Germanium-gated γ–γ fast timing of excited states in fission fragments using the EXILL & FATIMA spectrometer

J.-m. Régis; G.s. Simpson; A. Blanc; G. De France; M. Jentschel; U. Köster; P. Mutti; V. Paziy; N. Saed-samii; T. Soldner; C.a. Ur; W. Urban; A.m. Bruce; F. Drouet; L.m. Fraile; S. Ilieva; J. Jolie; W. Korten; T. Kröll; S. Lalkovski; H. Mach; N. Mărginean; G. Pascovici; Zs. Podolyak; P.h. Regan; O.j. Roberts; J.f. Smith; C. Townsley; A. Vancraeyenest; N. Warr

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2014.06.004

Germanium-gated γ–γ fast timing of excited states in fission fragments using the EXILL & FATIMA spectrometer

J.-m. Régis
, G.s. Simpson
, A. Blanc
, G. De France
, M. Jentschel
, U. Köster
, P. Mutti
, V. Paziy
, N. Saed-samii
, T. Soldner
, C.a. Ur
, W. Urban
, A.m. Bruce
, F. Drouet
, L.m. Fraile
, S. Ilieva
, J. Jolie
, W. Korten
, T. Kröll
, S. Lalkovski

H. Mach, N. Mărginean, G. Pascovici, Zs. Podolyak, P.h. Regan, O.j. Roberts, J.f. Smith, C. Townsley, A. Vancraeyenest, N. Warr

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Abstract

A high-granularity mixed spectrometer consisting of high-resolution Ge and very fast LaBr3(Ce)-scintillator detectors has been installed around afission target at the cold-neutron guide PF1B of thehigh-flux reactor of the Institut Laue–Langevin. Lifetimes of excited states in the range of 10 ps to 10 nscan be measured in around 100 exotic neutron-richfission fragments using Ge-gated LaBr3(Ce)–LaBr3(Ce) or Ge–Ge–LaBr3(Ce)–LaBr3(Ce) coincidences. We report on various characteristics of theEXILL&FATIMA spectrometer for the energy range of 40 keV up to 6.8 MeV and present results of ps-lifetime test measurements in afission fragment. The results are discussed with respect to possiblesystematic errors induced by background contributions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	210-220
Number of pages	11
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	763
Early online date	11 Jun 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.06.004
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2014

Keywords

fast-timing arrays
LaBr3(Ce) scintillators
Lifetime measurements
the GCD method
Neutron capture gamma rays
Neutron induced fission

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Régis, J., Simpson, G. S., Blanc, A., De France, G., Jentschel, M., Köster, U., Mutti, P., Paziy, V., Saed-samii, N., Soldner, T., Ur, C. A., Urban, W., Bruce, A. M., Drouet, F., Fraile, L. M., Ilieva, S., Jolie, J., Korten, W., Kröll, T., ... Warr, N. (2014). Germanium-gated γ–γ fast timing of excited states in fission fragments using the EXILL & FATIMA spectrometer. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 763, 210-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.06.004

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Germanium-gated γ–γ fast timing of excited states in fission fragments using the EXILL & FATIMA spectrometer. / Régis, J.-m.; Simpson, G.s.; Blanc, A. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 763, 01.11.2014, p. 210-220.

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Régis J, Simpson GS, Blanc A, De France G, Jentschel M, Köster U et al. Germanium-gated γ–γ fast timing of excited states in fission fragments using the EXILL & FATIMA spectrometer. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2014 Nov 1;763:210-220. Epub 2014 Jun 11. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2014.06.004

Germanium-gated γ–γ fast timing of excited states in fission fragments using the EXILL & FATIMA spectrometer

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