1. GADGET: a Gaseous Detector with Germanium Tagging
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C. Fry, Antti Saastamoinen, Brian Roeder, D. Pérez-Loureiro, John Yurkon, J. Heideman, P. Tiwari, Marco Cortesi, E. C. Pollacco, B. E. Glassman, Molly Janasik, J. Surbrook, Madison Harris, Jordan Stomps, Michael Roosa, Tamas Budner, M. Friedman, Christopher Wrede, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), and Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Proton ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Germanium ,[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex] ,Radiative proton capture ,01 natural sciences ,7. Clean energy ,Nuclear physics ,Gadget ,0103 physical sciences ,Nuclear astrophysics ,[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det] ,010306 general physics ,Nuclear Experiment ,Instrumentation ,Physics ,25 Si (βp)24 Mg ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Detector ,MicroMegas detector ,Charged particle ,β -delayed proton emission ,chemistry ,MICROMEGAS ,Beam (structure) ,MPGD - Abstract
The Gaseous Detector with Germanium Tagging (GADGET) is a new detection system devoted to the measurement of weak, low-energy β -delayed proton decays relevant for nuclear astrophysics studies. It is comprised of a new gaseous Proton Detector equipped with a Micromegas readout for charged particle detection, surrounded by the existing Segmented Germanium Array (SeGA) for the high-resolution detection of the prompt γ -rays. In this work we describe in detail for the first time the design, construction, and operation of the GADGET system, including performance of the Proton Detector. We present the results of a recent commissioning experiment performed with 25 Si beam at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL). GADGET provided low-background, low-energy β -delayed proton detection with efficiency above 95%, and relatively good efficiency for proton-gamma coincidences (2.7% at 1.37 MeV).
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- 2019
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