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HERACLES is a multidetector that has been modified to study heavyion collisions, using an ion beam with an energy range between 8 to 15 MeV per nucleon. It has 78 detectors axially distributed around the beam axis in 6 rings allowing detection of multiple charged fragments from nuclear reactions. HERACLES has 4 different types of detectors, BC408/BaF2 phoswich, Si/CsI(Tl) telescope, BC408/BC444 phoswich and CsI(Tl) detectors. 25 Na +12 C, 25 Na +27 Al, 25 Mg +12 C and 25 Mg +27 Al reactions have been used to characterize the multidetector. Element identification up to Z = 12 is achieved with the BC408/BaF2 phoswich detectors, up to Z = 15 with the Si/CsI(Tl) telescopes and up to Z = 12 with the BC408/BC444 phoswich detectors. Isotopic identification is reached with the CsI(Tl) detector up to Z = 2.
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St-Onge, P., Gauthier, J., Wallace, B., Roy, R. (2013). HERACLES : a multidetector for heavy-ion collisions at TRIUMF. In: Dilling, J., Krücken, R., Merminga, L. (eds) ISAC and ARIEL: The TRIUMF Radioactive Beam Facilities and the Scientific Program. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7963-1_27
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