The group studies the properties of atomic nuclei by using the techniques of gamma-ray and electron spectroscopy. It is based in the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Brighton and most of its experimental work is carried out in collaboration with physicists from other UK universities at international facilities in Europe, North America and Australia.
The group has many years of expertise in studying isomeric states and using them as a probe to uncover complicated nuclear configurations. Recent developments have included extending the region of study to nuclei near the limits of stability. Current projects include:
- The evolution of shape changes in exotic zirconium nuclei, studied as part of the RISING campaign at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung Institut (GSI) facilty in Darmstadt, Germany.
- The non-yrast structure of 102,104Zr, studied at the IGISOL facility at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
- Design of the UK fast-timing array for DESPEC at FAIR .
