PT Journal
AU BRIKEN Collaboration (Tolosa-Delgado, Aea
   Agramunt, J
   Tain, JL
   Algora, A
   Domingo-Pardo, C
   Morales, AI
   Rubio, B
TI Commissioning of the BRIKEN detector for the measurement of very exotic beta-delayed neutron emitters
SO Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A
JI Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
PY 2019
BP 133
EP 147
VL 925
DI 10.1016/j.nima.2019.02.004
LA English
DE Beta-delayed neutrons; Neutron and beta counters; Analysis methodology; Background correction
AB A new detection system has been installed at the RIKEN Nishina Center (Japan) to investigate decay properties of very neutron-rich nuclei. The setup consists of three main parts: a moderated neutron counter, a detection system sensitive to the implantation and decay of radioactive ions, and gamma-ray detectors. We describe here the setup, the commissioning experiment and some selected results demonstrating its performance for the measurement of half-lives and beta-delayed neutron emission probabilities. The methodology followed in the analysis of the data is described in detail. Particular emphasis is placed on the correction of the accidental neutron background.
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