Nuclear Physics Consolidated Grant
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
Nuclear Physics is the study of the heavy but tiny nucleus that lies at the centre of all atoms and makes up 99.9% by mass of everything we see. The nucleus forms a fascinating laboratory for study, falling between the extremes of systems with a handful of particles, which can be solved from first principles, and systems with thousands of particles whose properties can be treated statistically. Indeed, the nucleus is a unique mesoscopic quantal system that is composed of two types of interacting fermions in which the underlying force is poorly understood. As such it provides an extremely important testing ground for models that attempt to predict the properties of nuclei. The individual protons and neutrons in the nucleus can strongly dictate the properties of the nucleus as a whole. Although a mature field, nuclear physics poses an array of very challenging questions and the recent advent of accelerated radioactive beams has reinvigorated this research area. Increasingly important is the application of our understanding of nuclear physics to astrophysical questions, where it can help to understand energy generation in stars as well as the heavy elements synthesised in stellar explosions. The present consolidated grant represents the concerted efforts of one of the largest nuclear physics groups in the UK. The activity is notable for its depth and breadth, as well for the strong involvement of underpinning theory through our recently-established theory group.
Planned Impact
Our group has a strong track record in non-academic impact. All of this is underpinned by our fundamental research. For example, our experience in detector development has been applied to societal applications in sectors including homeland security, nuclear decommissioning and medical applications. We have a strong parallel strand of such activity supported by grants from STFC, Innovate-UK and direct industrial subvention. In the last year, we established an enterprise unit within our group, part supported by Kromek PLC, to help drive forward our impact. A prominent recent highlight of this activity has been the co-development of the D3S detector for Kromek PLC which has received a $6M order from the US government for 12000 units. In addition to industry-facing work, we have strong interests in outreach and public engagement. Many of our group members are active in this area. A particular highlight in this area has been the development of the "Binding Blocks" activity for schoolchildren to build up a chart of the isotopes using Lego.
A more detailed explanation of our impact capacity and plans is outlined in the attached "pathways to impact" document.
A more detailed explanation of our impact capacity and plans is outlined in the attached "pathways to impact" document.
Organisations
- University of York (Lead Research Organisation)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (Collaboration)
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou (Collaboration)
- University of Jyväskylä (Collaboration)
- Daresbury Laboratory (Collaboration)
- Michigan State University (Collaboration)
- University of Lyon (Collaboration)
- IPN Orsay - Nuclear structure (Collaboration)
- KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- RIKEN (Collaboration)
- University of the West of Scotland (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL (Collaboration)
- University of Warsaw (Collaboration)
Publications
Carroll RJ
(2020)
Competition between Allowed and First-Forbidden ß Decay: The Case of ^{208}Hg?^{208}Tl.
in Physical review letters
Carver M
(2021)
Photoproduction of the f_{2}(1270) Meson Using the CLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Cederwall B
(2020)
Isospin Properties of Nuclear Pair Correlations from the Level Structure of the Self-Conjugate Nucleus Ru 88
in Physical Review Letters
Chatagnon P
(2021)
First Measurement of Timelike Compton Scattering.
in Physical review letters
Chen M
(2021)
Microscopic origin of reflection-asymmetric nuclear shapes
in Physical Review C
Cividini F
(2022)
Measurement of the helicity dependence for single $$\pi ^{0}$$ photoproduction from the deuteron
in The European Physical Journal A
Colò G
(2020)
Isoscalar monopole and quadrupole modes in Mo isotopes: Microscopic analysis
in Physics Letters B
Connolly D
(2018)
Direct measurement of resonance strengths in S 34 ( a , ? ) Ar 38 at astrophysically relevant energies using the DRAGON recoil separator
in Physical Review C
Corsi A
(2019)
Structure of 13Be probed via quasi-free scattering
in Physics Letters B
Crawford H
(2022)
Core of F 25 studied by the F 25 ( - p ) proton-removal reaction
in Physical Review C
| Description | Elucidating Neutron Star Composition From Cutting-edge Hadron Physics (International Exchanges With Khon Kaen Thailand) |
| Amount | £46,383 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | IES\R3\203149 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2021 |
| End | 02/2023 |
| Description | Elucidating the fundamental nature of hadrons with Particle Identification Detector |
| Amount | £35,394 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/W005433/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2022 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | Collaboration with IMP-Lanzhou (Andreyev) |
| Organisation | Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Joint experiments and respective publications, Andreyev co-supervises 2 PhD students at IMP |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint experiments and respective publications, Andreyev co-supervises 2 PhD students at IMP |
| Impact | collaboration papers have already been published, several are in the pipeline |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | DRAGON |
| Organisation | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
| Department | TRIUMF Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC) |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contributed manpower and experimental proposals. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Running of the DRAGON recoil separator and manpower for experiments. |
| Impact | All publications in portfolio involving experimental measurements at the DRAGON recoil separator |
| Description | Elucidating Neutron Star Composition From Cutting-edge Hadron Physics (International Exchanges With Khon Kaen Thailand) |
| Organisation | Khon Kaen University |
| Country | Thailand |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Project 1417720: Elucidating Neutron Star Composition From Cutting-edge Hadron Physics (International Exchanges With Khon Kaen Thailand) new collaboration to implant our data on dibaryons into theoretical description of hexaquarks with subsequent use of them in a neutron star EOS studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing experimental data and guiding theoretical calculations |
| Impact | grant Project 1417720: Elucidating Neutron Star Composition From Cutting-edge Hadron Physics (International Exchanges With Khon Kaen Thailand) from Royal society. Publication is on its way |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | FiDiPro |
| Organisation | University of Jyvaskyla |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | Finland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Long-term scientific collaboration and publications |
| Collaborator Contribution | Long-term scientific collaboration and publications |
| Impact | 10.1103/PhysRevC.97.024306, 10.1088/1361-6471/aa691e, 10.1088/1361-6471/aa5fd7, 10.1016/j.cpc.2017.03.007 |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | Lyon Claud Bernard |
| Organisation | University of Lyon |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Long-term scientific collaboration and publications |
| Collaborator Contribution | Long-term scientific collaboration and publications |
| Impact | 10.1088/1361-6471/aa691e, 10.1088/1361-6471/aa5fd7 |
| Description | MSU Nazarewicz |
| Organisation | Michigan State University |
| Department | Department of Physics And Astronomy |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Long-term collaboration and publications |
| Collaborator Contribution | Long-term collaboration and publications |
| Impact | 10.5506/APhysPolB.46.575 |
| Description | Orsay Split-pole |
| Organisation | IPN Orsay - Nuclear structure |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Silicon detectors, data acquisition, manpower |
| Collaborator Contribution | Experimental equipment, access to beam time and technical support, manpower |
| Impact | Publications. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | SSRI-PNS Collaboration (RIKEN) |
| Organisation | RIKEN |
| Department | RIKEN-Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Andreyev is a member of the Steering Committee of SSRI-PNS collaboration (http://research.kek.jp/group/wnsc/ssri-pns/committee.html) |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a large international collaboration, performing experiments at RIKEN |
| Impact | N/A |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | UK AGATA Collaboration |
| Organisation | Daresbury Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Bentley is leading the UK AGATA STFC-funded project. Part of the AGATA project is the preparation of the AGATA phase at FAIR, part of HISPEC. This was one of the three major components of the UK NUSTAR project. Bentley has co-ordinated the collaboration, including the scientific and technical direction of the FAIR part of the AGATA project. The project will contribute to the mechanics, electronics, pulse-shape analysis and simulations for AGATA as part of the NUSTAR project. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing science direction, and technical expertise to the project. The project will contribute to the mechanical design and construction, electronics and data acquisition, pulse-shape analysis and physics simulations for AGATA as part of the NUSTAR project. |
| Impact | Full grant award from STFC 2019-2024 |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | UK AGATA Collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Bentley is leading the UK AGATA STFC-funded project. Part of the AGATA project is the preparation of the AGATA phase at FAIR, part of HISPEC. This was one of the three major components of the UK NUSTAR project. Bentley has co-ordinated the collaboration, including the scientific and technical direction of the FAIR part of the AGATA project. The project will contribute to the mechanics, electronics, pulse-shape analysis and simulations for AGATA as part of the NUSTAR project. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing science direction, and technical expertise to the project. The project will contribute to the mechanical design and construction, electronics and data acquisition, pulse-shape analysis and physics simulations for AGATA as part of the NUSTAR project. |
| Impact | Full grant award from STFC 2019-2024 |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | UK AGATA Collaboration |
| Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Bentley is leading the UK AGATA STFC-funded project. Part of the AGATA project is the preparation of the AGATA phase at FAIR, part of HISPEC. This was one of the three major components of the UK NUSTAR project. Bentley has co-ordinated the collaboration, including the scientific and technical direction of the FAIR part of the AGATA project. The project will contribute to the mechanics, electronics, pulse-shape analysis and simulations for AGATA as part of the NUSTAR project. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing science direction, and technical expertise to the project. The project will contribute to the mechanical design and construction, electronics and data acquisition, pulse-shape analysis and physics simulations for AGATA as part of the NUSTAR project. |
| Impact | Full grant award from STFC 2019-2024 |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Warsaw IFT |
| Organisation | University of Warsaw |
| Country | Poland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Long-term scientific collaboration and publications |
| Collaborator Contribution | Long-term scientific collaboration and publications |
| Impact | 10.1103/PhysRevC.94.024306, 10.1016/j.cpc.2017.03.007, 10.5506/APhysPolB.48.259, 10.1016/j.physletb.2017.12.068 |
| Description | Atomic Nuclei: how many, how big, how old? - IOP Lecture - Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Free evening talk and Binding Blocks exhibition late opening. The answers to this are held in the tiny core of the atom, the nucleus. Join Dr Arnau Huguet from the University of Surrey and the York Binding Blocks team to go on a guided tour of the elements, explore their nuclei and how they behave. The answers to this are held in the tiny core of the atom, the nucleus. Discover how understanding atomic nuclei helps us understand some of the biggest questions in physics. [ IOP Lecture: Atomic Nuclei: How big, how many, how old? Institute of Physics, London UK 13/02/2020 Exhibition Public Mainly adults 15 A lecture with the exhibtion open before and after. ] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atomic-nuclei-how-many-how-big-how-old-tickets-90323370633# |
| Description | Binding Blocks Training Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Training event for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers from across the UK, for implementation of Binding Blocks Nuclear Masterclasses and other Public Engagement events across the UK. Primary content designed and delivered by the York Nuclear Physics Group, and with additional mini-workshops by participating Nuclear Physics groups from across the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Binding Blocks Training at the ANSTT Workshop, iThemba LABS, South Africa |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Training event for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers from across Southern Africa, for triggering the implementation of Binding Blocks Nuclear Masterclasses and other Public Engagement events across Southern Africa, in particular South Africa, Botswana, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Content designed and delivered by the York Nuclear Physics Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | British Science Festival (Hull) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | At least 500 members of the public engaged with the Binding Blocks Nuclear Astrophysics stand at the British Science Festival in Hull, 2018. Delivery led by the astrophysics group at U. of Hull, with contributions from the Binding Blocks programme at York. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | CERN Teacher Training at the National STEM Learning Centre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Development and delivery of full content for a day of training in Nuclear Physics as a post-CERN-visit training programme for secondary and primary school teachers in Physics and broader sciences. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | CERN Teachers Day at the National STEM Learning Centre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Training and inspiring of 40 teachers from across the UK, with direct input into their teaching, and strong links to the York research programme. Full content designed and delivered by the York Nuclear Physics Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Early Career Researcher workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 35 Postdocs and graduate students attended the workshop providing training and discussion opportunities for early career Nuclear physicist and their personal and professional development |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Festival of Ideas |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public event presenting nuclear physics research through a Binding Blocks interactive installation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | From the Big Bang to the Current Universe: the Visible Matter Around Us - London - Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Institute of Physics - late opening About this Event Join us for evening talk and exhibition late opening with the University of York Binding Blocks team and Dr R. Montgomery from University of Glasgow. 6 - 8pm Free drinks reception and the chance to explore our new exhibition outside regular opening hours. 6.30 - 7.30pm - Talk and questions with Dr Rachel Montgomery from the University of Glasgow Atomic nuclei make up almost all of the visible matter surrounding us, spanning from the molecules of our very own DNA, to the elements which make up stars and galaxies. Nuclear physicists are striving to understand how nuclei are formed, how they behave and the complex ways in which they are held together. Explore this exciting field and find out about current work of scientists trying to recreate the conditions of the Universe just after the Big Bang. IOP Lecture: From the Big Bang to the Current Universe Institute of Physics, London UK 18/02/2020 Exhibition Public Mainly adults 40 A lecture with the exhibtion open before and after. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-big-bang-to-the-current-universe-the-visible-matter-around-u... |
| Description | Head Start activity (York) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Nuclear Physics workshops with a focus on widening participation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | INPC Afternoon family day with mini workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Engagement with mini workshops including binding energy, scattering, proton treatment, and baryon structure. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | INPC Exhibition for conference participants |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Engagement with conference participants, display of Binding Blocks programme and invitations to join the programme and utilise the BB material. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | INPC Public Exhibition, Glasgow 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public Exhibition as part of the International Nuclear Physics Conference 2019, Glasgow. Exhibition open in conjunction with evening talk which attracted more than 1000 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | IOP Exhibition - Building the |Universe One Block at a Time - London - Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Uncover the secrets of the atom in our free temporary exhibition, developed by the University of York. From the stars, to medicine, to electricity generation, discover how nuclear physics has shaped the world around you. Featuring a 7-metre long LEGO® model containing over 25,000 LEGO® bricks, this exhibition explores inside the atom. Join the Binding Blocks team from the University of York's Department of Physics and see the elements like never before. You'll even have the chance to see the nuclear chart in the virtual world of Minecraft. This pop-up exhibition will be on show at our flagship King's Cross building during February 2020 and is recommended for ages 12+. [IOP Exhibition Institute of Physics, London UK 04/02/2020 - 27/02/2020 Exhibition Public 350 https://events.iop.org/building-universe-one-block-time] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://events.iop.org/building-universe-one-block-time |
| Description | IOP Family Day - IOP London - Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Uncover the secrets of the atom in our free temporary exhibition, developed by the University of York. About this Event Join us for a day exploring the building blocks of our Universe with hands-on activities for all the family. Play games on our iPads, find out about the life of a star through story-telling, get involved with craft activities, quiz our nuclear physicists, and venture into virtual worlds in Minecraft. You can register or drop in on the day! [IOP Family Day Institute of Physics, London UK 18/02/2020 Exhibition Public Mainly families 240 Family day: Quiz, colouring sheets, make your own atom, name an element, story book, ipads] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-day-building-the-universe-one-block-at-a-time-tickets-90289288... |
| Description | Inspirations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Schools event for approximately 1000 secondary school students and their teachers. Engagement with Nuclear Physics and research through the Binding Blocks nuclear chart. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Isaac Physics Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Nuclear physics workshop as part of an extended engagement throughout the year across all areas of physics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Jim Matthews Public Lecture, York |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public Lecture with associated Binding Blocks nuclear chart event, ~300 participants. Lecture delivered by Jim Al-Khalili, Surrey. Binding Blocks event delivery by York team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Nuclear Master Class |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | More than 500 pupils attended the nuclear master class in which students were introduced to the basics of nuclear physics and application. The online course took place of a duration of few weeks and concluded with a hands on medical physics simulation using GEANT4. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | Nuclear Masterclass (Birmingham, 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Year-12 student Nuclear Masterclass at University of Birmingham, delivered as their first exposure to Nuclear Physics after their GCSEs. Workshops included: Binding Blocks (nuclear masses, decays, and reactions). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Nuclear Masterclass (Daresbury, 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Year-12 student Nuclear Masterclass at Daresbury Laboratory, delivered as their first exposure to Nuclear Physics after their GCSEs. Workshops included: Binding Blocks (nuclear masses, decays, and reactions). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Nuclear Masterclass (Surrey, 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Year-12 student Nuclear Masterclass at University of Surrey, delivered as their first exposure to Nuclear Physics after their GCSEs. Workshops included: Binding Blocks (nuclear masses, decays, and reactions). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Nuclear Masterclass (York, 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Year-12 student Nuclear Masterclass at University of York, delivered as their first exposure to Nuclear Physics after their GCSEs. Workshops included: Binding Blocks (nuclear masses, decays, and reactions); the Hot-CNO Cycle in X-ray bursters (and research on breakout from the cycle); Binding Energy and Neutron Stars (including both neutron star mergers and the d* discovery); Nuclear Medicine (comparison between X-ray and proton-beam radiation treatment); as well as Nuclear Fusion (plasma control at MAST, JET and ITER, as well as nuclear reactions in fusion facilities). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Nuclear Masterclass 19.06.18 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Year-12 student Nuclear Masterclass at York, with workshops on: Binding Blocks (nuclear masses, decays, and reactions); the Hot-CNO Cycle; Binding Energy and Neutron Stars; Nuclear Medicine; and Nuclear Fusion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Nuclear Masterclass 21.06.18 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Year-12 student Nuclear Masterclass at York, with workshops on: Binding Blocks (nuclear masses, decays, and reactions); the Hot-CNO Cycle; Binding Energy and Neutron Stars; Nuclear Medicine; and Nuclear Fusion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Nuclear Physics Masterclass - IOP London - Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | This curriculum-linked workshop is centred around a 7m-long nuclear chart built from over 25,000 Lego bricks. Students will gain an introduction to nuclear physics before using the chart to follow nuclear decay chains, explore the concept and applications of binding energy, and research the uses of different isotopes. The workshop will then look at the application of nuclear physics to stars. Students will discover the nuclear reactions happening during stellar explosions in an activity demonstrating half-lives and the random nature of radioactive decay. The Masterclass is open to all students studying A level Physics (or equivalent). Students must attend with a teacher Year 12 Nuclear Masterclass - Introduction to nuclear chart, energy and decay questions, hot CNO cycle, scattering. [IOP Nuclear Masterclass Institute of Physics, London UK 13/02/2020 Masterclass Schools Year 12 50] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://events.iop.org/level-nuclear-physics-masterclass |
| Description | Nuclear Physics Masterclass - York - Summer 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Nuclear Physics Masterclass: Online Join the Department of Physics at the University of York and leading experts from around the world for a Nuclear Physics Masterclass. Find out more about cutting-edge research in Nuclear Physics and applications of nuclear technologies. This four-week programme is suitable for students studying Physics in years 12 and 13 (S5 and S6 in Scotland) and allows for flexible learning in or out of the classroom. Details Masterclasses are open to all students studying Physics in years 12 and 13 / S5 and S6, (ages 16-18). Four week programme with 3-5 hours content per week. Live webinars with leading experts weekly. Recording available after the event. Ask questions of experts live during the weekly webinar and throughout the week through a forum. Complete all activities and receive a certificate of participation. Work at your own pace Register as an individual, or teachers can make class bookings Week 1: Energy and Decay Discover the nuclear chart of the isotopes with a 3D fly-through and find out more about the building blocks of our Universe. Follow nuclear decay chains, explore the concept and applications of binding energy, and investigate half-lives. Optional activity to explore the 3D nuclear isotopes chart in Minecraft. Week 2: Nuclear Astrophysics Explore the Hot CNO Cycle: Discover the nuclear reactions happening in stars during stellar explosions, in particular on the surface of neutron stars, in an activity demonstrating half-lives and the random nature of radioactive decay. Investigate a computer simulation of the liquid drop model of nuclei and apply this to the formation of neutron stars. Learn about the influence of the fundamental forces at the nuclear scale. Week 3: Fusion Technology Find out about methods of creating nuclear fusion as a power source - from lasers to tokamaks. Investigate how the most extreme conditions in the Solar System are created in a laboratory setting, and how materials are designed to withstand such temperatures and pressures. Explore research labs through virtual tours. Week 4: Medical Physics Hear from a medical physicist about how nuclear physics shaped her career. Find out how PET scanners work and discover how cutting-edge research into quantum entanglement is making these more effective. Use computer modeling to investigate proton-therapy and see if you can optimise cancer treatments. [Online Nuclear Masterclass N/A UK 22/06/2020 - 31/07/2020 Masterclass Schools KS4/5 840] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/nuclear-masterclass-homepage-summer2020/ |
| Description | Nuclear Physics Masterclass - York - Winter 2020/21 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Nuclear Physics Masterclass: Online Join the Department of Physics at the University of York and leading experts from around the world for a Nuclear Physics Masterclass. Find out more about cutting-edge research in Nuclear Physics and applications of nuclear technologies. This four-week programme is suitable for students studying Physics in years 12 and 13 (S5 and S6 in Scotland) and allows for flexible learning in or out of the classroom. Details Masterclasses are open to all students studying Physics in years 12 and 13 / S5 and S6, (ages 16-18). Four week programme with 3-5 hours content per week. Live webinars with leading experts weekly. Recording available after the event. Ask questions of experts live during the weekly webinar and throughout the week through a forum. Complete all activities and receive a certificate of participation. Work at your own pace Register as an individual, or teachers can make class bookings Week 1: Energy and Decay Discover the nuclear chart of the isotopes with a 3D fly-through and find out more about the building blocks of our Universe. Follow nuclear decay chains, explore the concept and applications of binding energy, and investigate half-lives. Optional activity to explore the 3D nuclear isotopes chart in Minecraft. Week 2: Nuclear Astrophysics Explore the Hot CNO Cycle: Discover the nuclear reactions happening in stars during stellar explosions, in particular on the surface of neutron stars, in an activity demonstrating half-lives and the random nature of radioactive decay. Investigate a computer simulation of the liquid drop model of nuclei and apply this to the formation of neutron stars. Learn about the influence of the fundamental forces at the nuclear scale. Week 3: Fusion Technology Find out about methods of creating nuclear fusion as a power source - from lasers to tokamaks. Investigate how the most extreme conditions in the Solar System are created in a laboratory setting, and how materials are designed to withstand such temperatures and pressures. Explore research labs through virtual tours. Week 4: Medical Physics Hear from a medical physicist about how nuclear physics shaped her career. Find out how PET scanners work and discover how cutting-edge research into quantum entanglement is making these more effective. Use computer modeling to investigate proton-therapy and see if you can optimise cancer treatments. [Online Nuclear Masterclass N/A UK 23/11/2020 - 10/01/2021 Masterclass Schools KS5 558] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/nuclear-masterclass-homepage-winter2020/ |
| Description | Nuffield Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 4 students attended the workshop that focused on medical physics research for students. Students were got a hands on experience on simulation for radiotherapy techniques and wrote a report on their findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Nuffield Research Project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 4 students attended the workshop that focused on medical physics research for students. Students were got a hands on experience on simulation for radiotherapy techniques and wrote a report on their findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | Physics Teachers and STEM Ambassadors Training - Glasgow - Jan 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Physics Teachers and STEM Ambassadors Training session on Nuclear Physics Resources, University of Glasgow, Twilight session run in collaboration with Science Connects. [UK 15/01/2020 Teacher CPD Teachers 20] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Primary Science Course - National STEM Learning Centre, York - Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Readings of 'The Stuff Stars Are Made Of' (giving out free copies of the book), discussions of how this can be integrated into Primary-school science teaching. [Primary Science Course National STEM Learning Centre, York UK 05/02/2020 Teacher CPD Teachers Primary 70] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stuff-Stars-Are-Made/dp/1527259234 |
| Description | SAINTS Post-graduate School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Training event for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers from South Africa, for implementation of Binding Blocks Nuclear Masterclasses and other Public Engagement events across South Africa. Primary content designed by the York Nuclear Physics Group, delivered by students trained at York during 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | SAINTS Post-graduate School, Public Engagement training |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Training event for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers from South Africa, for implementation of Binding Blocks Nuclear Masterclasses and other Public Engagement events across South Africa. Primary content designed by the York Nuclear Physics Group, and delivered by students trained at York during 2018-2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | SFTC Nuclear Physics School (St Andrews, 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Public Engagement training for UK post-graduate students in nuclear physics including Binding Blocks workshops and independent development of PE ideas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Scarborough Science and Engineering Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Schools event for at least 500 secondary school students and their teachers. Engagement with Nuclear Physics and research through the Binding Blocks nuclear chart. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Stargazing Live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Public event covering a range of astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear astrophysics, and nuclear physics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Stargazing Live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Public event covering a range of astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear astrophysics, and nuclear physics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Stargazing Live - York - Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Schools and public evening event for research engagement and experience. [Stargazing Live St Peter's School, York UK 05/02/2020 Exhibition Public Mainly families 200] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Student Exhibition at BIUST, Botswana |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Nuclear Physics Binding Blocks exhibition at BIUST, Botswana. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Teacher training at NSLC: CERN Follow-up |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Binding Blocks Nuclear Masterclass for teachers. Teacher training across the Nuclear Masterclass programme at University of York, where workshops included: Binding Blocks (nuclear masses, decays, and reactions); the Hot-CNO Cycle in X-ray bursters (and research on breakout from the cycle); Binding Energy and Neutron Stars (including both neutron star mergers and the d* discovery); Nuclear Medicine (comparison between X-ray and proton-beam radiation treatment); Nuclear Scattering (seeing the unseen); as well as introduction to "The Stuff Stars are Made Of", primary school book written by Dr. A. Tuff. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Teacher training at NSLC: Inspiring A-level |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Programme included Binding Blocks Nuclear Masterclass for teachers, where workshops included: Binding Blocks (nuclear masses, decays, and reactions); Particle Physics and the d* discovery; Nuclear Scattering (seeing the unseen); as well as introduction to "The Stuff Stars are Made Of", primary school book written by Dr. A. Tuff. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Teacher training at NSLC: Primary Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | NY071a19 Primary Science: Leading primary science in 2020. Introducing primary-school teachers to "The Stuff Stars are Made Of", a primary school book written by Dr. A. Tuff, and initiation of a Binding Blocks programme to lend these textbooks to primary schools across the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Teacher training at the Glasgow STEM centre: Binding Blocks Masterclass |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Binding Blocks Nuclear Masterclass for teachers. Teacher training across the Nuclear Masterclass programme at University of York, where workshops included: Binding Blocks (nuclear masses, decays, and reactions); Nuclear Scattering (seeing the unseen); as well as trialling of an online framework for studying nuclear reactions in stars. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Teacher training, Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Teacher training event at Glasgow, linked to Nuclear Masterclasses |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/bindingblocks/ |
| Description | Training of post-graduate Students from University of Western Cape |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Training event for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers from University of Western Cape, for implementation of Binding Blocks Nuclear Masterclasses and other Public Engagement events in South Africa. Content designed and delivered by the York Nuclear Physics Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | Training of post-graduate Students from University of Zululand |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Training event for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers from University of Zululand (SA), for implementation of Binding Blocks Nuclear Masterclasses and other Public Engagement events in South Africa. Content designed and delivered by the York Nuclear Physics Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | UK PE team training |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Public Engagement training for undergraduate students at York, as well as post-graduate students in Nuclear Physics from across the UK. Delivered by York and Glasgow. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/bindingblocks/ |
| Description | Work experience activity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Nuclear Physics workshops with a focus on widening participation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/public-and-schools/secondary/binding-blocks/ |
| Description | YorNight 2020 Binding Blocks exhibition - York - Feb 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | YorNight Binding Blocks York Barbican UK 08/02/2020 Exhibition Public Mainly families 3267 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/yornight/2020/ |