The Effect of High-Z Materials on Proton-Induced Charge Collection

Abstract

Charge collection measurements reveal that the presence of high-Z materials increases proton-induced charge collection cross sections for high charge collection events. The mechanism for this effect is proton-induced fission events as shown through validated Monte Carlo simulations. These fission fragments are emitted isotropically in contrast to high-LET secondary particles from proton-silicon interactions which tend to be forward directed.