Charge identification performance of a <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline" id="d1e287" altimg="si3.svg"><mml:mi>Δ</mml:mi></mml:math>E-TOF detector prototype for the FOOT experiment

FOOT (FragmentatiOn On Target) is an applied nuclear physics experiment aimed at measuring the production cross sections of fragments for energies, beams and targets relevant in particle therapy and radioprotection in space. The null null null Δ null null null E-TOF detector will measure the energy deposited by the fragments in a wall of plastic null scintillators null and the time of flight with respect to a start detector. These two quantities...