Nuclear Structure 2026

Session

Friday Morning First Session

F1

Jul 31, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

Fletcher Challenge Canada (Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre)

Description

Friday morning first session

38. Mass measurements of neutron-rich barium isotopes for the r-process and probing the evolution of nuclear structure

Simon Rausch (University of Jyväskylä)

2026-07-31, 9:30 a.m.

Contributed Talks

High-precision mass measurements of radioactive isotopes play a key role in advancing our understanding of nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics. Nuclear masses provide direct access to binding energies and are essential inputs for testing nuclear models and studying shell evolution far from stability [1]. One area of interest is the rare-earth abundance peak around A = 165, which hints...

77. Precision Mass Measurements of N≈Z Nuclei Near the Proton Dripline around A≈80

Hannah Erington (The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (Michigan State University))

2026-07-31, 9:50 a.m.

Contributed Talks

Understanding the mechanisms that cause nuclei in the ground or excited state to stabilize at certain shapes is pivotal to explaining structured evolution, especially far from closed shells. Rich systems for shape studies are found in the neutron-deficient A ≈ 80 region, around the N = Z nuclei $^{76}$Sr, $^{78}$Y, $^{80}$Zr, and $^{82}$Nb. Evidence from spectroscopic signatures indicates...

158. Nuclear structure studies of neutron-rich lanthanides using precision mass spectrometry at TITAN, TRIUMF

Dwaipayan Ray

2026-07-31, 10:10 a.m.

Contributed Talks

Mass spectrometry plays an important role in different branches of physics including nuclear structure. Precise masses can help identify trends in nucleon separation energies, offering insight into shell closures and nuclear deformation. The TITAN (TRIUMF's Ion Trap for Atomic and Nuclear science) facility is dedicated to conducting high-precision and fast mass measurements by utilizing a...