Bibcode
Hildesheim, W.; Seidel, M.
Bibliographical reference
eprint arXiv:hep-ex/9507013
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1995
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Description
The silicon detectors used in the H1-PLUG calorimeter have shown
increasing aging effects during the '94 run period of the electron
proton storage ring HERA. These effects were particularly manifest as
degradation of the signal to noise level and the calibration stability.
The reasons for this behaviour have been found to be correlated with
radiation damage to the silicon oxide passivation edges of the detectors
in strong and fluctuating increases of the leakage currents and in
severe changes of the flat band voltages. Depletion voltages however are
found to be stable and therefore bulk damage of the silicon can be
excluded. A comparison with measurements made by thermoluminescence
dosimeters as well as related laboratory experiments suggest that the
aging is due to very low energetic electrons and photons.