Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The Advanced Plunger-Particle detector Array ( APPA ) is a new plunger device constructed to measure lifetimes of excited states in exotic nuclei, particularly those near the N = Z line. This instrument combines a compact plunger device with a charged-particle detector array to increase the experimental sensitivity for low-cross-section lifetime measurements employing fusion-evaporation reactions. APPA can be used in conjunction with the JUROGAM 3 germanium-detector array and with the RITU or MARA recoil separators available at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä (JYFL-ACCLAB). This article outlines the technical details of APPA , presents the lifetime measurement of the $$2^+_1$$ 2 1 + state in 62 Zn, and reports the effect of APPA on the transmission efficiency of MARA and prompt $$\gamma $$ γ -ray and JYUTube detection efficiencies.
Source: The European Physical Journal A
Authors: E. Uusikylä, P. Ruotsalainen, T. Grahn, C. Müller-Gatermann, C. Fransen, S. Thiel, M. Beckers, A. Illana, C.-D. Lakenbrink, D. Lazzaretto, J. Sarén, K. Auranen, V. Bogdanoff, A. D. Briscoe, L. Canete, J. Chadderton, P. Greenlees, J. Heery, A. Javanainen, J. Jolie, H. Joukainen, R. Julin, H. Jutila, H. Kokkonen, J. Louko, M. Luoma, A. M. Plaza, B. S. Nara Singh, J. Ojala, J. Pakarinen, P. Rahkila, J. Romero, S. Suman, J. Tuunanen, J. Uusitalo, F. von Spee, G. L. Zimba
Institutions: University of Jyväskylä, Argonne National Laboratory, University of Cologne, University of Liverpool, University of Surrey, Vanderbilt University, University of Helsinki, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, University of Naples Federico II, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules, Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie, Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,990
Awards: G5177280773, G969889393
OpenAlex ID: W7127327648