Imaging nuclear decays with Optical Time Projection Chamber

K. Miernik; W. Dominik; Z. Janas; M. Pfützner; C. Bingham; H. Czyrkowski; M. Ćwiok; I. Darby; R. Da̧browski; A. Fomitchev; T. Ginter; M. Golovkov; R. Grzywacz; M. Karny; A. Korgul; W. Kuśmierz; S. Liddick; M. Rajabali; A. Rodin; K. Rykaczewski; S. Stepantsov; R. Slepmev; A. Stolz; G. M. Ter-Akopian; R. Wolski

doi:10.1063/1.2827275

Imaging nuclear decays with Optical Time Projection Chamber

K. Miernik
, W. Dominik
, Z. Janas
, M. Pfützner
, C. Bingham
, H. Czyrkowski
, M. Ćwiok
, I. Darby
, R. Da̧browski
, A. Fomitchev
, T. Ginter
, M. Golovkov
, R. Grzywacz
, M. Karny
, A. Korgul
, W. Kuśmierz
, S. Liddick
, M. Rajabali
, A. Rodin
, K. Rykaczewski

S. Stepantsov, R. Slepmev, A. Stolz, G. M. Ter-Akopian, R. Wolski

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Abstract

A novel type of gaseous ionization detector - Optical Time Projection Chamber (OTPC) - developed to study rare nuclear decays is presented. The OTPC records tracks of charged particles ionizing a counting gas by optical imaging of the light generated by electrons multiplied in the amplification structures. By combining an electron drift-time profile measured by a photomulti-plier and a CCD camera image we reconstruct three-dimensional trajectories of particles, energies and charges. The capabilities of the OTPC detector to study various decay modes are demonstrated by observation of beta-delayed proton emission from ¹³O, two-alpha break-up of ⁸Be, triple-alpha decay of ¹²C excited states and two-proton radioactivity of ⁴⁵Fe.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proton Emitting Nuclei and Related Topics - International Conference, PROCON 2007
Pages	307-309
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2827275
State	Published - 2007
Event	International Conference on Proton Emitting Nuclei and Related Topics, PROCON 2007 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: Jun 17 2007 → Jun 23 2007

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	961
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Proton Emitting Nuclei and Related Topics, PROCON 2007
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	06/17/07 → 06/23/07

Keywords

Charged particle spectroscopy
Gas-filled counters

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Miernik, K., Dominik, W., Janas, Z., Pfützner, M., Bingham, C., Czyrkowski, H., Ćwiok, M., Darby, I., Da̧browski, R., Fomitchev, A., Ginter, T., Golovkov, M., Grzywacz, R., Karny, M., Korgul, A., Kuśmierz, W., Liddick, S., Rajabali, M., Rodin, A., ... Wolski, R. (2007). Imaging nuclear decays with Optical Time Projection Chamber. In Proton Emitting Nuclei and Related Topics - International Conference, PROCON 2007 (pp. 307-309). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 961). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2827275

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Miernik, K, Dominik, W, Janas, Z, Pfützner, M, Bingham, C, Czyrkowski, H, Ćwiok, M, Darby, I, Da̧browski, R, Fomitchev, A, Ginter, T, Golovkov, M, Grzywacz, R, Karny, M, Korgul, A, Kuśmierz, W, Liddick, S, Rajabali, M, Rodin, A, Rykaczewski, K, Stepantsov, S, Slepmev, R, Stolz, A, Ter-Akopian, GM & Wolski, R 2007, Imaging nuclear decays with Optical Time Projection Chamber. in Proton Emitting Nuclei and Related Topics - International Conference, PROCON 2007. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 961, pp. 307-309, International Conference on Proton Emitting Nuclei and Related Topics, PROCON 2007, Lisbon, Portugal, 06/17/07. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2827275

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