Published April 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

The AGATA Project

  • 1. Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenphysik GSI, Darmstadt (Germany)

Description

A novel 4 π γ-detector array designed as a closed shell of Ge crystals is currently under development. It will consist of 180 large Ge crystals. For the first time pulse shape analysis and γ-ray tracking will be employed to distinguish γ-rays scattering inside the shell and to determine the point of impact. A full energy peak efficiency of 50% at multiplicity M = 1 and up to 24% at M = 30 are expected, resulting in a sensitivity increase of up to three orders of magnitude for subtle nuclear structure investigations. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
PACS numbers: 29.30.- h, 29.30.K v, 29.40.Gx, 29.40.Wk

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Physica Polonica. Series B
Journal Volume
B34
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 2481-2490
ISSN
0587-4254

Conference

Title
37. Zakopane School of Physics ''Trends in Nuclear Physics''
Dates
3-10 Sep 2002
Place
Zakopane (Poland)

Optional Information

Notes
11 refs., 6 figs.
Collaborations
AGATA Collaboration