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The NP Forum is a seminar series jointly organized by the Nuclear Structure, Nuclear Data, and 88-Inch Programs at LBNL's 88-Inch Cyclotron. We cover topics in low-energy nuclear science, including nuclear structure, nuclear chemistry and heavy element research, applied nuclear physics and more.
The NP Forum is a seminar series jointly organized by the Nuclear Structure, Nuclear Data, and 88-Inch Programs at LBNL's 88-Inch Cyclotron. We cover topics in low-energy nuclear science, including nuclear structure, nuclear chemistry and heavy element research, applied nuclear physics and more.
NP Forums are typically scheduled for 2 PM on Thursdays in the Building 88 2nd floor conference room area, with refreshments (coffee + cookies) available 15 minutes ahead of the talk.
NP Forums are typically scheduled for 2 PM on Thursdays in the Building 88 2nd floor conference room area, with refreshments (coffee + cookies) available 15 minutes ahead of the talk.
Upcoming Seminar
Upcoming Seminar
Nuclear Structure at the Extremes: Studies of 249,251Md and 97In at ATLAS
Nuclear Structure at the Extremes: Studies of 249,251Md and 97In at ATLAS
Dr. Corrigan Appleton, Berkeley Lab
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 2:00 PM
LBNL B88 Lounge (2nd floor) or Zoom
Studies of heavy transfermium nuclei and of proton drip-line nuclei near 100Sn are topics at the forefront of nuclear structure physics. These regions provide ample experimental testing grounds for the evolution of nuclear structure at both the highly deformed and near spherical limits of nuclear shape. In-beam γ-ray spectroscopy experiments on the heavy odd-Z nuclei 249Md and 251Md were performed at the ATLASaccelerator facility of Argonne National Laboratory using the Argonne Gas-Filled Analyser (AGFA) and Gammasphere, the results of which I will discuss. In addition, I will discuss a very recent experiment using the Fragment Mass Analyzer (FMA) at the same facility, concerned with the measurement of proton emission from an isomeric state in 97In. In combination these experiments demonstrate how recoil separation and decay spectroscopy techniques at ATLAS are effective in the studies of nuclear structure at vastly different regions of the nuclear chart.
Past Seminars 2026
Past Seminars 2026
October 22
Dr. Kay Kolos (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
Precision Beta-Decay Measurements for Improved Fission-Yield Determinations
October 08
Dr. Biying Liu (UC Berkeley & LBNL)
Nuclear Data: From Experiment to Machine Learning
September 24
Dr. Aman Sharma (UC Berkeley & LBNL)
Nuclear Data for Nuclei Far from Stability: Challenges and Future Directions
July 23
Prof. Benoit Gall (University of Strasbourg)
The Laws of Nuclear Nature Revealed by the Oklo Reactors
July 09
Dr. Jennifer Pore (LBNL)
Where should Element-120 be placed on the periodic table? (and should we care?)
June 25
Dr. Abby (Yun-Hsuan) Lee (UC Berkeley & LBNL)
Nuclear Data of Proton-Induced Reactions for Accelerator-Based Isotope Production
May 26
Prof. Lee G. Sobotka (Washington University, St. Louis)
From studies of the continuum structure of light nuclei to the discovery of 8 isotopes and understanding of the continuum mediated mixing allowing 11B(p,α)2α, i.e. aneutronic fusion
May 07
Regan Zite (The University of Notre Dame)
Precision Measurements of Nuclear Transitions for Beyond the Standard Model Physics
Organizing Committee
Organizing Committee
Julian Kahlbow
Erich Leistenschneider
Rodney Orford
Thomas Thuillier
Andrew Voyles
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