Monte Carlo simulation of hybrid pixel detectors

Publication date: Available online 26 April 2019Source: Radiation Physics and ChemistryAuthor(s): D.P. Magalhaes, A. TomalAbstractSemiconductor sensors are extensively used for X-ray detection, both for spectroscopy and 2D imaging. In this work, the Monte Carlo code PENELOPE v. 2014 with the PenEasy v. 2015 extension was applied for simulating a Medipix3RX detector from sensor to ASIC. The code was modified to include the charge dispersion effect modelling at the Pixelated Imaging Detector tally, and validated by investigating the influence of the electric field, incident energy, beam position, pixel size and also by determining the Modulation Transfer Function. The results were compared to experimental data and presented a very good agreement. The Monte Carlo simulation can be used to investigate the detector response and its influence on measured data, as spatial resolution and X-ray spectra contamination. Besides, the simulation can be applied to determine the energy deposition in each layer of the detector, for detection efficiency characterization or radiation damage studies.

Source: Radiation Physics and Chemistry - April 27, 2019 Category: Physics Source Type: research