The African Nuclear Physics Conference 2023 (ANPC2023)

from Wednesday, 29 November 2023 (08:00) to Sunday, 3 December 2023 (18:25)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
29 Nov 2023
30 Nov 2023
1 Dec 2023
2 Dec 2023
3 Dec 2023
AM
09:00
Welcome and Opening - Lindsay Donaldson (iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences) (until 10:05) ()
09:00 Welcome from the Conference Organisers - Lindsay Donaldson (iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences)   ()
09:05 Welcome from iThemba LABS - Victor Tshivhase (iThemba LABS)   ()
09:15 Message from the NRF - Angus Paterson (National Research Foundation)   ()
09:30 Keynote Address - Buti Manamela (Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation)   ()
10:00 Vote of thanks and handover to Session 1 Chair - Lindsay Donaldson (iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences)   ()
10:05
Session 1 - Iyabo Usman (University of the Witwatersrand) (until 11:10) ()
10:05 Nuclear structure studies relevant for new physics searches with xenon detectors - Smarajit Triambak (University of Western Cape)   ()
10:30 Nuclear structure via Coulomb excitation - Akaa Daniel Ayangeakaa (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)   ()
10:55 Evolution of the neutron 1d spin-orbit splitting in $^{35}$S and $^{39}$Ca - Sandile Jongile (iThemba LABS)   ()
11:10 --- Tea/Coffee Break ---
11:40
Session 2 - Pete Jones (iThemba LABS) (until 13:00) ()
11:40 Physics results with the ultimate AGATA-MUGAST-VAMOS setup and ISOL beams at GANIL - Daniele Mengoni (Universita e INFN, Padova)   ()
12:05 IAEA activities in support of sustainable development of accelerator facilities and the IAEA Ion Beam Facility Project - Sotirios Charisopoulos (IAEA)   ()
12:30 Recent results and prospects for research with radioactive beams at the FLNR - Grzegorz Kaminski (Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Rections, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)   ()
12:45 Photon Strength Function studies at iThemba LABS - Kgashane Malatji (iThemba LABS)   ()
09:00
Workshop Session (until 09:30) ()
09:00 Contributions of Prof Anthony Cowley to the field of knockout reaction studies - JJ van Zyl (Stellenbosch University)   ()
09:25 --- Q&A with Short Discussion ---
09:30
Workshop Session A - Faïçal Azaïez (INFN-LNL) Tomotsugu Wakasa (Kyushu University) (until 10:30) ()
09:30 Proton-induced knockout (p,2N) reactions on stable nuclei as a tool to determine spectroscopic factors - Tomotsugu Wakasa (Kyushu University)   ()
09:55 --- Q&A with Short Discussion ---
10:00 Spectroscopic Studies with Quasi-Free Knockout Reactions - Thomas Aumann   ()
10:25 --- Q&A with Short Discussion ---
10:30 --- Tea/Coffee Break ---
11:05
Session 6 - Peter von Neumann-Cosel (Institut fuer Kernphysik, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt) (until 12:55) ()
11:05 Recent progresses and perspective of RI Beam Factory - Daisuke Suzuki (RIKEN Nishina Center)   ()
11:30 Study of internal structures of 9,10Be and 10B in scattering of 2H and 6Li from 9Be - Sergey Lukyanov (FLNR)   ()
11:55 Properties of nuclei beyond 132Sn: importance for nuclear physics and astrophysics - Radomira Lozeva   ()
12:10 Emergence of triaxiality in 74Se from electric monopole transition strengths - Naomi Marchini (University of Florence - INFN Florence section)   ()
12:25 Nature of the low-spin states in the moderately-deformed triaxial $^{193}$Au nucleus - Sinegugu Mthembu (iThemba LABS)   ()
12:40 Distant mirror nuclei studied with -1n and -2n knockout reactions - Michael Bentley (University of York)   ()
05:30 --- Morning Safari ---
09:00
Workshop Session C - Retief Neveling (iThemba LABS) Martin Freer (until 10:00) ()
09:00 Alpha knockout reaction from light to heavy nuclei - Kazuki Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)   ()
09:25 --- Q&A with Short Discussion ---
09:30 Recent experimental activities in normal kinematics investigating clustering in nuclear systems by means of quasi free scattering - Zaihong Yang (Peking University)   ()
09:55 --- Q&A with Short Discussion ---
10:00
Workshop Session - Martin Freer Tomotsugu Wakasa (Kyushu University) Thomas Aumann Retief Neveling (iThemba LABS) Or Hen (MIT) Faïçal Azaïez (INFN-LNL) (until 10:45) ()
10:45 --- Tea/Coffee Break ---
11:15
Session 10 (until 12:50) ()
11:15 Constraining the nuclear matter equation of state at supra-normal densities - Yvonne Leifels (GSI)   ()
11:40 Exotic nuclei for Physics (AGATA), Astrophysics (Helios), and Applications (ClimOcean) - Giacomo de Angelis (INFN LNL)   ()
12:05 Halo-EFT description of one-neutron halo nuclei with core excitation - Live-Palm Kubushishi (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)   ()
12:20 Sub-barrier Fusion Excitation Functions of Heavy-Ion Systems - Alberto M. Stefanini (INFN - LNL)   ()
12:35 Mass measurement of the low-lying isomeric states in 100Y and 102Y - Alison Bruce (University of Brighton)   ()
08:30
Session 13 - Edoardo G. Lanza (until 10:20) ()
08:55 Neutron-proton pairing in the self-conjugate nuclei of the f-shell through two-nucleon transfer reactions - Marlène Assié (IJCLab)   ()
09:20 Extraction of level density of 2+ states in 208Pb and 120Sn nuclei from high energy-resolution (p,p’) experiments - Iyabo Usman (University of the Witwatersrand)   ()
09:35 Isoscalar giant monopole resonance in 24Mg and 28Si: Effect of coupling between the isoscalar monopole and quadrupole strength - Armand Bahini (iThemba LABS)   ()
09:50 Study of isoscalar giant monopole resonance in tin isotopes - Rani Devi (University of Jammu)   ()
10:05 Microscopic analysis of proton-nucleus scattering data at energies from 200 to 1000 MeV - Elena Zemlyanaya (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia)   ()
10:20 --- Tea/Coffee Break ---
11:00
Session 14 - Peane Maleka (iThemba LABS) (until 12:50) ()
11:00 Compact detectors for high energy neutron spectrometry - Tanya Hutton (University of Cape Town)   ()
11:25 Physics results and perspectives at GANIL/SPIRAL2 - Hervé Savajols (GANIL)   ()
11:50 Experimental investigation of the (n,xγ) reactions using tagged neutron method - Nikita Fedorov (JINR)   ()
12:05 Measurement of gamma-rays emission cross-sections in neutron-induced reactions in SiO2 sample - Polina Filonchik (JINR, MIPT)   ()
12:20 Production and study of neutron rich heavy nuclei. - Sergey Zemlyanoy (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)   ()
12:35 Searching for the Soft Monopole - Retief Neveling (iThemba LABS)   ()
PM
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:00
Session 3 (until 15:20) ()
14:00 Experiments to constrain neutron-capture rates for the intermediate and the rapid neutron-capture process - Ann-Cecilie Larsen (University of Oslo)   ()
14:25 Results and Perspectives of the LUNA Experiment - Marialuisa Aliotta (University of Edinburgh)   ()
14:50 The Oslo Method at iThemba LABS - Vetle Wegner Ingeberg (Department of Physics, University of Oslo)   ()
15:05 Testing indirect experimental methods for constraining the 193,194Ir(n,γ) cross sections - Sebenzile Pretty Engelinah Magagula (University of the Witwatersrand and iThemba Labs)   ()
15:20 --- Tea/Coffee Break ---
15:50
Session 4 - Michele Ballan (INFN-LNL) (until 17:00) ()
15:50 Medical applications with heavy/radioactive ion beams - Charlot Vandevoorde (GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research)   ()
16:15 Effects of exposure to neutrons and protons on neurochemical parameters of brain monoamine metabolism, behavioral and cognitive capacities of Sprague Dawley rats - Kseniia Belokopytova (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)   ()
16:30 NICA facility for applied research: New gates for cooperation in life sciences, material sciences and novel nuclear technologies - Oleg Belov (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)   ()
16:45 Enhancing Range Verification Techniques in Proton Therapy through a Hybrid Compton Camera   ()
12:55 --- Lunch ---
14:00
Session 7 - Charlot Vandevoorde ( Biophysics Department, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany) (until 15:10) ()
14:00 Cyclotron-Production of Innovative Radionuclides: Direct Activation and ISOL Technique Experience at INFN-LNL - Michele Ballan (INFN-LNL)   ()
14:25 Determination of the response function of the LaBr3(Ce) detector for g-quanta, formed during inelastic scattering of neutrons with an energy of 14.1 MeV on oxigen nuclei - Dimitar Grozdanov   ()
14:40 123I-ADAM10 inhibitor as a new theranostic agent for cervical cancer - Julie Bolcaen (Radiobiology, Radiation Biophysics, iThemba LABS, Cape Town)   ()
14:55 Immunological Changes During Space Travel: A Ground-Based Evaluation of the Impact of Neutron Dose Rate on Plasma Cytokine Levels in Human Whole Blood Cultures - Randall Fisher (Division of Radiation Biophysics, NRF iThemba LABS)   ()
15:10 --- Tea/Coffee Break ---
15:40
Session 5 - Akaa Daniel Ayangeakaa (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (until 17:45) ()
15:40 What can we learn from the electromagnetic dipole response response in atomic nuclei? - Mathis Wiedeking (University of the Witwatersrand and iThemba LABS)   ()
16:05 Theoretical approaches describing low-lying dipole states - Edoardo G. Lanza   ()
16:30 Study of the K quantum number of pygmy states in 154Sm - Refilwe Molaeng (iThemba LABS and University of the Witwatersrand)   ()
16:45 Investigating the character of the PDR in 96Mo via one-nucleon transfer reactions - Thuthukile Khumalo (iThemba LABS)   ()
17:00 Testing the generalized Brink-Axel hypothesis in heavy nuclei - Peter von Neumann-Cosel (Institut fuer Kernphysik, TU Darmstadt)   ()
17:15 Low-energy dipole response in the Sn isotope chain: Pygmy or not pygmy? - Peter von Neumann-Cosel ( Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany) Dr Ann-Cecilie Larsen (University of Oslo) Elena Litvinova (Western Michigan University) Maria Markova (University of Oslo)   ()
17:30 Description Of Low-Lying Collective States in Osmium Isotopes in the Boson Expansion Theory - Hideo Sakamoto (Gifu University)   ()
12:00
Session 8 - Smarajit Triambak (University of Western Cape) (until 13:05) ()
12:00 Overview of the nEXO experiment - Brian Lenardo (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)   ()
12:25 The NUMEN project: nuclear response to weak interaction investigated by nuclear reactions - Diana Carbone (INFN-LNS)   ()
12:50 Manifestation of nuclear structure in low-energy total reaction cross sections - Mikhail Naumenko (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia)   ()
13:05 --- Lunch ---
14:00
Session 9 (until 16:05) ()
14:00 Understanding Stellar Explosions with Nuclear Physics - Catherine Deibel   ()
14:25 The Universe in the Laboratory - Karlheinz Langanke (GSI Darmstadt)   ()
14:50 Measurement of the 27Al(p,α)24Mg fusion reaction at astrophysical energies via the Trojan Horse Method. - Marco La Cognata (INFN-LNS)   ()
15:05 39Ca and its relevance in nuclear astrophysics - Sifundo Binda (iThemba LABS and Wits University)   ()
15:20 On the need of new measurements to understand neutron capture nucleosynthesis - Sara Palmerini (University of Perugia and INFN Perugia)   ()
15:35 The PANDORA Project: Investigating Photonuclear Reactions in Light Nuclei. - Jacob Bekker (University of the Witwatersrand)   ()
15:50 The K600 magnetic spectrometer and the CAKE silicon detector array: measurements relevant to type-I X-ray bursts - Johann Wiggert Brummer (iThemba LABS)   ()
16:05 --- Tea/Coffee Break ---
16:35
Workshop Session B - Thomas Aumann Or Hen (MIT) (until 18:05) ()
16:35 Introduction and Overview of Short-Range Correlations - Or Hen (MIT)   ()
17:00 --- Q&A with Short Discussion ---
17:05 Deuteron quasi-free scattering reactions: a tool to probe nucleon-nucleon short-range correlations in atomic nuclei - Marina Petri (University of York)   ()
17:30 --- Q&A with Short Discussion ---
17:35 Study on short-range correlations in unstable neutron-rich nuclei - He Wang   ()
18:00 --- Q&A with Short Discussion ---
12:50 --- Lunch ---
14:00
Session 11 - Diana Carbone (INFN-LNS) (until 15:10) ()
14:00 MAGNEX-FPD at iThemba LABS: enabling the heavy-ion detection capability at the K600 spectrometer facility - Luna Pellegri (University of the Witwatersrand and iThemba LABS)   ()
14:25 Development of a novel self-calibration technique for γ-ray energy-tracking arrays - Michael Bentley (University of York)   ()
14:40 HiCANS neutron sources – The HBS project for a new class of accelerator based neutron sources - Thomas Gutberlet (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)   ()
14:55 Portable African Neutron-Gamma Laboratory for Innovative Nuclear Science. - Pete Jones (iThemba LABS)   ()
15:10 --- Tea/Coffee Break ---
15:40
Session 12 - Alison Bruce (University of Brighton) (until 17:20) ()
15:40 Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Physics - Torri Jeske (Jefferson Lab)   ()
16:05 The Theoretical Description of Nuclear Fission - Sylvester Agbemava (FRIB/MSU)   ()
16:30 Quantifying uncertainties due to irreducible three-body forces in deuteron-nucleus reactions - Linda Hlophe (Michigan State University and Los Alamos National Laboratory)   ()
16:55 Electromagnetic and rare isotope knockout reactions as complementary and adjustable lenses for a quest in understanding nuclei - Paul Gueye (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams/Michigan State University)   ()
19:00 --- Conference Dinner ---
12:50
Concluding Remarks (until 13:00) ()
13:00 --- Lunch ---
14:00 --- Afternoon Safari ---