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International Collaborators Study Nuclear Level Density at Accelerator

Edwards Accelerator physicists and guests

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy This past week, physicists from the University of Oslo (Norway), Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory met with OHIO research personnel and graduate students at the Edwards Accelerator Lab to conduct experiments to observe nuclear reaction pathways for making […]

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February 2, 2016 at 4:37 pmNews Research

Unlocking Left-Right Asymmetry in Nuclear Systems

Unlocking Left-Right Asymmetry in Nuclear Systems

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Dr. Daniel Phillips, Professor of Physics at Ohio University, co-authored a ground-breaking paper describing how patterns of protons scattered in lab experiments can be explained by examining interactions between the quarks that make up the protons. Phillips and physicists Daris Samart and Carlos Schat […]

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March 4, 2015 at 7:30 amResearch

Physicist Hosts Workshop on West Coast to Explore Exotic Nuclei

Dr. Charlotte Elster

 By Jean Andrews Physics & Astronomy Dr. Charlotte Elster, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, is the organizer of “Reactions and Structure of Exotic Nuclei,” a two-week workshop being held March 2-13 at the Institute of Nuclear Theory in Seattle, Washington. Her co-organizers are Dr. W.H. Dickhoff of Washington University […]

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February 27, 2015 at 11:37 amResearch

Graduate Student Wins Outstanding Poster in Low-Energy Nuclear Science

Graduate Student Wins Outstanding Poster in Low-Energy Nuclear Science

Physics graduate students Sushil Dhakal won Outstanding Poster for “Measurement of Neutrons from DD Reaction and Neutron Transmission from Iron Sphere” at the 2014 Stewardship Science Academic Programs (SSAP) Annual Review Symposium in Washington, D.C. Drs. Carl Brune and Steven Grimes Professors of Physics & Astronomy, and physics graduate students […]

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March 1, 2014 at 5:00 pmResearch

Elster Gives Seminar at LSU on Spin Phenomena

Elster Gives Seminar at LSU on Spin Phenomena

Dr. Charlotte Elster, Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Ohio University, gives a Nuclear Seminar on Feb. 4 at Louisiana State University. Her seminar is on “Spin Phenomena in Elastic Scattering of 6He and 8He off Protons.” “The calculation and derivation of microscopic optical potentials for calculating scattering observables for […]

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January 21, 2014 at 10:53 amResearch

Phillips Presents Neutron Halos in Effective Field Theory in Mumbai

Phillips Presents Neutron Halos in Effective Field Theory in Mumbai

Dr. Daniel Phillips, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is giving an invited talk at the International Symposium on Nuclear Physics in Mumbai, India, from Dec. 2-6. “In this talk, I will discuss recent work our group has undertaken to treat one- and two-neutron halos in effective field theory (EFT). We […]

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November 19, 2013 at 3:26 pmResearch