University of Manchester Nuclear Physics Rolling Grant 2007
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Nuclear Physics aims to understand the structure and dynamics of nuclear systems. It is the key to understanding the Universe from the first microseconds of its inception when the quark-gluon plasma prevailed, through its history of star and galaxy formation where nuclear reactions play an essential role both in the generation of energy and the creation of elements. The field also has applications that benefit society in diverse areas, from medicine and security to power production, and a strong impact on other fields of science. The Manchester group is part of the UK nuclear community that has devised a mode of operation which enables it to make leading edge contributions at an international level. Experimental work is performed at specific overseas facilities with focussed investment in the necessary instrumentation to carry out this work. Atomic nuclei are a unique quantal laboratory in which microscopic as well as mesoscopic features, driven by effective two-body and three-body forces, can be studied. They are complex many body systems but often display unexpected regularities and simple excitation patterns that arise from underlying shell structure, pairing and collective modes of excitation. Such properties are also exhibited by simpler mesoscopic systems, e.g. metallic clusters, quantum dots, and atomic condensates, the understanding of which draws heavily on techniques developed and honed in nuclear physics. A fundamental challenge is to understand nuclear properties ab-initio from the interplay of the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces between individual nucleons. In recent years enormous progress has been made with such programmes for light nuclei. For heavier nuclei, shell, cluster and other beyond mean field many-body techniques, based on effective interactions, provide essential frameworks for correlating experimental data, yet still lack the refinement to reliably predict nuclear properties as one moves more than a few nucleons from well-studied stable nuclei. Uniquely, radioactive beam facilities allow an exploration of nuclear properties using both approaches over a wide range of N (neutron number), Z (proton number), T (temperature or excitation energy) and I (angular momentum). The key open questions that the Manchester group will address include: * Do new forms of collective motion occur far from the valley of nuclear stability? * How does the ordering of quantum states, with all of its consequent implications for nuclear structure and reactions, alter in highly dilute or neutron-rich matter? * Do symmetries seen in near-stable nuclei also appear far from stability and do we observe new symmetries?
Organisations
- University of Manchester (Lead Research Organisation)
- McGill University (Collaboration)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (Collaboration)
- Argonne National Laboratory (Collaboration)
- University of Jyväskylä (Collaboration)
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (Collaboration)
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Collaboration)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (Collaboration)
- University of Tokyo (Collaboration)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- IPN Orsay - Nuclear structure (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- Yale University (Collaboration)
- New York University (Collaboration)
- University of Leuven (Collaboration)
Publications
Flanagan KT
(2009)
Nuclear spins and magnetic moments of 71,73,75Cu: inversion of pi2p3/2 and pi1f5/2 levels in 75Cu.
in Physical review letters
Flanagan KT
(2013)
Collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy of neutron-deficient francium isotopes.
in Physical review letters
Freer M
(2008)
Excited states of 8 Be populated via the p ( 7 Li, 4 He) 4 He and p ( 7 Li, 4 He*) 4 He resonant reactions
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Gade A
(2010)
Collectivity at N = 40 in neutron-rich Cr 64
in Physical Review C
Grieser M
(2012)
Storage ring at HIE-ISOLDE Technical design report
in The European Physical Journal Special Topics
Gros S
(2009)
Performance tests of large area position-sensitive planar germanium detectors with conventional and amorphous contacts
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Haigh P
(2010)
Alpha decay widths of excited states of 16 O
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Hoffman C
(2012)
Experimental study of the 19 O( d , p ) 20 O reaction in inverse kinematics
in Physical Review C
Description | STFC Advanced Fellowship |
Amount | £415,320 (GBP) |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2011 |
End | 10/2016 |
Description | STFC Advanced Fellowship |
Amount | £415,320 (GBP) |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2011 |
End | 10/2016 |
Description | STFC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship |
Amount | £260,880 (GBP) |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2008 |
End | 10/2011 |
Description | Argonne |
Organisation | Argonne National Laboratory |
Department | Physics Division |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Intellectual input, data analysis, preparation of publications. |
Collaborator Contribution | Facility and equipment provision, intellectual input. |
Impact | Publications, conference talks |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (optical detection) |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Department | ISOLDE Radioactive Ion Beam Facility |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Leadership of some experimental proposals, new methodologies, data analysis, publication and dissemination. |
Collaborator Contribution | Personnel for experiments. |
Impact | Publications, conference talks and fellowships. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (optical detection) |
Organisation | Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres |
Department | GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Leadership of some experimental proposals, new methodologies, data analysis, publication and dissemination. |
Collaborator Contribution | Personnel for experiments. |
Impact | Publications, conference talks and fellowships. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (optical detection) |
Organisation | Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz |
Department | Institute for Nuclear Chemistry |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership of some experimental proposals, new methodologies, data analysis, publication and dissemination. |
Collaborator Contribution | Personnel for experiments. |
Impact | Publications, conference talks and fellowships. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (optical detection) |
Organisation | Max Planck Society |
Department | Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership of some experimental proposals, new methodologies, data analysis, publication and dissemination. |
Collaborator Contribution | Personnel for experiments. |
Impact | Publications, conference talks and fellowships. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (optical detection) |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership of some experimental proposals, new methodologies, data analysis, publication and dissemination. |
Collaborator Contribution | Personnel for experiments. |
Impact | Publications, conference talks and fellowships. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (optical detection) |
Organisation | University of Jyvaskyla |
Department | Department of Physics |
Country | Finland |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership of some experimental proposals, new methodologies, data analysis, publication and dissemination. |
Collaborator Contribution | Personnel for experiments. |
Impact | Publications, conference talks and fellowships. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (optical detection) |
Organisation | University of Leuven |
Department | Institute for Nuclear and Radiation Physics |
Country | Belgium |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership of some experimental proposals, new methodologies, data analysis, publication and dissemination. |
Collaborator Contribution | Personnel for experiments. |
Impact | Publications, conference talks and fellowships. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (particle detection) |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Department | ISOLDE Radioactive Ion Beam Facility |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Design and construction of a new beam line for collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy of radioactive beams. Equipment, students and staff time contributed. |
Collaborator Contribution | Laboratory space, radioactive ion beams. |
Impact | Conference contributions, fellowship. |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (particle detection) |
Organisation | IPN Orsay - Nuclear structure |
Country | France |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Design and construction of a new beam line for collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy of radioactive beams. Equipment, students and staff time contributed. |
Collaborator Contribution | Laboratory space, radioactive ion beams. |
Impact | Conference contributions, fellowship. |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (particle detection) |
Organisation | Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz |
Department | Institute for Nuclear Physics |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Design and construction of a new beam line for collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy of radioactive beams. Equipment, students and staff time contributed. |
Collaborator Contribution | Laboratory space, radioactive ion beams. |
Impact | Conference contributions, fellowship. |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (particle detection) |
Organisation | Max Planck Society |
Department | Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Design and construction of a new beam line for collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy of radioactive beams. Equipment, students and staff time contributed. |
Collaborator Contribution | Laboratory space, radioactive ion beams. |
Impact | Conference contributions, fellowship. |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (particle detection) |
Organisation | New York University |
Department | Department of Physics |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Design and construction of a new beam line for collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy of radioactive beams. Equipment, students and staff time contributed. |
Collaborator Contribution | Laboratory space, radioactive ion beams. |
Impact | Conference contributions, fellowship. |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (particle detection) |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Design and construction of a new beam line for collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy of radioactive beams. Equipment, students and staff time contributed. |
Collaborator Contribution | Laboratory space, radioactive ion beams. |
Impact | Conference contributions, fellowship. |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (particle detection) |
Organisation | University of Leuven |
Department | Institute for Nuclear and Radiation Physics |
Country | Belgium |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Design and construction of a new beam line for collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy of radioactive beams. Equipment, students and staff time contributed. |
Collaborator Contribution | Laboratory space, radioactive ion beams. |
Impact | Conference contributions, fellowship. |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE, CERN (particle detection) |
Organisation | University of Tokyo |
Department | Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management |
Country | Japan |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Design and construction of a new beam line for collinear resonance ionisation spectroscopy of radioactive beams. Equipment, students and staff time contributed. |
Collaborator Contribution | Laboratory space, radioactive ion beams. |
Impact | Conference contributions, fellowship. |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at JYFL |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership of the programme, experiment proposal creation, devising new experimental techniques, setting up and execution of experiments, data analysis, publication and dissemination of results. |
Collaborator Contribution | Shared responsibility for purchasing new equipment and renewal of old equipment. Provision of man power for running experiments. |
Impact | Peer reviewed publications, conference talks and fellowship awards. |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at JYFL |
Organisation | University of Jyvaskyla |
Department | Department of Physics |
Country | Finland |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership of the programme, experiment proposal creation, devising new experimental techniques, setting up and execution of experiments, data analysis, publication and dissemination of results. |
Collaborator Contribution | Shared responsibility for purchasing new equipment and renewal of old equipment. Provision of man power for running experiments. |
Impact | Peer reviewed publications, conference talks and fellowship awards. |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at Triumf |
Organisation | McGill University |
Department | Department of Physics |
Country | Canada |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Experience in sensitive laser spectroscopic techniques applied to radioactive ion beams. Personnel. |
Collaborator Contribution | Equipment and personnel for experiments. |
Impact | Publications in progress and conference contributions. |
Start Year | 2009 |
Description | Laser spectroscopy at Triumf |
Organisation | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
Department | TRIUMF Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC) |
Country | Canada |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Experience in sensitive laser spectroscopic techniques applied to radioactive ion beams. Personnel. |
Collaborator Contribution | Equipment and personnel for experiments. |
Impact | Publications in progress and conference contributions. |
Start Year | 2009 |
Description | Yale |
Organisation | Yale University |
Department | Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Performing experiments, intellectual input, data analysis, preparation of publications. |
Collaborator Contribution | Facility and equipment provision, intellectual input. |
Impact | Publications, conference talks. |
Description | Teacher Training in Nuclear Physics |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Contributions to event providing training in nuclear physics to school teachers. Successful initial event repeated in subsequent years |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011 |
Description | Unity |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Regular weekly slot on local radio station featuring an academic supported by the grant, discussion of scientific issues. Several weeks have featured results of work performed as part of the grant. Radio station primary audience is 15-25 in inner city Manchester. General engagement with science from a very mixed non-scientific audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011 |