Silicon Arrays
Description
Silicon detector technology is a key aspect of current Rare Isotope Beam science and silicon detector arrays will be critical to many of the science programs at FRIB. The SA-WG is focused on significantly advancing the fundamental characteristics of silicon technology as well as developing arrays for specific purposes at FRIB. As silicon arrays are often no longer stand alone devices, it is essential that the SA-WG coordinate with other groups such as Astrophysics, Decay Spectroscopy, GRETA, those working on various separators and spectrometers, and the Data Acquisition and Analysis group in order to achieve optimal design and integration of specific silicon detector arrays.
Message from Conveners
Dear colleagues,
Charged particle detection is critical to a
number of sub-fields of rare isotope beam science
including (but not limited to) direct reaction studies,
equation-of-state studies, recoil-tagging methods,
fusion and fusion/fission studies, and decay spectroscopy.
With the FRIB Users workshop on instrumentation on February 20-22
(http://meetings.nscl.msu.edu/frib-equipment-workshop2010/)
rapidly approaching, we are organizing a breakout session on silicon
arrays (Saturday 7:30-9:30 pm). To prepare for discussions at the session
we are forming a charged particle detector arrays working group (SA-WG).
Details of the working group can be found at:
http://sawg.physics.fsu.edu
The SA-WG is focused on developing charged-particle detector arrays for
specific purposes at FRIB, as well as significantly advancing the
fundamental characteristics of silicon, investigating the uses of
other materials, and working with others to advance data acquisition
systems. As charged-particle detection is used in a broad range of the
research expected at FRIB, and is already critical to many experiments
at other laboratories, it is imperative that the members of the working
group are representative of these diverse research interests. The SA-WG
will coordinate with other groups such as Astrophysics, Decay Spectroscopy,
GRETA, groups on various separators and spectrometers, and the Data Acquisition
and Analysis group in order to achieve optimal design and integration of specific
charged-particle detector arrays.
Please join us by completing the form at:
http://sawg.physics.fsu.edu/~SAWG/FRIB_workgroup/Join.html
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in February!
Jolie Cizewski
Romualdo de Souza
Kate Jones
Lolly Pollacco
Grigory Rogachev
Darek Seweryniak
Conveners
The conveners of the FRIB Silicon Array Working Group (in alphabetical order) are:
Jolie Cizewski, Rutgers Univ.
Romualdo De Souza, Indiana Univ.
Kate Jones, Univ. Tennessee, kgrzywac at utk.edu [Point of Contact]
Lolly Pollacco, CEA Saclay, France
Grisha Rogachev, Florida State University
Darek Seweryniak, Argonne National Laboratory
Equipment Workshop Questionnaire
The Silicon Arrays Working Group's Questionnaire for the February FRIB Equipment workshop is linked here.
For More Information
Please visit the Silicon Array Working Group Website at
http://fsunuc.physics.fsu.edu/~SAWG.