RUI - Vibrational Structure of the Gd Isotopes

RUI - Gd 同位素的振动结构

• 批准号: 1205412
• 负责人: Shelly Lesher
• 金额: $ 14.2万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2015-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205412&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Vibrational; Structure; Gd; Isotopes

This project aims to address a persistent question in our understanding of atomic nuclei. The nature of low-lying excitations, K=0+ bands in deformed nuclei remain enigmatic in the field. The effort focuses on the search for vibrational excitations in the Gadolinium isotopes. Measurements will be conducted at the University of Kentucky Accelerator Facility (UKY), and analysis will be performed at the Institute for Structure & Nuclear Astrophysics (ISNAP) at the University of Notre Dame (ND) during the three summers of the duration of the grant period and at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (UW-L) during the academic year. The UW-L group will set-up, run, and analyze a series of (n,n'gamma) experiments during this time. To prepare the students for this summer work, the UW-L Nuclear Science Group will concentrate on detector work and analysis during the academic year. The results will be broadly disseminated through publications and conference presentations by the PI and undergraduate researchers. The primary broader impact of this project is to promote teaching and learning, while extending scientific innovation and understanding. All aspects of this project will be completed in a collaborative environment with UW-L undergraduates. The project will support an undergraduate research program that has a mentoring plan based on teaching rigorous analytical principles and on engaging undergraduates in research as freshmen or sophomores. Early engagement provides students with adequate time to develop advanced skills and participate in multiple stages of research, from experimental design to dissemination at conferences and in publications. The UW-L Nuclear Group strives to quickly develop a sense of independence in the undergraduate researcher. The goal is to continue to do relevant, potentially transformative science that is valued by the scientific community as a whole and simultaneously to transform the students from passive classroom learners to active researchers as they take responsibility for their particular research. This is accomplished by having regular group meetings and frequent individual planning meetings but then allowing the students to work independently with modern instrumentation. As a result, they learn planning, running experiments, analysis, modeling, and communication skills. Experience shows that undergraduate research enhances a student's education and better prepares the student for graduate work or for a wide variety of science careers in either industry or academia.

该项目旨在解决我们对原子核的理解中的持续问题。 在野外，变形核中的k = 0+带的k = 0+条带的性质仍然是神秘的。这项工作重点是寻找Gadolinium同位素中的振动激发。测量将在肯塔基大学加速器设施（UKY）进行，分析将在巴黎圣母院（Notre Dame）的结构与核天体物理学研究所（ISNAP）进行，并在赠款期间的三个夏季和威斯康星大学-LA Crosse（UW -L）（UW -L）（UW -L）期间进行。在此期间，UW-L组将设置，运行和分析一系列（N，N'Gamma）实验。为了为学生做好今年夏季工作的准备，UW-L核科学小组将集中于学年的探测器工作和分析。结果将通过PI和本科研究人员的出版物和会议演讲大致传播。该项目的主要更广泛的影响是促进教学，同时扩展科学创新和理解。该项目的所有方面都将在与UW-L大学生的协作环境中完成。该项目将支持一项本科研究计划，该计划具有基于教学严格的分析原理的指导计划，并以新生或大二学生从事研究生的研究。早期的参与度为学生提供了足够的时间来发展高级技能，并参与多个研究阶段，从实验设计到会议和出版物的传播。 UW-L核组织努力迅速发展本科研究人员的独立感。目的是继续进行相关的，潜在的变革性科学，这是一个整个科学界对学生的重视，同时将学生从被动课堂学习者转变为积极的研究人员，因为他们负责他们的特定研究。这是通过定期举行小组会议和频繁的个人计划会议来实现的，然后允许学生独立使用现代乐器工作。结果，他们学习计划，运行实验，分析，建模和沟通技巧。经验表明，本科生的研究可以增强学生的教育，并更好地为学生的研究生工作或行业或学术界的各种科学职业做好准备。