Experimental Nuclear Physics Group

Department of Physics

Old Dominion University

Research Summary

Our research has two distinct, but related goals: to improve our knowledge of the internal structure and the interactions of nucleons and their hadronic partners, and to better understand the nucleonic structure of the deuteron and heavier nuclei. To pursue these goals, we mostly use electrons and photons as probes, which are both well-understood and interact weakly enough to probe the whole nuclear volume. Most of our experiments are conducted at the nearby Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab or Jefferson Lab) where we are (co-)spokespersons of over a dozen approved experiments since its beginning. We have made major contributions to the equipment, software and experiments in all three Halls and we will play a major role in the instrumentation and the physics program for the coming energy upgrade of the Lab. We also participate in the STAR experiment at Brookhaven National Lab.

Faculty

Moskov Amarian

Stephen Bueltmann

Gail E. Dodge

Gagik Gavalian

Charles E. Hyde

Sebastian E. Kuhn

Lawrence B. Weinstein

Research Program

News

• Dr. Larry Weinstein receives Outstanding Award from the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV), 2009.
• Dr. Sebastian Kuhn wins ODU Faculty Research Achievement award in 2008.
• Dr. Sebastian Kuhn named APS Fellow in 2007.
• Dr. Stephen Bueltmann appointed as an assistant professor December 2007.
• Dr. Charles Hyde awarded Chaire d'Excellance at Blaise - Pascal University in France.
• Dr. Charles Hyde named APS Fellow in 2005.
• Dr. Larry Weinstein named APS Fellow in 2004.
• Dr. Moskov Amarian joined our group in August 2004.

• People working in our group
• Graduates since 1999

• Recent proposal
• Recent progress report

Research facilities

• Our new on-campus research facility (2009)
• Jefferson Lab
• Our on-campus research facility
  

University Links

• Old Dominion University
  
• Physics Department
  
• College Of Sciences