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The cluster-knockout reaction project, ONOKORO, has been launched to elucidate the formation mechanism of clusters in atomic nuclei. For the inverse-kinetics cluster-knockout reaction experiments, a new detector array is under development to measure energies and angles of light ions emitted in the reactions. The silicon tracker tracks the particles with good angular and energy-loss resolutions. A performance test of the silicon strip detectors with a thickness of 100 μ m and a strip width of 100 μ m was performed using prototype silicon detectors. The mono-energetic proton and α -particle beams were irradiated on the silicon detectors. The energy-loss spectra in silicon detectors showed a good signal-to-noise ratio. The threshold level for signal detection is seven sigma of noise level. Their dynamic ranges were optimized wide enough to detect charge number Z = 1 and Z = 2 ions emitted in the cluster-knockout reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We have launched a new research project named "ONOKORO" to elucidate the formation mechanism of clusters in atomic nuclei. The project comprehensively investigates clustering phenomena in the medium-to-heavy mass region with inverse-kinematics cluster-knockout reactions at the intermediate energy facilities. The new detector array named "TOGAXSI" is under construction for this purpose. It measures scattering angles and the energies of deuterons, tritons, 3 He, and α particles emitted at forward angles from the cluster-knockout reactions. It also measures the recoil protons emitted from the scattering events at large angles. High-angular and high-energy resolutions with wide solid angles are required to achieve a good cluster separation energy resolution and a reasonably high yield. The designed telescope consists of silicon trackers and GAGG:Ce calorimeters. This paper shows the required conditions and design concepts of TOGAXSI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]