• Title of article

    Optical Time Projection Chamber for imaging nuclear decays

  • Author/Authors

    Miernik، نويسنده , , K. and Dominik، نويسنده , , W. and Czyrkowski، نويسنده , , H. and Da¸browski، نويسنده , , R. and Fomitchev، نويسنده , , A. and Golovkov، نويسنده , , M. and Janas، نويسنده , , Z. and Ku?mierz، نويسنده , , W. and Pfützner، نويسنده , , M. and Rodin، نويسنده , , A. and Stepantsov، نويسنده , , S. and Slepniev، نويسنده , , R. and Ter-Akopian، نويسنده , , G.M. and Wolski، نويسنده , , R.، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    194
  • To page
    197
  • Abstract
    We present a novel type of a Time Projection Chamber in which tracks of charged particles ionizing an active gas volume are recorded by means of optical signals. By combining a CCD camera image with the electron drift-time profile measured by a photomultiplier, it is possible to reconstruct trajectories of particles in three dimensions. The chamber was developed to study exotic nuclear decays in which charged particles are emitted. The results of first measurements will be demonstrated in which beta-delayed protons from 13O, the two-alpha decay of 8Be, and the triple-alpha decay of 12C excited states were recorded.
  • Keywords
    Gas-filled counters , Charged particle spectroscopy
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Record number

    2208103