SPectrometer for Internal Conversion Electrons (SPICE) at TRIUMF-ISAC

J. Smallcombe, M. Moukaddam, L. J. Evitts, A. B. Garnsworthy, S. Hallam, C. Andreoiu, G. C. Ball, C. Bolton, R. Caballero-Folch, M. Constable, D. S. Cross, P. E. Garrett, G. Hackman, J. Henderson, R. Henderson, S. Ketelhut, R. Kruecken, L. Kurchaninov, J. Park, J. L. PoreE. T. Rand, P. Ruotsalainen, J. K. Smith, C. E. Svensson, M. Williams

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Abstract

A new ancillary detector, SPICE (SPectrometer for Internal Conversion Electrons) has been constructed and recently commissioned for use with radioactive ion beams at the TRIUMF-ISAC II facility. SPICE is designed to be operated in conjunction with the TIGRESS High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) spectrometer to perform combined in-beam γ-ray and internal-conversion-electron spectroscopy. The main feature of SPICE is high efficiency over a wide range of electron energies from 100 to 3500 keV, with an effective reduction of beam-induced backgrounds. SPICE will be a powerful tool to measure conversion coefficients and E0 transitions in atomic nuclei. A recent in-beam commissioning experiment demonstrates the effectiveness of the basic design concept of SPICE in background suppression.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number04005
JournalEPJ Web of Conferences
Volume123
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 5 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event2015 Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium, HIAS 2015 - Canberra, Australia
Duration: Sep 14 2015Sep 18 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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