The 8πLP project: a 4π light charged particle detection array at LNL

Author

Fioretto, E. ; Cinausero, M. ; Giacchini, M. ; Lollo, M. ; Prete, G. ; Burch, R. ; Caldogno, M. ; Fabris, D. ; Lunardon, M. ; Nebbia, G. ; Viesti, G. ; Boiano, A. ; Brondi, A. ; La Rana, G. ; Moro, R. ; Ordine, A. ; Vardaci, E. ; Zaghi, A. ; Gelli, N. ; L

Author_Institution

Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucl., Legnaro, Italy

Volume

44

Issue

3

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1017

Lastpage

1022

Abstract

A 4π detection system sensitive to light charged particles is being developed at the Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL) for the study of the reaction mechanisms produced in heavy ion collisions at energies up to 20 AMeV. The 8πLP apparatus is a telescope assembly characterized by large solid angle (90% of 4π) and high granularity (262 modules). Particle identification at low energy is obtained by combining ΔE-E, TOF and PSD techniques. Each telescope is made of a 300 μm passivated silicon detector and a 15 mm (or 5 mm) CsI(Tl) crystal with photodiode readout. Thresholds for particle identification range from 1 MeV for protons and 3 MeV for alpha particles to about 2-3 AMeV for C ions. A low-cost trigger and readout bus system has been developed to cope with the large number of parameters and the high counting rate. The system will be fully operational for experiments in the summer of 1997

Keywords

alpha-particle detection; alpha-particle spectrometers; detector circuits; nuclear electronics; particle spectrometers; photodiodes; proton detection; silicon radiation detectors; solid scintillation detectors; time of flight spectroscopy; trigger circuits; 1 MeV; 15 mm; 3 MeV; 300 mum; 4π light charged particle detection array; 8πLP project; C ions; CsI(Tl) crystal; CsI:Tl; LNL; Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro; PSD techniques; Si; TOF techniques; alpha particles; heavy ion collisions; low-cost trigger; particle identification; passivated Si detector; photodiode readout; protons; reaction mechanisms; readout bus system; telescope assembly; Alpha particles; Assembly; Detectors; Laboratories; Optical arrays; Photodiodes; Protons; Silicon; Solids; Telescopes;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.603796

Filename

603796