Systematic studies of scintillation detector with timing resolution of 10 ps for heavy ion beam

S. Nishimura; M. Kurata-Nishimura; K. Morimoto; Y. Nishi; A. Ozawa; T. Yamaguchi; T. Ohnishi; T. Zheng; M. Chiba; I. Tanihata

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01824-2

Systematic studies of scintillation detector with timing resolution of 10 ps for heavy ion beam

S. Nishimura^*
, M. Kurata-Nishimura
, K. Morimoto
, Y. Nishi
, A. Ozawa
, T. Yamaguchi
, T. Ohnishi
, T. Zheng
, M. Chiba
, I. Tanihata

^*Corresponding author for this work

RIKEN
Peking University

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We have tested Time-Of-Flight detectors consisting of several combinations of scintillators and photomultiplier tubes for the identification of produced heavy ion beam. Timing resolution of 6.8 ps (RMS) is achieved with energy deposited of 150-160 MeV in the plastic scintillator, where ⁴⁰Ar beam is used as a primary beam at the total energies of 3.8 GeV. Our systematic studies suggest the importance of maximizing the number of photoelectrons, where the timing resolution seems to be scaled by the pulse height according to the characteristic function of the photomultiplier tube. In addition, scintillator with faster timing property seems to be also essential for better timing resolution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	377-388
Number of pages	12
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	510
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01824-2
State	Published - 11 Sep 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Heavy ion
Particle identification
Photomultiplier tube
Scintillator
TOF
Timing resolution

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Nishimura, S., Kurata-Nishimura, M., Morimoto, K., Nishi, Y., Ozawa, A., Yamaguchi, T., Ohnishi, T., Zheng, T., Chiba, M., & Tanihata, I. (2003). Systematic studies of scintillation detector with timing resolution of 10 ps for heavy ion beam. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 510(3), 377-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01824-2

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Systematic studies of scintillation detector with timing resolution of 10 ps for heavy ion beam. / Nishimura, S.; Kurata-Nishimura, M.; Morimoto, K. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 510, No. 3, 11.09.2003, p. 377-388.

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Nishimura S, Kurata-Nishimura M, Morimoto K, Nishi Y, Ozawa A, Yamaguchi T et al. Systematic studies of scintillation detector with timing resolution of 10 ps for heavy ion beam. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2003 Sep 11;510(3):377-388. doi: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01824-2

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