LISA ITN
The LISA (Laser Ionisation and Spectroscopy of Actinides) consortium aims to train a new generation of experts in radioactive ion beam research and applications, laser spectroscopy, scientific laser technologies and atomic theorists whilst they work towards the goal of vastly improving our understanding of the atomic and nuclear properties of the chemical elements known as the actinides (atomic number Z ≥ 89).
Whilst this research is an essential prerequisite for unravelling the structure of the superheavy elements at the end of Mendeleev’s table, the value of this activity extends far beyond the fields of fundamental atomic and nuclear physics.
In-depth knowledge of the nuclear properties of an isotope and the atomic properties of the element, is a precursor for understanding their practical applications and also crucial to their identification and handling. Immediate valorization of these findings will be sought out in the fields of radioecology and nuclear medicine.
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Chornobyl Campaign
The Chornobyl excursion/activity for sample collection (involving 5 ESRs) within the LISA-4-Society Action plan was fully planned to take place in June 2022, but then cancelled due to the invasion of Ukraine. As an immediate outreach contingency plan, the ESRs worked on a series of radiation and radioecology instructional social media posts. The ch.ex.zo account…
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LISA Specialized Training 3, 18-22 Oct 2021
The Early Stage Researchers were introduced to some of the modern ion manipulation and laser spectroscopic techniques used in radioactive ion beam research, which are also applicable to fundamental nuclear structure research on the actinides. In addition to lectures, practical activities were arranged within the Accelerator Laboratory, giving hands-on access to ion trapping techniques, laser…
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Joliot Curie International School, 3-8 Oct 2021
The 39th edition of the Joliot Curie International School, entitled “The interplay between atomic electrons and the nucleus: traps, lasers and spectroscopy” will cover the latest scientific achievements in physics across the blurred line separating the nucleus from the rest of the atom. Although the energies of atomic and nuclear phenomena differ by several orders…
Acknowledgement
This Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Innovative Training Networks (ITN) receives funding from the European Union’s H2020 Framework Programme under grant agreement no. 861198