Primary Research Interest

The evolution of shell structure and the competition between single particle and collective excitations investigated via magnetic moment measurements of low-energy short-lived excited states in exotic radioactive nuclei.

 

 Current Projects

 Past Projects (Highlights)

Magnetic Moment Measurements:

• Low-energy structure of the even-A 96-104Ru isotopes via g-factor measurements. Publication

 

• Shell model configurations in the 2+ state in 46Ca from a g-factor measurement. Publication

 

• Competing core and single particle excitations in the 2+ state in 44Ca. Publication

 

Isospin Symmetry Studies:

 

• Isospin symmetry in the odd-odd mirror nuclei 44V/44Sc. Publication

 

Fragmentation Reactions:

 

• A new simulation package to model detector systems with fragmentation reactions and ion separators: Application to the LYCCA-0 system. Publication

 

• Spectroscopy of nuclei approaching the proton drip-line using a secondary-fragmentation technique with the RISING detector array. Publication

 Invited Oral Presentations

• The LYCCA fragment identification system

Nuclear Physics Seminar, University of the West of Scotland, 21st Nov 2008

 

• Geant4 detector simulations for fragmentation reactions

International NUSTAR conference, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany, 30th Jan - 1st Feb 2008

 

• From CATE to LYCCA

International workshop on RISING physics, Madrid, Spain, 6th - 8th Nov 2006

 

• Magnetic moment studies of first excited 2+ states in even-even nuclei

Nuclear Physics Seminar, University of Surrey, 4th Mar 2005

A new differential plunger to measure lifetimes of unbound states in tagged exotic nuclei

 

A new differential plunger is being designed and built at the University of Manchester to measure lifetimes of unbound states in exotic nuclei approaching the proton drip-line. The device is designed to work in both vacuum and gas environments and will primarily be used in conjunction with the gas filled separator RITU at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. This will enable the accurate measurement of excited state lifetimes identified via isomer and charged-particle tagging. The plunger will be used to address many key facets of nuclear structure physics with particular emphasis on the effect of deformation on proton emission rates. Publication

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 University Teaching

I have recently developed and delivered a post-graduate introductory course on the use of Geant4.  Geant4 is a toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter.  Advanced and C++ for Geant4 courses are currently under development