An algorithm for calculating the Lorentz angle in silicon detectors
Instrumentation and Detectors
2009-11-07 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
Future experiments will use silicon sensors in the harsh radiation environment of the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) and high magnetic fields. The drift direction of the charge carriers is affected by the Lorentz force due to the high magnetic field. Also the resulting radiation damage changes the properties of the drift. In this paper measurements of the Lorentz angle of electrons and holes before and after irradiation are reviewed and compared with a simple algorithm to compute the Lorentz angle.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0204078,
title = {An algorithm for calculating the Lorentz angle in silicon detectors},
author = {V. Bartsch and W. de Boer and J. Bol and A. Dierlamm and E. Grigoriev and F. Hauler and S. Heising and L. Jungermann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0204078},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
13 pages, 7 figures, final version accepted by NIMA. Mainly clarifications included and slightly shortened