The ARUNA ECR Committee + Probing fundamental physics at the Nuclear Science Laboratory
Sam Porter
Graduate Student
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Notre Dame
For over 80 years, the Nuclear Science Laboratory (NSL) at the University of Notre Dame has provided stable and radioactive ion beams to a plethora of experiments probing nuclear structure, astrophysics and fundamental symmetries. These relatively low-mass, high-rate beams have enabled a swath of science, and recently have been utilized in a variety of probes of fundamental physics, including precise tests the Standard Model of Particle Physics and the study of rare, low-energy beta decays. The status of these experiments at the NSL, which include the Superallowed Transition Beta-Neutrino Decay Ion Coincidence Trap (St. Benedict) facility and the newly upgraded TriSol in-flight radioactive beam facility, will be presented.
Additionally, the creation of the ARUNA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Committee, and some of the initial planned activities of the group, will be discussed..
Zoom link: https://notredame.zoom.us/j/91683838587