Nuclear Physics Forum Meeting (Spring 2024)

Wednesday 8 May 2024, 10:30 → 17:00 Europe/London

337 (Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool)

John Smith (University of the West of Scotland)

A hybrid meeting of the nuclear physics forum. This spring 2024 meeting will be mostly dedicated to the upcoming roadmap being prepared by NPAP. Forum business will be in the first hour of the meeting, followed by roadmap presentations and discussions.

Please register to the meeting if you plan to attend in person, for the purposes of catering. For those attending online, the Zoom link can be found below.

Zoom link https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95345034366    
Meeting ID: 953 4503 4366    
Passcode: 5hb&LhiJ

Meeting will take place in Room 337, 3rd floor of the Oliver Lodge Building, in the Department of Physics, University of Liverpool (Google Maps link)

A note for those coming by car, University parking is severly restricted, but there are two main options close to the campus:

• Mount Pleasant Car Park (Liverpool City Council); ~£5 per day, 12 minutes walk -- Google Maps link
• Paddington Village Car Park (Liverpool City Council); ~£12 per day, 5 minutes walk -- Google Maps link

10:30 Coffee and tea on arrival

1 Introduction to the meeting

Nuclear physics forum introduction - John Smith
NPAP agenda introduction - Jacek Dobaczewski

Speakers: Jacek Dobaczewski (University of York), John F. Smith (University of the West of Scotland)

NPAP Roadmap: UK Centres of Excellence

Brief presentations of the submitted contributions each followed by brief Q&A session.
(Note that the submitted contributions will be available in the draft roadmap distributed ahead of the meeting)

Convener: Jacek Dobaczewski (University of York)

2 UK Centre for Nuclear Theory

Speaker: David Jenkins (University of York)

3 UK Centre for Nuclear Data and Applications

Speaker: David Jenkins (University of York)

4 UK Centre for Nuclear Astrophysics

Speaker: Marialuisa Aliotta (University of Edinburgh)

12:00 Lunch and discussion

Sandwich lunch in meeting room, with continuing discussion.
Please notify liam.gaffney@liverpool.ac.uk of any dietary requirements.

NPAP Roadmap: Laboratories and experiments

Brief presentations of the submitted contributions each followed by brief Q&A session.
(Note that the submitted contributions will be available in the draft roadmap distributed ahead of the meeting)

Convener: David Sharp (University of Manchester)

5 Opportunities at ISOLDE

Speaker: Sean Freeman (CERN)

6 FAIR 10-year plan

Speaker: Zsolt Podolyak (University of Surrey)

7 Studying nuclei at the extremes with FRIB

Speaker: Jack Henderson (University of Surrey)

8 Low-energy opportunities at GANIL and JYFL

Speaker: Paul Campbell (University of Manchester)

9 Opportunities at JLAB

Speaker: Mikhail Bashkanov (University of York)

10 ALICE future opportunities

Speaker: Lee Barnby (University of Derby)

11 TPC R&D opportunities

Speaker: Jack Bishop (University of Birmingham)

TPCs-1.pdf

14:15 Break and discussion

A chance to discuss and stretch our legs (tea/coffee can be self-served in the kitchen at the end other end of the corridor, but will not be served in the room during this break)

NPAP Roadmap: UK Facilities

Brief presentations of the submitted contributions each followed by brief Q&A session.
(Note that the submitted contributions will be available in the draft roadmap distributed ahead of the meeting)

Convener: Philippos Papadakis (STFC)

12 ABRA- Anational cyclotron facility

Speaker: Tzany Kokalova Wheldon (University of Birmingham)

13 UK radionuclide manufacturing facility

Speaker: Mamad Eslami (University of York)

15:00 Coffee break

Tea and coffee will be served in the room, so that discussions can continue

NPAP Roadmap: UK Facilities continued

Brief presentations of the submitted contributions each followed by brief Q&A session.
(Note that the submitted contributions will be available in the draft roadmap distributed ahead of the meeting)

Convener: Philippos Papadakis (STFC)

14 Opportunities at Boulby

Speaker: Bjoern Seitz (University of Glasgow)

15 New concept photon spallation source.

Speaker: Dan Watts (University of York)

15:45 Discussion

16 NPAP Roadmap: Questions for roadmap

NPAP-led session on questions for the roadmap

Speaker: Jacek Dobaczewski (University of York)