The low-energy nuclear structure group leads a scientific program focused on studying and understanding the structure of nuclei at the limits of the numbers of protons and neutrons, mass, angular momentum, and excitation energy. Our research is primarily carried out at major national and international facilities, such as FRIB at Michigan State University, ATLAS at Argonne National Laboratory, and RIKEN in Japan. The 88-Inch Cyclotron at LBNL, our home base, is also a key facility in our work. Our physics spans the nuclear chart, from the spectroscopy of the heaviest nuclei above Z = 100, to the detailed structure of the most exotic light isotopes. Additionally, we are leaders in the development of gamma-ray detector arrays for nuclear science. We have conceived and led the construction of the most powerful gamma-ray spectrometers including Gammasphere, the gamma-ray energy tracking array GRETINA, and the soon-to-be completed GRETA. GRETA, will provide orders-of-magnitude gains in experimental sensitivity for the study of exotic nuclei at current facilities, including the new Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB).
Our group epitomizes team science and comprises the full gamut of scientific personnel, from distinguished senior staff to starting graduate students. Our home is the 88-Inch Cyclotron where we pursue a local program of research, but our experiments are also carried out at other major national and international facilities.
