Publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Journal

22.02.2024

The article discusses the design and characterization of innovative bismuth germanate (BGO) scintillation detectors, used to filter out the Compton continuum from the spectra, acquired by high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors. A fully functional DEGAS-BGO-BC cluster was designed and tested both with gamma-ray sources (⁶⁰Co and ¹⁵²Eu) and during a DESPEC experiment at GSI/FAIR. The results were compared to simulations and were found to be mostly in agreement with the latter. Additionally, the detector was thoroughly characterized so that its operation was fully understood.

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20. november 2024

Details of the extremely successful testing of advanced detectors at the accelerator in Cologne

At the end of October, the F2 department staff participated in the test of the HISPEC-10 detector setup at the 10MV tandem accelerator of the Institute for Nuclear Physics IKP (German: Institut für Kernphysik) at the University of Cologne.

28. october 2024

The IAEA workshop successfully conducted

The IAEA workshop at the MIC premises was very effective. Advanced training of young researchers on ion beam analysis techniques and their applied use took place both theoretically and practically.

22. october 2024

Analyzes of Binding Forms of Calcium in Wheat Grains

At the XRF beamline of the Elettra synchrotron the analyzes of calcium binding forms in wheat grains containing different concentrations of calcium was performed. The binding forms affect the level of calcium bioavailability from wheat flour and wheat products.