Time-of-flight and dE/dx methods of particle identification

A review of the current experimental situation in time-of-flight and d E/dx methods of particle identification for nuclides with Z>5 is presented. Different types of both Delta E and fast timing detectors are discussed and recent experimental results are described. Finally recent results from Los Alamos are presented; there the use of an improved time-of-flight technique resulted in the discovery of the neutron-excess isotope /sup 31/Mg. (25 refs).