Title

Improving Simulations of the GRETINA Gamma-Ray Tracking Array

Author

Esther Lawson-John, Ursinus CollegeFollow

Submission Date

7-19-2019

Document Type

Paper

Department

Physics & Astronomy

Faculty Mentor

Lewis Riley

Comments

Presented during the 21st Annual Summer Fellows Symposium, July 19, 2019 at Ursinus College.

This project was supported by a National Science Foundation Research at Undergraduate Institutions (NSF RUI) grant (PHY-1617250).

Project Description

The GRETINA gamma-ray tracking array is an array of gamma-ray detectors that is being used by the nuclear structure community physicists to analyze properties of atomic nuclei. The problem is that when we compare measurements to simulations we see that the simulation is more efficient than the real array. This led us to investigate the size and shape of inactive volumes in the detectors by comparing our simulations with measurements made at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with a pencil beam of gamma rays in order to improve our model of the detectors. Upon investigating these different avenues, the aim is to improve the simulations so that they match the real data and discover more about GRETINA as a whole.

Recommended Citation

Lawson-John, Esther, "Improving Simulations of the GRETINA Gamma-Ray Tracking Array" (2019). Physics and Astronomy Summer Fellows. 27.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/physics_astro_sum/27