Nuclear Physics AT GCSU

 
 

Experimental Nuclear Physics began at Georgia College in 2002 with the arrival of Dr. Ralph France.  Dr. France received his Ph.D. in nuclear astrophysics from Yale University in 1997, where he performed research on the ESTU-tandem Van de Graaff accelerator at the Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory.


Since 2005, we have been performing research at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) at Duke University.  To date, four GCSU undergraduates have participated in experiments at Yale University and five have participated at TUNL.  All have been either presenters or co-presenters at national conferences.


Ongoing Projects:

A:  Nuclear Astrophysics

      

  1. i)The 16O(gamma,alpha)12C reaction using an Optical Time Projection Chamber (O-TPC)

  2. ii) The 12C(gamma,alpha)2alpha reaction using an O-TPC.

  3. iii) Analysis of (d,n) reactions on 11B and 13C using polarized deuterons


B:  Nuclear Fusion with advanced fuels.

       

  1. i)Absolute Cross Sections of the 11B(p,alpha)2alpha reaction.

  2. ii) Absolute Cross Section of the 11B(alpha,alpha)11B elastic scattering reaction.



 

Welcome to the World of Nuclear Physics

at Georgia College

Some pictures of our target room and target chamber at TUNL