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Enhancing the sensitivity of recoil-beta tagging
Mikael SandzeliusD. G. JenkinsA J NicholsJan SarénT. GrahnJuha UusitaloRauno JulinGavin LotayS. JuutinenJoonas KonkiKalle AuranenT. W. HenryP. J. DaviesPaul GreenleesPauli PeuraPanu RuotsalainenC. ScholeyA. ObertelliJuha SorriUlrika JakobssonJari PartanenJanne PakarinenMatti LeinoJack HendersonPankaj S. JoshiPanu RahkilaSanna StolzeR. WadsworthA. Herzáňsubject
PhysicsSpectrometerPhysics::Instrumentation and Detectorsbusiness.industryDetectorRecoil separatorNuclear physicsCardinal pointOpticsRecoilBeta (plasma physics)Phoswich detectorSensitivity (control systems)businessInstrumentationMathematical Physicsdescription
Tagging with β-particles at the focal plane of a recoil separator has been shown to be an effective technique for the study of exotic proton-rich nuclei. This article describes three new pieces of apparatus used to greatly improve the sensitivity of the recoil-beta tagging technique. These include a highly-pixelated double-sided silicon strip detector, a plastic phoswich detector for discriminating high-energy β-particles, and a charged-particle veto box. The performance of these new detectors is described and characterised, and the resulting improvements are discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-24 | Journal of Instrumentation |