Modern African nuclear detector laboratory: Development of state-of-the-art in-house detector facility at the University of the Western Cape

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dc.contributor.authorKapoor, K.
dc.contributor.authorOrce, J.N
dc.contributor.authorAbrahams, K
dc.contributor.authorAkakpo, E
dc.contributor.authorBester, Z
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, D.G
dc.contributor.authorJordaan, K.L
dc.contributor.authorJones, M.Y.
dc.contributor.authorKamedien, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, R.
dc.contributor.authorLomberg, B
dc.contributor.authorMasango, S.
dc.contributor.authorNgwetsheni, C.
dc.contributor.authorNtshangase, S.S.
dc.contributor.authorRadebe, N.
dc.contributor.authorTriambak, S
dc.contributor.authorZyl, J.J. van,
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-13T11:30:38Z
dc.date.available2021-09-13T11:30:38Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe upcoming detector facility aims at developing new state-of-the-art particle detectors as well as providing hands-on training to postgraduate students using both analog and digital signal processing from nuclear radiation detectors. The project is two-fold and aims at developing: 1) ancillary detectors to be coupled with the new GAMKA array at iThemba LABS. Of particular interest to our group is the determination of nuclear shapes, which depend on the hyperfine splitting of magnetic substates; 2) PET scanners for cancer imaging using a cheaper technology. Performance of NaI(Tl) inorganic scintillator detectors has been evaluated using PIXIE-16 modules from XIA digital electronics. Gamma-ray energy spectra were acquired from 60Co and 137Cs radioactive sources to calculate the detector resolution as well as to optimize the digital parameters. The present study focuses on improving and optimizing the slow and fast filter parameters for NaI(Tl) detectors which can eventually be used in the list mode of data aquisition.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKapoor, K., Orce, J.N., Abrahams, K., Akakpo, E., Bester, Z., Jenkins, D.G., Jordaan, K.L., Jones, M.Y., Kamedien, M.A., Lindsay, R., Lomberg, B., Masango, S., Ngwetsheni, C., Ntshangase, S.S., Radebe, N., Triambak, S. & Zyl, J.J. van, 2019, “Modern African nuclear detector laboratory: Development of state-of-the-art in-house detector facility at the University of the Western Cape,” Hyperfine Interactions, 240(1).en_US
dc.identifier.issn15729540
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6661
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringerLinken_US
dc.subjectNaI(Tl) Digital signal processingen_US
dc.subjectPIXIE16en_US
dc.subjectNovel particle detectorsen_US
dc.titleModern African nuclear detector laboratory: Development of state-of-the-art in-house detector facility at the University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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