An upgraded focal plane detector for the MAGNEX spectrometer

Torresi, D.; Sgouros, O.; Soukeras, V; Cavallaro, M.; Cappuzzello, F.; Carbone, D.; Agodi, C.; Brischetto, G.; Calabrese, S.; Ciraldo, I; Deshmukh, N.; Hacisalihoglu, A.; La Fauci, L.; Spatafora, A.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2020.164918

An upgraded focal plane detector for the MAGNEX spectrometer

Torresi D., Sgouros O., Soukeras V., Cavallaro M., Cappuzzello F., Carbone D., ...More

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, vol.989, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 989
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.164918
Journal Name: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Analytical Abstracts, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, Chemical Abstracts Core, INSPEC, Public Affairs Index, DIALNET
Keywords: Magnetic spectrometer, Focal plane detector, MAGNEX, ACCEPTANCE, PERFORMANCE
Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

An upgraded and improved version of the Focal Plane Detector (FPD) of the large-acceptance magnetic spectrometer MAGNEX is described here. The FPD consists of a tracker operating at low pressure and of a silicon detector wall. Thanks to a different geometry of the electron multiplication and induction elements, the new detector guarantees a superior signal to noise ratio, resulting in a more accurate tracking and a cleaner identification of the detected heavy ions. The new detector has been tested by using a O-18 beam at an energy of 84 MeV. A description of the new FPD that pinpoints the innovation and the obtained performances is given and discussed in details.