A new heavy ion tracking detector for the R$$^3$$B setup based on scintillating fibers and SiPM readout
Abstract We present the design, developments, and test results of the new scintillating fiber based tracking detectors which are part of the R $$^3$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mrow/> <mml:mrow/> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> B experimental setup at GSI and FAIR, Darmstadt, Germany. Those tracking detectors are capable to track heavy ions of all charges at relativistic energies. Together with an elaborate particle-tracking system, the full identification of relativistic ions from hydrogen up to uranium in mass and nuclear charge is possible.
Authors
- S. Utz
- M. Winkler
- C. Caesar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5844-7073)
- R. Visinka
- A. Zilges
- D. Savran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2685-5600)
- H. Heggen
- Isabelle Brandherm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3357-9487)
- J.A. Galvis Tarquino
- M. Heil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9562-6644)
- C. Nociforo
- T. Aumann
- E. Casarejos
- N. Kurz
- C. J. Schmidt
- H. Simon
- D. Körper
- P. Garcia Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2924-5452)
Institutions
- GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Technische Universität Darmstadt (DE)
- Universidade de Vigo (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The European Physical Journal A
- Published
- 2026-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-026-01936-y
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung