Title :
High dynamic range discriminator for measurements with fragmented heavy ions
Author :
Llacer, Jorge ; Landis, Donald A. ; Madden, Norman W.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Div., Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The design of an event discriminator with a practical dynamic range of at least 2000:1 and its application to measurements in fragmented heavy ion beams are described. Such beams are formed by particles with a wide range of values of dE/dx, and the determination of fragment composition by a simple, portable instrument that can be used under a variety of experimental conditions requires the measurement of the dE of all particles in a single experiment. Histograms of dE/dx vs. residual energy for a 20ne fragmented beam, showing events with Z ranging from 1 to 10, are presented
Keywords :
discriminators; nuclear electronics; 20ne fragmented beam; dynamic range; event discriminator; fragmented heavy ions; histograms; Acceleration; Biomedical measurements; Cancer; Dynamic range; Event detection; Ion beams; Laboratories; Particle beams; Solid scintillation detectors; Structural beams;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
