Zakopane 2026 Conference on Nuclear Physics

The structure of neutron-deficient nuclei in the vicinity of 70Br provides a sensitive testing ground for investigating shape evolution, proton–neutron correlations, and isospin-symmetry breaking through Coulomb energy differences. To address these questions, an experiment was performed at the Heavy Ion Laboratory of the University of Warsaw. Excited states in nuclei around A≈70 were populated...

Understanding nuclear fragmentation reactions of light nuclei (A < 20) in the 100–800 MeV/u energy range represents a key challenge in applied physics. A detailed knowledge of these processes could provide crucial insights for optimizing treatment planning in Particle Therapy and for assessing radiation exposure risks in long-duration human spaceflight. Despite the relevance, experimental...

The study of the density dependence of the nuclear equation of state (EOS) at densities above saturation plays a crucial role in understanding a wide range of physical phenomena, both astrophysical, such as the behaviour of neutron stars, and nuclear, such as the formation of the neutron skin. To this end, in March 2025 the ASY-EOS II experiment was conducted at the GSI laboratory in Germany,...

The Recoil Filter Detector (RFD)[1] is an ancillary device for gamma-ray spectrometers. It measures the time of flight of evaporation residues in coincidence with gamma-rays, providing a significant improvement of gamma spectra by reducing Doppler broadening and excluding unwanted background.
A new version of RFD is being developed for the EAGLE array at the Heavy Ion Laboratory at the...

Atomic nuclei which exhibit a reflection-asymmetric shape are of considerable interest for the understanding of nuclear structure. These "pear-shaped" nuclei are expected to occur in the regions of the nuclear chart where the octupole degree of freedom is enhanced. Strong octupole correlations manifest when the Fermi surface lies close to single-particle orbitals with quantum numbers $[l,j]$...

The dynamics of the nuclear many-body system emerge from an intricate interplay between single-particle motion of individual nucleons and their correlated, collective behavior. The interplay between the two regimes is especially pronounced in the vicinity of semi-magic nuclei, where the onset of collective behavior occurs. An experimental signal for nuclear collectivity in semi-magic even-even...