Nuclear and Condensed Matter Physics Programme at JYFL

University of Jyväskylä

Director: Professor Juha Äystö
tel. +358 14 260 2424
fax  +358 14 260 2351
juha.aysto(at)phys.jyu.fi

The Department of Physics research programme comprises basic research in nuclear and accelerator-based physics and materials science, as well as the development of applications in these areas. 

The basic research in nuclear physics concentrates on the study of the structure, decay properties and production of exotic nuclei, and on nuclear theory. Applications of accelerator-based physics include several lines of apparatus development, the use of energetic ion beams for working materials and studying various defects, and medical applications. Nuclear and accelerator-based physics is studied at the JYFL Accelerator Laboratory, which was elected a European Union Large Scale Facility within the EU programme "Access to Research infrastructures". An additional the programme on nuclear and accelerator based physics is carried out in close cooperation with the leading institutes of the field in Europe and USA. Studies in materials science include the physical properties and fabrication of micro- and nanostructures, as well as the physics of disordered materials and nonlinear systems. Nanotechnology applications include a nanothermometer, and a microcooler and ultrasensitive radiation detectors applicable to space research. In the study of disordered materials and nonlinear systems, notable results have been obtained on mechanisms of fracture and on flows in porous materials, with main applications in paper machine technology.

The  number of personnel is 110: 22 professors and senior scientists, 13 post-doctoral researchers, 47 post-graduate students and 28 administrative and technical staff. The foreigners of the staff  is over 10 %.
 
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