Session DA: University Based Accelerator Programs

Nuclear structure studies at university laboratories

Research at university laboratories is a key component of the U.S. nuclear science enterprise. In addition to offering educational opportunities to both graduate and undergraduate students, university laboratories provide hands-on experience along with the flexibility to perform long-duration experiments as well as explore innovative techniques that are typically not possible within the environment of national user facilities. Nuclear physics research performed at these laboratories span a wide range of experimental programs, including those in nuclear astrophysics, low-energy nuclear physics, fundamental symmetries, and other diverse applications. Combined, these programs offer opportunities to address many of the contemporary scientific goals and challenges in nuclear physics and astrophysics. In this talk, I will present an overview of some of these facilities with emphasis on the different nuclear structure experimental programs. The presentation will highlight both current and future research activities as well as opportunities for student engagement.   

Nuclear Astrophysics at University Labs

University Based Accelerator programs are at the forefront of research in nuclear astrophysics. The unique facilities that these programs represent are crucial resources for the nuclear physics community as a whole, often pioneering new techniques, instrumentation, capabilities, and developments, that lead to exciting discoveries in the field. A list of laboratories and capabilities can be found at https://aruna.physics.fsu.edu/.

In this talk, I’ll discuss some of the recent experimental results and developments in nuclear astrophysics at University based Laboratories.

    

Applied Nuclear Physics Programs at University Labs

Critical research at many of the Association for Research at University Nuclear Accelerators (ARUNA) labs focuses on work outside the traditional scope of nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics. These so called "applied" programs utilizes the various accelerators, irradiators, and radiation detection methods of nuclear science to foster inter-disciplinary research that tackles a wide range of projects across all scientific fields. Additionally, the on-campus presence of these applied programs are corner stones to the ARUNA educational mission providing students, both undergraduate and graduate, an attractive, hands-on entry point into the world of nuclear science. This talk will highlight some of the exciting research programs at various ARUNA laboratories which use techniques from experimental nuclear science to support the diverse activities going on at their universities and in their communities.