Texas Active Target (TexAT) detector for experiments with rare isotope beams

Koshchiy, E.; Rogachev, G. V.; Pollacco, E.; Ahn, S.; Uberseder, E.; Hooker, J.; Bishop, J.; Aboud, E.; Barbui, M.; Goldberg, V. Z.; Hunt, C.; Jayatissa, H.; Magana, C.; O’Dwyer, R.; Roeder, B. T.; Saastamoinen, A.; Upadhyayula, S.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2020.163398

Title: Texas Active Target (TexAT) detector for experiments with rare isotope beams

Journal Article · 08 January 2020 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163398 · OSTI ID:1800798

Koshchiy, E. ^[1]; Rogachev, G. V. ^[2]; Pollacco, E. ^[3]; Ahn, S. ^[2]; Uberseder, E. ^[2]; Hooker, J. ^[2]; Bishop, J. ^[2]; Aboud, E. ^[2]; Barbui, M. ^[2]; Goldberg, V. Z. ^[2]; Hunt, C. ^[2]; Jayatissa, H. ^[2]; Magana, C. ^[2]; O’Dwyer, R. ^[2]; Roeder, B. T. ^[2]; Saastamoinen, A. ^[2]; Upadhyayula, S. ^[2]

Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States); OSTI
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Saclay (France)

The TexAT (Texas Active Target) detector is a new active-target time projection chamber (TPC) that was built at the Cyclotron Institute Texas A&M University. It is designed to be of general use for nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics experiments with rare isotope beams. TexAT combines a highly segmented Time Projection Chamber (TPC) with two layers of solid state detectors. The detector provides high efficiency and flexibility for experiments with low intensity exotic beams, allowing for the 3D track reconstruction of the incoming and outgoing particles involved in nuclear reactions and decays.

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Research Organization:: Texas A & M University, College Station, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-93ER40773; NA0003841

OSTI ID:: 1800798

Journal Information:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Journal Issue: C Vol. 957; ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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