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The third international workshop on Compound-Nuclear Reactions and Related Topics (CNR*11) will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, in September 19-23, 2011. This workshop is the follow-up of the workshop CNR*07 organised in California in October 2007 by the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories (USA) and the workshop CNR*09 organized in Bordeaux in October 2009 by CENBG Bordeaux (France).
Compound nuclear reactions play a crucial role in nuclear physics, reactor physics or astrophysics. However, even though the concept of the compound nucleus is rather old, further research is necessary in order to establish a comprehensive, quantitative picture of the processes involved in the formation and decay of the compound nucleus. This requires a deep understanding of fundamental aspects in nuclear physics such as reaction mechanisms and nuclear structure.
The purpose of the workshop CNR*11 is to assess the status of knowledge of compound-nuclear reactions, to review current theoretical and experimental efforts aimed at understanding compound-nuclear reactions, to identify areas in need of development, and to outline possible strategies for addressing these needs.
Topics of interest to CNR*11 include:
- • Nuclear reaction mechanisms,
- • Optical model,
- • Direct reactions and compound nucleus,
- • Pre-equilibrium reactions,
- • Neutron-induced cross section measurements,
- • Surrogate reactions;
- • Decay of the compound nucleus,
- • Hauser-Feshbach statistical model (limits and possible extensions),
- • Fission,
- • Synthesis of super heavy elements,
- • Particle and gamma ray emission,
- • Level densities,
- • Strength functions,
- • Nuclear structure for compound-nuclear reactions,
- • Statistical properties of nuclear reactions,
- • Applications,
- • Nuclear energy,
- • Astrophysics,
- • Nuclear fusion,
- • etc...
The workshop will bring together experts in nuclear theory, experiment, and data evaluation. Sessions will be organized so as to stimulate interactions between these groups and time will be allocated for discussions.