EXODET: a new approach to detection systems for RIB nuclear physics based on ASIC chips developed for high-energy experiments

Author

Romoli, Mauro ; Di Pietro, M. ; Vardaci, E. ; De Francesco, A. ; Mazzocco, M. ; Bonetti, R. ; De Rosa, A. ; Glodariu, T. ; Guglielmetti, A. ; Inglima, G. ; La Commara, M. ; Martin, B. ; Masone, V. ; Parascandolo, P. ; Pierroutsakou, D. ; Sandoli, M. ; Sco

Author_Institution

Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucl., Napoli, Italy

Volume

52

Issue

5

fYear

2005

Firstpage

1860

Lastpage

1864

Abstract

A new experimental apparatus for charged particle detection, named EXODET (EXOtic DETector) has been designed to be used in nuclear physics experiments involving radioactive ion beams (RIBs). A typical feature of RIBs presently available at the first-generation production facilities is the low beam intensity (10⁵--10⁶ pps); therefore, a large solid angle coverage and a high granularity are required to allow the reconstruction of the complete event kinematics. In this paper, we present the main features of the EXODET apparatus, fulfilling the previous requirements, and the first experimental results.

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; high energy physics instrumentation computing; nuclear electronics; radioactive ion beams; silicon radiation detectors; ASIC chips; ASIC electronics; EXODET; EXOtic DETector; charged particle detection; first-generation production facilities; high-energy experiments; low beam intensity; nuclear physics experiments; radioactive ion beams; silicon detectors; Application specific integrated circuits; Detectors; Ion beams; Nuclear electronics; Nuclear physics; Production facilities; Ribs; Solids; Strips; Telescopes; ASIC electronics; detectors; radioactive ion beams;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2005.856890

Filename

1546516