Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0451780

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0451780

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Superdeformed nuclei and their decay: challenging nuclear models and probing quantum tunnelling. Nuclear superdeformation, where the atomic nucleus adopts an elongated, ellipsoidal shape and can undergo rapid rotation, offers a fascinating opportunity to study quantum mechanical effects in a system where single-particle and collective regimes overlap. The superdeformed shape itself is a spectacular example of collective motion in a mesoscopic system, while the rapid change to a sperhical shape is an excellent example of quantum-assisted tunnelling. The results of this project will shed light on this important process and provide a stringent test of our understanding of the nucleus.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $140,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics | Nuclear And Particle Physics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical sciences

Other Keywords

Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics | Nuclear And Particle Physics | Physical sciences

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