About me
I am an assistant professor of Physics at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams and in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Michigan State University since 2023. My research interests hinge around the study of phenomena arising in neutron-rich nuclei located at and beyond the limit of existence of nuclei. I investigate such phenomena at FRIB using invariant-mass spectroscopy, revealing information on neutron unbound nuclei and resonances.
Research
My research interests hinge around the study of nuclear forces at play in nuclei with large neutron to proton asymmetry. For a given number of protons, the more neutrons we count away from the stable isotope, and the more short-lived the nucleus become, until reaching the so-called neutron dripline. This marks the limit past which the ground state of the nucleus is not bound anymore and decay by emitting neutron(s). It is only recently that the study of nuclei located at and beyond the neutron dripline has become possible due to the significant developments in high-intensity beams and high-efficiency detection arrays. However, despite all those efforts, the location of the neutron dripline is only known up to Z=10 (neon) experimentally. The study of nuclei in the vicinity of the neutron dripline provides unique opportunities to investigate the large variety of phenomena arising in this region such as structure changes, deformation, clustering and halo formation. We take advantage of FRIB unique capabilities and conduct experiments using a complex set of detectors required to detect neutron(s), gamma-rays and charged particles in order to investigate new regions of the dripline. This work is performed within the MoNA collaboration and in collaboration with other research groups at and outside FRIB.
Research Group
Since joining FRIB in 2023 as an assistant professor, I am leading a research group focusing on the study of phenomena arising in light neutron-rich nuclei located at and beyond the limit of existence of nuclei. Students are at the core of this research group. They take part in all aspects of modern experimental nuclear physics research such as preparing and running experiments, analyzing data, running simulations, developing detectors, writing experiment proposals and scientific papers, presenting their results in domestic and international conferences. This research work is conducted in collaboration between all the group members as well as other groups in FRIB and other institutions world-wide. This diversity of activities allows group members to develop a large palette of skills that are useful for any career that they may pursue. As a group leader, my main motivation is to put group members in the best position to achieve their career goals. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in joining us.
Teaching
I am teaching in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University. The list of classes I am currently teaching or taught in the past is available below:
- PHY 221: Studio Physics for Life Scientists I (Fall 2023)
Publications
Contact me
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
640 S Shaw Ln
East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
revel@frib.msu.edu