This home page has been produced to give a flavour of the interests the Imaging Group has within the nuclear physics group here at the University of Liverpool. We reside in the Oliver Lodge Laboratory, building number 48 on the University Campus Map.

Our research interests focus on the development of instrumentation for nuclear physics and gamma-ray imaging applications. Information on our current projects can be found by clicking on the links below or those on the left.


» AGATA
The Advanced Gamma Tracking Array (AGATA) project is a European collaboration dedicated to building the ultimate gamma-ray spectrometer for nuclear physics applications.

» Distinguish
The DISTINGUISH project is the development of a system to enable efficient screening of goods in transit. The Liverpool imaging group are adressing the detection and imaging of high energy gamma rays following neutron interrogation.

» PorGamRays
This EPSRC and DTI jointly funded project will develop a prototype portable gamma-ray spectrometer suitable for remote deployment.

» SmartPET
The SmartPET project is the development of a novel small animal Positron Emission Tomography (PET) system based on the use of planar High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors and state of the art digital electronics.

» ProSPECTus
The use of position sensitive semiconductor detectors for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) studies is under investigation.

» GammaKEV
The development of a robust portable Compton Camera.

» NNL
The project aims to develop a gamma-ray sensor, couple it with a 3-D vision system and provide control algorithms for a mechanical manipulator for decommissioning applications.