Quantum thermalisation: a new framework for nuclear collisions

该项目旨在量化和模拟导致核碰撞中量子热化的过程。热化对于合成新的超重元素、生产医学同位素和在宇宙中创造重元素至关重要。然而，核系统中的量子热化还没有被理解，导致模型错误高达100倍。该项目将通过将多体量子物理学的最新概念与增强澳大利亚的精确测量能力相结合，确定核系统中的热化路线。该项目将使量子力学的新的基本测试和更广泛的应用核碰撞的好处。

This project aims to quantify and model the processes that lead to quantum thermalisation in nuclear collisions. Thermalisation is critical to the synthesis of new superheavy elements, production of medical isotopes, and creation of heavy elements in the cosmos. Yet quantum thermalisation in nuclear systems is not understood, causing models to be wrong by up to a factor of 100. This project will determine the routes to thermalisation in nuclear systems by combining the latest concepts in many body quantum physics with enhancements to Australia’s precision measurement capabilities. The project will enable new fundamental tests of quantum mechanics and benefit broader applications of nuclear collisions.