@article{3071811,
    title = "Analysis of the background on cross section measurements with the MAGNEX spectrometer: The (20Ne, 20O) Double Charge Exchange case",
    author = "Calabrese, S. and Cappuzzello, F. and Carbone, D. and Cavallaro, M. and Agodi, C. and Torresi, D. and Acosta, L. and Bonanno, D. and Bongiovanni, D. and Borello-Lewin, T. and Boztosun, I. and Brischetto, G.A. and Calvo, D. and Ciraldo, I. and Deshmukh, N. and de Faria, P.N. and Finocchiaro, P. and Foti, A. and Gallo, G. and Hacisalihoglu, A. and Iazzi, F. and Introzzi, R. and La Fauci, L. and Lanzalone, G. and Linares, R. and Longhitano, F. and Lo Presti, D. and Medina, N. and Muoio, A. and Oliveira, J.R.B. and Pakou, A. and Pandola, L. and Pinna, F. and Reito, S. and Russo, G. and Santagati, G. and Sgouros, O. and Solakci, S.O. and Soukeras, V. and Souliotis, G. and Spatafora, A. and Tudisco, S. and Zagatto, V.A.B. and for the NUMEN collaboration",
    journal = "Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "980",
    publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
    doi = "10.1016/j.nima.2020.164500",
    keywords = "Charge transfer;  Heavy ions, Charge exchanges;  Cross-section measurement;  Double charge-exchange reaction;  Magnetic spectrometers;  Particle identifications;  Reaction channels;  Signal-to-background ratio;  Transfer reaction, Spectrometers",
    abstract = "The MAGNEX magnetic spectrometer is used in the experimental measurements of Double Charge Exchange and Multi-Nucleon Transfer reactions induced by heavy ions within the NUMEN project. These processes are characterized by small cross sections under a large background due to other reaction channels. Therefore an accurate control of the signal to background ratio is mandatory. In this article, the determination of the MAGNEX spectrometer background contribution on cross section measurements is presented by applying a suitable analysis to quantify the limits of the adopted particle identification technique. The method is discussed considering the 116Cd(20Ne, 20O)116Sn Double Charge Exchange reaction data, however it can be applied to any other reaction channel of interest. © 2020 Elsevier B.V."
}