Extended X-ray energy characterization of SIDDHARTA-2 large-area Silicon Drift Detectors up to 50 keV

TL;DR

This paper characterizes the energy response of SIDDHARTA-2's Silicon Drift Detectors up to 50 keV, enabling high-precision X-ray spectroscopy of kaonic atoms at higher energies.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of the SIDDHARTA-2 SDD system's linearity and resolution up to 50 keV, achieving precise energy calibration for advanced measurements.

Findings

Energy calibration accuracy better than 0.1%

Linear response maintained up to 50 keV

Enhanced capability for high-energy X-ray detection

Abstract

The SIDDHARTA-2 experiment at the DA$\Phi$NE collider of INFN-LNF performs high precision light kaonic atoms X-ray spectroscopy to investigate the kaon-nucleon(s) strong interaction in the low-energy (O(10 keV)) regime. A large area Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) system has been developed to carry out these measurements. The collaboration aims to extend the measurements campaign to higher mass kaonic atoms, which exhibit transition lines at increased X-ray energies. In this context, the spectroscopic response of the SIDDHARTA-2 SDD system was investigated in terms of linearity and energy resolution up to 50 keV. An accuracy of the energy calibration procedure $\Delta E/E < 10^{-3}$ was achieved.