Heavy ion detector

A spectrum that was derived during 14C measurement from the Rochester multiparameter heavy ion detector is shown in figure... 

One less common but attention-grabbing application of TRMS is related to nuclear physics, in the area of synthesis of new unstable nuclei. In order to synthesize heavy atoms, Pb or Bi targets are irradiated with a stream of charged particles [209]. The newly produced heavy ions are directed through quadrupole lenses and velocity Alters toward detectors. Their implantation energy is correlated with the subsequent radioactive decays in order to identify the generated nuclei [210]. Detection of new heavy elements is particularly difficult because they have very short half-lives. The data obtained from heavy ion detectors and silicon detectors are put together to match the characteristics of the new elements with the theoretical predictions. 

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