Name: Nuclear Physics Conference 2025
Start: 2025-04-23T08:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-25T13:30:00+01:00
Location: Nancy Rothwell Building

Nuclear Physics Conference 2025

from Wednesday, 23 April 2025 (08:30) to Friday, 25 April 2025 (13:30)

Monday, 21 April 2025
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
Wednesday, 23 April 2025

08:30 Registration
Registration
08:30 - 09:15
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
09:15 Welcome - Chris Hardacre (The University of Manchester) Kieran Flanagan (University of Manchester)
Welcome
- Chris Hardacre (The University of Manchester)
- Kieran Flanagan (University of Manchester)
09:15 - 09:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
09:30
09:30 - 10:00
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

09:30 Toward Pursuing New Superheavy Elements - Jacklyn Gates (LBNL)
10:00
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

10:00 Data-driven approaches to learning about nuclear structure - David Jenkins
10:30 Coffee break + Exhibitor session
Coffee break + Exhibitor session
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Event Space (Ground floor)
11:00 Parallel session
Parallel session
11:00 - 12:30
Room: Engineering A 2A.012
Contributions

11:00 Nuclear Data and medical radioisotope production activities at UKNNL - Luigi Capponi (UKNNL)

11:15 Nuclear Science Opportunities at HF-ADNeF - Jack Bishop (University Of Birmingham)

11:30 A new charge-reset method for determining Auger-electron emission multiplicities - Jacob Heery (University of Surrey)

11:45 A feasibility study using an array of LaBr3(Ce) scintillation detectors as a Compton camera for prompt gamma imaging during BNCT - Kiran Nutter (University of Birmingham)

12:00 Towards Complete Decay Spectroscopy of 152Tb - Edward O'Sullivan (University of Surrey)

12:15 .
Parallel session
Parallel session
11:00 - 12:30
Room: Engineering A 2A.011
Contributions

11:00 Elucidating Strangeness with Electromagnetic Probes - Asli Acar (University of York)

11:15 The KLong Facility in Hall D at Jefferson Lab - Stuart Fegan (University of York)

11:30 GEn-RP: Neutron Electric Form Factor Measurement at Q² = 4.4 (GeV/c)² via Charge Exchange Recoil Polarimetry at Jefferson Lab - Andrew Cheyne (University Of Glasgow)

11:45 Meson Spectroscopy at CLAS12 - Charlie Velasquez (University of York)

12:00 The analysis of π− mesons produced in Pb-Pb collisions at 30A GeV/c from NA61/SHINE - Ali Soheilbeigi Bazgir (Jan Kochanowski University (PL))

12:15 Investigation of Secondary Particle Generation in Carbon Ion Beams for Cancer Radiotherapy - Shaikah Alsubayae
Parallel session
Parallel session
11:00 - 12:30
Room: Engineering A 2A.014
Contributions

11:00 Solving the 9B(1/2+) mystery using the R-matrix formalism - Alex Brooks (University of Birmingham)

11:15 Alpha-particle condensation in diluted 16O at finite temperatures - Miriam Davies (University of Surrey)

11:30 Probing Short-Range Correlations via (p,pd) Quasi-Free Scattering reactions - Matthew Whitehead (University of York)

11:45 Identification of excited states in Ba-114 using recoil-decay tagging - Ben Hogg (University of the West Of Scotland)

12:00 Quasi-Free Scattering Studies in and Around the Ca Mass Region - Luke Rose (University of York)

12:15 Measurements of octupole collectivity in 144Ba via Coulomb-excitation - Ben Jones (University of Liverpool)
12:30 Lunch + Poster session
Lunch + Poster session
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Events space (Ground floor)
14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

14:00 Exploring the Structure of Hadrons at the Intensity Frontier - Rachel Montgomery
14:30
14:30 - 15:00
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

14:30 Nuclear metrology in support of clean energy at the National Physical Laboratory - Giuseppe Lorusso (NPL)
15:00
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

15:00 Bridging Scales, Connecting Fields: An Introduction to the IPPP for the Nuclear Physics Community - Michael Spannowsky (Durham University)
15:30 Coffee break + Exhibitor session
Coffee break + Exhibitor session
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Events space (Ground floor)
16:00
16:00 - 18:00
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

16:00 Update from STFC Executive Chair - Michele Dougherty (STFC) Grahame Blair (STFC)

16:45 Update from Science Board - Keith Grange

17:05 Update from Nuclear Physics Advisory Panel - David Sharp (University of Manchester)

17:25 Update from IOP Nuclear Physics Group - Jack Henderson (University of Surrey)

17:45 Discussions
18:00 Drinks Reception
Drinks Reception
18:00 - 20:30
Thursday, 24 April 2025
09:00
09:00 - 10:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

09:00 Level-lifetime measurements as a probe of shapes and symmetries in nuclei - Alison Bruce (University of Brighton)

09:30 Direct measurements of astrophysical reactions with radioactive beams - Matthew Williams (University of Surrey)

10:00 Calorimeter Construction for Luminosity Monitoring at the Electron Ion Collider - Alex Smith (University Of York)

10:15 Development of a gamma radiation detector system for localisation and mapping of distributed sources - Refilwe Setso (University of York)
10:30 Coffee break + Exhibitor session
Coffee break + Exhibitor session
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Events space (Ground floor)
11:00 Parallel session
Parallel session
11:00 - 12:30
Room: Engineering A 2A.012
Contributions

11:00 A Modelling Approach to Defining Radiochemical SeparationRequirements for Radiometric Assay - Tom Stokes (The University of Liverpool & AWE)

11:15 Creating a beta-gamma detection system for fuel condition monitoring of spent nuclear fuel rods and operational nuclear reactors - Sifa Poulton (University of Surrey/National Physical Laboratory)

11:30 Exploring The Use of the Trojan Horse Method for Radiative Neutron Capture Reactions - Dominik Stajkowski (University Of Birmingham)

11:45 24Mg (n,n’) measurement at n TOF, CERN - Matthew Birch (University of Manchester)

12:00 Multiparameter study of fission with STEFF at n_TOF - Angelica D'Ottavi (University of Manchester)

12:15 Measurements of Fission Fragment Masses and Proton Numbers at ILL and n TOF, CERN - Nikolay Sosnin (The University of Manchester)
Parallel session
Parallel session
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Engineering A 2A.011
Contributions

11:00 Gaussian Processes: Machine Learning for Observable Interpolation and Data Analysis - Ryan Ferguson (University of Glasgow)

11:15 Unfolding Jet Substructure Observables with Machine Learning - Nicodemos Andreou (University of Derby)
Parallel session
Parallel session
11:00 - 12:30
Room: Engineering A 2A.014
Contributions

11:00 Experimental Investigation of Isomeric Decays in Neutron-Rich 183,184Hf isotopes Using the KISS Facility - Siddharth Doshi (University of Brighton)

11:15 Isomer Spectroscopy in the Transfermium Region - Jamie Chadderton (University Of Liverpool)

11:30 Laser spectroscopy of Fe isotopes using an electrostatic ion trap at IGISOL - Daniel Bettaney (University of Manchester)

11:45 Collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy of neutron-deficient antimony - Abigail McGlone (University of Manchester)

12:00 Lifetime measurements in neutron-rich barium and cerium isotopes using the fast-timing technique - Faye Rowntree (University of Liverpool)

12:15 Lifetime measurements of low-energy octupole states in radium-224 - Dylan White (University of the West Of Scotland)
11:30 Parallel session
Parallel session
11:30 - 12:30
Room: Engineering A 2A.011
Contributions

11:30 Nuclear breathing mode analyzed in the multi-reference density functional theory - Xuwei Sun (University of York)

11:45 Lifetime measurements in 102Mo interpreted in the interacting boson model and the X(5) symmetry - Calum Jones (University of Surrey)

12:00 Reactor physics and the Pygmy Dipole Resonance: A detailed study of the beta decay of 92Rb with GRIFFIN - Pietro Spagnoletti (University of Liverpool)

12:15 .
12:30 Lunch + Poster session
Lunch + Poster session
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Events space (Ground floor)
14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

14:00 Nuclear Structure with state-of-the-art γ spectroscopy - Silvia Leoni (INFN Milan)
14:30
14:30 - 15:00
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

14:30 The radionuclide toolkit for diagnosis and therapy - Heather Williams (The Christie NHS Foundation Trust)
15:00
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

15:00 Chiral forces and uncertainty quantification in ab initio nuclear structure predictions - Andreas Ekström (Chalmers University of Technology)
15:30 Coffee break + Exhibitor session
Coffee break + Exhibitor session
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Events space (Ground floor)
16:00 Parallel session
Parallel session
16:00 - 16:30
Room: Engineering A 2A.012
Contributions

16:00 Quantum entanglement of positron annihilation gamma – new insights and future plans - Laura Stephenson (University of York)

16:15 Muographic Image Upsampling with Machine Learning for BuiltInfrastructure Applications - William O'Donnell (University of Glasgow)
Parallel session
Parallel session
16:00 - 17:45
Room: Engineering A 2A.011
Contributions

16:00 The Resonance Ionization Laser Ion Source RILIS at CERN-ISOLDE: Expanding limits of selectivity, intensity, and nuclear structure laser spectroscopy - Reinhard Heinke (University of Manchester)

16:15 Comprehensive Characterisation of the A601 AGATA Detector: Insights from Analogue, and Advanced Scanning Measurements - Rayan Alnefaie (University Of Liverpool)

16:30 Position Reconstruction of Multiple Interactions Gamma Events in SIGMA Detector Using Two-step Search Algorithm - Nawaf Altasan (University Of Liverpool)

16:45 Simulation of a ²⁴¹Am-⁹Be neutron source using Geant4 Monte Carlo - Filippo Falezza (The University of Birmingham)

17:00 The Development of the Compact Cherenkov Detector HEPI - the High Energy Proton Instrument for Satellite Missions - Joseph O'Neill (University of Surrey)

17:15 Characterization of an ASIC-based readout system for the SAND experiment - Yuri Venturini (CAEN SpA)
Parallel session
Parallel session
16:00 - 17:45
Room: Engineering A 2A.014
Contributions

16:00 Impact of the meson-exchange currents on the magnetic dipole moments in odd near doubly magic nuclei analyzed within nuclear DFT framework - Herlik Wibowo (School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, University of York, UK)

16:15 Investigating the Internal Decay Characteristics of Gold Nuclei Beyond the N=104 Midshell - Anthony Mcfarlane (University of York)

16:30 Exploring unphysical quadrupole triaxiality in 200,202Hg with Coulomb excitation - Greg Willmott (University of Surrey)

16:45 Octupole deformation in neutron-deficient plutonium isotopes - Hamid Ayatollahzadeh (University of the West Of Scotland)

17:00 Shape coexistence in 196Po: An in-beam γ-e spectroscopic study - Andy Briscoe (University Of Liverpool)

17:15 Identification of parity-doublet bands in odd-Z 223Pa - James Keatings (University of the West Of Scotland)
16:30 Parallel session
Parallel session
16:30 - 17:45
Room: Engineering A 2A.012
Contributions

16:30 Measurement of the 68Zn(n,γ) Cross Sections at n TOF, CERN, and their Astrophysical Implications - Annie Rooney (University of Edinburgh)

16:45 Introducing thermal effects into neutron capture cross sections for the (n,188Os) reaction - Nicholas Lightfoot (University of Surrey)

17:00 A Platform for Cross-section Measurements on the National Ignition Facility - Daniel Pitman-Weymouth (Atomic Weapons Establishment)

17:15 Mass and Half-life Measurements in the Neutron-rich N~116 Hf Region - Zachary Nunns (University of Surrey)
19:00 Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner
19:00 - 23:00
Friday, 25 April 2025
09:00
09:00 - 09:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

09:00 Investigating strange baryons and charm production with the upgraded ALICE Inner Tracker - Lee Barnby (University of Derby)
09:30
09:30 - 10:00
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

09:30 Electroweak reactions with light (and not so light) nuclei - Sonia Bacca (JGU Mainz)
10:00
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

10:00 Laser spectroscopy for nuclear structure studies: future plans at the GANIL and DESIR facility - Louis Lalanne (LPHC-CNRS)
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Events space (Ground floor)
11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

11:00 Single-Neutron Excitations Outside of 132Sn and the Fate of Spin-Orbit Partners in Weakly Bound Systems - Ben Kay (Argonne National Laboratory)
11:30
11:30 - 12:00
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

11:30 Neutron Reactions in Astrophysics - Claudia Lederer-Woods (University of Edinburgh)
12:00
12:00 - 12:30
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

12:00 Exploring the structure and reactions of two-neutron halos at the low-Z coast of the island of inversion - JAGJIT SINGH (University of Manchester)
12:30
12:30 - 13:00
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)
Contributions

12:30 Nuclear Science to Benefit Society - Iain Darby (UKNNL)
13:00 Closing remarks
Closing remarks
13:00 - 13:10
Room: Engineering A Theatre B (2A.041)