High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 37, Issue 2, 022001(2025)

Monte Carlo simulation of proton response of Timepix detectors

Xipu Chen, Tianluo Luo, and Zhimin Hu*
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  • Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    The MiniPix detector equipped with a Timepix chip[14]
    Structure of the Allpix2
    Principle schematic of Timepix
    Pixelated cluster produced by proton beams in vertical incidence with different energy
    Charge cluster distribution produced by proton beams in different energy ranges
    Energy distribution of cluster charge, with the full width at half maximum (FWHM) selected as the error bars
    Angular distribution of cluster charge and cluster size
    • Table 1. Parameters of simulation

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      Table 1. Parameters of simulation

      groupdetector typeparticle typeθ/(°)θ step/(°)energy of proton/MeVenergy step of proton/MeV
      energyTimepixproton0/1-81
      0/10-162
      0/6.1-6.50.1
      0/6.15/
      angleTimepixproton0-75155.5/
      14.7
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    Received: Jun. 13, 2024

    Accepted: Nov. 13, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: Hu Zhimin (huzhimin@scu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202537.240199

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