Nuclear Physics at UNC

Research in nuclear physics at UNC focuses on the nature of the nuclear force, nuclear astrophysics, and fundamental symmetries in nature. Two articles in the UNC-Chapel Hill quarterly research magazine Endeavors highlight our group's research work. Learn more about the program and what nuclear physics can offer you.	Search for any current nuclear physicists in the department. Information available includes: name, email address, and office number.
Our research activities lie in several separate areas, often with strongly overlapping interests: Few-Body Physics, Neutrino Physics, Nuclear Astrophysics, Nuclear Theory, and Nuclear Instrumentation.	Weaving together the fields of astrophysics, nuclear physics, and particle physics, the Few-Body Group examines intriguing problems such as time-reversal violation, parity, and obscure processes in supernovas.
The Nuclear Astrophysics program at UNC delves into the mysteries of space, searching for answers to the questions posed by phenomena such as solar nuclear reactions, the evolution of the galaxy, and the influence of nuclear processes on the Universe.	The Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory conducts complex experiements dealing with gamma rays and nuclear astrophysics. The largest university-based nuclear-physics lab in the nation, TUNL contributes greatly to both the physics community and the department.
Weaving together the fields of astrophysics, nuclear physics, and particle physics, the Nuclear Theory Group examines intriguing problems such as time-reversal violation, parity, and obscure processes in supernovas.	Beams and targets in which the nuclear spin angular momentum is controlled provide sensitive probes of nuclear forces. Development of these systems is key for our research at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory.
KamLAND operating near Kamioka, Japan is the largest low-energy antineutrino detector ever built for studying the flux and energy spectra produced by neutrinos from commercial reactors. Learn about involvement of UNC/TUNL scientists and students in this international project which will be the first terrestrial experiment with enough sensitivity to verify or exclude one of the possible solutions to the solar neutrino problem.	Review selected publications of our nuclear physicists which document their individual interests and discoveries.
A list of current Nuclear Physics seminars is listed here.