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Title: A study in using MICROMEGAS to improve particle identification with the TAMU-MDM focal plane detector

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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  1. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States); National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest-Magurele (Romania)
  2. Univ. Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  3. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
  4. National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest-Magurele (Romania)
  5. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland)
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A MICROMEGAS detection amplifier has been incorporated into the design of the TAMU-MDM focal plane detector with the purpose of improving the energy resolution and thus, the particle identification. Furthermore, beam tests showed a factor of 2 improvement over the original design, from 10%–12% to 4%–6%, for ions with A ≤ 40 at E/A ~ 10–20 MeV.

Research Organization:
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Cyclotron Institute
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-93ER40773
OSTI ID:
1545974
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1545934
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 943, Issue C; ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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