Proton beam energy calibration of the 3 MV Tandetron™ at IFIN-HH

Testov, D.A.; Straticiuc, M.; Söderström, P.-A.; Aogaki, S.; Andrei, R.-F.; Azhibekov, A.K.; Balabanski, D.L.; Ban, S.-R.; Brezeanu, M.; Burducea, I.; Constantin, P.; Dhal, A.; Djourelov, N.; Florea, N.; Gavrilescu, A.; Guardo, L.; Iancu, D.; Ioannidis, S.; Kahl, D.; Kuncser, I.; Kurmanaliyev, Zh.; Kusoglu, Aslı; Lorusso, G.; Mauyey, B.; Morzabayev, A.; Nedelcu, C.V.; Nichita, D.; Niculae, S.; Parlea, P.; Paun, C.; Petruse, T.; Rotaru, A.; Roy, R.; Spataru, A.; State, A.N.; Toma, V.; Tozar, T.; Vasilca, V.

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/20/07/p07051

Proton beam energy calibration of the 3 MV Tandetron™ at IFIN-HH

Testov D., Straticiuc M., Söderström P., Aogaki S., Andrei R., Azhibekov A., ...More

Journal of Instrumentation, vol.20, no.7, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 20 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2025
Doi Number: 10.1088/1748-0221/20/07/p07051
Journal Name: Journal of Instrumentation
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Compendex, Index Islamicus, INSPEC
Keywords: Accelerator Applications, Instrumentation for particle accelerators and storage rings - low energy (linear accelerators, cyclotrons, electrostatic accelerators), Neutron detectors (cold, thermal, fast neutrons)
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The ELIGANT-TN long neutron counter, the ELISSA silicon strip array and the Mini-eTPC active gas target detector all represent nuclear physics research tools constructed at Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) for use in γ-beam experiments. Currently, these three setups are used at the charged particle accelerators of the “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), for performing reaction cross-section measurements. Accurate knowledge of the incident beam energy is of paramount importance for such studies, which is why in the present article we report on a new proton beam energy calibration performed using the following threshold reactions: 7Li(p,n)7Be, 13C(p,n)13N and 51V(p,n)51Cr. The measurements were performed by varying the projectile energy across the key range of ∼ 1600-3200 keV. The results demonstrate a linear dependence of the projectile energy on the terminal voltage.