https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-023-01205-2
Special Article - New Tools and Techniques
Kinematics reconstruction in solenoidal spectrometers operated in active target mode
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IGFAE, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, 48824, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, 48824, East Lansing, MI, USA
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College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, 518055, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 60439, Argonne, IL, USA
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School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, Manchester, UK
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Present address: Department of Physics and Astronomy, High Point University, 27268, High Point, NC, USA
Received:
14
September
2023
Accepted:
25
November
2023
Published online:
13
December
2023
We discuss the reconstruction of low-energy nuclear reaction kinematics from charged-particle tracks in solenoidal spectrometers working in Active Target Time Projection Chamber mode. In this operation mode, reaction products are tracked within the active gas medium of the Active Target with a three dimensional space point cloud. We have inferred the reaction kinematics from the point cloud using an algorithm based on a linear quadratic estimator (Kalman filter). The performance of this algorithm has been evaluated using experimental data from nuclear reactions measured with the Active Target Time Projection Chamber (AT-TPC) detector.
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