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 other rare isotope beam facilities worldwide.

Documentation as part of the SPIRAL2 Preparatory Phase (April 2012):

1) ACTAR TPC Conceptual Design Report, Deliverable 28

2) ACTAR TPC and GET Electronics Report, Milestone 72

3) ACTAR TPC Detector Test Report, Milestone 73

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