https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2016-16362-5
Regular Article
Making radioactive ion beams - Detecting reaction products
KU Leuven, Instituut voor Kern-en Stralingsfysica, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
* e-mail: raabe@kuleuven.be
Received:
9
June
2016
Accepted:
3
September
2016
Published online:
19
October
2016
We present a didactical overview of the methods for the production of radioactive ion beams (RIBs), discussing the main characteristics and associated advantages and drawbacks of the in-flight separation and isotope separation on-line methods. We include a short overview of present and planned facilities, focusing on Europe. In the second part of the paper a brief introduction on the detection of radiation is given, followed by a discussion of the specific problems related to radiation detection in measurements involving RIBs. A few illustrative examples of detection setups are presented.
© Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2016
