BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:HEDP Seminar: Ragandeep Singh Sidhu X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T220849Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44032071646696 DTSTART:20231018T190000Z DTEND:20231018T200000Z DESCRIPTION:Nuclear Astrophysics with Stable and Radioactive Ion Beams\n\nS peaker: Ragandeep Singh Sidhu\n\nSpeaker Affiliation: University of Edinbu rgh\n\nAbstract: The elements we see around us today\, including the ones we are made up of\, continue to be forged by nuclear fusion reactions in s tars and some were first produced as early as the primordial Big Bang [1]. Understanding these processes necessitates conducting experiments at very low energies\, similar to those occurring in stars under quiescent condit ions (i.e. non-explosive)\, and employing beams of radioactive nuclei to i nvestigate reactions in explosive events\, such as supernovae\, which invo lve unstable isotopes not naturally found on Earth.\n\nIn this contributio n\, I will be presenting the current status and recent results of the expe riments which were performed using stable and radioactive heavy-ion beams at storage rings [2] in GSI\, Germany. Moreover\, the talk will give an ov erview of the stable beam experiments conducted underground at the Laborat ory for Underground Nuclear Astrophysics (LUNA) [3]\, Italy.\n\nReferences :\n[1] E. M. Burbidge et al.\, Reviews of Modern Physics 29\, 547 (1957).\ n[2] M. Steck et al.\, Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 115\, 1038 11 (2020).\n[3] C. Broggini et al.\, Progress in Particle and Nuclear Phys ics 98\, 55 (2018).\n\nBio: Ragandeep currently holds the position of Post doctoral Research Associate at the University of Edinburgh\, while also se rving as a guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics and the GSI Laboratory in Germany. His academic journey culminated in a Ph .D. in Physics from Heidelberg University\, Germany\, which he completed i n 2021.\n\nHis academic pursuits center around Experimental Nuclear Astrop hysics\, with a primary focus on studying fundamental nuclear properties\, such as nuclear masses and half-lives\, as well as nuclear reactions occu rring within stars. He is particularly intrigued by the complex processes involved in the synthesis of chemical elements across diverse stellar envi ronments\, ranging from quiescent stars like our Sun to dynamic events lik e novae\, supernovae\, and X-ray bursts.\n\nTo explore these phenomena\, S idhu conduct experiments at renowned international laboratories\, includin g GSI/FAIR in Germany\, HZDR in Germany\, LNGS in Italy\, and ANL in the U nited States. These experiments utilize both stable and unstable nuclear b eams to simulate astrophysical conditions relevant to quiescent and explos ive scenarios. By meticulously studying the reactions under these controll ed laboratory conditions\, he aims to unravel the intricacies of nucleosyn thesis processes and enhance our understanding of the origin\, abundance\, and distribution of elements throughout the universe. GEO:42.359858;-71.099164 LOCATION:Building NW17\, 218 SUMMARY:HEDP Seminar: Ragandeep Singh Sidhu URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.mit.edu/event/hedp_seminar_ragandeep_singh_s idhu CATEGORIES:Conferences/Seminars/Lectures END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR