TY - JOUR
T1 - Fast and accurate position-sensitive timing detector based on secondary electron emission
AU - Shapira, D.
AU - Lewis, T. A.
AU - Hulett, L. D.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author wishes to thank J. Blackmon for critical reading of the manuscript. Research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is supported by the US Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC-05-96OR22464 with Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp.
PY - 2000/11/11
Y1 - 2000/11/11
N2 - A position-sensitive timing detector suitable for detection of low-energy heavy ions is described. The device is based on the detection of secondary electrons emitted following ion impact on a surface. Using a combination of magnetic and electric fields these devices can deliver sub-nanosecond time definition and sub-millimeter position information for ion impact even at incidence rates above 106 p/s. When choosing a thin foil for the surface intercepting the heavy ion trajectory, multiple detectors can be used and reliable tracking of heavy ions with moderate energies (≥1 MeV/A) becomes feasible.
AB - A position-sensitive timing detector suitable for detection of low-energy heavy ions is described. The device is based on the detection of secondary electrons emitted following ion impact on a surface. Using a combination of magnetic and electric fields these devices can deliver sub-nanosecond time definition and sub-millimeter position information for ion impact even at incidence rates above 106 p/s. When choosing a thin foil for the surface intercepting the heavy ion trajectory, multiple detectors can be used and reliable tracking of heavy ions with moderate energies (≥1 MeV/A) becomes feasible.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00499-X
DO - 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00499-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034316707
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 454
SP - 409
EP - 420
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
IS - 2-3
ER -