Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a 60Co source

T. Lauritsen; A. Korichi; S. Zhu; A. N. Wilson; D. Weisshaar; J. Dudouet; A. D. Ayangeakaa; M. P. Carpenter; C. M. Campbell; E. Clément; H. L. Crawford; M. Cromaz; P. Fallon; J. P. Greene; R. V F Janssens; T. L. Khoo; Natasa Lalovic; I. Y. Lee; A. O. Macchiavelli; R. M. Perez-Vidal; S. Pietri; D. C. Radford; D. Ralet; L. A. Riley; D. Seweryniak; O. Stezowski

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.07.027

Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a ⁶⁰Co source

T. Lauritsen, A. Korichi, S. Zhu, A. N. Wilson, D. Weisshaar, J. Dudouet, A. D. Ayangeakaa, M. P. Carpenter, C. M. Campbell, E. Clément, H. L. Crawford, M. Cromaz, P. Fallon, J. P. Greene, R. V F Janssens, T. L. Khoo, Natasa Lalovic, I. Y. Lee, A. O. Macchiavelli, R. M. Perez-VidalS. Pietri, D. C. Radford, D. Ralet, L. A. Riley, D. Seweryniak, O. Stezowski

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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 4π 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 4π implementation of GRETA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	46-56
Number of pages	11
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.07.027
Publication status	Published - 2016 Nov 11

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Subatomic Physics

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Efficiency measurements
Gammasphere
GRETA
GRETINA
Nuclear structure
Segmented germanium detectors
γ-Ray spectroscopy
γ-Ray tracking

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Lauritsen, T., Korichi, A., Zhu, S., Wilson, A. N., Weisshaar, D., Dudouet, J., Ayangeakaa, A. D., Carpenter, M. P., Campbell, C. M., Clément, E., Crawford, H. L., Cromaz, M., Fallon, P., Greene, J. P., Janssens, R. V. F., Khoo, T. L., Lalovic, N., Lee, I. Y., Macchiavelli, A. O., ... Stezowski, O. (2016). Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a ⁶⁰Co source. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 836, 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.07.027

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Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a ⁶⁰Co source. / Lauritsen, T.; Korichi, A.; Zhu, S. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 836, 11.11.2016, p. 46-56.

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