RUI: Study of Light Exotic Nuclei Near the Neutron Dripline

RUI：中子滴线附近轻外来核的研究

• 批准号: 1101745
• 负责人: Warren Rogers
• 金额: $ 19.08万
• 依托单位: Westmont College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-05-15 至 2015-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1101745&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Study; Light; Exotic; Nuclei

This experimental nuclear physics research program is focused primarily on determining the properties of neutron-rich exotic nuclei at or just beyond the neutron dripline. In the lightest mass region (Z 9) relatively little is known about the properties of unbound nuclear ground and excited states. Experiments designed to determine these properties are carried out using the Coupled Cyclotron Facility (CCF) at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University, along with the coupled MoNA-LISA arrays (Modular Neutron Array and the Large-area multi-Institutional Scintillator Array) in conjunction with the Sweeper Magnet. A central component of this research program is undergraduate student participation in every aspect of the research. Students participate in the experimental runs, including in preparation beforehand and in the analysis afterward.Results from the this research program will advance knowledge of nuclear structure far from stability. Opportunities for undergraduates to participate in this cutting-edge research, and to interact with the larger nuclear physics community, provide the kind of experiences that help recruit future generations of nuclear scientists.

这个实验核物理研究计划主要集中在确定中子滴线处或超出中子滴线的富中子奇异核的性质。在质量最轻的区域（Z 9），人们对非束缚核基态和激发态的性质知之甚少。 实验设计，以确定这些属性进行使用耦合回旋加速器设施（CCF）在国家超导回旋加速器实验室在密歇根州州立大学，沿着与耦合MoNA-LISA阵列（模块化中子阵列和大面积多机构闪烁体阵列）结合扫描磁铁。 该研究计划的一个核心组成部分是本科生参与研究的各个方面。 学生参与实验运行，包括事前的准备和事后的分析。这项研究计划的结果将促进对核结构的认识，而不是稳定性。本科生有机会参与这项前沿研究，并与更大的核物理界互动，提供了有助于招募未来几代核科学家的经验。