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N.S. Martorana$^{1}$, G. Cardella$^{1}$, E. De Filippo$^{1}$, E. Geraci$^{1,2,3}$, C. Guazzoni$^{4}$, P. Russotto$^{5}$, L. Acosta$^{6}$, A. Barbon$^{1,2}$, A. Castoldi$^{4}$, G. Colucci$^{7}$, G. D’Agata$^{1,2}$, B. Gnoffo$^{1,2}$, J. F. González Linares$^{6}$, T. Kurtukian-Nieto$^{6}$, F. La Via$^{8}$, C. Maiolino$^{5}$, E.V. Pagano$^{5}$, S. Pirrone$^{1}$, G. Politi$^{1,2}$, M Pozzi$^{4}$, K. Rani$^{7}$, F. Risitano$^{1,3,9}$, F. Rizzo$^{2,3,5}$, M. Trimarchi$^{1,9}$, A. Trzcińska$^{7}$, S. Tudisco$^{5}$, M. Wolińska-Cichocka$^{7}$, C. Zagami $^{3,5}$
1 INFN-Sezione di Catania, Catania, Italy
2 Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “Ettore Majorana”, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
3 CSFNSM, Catania, Italy
4 DEIB Politecnico Milano and INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy
5 INFN-LNS, Catania, Italy
6 Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, Spain
7 HIL, University of Warsaw, Poland
8 Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM), National Research Council (CNR), Catania, Italy
9 Dipartimento MIFT, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
Radioactive ion beams, especially when produced at high intensity, represent one of the frontiers of nuclear physics, since they allow the investigation of nuclei far from stability. This makes it possible to study nuclear structure, including clustering phenomena, reaction dynamics related to the study of the equation of state (EoS), which is a key aspect in the current nuclear physics scenario, and reactions of interest for nuclear astrophysics [1–2]. In this context, several facilities worldwide, either under upgrade or currently under construction, are being developed to produce high-intensity RIBs over a wide range of energies and masses. Accordingly, advanced detector systems capable of sustaining such high rates are essential to fully exploit the potential of these next-generation facilities [1–2]. Silicon Carbide detectors are good candidates for the realization of such detection systems, thanks to their high radiation hardness, good energy response and energy resolution, fast timing performance, and a fabrication maturity that makes the production of large-area devices feasible. Indeed, they are currently regarded as a good compromise between silicon and diamond detectors [3–5]. This contribution provides an overview of studies devoted to the characterization of SiC detectors for nuclear physics studies, especially involving radioactive ion beams produced with the in-flight method, with particular focus on their fast-timing performance [5]. A special focus will be given on the preliminary results obtained in the T-INSIDE experiment, carried out at HIL, in June 2025, using the 12C+12C reaction at 73 MeV, highlighting the potential of segmented SiC detectors coupled with fast front-end electronics.
[1] https://nupecc.org/?display=lrp2024/main.
[2] Martorana N. S. et al., Frontiers in Physics, 10 (2022) and references therein
[3] Tudisco S. et al., Sensors, 18 (2018) and references therein.
[4] De Napoli M., Frontiers in Physics 10:898833, (2022) and references therein.
[5] Martorana N.S. et al., Nucl. Instrum. Methods A 1086 (2026) 171356 and references therein.