SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
Nuclear Spectroscopy and related detector development
Using various types of charged particle, neutron, gamma ray and X-ray detectors studies in nuclear reactions and spectroscopy are carried out. This includes exploration of nuclear structure of proton rich trans-lead and neutron rich lighter mass (A~30-40) nuclei using the large Clover detector array like Indian National Gamma Array (INGA).
Development of different types of gas based radiation detectors operating in ionization, proportional, avalanche and streamer modes; has been carried out. These detectors are used in various experiments involving gamma spectroscopy with charged particle tagging, exploring the nuclear dynamics of a few nucleon transfer reactions, fission and fusion reactions, and also for the detection of cosmic muons by RPC with an aim to develop indigenously built large area active detectors for a 40 kT iron calorimeter as planned for the India based Neutrino Observatory (INO). Simulation work on avalanche propagation in wire grid based avalanche counters; simple phenomenological model based nuclear structure calculations to generate input to nuclear reaction codes are also carried out for interpretation of experimental findings.
Development of different types of gas based radiation detectors operating in ionization, proportional, avalanche and streamer modes; has been carried out. These detectors are used in various experiments involving gamma spectroscopy with charged particle tagging, exploring the nuclear dynamics of a few nucleon transfer reactions, fission and fusion reactions, and also for the detection of cosmic muons by RPC with an aim to develop indigenously built large area active detectors for a 40 kT iron calorimeter as planned for the India based Neutrino Observatory (INO). Simulation work on avalanche propagation in wire grid based avalanche counters; simple phenomenological model based nuclear structure calculations to generate input to nuclear reaction codes are also carried out for interpretation of experimental findings.