal, Montreal (Quebec), Canada H3C 3J7
Macana J. Université de Montréal
Martin Jean-Pierre Université de Montréal
Pospíšil Stanislav,  Ing. DrSc. IEAP
Prak S. Université de Montréal
Sabella P. Université de Montréal
Teyssier C. Université de Montréal

Year
2011

Scientific journal
Nucl. Instr. Methods A, Vol. 633, Suppl. 1, p. S187-S189, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.163

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Abstract
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 241Am, 106Ru and 137Cs 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 keV, 4 MeV 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.
Grants

Projects
Medipix
Pixelman: Software package for Medipix detectors
ATLAS-Medipix project


Cite article as:
J. Bouchami, A. Gutierrez, T. Holý, A. Houdayer, J. Jakůbek, C. Lebel, C. Leroy, J. Macana, J. Martin, S. Pospíšil, S. Prak, P. Sabella, C. Teyssier, "Measurement of pattern recognition efficiency of tracks generated by ionizing radiation in a Medipix2 device", Nucl. Instr. Methods A, Vol. 633, Suppl. 1, p. S187-S189, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.163 (2011)

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