The Institute of Nuclear Physics
The Institute of Nuclear Physics is developed by the Nuclear Physics Major which was first established by the Administration Of Education Of China in Lanzhou University in 1955. It plays an important role not only on the development of the Particle physics and Nuclear Physics which is the National Key Disciplines, but also the Nuclear Science and Technology in Lanzhou University. There are more than 30 staffs in the institute, including 12 professors, 1 foreign professor, 1 young professor, 1 young research scientist and 8 assistant professors. Some of them have been awarded the title of Leading Talent Specialist in Gansu, Legend Scholars, Outstanding Teacher and so on. A lot of Facilities have been build up to perform fundamental researches, such as Intense Laser Nuclear Physics Lab, Tandem Accelerator Facility and Advanced Nuclear Material research Lab , etc.
Our research is focusing on the National demands and the Discipline frontiers, the main research fields are as follows:
Experimental Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Technology and the Atomic Physics research under extreme conditions
On the base of the Intense Laser Nuclear Physics Lab, SEOP Polarizing technology Lab. GEM detectors Lab and related detection equipment, we conduct the following research works:
1) Medium- high energy Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Structure study:
Nucleon Structure and Interaction between Hadrons study by using the High quality Electron beam in Jefferson Lab in U.S.
2)By using Laser Spectroscopy technology to study the tiny variation of bounded electron in order to order to observe the isospin, Magnetic moment, Electric quadrupole moment, deformation and Charge distribution and so on.
3) Three-body nuclear force experiment and polarized charge exchange reaction study by using the polarized 3He target.
Femtosecond Laser physics:
1)Based on the pump- detection technology to perform electron dynamics observation and control experimentally.
2)he application of femtosecond laser induced plasma in radioactive isotope detection.
Experimental and theoretical study of laser induced ionization.
Radioactive detection and imaging technology:
1) Heavy nucleon fission products detection by using TPC detectors.
2) Advanced detection technology study based on the micromegas detector.
Atomic, molecular and Plasma Physics study
Ion-atom, Ion-molecular interaction study.
Ion (electron) – capillary interaction study.
Ion – surface scattering study.
Laser produced Plasma and its’ application (laser-plasma interaction/hydromechanics and non equilibrium evaluation)
The properties of atomic and molecular structure and dynamical process
Beam transportation process study in Plasma.
Surface modification of ionic irradiated materials
Applied nuclear physics study.
Research on advanced nuclear materials
The advanced nuclear materials group are led by Prof. Yuhong Li. We are interested in the reactor materials and inert matrix materials for high level nuclear wastes, including alloys, metals and ceramics, mainly focused on the synthesis, structures, performances and service behavior. Both multi-scale theoretical simulation and experimental approaches are involved in our studies. At present, we mainly devote our efforts to the research areas as follows.
Complex oxide ceramic materials, such as pyrochlores, spinels and perovskites, as the promising candidates for high level nuclear wastes immobilization.
Nano-grained oxide ceramic materials and their radiation effects.
Structures, mechanical and thermal properties of ceramic materials.
The behavior of gas atoms, molecular and clusters in metal materials.
Advanced nuclear fuels.
Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Nuclear structure theory:
(1) Covariant density functional theory;
(2)New phenomenon and physics in exotic nuclear physics study.
The property and synthesis study of the super-heavy nuclear:
(1) Nuclear dynamics deformation study in heavy-ion reaction;
(2) Structure and decay property study of the super-heavy nuclear.
Nuclear astrophysics – Property study of the Neutron star;
Particle physics: The production and decay process study of heavy flavor physics
Quark-gluon plasma:
(1) QGP nuclear matter and the phase structure study;
(2) The phase diagram study in strong interaction.
Based on the above fundamental research, variant financial support have been received from National Science Foundation. Meanwhile, lots of cooperation projects have been built, such as spaceflight related project, Nuclear energy battery project and so on.
Besides, in order to promote and enrich the influence and the quality of talent cultivation, we have established solid cooperation worldwide, such as Tsinghua University, Peking university, University of Science and Technology of China, The institute of High energy physics, Institute Modern physics, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, China Institute of Atomic energy and Nuclear power Institute of China and so on. We also build cooperation with universities and institutes oversea, such as Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in U.S., Los Alamos National Laboratory, Stanford University, University of Michigan, Duke University, University of Paris-Sud, European Organization for Nuclear Research and so on.
