Measurement of the high energy $γ$-rays from heavy ion reactions using Čerenkov detector

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Autores principales: Si, Dawei, Zhou, Yan, Xiao, Sheng, Xiao, Zhigang
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Publicado: 2023
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author Si, Dawei
Zhou, Yan
Xiao, Sheng
Xiao, Zhigang
author_facet Si, Dawei
Zhou, Yan
Xiao, Sheng
Xiao, Zhigang
contents The energetic bremsstrahlung photons up to 100 MeV produced in heavy ion collisions can be used as a sensitive probe to the short range correlation in atomic nuclei. The energy of the $γ$-rays can be measured by collecting the Čerenkov light in medium induced by the fast electrons generated in Compton scattering or electromagnetic shower of the incident $γ$ ray. Two types of detectors, based on pure water and lead glass as the sensitive material respectively, are designed for the above purpose. The $γ$ response and optical photon propagation in detectors have been simulated based on the electromagnetic and optical processes in Geant4. The inherent energy resolution of $0.022+0.51/E_γ^{1/2}$ for water and $0.002+0.45/E_γ^{1/2}$ for lead glass are obtained. The geometry size of lead glass and water are optimized at $30\times 30 \times 30$ cm$^3$ and $60\times 60 \times 120$ cm$^3$, respectively, for detecting high energy $γ$-rays at 160 MeV. Hough transform method has been applied to reconstruct the direction of the incident $γ$-rays, giving the ability to distinguish experimentally the high-energy $γ$ rays produced in the reactions on the target from the random background cosmic ray muons.
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spellingShingle Measurement of the high energy $γ$-rays from heavy ion reactions using Čerenkov detector
Si, Dawei
Zhou, Yan
Xiao, Sheng
Xiao, Zhigang
Instrumentation and Detectors
Nuclear Experiment
The energetic bremsstrahlung photons up to 100 MeV produced in heavy ion collisions can be used as a sensitive probe to the short range correlation in atomic nuclei. The energy of the $γ$-rays can be measured by collecting the Čerenkov light in medium induced by the fast electrons generated in Compton scattering or electromagnetic shower of the incident $γ$ ray. Two types of detectors, based on pure water and lead glass as the sensitive material respectively, are designed for the above purpose. The $γ$ response and optical photon propagation in detectors have been simulated based on the electromagnetic and optical processes in Geant4. The inherent energy resolution of $0.022+0.51/E_γ^{1/2}$ for water and $0.002+0.45/E_γ^{1/2}$ for lead glass are obtained. The geometry size of lead glass and water are optimized at $30\times 30 \times 30$ cm$^3$ and $60\times 60 \times 120$ cm$^3$, respectively, for detecting high energy $γ$-rays at 160 MeV. Hough transform method has been applied to reconstruct the direction of the incident $γ$-rays, giving the ability to distinguish experimentally the high-energy $γ$ rays produced in the reactions on the target from the random background cosmic ray muons.
title Measurement of the high energy $γ$-rays from heavy ion reactions using Čerenkov detector
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12995