Time-of-flight technique for particle identification at energies from 2 to 400 keV/nucleon

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5514952

Gloeckler, G; Hsieh, K C

The time of flight technique for particle identification was extended to 2 keV/nucleon and the size of the start-time detector was reduced considerably by the use of carbon foils of few micrograms/cm square in thickness combined with microchannel plates for detecting secondary electrons. Time of flight telescopes incorporating this start-time device were used to measure the stopping power of a number of low energy heavy ions in thin carbon foils and the charge states of these ions emerging from such foils. Applications for the detection and identification of low energy interplanetary and magnetospheric particles are suggested.

• Research Organization: Maryland Univ., College Park (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: NGR-21-002-224; NGR-21-002-316
• OSTI ID: 5514952
• Report Number(s): N-79-24792
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
TIME-OF-FLIGHT SPECTROMETERS
PERFORMANCE
CARBON
ELECTRIC FIELDS
FLUX DENSITY
LATTICE VIBRATIONS
NEUTRAL PARTICLES
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
RADIATION FLUX
SECONDARY EMISSION
DETECTION
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NONMETALS
PARTICLES
RADIATION DETECTION
SPECTROMETERS
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