Open AccessStudy on silicon drift detector efficiency using Monte–Carlo simulation and experimental methods
Author(s) -
Guo Siming,
Wu Jinjie,
Zhang Jian,
Fan Zihao,
Che Weina,
Li Mengshi,
Hou Dongjie,
Wang Ji
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2051-3305
DOI - 10.1049/joe.2018.9051
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , calibration , detector , computational physics , silicon , physics , silicon drift detector , energy (signal processing) , radioactive source , calibration curve , nuclear physics , optics , optoelectronics , statistics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , detection limit
The energy calibration and efficiency calibration of one silicon drift detector (SDD) are introduced here. The energy calibration is achieved using four radioactive sources, and the linear correlation coefficient is close to one. The efficiency curve of the SDD is obtained by Monte–Carlo simulations from 0.5 keV to 40 keV. Then, the efficiency of the SDD is calibrated using two radioactive sources. The results of experiments are compared with the calculated and the relative deviation are within 5.6%.