Nuclear Spectroscopy and Reactions 40-A

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Other Parts

I Accelerators in Low and Intermediate Energy Nuclear Physics

I.A Electrostatic Accelerators

I. Introduction

II. General Features of Electrostatic Generators

III. The Tandem Generator

IV. The Tandem as a Heavy Ion Accelerator

References

I.B The Cyclotron

I. History of the Cyclotron

II. Particle Dynamics

III. The Frequency Modulated Cyclotron

IV. The AVF Cyclotron

V. Cyclotron Ion Sources

VI. AVF Cyclotrons as Research Tools

References

I.C Specialized Accelerators

I.C.1 Heavy Ion Accelerators

I.C.2 High Intensity Meson Facilities

I.C.3 Electron Linear Accelerators

II. Specialized auxiliary equipment

II.A Polarization Experiments

II.A.1 Polarized Beams

II.A.2 Polarized Targets

II.B On-Line Mass Separation

Introduction

I. Direct Separation of Fast Reaction Products

II. Separation of Stopped Fragments

References

II.C Techniques for the Study of Short-Lived Nuclei

I. Introduction

II. Rabbit Systems

III. Gas Transport Systems

IV. Accelerator Pulsing Techniques

V. Fast Radiochemical Techniques

VI. Current and Novel Approaches

References

III Measurement of Charged Particle and Gamma Ray Spectra

III.A Semiconductor Radiation Detectors

I. Introduction

II. Radiation Absorption in Silicon and Germanium Detectors

III. Charge Production and Collection Processes

IV. Detector Structures and Fabrication Aspects

V. Some Mechanical and Electronic Aspects of Semiconductor Detector Spectrometers

VI. Some Illustrative Detector Applications

VII. Miscellaneous Topics

References

III.B Large NaI Detectors

I. Introduction

II. Characteristics of Large NaI Crystals

III. Detectors with Anticoincidence Shields

IV. Electronic Circuitry

V. Applications

References

III.C Magnetic Detection of Charged Particles

I. Introduction

II. Beam Transport Formalism

III. Magnetic Systems

IV. Dispersion and Kinematic Compensation

V. Detectors

References

III.D Semiconductor Detector Spectrometer Electronics

I. Examples of Spectrometer Systems

II. Basic Considerations in Energy Measurements

III. Design Factors in Electronic Modules for Spectroscopy

IV. Basic Considerations in Time Measurements

V. Design Factors in Electronic Modules for Fast Timing

Appendices

References

III.E On-Line Computers in Nuclear Research

I. Introduction

II. Computers

III. Functions of a Computer in a Nuclear Laboratory

IV. Peripheral Equipment

V. Software

VI. Conclusions

References

Author Index

Subject Index