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General Electronics forGeneral Electronics forTime projection chambersTime projection chambers

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IRFU/SPhN, GANIL, GSI, Compostela, IRFU/SPhN, GANIL, GSI, Compostela, CENBG, NSCL/MSU, Darsebury, YorkCENBG, NSCL/MSU, Darsebury, York

General Electronics forGeneral Electronics forTime projection chambersTime projection chambers

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IRFU/SPhN, GANIL, GSI, Compostela, IRFU/SPhN, GANIL, GSI, Compostela, CENBG, NSCL/MSU, Darsebury, YorkCENBG, NSCL/MSU, Darsebury, York

Emanuel Pollacco Liverpool ACTAR Dec 2008

1. ACTAR– Active Target– Saclay & GANIL & Darsebury, Compostel, GSI, York …

2. 2p - TPC– Particle decay– CENBG

3. AT-TPC– Fragmentation (+,-) & Active-Target - Magnet– MSU

4. R3B-TPC– Heavy projectile fragmentation – Magnet*– Saclay & R3B collaboration

5. SAMURAI-TPC– Fragmentation (+,-) - Magnet– Riken, Kyoto University, …

Individually, the labs will not be able to build theinstruments to perform the experiments- Costs/engineers

Multi-Project & Multi-Laboratory

Emanuel Pollacco Liverpool ACTAR Dec 2008

FP6 – ACTAR programPhysics – Yellow Book

Detector Simulations Gases & Gas Amplification tests Electronic system studies

Principle element of the projectTo design and build a prototype for general nuclear physics TPCs electronics.System will be an assessment standard for medium size and high throughput system for Nucl. Phys.

Multi-Project & Multi-LaboratoryNuclear Particle Spectroscopy Direct Reactions Resonant Reactions Decay Spallation Fragmentation

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Emanuel Pollacco Liverpool ACTAR Dec 2008

FP6 – ACTAR programPhysics – Yellow Book

Detector Simulations Gases & Gas Amplification tests Electronic system studies

Principle element of the projectTo design and build a prototype for general nuclear physics TPCs electronics.System will be an assessment standard for medium size and high throughput system for Nucl. Phys.

Multi-Project & Multi-Laboratory

Emanuel Pollacco Liverpool ACTAR Dec 2008

FP6 – ACTAR programPhysics – Yellow Book

Detector Simulations Gases & Gas Amplification tests Electronic system studies

Principle element of the projectTo draw a detailed Conceptual Design, Build & Test a prototype for general nuclear physics TPCs electronics.System will be an assessment standard for medium size and high throughput system for Nucl. Phys.

Multi-Project & Multi-LaboratoryMedium Sized SystemMultiple ApplicationsModular/Scale-FreeVery High Dynamic RangeHigh through-put for low occupation events

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Emanuel Pollacco Liverpool ACTAR Dec 2008

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FP6 – ACTAR programPhysics – Yellow Book

Detector Simulations Gases & Gas Amplification tests Electronic system studies

Principle element of the projectTo draw a detailed Conceptual Design, Build & Test a prototype for general nuclear physics TPCs electronics.System will be an assessment standard for medium size and high throughput system for Nucl. Phys.

Multi-Project & Multi-Laboratory

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