Dr Kaitlin Cook

Cook, Kaitlin profile
Position Senior Fellow
Department Nuclear Physics & Accelerator Applications
Research group Nuclear reaction dynamics group
Office phone (02) 612 52077
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Office Nuclear Physics 2 45

Towards a global understanding of nuclear fission

Improved understandings of nuclear fission is key for many areas of science, including heavy element formation in supernova and neutron-star mergers, making safer nuclear reactors, and the formation and properties of long-lived superheavy isotopes. Students involved in this project will further our understanding of fission across the chart of nuclides.

Dr Kaitlin Cook, Emeritus Professor David Hinde, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Dr Jacob Buete

Understanding energy dissipation in colliding quantum many-body systems

This project aims to gain fundamental insights into the mechanisms of energy dissipation in nuclear collisions by making new measurements that will aid in the development of new models of nuclear fusion.

Dr Kaitlin Cook, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Emeritus Professor David Hinde, Dr Jacob Buete

How do we make the next superheavy nucleus?

This project aims to make measurements that help inform us on how new superheavy elements can be made in the lab. 

Dr Kaitlin Cook, Dr Jacob Buete, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Emeritus Professor David Hinde