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The fifth annual RIA Summer School on Physics with Radioactive Ion Beams will be held at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from July 17-22, 2006. The school will consist of morning lectures and hands-on activities in the afternoons at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility. Students will also have an opportunity to present their research. The aim of the summer school is to nurture future RIA scientists so that the community will have sufficient manpower to effectively use RIA when it comes online. The RIA summer school is supported by the DOE, NSF and the following laboratories: ANL, LBNL, LLNL, ORNL and NSCL/MSU. It is an annual event, rotating among the HRIBF, NSCL, ATLAS and the 88-Inch Cyclotron facilities.
In years to come, substantial progress in low-energy nuclear physics will have a broad impact on society, ranging from our understanding of the origin of the elements to the enhancement of National Security. An important element in this progress will be to extend the study of nuclei into new domains of isospin. This will require new radioactive ion beam facilities, together with advanced multi-detector arrays and mass spectrometers.
Based on the outstanding scientific opportunities that would be enabled by an advanced radioactive ion beam facility, the Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA) project was ranked among the top three priorities in the Department of Energy 20-Year Science Facility Plan, and has received critical decision zero (CD0), the first step towards fruition in the DOE approval process. The RIA concept brings together a unique combination of technologies to produce high-quality beams of short-lived nuclei of all chemical elements at intensities far exceeding what is currently available.
The school is designed for graduate students, senior undergraduate students who are actively involved in research, and postdocs (within 2 years of their degree). The deadline for receipt of a completed application is April 23, 2006. Notification of acceptance will be sent by May 15, 2006 and applicants must confirm their attendance by June 1. All places not confirmed by June 1 will be offered to the next person on the waiting list.
Important Dates:
Deadline for applications |
April 23, 2006 |
Deadline for notification of acceptance |
May 16, 2006 |
Deadline for student acceptance |
June 1, 2006 |
Participant arrival in Oak Ridge |
July 16, 2006 |
RIA Summer School |
July 17-22, 2006 |
Participant departure |
July 23, 2006 |
Nuclear Structure 2006 Conference |
July 24-28, 2006 |
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