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Description
The Gamma-Ray Infrastructure For Fundamental Investigations of Nuclei (GRIFFIN), is a state-of-the-art spectrometer designed for the $\beta$-decay studies of exotic nuclei produced at the TRIUMF-ISAC facility. It provides unique research opportunities in the fields of nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, and fundamental interactions.
The spectrometer is composed of an array of 16 Compton suppressed clover-type high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors as a core, and complemented by a powerful set of ancillary detectors that comprise plastic-scintillators for beta tagging, LN2-cooled Si(Li) detectors for conversion electron measurements and an array of eight LaBr$_3$(Ce) scintillators for lifetime measurements [1].
Innovative results using the GRIFFIN spectrometer have been recently published, including the precision measurements of the Fermi super allowed beta emitter $^{62}$Ga, the astrophysically-motivated investigations of the $^{132}$In, $^{129}$Cd, $^{129}$In nuclei and the nuclear structure of $^{80}$Ge. An overview of the future scientific opportunities together with the recent experiments will be provided.
References
[1] A.B. Garnsworthy et al. NIM A:918:9–29, 2019
