DELPH

The DELPH (DEtection and Laser for PHysics) group is in charge of operating the scientific instruments used for experimental research conducted at GANIL with the Physicists. It is composed of more than 20 members mixing engineer, technician, or researchers in detection for experimental physics.

It brings together expertise in three areas: particle detectors (gas, silicon, germanium, and scintillator detectors), laser spectroscopy, and the manufacture of thin targets.

We are able to take charge of or participate in collaborations on the design and manufacture of these various instruments, at different level, creating ionization chamber, trackers, wires chamber and so on, scintillators, and laser cavity or integrate silicon stripped detectors, germanium or any gamma detectors in the different experimental set-up.

For all these activities, we have various equipment, like cryogenic autofill, low-pressure gas system, automatic weaving tool for wire chamber or beam profilers, PVD and rolling machine or broadband-pulsed laser.

In addition to operating and developing our physics instruments, we conduct various research projects to support new experimental requirements, whether in terms of sensitivity or performance.