SPectrometer for Internal Conversion Electrons (SPICE) at TRIUMF-ISAC

Publication Type
Book Chapter
Year of Publication
2016
Authors
Smallcombe, J.
Moukaddam, M.
Evitts, L. J.
Garnsworthy, A. B.
Hallam, S.
Andreoiu, C.
Ball, G. C.
Bolton, C.
Caballero-Folch, R.
Constable, M.
Cross, D. S.
Garrett, P. E.
Hackman, G.
Henderson, J.
Henderson, R.
Ketelhut, S.
Kruecken, R.
Kurchaninov, L.
Park, J.
Pore, J. L.
Rand, E. T.
Ruotsalainen, P.
Smith, J. K.
Svensson, C. E.
Williams, M.
Editor
Reed, M. W.
Simpson, E. C.
Mitchell, A. J.
Name of Publication
Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium 2015: International Nuclear Structure Conference in Remembrance of George Dracoulis
Volume
123
Series Title
EPJ Web of Conferences
Start Page
E D P Sciences
Short Title
SPectrometer for Internal Conversion Electrons (SPICE) at TRIUMF-ISAC
Accession Number
WOS:000387536400025
Location
Cedex A
DOI
10.1051/epjconf/201612304005
Abstract

A new ancillary detector, SPICE (SPectrometer for Internal Conversion Electrons) has been constructed and recently commissioned for use with radioactive ion beams at the TRIUMF-ISAC II facility. SPICE is designed to be operated in conjunction with the TIGRESS High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) spectrometer to perform combined in-beam gamma-ray and internal-conversion-electron spectroscopy. The main feature of SPICE is high efficiency over a wide range of electron energies from 100 to 3500 keV, with an effective reduction of beam-induced backgrounds. SPICE will be a powerful tool to measure conversion coefficients and E0 transitions in atomic nuclei. A recent in-beam commissioning experiment demonstrates the effectiveness of the basic design concept of SPICE in background suppression.