An improved real-time PC-based algorithm for extraction of recoil-alpha sequences in heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions

A PC-based algorithm (coded in C++) to extract in real-time the correlated recoil-alpha sequences in heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions has been designed and applied in various experiments aimed at the synthesis of superheavy elements. The algorithm operates together with the data acquisition system of the Dubna Gas-Filled Recoil Separator (GFRS). The GFRS detector module design is also presented.