ISSN:
1434-601X
Keywords:
PACS. 29.40.Cs Gas-filled counters: ionization chambers, proportional, and avalanche counters – 29.30.Kv X- and γ-ray spectroscopy – 25.60.Je Transfer reactions
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: As a tool for studying the structure of nuclei far off stability the technique of γ-ray spectroscopy after low-energy single-nucleon transfer reactions with radioactive nuclear beams in inverse kinematics was investigated. Modules of the MINIBALL germanium array and a thin position-sensitive parallel plate avalanche counter (PPAC) to be employed in future experiments at REX-ISOLDE were used in a test experiment performed with a stable 36S beam on deuteron and 9Be targets. It is demonstrated that the Doppler broadening of γ lines detected by the MINIBALL modules is considerably reduced by exploiting their segmentation, and that for beam intensities up to 106 particles/s the PPAC positioned around zero degrees with respect to the beam axis allows not only to significantly reduce the γ background by requiring coincidences with the transfer products but also to control the beam and its intensity by single particle counting. The predicted large neutron pickup cross-sections of neutron-rich light nuclei on 2H and 9Be targets at REX-ISOLDE energies of 2.2 MeV . A are confirmed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100500170147
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