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Simulation of DAMPE silicon microstrip detectors in the $\rm Allpix^{2}$ framework

Instrumentation and Detectors 2024-06-05 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

Silicon strip detectors have been widely utilized in space experiments for gamma-ray and cosmic-ray detections thanks to their high spatial resolution and stable performance. For a silicon micro-strip detector, the Monte Carlo simulation is recognized as a practical and cost-effective approach to verify the detector performance. In this study, a technique for the simulation of the silicon micro-strip detector with the Allpix2\rm Allpix^{2} framework is developed. By incorporating the electric field into the particle transport simulation based on Geant4, this framework could precisely emulate the carrier drift in the silicon micro-strip detector. The simulation results are validated using the beam test data as well as the flight data of the DAMPE experiment, which suggests that the Allpix2\rm Allpix^{2} framework is a powerful tool to obtain the performance of the silicon micro-strip detector.

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@article{arxiv.2406.01839,
  title  = {Simulation of DAMPE silicon microstrip detectors in the $\rm Allpix^{2}$ framework},
  author = {Yu-Xin Cui and Xiang Li and Shen Wang and Chuan Yue and Qiang Wan and Shi-Jun Lei and Guan-Wen Yuan and Yi-Ming Hu and Jia-Ju Wei and Jian-Hua Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.01839},
  year   = {2024}
}