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Author AGATA Collaboration; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Bazzacco, D.; Doornenbal, P.; Farnea, E.; Gadea, A.; Gerl, J.; Wollersheim, H.J.
Title Conceptual design and performance study for the first implementation of AGATA at the in-flight RIB facility of GSI Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 694 Issue Pages 297-312
Keywords gamma-Ray spectroscopy; Tracking; Monte Carlo
Abstract The main objective of the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) is the investigation of the structure of exotic nuclei at the new generation of RIB facilities. As part of the preparatory phase for FAIR-NUSTAR, AGATA is going to be installed at the FRS fragmentation facility of the GSI centre for an experimental campaign to be performed in 2012 and 2013. Owing to its gamma-ray tracking capabilities and the envisaged enhancement in resolving power, a series of in-flight gamma-ray spectroscopy experiments are being planned. The present work describes the conceptual design of this first implementation of AGATA at GSI-FRS, and provides information about the expected performance figures. According to the characteristics of each particular experiment, it is foreseen that the target-array distance is adjusted in order to achieve the optimum compromise between detection efficiency and energy resolution, or to cover an specific angular range of the emitted electromagnetic radiation. Thus, a comprehensive Monte Carlo study of the detection sensitivity in terms of photopeak efficiency, resolution and peak-to-total ratio, as a function of the target-array distance is presented. Several configurations have been investigated, and MC-calculations indicate that a remarkable enhancement in resolving power can be achieved when double-cluster AGATA detectors are developed and implemented. Several experimental effects are also investigated. This concerns the impact of passive materials between the target and the array, the angular distribution of the detection efficiency and the influence of target thickness effects and transition lifetimes in the attainable detection sensitivity. A short overview on half-life measurements via lineshape effects utilizing AGATA is also presented. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Address [Domingo-Pardo, C.; Gadea, A.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Valencia, Spain, Email: domingo@ific.uv.es
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Author AGATA Collaboration (Crespi, F.C.L. et al); Gadea, A.
Title Response of AGATA segmented HPGe detectors to gamma rays up to 15.1 MeV Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 705 Issue Pages 47-54
Keywords AGATA; Gamma-ray spectroscopy; Gamma-ray tracking; HPGe detectors; Pulse-shape and gamma-ray tracking algorithms; Semiconductor detector performance and simulations
Abstract The response of AGATA segmented HPGe detectors to gamma rays in the energy range 2-15 MeV was measured. The 15.1 MeV gamma rays were produced using the reaction d(B-11,n gamma)C-12 at E-beam=19.1 MeV, while gamma rays between 2 and 9 MeV were produced using an Am-Be-Fe radioactive source. The energy resolution and linearity were studied and the energy-to-pulse-height conversion resulted to be linear within 0.05%.Experimental interaction multiplicity distributions are discussed and compared with the results of Geant4 simulations. It is shown that the application of gamma-ray tracking allows a suppression of background radiation caused by n-capture in Ge nuclei. Finally the Doppler correction for the 15.1 MeV gamma line, performed using the position information extracted with Pulse-shape analysis is discussed.
Address [Crespi, F. C. L.; Avigo, R.; Camera, F.; Bottoni, S.; Bracco, A.; Ceruti, S.; Giaz, A.; Leoni, S.; Nicolini, R.; Pellegri, L.; Riboldi, S.; Vandone, V.] Univ Milan, Dipartimento Fis, I-20133 Milan, Italy, Email: fabio.crespi@mi.infn.it
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Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1329
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Author Lalovic, N.; Louchart, C.; Michelagnoli, C.; Perez-Vidal, R.M.; Ralet, D.; Gerl, J.; Rudolph, D.; Arici, T.; Bazzacco, D.; Clement, E.; Gadea, A.; Kojouharov, I.; Korichi, A.; Labiche, M.; Ljungvall, J.; Lopez-Martens, A.; Nyberg, J.; Pietralla, N.; Pietri, S.; Stezowski, O.
Title Performance of the AGATA gamma-ray spectrometer in the PreSPEC set-up at GSI Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 806 Issue Pages 258-266
Keywords Gamma-ray spectroscopy; Gamma-ray tracking; Nuclear structure; Pulse shape analysis; HPGe detectors
Abstract In contemporary nuclear physics, the European Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) represents a crucial detection system for cutting-edge nuclear structure studies. AGATA consists of highly segmented high-purity germanium crystals and uses the pulse-shape analysis technique to determine both the position and the energy of the y-ray interaction points in the crystals. It is the tracking algorithms that deploy this information and enable insight into the sequence of interactions, providing information on the full or partial absorption of the 7 ray. A series of dedicated performance measurements for an AGATA set-up comprising 21 crystals is described. This set-up was used within the recent PreSPEC-AGATA experimental campaign at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung. Using the radioactive sources Co-56, Co-60 and Eu-152, absolute and normalized efficiencies and the peak-to-total of the array were measured. These quantities are discussed using different data analysis procedures. The quality of the pulse-shape analysis and the tracking algorithm are evaluated. The agreement between the experimental data and the Geant4 simulations is also investigated.
Address [Lalovic, N.; Rudolph, D.] Lund Univ, Dept Phys, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden, Email: Natasa.Lalovic@nuclear.lu.se
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Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2463
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Author Lauritsen, T. et al; Perez-Vidal, R.M.
Title Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a Co-60 source Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 836 Issue Pages 46-56
Keywords Segmented germanium detectors; Efficiency measurements; gamma-Ray tracking; Gammasphere; GRETINA; GRETA; gamma-Ray spectroscopy; Nuclear structure
Abstract In this paper; we provide a formalism for the characterization of tracking arrays with emphasis on the proper corrections required to extract their photopeak efficiencies and peak-to-total ratios. The methods are first applied to Gammasphere, a well characterized 4 pi array based on the principle of Compton suppression, and subsequently to GRETINA. The tracking efficiencies are then discussed and some guidelines as to what clustering angle to use in the tracking algorithm are presented. It was possible, using GEANT4 simulations, to scale the measured efficiencies up to the expected values for the full 4 pi implementation of GRETA.
Address [Lauritsen, T.; Zhu, S.; Ayangeakaa, A. D.; Carpenter, M. P.; Greene, J. P.; Janssens, R. V. F.; Khoo, T. L.; Seweryniak, D.] Argonne Natl Lab, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 USA, Email: torben@anl.gov
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Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2830
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Author AGATA Collaboration (Clement, E. et al); Domingo-Pardo, C.; Gadea, A.; Perez-Vidal, R.M.; Civera, J.V.
Title Conceptual design of the AGATA 1 pi array at GANIL Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 855 Issue Pages 1-12
Keywords AGATA spectrometer; GANIL facility; gamma-ray tracking; Pulse shape analysis; VAMOS plus plus spectrometer; NEDA detector; DIAMANT detector; PARIS LaBr3 detector; FATIMA LaBr3 detector; Plunger device
Abstract The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) has been installed at the GANIL facility, Caen-France. This setup exploits the stable and radioactive heavy-ions beams delivered by the cyclotron accelerator complex of GANIL. Additionally, it benefits from a large palette of ancillary detectors and spectrometers to address in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy of exotic nuclei. The set-up has been designed to couple AGATA with a magnetic spectrometer, charged-particle and neutron detectors, scintillators for the detection of high-energy gamma rays and other devices such as a plunger to measure nuclear lifetimes. In this paper, the design and the mechanical characteristics of the set-up are described. Based on simulations, expected performances of the AGATA l pi array are presented.
Address [Clement, E.; Michelagnoli, C.; de France, G.; Li, H. J.; Lemasson, A.; Dejeon, C. Barthe; Beuzard, M.; Bougault, P.; Cacitti, J.; Foucher, J. -L.; Fremont, G.; Gangnant, P.; Goupil, J.; Houarner, C.; Jean, M.; Lefevre, A.; Legeard, L.; Legruel, F.; Maugeais, C.; Menager, L.; Menard, N.; Munoz, H.; Ozille, M.; Raine, B.; Ropert, J. A.; Saillant, F.; Spitaels, C.; Tripon, M.; Vallerand, Ph.; Voltolini, G.; Lopez-Martens, A.] CEA, DRF, CNRS, IN2P3,GANIL, F-14076 Caen 05, France
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Author Korichi, A.; Lauritsen, T.; Wilson, A.N.; Dudouet, J.; Clement, E.; Lalovic, N.; Perez-Vidal, R.M.; Pietri, S.; Ralet, D.; Stezowski, O.
Title Performance of a gamma-ray tracking array: Characterizing the AGATA array using a Co-60 source Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 872 Issue Pages 80-86
Keywords Segmented germanium detectors; Efficiency measurements; gamma-ray tracking; AGATA; gamma-ray spectroscopy; Nuclear structure
Abstract The AGATA (Advanced GAmma Tracking Array) tracking detector is being designed to far surpass the performance of the previous generation, Compton-suppressed arrays. In this paper, a characterization of AGATA is provided based on data from the second GSI campaign. Emphasis is placed on the proper corrections required to extract the absolute photopeak efficiency and peak-to-total ratio. The performance after tracking is extracted and GEANT4 simulations are used both to understand the results and to scale the measurements up to predicted values for the full 4 pi implementation of the device.
Address [Korichi, A.] CNRS, IN2P3, CSNSM, Bat 104-108,Orsay Campus, F-91405 Orsay, France, Email: Amel.Korichi@csnsm.in2p3.fr
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Author Ljungvall, J.; Perez-Vidal, R.M.; Lopez-Martens, A.; Michelagnoli, C.; Clement, E.; Dudouet, J.; Gadea, A.; Hess, H.; Korichi, A.; Labiche, M.; Lalovic, N.; Li, H.J.; Recchia, F.
Title Performance of the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array at GANIL Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 955 Issue Pages 163297 - 13pp
Keywords AGATA spectrometer; GANIL facility; gamma-ray tracking; Nuclear structure; HPGe detectors
Abstract The performance of the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) at GANIL is discussed, on the basis of the analysis of source and in-beam data taken with up to 30 segmented crystals. Data processing is described in detail. The performance of individual detectors are shown. The efficiency of the individual detectors as well as the efficiency after gamma-ray tracking are discussed. Recent developments of gamma-ray tracking are also presented. The experimentally achieved peak-to-total is compared with simulations showing the impact of back-scattered gamma rays on the peak-to-total in a gamma-ray tracking array. An estimate of the achieved position resolution using the Doppler broadening of in-beam data is also given. Angular correlations from source measurements are shown together with different methods to take into account the effects of gamma-ray tracking on the normalization of the angular correlations.
Address [Ljungvall, J.; Lopez-Martens, A.; Dudouet, J.; Korichi, A.] Univ Paris Saclay, Univ Paris Sud, CNRS IN2P3, CSNSM, F-91405 Orsay, France, Email: joa.ljungvall@csnsm.in2p3.fr
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Author Schreeck, H.; Paschen, B.; Wieduwilt, P.; Ahlburg, P.; Andricek, L.; Dingfelder, J.; Frey, A.; Lutticke, F.; Marinas, C.; Richter, R.; Schwenker, B.
Title Effects of gamma irradiation on DEPFET pixel sensors for the Belle II experiment Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 959 Issue Pages 163522 - 9pp
Keywords DEPFET; Radiation damage; Particle tracking detectors; Belle II
Abstract For the Belle II experiment at KEK (Tsukuba, Japan) the KEKB accelerator was upgraded to deliver a 40 times larger instantaneous luminosity than before, which requires an increased radiation hardness of the detector components. As the innermost part of the Belle II detector, the pixel detector (PXD), based on DEPFET (DEpleted P-channel Field Effect Transistor) technology, is most exposed to radiation from the accelerator. An irradiation campaign was performed to verify that the PXD can cope with the expected amount of radiation. We present the results of this measurement campaign in which an X-ray machine was used to irradiate a single PXD half-ladder to a total dose of 266 kGy. The half-ladder is from the same batch as the half-ladders used for Belle II. According to simulations, the total accumulated dose corresponds to 7-10 years of Belle II operation. While individual components have been irradiated before, this campaign is the first full system irradiation. We discuss the effects on the DEPFET sensors, as well as the performance of the front-end electronics. In addition, we present efficiency studies of the half-ladder from beam tests performed before and after the irradiation.
Address [Schreeck, Harrison; Wieduwilt, Philipp; Frey, Ariane; Schwenker, Benjamin] Georg August Univ Gottingen, Phys Inst 2, Friedrich Hund Pl 1, D-37077 Gottingen, Germany, Email: harrison.schreeck@phys.uni-goettingen.de
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Author Ruhr, F. et al; Escobar, C.; Miñano, M.
Title Testbeam studies of barrel and end-cap modules for the ATLAS ITk strip detector before and after irradiation Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 979 Issue Pages 164430 - 6pp
Keywords Particle physics; Tracking detectors; ATLAS; HL-LHC; Test beam
Abstract In order to cope with the occupancy and radiation doses expected at the High-Luminosity LHC, the ATLAS experiment will replace its Inner Detector with an all-silicon Inner Tracker (ITk), consisting of pixel and strip subsystems. In the last two years, several prototype ITk strip modules have been tested using beams of high energy electrons produced at the DESY-II testbeam facility. Tracking was provided by EUDET telescopes. The modules tested are built from two sensor types: the rectangular ATLAS17LS, which will be used in the outer layers of the central barrel region of the detector, and the annular ATLAS12EC, which will be used in the innermost ring (R0) of the forward region. Additionally, a structure with two RO modules positioned back-to-back has been measured, demonstrating space point reconstruction using the stereo angle of the strips. Finally, one barrel and one RO module have been measured after irradiation to 40% beyond the expected end-of-lifetime fluence. The data obtained allow for thorough tests of the module performance, including charge collection, noise occupancy, detection efficiency, and tracking performance. The results give confidence that the ITk strip detector will meet the requirements of the ATLAS experiment.
Address [Ruehr, F.; Argos, C. Garcia; Hauser, M.; Moos, F.; Rodriguez, A. Rodriguez; Sperlich, D.; Wiik-Fuchs, L.] Albert Ludwigs Univ Freiburg, Phys Inst, Freiburg, Germany, Email: frederik.ruehr@cern.ch
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Author AGATA Collaboration (Valiente-Dobon, J.J. et al); Perez-Vidal, R.M.; Blasco Miquel, J.; Civera, J.V.; Gadea, A.
Title Conceptual design of the AGATA 2 pi array at LNL Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication (up) Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 1049 Issue Pages 168040 - 14pp
Keywords AGATA spectrometer; LNL facility; gamma-ray tracking; Pulse shape analysis; PRISMA spectrometer; EUCLIDES detector; DANTE detector; TRACE detector; Plunger device
Abstract The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) has been installed at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), Italy. In this installation, AGATA will consist, at the beginning, of 13 AGATA triple clusters (ATCs) with an angular coverage of 1n,and progressively the number of ATCs will increase up to a 2 pi angular coverage. This setup will exploit both stable and radioactive ion beams delivered by the Tandem-PIAVE-ALPI accelerator complex and the SPES facility. The new implementation of AGATA at LNL will be used in two different configurations, firstly one coupled to the PRISMA large-acceptance magnetic spectrometer and lately a second one at Zero Degrees, along the beam line. These two configurations will allow us to cover a broad physics program, using different reaction mechanisms, such as Coulomb excitation, fusion-evaporation, transfer and fission at energies close to the Coulomb barrier. These setups have been designed to be coupled with a large variety of complementary detectors such as charged particle detectors, neutron detectors, heavy-ion detectors, high-energy gamma-ray arrays, cryogenic and gasjet targets and the plunger device for lifetime measurements. We present in this paper the conceptual design, characteristics and performance figures of this implementation of AGATA at LNL.
Address [Valiente-Dobon, J. J.; Goasduff, A.; Angelini, F.; Balogh, M.; Brugnara, D.; Cocconi, P.; Cogo, A.; Collado, J.; Ertoprak, A.; Galtarossa, F.; Gambalonga, A.; Gongora Servin, B.; Gottardo, A.; Gozzelino, A.; Gulmini, M.; Marchi, T.; Modanese, P.; Napoli, D. R.; Pellumaj, J.; Perez-Vidal, R. M.; Pilotto, E.; Raniero, W.; Rosso, D.; Scarpa, D.; Sedlak, M.; Toniolo, N.; Volpe, V.; Zago, L.; Zanon, I.; Allegrini, M. L.; Benini, D.; Biasotto, M.; Corradi, L.; De Angelis, G.; De Ruvo, L.; Fantinel, S.; Fioretto, E.; Minarello, A.; Stefanini, A. M.] INFN, Lab Nazl Legnaro, Legnaro, Italy, Email: valiente@lnl.infn.it
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