Welcome!

What we do and why?

We are conducting research in the field of experimental nuclear physics. Our studies have fundamental character. We are trying to understand matter which is surrounding us. We are struggling to answer many questions, like how the chemical elements were created in the Universe, what are the limits of the nuclear world, or are there stable superheavy elements?

We are synthesizing and studying atomic nuclei which are not existing in normal conditions. We learn their structure and their properties by investigating transitions between their states and by detecting radiation emitted during these transitions.

Our research field has also many practical applications. Nuclear physics contributes to biology, medicine, archeology, geology, technology of materials, energetics, and many other branches of science and technology.

Where?

We perform our experiments in almost all leading nuclear laboratories in the world, like CERN (Switzerland), GSI Darmstad (Germany), Oak Rigde and NSCL/MSU (USA). We are using also the Warsaw cyclotron located in the Heavy Ion Laboratory at the University of Warsaw.

How?

We are creating objects of our studies by using various nuclear reactions using beams of different particles, including heavy ions accelerated to relativistic velocities. We employ also beams of radioactive ions. We are detecting and recording the nuclear radiations using the most modern arrays of detectors. We are introducing modern digital electronics to the nuclear science.