School on Multineutron Clusters in Nuclei and in Stars

Neutron-rich nuclei at the edge of instability pose significant challenges to experimental investigations and our theoretical understanding of their structure and reactions. Novel experimental tools are being developed to probe multineutron correlations and clustering, where emerging low-energy universal phenomena exposes the limits of current ab initio approaches.  While these approaches have been successful in describing properties of nuclei close to the valley of stability, they may struggle to account for the long-range multinucleon correlations present in exotic neutron-rich nuclei. The study of such systems is also very relevant for neutron stars and astrophysical phenomena.

The one-week joint ICTP-SAIFR/MITP School on Multineutron Clusters in Nuclei and Stars will address topics such as the emergence of multineutron systems, the dynamics of weakly bound systems, few- and many-body ab initio approaches, and their connections to the equation of state of nuclear matter.

• Sonia Bacca (Mainz University, Germany)
• Carlos Bertulani (Texas A&M University, USA)
• Emiko Hiyama (Tohoku University, Japan)
• Tobias Frederico (ITA, Brazil)

Click HERE for online application to the school

Application deadline for school: March 15, 2025

Lecturers

• Chen Ji (Central China Normal University, China): Halo nuclei, clustering and universality
• Saori Pastore (Washington University in St. Louis, USA): Ab-initio approach and applications to light nuclei
• Francesca Bonaiti (Michigan State University, USA): Extension of the ab-initio approach to heavier nuclei and connections to nuclear matter
• Takashi Nakamura (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan): Experimental probes of multineutron systems

Click HERE for online application to the school

Application deadline for school: March 15, 2025

TBA

 The schedule might be changed.

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