Conveners
Session 3
- Thorsten Kroell
There has been recently growing evidence, from β-delayed gamma and neutron spectroscopy measurements on neutron-rich nuclei, seemingly pointing towards the existence of specific regions of the daughter nucleus excitation spectrum that clearly concentrate larger fractions of the β-strength. These regions significantly overlap with regions where highly collective excitation modes (typically E1)...
Storage of freshly produced secondary particles in a storage ring is a straightforward way to achieve the most efficient use of the rare species as it allows for using the same secondary ion multiple times. Employing storage rings for precision physics experiments with highly-charged ions (HCI) at the intersection of atomic, nuclear, plasma and astrophysics is a rapidly developing field of...
The ISOLDE Decay Station (IDS) was designed as a flexible tool for decay spectroscopy studies, operating since 2014 at ISOLDE. At the core of IDS there are 4-6 HPGe clovers to detect γ rays with high energy resolution together with a moving tape system and a complex array of ancillary detectors such as LaBr3:Ce crystals to measure excited-state lifetimes down to a few picoseconds, silicon...
In the oilfield industry, exploration of the subsurface is essential to answer questions regarding location, type, quantity and producibility of hydrocarbons. The subsurface environment in which logging tools are used can be severe. Downhole tools must perform at temperatures exceeding 175˚C while being exposed to repeated shocks of 100 g and more and at pressures that can exceed 200MPa. Under...
Properties of deformed, neutron-rich nuclei in the A~110 and 160 mass regions are important for achieving better understanding of the nuclear structure where little is known owing to difficulties in the production of these nuclei at the present RIB facilities. They are essential ingredient in the interpretation of the r-process nucleosynthesis and are needed in fission-like applications since...
Structural changes induced by variation of parameters in the Hamiltonian, called quantum phase transitions (QPTs), are currently a topic of great interest in nuclear physics. In this field, most of the experimental and theoretical attention has been devoted to the evolution of structure with nucleon number, exhibiting two types of phase transitions. The first, denoted as Type I, is a...
The ISOLDE Decay Station (IDS) was designed as a flexible tool for decay spectroscopy studies, operating since 2014 at ISOLDE. At the core of IDS there are 4-6 HPGe clovers to detect γ rays with high energy resolution together with a moving tape system and a complex array of ancillary detectors such as LaBr3:Ce crystals to measure excited-state lifetimes down to a few picoseconds, silicon...
