Measurement of charge of heavy ions in emulsion using a CCD camera
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-11-1999
Abstract
A system has been developed for semi-automated determination of the charges of heavy ions recorded in nuclear emulsions. The profiles of various heavy ion tracks in emulsion, both accelerator beam ions and fragments of heavy projectiles, were obtained with a CCD camera mounted on a microscope. The dependence of track profiles on illumination, emulsion grain size and density, background in emulsion, and track geometry was analyzed. Charges of the fragments of heavy projectiles were estimated independently by the delta ray counting method. A calibration of both width and height of track profiles against ion charges was made with ions of known charges ranging from helium to gold nuclei.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
First Page
252
Last Page
263
Recommended Citation
Kudzia, D., Cherry, M., Da̧browska, A., Deines-Jones, P., Holyński, R., Olszewski, A., Nilsen, B., Sengupta, K., Szarska, M., Trzupek, A., Waddington, C., Wefel, J., Wilczyńska, B., Wilczyński, H., Wolter, W., Wosiek, B., & Woźniak, K. (1999). Measurement of charge of heavy ions in emulsion using a CCD camera. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 431 (1), 252-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00281-8