Published February 15, 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

A multi-element detector array for heavy fragments emitted in intermediate energy nuclear reactions

  • 1. Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Milan (Italy)
  • 2. Dipt. di Fisica, Milan Univ. (Italy)
  • 3. Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Bologna (Italy)
  • 4. Dipt. di Fisica, Bologna Univ. (Italy)
  • 5. Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Catania (Italy)
  • 6. Dipt. di Fisica, Catania Univ. (Italy)
  • 7. Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Lab. Nazionali Legnaro (Italy)
  • 8. Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trieste (Italy)
  • 9. Dipt. di Fisica, Trieste Univ. (Italy)
  • 10. GANIL, Caen (France)

Description

To investigate complex fragment emission in intermediate energy nucleus-nucleus collisions, an array of three-element telescopes has been constructed. The array is designed to measure energy, charge and emission angles of fragments with Z values from 2 up to the projectile atomic number when studying reactions in reverse kinematics. In this case it has a good efficiency even for events with complex fragment high multiplicity. Each telescope is made of an ionization chamber (filled with CF4 at a pressure up to 300 mbar), a Si detector (500 μm thick, position sensitive in two dimensions) and a CsI(Tl) scintillator with photodiode readout. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A
Journal Volume
325
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 458-464.
ISSN
0168-9002
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NIMAER