DALI2: A NaI(Tl) detector array for measurements of $\gamma$ rays from fast nuclei

A NaI(Tl) detector array called DALI2 (Detector Array for Low Intensity radiation 2) has been constructed for in-beam -ray spectroscopy experiments with fast radioactive isotope (RI) beams. It consists typically of 186 NaI(Tl) scintillator s covering polar angles from∼15 ◦ to∼160 ◦ with an average angular resolution of 6 ◦ in full width at half maximum. Its high granularity (good angular resolution) enables Doppler-shift correcti ons that result in, for example, 10% energy resolution and 20% full-energy photopeak effi ciency for 1-MeV rays emitted from fast-moving nuclei (velocities of v/c ≃ 0.6). DALI2 has been employed successfully in numerous experiments using fast RI beams with velocities of v/c = 0.3− 0.6 provided by the RIKEN RI Beam Factory.