Recent achievements and future challenges
of the Spanish research in
experimental Nuclear Physics
José BenlliureUniversidad of Santiago de Compostela
Sevilla, October 5, 2012
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José Benlliure
Experimental nuclear physics in Spain
Recent physics highlights
Research infrastructures present and future
Instrumentation
Conclusions
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Experimental nuclear physics in Spain
José Benlliure
UV/IFIC
IEM
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Who and where
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Experimental nuclear physics in Spain
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USC
UVI
UGR
USA
UHU CNA
IFIC
UPC
IEMUCM
CIEMAT
11 groups: 8 universities
and 3 research public bodies
(CSIC, CIEMAT, CNA)
~120 researchers
~130 publications/year
~ 6-8 PhD/year
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Who and where
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Experimental nuclear physics in Spain
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Organization
astroparticleshigh energyphysics
theory
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Experimental nuclear physics in Spain
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Funding*
Institutional funding (2007-2011): ~ 17200 k€/year
Project funding (2007-2011): ~ 3700 k€/year
Project funding
* all Nuclear Physics
Experimental Nuclear Physics in Spain
Research activities*
José Benlliure
Phases of strongly interacting matter
Hadron physics
Nuclear structure and dynamics
Nuclear astrophysics
Fundamental interactions
10% mostly theory
25% mostly theory
50% experiments and theory
10% experiments and theory
5% experiments and theory
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* all Nuclear Physics
Experimental Nuclear Physics in Spain
Roadmap
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1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025Isolde
nTOF 2FAIR
HI-Isolde
GANIL
GSI
nTOF 1
Spiral 2
The participation in some of the NUSTAR experiments at FAIR (R3B, HISPEC, DESPEC,MATS and ELISe) is a priority for the Spanish Nuclear Physics community
This community will make use of many of the present existing facilities (Isolde, nTOF, GANIL,..) and plans to use their future upgrades (HI-Isolde, nTOF2, Spiral2)
The use of small scale national facilities will be fostered (CNA, CMAM, LSC)
Understanding the nuclear many-body system investigatingground-state propertires and low-lying excited states in nuclei far from stability
Recent physics highlights
Nuclear structure and dynamics
José Benlliure 75th NuPECC meeting, Sevilla, October 2012
Understanding the nuclear many-body system investigatingground-state propertires and low-lying excited states in nuclei far from stability
José Benlliure 75th NuPECC meeting, Sevilla, October 2012
Recent physics highlights
Nuclear structure and dynamics
Nuclear structure and dynamicsUnderstanding the nuclear many-body system investigatingground-state propertires and low-lying excited states in nuclei far from stability
José Benlliure 75th NuPECC meeting, Sevilla, October 2012
Recent physics highlights
Understanding the nuclear many-body system investigatingground-state propertires and low-lying excited states in nuclei far from stability
José Benlliure 75th NuPECC meeting, Sevilla, October 2012
Recent physics highlights
Nuclear structure and dynamics
Nuclear Astrophysics
José Benlliure
r processsupernova
processnova
rp processX-ray burst
p processsupernova
s processred giant
Big bangnucleosynthesis
p-p CNOmain
sequence
Nuclei far from stability tell us about the origin of the elementsin the Universe
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Recent physics highlights
José Benlliure
r processsupernova
processnova
rp processX-ray burst
p processsupernova
s processred giant
Big bangnucleosynthesis
p-p CNOmain
sequence
Nuclei far from stability tell us about the origin of the elementsin the Universe
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Nuclear Astrophysics
Recent physics highlights
José Benlliure
r processsupernova
processnova
rp processX-ray burst
p processsupernova
s processred giant
Big bangnucleosynthesis
p-p CNOmain
sequence
Nuclei far from stability tell us about the origin of the elementsin the Universe
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Nuclear Astrophysics
Recent physics highlights
Recent physics highlights
José Benlliure
AGATA
ALADIN/LAND
FRS/PreSPEC
-half-lives and delay neutron emission in heavy neutron-rich nuclei relevant for the stellar nucleo-synthesis r-process USC, IFIC (RISING/PresPEC GSI)
Single-particle structure of light nuclei at the drip-lines USC (ALADIN/LAND GSI)
Halo effects in 11Li scattering UHU, IEM (TRIUMF)
First AGATA campaigns IFIC, IEM (Legnaro, GSI)
Decay studies IFIC, CIEMAT (Jyvaskyka, Isolde)
Spectroscopy of 7H USC (GANIL)
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Recent or ongoing experiments
Research infrastructures present and future
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GSIGANIL
ISOLDEnTOF
LNL
CNA
CMAM
JYFL
Scientific production (2007-2011)
GSI 38%nTOF 12%ISOLDE 11%GANIL 7%Legnaro 12%others 20%
RIKENJLABTRIUMF
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Large scale international facilities
Research infrastructures present and future
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National facilitiesThe most precise measurement of the 8Li half liveBreakout to heavier BBN nuclei
X. Flechard with D. Rodríguez et al., PRC (2010) U. Granada, CNA
Research infrastructures present and future
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National facilities Excited states in 12C via 11B(3He,d)12C* and10B(3He,p)12C*
p-p chain reaction 4He(3He,)7Be
Unbound states in 16O for 12C(4He,)16Ousing 19F(p,4He)16O
Research infrastructures present and future
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National facilities
Proposal for a dedicated hall at LSC for nuclear astrophysicsexperiments with a commercial 3 MV accelerator- expression of interest submitted 2009- letter of intend submitted 2012
LSCLaboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc
UCM, UPC, IFIC, USC
Research infrastructures present and future
José Benlliure
GSIGANIL
ISOLDEnTOF
LNL
CNA
CMAM
JYFL
RIKENJLABTRIUMF
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Large scale international facilities
NUSTAR
José Benlliure
R3B IEM, USC, UVI
DESPEC CIEMAT, IFIC, UCM, UPC
HISPEC IEM, IFIC, UHU, USA, USE
MATS UGR ELISe UCM
Spanish participation in FAIR (NUSTAR collaboration)6 experiments: R3B, DESPEC, HISPEC, MATS, ELISe, EXL
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Research infrastructures present and future
Pre-FAIR expertise
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Instrumentation
José Benlliure
- Gamma spectroscopy (IFIC,IEM)
- Total absorption spectrometry (IFIC)
- Segmented silicon detectors (IEM)
Segmented BaF2 detector(12 crystals)
NaI crystal 38x38 cm(12 crystals)
Use and simulation of single and multiple germanium detectors
Ultra-thin windowSSD detectors
José Benlliure
Reactions with Relativistic Radioactive Beams R3B- nuclear structure and astophysics: direct reactions- reaction mechamisms: fission, fragmentation- equation of state for asymmetric matter
Instrumentation for FAIR
- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC- Universidad de Santiago de Compostela- Universidad de Vigo
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José Benlliure
Reactions with Relativistic Radioactive Beams R3B- nuclear structure and astophysics: direct reactions- reaction mechamisms: fission, fragmentation- equation of state for asymmetric matter
- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC- Universidad de Santiago de Compostela- Universidad de Vigo
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Instrumentation for FAIR
José Benlliure
DEcay SPECtroscopy (DESPEC)- decay processes of exotic nuclei - -delay spectroscopy using gammas, protons or neutrons- nuclear electromagnetic moments
- CIEMAT- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC- Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC- Universidad Complutense de Madrid- Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
DESPEC
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Instrumentation for FAIR
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DEcay SPECtroscopy (DESPEC)A variable-geometry setup
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Instrumentation for FAIR
José Benlliure
DEcay SPECtroscopy (DESPEC)A variable-geometry setup
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Instrumentation for FAIR
José Benlliure
DEcay SPECtroscopy (DESPEC)A variable-geometry setup
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Instrumentation for FAIR
José Benlliure
DEcay SPECtroscopy (DESPEC)A variable-geometry setup
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Instrumentation for FAIR
José Benlliure
DEcay SPECtroscopy (DESPEC)A variable-geometry setup
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Instrumentation for FAIR
José Benlliure
High-resolution In-flight SPECtroscopy (HISPEC)Direct reactions at low energies 5-20 MeV
High-spin physics
- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC- Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC- Universidad de Huelva- Universidad de Sevilla
HISPEC
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Instrumentation for FAIR
José Benlliure
High-resolution In-flight SPECtroscopy (HISPEC)Direct reactions at low energies 5-20 MeV
High-spin physics
- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC- Instituto de Física Corpuscular, CSIC- Universidad de Huelva- Universidad de Sevilla
HISPEC
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Instrumentation for FAIR
José Benlliure
Measurement of short-lived nuclei using Advanced Trap Systems (MATS)Ground state properties of nuclei far from stability
- Universidad de Granada
MATS
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Instrumentation for FAIR
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Spanish participation in AGATAIFIC, IEM, USAL
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Instrumentation for AGATA
New scaning table technologies for detector characterization
Contribution to the sampling Front-End electronics development
Spanish contribution:1 triple cluster (phase 1)
Leadership in several experiments for the next AGATA/PRESPECcampaign at GSI
ERC-2011-StG
A quantum sensor for mass measurements of superheavy elements
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Instrumentation
José Benlliure
A single-ion non destructive technique providinga resolution m/m ~ 10-11
- laser cooling of a reference Ca+ ion
- energy coupling between the investigated ion and the cooled Ca+ ion
- measurement of the transferred energy with the laser
The laboratory is being installed at the University of Granada
Ca+D. Rodriguez, U. Granada
Conclusions
José Benlliure
Critical mass: spectacular growth during the last decade Coordination: roadmap Scientific impact International visibility
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Excesive specialization (nuclear structure and reactions) Absence of activities on acceleration technologies
New large scale facilities under construction worldwide Technological applications
Unfavorable economical situation