Basic Concepts in Nuclear Physics: Theory, Experiments and Applications: 2015 La Rábida International Scientific Meeting on Nuclear Physics

252 Pages·2016·12.821 MB·English

by  José-Enrique García-Ramos, Clara E. Alonso, María Victoria Andrés, Francisco Pérez-Bernal (eds.)

Springer Proceedings in Physics 182
José-Enrique García-Ramos
Clara E. Alonso
María Victoria Andrés
Francisco Pérez-Bernal E ditors
Basic Concepts in
Nuclear Physics:
Theory, Experiments
and Applications
2015 La Rábida International Scientific
Meeting on Nuclear Physics
Springer Proceedings in Physics
Volume 182
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José-Enrique García-Ramos MaríaVictoria Andrés
Faculty of Experimental Sciences Faculty of Physics
University of Huelva University of Seville
Huelva Seville
Spain Spain
ClaraE. Alonso Francisco Pérez-Bernal
Faculty of Physics Faculty of Experimental Sciences
University of Seville University of Huelva
Seville Huelva
Spain Spain
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Preface
The 2015 La Rábida International Scientific Meeting on Nuclear Physics was held
from June 1 to 5, 2015 in the campus of the International University of Andalucía
(UNIA) at La Rábida (Huelva, Spain).
The name of La Rábida has a special significance for the nuclear physics
community. Since the beginning of the eighties, professors from the University of
Sevillehave been organizing summer schools on nuclear physics, which were first
named as “La Rábida Summer Schools” and later as “Hispalensis Summer
Schools”. The first edition took place in 1982, that is, 33 years ago. After eight
editions and a gap of some years, in 2009 we revived this event by organizing a
newedition,whichwasnamedInternationalScientificMeetingonNuclearPhysics.
This present edition follows closely the two previous ones, with the same general
title, i.e., “Basic concepts in Nuclear Physics: theory, experiments and applica-
tions”. The opening ceremony was presided over by the Director of the
International University of Andalucía (UNIA) at La Rábida, Prof. Yolanda Pelayo
Díaz,withthepresenceoftheVice-rectorofResearchoftheUniversityofHuelva,
Prof. Antonio Jesús Díaz Blanco, and the Director of the Meeting, Prof. José
Enrique García Ramos.
The objective of the school has been to provide the attendance (students and
young postdocs) a wide and solid education in the field of nuclear physics. The
course was divided into three main topics: theory, experiments, and applications.
Six experienced and well-known researchers have participated in the event, each
giving four-hour lectures covering the topics of interest. In addition, young par-
ticipants have also presented their own research works through seminars and
posters. Most of the lectures and contributions have been published in this special
number of Springer Proceedings in Physics.
Thetopicspresentedbythespeakersintheirlecturescoveredthewholefieldof
nuclearphysics,fromapplicationswithagreatsocialimpactasnuclearwastesand
medicine,tofundamentaltopicsinbasicresearch,theory,andexperiment.Herewe
list the speakers and topics:
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(cid:129) Prof. L.E. Herranz, CIEMAT (Spain). Severe accidents in Nuclear Power
Plants.
(cid:129) Prof. Iain Moore, University of Jyväskylä (Finland). Laser spectroscopy.
(cid:129) Prof. Juan M. Nieves, IFIC-CSIC (Spain). Neutrinos in Nuclear Physics.
(cid:129) Prof. Dieter Schardt, GSI (Germany). Hadrontherapy.
(cid:129) Prof. José J. Valiente Dobón, INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (Italy).
Gamma ray spectroscopy of exotic nuclei.
(cid:129) Prof. Dario Vretenar, University of Zagreb (Croatia). Nuclear structure, rela-
tivistic mean field theory.
The number of registered Ph.D. students and postdocs has been around 55
coming from different countries: Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Cuba, India,
Italy, Germany, Jordania, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Poland, Rumania, Russia,
Spain, Turkey, UK,andUkraine.Intheparticularcase ofSpain,participantscame
from8differentuniversitiesandresearchcenters,coveringbasicallyallinstitutions
where active nuclear physics groups are working.
Grants covering partly lodging and boarding were supplied to 35 participants.
ThishasbeenpossibleandthankstotheeconomicalsupportreceivedfromCPAN
(Center of high energy particles, astroparticles and nuclear physics) and Cátedra
AIQBE (Asociación de Empresas Químicas, Básicas y Energéticas de Huelva,
Universidad de Huelva).
Lectures given by the speakers and the contributions of the young participants
have undoubtedly shown the interest and the impact of nuclear physics on many
brilliant students working in fundamental research as well as in very diverse
applications of nuclear physics.
Wewouldliketoconcludewithaspecialgratitudetothestudentsandtheyoung
postdocs who have helped us with the daily work. Organizing this event would
have been impossible without their support.
Huelva José-Enrique García-Ramos
Seville Clara E. Alonso
Seville María Victoria Andrés
Huelva Francisco Pérez-Bernal
Logos of the Sponsors
Rábida 2015 Sponsoring Institutions
Rábida 2015 Organizing Institutions
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Photographs
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