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Discrimination between different ions using thin scintillator films as time-of-flight detectors
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In this paper, a time-of-flight telescope using two thin plastic scintillator films as start-and stop-detectors is described, achieving separation of different ions with different energies by time measurement and by thin film light response.About:
This article is published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods.The article was published on 1978-08-15. It has received 5 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Scintillator & Telescope.read more
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Energy loss and energy loss straggling of fast heavy ions in matter
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed study of the stopping power and energy loss straggling for heavy ions (18╕Z 1 ⪕92 ) in the energy region 0.5-10.0 MeV/u using different solids and gases (2╚Z 2 ⪚92 ) as absorbers is presented.
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A thin plastic scintillator time-zero detector and flux monitor
A. Galindo-Uribarri,T.E. Drake,G.C. Ball,N.C. Bray,J.S. Forster,E. Hagberg,D. Horn,C. Pruneau +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a self-supporting thin film of plastic scintillator placed at one focus of a high-quality ellipsoidal mirror has been developed for light output, time resolution and detection efficiency.
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Study of a thin scintillator detector
G. Bendiscioli,V. Filippini,G. Fumagalli,E. Lodi Rizzini,C. Marciano,C. Milani,Alberto Rotondi,A. Venaglioni +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a thin scintillator detector (thickness 10 μm) was used as a trigger for time-of-flight measurements and for particle identification through energy loss straggling.
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The use of the thin plastic scintillator focused by using concave ellipsoidal mirror in heavy ion TOF
Zhao Youxiong,Zhan Wenlong,Guo Zhongyan,Xi Hongfei,Zhou Jianqun,Lei Huihong,Wang Jinchuan,Luo Yongfeng,Feng Enpu +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of a simple timing detector consisting of a thin plastic scintillator foil and an ellipsoidal mirror made of aluminium was investigated in intermediate energy heavy ion time-of-flight research.
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Development and test of compact scintillation trigger counters
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the development, fabrication and tests of small, thin scintillation trigger detectors in connection with hollow light guides yielding a light collection efficiency of about 70%.
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Range and stopping-power tables for heavy ions
L.C. Northcliffe,R.F. Schilling +1 more
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A time-of-flight spectrometer for heavy ions
TL;DR: In this paper, a time-of-flight spectrometer for the identification of complex nuclei produced by nuclear reactions with heavy ions has been constructed, which is able to separate masses up to A = 40 at energies below 3 MeV/amu.
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Response of thin film scintillator detector to light and heavy ions
L. Muga,G. Griffith +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the response of the thin film detector to transiting light ions (Z = 1, 2) and fully stopped light and heavy ions ( Z =1, 2, 7, 8) is reported.
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A versatile dE/dx detector for heavy mass nuclear particles☆
TL;DR: In this paper, a significant development in the art of heavy fragment (heavy nucleus) particle detection and identification was reported, which has made it possible to achieve an output pulse responding to the energy loss experienced by the heavy fragment in traversing the scintillator film.
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Report on the heavy ion separator SIS at the GSI
H. Ewald,K. Güttner,G. Münzenberg,P. Armbruster,W. Faust,Sigurd Hofmann,K. H. Schmidt,W. F. W. Schneider,K. Valli +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a velocity filter for the on-line separation of unslowed nuclear reaction products has been built, which consists of two separator stages, and the separation in each stage is achieved by two homogeneous magnetic fields and a homogeneous electric field.