Relativistic energy fragmentation in nuclear structure studies
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Surrey
Department Name: Nuclear and Radiation Physics
Abstract
Our knowledge of neutron-rich nuclei is limited due to the nature of the reactions we can use to synthesise them. Most promising is the new ability to detect discrete gamma-ray transitions following heavy-ion projectile fragmentation at relativistic energies. A major strand of this fundamental research are the ISOMER and RISING projects based at the GSI facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Over the next 3-5 year period a new European fragmentation facility (FAIR) will be constructed. I am the named project coordinator for the High-resolution In-Flight Spectroscopy (HISPEC) portion of this project. The extension of my Advanced Fellowship will allow me to complete the study of exotic neutron-rich nuclei around the N=126 magic number, and will naturally evolve into managing the construction phase of HISPEC and then initiating investigations of even more exotic nuclei at FAIR.
Organisations
- University of Surrey (Fellow, Lead Research Organisation)
- Complutense University of Madrid (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON (Collaboration)
- Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (Collaboration)
- Daresbury Laboratory (Collaboration)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- University of the West of Scotland (Collaboration)
- University of Valencia (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF YORK (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Zsolt Podolyak (Principal Investigator / Fellow) |
Publications
Podolyák Z
(2009)
Structure of neutron-rich nuclei around the N = 126 closed shell; the yrast structure of 205Au126 up to spin-parity $I^{\pi}$ = (19/2+)
in The European Physical Journal A
Podolyák Z
(2009)
Weakly deformed oblate structures in 76 198 Os 122
in Physical Review C
Podolyák Z
(2008)
From RISING to HISPEC/DESPEC
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Regan P
(2007)
Isomer Spectroscopy Using Relativistic Projectile Fragmentation at the N=Z Line for A~80?90
in Nuclear Physics A
Rudolph D
(2008)
Evidence for an isomeric 3/2- state in 53Co
in The European Physical Journal A
Rudolph D
(2007)
Exciting isomers from the first stopped-beam RISING campaign
in The European Physical Journal Special Topics
Rudolph D
(2008)
Isospin symmetry and proton decay: Identification of the 10 + isomer in Ni 54
in Physical Review C
Saito T
(2008)
Yrast and non-yrast 2+ states of 134Ce and 136Nd populated in relativistic Coulomb excitation
in Physics Letters B
Sohler D
(2008)
In-beam ?-ray spectroscopy of the neutron-rich nitrogen isotopes N 19 - 22
in Physical Review C
Stanoiu M
(2008)
Disappearance of the N = 14 shell gap in the carbon isotopic chain
in Physical Review C
| Description | There were two findings: (i) to complete the Stopped-Beam RISING experiments with particular emphasis on beta-delayed measurements (ii) to continue to lead the developments, and design of novel instrumentation used in the High-resolution in-flight Spectroscopy (HISPEC) project at the new FAIR facility, and to take it forward in the construction phase. |
| Exploitation Route | Longer timescales needed. |
| Sectors | Education,Energy,Healthcare,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Description | NuSTAR |
| Organisation | Daresbury Laboratory |
| Department | Nuclear Physics Support Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Building equipment to be used within NuSTAR at GSI/FAIR, within R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC |
| Collaborator Contribution | building equipment for R3B, HSIPEC, DESPEC |
| Impact | FAIR is being built with NuSTAR being one of its four pillar collaborations |
| Description | NuSTAR |
| Organisation | Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung |
| Department | Nuclear Physics 2 |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Building equipment to be used within NuSTAR at GSI/FAIR, within R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC |
| Collaborator Contribution | building equipment for R3B, HSIPEC, DESPEC |
| Impact | FAIR is being built with NuSTAR being one of its four pillar collaborations |
| Description | NuSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Building equipment to be used within NuSTAR at GSI/FAIR, within R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC |
| Collaborator Contribution | building equipment for R3B, HSIPEC, DESPEC |
| Impact | FAIR is being built with NuSTAR being one of its four pillar collaborations |
| Description | NuSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Brighton |
| Department | Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Building equipment to be used within NuSTAR at GSI/FAIR, within R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC |
| Collaborator Contribution | building equipment for R3B, HSIPEC, DESPEC |
| Impact | FAIR is being built with NuSTAR being one of its four pillar collaborations |
| Description | NuSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Building equipment to be used within NuSTAR at GSI/FAIR, within R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC |
| Collaborator Contribution | building equipment for R3B, HSIPEC, DESPEC |
| Impact | FAIR is being built with NuSTAR being one of its four pillar collaborations |
| Description | NuSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Building equipment to be used within NuSTAR at GSI/FAIR, within R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC |
| Collaborator Contribution | building equipment for R3B, HSIPEC, DESPEC |
| Impact | FAIR is being built with NuSTAR being one of its four pillar collaborations |
| Description | NuSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Building equipment to be used within NuSTAR at GSI/FAIR, within R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC |
| Collaborator Contribution | building equipment for R3B, HSIPEC, DESPEC |
| Impact | FAIR is being built with NuSTAR being one of its four pillar collaborations |
| Description | NuSTAR |
| Organisation | University of York |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Building equipment to be used within NuSTAR at GSI/FAIR, within R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC |
| Collaborator Contribution | building equipment for R3B, HSIPEC, DESPEC |
| Impact | FAIR is being built with NuSTAR being one of its four pillar collaborations |
| Description | NuSTAR |
| Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
| Department | School of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Building equipment to be used within NuSTAR at GSI/FAIR, within R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC |
| Collaborator Contribution | building equipment for R3B, HSIPEC, DESPEC |
| Impact | FAIR is being built with NuSTAR being one of its four pillar collaborations |
| Description | isolde |
| Organisation | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | experiment proposed and performed, data analysed, published. Equipment (Ge detectors, digital EDAQ) |
| Collaborator Contribution | expert manpower to run experiment |
| Impact | publication. Future collaborations on reactor decay heat etc. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | isolde |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | ISOLDE Radioactive Ion Beam Facility |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | experiment proposed and performed, data analysed, published. Equipment (Ge detectors, digital EDAQ) |
| Collaborator Contribution | expert manpower to run experiment |
| Impact | publication. Future collaborations on reactor decay heat etc. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | isolde |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | experiment proposed and performed, data analysed, published. Equipment (Ge detectors, digital EDAQ) |
| Collaborator Contribution | expert manpower to run experiment |
| Impact | publication. Future collaborations on reactor decay heat etc. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | isolde |
| Organisation | University of Valencia |
| Department | Corpuscular Physics Institute (IFIC) |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | experiment proposed and performed, data analysed, published. Equipment (Ge detectors, digital EDAQ) |
| Collaborator Contribution | expert manpower to run experiment |
| Impact | publication. Future collaborations on reactor decay heat etc. |
| Start Year | 2008 |