Published February 15, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

The use of the thin plastic scintillator focused by using concave ellipsoidal mirror in heavy ion TOF

  • 1. Academia Sinica, Lanzhou, GS (China). Inst. of Modern Physics

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The performances of a simple timing detector consisting of a thin plastic scintillator foil and an ellipsoidal mirror made of aluminium are investigated in intermediate energy heavy ion time-of-flight research. An intrinsic time resolution of about 140 ps has been measured for 25 MeV/u 40Ar ions passing through 2.06 mg/cm2 NE102A foil. Detection efficiency and light collection have been investigated. The dependence of the time resolution on the fluctuation of light yield has been caculated by a Monte Carlo method. ((orig.))

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Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
355
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 464-468.
ISSN
0168-9002
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