High Energy g deteCTOR
( INFN Experiment: PARIDE)
HECTOR is a detector array designed for the measurement of high energy gamma rays (5 < Eg < 30 MeV) emitted by a hot rotating nucleus in the first steps of its decay.
The major field of use of HECTOR is in the study of the GDR decay
HECTOR is a collaboration between the I.N.F.N., the Niels Bohr Institute, and the Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics
Hector consists of:
8 large (14 x 17 cm) BaF2 crystals
for the detection of high energy gamma-rays
A multiplicity filter composed by 38 smaller (3" x 3") BaF2 crystals
for the estimate of the nuclear spin and total energy by g-emission
An HpGe detector
An Isomer catcher
HECTOR has been located at the Tandem
Accelerator Laboratory of the Niels Bohr Institute at Riso in Denmark. Recently has been
moved in the III Hall of the I.N.F.N. Legnaro Laboratory.
The first in beam test experiment has been performed on February 1999.
Here you can find a list of the last publications
Recently two experiments have been performed in Legnaro (July 1999 and February 2000) one in Argonne (October 2000). One further experiment has been approved by EUROBALL P.A.C. and the experiment is scheduled at the beginning of 2001.
