NS2000 Nuclear Structure 2000 August 15-19, 2000 East Lansing, Michigan Online Registration

The conference will be held at the Kellogg Center, a hotel and continuing education center on the campus of Michigan State University. The conference will begin with a welcoming reception in the Kellogg Center on Monday evening, August 14, 2000. The formal sessions will begin Tuesday morning, August 15th and continue through Saturday morning, August 19th until approximately 12:00 noon.

An NSCL User's Workshop will be held following the conference starting on Saturday afternoon, August 19th and continue on Sunday, August 20th.

A special mini-Workshop to discuss the physics opportunities of gamma-ray tracking detectors will take place on Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9:30 in the Auditorium.

Michigan State University is a large public university situated in East Lansing, which adjoins Lansing, the state capital. The Lansing airport (LAN) is served by major US airlines and connections can be made from numerous international airports. Larger regional airports are located in Detroit and Chicago. The driving time to East Lansing is approximately 1.5 hours from the Detroit Metro (DTW) airport and 4 hours from Chicago's O'Hare (ORD) airport. Some airlines also offer jet service to nearby Flint (FNT, 50 minutes) and Grand Rapids (GRR, 1.2 hours) airports.

Maps of the Lansing area are available at http://www.nscl.msu.edu/contact/home.html.

The scientific program is being prepared in consultation with the International Advisory Committee. The FINAL schedule is given below:

Monday Evening, August 14, 2000

17:00-19:00 NS2000 Registration - Adjacent to Kellogg Center Front Desk

17:00-19:00 Welcome Reception - Kellogg Center Patio or Big Ten "C"

Tuesday Morning, August 15, 2000

8:00 Registration - Adjacent to Kellogg Center Front Desk

8:50 Welcome Remarks - Kellogg Center Auditorium

L. Riedinger, Chair

9:00 C. Svensson, LBNL, Collective rotation of the N=Z nucleus ³⁶Ar

9:30 M. Oinonen, CERN, Beta-decay studies near the N=Z line above A=56

10:00 I. Wiedenhoever, ANL, First identification of a 10⁺ state in ²⁴Mg

10:20 W. Reviol, Washington U., Rotational bands near ⁵⁶Ni

10:40 Break

S. Yates, Chair

11:10 C. Baktash, ORNL, Cross-shell excitations near doubly-magic nuclei ⁴⁰Ca, ⁵⁶Ni

11:40 S. Fischer, DePaul, Observation of delayed alignment in N=Z nuclei ⁷²Kr, ⁷⁶Sr, and ⁸⁰Zr

12:00 R. Grzywacz, U. Tennessee, In-beam study of the N=Z ⁶⁶As with isomer decay tagging

12:20 P. von Brentano, U. Koeln, Quasideuteron configurations in N=Z nuclei ⁴⁶V and ⁵⁰Mn

12:40 Lunch

Tuesday Afternoon, August 15, 2000

D. Sarantites, Chair

14:30 R. Janssens, ANL, Structure of high-Z nuclei from studies with GAMMASPHERE at ATLAS

15:00 P. Chowdhury, U Mass-Lowell, Harvesting new isomers in neutron-rich hafnium nuclei

15:20 G. Lane, LBNL, High-spin states in exotic, neutron-rich nuclei near and above Pb-208

15:40 J. Hamilton, Vanderbilt U., A new phenomenon: Shift identical yrast bands in neighboring even-even nuclei

16:00 Break

J. Hamilton, Chair

16:30 G. Muenzenberg, GSI/Mainz, Nuclear structure physics at GSI: Results and perspectives

17:00 V. Ninov, LBNL, Production and structure of the heaviest elements

17:30 A. Popeko, JINR Dubna, Synthesis of superheavy elements with ⁴⁸Ca beams

17:50 A. Marinov, Hebrew U., Abnormal radioactive decays out of long-lived super- and hyper-deformed isomeric states

Tuesday Evening, August 15, 2000

18:30-19:30 Reception at the NSCL (Tours Available)

Wednesday Morning, August 16, 2000

D. Cline, Chair

8:30 I. Tanihata, RIKEN, Nuclear radii and changes in shell structure

9:00 P. Cottle, FSU, Using hadronic and electromagnetic probes to investigate proton-neutron aspects of transitions in radioactive nuclei

9:30 M. Cooper, FSU, New gamma-ray transitions in ²⁷Na from ¹⁴C on ¹⁴C

9:50 M. Belleguic, IPN Orsay, Structure of neutron-rich nuclei around N=20 from in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy at intermediate energy

10:10 Break (Conference Photo)

B. Barrett, Chair

10:50 M. Ishihara, RIKEN, Coulomb excitation of neutron-rich nuclei

11:20 T. Otsuka, U. Tokyo, Shell model results for neutron-rich nuclei

11:40 A. Lepine-Szily, U. San Paulo, Measurement of the charge and mass deformation of ^30,32Mg in the inelastic scattering on ²⁰⁸Pb and ¹²C

12:00 W. Mueller, MSU, Detecting gamma rays from fast exotic beams for nuclear structure studies

12:20 Lunch

Wednesday Afternoon, August 16, 2000

D. Fossan, Chair

14:00 M. Lewitowicz, GANIL, Nuclear structure studied by means of short-lived isomers at intermediate energies

14:30 O. Sorlin, IPN Orsay, Beta-decay studies of neutron-rich medium mass nuclei

15:00 D. Dean, ORNL, SMMC studies of neutron rich nuclei and applications to astrophysics

15:20 J. Prisciandaro, MSU, Nuclear structure studies of mid-shell, neutron-rich Sc, Ti, Cr, and Mn isotopes via beta decay

15:40 Break

S. Tabor, Chair

16:10 J. Billowes, Manchester, Laser spectroscopy of radioisotopes and isomers

16:40 G. Neyens, U. Leuven, Recent results on nuclear moments of neutron-rich ground states and isomers from projectile fragmentation

17:10 P. Regan, Surrey, Nuclear structure of heavy neutron rich systems: Fragmentation spectroscopy of a 1 GeV ²⁰⁸Pb beam

17:30 D. Muhall, Michigan State University, Random interactions: Shedding light on nuclear structure

17:50 J. Tuli, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Nuclear Data Program and high-spin physics data

Wednesday Evening, August 16, 2000

20:00 - 22:00 Poster Session, Kellogg Center Rooms 103-104

Thursday Morning, August 17, 2000

P. Fallon, Chair

8:30 P. Semmes, Tenn. Tech, Proton emission from spherical and near-spherical nuclei

9:00 D. Seweryniak, ANL, GAMMASPHERE+FMA: An in-beam journey along the proton drip-line

9:30 B. Barmore, U. Tennessee, A new approach to deformed proton emitters: non-adiabatic coupled-channels

9:50 D. Cullen, Manchester, "Isomer tagging" near the proton-drip line; ¹⁴⁰Dy

10:10 Break

K. Kemper, Chair

10:40 K. Rykaczewski, ORNL, Towards digital spectroscopy of proton emitters

11:10 R. Lieder, Juelich, The TMR network project "development of gamma-ray tracking detectors"

11:30 K. Vetter, LBNL, GRETA: Proof-of-principle for gamma-ray tracking

11:50 W. Nazarewicz, UT/ORNL/Warsaw, Physics at the Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA): Exploring the nuclear landscape

Thursday Afternoon, August 17, 2000

12:30 - 18:00 Conference excursion to Grand Rapids

Thursday Evening, August 17, 2000

19:30 - 21:30 GRETA mini-workshop, Kellogg Center Auditorium

Friday Morning, August 18, 2000

F. Becchetti, Chair

8:30 G. Hansen, MSU, Studies of single-particle structure at and beyond the drip lines

9:00 J. Tostevin, Surrey, Single nucleon removal reactions at fragmentation beam energies

9:30 V. Maddalena, MSU, Single-particle structure of neutron-rich carbon isotopes

9:50 N. Fletcher, FSU, Investigation of triaxiality in ¹⁰Be by use of the reaction ⁷Li(⁷Li,¹⁰Be --> ⁴He + ⁶He)⁴He

10:10 Break

A. Garcia, Chair (not confirmed)

10:40 T. Motobayashi, Rikkyo U., Nuclear astrophysics studies with intermediate-energy RI beams

11:10 G. Hackman, U. Kansas, Intermediate-energy Coulomb excitation of Ne-19

11:30 A. Galindo-Urribari, ORNL, Study of resonance reactions with radioactive ion beams

11:50 C. Gagliardi, Texas A&M, Asymptotic normalization coefficients from direct transfer reactions and astrophysical S factors

12:10 Lunch

Friday Afternoon, August 18, 2000

M. Carpenter, Chair

14:00 A. Aprahamian, Notre Dame, Lifetimes of the N = Z waiting point nuclei

14:30 K. Starosta, Stony Brook, Collectivity of neutron-deficient nuclei near the Z=50 closed shell

15:00 P. Spolaore, INFN Legnaro, Identification of the very neutron deficient nucleus ¹¹¹I

15:20 C. Beausang, Yale, Evidence for nuclear chiral symmetry in doubly odd nuclei in the mass A~130 region?

15:40 M. Lipoglavsek, ORNL, First observation of excitation across the ¹⁰⁰Sn core

16:00 Break

R. Kruecken, Chair

16:30 L. Bernstein, LLNL, Studying the role of nuclear structure effects in neutron-induced reactions using GEANIE at LANSCE

17:00 R. Clark, LNBL, The shears mechanism in nuclei

17:30 S. Odegard, NBI, Search for the wobbling mode

17:50 M. Smith, Rutgers, Systematic study of energy-spin entry distributions at the proton dripline in the A~170 region

Friday Evening, August 18, 2000

19:00 Conference Banquet, Kellogg Center Big Ten "B" and "C"

Saturday Morning, August 19, 2000

J. Waddington, Chair

8:30 T. Dossing, NBI, Coupling between thermal and rotational motion in nuclei

9:00 A. Bracco, University of Milano, Gamma decay of the GDR on superdeformed configurations of ¹⁴³Eu

9:30 A. Heinz, ANL, Entry distributions of ²²⁰Th: A method to determine the fission barrier of an unstable nucleus

9:50 Y. Shimizu, Kyushu U., Theoretical study of the decay-out spin of superdeformed bands in the Dy and Hg regions

10:10 Break

J. Cizewski, Chair

10:40 A. Stuchbery, ANU, Recent developments in excited-state gyromagnetic ratio measurements and the structure of neutron-deficient nuclei

11:10 A. Andreyev, U. Leuven, The discovery of a prolate-oblate-spherical triplet of spin 0⁺ states in the atomic nucleus ¹⁸⁶Pb and of the new isotopes ^188,189Po

11:30 F. Kondev, ANL, First observation of excites structures in neutron deficient odd mass Pt, Au, and Hg nuclei

11:50 B. Walters, U. Maryland, Decay of ^135,136Sn isolated by use of a resonance ionization laser ion source

Saturday Afternoon, August 19, 2000

14:00 Start of NSCL User's Workshop, Law School Room 471

Participants who will be presenting posters are asked to set up their posters before noon on Tuesday, August 15th. Posters will be displayed in the Kellogg Center in close proximity to the Auditorium (venue for conference oral presentations). Each poster will be allocated a space of 4 feet x 4 feet (1.2 m x 1.2 m) for presentation. Materials to mount posters will be provided. All presenters are asked to be available at their posters during the formal poster session on Wednesday evening, August 16th.

Several exhibitors will attend NS2000, and will be available to talk with participants about their products beginning noon on Tuesday, August 16th through noon on Thursday, August 18th. The exhibition booths will be located in the Kellogg Center near the coffee break stations.

Conference participants are invited to take a half-day trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday, August 17th. There will be an option to visit one of three attractions in Grand Rapids: the Frederick Meijer Gardens, the Gerald R. Ford Presidental Museum, or the Public Museum of Grand Rapids. Buses will leave from the Kellogg Center at approximately 1:30 pm, and return no later than 7:00 pm. The cost of the excursion is covered by the registration fee.

The conference banquet will be held at the Kellogg Center on Friday evening, August 18th. The cost of the banquet is covered by the conference registration fee. If you have any special dietary restrictions, please inform the conference secretary prior to the meeting.

A mini-workshop to discuss the physics case and future plans for gamma-ray tracking development in the US will be held on Thursday, August 17th starting at 7:30 pm in the Kellogg Center Auditorium. This workshop is being organized by the GRETA Advisory Committee. If you would like further information on this mini-workshop, please contact I-Yang Lee (iylee@lbl.gov or 510-486-5727), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

The conference proceedings will be published by Elsevier Scientific in Nuclear Physics A and will contain manuscripts prepared by all oral presenters. Camera-ready manuscripts will be collected at the beginning of the conference. Instructions for authors will be provided directly by Elsevier Scientific publishers. They are also available in PDF format by clicking here. Manuscripts should not exceed six (6) pages for contributed and twelve (12) pages for invited talks.

All conference attendees are encouraged to complete the NS2000 registration form. The normal registration fee is $300, which includes the cost of the abstract book, the proceedings, coffee breaks, the conference excursion, and a ticket to the conference banquet. The normal graduate student registration fee is $200.

Payment of the registration fee should be made to the conference secretary. Checks drawn on or payable through a US bank should be in US dollars made payable to Michigan State University. Travelers checks are also acceptable as payment. Overseas participants who wish to pay the registration fee by direct wire-transfer should contact Ms. Shari Conroy. The registration fee may be paid on-site at the start of the conference. We cannot accept credit card payment of the registration fee.

Attendees should make their own housing reservations.

Kellogg Center - S. Harrison Road, East Lansing  Phone:  517-432-4000  Fax:  517-432-9261 All conference sessions will be held in the Kellogg Center on the Michigan State University campus. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Kellogg Center, which has guaranteed a reduced room rate of $75.00+ tax for conference participants. Kellogg is the appropriate choice for those who would like maximum convenience. Conferees should mention the name of the conference when making reservations.

Alternative housing choices in the greater Lansing area include: