A Bi-Dimensional Multi-Wire Cathode Strip Detector for Fission Fragments

Author

Vind, R.P. ; Biswas, D.C. ; Gupta, Y.K. ; Inkar, A.L. ; Jangale, R.V. ; Prajapati, G.K. ; Joshi, B.N. ; John, B.V. ; Nayak, B.K. ; Choudhury, R.K.

Author_Institution

Nucl. Phys. Div., Bhabha Atomic Res. Centre, Mumbai, India

Volume

60

Issue

6

fYear

2013

fDate

Dec. 2013

Firstpage

4650

Lastpage

4655

Abstract

A large area bi-dimensional position sensitive multi-wire cathode strip detector (MCSD) has been developed for the detection of fission fragments (FFs). The performance of the detector has been characterized with FFs from ²⁵²Cf and α particles from ²⁴¹Am-²³⁹Pu sources. The position information is obtained from the measurement of time delay signals of the cathode strips (X-direction) and split-cathode wires (Y-direction) with respect to the timing signal from the anode wires. The position resolution is found to be about 1.0 and 1.5 mm in X-and Y-directions respectively.

Keywords

alpha-particle detection; position sensitive particle detectors; radioactive sources; ²³⁹Pu source; ²⁴¹Am source; ²⁵²Cf; alpha particle source; anode wire timing signal; fission fragment detection; large area bidimensional position sensitive multiwire cathode strip detector; position resolution; split-cathode wires; time delay signal measurement; Anodes; Cathodes; Delay lines; Gas detectors; Position measurement; Strips; Wires; Delay line read out method; fission fragment detection; multi-wire cathode strip detector; position sensitive gas detector;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2013.2282964

Filename

6661414