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A low-pressure gas detector for heavy-ion tracking and particle identification
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A . Dec2002, Vol. 495 Issue 3, p216. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- A low-pressure gas tracker for heavy ions is described. It is based on a drift chamber with four series of multiplying wires for energy loss measurement and underlying strips for position and angle determination. Results of tests with an α-source and with low-energy heavy-ion beams are presented. They indicate the suitability of such a detector in a wide range of experiments with heavy ions where a low energy threshold, a large solid angle, together with a precise measurement of ion trajectories and identification is needed. In particular, the application as a prototype of the focal plane detector for the large-acceptance spectrometer MAGNEX is discussed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *HEAVY ions
*ENERGY dissipation
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01689002
- Volume :
- 495
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8549055
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01610-8