Exposing subtle details of the nuclear force through lifetime measurements

核态的寿命与初始波函数和NAL波函数有关，这些波函数由量子力学的费米黄金法则定义。当原子核经历去激发时，它通常是通过发射伽马射线来进行的。这个项目的目的是通过探测这些发射的伽马射线来获得核态的寿命测量，特别是对于富质子的原子核。寿命测量将使用柱塞和/或快速计时技术，这两种技术都是核部门内活跃的研究领域。进行这些寿命测量的目的是推断有关核结构的一些信息。这是因为质子富核提供了一种方法来探测核力的微弱但重要的方面，这些方面通常被掩盖在更接近稳定的区域。一个这样的例子是直接测量核子的有效电荷，在理论上用来计算变换矩阵元。

The lifetime of a nuclear state is related to the initial and nal wavefunctions thatdefine the states by the quantum mechanical Fermi's golden rule. When a nucleusundergoes de-excitation, it typically does so through the emission of a gammaray.This project aims to obtain lifetime measurements for nuclear states through de-tection of these emitted gamma rays, particularly for proton rich nuclei. Thelifetime measurements will be made using plunger and/or fast timing techniques,both of which are active areas of research within the nuclear department.These lifetime measurements will be made with the intention of inferring someinformation regarding the structure of the nuclei concerned. This is as proton richnuclei provide a method of probing weak but important aspects of the nuclearforce generally masked in regions closer to stability. One such example being thedirect measurement of effective charges of nucleons which are used to calculatetransition matrix elements in theory.