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Astrophysics


Exotic nuclear structure towards the neutron dripline
Active orbital control systems for nano-sats orbiting the Moon
Determining the orbital characteristics of a constellation of nano-sats orbiting the Moon
In space, no-one can hear you scream. Is this true?
Atomic and Molecular Physics


Interactions between antimatter and ultracold atoms
Dr Sean Hodgman, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek


Positron applications in medical physics
A/Prof. James Sullivan, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek
Biophysics


Positron applications in medical physics
A/Prof. James Sullivan, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek
Engineering in Physics


Nuclear structure studies with particle transfer reactions
Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Gregory Lane, Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi
Active orbital control systems for nano-sats orbiting the Moon


Understanding energy dissipation in colliding quantum many-body systems
Dr Kaitlin Cook, Dr Ian Carter, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Professor David Hinde


Directional dark matter measurements with CYGNUS
Dr Lindsey Bignell, Dr Peter McNamara , Dr Zuzana Slavkovska, Professor Gregory Lane
Determining the orbital characteristics of a constellation of nano-sats orbiting the Moon
In space, no-one can hear you scream. Is this true?


Ultra-fast lifetime measurements of nuclear excited states
Professor Gregory Lane, Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi
Physics of the Nucleus


Nuclear structure studies with particle transfer reactions
Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Gregory Lane, Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi


Towards a global understanding of nuclear fission
Dr Kaitlin Cook, Professor David Hinde, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta


Exotic nuclear structure towards the neutron dripline


Understanding energy dissipation in colliding quantum many-body systems
Dr Kaitlin Cook, Dr Ian Carter, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Professor David Hinde


Directional dark matter measurements with CYGNUS
Dr Lindsey Bignell, Dr Peter McNamara , Dr Zuzana Slavkovska, Professor Gregory Lane


Nuclei that fall apart: the role of sub-zeptosecond processes in reactions of weakly-bound nuclei
Dr Kaitlin Cook, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Professor David Hinde


Nuclear batteries: Energy-storage applications of nuclear isomers


Nuclear vibrations in near-spherical and deformed nuclei
Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Professor Gregory Lane, Dr AJ Mitchell, Mr Ben Coombes


Ultra-fast lifetime measurements of nuclear excited states
Professor Gregory Lane, Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi
Quantum Science and Technology


Interactions between antimatter and ultracold atoms
Dr Sean Hodgman, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek
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