Physics opportunities with the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array: AGATA

Korten, W.; Atac, A.; Beaumel, D.; Bednarczyk, P.; Bentley, M. A.; Benzoni, G.; Boston, A.; Bracco, A.; Cederkäll, J.; Cederwall, B.; Ciemała, M.; Clément, E.; Crespi, F. C. L.; Curien, D.; de Angelis, G.; Didierjean, F.; Doherty, D. T.; Dombradi, Zs.; Duchêne, G.; Dudek, J.; Fernandez-Dominguez, B.; Fornal, B.; Gadea, A.; Gaffney, L. P.; Gerl, J.; Gladnishki, K.; Goasduff, A.; Górska, M.; Greenlees, P. T.; Hess, H.; Jenkins, D. G.; John, P. R.; Jungclaus, A.; Kmiecik, M.; Korichi, A.; Labiche, M.; Leoni, S.; Ljungvall, J.; Lopez-Martens, A.; Maj, A.; Mengoni, D.; Million, B.; Nannini, A.; Napoli, D.; Nolan, P. J.; Nyberg, J.; Obertelli, A.; Pakarinen, J.; Pietralla, N.; Podolyák, Zs.; Quintana, B.; Raabe, R.; Rainovski, G.; Recchia, F.; Reiter, P.; Rudolph, D.; Simpson, J.; Theisen, Ch.; Tonev, D.; Tumino, A.; Valiente-Dobón, J. J.; Wieland, O.; Wimmer, K.; Zielińska, M.

doi:10.1140/epja/s10050-020-00132-w

New physics opportunities are opening up by the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array, AGATA, as it evolves to the full 4 pi instrument. AGATA is a high-resolution gamma -ray spectrometer, solely built from highly segmented high-purity Ge detectors, capable of measuring gamma rays from a few tens of keV to beyond 10 MeV, with unprecedented efficiency, excellent position resolution for individual gamma -ray interactions, and very high count-rate capability. As a travelling detector AGATA will be employed at all major current and near-future European research facilities delivering stable and radioactive ion beams.