Testing of a Micro-channel Plate Detector for Improved TwinSol Measurement

The TwinSol radioactive beam facility at the University of Notre Dame is used to study reactions of nuclear astrophysics and structure interest using in-flight produced radioactive beams~ Such measurements are often limited by the energy resolution, the beam purity, and event identification. Time-of-flight (ToF) measurements of both the produced beam and the reaction products can facility experiments that are not currently possible. ~To carry out these ToF measurements, a micro-channel plate detector (MCP) and foil were setup along th~beam line.~Initial tests have been performed in line with a silicon detector, where the MCP creates a start signal for the particle which stops at the silicon detector. Preliminary results will be discussed further in the presentation.