Experimental Nuclear Science

由不稳定的、短寿命的核粒子引起的核反应的研究将会进行，这将为了解超新星和宇宙大爆炸中元素是如何形成的提供洞见。后者发生在较短的时间尺度上，并涉及在本工作中要研究的核反应类型。这些研究与暗物质的起源和性质有关。还将进行未知类型原子核和原子的合成及其特性的研究。这些都是当前该领域非常感兴趣的话题。实验将主要在国家超导回旋加速器实验室（MSU， E. Lansing， MI）和圣母大学核科学实验室（南本德，IN）进行。特别设计的大型超导磁体和相关的核粒子成像探测器将用于实验。研究生和本科生都将参与该设备的开发和利用。在这项研究中接受培训的学生将获得广泛的“动手”科学技能，使他们能够从事与学术和工业研究或教学相关的任何几个领域的职业。＊＊＊

9512104 Becchetti Studies of nuclear reactions induced by unstable, short-lived nuclear particles will be carried out, providing insight into how the elements are formed in supernova and in the Big Bang. The latter takes place on short time scales and involve the type of nuclear reactions to be studied in this work. These studies bear on the origin and nature of dark matter. The synthesis of yet unknown types of nuclei an atoms will be pursued and their characteristics studies. These are topics of great current interest within the field. The experiments will be performed primarily at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (MSU, E. Lansing, MI) and at the University of Notre Dame Nuclear Science Laboratory (South Bend, IN). Specially designed large superconducting magnets and associated nuclear particle imaging detectors will be utilized in the experiments. Both graduate and undergraduate students will participate in the development and utilization of this equipment. The students trained in this research will acquire a broad range of "hands-on" scientific skills to permit them to pursue careers in any of several areas related to academic and industrial research,or teaching. ***