Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics
Research at Local Accelerators

CENPA operates a system of coupled accelerators which consist of a 300-kV injector platform, a 9-MV Tandem van de Graaff and a superconducting linear accelerator.

Accelerator Specifications

We use these accelerators for research involving

• Heavy ion reactions
• Studies of fundamental interactions
• Nuclear Astrophysics
• Collisions of molecular clusters

Studies of Fundamental Interactions

Personnel

 Eric Adelberger

 Alejandro Garcia

 Kurt Snover

 Derek Storm

 Erik Swanson

 John Amsbaugh

Projects

• Test of CVC and search for Second Class Currents in mass-8 nuclei
• Beta delayed alpha spectra from ⁸Li and ⁸B decays and the neutrino spectrum in ⁸B decay

Nuclear Astrophysics

Personnel

 Eric Adelberger

 Minesh Bacrania

 Alejandro Garcia

 Erik Mohrmann

 Kurt Snover

 Erik Swanson

 John Amsbaugh

Projects

• Determination of the ⁷Be(p,g) cross section in the sun

Heavy Ion Reactions

Personnel

 Kurt Snover

 Bob Vandenbosch

Projects

• The giant-dipole resonance in hot Sn nuclei

Collisions of Molecular Clusters

Personnel

 Bob Vandenbosch

 Doug Will

Projects

• Fragmentation partners for collisional dissociation of C₆₀
• Fragmentation of cluster ions as a new pathway to di-anions