Nuclear Lunch -- Fall 2015

    This is an archive of the Spring 2016 topics; the schedule for the current semester is located here .

    Schedule

    Date
    Discussion Leader
    Topic / Paper(s)
    26 August
    J. Roche
    Organizational Meeting
    2 September
    R. Giri
    Spectroscopy of geoneutrinos from 2056 days of Borexino data , M. Agostini et al. (Borexino Collaboration)
    Phys. Rev. D 92, 031101
    Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brune
    9 September
    L. Hlophe
    Discussion of questions from the previous week.
    16 September
    M. Dlamini
    Observation of J/Ψp Resonances Consistent with Pentaquark States in Λ0b→J/ΨK-p Decays , R. Aaij et al. (LHCb Collaboration)
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 072001
    Also read this article by our own Prof. Hicks.
    Faculty Advisor: Dr Prakash

    23 September
    A. Thapaliya
    Discussion of questions from the previous week.
    30 September
    S. Paneru
    Underground study of the 17 O(p, γ) 18 F reaction relevant for explosive hydrogen burning , A. Di Leva et al. (LUNA Collaboration) Phys. Rev. C 89, 015803 Note that this paper is followed by an erratum
    Faculty Advisor: Dr Elster
    7 October
    A. Al Mamun
    Discussion of questions from the previous week.
    14 October
    A. Pun
    Measurement of interaction between antiprotons , STAR collaboration
    Submitted to Nature
    Faculty Advisor: Dr. Roche
    21 October
    B. Muccioli
    Discussion of questions from the previous week.
    28 October
    No talk
    APS DNP meeting
    4 November
    B. Karki
    Search for dark photons from neutral meson decays in p+p and d+Au collisions at √ s NN =200 GeV , A. Adare et al. (PHENIX Collaboration)
    Phys. Rev. C 91, 031901(R)
    Faculty Advisor: Dr Phillips
    11 November
    No talk
    Veterans Day holiday
    18 November
    S. Lalit
    Discussion of questions from the previous week.
    25 November
    No talk
    Thanksgiving holiday break
    2 December
    N. Alanazi
    2015 Nobel Prize in Physics ,
    "for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass"
    Laureates: Takaaki Kajita & Arthur B. McDonald
    Scientific Background
    Information for Public
    Press release
    Faculty Advisor: Dr. King
    The lead coordinators for Nuclear Lunch in the Fall 2015 semester were faculty members Julie Roche and Prakash. Other coordinators were Charlotte Elster, Paul King, Daniel Phillips, Carl Brune, and Justin Frantz.
    Last updated August 1, 2016 by C.R. Brune.
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