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The Department of Physics & Astronomy Presents:
Gwen Grinyer
Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Regina
Decays of rare isotopes: From the precision frontier to the limits of stability
Thursday March 28th, 2019
1:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. in D632.
Studies of atomic nuclei at the limits of stability often reveal surprising phenomena such as exotic structures and rare modes of radioactive decay. Experimentally, studies of the most exotic nuclei pose significant challenges that require powerful rare-isotope production and accelerator facilities combined with high-luminosity detection systems and state-of-the-art techniques. In this presentation, I will focus primarily on recent results and future plans related to studying decays of rare isotopes. High-precision beta counting and coincident gamma ray and proton spectroscopy techniques as well as an introduction to a novel detection system called the “active target and time projection chamber” will be presented using examples of experiments recently performed and planned at TRIUMF in Canada, NSCL in the USA and GANIL in France.
Contact:
Catherine Drenth | catherine.drenth@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2280 | uleth.ca/artsci/physics-astronomy
