# Texas Active Target (TexAT) detector for experiments with rare isotope beams

## TL;DR

The TexAT detector is a versatile active-target TPC designed for nuclear physics experiments with rare isotope beams, enabling detailed 3D tracking of particles to advance nuclear structure and astrophysics research.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel active-target TPC combining high segmentation and solid-state detectors for improved tracking in rare isotope experiments.

## Key findings

- High efficiency and flexibility demonstrated for low-intensity exotic beams
- Enables 3D reconstruction of particle tracks in nuclear reactions
- Suitable for nuclear structure and astrophysics studies

## Abstract

The TexAT (Texas Active Target) detector is a new active-target time projection chamber (TPC) that was built at the Cyclotron Institute Texas A$\&$M University. The detector is designed to be of general use for nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics experiments with rare isotope beams. TexAT combines a highly segmented Time Projection Chamber (TPC) with two layers of solid state detectors. It provides high efficiency and flexibility for experiments with low intensity exotic beams, allowing for the 3D track reconstruction of the incoming and outgoing particles involved in nuclear reactions and decays.