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Title: EXILL—a high-efficiency, high-resolution setup for γ-spectroscopy at an intense cold neutron beam facility

Abstract

In the EXILL campaign a highly efficient array of high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors was operated at the cold neutron beam facility PF1B of the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) to carry out nuclear structure studies, via measurements of γ-rays following neutron-induced capture and fission reactions. The setup consisted of a collimation system producing a pencil beam with a thermal capture equivalent flux of about 108 n s-1cm-2 at the target position and negligible neutron halo. The target was surrounded by an array of eight to ten anti-Compton shielded EXOGAM Clover detectors, four to six anti-Compton shielded large coaxial GASP detectors and two standard Clover detectors. For a part of the campaign the array was combined with 16 LaBr3:(Ce) detectors from the FATIMA collaboration. The detectors were arranged in an array of rhombicuboctahedron geometry, providing the possibility to carry out very precise angular correlation and directional-polarization correlation measurements. The triggerless acquisition system allowed a signal collection rate of up to 6 × 105 Hz. The data allowed to set multi-fold coincidences to obtain decay schemes and in combination with the FATIMA array of LaBr3:(Ce) detectors to analyze half-lives of excited levels in the pico- to microsecond range. Precise energy and efficiency calibrationsmore » of EXILL were performed using standard calibration sources of 133Ba, 60Co and 152Eu as well as data from the reactions 27Al(n,γ)28Al and 35Cl(n,γ)36Cl in the energy range from 30 keV up to 10 MeV.« less

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Research Org.:
Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
Contributing Org.:
EXILL-Core collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1507786
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-91ER40609
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Instrumentation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; Instrumentation for neutron sources; Gamma detectors (scintillators, CZT, HPG, HgI etc); Spectrometers

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Jentschel, M., Blanc, A., de France, G., Köster, U., Leoni, S., Mutti, P., Simpson, G., Soldner, T., Ur, C., Urban, W., Ahmed, S., Astier, A., Augey, L., Back, T., Ba̧czyk, P., Bajoga, A., Balabanski, D., Belgya, T., Benzoni, G., Bernards, C., Biswas, D. C., Bocchi, G., Bottoni, S., Britton, R., Bruyneel, B., Burnett, J., Cakirli, R. B., Carroll, R., Catford, W., Cederwall, B., Celikovic, I., Cieplicka-Oryńczak, N., Clement, E., Cooper, N., Crespi, F., Csatlos, M., Curien, D., Czerwiński, M., Danu, L. S., Davies, A., Didierjean, F., Drouet, F., Duchêne, G., Ducoin, C., Eberhardt, K., Erturk, S., Fraile, L. M., Gottardo, A., Grente, L., Grocutt, L., Guerrero, C., Guinet, D., Hartig, A. -L., Henrich, C., Ignatov, A., Ilieva, S., Ivanova, D., John, B. V., John, R., Jolie, J., Kisyov, S., Krticka, M., Konstantinopoulos, T., Korgul, A., Krasznahorkay, A., Kröll, T., Kurpeta, J., Kuti, I., Lalkovski, S., Larijani, C., Leguillon, R., Lica, R., Litaize, O., Lozeva, R., Magron, C., Mancuso, C., Martinez, E. Ruiz, Massarczyk, R., Mazzocchi, C., Melon, B., Mengoni, D., Michelagnoli, C., Million, B., Mokry, C., Mukhopadhyay, S., Mulholland, K., Nannini, A., Napoli, D. R., Olaizola, B., Orlandi, R., Patel, Z., Paziy, V., Petrache, C., Pfeiffer, M., Pietralla, N., Podolyak, Z., Ramdhane, M., Redon, N., Regan, P., Regis, J. M., Regnier, D., Oliver, R. J., Rudigier, M., Runke, J., Rza̧ca-Urban, T., Saed-Samii, N., Salsac, M. D., Scheck, M., Schwengner, R., Sengele, L., Singh, P., Smith, J., Stezowski, O., Szpak, B., Thomas, T., Thürauf, M., Timar, J., Tom, A., Tomandl, I., Tornyi, T., Townsley, C., Tuerler, A., Valenta, S., Vancraeyenest, A., Vandone, V., Vanhoy, J., Vedia, V., Warr, N., Werner, V., Wilmsen, D., Wilson, E., Zerrouki, T., and Zielinska, M. EXILL—a high-efficiency, high-resolution setup for γ-spectroscopy at an intense cold neutron beam facility. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/12/11/P11003.
Jentschel, M., Blanc, A., de France, G., Köster, U., Leoni, S., Mutti, P., Simpson, G., Soldner, T., Ur, C., Urban, W., Ahmed, S., Astier, A., Augey, L., Back, T., Ba̧czyk, P., Bajoga, A., Balabanski, D., Belgya, T., Benzoni, G., Bernards, C., Biswas, D. C., Bocchi, G., Bottoni, S., Britton, R., Bruyneel, B., Burnett, J., Cakirli, R. B., Carroll, R., Catford, W., Cederwall, B., Celikovic, I., Cieplicka-Oryńczak, N., Clement, E., Cooper, N., Crespi, F., Csatlos, M., Curien, D., Czerwiński, M., Danu, L. S., Davies, A., Didierjean, F., Drouet, F., Duchêne, G., Ducoin, C., Eberhardt, K., Erturk, S., Fraile, L. M., Gottardo, A., Grente, L., Grocutt, L., Guerrero, C., Guinet, D., Hartig, A. -L., Henrich, C., Ignatov, A., Ilieva, S., Ivanova, D., John, B. V., John, R., Jolie, J., Kisyov, S., Krticka, M., Konstantinopoulos, T., Korgul, A., Krasznahorkay, A., Kröll, T., Kurpeta, J., Kuti, I., Lalkovski, S., Larijani, C., Leguillon, R., Lica, R., Litaize, O., Lozeva, R., Magron, C., Mancuso, C., Martinez, E. Ruiz, Massarczyk, R., Mazzocchi, C., Melon, B., Mengoni, D., Michelagnoli, C., Million, B., Mokry, C., Mukhopadhyay, S., Mulholland, K., Nannini, A., Napoli, D. R., Olaizola, B., Orlandi, R., Patel, Z., Paziy, V., Petrache, C., Pfeiffer, M., Pietralla, N., Podolyak, Z., Ramdhane, M., Redon, N., Regan, P., Regis, J. M., Regnier, D., Oliver, R. J., Rudigier, M., Runke, J., Rza̧ca-Urban, T., Saed-Samii, N., Salsac, M. D., Scheck, M., Schwengner, R., Sengele, L., Singh, P., Smith, J., Stezowski, O., Szpak, B., Thomas, T., Thürauf, M., Timar, J., Tom, A., Tomandl, I., Tornyi, T., Townsley, C., Tuerler, A., Valenta, S., Vancraeyenest, A., Vandone, V., Vanhoy, J., Vedia, V., Warr, N., Werner, V., Wilmsen, D., Wilson, E., Zerrouki, T., & Zielinska, M. EXILL—a high-efficiency, high-resolution setup for γ-spectroscopy at an intense cold neutron beam facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/11/P11003
Jentschel, M., Blanc, A., de France, G., Köster, U., Leoni, S., Mutti, P., Simpson, G., Soldner, T., Ur, C., Urban, W., Ahmed, S., Astier, A., Augey, L., Back, T., Ba̧czyk, P., Bajoga, A., Balabanski, D., Belgya, T., Benzoni, G., Bernards, C., Biswas, D. C., Bocchi, G., Bottoni, S., Britton, R., Bruyneel, B., Burnett, J., Cakirli, R. B., Carroll, R., Catford, W., Cederwall, B., Celikovic, I., Cieplicka-Oryńczak, N., Clement, E., Cooper, N., Crespi, F., Csatlos, M., Curien, D., Czerwiński, M., Danu, L. S., Davies, A., Didierjean, F., Drouet, F., Duchêne, G., Ducoin, C., Eberhardt, K., Erturk, S., Fraile, L. M., Gottardo, A., Grente, L., Grocutt, L., Guerrero, C., Guinet, D., Hartig, A. -L., Henrich, C., Ignatov, A., Ilieva, S., Ivanova, D., John, B. V., John, R., Jolie, J., Kisyov, S., Krticka, M., Konstantinopoulos, T., Korgul, A., Krasznahorkay, A., Kröll, T., Kurpeta, J., Kuti, I., Lalkovski, S., Larijani, C., Leguillon, R., Lica, R., Litaize, O., Lozeva, R., Magron, C., Mancuso, C., Martinez, E. Ruiz, Massarczyk, R., Mazzocchi, C., Melon, B., Mengoni, D., Michelagnoli, C., Million, B., Mokry, C., Mukhopadhyay, S., Mulholland, K., Nannini, A., Napoli, D. R., Olaizola, B., Orlandi, R., Patel, Z., Paziy, V., Petrache, C., Pfeiffer, M., Pietralla, N., Podolyak, Z., Ramdhane, M., Redon, N., Regan, P., Regis, J. M., Regnier, D., Oliver, R. J., Rudigier, M., Runke, J., Rza̧ca-Urban, T., Saed-Samii, N., Salsac, M. D., Scheck, M., Schwengner, R., Sengele, L., Singh, P., Smith, J., Stezowski, O., Szpak, B., Thomas, T., Thürauf, M., Timar, J., Tom, A., Tomandl, I., Tornyi, T., Townsley, C., Tuerler, A., Valenta, S., Vancraeyenest, A., Vandone, V., Vanhoy, J., Vedia, V., Warr, N., Werner, V., Wilmsen, D., Wilson, E., Zerrouki, T., and Zielinska, M. Tue . "EXILL—a high-efficiency, high-resolution setup for γ-spectroscopy at an intense cold neutron beam facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/11/P11003. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1507786.
@article{osti_1507786,
title = {EXILL—a high-efficiency, high-resolution setup for γ-spectroscopy at an intense cold neutron beam facility},
author = {Jentschel, M. and Blanc, A. and de France, G. and Köster, U. and Leoni, S. and Mutti, P. and Simpson, G. and Soldner, T. and Ur, C. and Urban, W. and Ahmed, S. and Astier, A. and Augey, L. and Back, T. and Ba̧czyk, P. and Bajoga, A. and Balabanski, D. and Belgya, T. and Benzoni, G. and Bernards, C. and Biswas, D. C. and Bocchi, G. and Bottoni, S. and Britton, R. and Bruyneel, B. and Burnett, J. and Cakirli, R. B. and Carroll, R. and Catford, W. and Cederwall, B. and Celikovic, I. and Cieplicka-Oryńczak, N. and Clement, E. and Cooper, N. and Crespi, F. and Csatlos, M. and Curien, D. and Czerwiński, M. and Danu, L. S. and Davies, A. and Didierjean, F. and Drouet, F. and Duchêne, G. and Ducoin, C. and Eberhardt, K. and Erturk, S. and Fraile, L. M. and Gottardo, A. and Grente, L. and Grocutt, L. and Guerrero, C. and Guinet, D. and Hartig, A. -L. and Henrich, C. and Ignatov, A. and Ilieva, S. and Ivanova, D. and John, B. V. and John, R. and Jolie, J. and Kisyov, S. and Krticka, M. and Konstantinopoulos, T. and Korgul, A. and Krasznahorkay, A. and Kröll, T. and Kurpeta, J. and Kuti, I. and Lalkovski, S. and Larijani, C. and Leguillon, R. and Lica, R. and Litaize, O. and Lozeva, R. and Magron, C. and Mancuso, C. and Martinez, E. Ruiz and Massarczyk, R. and Mazzocchi, C. and Melon, B. and Mengoni, D. and Michelagnoli, C. and Million, B. and Mokry, C. and Mukhopadhyay, S. and Mulholland, K. and Nannini, A. and Napoli, D. R. and Olaizola, B. and Orlandi, R. and Patel, Z. and Paziy, V. and Petrache, C. and Pfeiffer, M. and Pietralla, N. and Podolyak, Z. and Ramdhane, M. and Redon, N. and Regan, P. and Regis, J. M. and Regnier, D. and Oliver, R. J. and Rudigier, M. and Runke, J. and Rza̧ca-Urban, T. and Saed-Samii, N. and Salsac, M. D. and Scheck, M. and Schwengner, R. and Sengele, L. and Singh, P. and Smith, J. and Stezowski, O. and Szpak, B. and Thomas, T. and Thürauf, M. and Timar, J. and Tom, A. and Tomandl, I. and Tornyi, T. and Townsley, C. and Tuerler, A. and Valenta, S. and Vancraeyenest, A. and Vandone, V. and Vanhoy, J. and Vedia, V. and Warr, N. and Werner, V. and Wilmsen, D. and Wilson, E. and Zerrouki, T. and Zielinska, M.},
abstractNote = {In the EXILL campaign a highly efficient array of high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors was operated at the cold neutron beam facility PF1B of the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) to carry out nuclear structure studies, via measurements of γ-rays following neutron-induced capture and fission reactions. The setup consisted of a collimation system producing a pencil beam with a thermal capture equivalent flux of about 108 n s-1cm-2 at the target position and negligible neutron halo. The target was surrounded by an array of eight to ten anti-Compton shielded EXOGAM Clover detectors, four to six anti-Compton shielded large coaxial GASP detectors and two standard Clover detectors. For a part of the campaign the array was combined with 16 LaBr3:(Ce) detectors from the FATIMA collaboration. The detectors were arranged in an array of rhombicuboctahedron geometry, providing the possibility to carry out very precise angular correlation and directional-polarization correlation measurements. The triggerless acquisition system allowed a signal collection rate of up to 6 × 105 Hz. The data allowed to set multi-fold coincidences to obtain decay schemes and in combination with the FATIMA array of LaBr3:(Ce) detectors to analyze half-lives of excited levels in the pico- to microsecond range. Precise energy and efficiency calibrations of EXILL were performed using standard calibration sources of 133Ba, 60Co and 152Eu as well as data from the reactions 27Al(n,γ)28Al and 35Cl(n,γ)36Cl in the energy range from 30 keV up to 10 MeV.},
doi = {10.1088/1748-0221/12/11/P11003},
journal = {Journal of Instrumentation},
number = 11,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Tue Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

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Table 1 Table 1: Overview of beam time used for particular experiments during the EXILL campaign. Of the 100 days of beam time only 4 days were devoted due to change of configuration or technical defects. More details on the targets and detector configuration can be found in the according sections ofmore » the paper.« less

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