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14.05.2012

Zoran Andjelkovic has finished PhD thesis

We congratulate Zoran Andjelkovic for passing his oral examination and the successful defense of his PhD.
 

05.04.2012

Results of charge radius measurements of Be-12 published in Physical Review Letters

The results of the charge radius measurements of Be-12 have been published in Physical Review Letters. Details can be found in the corresponding press release of the Johannes Gutenberg University ...>

Dance of the nucleons: Theoretically, the beryllium-12 nucleus can be seen as a con-glomeration of two helium-4 nuclei with four additional neutrons. Assuming a magic neutron number of N=8, the shell model predicts that, in the beryllium-12 nucleus, all four of these neutrons should be located between the helium-4 nuclei (left). However, the research findings contradict this hypothesis and indicate that two of the neutrons are located outside the helium-4 nuclei. This structure, which more closely resembles the combination of a helium-8 nucleus and a helium-4 nucleus, means that the beryllium nucleus is significantly larger and indicates that the shell-model prediction of N=8 being magic is incorrect for the beryllium-12 nucleus.

26.03.2012

Radu Cazan has finished PhD thesis

We congratulate Radu Cazan for passing his oral examination and the successful defense of his PhD.
 

22.03.2012

501. WE-Heraeus Seminar 2012

The 501. WE-Heraeus Seminar with the title "Nuclear Ground-State Properties of the Lightest Nuclei: Status and Perspectives" took place in Bad Honnef. 46 participants discussed the knowledge about the nuclear structure of the lightest elements from hydrogen up to beryllium. 25 invited talks on the theoretical and experimental progress were presented. Prices for the best posters were awarded to Andrea Teiglhoefer from TRIUMF and Daniel Sääf from Chalmers University. The seminar was organized by Thomas Neff and Wilfried Nörtershäuser and funded by the Wilhelm und Else Heraeus-Stiftung.
 

20.03.2012

Lecture of Wilfried Nörtershäuser in SS12

In summer term 2012, Wilfried Nörtershäuser offers the lecture "Laser spectroscopy". It consists of three hours lecture and one hour tutorial. The lecture is intended for students in the 5th or higher term ...>

19.03.2012

Junior professorship of W. Nörtershäuser extended for another three years

As result of the positive evaluation of his previous work as junior professor the junior professorship of Wilfried Nörtershäuser has been extended for another three years. On 12 March, he received the professorship certificate from Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Förstermann, the Vice President of Research.