Prof J F Smith, Dr K Spohr
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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
Project Ref: PHDEC1716. The branch of the new Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) devoted to nuclear physics is known as ELI-NP will be based in Magurele in Romania. The ELI-NP facility is presently under construction and will come online in 2018. The facility will offer new opportunities in nuclear physics research, driven by the use of high-powered lasers. The development of new experimental apparatus for the new experiments is already underway.
One part of the new ELI-NP facility will be the Gamma Beam, which will provide intense beams of high-energy photons. The Gamma Beam will be used to induce nuclear reactions using photons. In order to study the gamma-rays emitted in photon-induced reactions, and hence derive information about nuclear structure and the reaction mechanisms, a new gamma-ray spectrometer known as ELIADE is being developed. ELIADE will consist of eight large-volume highly-segmented Clover germanium semiconductor detectors. The ELIADE array will be constructed and commissioned during 2017 and 2018 and will start to be used in experiments in early 2019.
The PhD student undertaking this project will work on the development and commissioning of the ELIADE gamma-ray spectrometer. The application of a large array of germanium detectors to photon-induced reactions is a relatively unexplored area of nuclear physics and there will be a number of problems to overcome, such as background reduction from scattered photons. In the first half of the project, the PhD student will work on the development of data-analysis techniques, using the highly-segmented clover detectors and, for example, on methods of background reduction. In the second-half of the PhD, once the ELADE array has been commissioned, the student will switch their focus to studying photon-induced reactions using ELIADE.
Funding Notes
UWS is an inspiring, vibrant place to study with a growing research community; an important aspect of which is its outstanding and committed research students.
Successful candidates will receive an annual stipend (currently £14,553) per annum for three years and payment of tuition fees (current value £4200). Applicants are advised that funding will be considered as part of a competitive round and there is no guarantee that it will be awarded. Successful applicants will be expected to contribute up to 6 hours/week to UWS’ academic related activities.
References
Studentships are open to Home/EU candidates with a first degree in a relevant discipline. Non-EU students can apply, but will not receive the stipend and will be required to pay fees.
How to apply:
Postgraduate Degree by Research Applications should be completed online at
http://www.uws.ac.uk/research/graduate-school/prospective-students/
Applications without all relevant documents will not be considered. Please quote the Project Reference Number.
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