The liquid nitrogen fill level meter for the AGATA triple cluster detector

Abstract A novel liquid nitrogen fill level meter has been put into operation for the all-position dewar of the triple cluster detector of the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array. The new device is based on a capacitance measurement between a metallic cylindrical tube inside the dewar and the inner wall of the cryostat. The fill level dependent capacitance is converted by a C / V -transducer into a DC voltage signal. Direct monitoring of the LN 2 level inside the detector dewar has been performed with several AGATA detectors at various inclinations and rotation angles of the detector axis. The time-dependent LN 2 consumption is an additional quantity used to survey the status of the cryostat. Supplementary results are the investigations of the LN 2 consumption and the heat loss of the detector during different modes of operation.