Andrea is an Italian physicist who started to develop his interest in the field of low energy nuclear physics during his studies at the University of Padova.
His bachelor’s degree project, related to the characterization of the new neutron detectors of NEDA collaboration at LNL, allowed him to have a first glance of a nuclear physicist’s experimental work in a laboratory. During the master he pursued his interest by collaborating with INFN at LNL in the development of a particle identification algorithm based on a deep learning approach for silicon detectors. The master project on the commissioning experiment of the AGATA+MUGAST+VAMOS setup at GANIL gave him his first experience of an in-beam experiment and the analysis process of the generated data. This background gave him the determination to pursue a PhD in Nuclear Physics.
Within LISA, Andrea aims to bring his contribution to the knowledge of Actinides elements as well as to build a strong experimental research background thanks to the many opportunities offered by the project and the work with IGISOL group at JYU.
Perform high-resolution laser spectroscopy on radioisotopes within the actinide region of the nuclear landscape, including Th, U and heavier elements; refine the optical techniques in use at both Isotope Separator On-Line as well as fragmentation facilities in order to improve the selectivity and sensitivity of laser spectroscopy for bulk (ng and below) samples of long-lived radioisotopes as well as short-lived exotic isotopes produced via fusion-evaporation reactions.
Through the study of the atomic structure, extraction of fundamental nuclear ground-state properties including nuclear spins, electromagnetic moments and changes in mean-square charge radii; comparison of the results to state-of-the-art nuclear structure theories; use of the new data to probe octupole deformation in neutron-deficient Th and U isotopes; optimization of target development for off-line alpha-recoil sources for gas cells; the first on-line collinear laser spectroscopy of elements above Ra; gas phase chemistry of actinide elements via laser resonance ionization in buffer gas cells.
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