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Dr. F. Siegert, Prof. M. Kobel | |
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Prof. D. Stöckinger | Phenmenology of particle physics, theoretical physics |
Prof. K. Zuber | Neutrino physics, nuclear astro physics, nuclear physics, detector development |
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Master thesis topics offered by the research unit Nuclear Fusion at Ghent University
The research on controlled thermonuclear fusion aims at providing stable, baseload electric power by creating “a star on earth”. Magnetic confinement fusion in tokamaks and stellarators is foreseen to result in clean and safe commercial power production by the second half of the century. ITER, the next-step device in this endeavor, is currently being constructed in France in the context of the largest international scientific collaboration ever. In addition, design activities for demonstration reactors are increasing in Europe and worldwide.
The research unit Nuclear Fusion ( infusion ) at the department of Applied Physics offers master thesis topics in the following areas of fusion research:
Magnetohydrodynamics, ion cyclotron plasma heating and wall conditioning.
The topics on offer in each of these areas are described below. Additional topics related to research on fusion materials offered by the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) are available through the research group Sustainable Materials Science (Prof. Kim Verbeken).
This research concerns the development of techniques in data science and machine learning with applications to the physics and technology of fusion devices. With the large volumes of complex data being generated at experimental fusion machines around the world, there is a strong need for automated analysis using data science and machine learning methods. The research targets a broad array of applications in plasma control and plasma diagnosis, in increasing the understanding of the physics of magnetized fusion plasmas and in designing new fusion machines. This research combines two of the most topical and challenging issues of our time: sustainable energy supply and data science.
The topics introduced below cover part of the group’s research activities, in collaboration with the research institutes operating the tokamaks JET (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, UK) and ASDEX Upgrade (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Germany), as well as the Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany). The focus of each of the topics can be directed towards either the numerical or rather the physics aspects, depending on the student’s interests. A research visit to each of the facilities also belongs to the possibilities.
Promoter: Prof. Dr. Geert Verdoolaege Supervisor: Jerome Alhage Study programs: Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, European Master of Science in Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Information Engineering Technology Location: Technicum
Promoter: Prof. Dr. Geert Verdoolaege Supervisor: Joseph Hall Study programs: Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, European Master of Science in Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Information Engineering Technology Location: Technicum
Promoters: Prof. Dr. Geert Verdoolaege Supervisor: Leonardo Caputo Study programs: Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, European Master of Science in Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Information Engineering Technology Location: Technicum, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Promoters: Prof. Dr. Geert Verdoolaege, Prof. Dr. Kristel Crombé Supervisor: Hao Wu Study programs: Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, European Master of Science in Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics Location: Technicum, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is the theoretical framework describing plasma behavior from a fluid perspective. The group is involved in MHD modeling for interstellar and fusion plasmas.
Promoter: Prof. Dr. Sven Van Loo Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Sven Van Loo Study programs: Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, European Master of Science in Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics Location: Technicum
Ion temperatures of over 100 million degrees need to be reached in future fusion reactors for the deuterium-tritium fusion reaction to work. Ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) is a method that has the capability to directly heat ions to such high temperatures, via a resonant interaction between the plasma ions and radiofrequency (RF) waves launched in the plasma. Another important application of ion cyclotron waves is wall conditioning, a technique to improve plasma performance by reducing the generation of particles (impurities) released from the wall of the device.
The following topics in this area are offered in collaboration with the Laboratory for Plasma Physics at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels (LPP-ERM/KMS).
Promoter: Prof. Dr. Kristel Crombé Supervisor: Maja Verstraeten Study programs: Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, European Master of Science in Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics Location: Forschungszentrum Jülich; Laboratory for Plasma Physics, Royal Military Academy (Brussels)
Promoter: Prof. Dr. Kristel Crombé Supervisor: Dr. Andrei Goriaev Study programs: Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, European Master of Science in Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics Location: Forschungszentrum Jülich; Laboratory for Plasma Physics, Royal Military Academy (Brussels)
Promoter: Prof. Dr. Kristel Crombé Supervisor: Johan Buermans Study programs: Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, European Master of Science in Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics Location: Laboratory for Plasma Physics, Royal Military Academy (Brussels)
Implementation of a triple probe on a vertical manipulator on the tomas device and first tests.
Promoter: Prof. Dr. Kristel Crombé Supervisor: Dr. Andrei Goriaev, Luis Daniel Lopez Rodriguez Study programs: Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy, European Master of Science in Nuclear Fusion and Engineering Physics Location: Forschungszentrum Jülich; Laboratory for Plasma Physics, Royal Military Academy (Brussels)
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Nuclear physics.
Nuclear Physics investigates the fundamental interactions governing the world of subatomic particles. Nuclei are the massive tiny core of atoms that give them their identity as specific isotopes of a given element. They are made up of protons, the number of which determine the element, and neutrons, the number of which determine the isotope. These building blocks, protons and neutrons (collectively called hadrons), constitute over 90% of the visible mass in the Universe. They are composites of more fundamental particles known as quarks and gluons. The goal of understanding the structures of nuclei and hadrons has led to the exploration of the fundamental forces, the strong force and the weak force, and their symmetries, which are fundamentally important; the underlying quark and gluonic structure of the protons and neutrons; as well as nuclear matter under extreme conditions.
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Formulation of the underlying mathematical description of quark-gluon interactions is known as the Quantum Chromo-dynamics (QCD). The theory of QCD is complicated and so far only a limited number of predictions have been theoretically made and experimentally validated. The main focus of the research in theoretical nuclear physics is to develop tools and techniques for studying the subatomic structure of matter as well as to advance our understanding of various nuclear phenomena in terms of QCD.
Members of the Indiana University Nuclear Physics Experiment Group perform a wide variety of research to unravel mysteries in nuclear systems. Search for new macroscopic force and tests of fundamental symmetries would potentially open novel windows into hitherto unknown principles of physics. Studies of neutrino oscillations and neutrino-nuclear interactions aim to advance our fundamental understanding of both the weak and the strong forces in nature. Collider experiments involving hadrons and nuclei will help explain some of the most basic properties of hadrons like the origin of their mass and spin.
The boundaries that traditionally separated Nuclear Physics, high-energy physics, condensed matter and many-body physics have been dissolving. Today Nuclear Physics experiments may be using energies that are higher than those of some high-energy laboratories while high-energy physicists may be conducting experiments at Nuclear Physics facilities. Several phenomena that govern strongly interacting quark-gluon systems have analogies in atomic or condensed matter physics. Physics of the stellar evolution involves Nuclear Physics when addressing the question of the origin of elements and fate of stars.
Awards: MSc
Study modes: Full-time
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The study of Particle and Nuclear Physics brings together advanced experimental techniques, computational techniques, and theoretical understanding.
The experiments are typically large collaborations working at international laboratories using highly sophisticated detectors. These detector technologies also find applications in medical physics and other forms of position sensing.
The computational aspects deal with large data sets and use machine learning and other advanced techniques in data science.
Theoretical nuclear and particle physics aims to interpret the experimental results in terms of mathematical models of the structure and evolution of the physical world.
Taught courses.
The taught element of the programme includes two compulsory courses and a minimum of three specialist courses which will bring you to an advanced level in the required subject material. You will also have the opportunity to select courses from a range of options depending on your interests and career ambitions.
Following the taught component of the programme, you will undertake a three-month research project leading to a dissertation. You will be based within one of the projects of the Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics as part of an international collaboration, and may have the opportunity to visit a leading research laboratory.
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Award | Title | Duration | Study mode | |
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MSc | Particle and Nuclear Physics | 1 Year | Full-time |
By engaging with and completing the MSc in Particle & Nuclear Physics, you will acquire core knowledge of current experiments in nuclear and particle physics and gain a theoretical understanding of nuclear and particle physics.
The programme aims to develop research and problem solving skills. You will gain the skills to apply advanced data analysis techniques to large data sets, critically assess research activities and design future experiments.
This programme provides an exposure to frontier activities in experimental nuclear and particle physics and develops general transferable skills related to data analysis, research and communication.
This provides a platform for employment in research, science-based industry, medical physics, education and a wide spectrum of professions that call for numeracy and data analysis skills.
These entry requirements are for the 2024/25 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2025/26 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2024.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in physics or a related subject with sufficient physics content. In particular we expect that you will have completed a quantum mechanics course.
University level mathematics and basic programming skills are essential. During your degree you should have gained experience in at least one of the following: C/C++, Java, Python, R, Matlab, Haskell, ML and you should state this information on your application. If you are in doubt on this point please contact the Programme Director.
We may also consider your application if you have relevant experience; please contact us to check before you apply.
This degree is Band C.
Check whether your international qualifications meet our general entry requirements:
Regardless of your nationality or country of residence, you must demonstrate a level of English language competency at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies.
We accept the following English language qualifications at the grades specified:
Your English language qualification must be no more than three and a half years old from the start date of the programme you are applying to study, unless you are using IELTS , TOEFL, Trinity ISE or PTE , in which case it must be no more than two years old.
We also accept an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that has been taught and assessed in English in a majority English speaking country, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration:
We also accept a degree that has been taught and assessed in English from a university on our list of approved universities in non-majority English speaking countries (non-MESC).
If you are not a national of a majority English speaking country, then your degree must be no more than five years old* at the beginning of your programme of study. (*Revised 05 March 2024 to extend degree validity to five years.)
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If you are not an EU , EEA or Swiss national, you may need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme clearance certificate in order to study this programme.
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If you live in the UK, you may be able to apply for a postgraduate loan from one of the UK’s governments.
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Application deadlines.
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9 September 2024 | 31 August 2024 |
Due to high demand, the school operates a number of selection deadlines.
We strongly recommend you apply as early as possible. Applications may close earlier than the published deadlines if there is exceptionally high demand.
We will make a small number of offers to the most outstanding candidates on an ongoing basis, but hold the majority of applications until the next published selection deadline.
We aim to make the majority of decisions within eight weeks of the selection deadline.
If we have not made you an offer by a specific selection deadline this means one of two things:
Round | Application Deadline | Decisions made or applications rolled to the next deadline |
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1 | 15 December | 1 March |
2 | 31 March | 31 May |
3 | 31 May | 31 July |
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Our proposal is a 120 ECTS Master Course of 24 months’ duration. The Master is structured for all students in 5 modules and divided into 4 terms (semesters). A common basis of fundamental knowledge is given to all students during the first semester. A progressive specialization is then acquired through the choice of one out of three different paths, corresponding to experimental/large accelerators (EXP), theoretical (THEO), or applied/small accelerators (APP) focus.
The NucPhys Master program will start with an orientation week in the starting university, other consortium members and/or associated partners could be connected via a video conference. Coordinators of each Consortium university will welcome students and introduce the NucPhys program and the participating universities. This first step of networking among students provides the opportunity to exchange views, experiences, and plans with each other at a very early stage. Initial knowledge of students will be checked during the orientation week through a “Pilot Test” and online dedicated resources will be available for bridging possible gaps in order to assure the same starting point to all students.
Module 1: Basics nuclear physics and tools ( 24 ECTs for the first 3 intakes and 30 ECTs for the following ones)
Module 2: Advanced nuclear physics (48 ECTs for the first 3 intakes and 42 for the following ones), with three specialities (experimental, theory, applications)
Module 3: Common advanced course (common course on a selected topic every year, 6 ECTs)
Module 4: Internship (12 ECTs)
Module 5: Master Thesis (30 ECTs)
Module 1: (BAS) will be devoted to the basic knowledge required on general Physics, and Complementary/Interdisciplinary courses adapted to the chosen path (notably atomic and plasma physics, quantum mechanics, computing and numerical methods, basic nuclear physics, basic lab in nuclear physics). These courses will be concentrated in the first semester, and include topics as Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Structure of Matter, Basic Nuclear Physics: theory and laboratory and Computing and Numerical Methods.
Module 2: allows students to follow 3 paths: Experimental/large accelerators (EXP), Theoretical (THEO), or Applied/small accelerators (APP). This module will give the specialized focus of the Master curriculum towards fundamental or applied nuclear physics. Fundamental physics includes either an experimental or a theoretical focus. Applied physics is especially focussed on biomedical applications, but also includes fundamentals in accelerators technology, archaeometry, monitoring of nuclear waste, and nuclear fusion plasma physics. The specialization is progressive, starting already in the first year and being finalized in the third semester. Topics include Nuclear Structure and Reactions, Nuclear Astrophysics, Weak and Strong Interactions, Collision Physics, Many Body Theory, Nuclear Physics Applications: Art, Materials, Nuclear Physics Applications: Radioprotection and Therapy, Metrology and Data Analysis, Experimental Nuclear Physics, Advanced Nuclear and Subnuclear Laboratory, and Accelerator Physics and advanced Instrumentation.
Module 3: (ADV): Selected topics with special invited lecturers to be held during two weeks in the third semester for all students in France. The choice of period and location is done to optimize the mobility scheme of the students (see below). Topics and lecturers will be selected every year for the next course in a co-organization with TALENT (6 ECTS).
Module 4: (INTERNSHIP) will be done in the third semester. It is dedicated to student individual internship (either experimental, theoretical or applied topics are accepted), which will take place in different institutional or industrial research centers, either in Caen (France) or in the country (Italy or Spain) where the fourth semester is spent, or in an associated center in a third country according to the chosen path and desired specialization. Students will be supported by internal (Consortium) and external (Associated Members) tutoring. The internships are programmed by the Universities in advance, so as to provide a real working experience, valuable for future job placement. A “Practice Oriented Day” is organized with the participation of representatives of the hosting Institutions, tutors and Consortium Coordinators, at the beginning of the third term in Caen, so as to present the Internships programs, to share the discussion on the work topics, aims and methods with students, and to consolidate the Consortium network.
Module 5: (THESIS) will include the initial steps to write a short project of Master Thesis which has to be approved by the Master Academic Committee and the conduction of a research work in theoretical, experimental or applied Nuclear Physics with the direction of one or more advisors from one or more Universities (works with coordinate tutors from two partner Universities, or from one University and one associated industrial/host institution, will be programed). This module includes the writing of the Master Thesis and the public defence of the achieved results. This defence will be at the common Master meeting organized every year and with a “Defence Committee” appointed by the Academic Commission of the Master (including academics of the Consortium, the associated members and/or external experts). In case of failure, an extra opportunity will be given to the student in his/her local University following the local rules for Master Thesis defence. In this case, the inclusion in the “Defence Committee” of an external member from other internal (Consortium) and external (Associated Members) institution is highly recommended.
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Masters theses: Nuclear Structure near the Proton Drip-line: A Search for Excited States in 62Ge. (Dalia Farghaly, VT2022) Development and simulation of an active target detector with GEM foil readout. (Elisabeth Rickert, 2016 - 2017) The Channeling Effect in Ultra-thin dE-E Monolithic Silicon Telescopes.
Start a nomination. The Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics recognizes doctoral thesis research of outstanding quality and achievement in nuclear physics. The annual award consists of $2,500, a certificate, travel reimbursement, and a registration waiver to receive the award and give an invited talk at the Fall Meeting of the APS Division of ...
2019. β and β-delayed neutron decay of the N = 82 nuclei 128-130 Cd and 131 In studied with the Gamma-Ray Infrastructure for Fundamental Investigations of Nuclei (GRIFFIN) Badamsambuu Jimeddorj. 2019. Nuclear Structure of 122 Xe Studied via High-Statistics β+/EC Decay of 122 Cs. Michelle Dunlop.
View past theses (2011 to present) in the Dataspace Catalog of Ph.D Theses in the Department of Physics. View past theses (1996 to present) in the ProQuest Database. PhD. Theses 2024Nicholas QuirkTransport Experiments on Topological and Strongly Correlated ConductorsLeander ThieleGetting ready for new Data: Approaches to some Challenges in ...
Theses/Dissertations from 2021 PDF. Experimental Evaluation of Drying Spent Nuclear Fuel for Dry Cask Storage Through Vacuum and Forced Helium Dehydration, Jonathan Ellis Perry. Theses/Dissertations from 2020 PDF. Computational Modeling of Radiation Damage in a Multi-Phase Ceramic Waste Form Using MOOSE, Zeyu Chen
Consult the top 50 dissertations / theses for your research on the topic 'Nuclear physics.'. Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago ...
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arXiv:nucl-th/0512013v2 8 Jan 2006. Modern topics in theoretical nuclear physics. B.K. Jennings 1, ∗and A. Schwenk1,2 , 1 TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 2A3. 2 Nuclear ...
Contemporary Research Topics in Nuclear Physics Download book PDF. Overview Editors: Da Hsuan Feng 0 ... The workshop dealt with subjects of topical importance to the nuclear physics community: high spin phenomena, heavy ion reactions, transfer reactions, microscopic theories of nuclear structure and the interacting boson model, and ...
Topics in Proton Structure: BSM Answers to its Radius Puzzle and Lattice Subtleties within its Momentum Distribution, Michael Chaim Freid. Theses/Dissertations from 2018 PDF. A Measurement of Nuclear Effects in Deep Inelastic Scattering in Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions, Anne Norrick. PDF
Master Thesis student selection. End of the first NucPhys project and start of the second NucPhys project. 3rd Intake - 2019 - 2021 (last intake of first NucPhys project) - Master thesis proposals: Spanish universities and associated partners. - Master thesis proposals: University of Catania. - Master thesis proposals: University of Padova.
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PHYSICS,(NUCLEAR PHYSICS) By: Negash Ahmed Supervisor: Taklemariam Tessema (Ph.D) June ,2018 Jimma, Ethiopia. JIMMA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS This is to certify that the thesis prepared by Negash Ahmed Graduate Stud-ies entitled "The di erence in the compound nucleus reaction cross-section of (n, ) and (p, ) reaction for the same target ...
Nuclear physics is the study of the protons and neutrons at the centre of an atom and the interactions that hold them together in a space just a few femtometres (10-15 metres) across. Example ...
Carbonaceous chondrites and kerogens as organic carbon sources for life on present-day Earth, early Earth and other planets . Waajen, Annemiek Christina (The University of Edinburgh, 2024-07-03) Carbon is an essential element for life and is ubiquitous in the Universe. Carbon-containing molecules vary from small to macromolecular molecules.
Applied Nuclear Physics: 12: 22.102: Applications of Nuclear Science and Engineering: 3: 22.103: Nuclear Technology and Society: 9: Field of Specialization (choose one) 1: 36: ... Two advanced subjects closely related to the doctoral thesis topic. May not overlap with the student's field of specialization but can be from a different field of ...
We offer final assigment and thesis topics for your: Bachelor thesis. Research studies Master (Scientific studies / Master thesis) Lehramtsarbeiten. Please, contact the relevant working groups 1-2 months before the actual start of your Bachelor or Master thesis! This will give us time to define the concrete research topic and to prepare your ...
The research unit Nuclear Fusion ( infusion) at the department of Applied Physics offers master thesis topics in the following areas of fusion research: Fusion data science. Magnetohydrodynamics. Ion cyclotron plasma heating and wall conditioning. The topics on offer in each of these areas are described below.
Nuclear Physics investigates the fundamental interactions governing the world of subatomic particles. Nuclei are the massive tiny core of atoms that give them their identity as specific isotopes of a given element. They are made up of protons, the number of which determine the element, and neutrons, the number of which determine the isotope.
Dissertation. Following the taught component of the programme, you will undertake a three-month research project leading to a dissertation. You will be based within one of the projects of the Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics as part of an international collaboration, and may have the opportunity to visit a leading research laboratory.
Module 1: Basics nuclear physics and tools ( 24 ECTs for the first 3 intakes and 30 ECTs for the following ones) Module 2: Advanced nuclear physics (48 ECTs for the first 3 intakes and 42 for the following ones), with three specialities (experimental, theory, applications) Module 3: Common advanced course (common course on a selected topic ...
List of dissertations / theses on the topic 'Proton-antiproton colliders : Collisions (Nuclear physics)'. Scholarly publications with full text pdf download. Related research topic ideas. ... (Nuclear physics). Author: Grafiati. Published: 4 June 2021 Last updated: 1 February 2022 Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and ...