AGATA Conceptual Design for experiments at GSI-FRS and FAIR-NUSTAR

Conceptual design for the first implementation of AGATA at the in-flight RIB facility of GSI

• agata_draft_NIMA.pdf: Conceptual design of AGATA for experiments at GSI-FRS (draft NIM-A paper)

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 center 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 on 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 geometry options 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 halflife measurements via lineshape effects utilizing AGATA is also presented.

Summary report

• report_agatagsi.pdf: Conceptual design summary: expected efficiency and resolution

Talks

• AGATA Week, Lyon, 24-10-2010 AGATAPrespec_cdp.pdf: Conceptual Design of AGATA at PreSPEC
• AGATA Week, Lyon, 24-10-2010 AGATA_Bkg_Test_cdp.pdf: In-beam test of an AGATA capsule
• AGATA Physics Workshop, Istanbul, 05-05-2010 AGATAPhysicsWorkshop.pdf: AGATA Status and Expected Performance
• AGATA Week, Legnaro, 20-01-2010 AgataWeekLNL10_AGATAGSI_CDP.pdf: MC Simulations for the PreSPEC Campaign at GSI
• AGATA Workshop GSI 15-09-2009 AgataGSIWorkshop_CDP15.7.09.pdf: MC Simulations of several configurations

-- CesarDomingo - 23 May 2011