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Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 14:00 in P8445B
Prof. Kris Starosta (SFU)
Shell structure of nuclei and evolution of the Universe
The success of the shell model applied to atomic nuclei derives its origins from the existence of a set of "magic" numbers corresponding to particularly stable proton and neutron configurations in nuclei along, or close to, the line of β stability. However, for certain exotic nuclei new magic numbers appear while the established ones disappear. The modification of magic numbers of the nuclear shell model becomes available for direct studies following recent progress in measurements with rare exotic beams. The impact of nuclear structure on nucleosynthesis, distribution of elements, and evolution of the Universe will be discussed and a research program aimed at exploration of shell evolution away from the line of stability will be presented.
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