Nuclear Theory in Greece

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Nuclear Theory in Greece
P. Demetriou Institute of Nuclear
Physics National Center for Scientific Research
Demokritos Athens, Greece
NuPECC Meeting, Athens 17.03.2006
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Location of Institutions
Thessaloniki
Ioannina
Athens
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Aristotle University of ThessalonikiPhysics
Dept., Nuclear Theory group
Research Activities 1. Nuclear structure of
exotic nuclei (Rleativistic-Mean-Field theories)
2. Nuclear
astrophysics 3.
Heavy ion collisions at low and intermediate
energies 4.
Applications of information theory in nuclear
many body systems Researchers S. Massen, G.
Lalazissis, Ch. Panos, Ch. Koutroulos (staff)
Ch. Moustakidis, R. Fossion
(post-docs) Students K. Xatzisavas ,
S.Karatzikos, V. Prassa, B. Psonis Collaborations
Institute of Nuclear Physics, NCSR
DEMOKRITOS Technical
University of Munich, Physics Department
University of Zagreb, Physics
Department INFN,
Laboratori Nationali del Sud (LNS), Catania
Ludwig Maximilian
Universitaet, Sektion Physik
Bulgarian Acad. of Sciences, Inst. for Nucl.
Research and Nucl. Energy, Bulgaria Conferences/
Workshops/Schools 2/1/1 (total 4) Publications
(2003-2005) 1. Refereed journals(18)
2. Conference
proceedings(10)
3. Books(4) Annual budget 10,000euro
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University of IoanninaPhysics Dept., Division
of Theoretical PhysicsNuclear Theory
Research Activities 1. Neutrinos in nuclear
and astroparticle physics (?-nucleus reactions,
lepton-flavor violating processes, exotic
double-charge exchange processes) 2.
Thermonuclear reaction rates nucleosynthesis
3. Dark Matter Physics (Cold Dark Matter
detection via LSP-nucleus scattering) 4. Nuclear
structure and nuclear matter properties
(deformed Hartree-Fock methods) 5. Muon and tau
physics (neural networks, RPA methods) 6.
Heavy-Ion reaction modelling (statistical
model) Researchers Th. Kosmas, V. Tsikoudi
(AA), I.E. Lagaris (Computer Sci.),
N. Nicolis (Physics) (staff)
N. Panagiotides
(post-doc) Students V. Hassioti, K.
Balassi, V. Tsakstara, A. Anastasiou, G.
Karathanou (AA) (PhD) K.
Kosta (Msc) Collaborations Univ. Athens,
T.U. West Makedonia, Aristotle Univ.
Thessaloniki,
Hellenic Military Univ.
Univ. Tuebingen, T.U. Darmstadt, DESY/Hamburg,
Germany Univ.of
Jyväskylä, Finland Univ. Shefield, UK Univ.
Valencia, Spain Univ.
La Plata, ArgentinaT.U. Santa Maria, Chille
Jagellonian University,
Krakow, Poland REVERSE
collaboration, INFN, LNS, Catania, Italy
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..cont'd University of Ioannina
Education Nuclear-Astroparticle research and
Transfer of Knowlede and Research
Experience to Physics Education
MSc course on New Technolgies, Research
and Physics Education Researchers Th. Kosmas
(staff) J. Sinatkas
(Informatics Computer Techn, T.U. W. Makedonia)
(staff) Students G. Toli, V. Maniotis, D.
Aggelis, S. Spathis, N. Sarlikiotis Secondary
Education Teachers I. Varvitsiotis, E.
Kostadimas, I. Kardaras
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University of Athens Physics Dept., Nuclear and
Particle Physics Division Low and Intermediate
Nuclear Physics
Research Activities 1. Nuclear Many Body Problem
(study of short-range and long
range correlations and of
chaotic behavior in nucleon systems)
2. Development of statistical
models for nuclear properties using
learning machines (Neural
Networks, Support Vector Machines)
3. Nuclear Astrophysics Resear
chers E. Mavrommatis, F. Diakonos (staff)
M. Petraki, P. Papachristou
(post-docs) Students
S. Athanassopoulos (PhD)
N. Costiris, J. Kerassovitis, G. Pavlou
(Diploma) Collaborations University of
Thessaloniki University of Ioannina NCSR
Demokritos
Washington Univ., St. Louis T.U. Darmstadt
INFN, Roma Kharkov
Institute, Ukraine UMIST, Manchester

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University of Athens contd QCD
Research Activities Exploring the QCD phase
diagram in heavy ion collisions Researchers
N.G. Antoniou, F.K. Diakonos, N. Tetradis
(staff) A. Kapoyannis,
Y.F. Contogiannis (post-docs)
Students E.N. Saridakis, G.
Tsolias Collaborations NA49 Experiment (SPS
CERN), University of Frankfurt,
University of Heidelberg
Research Activities Perturbative and
nonperturbative QCD Researchers C.N.
Ktorides, A.I. Karanikas, X.N. Maintas (staff)
A. Kapoyannis (post-doc)
Students N. Kaplis, C.
Papoulias, M. Metaxas, C. Tsangarakis Collaborati
ons Universiy of Bochum, University of Cyprus
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National Center for Scientific
Research Demokritos Institute of Nuclear
Physics Nuclear Theory
Research Activities 1. nuclear structure
(critical-point symmetries, phase-shape
transitions) 2.
nuclear astrophysics (reaction rates, global
microscopic models of nuclear
properties, i.e. optical
potentials, nuclear level densities, fission
barrierspaths)
3. nuclear reaction modelling (lt 200
MeV) Researchers D. Bonatsos (staff)
P. Demetriou, D. Lennis
(post-docs) Students D. Petrellis
(Ph.D) Collaborations Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki Inst.
Nucl. Research and Nucl. Energy Bulgarian
Acad.of Sciences., Bulgaria
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Université catholique de
Louvain, Belgium Publications (2003-2005) 1.
Refereed journals (21)
2. Conference proceedings (26)
3.
Articles in Books (1) Annual budget 2500 euros
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Statistics
Nuclear Theory in Greece 4 institutions
8 staff members 7 post-docs 16
post-grad students
(87.5 male) (71 male)
(56 male)
Funding sources National budget (Ministry
of Education, Ministry of Development) Competitiv
e Grants National, European (FP6), NATO etc
Mobility within Greece NCSR Demokritos
Post-doctoral Fellowships State Scholarship
Foundation (I.K.Y.) Post-doctoral Fellowships
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... the nature of the perpetual things consist
of small particles infinite in number... the
particles are so small as to be imperceptible to
us, and take all kinds of shapes and all kinds of
forms and differences of size. Out of them, like
out of elements (earth, air,fire, water) he now
lets combine and originate the visible and
perceptible bodies..." 450 B.C.
Democritus
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