Bezzina, LaurenSimpson, EdHinde, DavidDasgupta, MahanandaCarter, IanRafferty, Dominic2022-09-280168-9002http://hdl.handle.net/1885/274146A novel fusion product separator, based on a gas-filled 8 T superconducting solenoid has been developed at the Australian National University. Though the transmission efficiency of the solenoid is very high, precision cross section measurements require knowledge of the angular distribution of the evaporation residues. A method has been developed to deduce the angular distribution of the evaporation residues from the laboratory-frame velocity distribution of the evaporation residues measured at the exit of the separator. The features of this method are presented, focusing on the example of 34S+89Y which is compared to an independent measurement of the angular distribution. The establishment of this method now allows the novel solenoidal separator to be used to obtain reliable, precision fusion cross-sections.The project was supported by the Australian Research Council Grants FL110100098, DP160101254, DP170102318 and DP170102423. Support for operations of the HIAF accelerator facility from the Federal Government NCRIS HIA capability is also acknowledgedapplication/pdfen-AU© 2020 Elsevier B.V.Nuclear fusionGas filled separatorEvaporation residuesSuperconducting solenoid2020-07-1110.1016/j.nima.2020.1638722021-11-28