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  • Mianowski, S; Borowicz, D M; Brylew, K; Dziedzic, A; Grodzicka-Kobylka, M; Korgul, A; Krakowiak, M; Mianowska, Z; Molokanov, A G; Moszynski, M; Mytsin, G V; Rybka, D; Shipulin, K; Szczesniak, T

    arXiv.org, 03/2020
    Paper, Journal Article

    This paper presents the results of the proton irradiation of silicon photomulipliers (SiPMs) by mono-energetic 170 MeV protons with fluence up to 4.6\(\times\)10\(^{9}\) particles/cm\(^2\). In our work, three types of silicon photodetectors from Hamamatsu with areas 3\(\times\)3 mm\(^2\) and different subpixel sizes of 25\(\times\)25 \(\mu\)m\(^2\), 50\(\times\)50 \(\mu\)m\(^2\), and 75\(\times\)75 \(\mu\)m\(^2\) were used. The changes in the SiPM dark count rate (DCR) spectrum before and after irradiation in temperatures in the range of 20 \(^\circ\)C to -65 \(^\circ\)C are presented. The influence of the DCR changes on the energy resolution of the 662 keV gamma line from the \(^{137}\)Cs for a non-irradiated GAGG:Ce (1\(\%\)) scintillator is investigated. The time period of usability of the SiPM detector irradiated by protons in cosmic space was estimated.