| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8039867 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Efficient suppression of β-background is essential for studies of low-energy β-delayed charged particle decays of astrophysical interest. A promising method for such studies has been a micro pattern gas amplifier detector where the sample is implanted into the gas volume and the decays that follow are observed with high gain and signal to noise ratio. An upgraded version of the original AstroBox detector has been built and commissioned at Texas A&M University. Here a description of the new AstroBox2 detector is given, selected results from the commissioning tests are presented, and future perspectives discussed.
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Authors
A. Saastamoinen, E. Pollacco, B.T. Roeder, A. Spiridon, M. Daq, L. Trache, G. Pascovici, R. De Oliveira, M.R.D. Rodrigues, R.E. Tribble,