Zakopane 2026 Conference on Nuclear Physics

The neutron-rich cadmium isotopes, with two protons below the Z = 50 shell closure, constitute a unique laboratory for investigating the interplay between single-particle structure and collective excitations in the vicinity of the doubly magic $^{132}$Sn [1,2]. The evolution of nuclear structure in this region is governed by the gradual filling of neutron orbitals between the N = 50 and N = 82...

The Cosmic Neutrino Background (C$\nu$B), a relic from the Big Bang predicted to consist of non-relativistic neutrinos at a present temperature of $\sim$1.95 K, has never been directly detected. Its experimental observation would provide the first direct evidence for non-relativistic neutrinos and open new avenues for probing neutrino masses and early-Universe cosmology. Among the most...

The region between the strongly deformed nuclei around the $Z \sim 40$, $N \sim 60$ mass region and the spherical Sn chain represents a rich testing ground for nuclear structure models, probing shell evolution and the interplay between single-particle and collective degrees of freedom, as well as phenomena such as shape coexistence. In this context nuclear magnetic dipole moments are sensitive...

$\beta$-decay can be used as a simple and selective approach to populate certain nuclear excited states and study them. If the imbalance between proton and neutron number is large, levels in the daughter nucleus can be populated above the particle separation energy, leading to single or multi-particle emission. These new decay channels provide an opportunity to study nuclear structure at high...

The limit of existence on the neutron-deficient side of the nuclide chart is determined by the proton separation energy. In his 1960 work [1], V. Goldansky postulated the probability of simultaneous emission of two protons, known today as two-proton (2p) radioactivity, for even-Z isotopes beyond the proton drip line. It is an extremely rare phenomenon and to this day only four 2p emitters were...

The G-22-00111 experiment was performed at the FRS facility at GSI within the EXPERT programme [1] being a part of Super-FRS Experiment Collaboration [2]. The experiment was aimed at the investigation of very proton-rich light systems, including the search for the four-proton decay of $^7$C. In the experiment, secondary $^9$C and $^7$Be beams, produced from a primary $^{12}$C beam with energy...

Investigating exotic nuclei far from the valley of stability provides crucial insights into nuclear structure and the underlying forces that shape it. The experimental determination of atomic and nuclear properties such as atomic energy levels, ionization potentials, electromagnetic moments, trends in mean-square charge radii, and isotope shifts for nuclei in the region of heavy actinides by...

Gold and platinum nuclei near the $N$ = 104 mid-shell, including $^{182}$Au and $^{182}$Pt, have drawn significant attention owing to the rapid evolution of ground-state deformation relative to heavier isotopes. In even-even platinum isotopes in particular, experimental evidence points to the coexistence of distinct configurations, commonly associated with weakly oblate and more deformed...