LXXI International conference "NUCLEUS – 2021. Nuclear physics and elementary particle physics. Nuclear physics technologies"

Scientific Programme

Section 1. Experimental and theoretical studies of the properties of atomic nuclei.

• evolution of shells in neutron-rich nuclei;
• nuclei remote from the valley of stability and nucleosynthesis processes;
• giant and pigmy resonances;
• multiphonon and multiquasiparticle states of nuclei;
• high-spin and superdeformed states of nuclei;
• binding energy of nuclei;
• beta decay of nuclei and decay of highly charged ions;
• synthesis of superheavy elements;
• processes on the border of atomic and nuclear physics.
• the nuclear problem of many bodies;
• a microscopic description of collective degrees of freedom and their interaction with single-particle degrees of freedom;
• nonlinear nuclear dynamics;
• meson and quark degrees of freedom in the nuclei, mesic atoms;
• hypernuclei and other exotic systems;
• interaction of the nucleus with the electrons of the atomic shell;
• verification of theories of interaction of elementary particles and conservation laws;
• clusters in nuclei and Bose-Einstein condensation.

Section 2. Experimental and theoretical studies of nuclear reactions.

• reactions with radioactive nuclear beams;
• reactions with polarized particles;
• reactions with electrons and gamma rays;
• reactions with heavy ions;
• fusion and fission of nuclei;
• multifragmentation of nuclei;
• the theory of direct nuclear reactions;
• multiple scattering theory;
• statistical theory of nuclear reactions;
• the theory of reactions involving clusters and heavy ions;
• relativistic theory of nuclear collisions;
• the theory of polarization phenomena in nuclear reactions;
• theories of proton, two-proton and cluster radioactivity and fission
     cores;
• theory of photonuclear reactions.

Section 3. Modern nuclear physics methods and technologies.

• instruments and methods of nuclear physics experiments;
• modeling of a nuclear physics experiment and data analysis;
• nuclear databases;
• detector technologies;
• accelerator technologies in low energy physics;
• radiation technologies in micro- and nanoelectronics to create new materials;
• problems of radiation reliability and radiation resistance of microelectronics products and spacecraft systems;
• radiation materials science;
• nuclear and radiation safety, radioecology;
• problems of nuclear reactors and radioactive waste;
• experience and problems of training specialists in the field of nuclear physics and nuclear energy.

Section 4. Relativistic nuclear physics, elementary particle physics and high-energy physics.

• experimental methods in high energy physics and relativistic nuclear physics;
• theory in elementary particle physics and relativistic nuclear physics;
• computer technology and processing of experimental information in high-energy physics;
• research and development of accelerators and storage rings of charged particles.

Section 5. Neutrino physics and astrophysics.

• cosmology and astrophysics of high energies;
• the theory of astrophysical nucleosynthesis;
• physics of the nucleus and particles as applied to astrophysical objects;
• theoretical and experimental studies in the field of neutrino physics.

Section 6. Plasma physics and thermonuclear fusion.

• experimental and theoretical studies of plasma physics and thermonuclear fusion;
• fundamental problems of thermonuclear energy.

Section 7. Synchrotron and neutron studies and infrastructure for their implementation.

• sources of neutrons and synchrotron radiation;
• reactions with neutrons and ultracold neutrons;
• tasks and prospects of research using synchrotron radiation and neutrons;
• new experimental research methods and new results;
• infrastructure for conducting synchrotron and neutron studies: state and prospects.

Section 8. Nuclear medicine.

• methods of nuclear physics in medicine;
• methods for producing radiopharmaceuticals;
• nuclear-physical aspects of hadron and ion therapy;
• fundamental aspects of gamma therapy;
• fundamental problems of radioinuclide therapy;
• the use of nuclear physical methods for the diagnosis of diseases;
• theranostics: problems and prospects.

Section 9. Nuclear-physical methods in the study of cultural heritage objects.

• historical materials science, modern nuclear physics techniques for conducting research on cultural heritage sites;
• the use of nuclear-physical research methods to obtain new information about museum collections, archaeological and historical monuments;
• neutron physics methods in the study of cultural heritage objects,
• radioisotope dating of artifacts.