A set of compact ionization chamber-Si(IP)CsI(Tl) telescopes for multifragmentation studies are described. These ion chamber telescopes can be used either individually, or to augment the MSU Miniball 4π array. The characteristics of the large-area passivated, ion implanted Si detectors are investigated. Statistics on the overall planarity of these detectors as well as, the thickness of dead layers present at the surface of this type of detectors are examined.

Fragment emission patterns occurring in nuclear systems of modest excitation are studied. Exclusive measurement of fragment emission in 14N+197Au reactions at EA = 100, 130 and 156 MeV allows selection of central collisions where a single source dominates the decay. Low threshold measurement of IMF emission for these events allows investigation of the influence of detector threshold effects. The time scale of fragment emission is deduced using fragment-fragment velocity correlations. Comparisons are made to the predictions of a statistical decay model.