Performance of the AGATA Gamma-ray Spectrometer in the PreSPEC Set-up at GSI

Natasa Lalovic; C. Louchart; C. Michelagnoli; R.M. Perez-Vidal; D. Ralet; J. Gerl; Dirk Rudolph; T. Arici; D. Bazzacco; E. Clement; A. Gadea; I. Kojouharov; A. Korichi; M. Labiche; J. Ljungvall; A. Lopez-Martens; J. Nyberg; N. Pietralla; S. Pietri; O. Stezowski; the AGATA Collaboration; the PreSPEC Collaboration

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Performance of the AGATA Gamma-ray Spectrometer in the PreSPEC Set-up at GSI

Natasa Lalovic, C. Louchart, C. Michelagnoli, R.M. Perez-Vidal, D. Ralet, J. Gerl, Dirk Rudolph, T. Arici, D. Bazzacco, E. Clement, A. Gadea, I. Kojouharov, A. Korichi, M. Labiche, J. Ljungvall, A. Lopez-Martens, J. Nyberg, N. Pietralla, S. Pietri, O. Stezowskithe AGATA Collaboration, the PreSPEC Collaboration

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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 γ-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 γ 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 für Schwerionenforschung. Using the radioactive sources 56Co, 60Co and 152Eu, 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

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	258-266
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
Volume	806
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.10.032
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Physics opportunities with the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array: AGATA
Korten, W., Cederkäll, J., Rudolph, D., Zielińska, M. & AGATA collaboration, 2020 May 19, In: European Physical Journal A. Hadrons and Nuclei. 56, 5, 33 p., 137.
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Low-lying electric dipole γ-continuum for the unstable ^62,64Fe nuclei: Strength evolution with neutron number
Avigo, R., Wieland, O., Bracco, A., Camera, F., Ameil, F., et al., Golubev, P., Lalović, N., Rudolph, D., Sarmiento Pico, L. & Wollersheim, H. J., 2020, In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 811, 6 p., 135951.
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Nuclear Structure at the Limits: Isotope-selective Spectroscopy
Rudolph, D. (PI), Fahlander, C. (CoI), Golubev, P. (CoI), Sarmiento Pico, L. (CoI), Cox, D. (Researcher), Hrabar, Y. (Research student), Såmark-Roth, A. (Research student), Forsberg, U. (Researcher), Lorenz, C. (Research student), Lalovic, N. (Researcher), Lalovic, N. (Research student), Forsberg, U. (Research student), Gellanki, J. (Research student), Hoischen, R. (Research student), Johansson, E. (Research student), Andersson, L.-L. (Research student), du Rietz, R. (Research student), Ekman, J. (Research student) & Andreoiu, C. (Research student)
Swedish Research Council
2002/01/01 → 2027/12/31
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Nuclear Structure Studies near 208Pb and gamma-ray Imaging Techniques
Lalovic, N. (Research student), Rudolph, D. (Supervisor) & Golubev, P. (Assistant supervisor)
The Royal Physiographic Society in Lund, Swedish Research Council
2013/04/01 → 2017/06/30
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Advanced Gamma-ray Tracking Array
Rudolph, D. (Contact)
Particle and nuclear physics
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PreSPEC-AGATA: S429; Today: Insight to Exotic Nuclei Production Mechanism via Isomeric Ratios
Lalovic, N. (Invited speaker)
2016 Sept 29
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Performance of the AGATA gamma-ray spectrometer in the PreSPEC set-up at GS
Lalovic, N. (Speaker)
2015 Jul 6 → 2015 Jul 7
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Rudolph, D. (Chair)
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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., ... Collaboration, T. PPEC. (2016). Performance of the AGATA Gamma-ray Spectrometer in the PreSPEC Set-up at GSI. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 806, 258-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.10.032

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