Meetings & Workshops



"Decay Spectroscopy at CARIBU: advanced fuel cycle applications, nuclear structure and astrophysics", Argonne National Lab, April 14 - 16, 2011

Dear Colleague,

This is the first announcement of the workshop "Decay Spectroscopy at CARIBU: advanced fuel cycle applications, nuclear structure and astrophysics" to be held on April 14-16, 2011 at the Physics Division Auditorium (Building 203), Argonne National Laboratory. Please mark these dates on your calendars.

The aim of the workshop is to discus opportunities for decay studies at the Californium Rare Isotope Breeder Upgrade (CARIBU) of the ATLAS facility with emphasis on advanced fuel cycle (AFC) applications, nuclear structure and astrophysics research. The workshop will begin on Thursday, April 14, 2011 and end by noon on Saturday, April 16, 2011. The meeting will consist of review and contributed talks. Presentations by members of the local groups, outlining the status of relevant in-house projects and available equipment, will be also organized. Time will also be set aside to discuss and develop working collaborations for future decay studies at CARIBU. Topics of interest include:

*   Decay data of relevance to AFC applications with emphasis on reactor decay heat
*   Discrete high-resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy following radioactive decay and related topics
*   Calorimetric studies of neutron-rich fission fragments using Total Absorption Gamma-ray Spectrometry (TAGS) technique
*   Beta-delayed neutron emissions and related topics
*   Decay data needs for nuclear astrophysics

Please visit the Workshop web site http://www.ne.anl.gov/capabilities/nd/AFC-Apr11/index.shtml for additional information about the registration, program, lodging and transportation to Argonne National Laboratory. Please notify the organizers if you would like to make a presentation about specific physics interests and needs, or ongoing research activities, in the above areas.

Best regards,

Kim Lister and Filip Kondev

(for the organizing committee: Mike Carpenter, Partha Chowdhury, Jason Clark, FGK, CJL and Dariusz Seweryniak)

"E(U)RICA International Workshop", April 18-19, 2011

RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Japan

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to announce a meeting to discuss the physics opportunities arising from the Euroball RIKEN Cluster Array (E(U)RICA), pending a later decision by the GAMMAPOOL steering committee to host the Cluster detectors at RIKEN. The workshop will be held at the RIKEN Nishina Center, Japan on April 18-19, 2011.

After a very successful period of RISING campaigns at GSI in the years 2003 to 2009 and merging into PRESPEC, 15 Euroball Cluster detectors become available from the year 2012. At the same time, the RIBF at RIKEN has developed the capability to deliver the world's strongest radioactive ion beams produced by BigRIPS from in-flight separation after fragmentation and fission reactions. Therefore, the idea of coupling both devices for experimental campaigns starting in the beginning of next year is evident.

The main objective for this first E(U)RICA workshop is the elaboration of physics cases for stopped beam campaigns employing the techniques of isomer and beta-delayed gamma-ray spectroscopy. It is anticipated that the presentations and discussions will lead into the submission of scientific proposals for the RIBF NP-PAC at the end of this year. Further topics to be discussed during the workshop include the formation and organization of the collaboration, the use of ancillary detectors, and the potential for sequel campaigns such as fast beams, degraded beams, and g-factor measurements.

Technical information about the former RISING stopped beam configuration can be found here:
http://www-linux.gsi.de/~wolle/EB_at_GSI/STOPPED_BEAMS/index.html
A description of the BigRIPS fragment separator is given on the following website:
http://www.rarf.riken.go.jp/UsersGuide/BigRIPS/overview.html
Details on the workshop including registration information, lodging possibilities, and access guides will be announced very shortly. We are looking forward to seeing you at RIKEN.

With best regards,
Shunji Nishimura, Pieter Doornenbal, and Tohru Motobayashi


"International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications - ANIMMA", Ghent, Belgium, June 6-9, 2011

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the ANIMMA Organising and Scientific Committees we are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for ANIMMA 2011.

Detailed instructions for the submission of abstracts can be found on the official ANIMMA 2011 website: www.animma.org

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is: January 21, 2011. Abstracts must be submitted electronically through the website.

Need additional information?  Contact:
Medicongress
Kloosterstraat 5, B-9960 Assenede, Belgium
Phone +32 (0)9 344 39 59 - Fax +32 (0)9 344 40 10
Email: animma@medicongress.com 

Yours sincerely,

Marc Schyns, Chairman Organising Committee
Michel Giot, Chairman Scientific Committee

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