Abstract
We present a new approach to charged-particle spectroscopy of short-lived nuclei produced by relativistic projectile fragmentation. The system based on digital DGF-4C CAMAC modules and newly developed fast-reset preamplifiers was tested at the Fragment Separator of GSI. We were able to detect low-energy (≈ 1 MeV) decay signals occurring a few microseconds after a heavy-ion implantation accompanied by a release of ≈ 1 GeV energy. Applications for the study of one- and two-proton radioactivity are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 155-164 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 493 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 11 2002 |
Funding
We are grateful to K.-H. Behr, A. Brünle and W. Hüller for the excellent technical support in the preparation phase as well as during the experiment. This work was partially supported by the EC under contract HPRI-CT-1999-50017, by the Programme for Scientific Technical Collaboration (WTZ) under Project No. POL 99/009, and by the US DOE through contract DE-FG02-96ER40983 (University of Tennessee). ORNL is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the US DOE under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725.
Keywords
- 2p radioactivity
- Charged particle spectroscopy
- Projectile fragmentation