Professor Gregory Lane

Lane, Gregory profile
Position Head of Department
Department Physics Education Centre
Nuclear Physics & Accelerator Applications
Research group Nuclear structure group
Qualifications BSc (Hons) PhD
Office phone (02)61250375
Email
Office Nuclear Physics 2 34

Exotic nuclear structure towards the neutron dripline

Investigate the structure and radioactive-decay properties of exotic nuclei, and the roles they play in advancing modern nuclear theory, stella nucleosynthesis and applications of nuclear technology in society. 

Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Gregory Lane

Ultra-sensitive radon detection for rare-event physics experiments

Radioactivity from radon is a leading background for dark matter and other rare-event physics experiments. Developing ultra-sensitive radon detection is crucial to improve discovery potential and enable the next generation of breakthroughs in fundamental physics.

Dr Robert Renz Marcelo Gregorio, Dr Lindsey Bignell, Professor Gregory Lane

Nuclear structure studies with particle transfer reactions

This project will use nuclear reactions to study the basic make-up of atomic nuclei at the quantum level, and investigate the impact of nuclear structure on sub-atomic forces and fundamental physics. 

Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Gregory Lane, Emeritus Professor Andrew Stuchbery

Nuclear vibrations in near-spherical and deformed nuclei

This project aims to discover if the long-held concept of low-energy nuclear vibrations holds true under scrutiny from Coulomb excitation and nucleon-transfer reactions. 

Emeritus Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Professor Gregory Lane, Dr AJ Mitchell

Advanced detector development for rare event particle physics

Experimental, simulation, and data analysis projects are available to help develop advanced detection technology which will form the basis of a future large particle physics experiment in Australia

Dr Lindsey Bignell, Dr Robert Renz Marcelo Gregorio, Miss Victoria Bashu, Professor Gregory Lane

Radon control in directional dark matter detectors

Directional dark matter searches provide a way to probe beyond the irreducible ‘neutrino fog’ that limits traditional dark matter experiments. CYGNUS-OZ is part of the global directional dark matter effort, and this project focuses on the critical challenge of radon control in these detectors.

Dr Robert Renz Marcelo Gregorio, Dr Lindsey Bignell, Professor Gregory Lane

Ultra-fast lifetime measurements of nuclear excited states

Use ultra-fast gamma-ray detectors to perform excited-state lifetime measurements and investigate single-particle and collective features of atomic nuclei. 

Professor Gregory Lane, Dr AJ Mitchell, Emeritus Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi

Nuclear batteries: Energy-storage applications of nuclear isomers

Nuclear metastable states, known colloquially as isomers, have energy densities millions of times greater than chemical batteries. This project investigates nuclear pathways for reliably extracting this energy from candidate isotopes on demand. 

Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Gregory Lane