The AGATA multi-detector for Nuclear Structure
Third International Workshop on Nuclear Data for the Next Decade
AGATA is a European-led, next-generation gamma-ray spectrometer offering unprecedented sensitivity and precision for nuclear structure research. Unlike conventional arrays, AGATA uses gamma-ray tracking: a technique that reconstructs the path of each gamma ray by locating every interaction point within the detectors. This gives AGATA a resolving power more than an order of magnitude greater than that of previous leading arrays. AGATA is a traveling detector, designed to be deployed at Europe’s premier accelerator facilities—including GANIL, FAIR, HIE-ISOLDE, LNL, and JYFL—where it exploits both stable and radioactive ion beams across a wide range of energies.
The science case of AGATA spans the full nuclear landscape. It reveals how shell structure evolves far from stability, driven by the nucleon–nucleon interaction and the emergence of new magic numbers. It probes the coexistence of spherical, deformed, and even hyperdeformed shapes within a single nucleus, and uncovers exotic symmetries such as tetrahedral or octupole deformation. AGATA measures isospin symmetry in mirror nuclei, explores the nature of pair correlations and the onset of collectivity, and investigates the response of nuclei to extreme angular momentum and temperature. It also contributes to nuclear astrophysics.
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March 2026
Emmanuel Clement
Third International Workshop on Nuclear Data for the Next Decade
March 2026
J.S Heines, V. Modamio, A. Görgen, W. Korten, et al.
The European physical journal. A, Hadrons and Nuclei
January 2026
Mojahed Abushawish, Guillaume Baulieu, Jérémie Dudouet, Olivier Stézowski
The European physical journal. A, Hadrons and Nuclei
January 2026
Adrien Matta, Jérémie Dudouet
January 2026
R Escudeiro, F Recchia, N.H Medina, S.M Lenzi, et al.
Physical Review C
January 2026
E.H Wang, M Abushawish, J.H Hamilton, A Navin, et al.
Physical Review Letters
January 2026
A.M Stefanini, G Montagnoli, M del Fabbro, A Goasduff, et al.
Physics Letters B
January 2026
Y Cho, Y.H Kim, A Navin, M Rejmund, et al.
Phys.Lett.B
January 2026
M Abushawish, E.H Wang, J Dudouet, A Navin, et al.
Physical Review C
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