Research group
Prof. Dr. Andreas Zilges
KERN.KOMPETENZ
The atomic nucleus - the tiny object at the center of matter - is responsible for numerous phenomena in the universe and is necessary for many applications here on earth. Examples include energy production and the creation of elements in stars and stellar explosions - but also in the laboratory, the composition of matter from stable and radioactive isotopes, or imaging and therapeutic procedures in medicine. Investigating the properties of the atomic nucleus is the objective of our research group. Due to the tiny dimensions, this requires complex experimental set-ups, research into new radiation detectors and the development of new data analysis methods. Teamwork is required!
News
Paper by O. Papst et al.,
“Deviations from the Porter-Thomas Distribution due to Nonstatistical γ Decay below the 150Nd Neutron Separation Threshold” has been published in Physical Review Letters 135 (2025) 052501 (open-access).
Paper by A. Bohn et al.,
“Lifetime determination of excited states in 104Ru and 130Te via a new Doppler-shift attenuation approach” EPJ Web of Conferences 329 (2025) 03004
Paper by S. Wilden et al.,
“Total cross sections of the 87Rb(p,γ)88Sr reaction measured via in-beam gamma-ray spectroscopy” European Physical Journal A 61 (2025) 142
Review articles
Our review article
"Photonuclear reactions-From basic research to applications" by Andreas Zilges, Dimiter Balabanski, Johann Isaak and Norbert Pietralla has been published in Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 122 (2022) 103903. Reprints on request.
Our review article
"Pygmy Dipole Resonance: Experimental Studies by Different Probes" by Andreas Zilges and Deniz Savran is published in Handbook of Nuclear Physics, eds. I. Tanihata, H. Toki, and T. Kajino, Springer, Singapore, 2022. Reprints on request.
