Performance of a gamma-ray tracking array: Characterizing the AGATA array using a  60Co source

Korichi, A.; Lauritsen, T.; Wilson, A. N.; Dudouet, J.; Clément, E.; Lalović, N.; Perez-Vidal, R. M.; Pietri, S.; Ralet, D.; Stézowski, O.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.020

Title: Performance of a gamma-ray tracking array: Characterizing the AGATA array using a ⁶⁰Co source

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 implementation of the device.

Authors:

Korichi, A. ^[1]; Lauritsen, T. ^[2]; Wilson, A. N. ^[3]; Dudouet, J. ^[4]; Clément, E. ^[5]; Lalović, N. ^[6]; Perez-Vidal, R. M. ^[7]; Pietri, S. ^[8]; Ralet, D. ^[1]; Stézowski, O. ^[4]

Centre de Sciences Nucléaires et de Sciences de la Matière (CSNSM), Orsay (France)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Abertay Univ., Dundee (United Kingdom)
Inst. of Nuclear physics of Lyon, Villeurbanne (France)
Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), Caen (France)
Lund Univ. (Sweden). Dept. of Phyics; GSI-Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt (Germany)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)-Univ. de Valencia, Valencia (Spain). Inst. de Fisica Corpuscular
GSI-Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt (Germany)

Publication Date:: Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1395862

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1549823

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 872; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AGATA; Segmented germanium detectors; efficiency measurements; nuclear structure; y-ray spectroscopy; y-ray tracking

Citation Formats


                    Korichi, A., Lauritsen, T., Wilson, A. N., Dudouet, J., Clément, E., Lalović, N., Perez-Vidal, R. M., Pietri, S., Ralet, D., and Stézowski, O. Performance of a gamma-ray tracking array: Characterizing the AGATA array using a  60Co source.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
Web.  doi:10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.020.

Copy to clipboard


                    Korichi, A., Lauritsen, T., Wilson, A. N., Dudouet, J., Clément, E., Lalović, N., Perez-Vidal, R. M., Pietri, S., Ralet, D., & Stézowski, O. Performance of a gamma-ray tracking array: Characterizing the AGATA array using a  60Co source.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.020

Copy to clipboard


                    Korichi, A., Lauritsen, T., Wilson, A. N., Dudouet, J., Clément, E., Lalović, N., Perez-Vidal, R. M., Pietri, S., Ralet, D., and Stézowski, O. Wed .  
"Performance of a gamma-ray tracking array: Characterizing the AGATA array using a  60Co source".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.020.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1395862.

Copy to clipboard


                    
@article{osti_1395862,

  title        = {Performance of a gamma-ray tracking array: Characterizing the AGATA array using a  60Co source},

  author       = {Korichi, A. and Lauritsen, T. and Wilson, A. N. and Dudouet, J. and Clément, E. and Lalović, N. and Perez-Vidal, R. M. and Pietri, S. and Ralet, D. and Stézowski, O.},

  abstractNote = {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 implementation of the device.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.020},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 872,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

}

Copy to clipboard

Journal Article:

Free Publicly Available Full Text

Accepted Manuscript (Publisher)

Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Publisher's Version of Record

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.08.020

Other availability

Search WorldCat to find libraries that may hold this journal

Citation Metrics:

Cited by: 5 works

Citation information provided by
Web of Science

Save / Share:

Export Metadata

Save to My Library

Works referenced in this record:

Large Arrays of Escape-Suppressed Gamma-Ray Detectors
journal, December 1994

Nolan, P. J.; Beck, F. A.; Fossan, D. B.
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Vol. 44, Issue 1
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ns.44.120194.003021

The Euroball Spectrometer
journal, February 1997

Simpson, J.
Zeitschrift für Physik A Hadrons and Nuclei, Vol. 358, Issue 2
DOI: 10.1007/s002180050290

The GAMMASPHERE
journal, December 1990

Lee, I-Yang
Nuclear Physics A, Vol. 520
DOI: 10.1016/0375-9474(90)91181-P

New Physics Opportunities at Gammasphere
journal, January 1996

Janssens, Robert; Stephens, Frank
Nuclear Physics News, Vol. 6, Issue 4
DOI: 10.1080/10506899609411095

From Ge(Li) detectors to gamma-ray tracking arrays–50 years of gamma spectroscopy with germanium detectors
journal, April 2008

Eberth, J.; Simpson, J.
Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vol. 60, Issue 2
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppnp.2007.09.001

AGATA—Advanced GAmma Tracking Array
journal, March 2012

Akkoyun, S.; Algora, A.; Alikhani, B.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 668
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.11.081

The performance of the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking In-beam Nuclear Array GRETINA
journal, May 2013

Paschalis, S.; Lee, I. Y.; Macchiavelli, A. O.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 709
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2013.01.009

Backtracking as a way to reconstruct Compton scattered γ-rays
journal, November 1999

van der Marel, J.; Cederwall, B.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 437, Issue 2-3
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00801-3

A γ-ray tracking algorithm for the GRETA spectrometer
journal, June 1999

Schmid, G. J.; Deleplanque, M. A.; Lee, I. Y.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 430, Issue 1
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00188-6

The Advanced Gamma Ray Tracking Array AGATA
journal, December 2004

Bazzacco, Dino
Nuclear Physics A, Vol. 746
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2004.09.148

<mml:math altimg="si8.gif" overflow="scroll" xmlns:xocs="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/xocs/dtd" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ja/dtd" xmlns:ja="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ja/dtd" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:tb="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/table/dtd" xmlns:sb="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/struct-bib/dtd" xmlns:ce="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/dtd" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:cals="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/common/cals/dtd"><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>-ray tracking algorithms: a comparison
journal, November 2004

Lopez-Martens, A.; Hauschild, K.; Korichi, A.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 533, Issue 3
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.06.154

The Deterministic Annealing Filter: A new clustering method for γ-ray tracking algorithms
journal, April 2010

Didierjean, F.; Duchêne, G.; Lopez-Martens, A.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 615, Issue 2
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.01.030

Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a 60Co source
journal, November 2016

Lauritsen, T.; Korichi, A.; Zhu, S.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 836
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.07.027

Geant4—a simulation toolkit
journal, July 2003

Agostinelli, S.; Allison, J.; Amako, K.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 506, Issue 3
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01368-8

Absolute standardization with a NaI(Tl) crystal—I
journal, March 1963

Brinkman, G. A.; Aten, A. H. W.; Veenboer, J. Th.
The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 14, Issue 3
DOI: 10.1016/0020-708X(63)90110-8

Sum-peak counting with two crystals
journal, September 1973

Hutchinson, J. M. R.; Mann, W. B.; Mullen, P. A.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods, Vol. 112, Issue 1-2
DOI: 10.1016/0029-554X(73)90794-5

Absolute calibration of 60Co by using sum-peak method and an HPGe detector
journal, February 2003

Kim, I. J.; Park, C. S.; Choi, H. D.
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 58, Issue 2
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00295-6

Application of the sum-peak method to activity standardizations of extended 60Co sources
journal, January 2009

Vidmar, T.; Kossert, K.; Nähle, O. J.
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 67, Issue 1
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.08.007

Performance of the AGATA γ-ray spectrometer in the PreSPEC set-up at GSI
journal, January 2016

Lalović, N.; Louchart, C.; Michelagnoli, C.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 806
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2015.10.032

Conceptual design and Monte Carlo simulations of the AGATA array
journal, September 2010

Farnea, E.; Recchia, F.; Bazzacco, D.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 621, Issue 1-3
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.043

Rotational damping, ridges, and the quasicontinuum of γ rays in ${}^{152}{Dy}$
journal, June 2007

Lauritsen, T.; Janssens, R. V. F.; Khoo, T. L.
Physical Review C, Vol. 75, Issue 6
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.75.064309

Interaction position resolution simulations and in-beam measurements of the AGATA HPGe detectors
journal, May 2011

Söderström, P. -A.; Recchia, F.; Nyberg, J.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 638, Issue 1
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.02.089

Conceptual design of the AGATA $1 π$ array at GANIL
journal, May 2017

Clément, E.; Michelagnoli, C.; de France, G.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 855
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2017.02.063

Works referencing / citing this record:

Performance of The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array at GANIL
text, January 2020

Ljungvall, J.; Pérez-Vidal, R. M.; Lopez-Martens, A.
arXiv
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2011.08003

Similar Records in DOE PAGES and OSTI.GOV collections:

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

Journal Article Lauritsen, T. ; Korichi, A. ; Zhu, S. ; ... - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

In this paper, we provide a formalism for the characterization of the 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 4pi 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 4pi implementation of GRETA.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.07.027
Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a 60 Co source

Journal Article Lauritsen, T. ; Korichi, A. ; Zhu, S. ; ... - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

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.
Cited by 18
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.07.027

Full Text Available
AGATA: The European HPGe tracking array

Journal Article Camera, F ; INFN section of Milano, via Celoria 16, 20133 Milan - AIP Conference Proceedings

The future experiments on {gamma} spectroscopy need more advanced detection techniques than those typically used for stable beams. In fact, very often the studied nucleus is characterized by very high velocity (up to relativistic energy) and the conditions on the background must be very severe. The next generation detector arrays, consequently, require unprecedented levels of efficiency and sensitivity. A completely new technology on {gamma}-rays detection based on digital electronics, electrically segmented HPGe and {gamma}-ray tracking is needed. Monte Carlo simulations suggest that an HPGe array based on such techniques will have a high photopeak efficiency over a broad energy rangemore »« less
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2710562
UCGretina geant4 simulation of the GRETINA Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array

Journal Article Riley, L. A. ; Weisshaar, D. ; Crawford, H. L. ; ... - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

UCGretina, a geant4 simulation of the GRETINA gamma-ray tracking array of highly-segmented high-purity germanium detectors is described. We have developed a model of the array, in particular of the Quad Module and the capsules, that gives good agreement between simulated and measured photopeak efficiencies over a broad range of gamma-ray energies and reproduces the shape of the measured Compton continuum. Both of these features are needed in order to accurately extract gamma-ray yields from spectra collected in in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy measurements with beams traveling at v / c ≳0.3 at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory and the Facility for Raremore »« less
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165305

Full Text Available
Recent results from the Monte Carlo simulations for the AGATA array

Journal Article Farnea, E ; Recchia, F ; Bazzacco, D ; ... - AIP Conference Proceedings

A Monte Carlo code based on the C++ classes of Geant4 has been developed to meet the requirements of the AGATA project, which has the goal to develop an array of highly segmented high-purity germanium detectors based on the novel concepts of pulse shape analysis and {gamma}-ray tracking. The code has been used to optimize the final geometry of the array and to evaluate realistically its performance under a wide range of experimental conditions. Some results of the extensive simulation work are presented here.
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2200917

Similar Records

Title: Performance of a gamma-ray tracking array: Characterizing the AGATA array using a 60Co source

Abstract

Citation Formats

Large Arrays of Escape-Suppressed Gamma-Ray Detectors journal, December 1994

The Euroball Spectrometer journal, February 1997

The GAMMASPHERE journal, December 1990

New Physics Opportunities at Gammasphere journal, January 1996

From Ge(Li) detectors to gamma-ray tracking arrays–50 years of gamma spectroscopy with germanium detectors journal, April 2008

AGATA—Advanced GAmma Tracking Array journal, March 2012

The performance of the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking In-beam Nuclear Array GRETINA journal, May 2013

Backtracking as a way to reconstruct Compton scattered γ-rays journal, November 1999

A γ-ray tracking algorithm for the GRETA spectrometer journal, June 1999

The Advanced Gamma Ray Tracking Array AGATA journal, December 2004

The Deterministic Annealing Filter: A new clustering method for γ-ray tracking algorithms journal, April 2010

Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a 60Co source journal, November 2016

Geant4—a simulation toolkit journal, July 2003

Absolute standardization with a NaI(Tl) crystal—I journal, March 1963

Sum-peak counting with two crystals journal, September 1973

Absolute calibration of 60Co by using sum-peak method and an HPGe detector journal, February 2003

Application of the sum-peak method to activity standardizations of extended 60Co sources journal, January 2009

Performance of the AGATA γ-ray spectrometer in the PreSPEC set-up at GSI journal, January 2016

Conceptual design and Monte Carlo simulations of the AGATA array journal, September 2010

Rotational damping, ridges, and the quasicontinuum of γ rays in Dy 152 journal, June 2007

Interaction position resolution simulations and in-beam measurements of the AGATA HPGe detectors journal, May 2011

Conceptual design of the AGATA 1 π array at GANIL journal, May 2017

Performance of The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array at GANIL text, January 2020

Title: Performance of a gamma-ray tracking array: Characterizing the AGATA array using a ⁶⁰Co source

Large Arrays of Escape-Suppressed Gamma-Ray Detectors
journal, December 1994

The Euroball Spectrometer
journal, February 1997

The GAMMASPHERE
journal, December 1990

New Physics Opportunities at Gammasphere
journal, January 1996

From Ge(Li) detectors to gamma-ray tracking arrays–50 years of gamma spectroscopy with germanium detectors
journal, April 2008

AGATA—Advanced GAmma Tracking Array
journal, March 2012

The performance of the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking In-beam Nuclear Array GRETINA
journal, May 2013

Backtracking as a way to reconstruct Compton scattered γ-rays
journal, November 1999

A γ-ray tracking algorithm for the GRETA spectrometer
journal, June 1999

The Advanced Gamma Ray Tracking Array AGATA
journal, December 2004

The Deterministic Annealing Filter: A new clustering method for γ-ray tracking algorithms
journal, April 2010

Characterization of a gamma-ray tracking array: A comparison of GRETINA and Gammasphere using a 60Co source
journal, November 2016

Geant4—a simulation toolkit
journal, July 2003

Absolute standardization with a NaI(Tl) crystal—I
journal, March 1963

Sum-peak counting with two crystals
journal, September 1973

Absolute calibration of 60Co by using sum-peak method and an HPGe detector
journal, February 2003

Application of the sum-peak method to activity standardizations of extended 60Co sources
journal, January 2009

Performance of the AGATA γ-ray spectrometer in the PreSPEC set-up at GSI
journal, January 2016

Conceptual design and Monte Carlo simulations of the AGATA array
journal, September 2010

Rotational damping, ridges, and the quasicontinuum of γ rays in ${}^{152}{Dy}$
journal, June 2007

Interaction position resolution simulations and in-beam measurements of the AGATA HPGe detectors
journal, May 2011

Conceptual design of the AGATA $1 π$ array at GANIL
journal, May 2017

Performance of The Advanced GAmma Tracking Array at GANIL
text, January 2020