ACTAR TPC

A versatile detector for the most exotic nuclei ...

A major challenge facing experiments with rare-isotope beams concerns the need to detect and quantify reaction and decay products using only limited numbers of ions.  The use of a gas volume that acts as both a sensitive detector and as the target itself (an “active target”) thus offers significant advantages over traditional experiments.  With an intrinsic high detection efficiency, excellent angular and position resolution, and the ability to reconstruct the kinematics of every event in 3 dimensions, ACTAR TPC will play a vital role in future studies of the most exotic nuclei.

ACTAR TPC is an R&D development project with the goal of developing a novel and versatile detector system for SPIRAL2-GANIL and rare isotope beam facilities worldwide.

For more information please see the ACTAR TPC Scientific Report (.pdf) or contact us.

New! (13/12/2011) - PhD position available at K.U. Leuven - see (.pdf)