Initial tests of the magnetic spectrometer at the TANDAR accelerator

Abstract

A new magnetic spectrometer has started operating at the 20 UD tandem accelerator of the TANDAR laboratory. A large acceptance angle and the ability to handle a broad range of energies and masses are its main characteristics. The associated detection system consists of a multiwire vertical drift chamber, an ionization chamber and a plastic scintillator. The complete device was tested using the scattering of 12C, 16O, and 32S on 197Au, and 16O beams on 120Sn. A summary of the most important features of the system and the results of the tests are presented.