Experimental Nuclear Physics

The Experimental Nuclear Physics Group is dedicated to the study of the structure and dynamics of exotic nuclei and resonant states beyond the drip-line. The nuclei of interest are populated either in nuclear reactions at low or high energies by Coulomb excitation or transfer reactions, as well as via beta decay. We carry out our experiments at international laboratories of high prestige as ISOLDE-CERN (Switzerland), GSI (Germany), the GANIL (France), TRIUMF (Canada) and RIKEN (Japan) and complement them with studies carried out here in Madrid at the tandem accelerator of the UAM. As main tools we use particle spectroscopy with Si detectors and gamma ray spectrometry using high efficiency Ge arrays as AGATA or EURICA. We are interested in nuclei in different regions of the table of nuclides as they allow for the study of different aspects of nuclear structure. More details are in the list of objectives below.