Methods for nuclear structure and applications
About this Event
The present two-day meeting on 12-13 February 2026 at the University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, focuses on recent developments in the charge plunger technique for lifetime measurements of excited states in nuclei at MARA and the possibilities for implementing the technique elsewhere.
The charge plunger method was developed in the 1970s; however, it was not widely exploited as a practical method for measuring lifetimes of excited states in nuclei that decay via the conversion process until its revival at JYFL after 2019. The meeting aims to pave the way towards extending studies of various nuclear phenomena, including nuclear shapes and the stability of superheavy nuclei, by combining the charge plunger technique with fast timing, standard plunger and inelastic scattering methods. Discussions will particularly focus on level structures and electromagnetic matrix elements in exotic nuclei using these techniques.
A few invited presentations are planned, covering measurements and calculations of electromagnetic transition strengths and lifetimes of nuclear levels.
Early career PhD and PDRA participants will be able to present their work and meet some of the experts in the field.
Abstracts can be submitted via the link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFTAxsC1_46-BZ90PnAhQEOtFcz7Dlz1t6p9TNwJUcWh6VfQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=108349543674650096480
Abstracts will be considered for a 15-minute presentation.
The abstract submission deadline is 26 January 2026.
Invited Speakers & Tentative Titles
A. Bruce (Brighton) -
C. Fransen (Koln) - Recent measurements with Koln Plungers
A. Goadstuff (Padova) - Lifetime measurements with AGATA at LNL
J. Heery (Surrey) - Recent work with Charge Plungers
D.T. Joss (Liverpool) -
J. Ljungvall (France) - Lifetime measurements with AGATA at GANIL
C. Muller-Gatermann (ANL) - N~Z Physics at ANL
D. O'Donnell (UWS) - Lifetime measurements of excited states in actinide nuclei using fast-timing techniques
J. Pakarinen (JYFL) - Shape coexistence in Pb region via lifetime and Coulex measurements
P. Regan (Surrey) - Recent developments in Fasttiming measurements
L. Robledo (Madrid) - Coupling among quadrupole, octupole and hexadecapole correlations and influence in the regions of shape coexistence
P.Ruotsalainen (JYFL) - Probing N~Z nuclei with APPA plunger at JYFL
Venue
The meeting will be held in D-Block of Paisley Campus (D128 and D141), University of the West of Scotland
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Travel and Accommodation
The Paisley Campus of the University of the West of Scotland, Paisley is located around 10 miles south-west of Glasgow, with excellent travel links to Glasgow (~10 minutes by train to Glasgow Central station). Glasgow International Airport is also located in Paisley. Further information about travelling to the University can be found at
https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/campuses/paisley-campus/travelling-to-paisley-
campus/
Information about visiting Paisley/Glasgow, including where to stay, can be found at
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/paisley-p237371 ,
https://www.visitscotland.com/places-to-go/glasgow
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Paisley Campus, University of the West of Scotland (UWS), High Street, Paisley, United Kingdom
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