Nuclear Physics

The research activities of the Nuclear Physics unit cover two different fields: the experimental and theoretical studies of static and dynamic properties of the atomic nucleus, and the application of physics to biology, medicine, cultural and environmental heritage.

The experimental program of the unit ranges from the study of atomic nuclei under extreme conditions of excitation energy, angular momentum, (N/Z) ratio and mass, to cross section measurements of nuclear reactions of astrophysical interest, to studies on charged and neutral antimatter, to medical imaging (nuclear and radiological) and related dosimetric techniques and Monte Carlo simulation, to measurements  in the field of radiation biophysics and mechanistic, radiobiological and radioprotection aspects of the exposure to charged particles, with emphasis on hadron therapy, to archeometry physical techniques, and the study of environmental radioactivity and metrology of ionizing radiation.

The theoretical activity of the research unit is focused on the study of the nuclear structure.

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