Shapes and Symmetries in Nuclei: from Experiment to Theory (SSNET'17 Conference)
The SSNET 2017 Conference, hosted by the Centre de Sciences Nucléaires et Sciences de la Matière (CSNSM) in Orsay, was held at the I2BC auditorium on the CNRS campus in Gif-sur-Yvette, France, from November 6th to the 10th, 2017.
As in the previous -and successful!- edition, the conference aimed at strengthening the international collaboration between the nuclear structure physicists from France, Europe and other laboratories all around the world. It allowed fruitful discussions on recent experimental and theoretical aspects of nuclear structure related to the manifestation and description of the various shapes and geometrical symmetries of the nucleus as well as other symmetries and symmetry breaking.
Organizing committee: Alain Astier, Isabelle Deloncle, Etienne Dupont, Amel Korichi, Radomira Lozeva, BingFeng Lv, Costel Petrache (chair), Jerzy Dudek (co-chair)
Conference secretary: Émilie Bonnardel
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Registration
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Coffee break 25m
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Opening sessionPrésident de session: Prof. Costel Petrache (CSNSM Orsay and Université Paris-Saclay)
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Welcome 7mOrateur: Dr Marie-Hélène Papillon (CNRS Gif-sur-Yvette)
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Welcome 7mOrateur: Prof. Etienne Augé (Paris Saclay)
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Welcome 7mOrateur: Dr Jean-Antoine Scarpaci (CSNSM Orsay)
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Welcome 9mOrateur: Prof. Jerzy Dudek (IPHC and Université de Strasbourg)
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Experiment 1Président de session: Prof. Costel Petrache (CSNSM Orsay and Université Paris-Saclay)
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Recognizing structure in the Z = 50 region 25mOrateur: Prof. Paul Garrett (University of Guelph)
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Probing Low-Spin Nuclear Structure with Fast Neutrons 25mOrateur: Prof. Steven Yates (University of Kentucky)
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Triaxiality in Neutron-Rich Mo-Ru Isotopes from Coulomb Excitation 25mOrateur: Dr Mitch Allmond (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Experiment 2Président de session: Dr Amel Korichi (CSNSM Orsay)
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“Stiff” Deformed Nuclei and the β and γ Degrees of Freedom 25mOrateur: Prof. John Sharpey-Schafer (University of the Western Cape)
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Systematics of Band Termination at High-Spin in N~90 Nuclei: How Robust and Pure Are These Special States? 25mOrateur: Prof. Mark Riley (Florida State University)
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First ionisation potentials of the heaviest actinides 25mOrateur: Prof. Yuichiro Nagame (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
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Lunch 1h 35m
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Theory 1Président de session: Prof. Costel Petrache (CSNSM Orsay and Université Paris-Saclay)
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Triaxiality and single particle degrees of freedom 25mOrateur: Prof. Stefan Frauendorf (University Notre Dame)
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Chiral basis for particle rotor coupling model for odd-odd nuclei 25mOrateur: Prof. Krzysztof Starosta (Simon Fraser University)
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Nature of the doublet bands generated in the particle-rotor model 25mOrateur: Dr Elena Lawrie (iThemba LABS )
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Search for the nuclear chirality - a manual for experimenters 15mOrateur: Prof. Ernest Grodner (University of Warsaw)
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Systematic study of Z = 83 nuclei: 193,194,195Bi 15mOrateur: Dr Andrej Herzáň (University of Liverpool)
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Theory 2Président de session: Prof. Jerzy Dudek (IPHC and Université de Strasbourg)
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A beyond-mean-field description for nuclear excitation spectra 25mOrateur: Dr Marcella Grasso (IPN Orsay)
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Mean Field Description of Exotic Nuclear Systems from Chiral NN and ΛN potentials 20mOrateur: Dr Petr Vesely (Nuclear Physics Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences)
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Restoration of symmetries in time-dependent calculations. Josephson effect in reactions below the barrier 15mOrateur: Dr Guillaume Scamps (CCS Tsukuba University)
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Regularisation Methods to Stabilise Nuclear Inverse Problem via Physics-Based Improvements 15mOrateur: Mme Irene Dedes (IPHC Strasbourg)
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Potential energy surfaces of superheavy nuclei in the 4D Fourier parameter space 25mOrateur: Prof. Krzysztof Pomorski (Maria Curie Sklodowska University)
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Experimental information on axial symmetry breaking in heavy nuclei and microscopic calculations 25mOrateur: Prof. Eckart Grosse (TU Dresden)
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Welcome cocktail (restaurant CNRS) 2h 15m
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Experiment 3Président de session: Prof. Mark Riley (Florida State University)
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Shell-structure evolution around 78Ni 25mOrateur: Dr Gilbert Duchêne (IPHC Strasbourg)
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In-beam spectroscopy of low-lying energy levels at extreme isospin at the RIBF 25mOrateur: Dr Pieter Doornenbal (RIKEN)
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Selected results from in-beam and decay γ-ray spectroscopy in the 132Sn region performed at RIKEN 25mOrateur: Dr Andrea Jungclaus (IEM-CSIC)
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Decay Spectroscopy Experiments with GRIFFIN at ISAC-TRIUMF 25mOrateur: Prof. Corina Andreoiu (Simon Fraser University)
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Experiment 4Président de session: Dr Alain Astier (CSNSM Orsay)
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New experimental data relevant to the shape change in the A~100 region 25mOrateur: Prof. Waldemar Urban (University of Warsaw)
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Spectroscopy of neutron-rich Y isotopes produced in fission induced by cold neutrons – onset and evolution of deformed structures 15mOrateur: Dr Lukasz Iskra (Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN)
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Angular correlations of gamma rays from 206Tl produced in thermal neutron capture 15mOrateur: Dr Natalia Cieplicka-Orynczak (Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences)
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The second gamma-ray spectroscopy campaign with GRETINA at NSCL 20mOrateur: Dr Dirk Weisshaar (NSCL/Michigan Sate University)
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Erosion by neutron emission of coulomb effects on the charge distribution of final fragments from low energy fission of 234U and 236U 15mOrateur: Prof. Modesto Montoya Zavaleta (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Perú)
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Theory 3Président de session: Prof. Philippe Quentin (CENBG Bordeaux)
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Alpha clustering and condensation in nuclear systems 25mOrateur: Prof. Peter Schuck (Institut de Physique Nucleaire)
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Shapes describing the fusion, fission and fragmentation phenomena and alpha molecules 25mOrateur: Prof. Guy Royer (Subatech, Université de Nantes, Ecole des Mines de Nantes )
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A new approximate symmetry for heavy deformed nuclei – proxy–SU(3) 25mOrateur: Prof. Richard F Casten (Yale University and FRIB, Michigan State University)
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Nuclear shape predictions with proxy-SU(3) 20mOrateur: Dr R.Burcu Cakirli (Istanbul University)
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Theory 4Président de session: Prof. Stefan Frauendorf (University Notre Dame)
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Shape coexistence and beta decay in proton-rich A~70 nuclei within beyond-mean-field approach 25mOrateur: Prof. Alexandrina Petrovici (IFIN-HH)
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Shell-model study for the A~130 region 25mOrateur: Dr Yutaka Utsuno (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
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Particle-core coupling in nuclei: new insights, fundamental misconceptions 25mOrateur: Prof. John Wood (Georgia Tech)
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Ab-initio SCGF computations of medium mass nuclei 25mOrateur: Dr Carlo Barbieri (University of Surrey)
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First-order quantum phase transitions between spherical and γ-unstable deformed nuclear shapes 25mOrateur: Prof. Amiram Leviatan (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University)
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Towards symmetry unrestricted Skyrme-HFB calculations: Rotation of exotic shapes 15mOrateur: M. Wouter Ryssens (Institut Physique Nucléaire Lyon )
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Do Quarks Play Explicit Role in Nuclear Structure? 15mOrateur: Dr Genis Musulmanbekov (JINR Dubna)
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Poster session - Cocktail (restaurant CNRS)
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Calculation of energy level and B(E2) values of even-even isotopes of sulfur using the shell-model code NuShellX@MSU 9mOrateur: Dr Amin Attarzadeh (ACECR)
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2nd-order superfluid Thomas-Fermi approximation and FAM-QRPA method for ultracold fermions 9mOrateur: Mlle Na Fei (School of Physics, Peking University)
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Beta+ decay properties of A=102 isobars 9mOrateur: Mlle Nadjet Laouet (Université des Frères Mentouri Constantine 1)
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Study of vibrational to rotational region by use of affin su(1,1) algebra in the sdg-IBFM framework 9mOrateur: Mlle Zeinab Ranjbar (University of Tabriz)
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Symmetric/asymmetric transition of fission yields studied with the time-dependent generator coordinate method 9mOrateur: M. David Regnier (IPN Orsay)
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A closer look at the pairing effects on the structure of normal deformed (ND) bands in Hf isotopes 9mOrateur: M. Hadi Taheri (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad)
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Global analysis of Skyrme forces and the high-order density dependence 9mOrateur: M. Zhiwei Zuo (School of Physics, Peking University)
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Search for collective and non-collective band structures in 123Xe 9mOrateur: Mlle Anwesha Basu (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur )
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Attenuation of radiation with biological media 9mOrateur: Mlle Ainouna Bouziane (Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran - Mohamed-Boudiaf- Algeria)
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Transfer reaction and 212Po structure 9mOrateur: M. Etienne Dupont (CSNSM Orsay)
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Manifestation of triaxiality in 135,136Nd: Chirality and Wobbling 9mOrateur: M. Bingfeng Lv (CSNSM Orsay)
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Evidence of rotational behavior in the 120Te isotope 9mOrateur: Dr Mansi Saxena (Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw)
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Experiment 5Président de session: Prof. Paul Garrett (University of Guelph)
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Coulomb excitation of 132Sn with MINIBALL at HIE-ISOLDE 25mOrateur: Prof. Peter Reiter (University of Cologne)
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Probing nuclear structure emerging from the interplay of single-particle and collective regimes 25mOrateur: Dr Tuomas Grahn (University of Jyväskylä)
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CAGRA Project at RCNP, Osaka University 25mOrateur: Dr Eiji Ideguchi (RCNP, Osaka University)
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FRS Ion Catcher: Measurement of Isomers and Production of Isomerically Clean Beams 15mOrateur: Dr Timo Dickel (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung)
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Coffee break 25m
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Experiment 6Président de session: Prof. John Sharpey-Schafer (University of the Western Cape)
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Rotation induced shapes and collective phenomena in excited atomic nuclei - an overview of studies coordinated by groups from IFJ PAN Krakow and HIL Warsaw 25mOrateur: Prof. Adam Maj (IFJ PAN)
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Effect of deformation on the broad structure of the Isovector Giant Dipole Resonance in 144-150Nd and 152Sm 15mOrateur: Dr Lindsay Michelle Donaldson (iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Science)
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Collective modes excited in inelastic scattering of fast protons studied at Cyclotron Centre Bronowice - (CCB) 15mOrateur: Dr Maria Kmiecik (IFJ PAN Krakow)
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Studying the nuclear g factor and quadrupole moment of the isomeric intruder 1+ state of 34Al via the beta-NMR technique 15mOrateur: Dr Zhengyu Xu (IKS, KU Leuven)
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Shape coexistence in gold, mercury and bismuth isotopes studied by in-source laser spectroscopy at RILIS-ISOLDE 15mOrateur: Dr James Cubiss (University of York)
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FIPPS – A new instrument for prompt spectroscopy at ILL 20mOrateur: Dr Yung Hee Kim (Institut Laue Langevin Grenoble)
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Lunch 1h 30m
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Social program
15:00: Transfer by bus to Paris
16:00: Bateaux mouches excursion
19:30: Conference dinner
22:00 Transfer by bus to Gif-sur-Yvette
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Experiment 7: Isomers 1Président de session: Prof. Costel Petrache (CSNSM Orsay and Université Paris-Saclay)
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100 years of isomers – then and now 25mOrateur: Prof. Philip Walker (University of Surrey)
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Isomerism and Nuclear Structure of Heavy Elements 25mOrateur: Prof. Paul Greenlees (University of Jyväskylä)
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Direct identification of the elusive 229mTh isomer: milestone towards a nuclear clock 25mOrateur: Dr Peter G. Thirolf (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
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Isomers in and around Semi-magic and Magic Nuclei 25mOrateur: Prof. Ashok Kumar Jain (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)
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Experiment 8: Isomers 2Président de session: Prof. Bo Cederwall (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
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Ultra-cold gas of 135mCs isomers: progress and perspectives 25mOrateur: Prof. Ferruccio Renzoni (University College London)
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Tracking Low-lying Nuclear Shape Evolution from the Dysprosium Valence Maximum to Gamma-soft Osmium Isotopes 25mOrateur: Prof. Patrick Regan (University of Surrey)
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Pigmy resonance in soft nuclei measured through excitation of spin isomers 25mOrateur: Prof. Vladimir Nedorezov (INR RAS)
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Theory 5: Ab initio 1Président de session: Dr Petr Navratil (TRIUMF)
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Advances in coupled-cluster computations of atomic nuclei 25mOrateur: Dr Gaute Hagen (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Nuclear structure and reactions from lattice simulations 25mOrateur: Prof. Dean Lee (North Carolina State University)
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New Horizons in Ab Initio Nuclear Structure Theory 25mOrateur: Prof. Robert Roth (TU Darmstadt)
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Nuclear Shapes from the In-Medium Similarity Renormalisation Group 25mOrateur: Prof. Heiko Hergert (NSCL/FRIB Laboratory, Michigan State University)
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Theory 6: Ab initio 2Président de session: Prof. Jerzy Dudek (IPHC and Université de Strasbourg)
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Bound and unbound light nuclei from ab initio theory 25mOrateur: Dr Petr Navratil (TRIUMF)
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Effective field theories for collective excitations of nuclei 25mOrateur: Prof. Thomas Papenbrock (The University of Tennessee)
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Ab Initio View of Emergent Symmetries, Shapes, and Collectivity 25mOrateur: Dr Tomas Dytrych ( Nuclear Physics Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences )
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Single-particle states vs. collective modes: friends or enemies 25mOrateur: Prof. Takaharu Otsuka (Department of Physics, University of Tokyo)
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Experiment 9Président de session: Prof. Patrick Regan (University of Surrey)
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Do we understand nuclear collectivity? 25mOrateur: Prof. Bo Cederwall (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
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Spectroscopic Factors in the Islands of Inversion: The Nilsson Strong Coupling Limit 20mOrateur: Dr Heather Crawford (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
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Perspectives for studies of extremely deformed nuclei near 40Ca 25mOrateur: Dr Piotr Bednarczyk (IFJ PAN)
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Studies of shape coexistence with the Coulomb excitation in the light mercury isotopes 15mOrateur: Dr Kseniia Rezynkina (KU Leuven)
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Theory 7Président de session: Prof. Gianluca Colò (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi, and INFN, Milano)
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Possible decay chains of superheavy nuclei in forthcoming experiments 25mOrateur: Prof. Dorin Poenaru (IFIN-HH)
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Some spectroscopic properties of odd well-deformed nuclei in the rare-earth region 25mOrateur: Prof. Philippe Quentin (CENBG Bordeaux)
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Elimination of the spurious admixtures in the QRPA E0, E1, E2 and M1 excitations of deformed nuclei 25mOrateur: Prof. Jan Kvasil (Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, MFF, Charles University in Prague)
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Effects of reflection-asymmetric shapes on nuclear collective and isomeric properties 25mOrateur: Prof. Nikolay Minkov (Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
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Theory 8Président de session: Dr Marcella Grasso (IPN Orsay)
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Different views of configuration mixing within Density Functional Theory 25mOrateur: Prof. Gianluca Colò (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi, and INFN, Milano)
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Shell-model investigation of even and odd nuclei above 132Sn 15mOrateur: Dr Houda Naïdja (Constantine 1 University)
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Phase diagram of the extended Agassi model 15mOrateur: Dr José Enrique García-Ramos (University of Huelva)
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Closing
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Coffee break 30m
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