Commissioning a particle detector for the GSI storage rings

The study of radioactive atoms is a crucial component in understanding the origin of the elements that make up our world. By studying the decay properties of extremely rare ions and their exotic decay processes, we clarify the processes that produce the heavy elements by grounding them in observation, and answer mysteries in nuclear structure. To do this, we hold short-lived atoms in the Experimental Storage Ring (ESR) and characterise their decay modes by capturing their decay products with heavy ion detectors. The BEAVERTAIL detector is one such heavy-ion telescope; constructed and built at TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator, it will be instrumental in the ILIMA campaign at FAIR and thus needs to be commissioned at the ESR. For this project, Guy will participate in ESR experiments to gain expertise, and then install and establish BEAVERTAIL in a commissioning experiment to demonstrate its capability.

Faculty Supervisor:

Iris Dillmann

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Partner:

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Technology

University:

TRIUMF

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