A large-area, scintillation telescope for heavy ions
| Autor: | Andrew G. Weisenberger, J.E. McKisson, A. V. Ramayya, M.L. Muga, R.B. Piercey, Z. Milosevich, D.W. Ely, Stanislaw Majewski, P. Agnvall |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics Scintillation Spectrometer Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors business.industry Detector Scintillator Particle detector law.invention Telescope Nuclear physics Optics Nuclear Energy and Engineering law Scintillation counter Measuring instrument Electrical and Electronic Engineering business |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 37:148-151 |
| ISSN: | 1558-1578 0018-9499 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/23.106608 |
| Popis: | The design and laboratory testing of a large-area, scintillation telescope (LAST) for the detection of heavy ions are discussed. This dual, thin-film detector is to be used as a fast event trigger, Delta E, and time-of-flight spectrometer at the focal plane of the Argonne Fragment Mass Analyzer (FMA). The thin scintillator films in each of the LAST detector modules have dimensions of approximately 1 in by 3 in. This is large enough to completely cover the active area of the focal plane of the FMA. Preliminary measurements indicate that Delta E measurements in each of the foils taken alone or in conjunction with data from other detectors could be used to determine the nuclear Z of the transisting ions. The durability and excellent timing characteristics of plastic scintillators make the LAST detector particularly valuable for high-rate applications such as secondary beam measurements. > |
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