NuSTAR PROJECT COORDINATION
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Surrey
Abstract
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Organisations
- University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Collaboration, Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Michigan State University, United States (Collaboration)
- University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Italy (Collaboration)
- Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (Collaboration)
- University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Brighton, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Cologne, Germany (Collaboration)
- Daresbury Laboratory (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- RIKEN, Japan (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Zsolt Podolyak (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Agramunt J
(2016)
Characterization of a neutron-beta counting system with beta-delayed neutron emitters
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Akkoyun S
(2012)
AGATA-Advanced GAmma Tracking Array
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Alexander T
(2015)
Isomeric Ratios in $^{206}$Hg
in Acta Physica Polonica B
Alharbi T
(2014)
Sub-nanosecond Half-life Measurement of the Yrast I p = 5 - State in the N = 78 Nucleus Ce 58 136 using Fast-timing Coincident Gamma-ray Spectroscopy
in Nuclear Data Sheets
Alharbi T
(2015)
Lifetime of the yrast I p = 5 - state and E 1 hindrance in the transitional nucleus Ce 58 136
in Physical Review C
Altstadt S
(2014)
13,14B(n, ?) via Coulomb Dissociation for Nucleosynthesis towards the r-Process
in Nuclear Data Sheets
Antonov A
(2011)
The electron-ion scattering experiment ELISe at the International Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR)-A conceptual design study
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Boso A
(2018)
Neutron Skin Effects in Mirror Energy Differences: The Case of ^{23}Mg-^{23}Na.
in Physical review letters
Briz J
(2016)
Total Absorption Spectroscopy of Fission Fragments Relevant for Reactor Antineutrino Spectra Determination
in Acta Physica Polonica B
Browne F
(2015)
Lifetime measurements of the first 2 + states in 104,106Zr: Evolution of ground-state deformations
in Physics Letters B
| Description | AGATA |
| Organisation | National Institute for Nuclear Physics |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | setting up the AGATA demonstrator at Legnaro, Italy. Running the first AGATA+PRISMA experiment. Writing data analysis code. Contributing to GEANT4 simulations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | the main UK institution in this multi-institution grant. |
| Impact | paper on simulations; analysis of tests contributed to improving the system, especially software. |
| Description | AGATA |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | setting up the AGATA demonstrator at Legnaro, Italy. Running the first AGATA+PRISMA experiment. Writing data analysis code. Contributing to GEANT4 simulations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | the main UK institution in this multi-institution grant. |
| Impact | paper on simulations; analysis of tests contributed to improving the system, especially software. |
| Description | ASY-EOS Collaboration |
| Organisation | Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres |
| Department | GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research/experiments. Data analysis and monte carlo simulations (supervision of PhD students and PDRA), scientific input (experimental proposals, authorship of publications...). Manpower (research staff, PhD students) for running experiments. Presentations at collaboration meetings, workshops, conferences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to research large-scale facility and beam time, instrumentation for experiments, technical support, PhD students and research staff, etc. |
| Impact | Publications. PhD theses (P. Wu, S. Gannon in progress). Training of PhD students and research staff. Invitations to speak at meetings, workshops, conferences. |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | LYCCA at Koln |
| Organisation | University of Cologne |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We have entered a collaboration with the University of Koln to install, test and utilise the LYCCA calorimeter (built using funding from the current award) at the accelerator facility at the University of Koln Physics department. York provided manpower and co-ordination and funds for building the LYCCA mechanics and testing the equipment. All of the equipment used was funded by the UK NuSTAR grant - through York and Daresbury Laboratory. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Colleagues at the University of Koln have provided manpower, mechanical design effort and, crucially, beam time for testing and utilising the LYCCA array prior to eventual deployment at FAIR. |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | R3B Collaboration (NUSTAR) |
| Organisation | Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research |
| Department | Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics and Reactions |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research/experiments. Leadership in design and construction of detection systems (e.g. Si Tracker and associated EDAQ). Data analysis and monte carlo simulations (supervision of PhD students), scientific input (experimental proposals, authorship of publications...). Manpower (technical and research staff, PhD students) for construction of equipment and running experiments.. Presentations at collaboration meetings, workshops, conferences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to research large-scale facility and beam time, instrumentation for experiments, technical support, PhD students and research staff, etc. T. Aumann spokesperson of R3B collaboration. |
| Impact | Publications. PhD theses (S. Paschalis, J. Taylor). Training of PhD students and research staff. Invitations to speak at meetings, workshops, conferences. Project leadership of Si tracker (NUSTAR-UK project grant). |
| Description | R3B Collaboration (NUSTAR) |
| Organisation | Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research/experiments. Leadership in design and construction of detection systems (e.g. Si Tracker and associated EDAQ). Data analysis and monte carlo simulations (supervision of PhD students), scientific input (experimental proposals, authorship of publications...). Manpower (technical and research staff, PhD students) for construction of equipment and running experiments.. Presentations at collaboration meetings, workshops, conferences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to research large-scale facility and beam time, instrumentation for experiments, technical support, PhD students and research staff, etc. T. Aumann spokesperson of R3B collaboration. |
| Impact | Publications. PhD theses (S. Paschalis, J. Taylor). Training of PhD students and research staff. Invitations to speak at meetings, workshops, conferences. Project leadership of Si tracker (NUSTAR-UK project grant). |
| Description | R3B Collaboration (NUSTAR) |
| Organisation | Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres |
| Department | GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research/experiments. Leadership in design and construction of detection systems (e.g. Si Tracker and associated EDAQ). Data analysis and monte carlo simulations (supervision of PhD students), scientific input (experimental proposals, authorship of publications...). Manpower (technical and research staff, PhD students) for construction of equipment and running experiments.. Presentations at collaboration meetings, workshops, conferences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to research large-scale facility and beam time, instrumentation for experiments, technical support, PhD students and research staff, etc. T. Aumann spokesperson of R3B collaboration. |
| Impact | Publications. PhD theses (S. Paschalis, J. Taylor). Training of PhD students and research staff. Invitations to speak at meetings, workshops, conferences. Project leadership of Si tracker (NUSTAR-UK project grant). |
| Description | SAMURAI Collaboration |
| Organisation | Michigan State University |
| Department | National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research/experiments. Data analysis and monte carlo simulations (supervision of PhD student), scientific input (experimental proposals, authorship of publications...). Manpower (research staff, PhD student) for construction of TPC and running experiments. Presentations at collaboration meetings, workshops, conferences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to research large-scale facility and beam time, instrumentation for experiments, technical support, PhD students and research staff, etc. |
| Impact | Publications. PhD thesis in progress (W. Powell). Training of PhD student and research staff. Invitations to speak at meetings, workshops, conferences. Funding from RIKEN-Univ Liverpool agreement for PhD studentship. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | SAMURAI Collaboration |
| Organisation | RIKEN |
| Department | RIKEN-Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research/experiments. Data analysis and monte carlo simulations (supervision of PhD student), scientific input (experimental proposals, authorship of publications...). Manpower (research staff, PhD student) for construction of TPC and running experiments. Presentations at collaboration meetings, workshops, conferences. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to research large-scale facility and beam time, instrumentation for experiments, technical support, PhD students and research staff, etc. |
| Impact | Publications. PhD thesis in progress (W. Powell). Training of PhD student and research staff. Invitations to speak at meetings, workshops, conferences. Funding from RIKEN-Univ Liverpool agreement for PhD studentship. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | UK-NUSTAR |
| Organisation | Daresbury Laboratory |
| Department | Nuclear Physics Support Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Yorks contribution has been to construct and test the LYCCA device, including time-of-flight detectors, state of the art ASIC-based electronics systems and associated mechanical and electronic engineering. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. |
| Impact | Construction of equipment for NUSTAR |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | UK-NUSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Yorks contribution has been to construct and test the LYCCA device, including time-of-flight detectors, state of the art ASIC-based electronics systems and associated mechanical and electronic engineering. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. |
| Impact | Construction of equipment for NUSTAR |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | UK-NUSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Brighton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Yorks contribution has been to construct and test the LYCCA device, including time-of-flight detectors, state of the art ASIC-based electronics systems and associated mechanical and electronic engineering. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. |
| Impact | Construction of equipment for NUSTAR |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | UK-NUSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Yorks contribution has been to construct and test the LYCCA device, including time-of-flight detectors, state of the art ASIC-based electronics systems and associated mechanical and electronic engineering. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. |
| Impact | Construction of equipment for NUSTAR |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | UK-NUSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Yorks contribution has been to construct and test the LYCCA device, including time-of-flight detectors, state of the art ASIC-based electronics systems and associated mechanical and electronic engineering. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. |
| Impact | Construction of equipment for NUSTAR |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | UK-NUSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Yorks contribution has been to construct and test the LYCCA device, including time-of-flight detectors, state of the art ASIC-based electronics systems and associated mechanical and electronic engineering. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. |
| Impact | Construction of equipment for NUSTAR |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | UK-NUSTAR |
| Organisation | University of Surrey |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Yorks contribution has been to construct and test the LYCCA device, including time-of-flight detectors, state of the art ASIC-based electronics systems and associated mechanical and electronic engineering. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. |
| Impact | Construction of equipment for NUSTAR |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | UK-NUSTAR |
| Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. Yorks contribution has been to construct and test the LYCCA device, including time-of-flight detectors, state of the art ASIC-based electronics systems and associated mechanical and electronic engineering. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We all work towards constructing and exploiting equipment for NUSTAR at the FAIR facility in Darmstadt, Germany. |
| Impact | Construction of equipment for NUSTAR |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | IOP School Grants Scheme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Funding awarded to Frodsham CE Primary school to visit Jodrell Bank Observatory. I was the scientific partner for this grant who initiated the idea, helped formulate the funding request and took part in the visit with year 4 children. Difficult to quantify. Hopefully help broaden the provision of the science curriculum in this primary school and develop taste for physics/astrophysics in young children. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Nuclear Physics Masterclasses |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | About 20 six-formers attend practical activities in the new Canberra Laboratory at the Univ. of Liverpool award-winning CTL facilities and presentations over a number of days, including discussions in the Q&A part of the presentations. I was the academic lead scientist for these masterclasses since 2012. Difficult to quantify. Hopefully help attract students to study Physics at University and develop awareness of Nuclear Physics impact on everyday life. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Women in Physics Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited Talk at Women in Physics (WiP) workshops, organised by the Physics Outreach Group of the University of Liverpool for girls in year 12 of high school, taking AS and/or A2 courses in Physics. Difficult to quantify. Hopefully help attract students to study Physics at University and develop awareness of Nuclear Physics impact on everyday life. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |