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Characterization measurements of the TRISTAN multi-pixel silicon drift detector

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Urban,  K.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Carminati,  M.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Descher,  M.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Edzards,  F.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Fink,  D.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Fiorini,  C.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Gugiatti,  M.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Hinz,  D.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Houdy,  T.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

King,  P.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Lechner,  P.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Mertens,  S.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Siegmann,  D.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Steidl,  M.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Wolf,  J.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

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Urban, K., Carminati, M., Descher, M., Edzards, F., Fink, D., Fiorini, C., et al. (2022). Characterization measurements of the TRISTAN multi-pixel silicon drift detector. Journal of Instrumentation, 17, C09020.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000C-B5BD-3
Abstract
Sterile neutrinos are a minimal extension of the standard model of particle physics. A laboratory-based approach to search for this particle is via tritium β-decay, where a sterile neutrino would cause a kink-like spectral distortion. The Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment extended by a multi-pixel Silicon Drift Detector system has the potential to reach an unprecedented sensitivity to the keV-scale sterile neutrino in a lab-based experiment. The new detector system combines good spectroscopic performance with a high rate capability. In this work, we report about the characterization of charge-sharing between pixels and the commissioning of a 47-pixel prototype detector in a MAC-E filter.