Detection of ions, electrons and gamma quanta: a biased view of Nuclear Physics at SU.

by Prof. Christoph Bargholtz (Stockholm University)

Thursday 31 Oct 2002, 10:00 → 11:00 Europe/Stockholm

A brief overview of the research within the Nuclear Physics division at SU will be followed by a presentation of the main experimental techniques. The basic Nuclear Physics research includes studies of the binding of mesons to nuclei. For these experiments compact instruments have been developed for the identification and precise energy determination of light ions with energies of several hundred MeV. A considerable fraction of the group works on techniques for Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy with TEM. In particular new methods for low-noise detection and analysis receive attention, applied e.g. to elemental mapping. New methods and detectors are also developed for in-situ measurements of the concentration of radioactive isotopes in the environment. The story on the low-background facility at SCFAB will be continued.