Exploring the nuclear structure using laser spectroscopy techniques

The topic of this PhD project is to explore the nuclear structure of short-lived isotopes by performing laser spectroscopy experiments on them. This method allows for the study of the nuclear configuration, shape, and changes in the mean-square charge radii. The scientific goal of the project is centered around pinning down the evolution of the nuclear structure in the vicinity of magic numbers far from stability, by measuring these properties. Despite the remarkable success of laser spectroscopy methods in radioactive ion beam facilities, knowledge gaps are still present in our understanding of the evolution of the nuclear structure all along the nuclear landscape. This is partially due to the limitations of different techniques. In this project, the sensitivity of the collinear laser spectroscopy technique will be improved by implementing new technical developments. This will result in reaching new, so far unexplored regions of the nuclear chart and answer open questions regarding the structure of these isotopes.

Keywords:Nuclear structure, Laser spectroscopy

Disciplines:Atomic physics, Experimental aspects of nuclear physics

Project type:PhD project