Microchannel plate zero time detector

The detection and identification of nuclear reaction products require in general a measurement of three properties: (i) the total energy, (ii) the ionization rates, (iii) the velocity. A time-of-flight telescope employing a zero-time start detector and surface barrier stop detector is the most appropriate device for the mass identification (A < 70) and velocity measurements. In the case of heavy ion detection, negligible energy loss and angle straggling are required if particles pass through the zero - time detector. A thin foil zero-time detector which we have built recently satisfies the above requirements