Annoucement:

Obtaining information on neutron-proton (np) correlations in nuclei is a long-standing ambition in nuclear physics. The interest in np correlations stems not only from the necessity to fully-understand the isospin T=0 part of nuclear interaction and the interplay between T=0 and T=1 nucleon pairs, but also from their considerable impact on nuclear structure and astrophysical nucleosynthesis. The recent experiments with new techniques and theoretical advances have driven the studies of neutron-proton correlations into new era.

The purpose of this international workshop is to organize a collaborative effort between experimentalists and structure and reaction theorists to advance the study of neutron-proton correlations (also neutron-neutron correlations). Current status in experimental and theoretical studies will be presented with considerable time allocated to discussion about the physics and the prospects on the nucleon-pair correlation research.

In addition, RIKEN-RIBF Discussion with topics of neutron-proton correlation will be held together (for the first time outside Japan). RIBF Discussion consists of two lectures (1 theoretical and 1 experimental) followed by discussion. The purposes are to stimulate new experimental ideas as well as establish collaboration among theory and experiment related to physics in RIBF to achieve maximum outputs from RIBF.

Organizing Committee:

Jenny Lee (The University of Hong Kong)
Kenichi Yoshida (Niigata University)
Haozhao Liang (RIKEN)
Hiroyoshi Sakurai (RIKEN / University of Tokyo)

RIBF-disucssion Lecturers:

Experiment: Atsushi Tamii (RCNP, Osaka University )
Theory: Kenichi Yoshida (Niigata University)

Workshop Invited Speakers:

Marlene Assie (Orsay)
Yassid Ayyad (Michigan State University)
Didier Beaumel (Orsay)
Francesco Cappuzzello (National Institute of Nuclear Physics, INFN)
Manuela Cavallaro (National Institute of Nuclear Physics, INFN)
Yoshitaka Fujita (RCNP, Osaka University)
Danilo Gambacurta (National Institute of Nuclear Physics)
Nobuo Hinohara (Tsukuba University)
Wataru Horiuchi (Hokudai University)
Ong Hooi Jin (RCNP Osaka University)
Yoshiko Kanada-En'yo (Kyoto University)
Yuma Kikuchi (RIKEN Nishina Center)
Jose Antonio Lay (University of Padova)
Hongna Liu (Peking University)
Augusto O. Macchiavelli (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Hiroshi Masui (Kitami Insitute of Technology)
Jie Meng (Peking University)
Tohru Motobayashi (RIKEN Nishina Center)
Takayuki Myo (Osaka Insitute of Technology)
Kazuyuki Ogata (RCNP, Osaka University)
Shinsuke Ota (Center for Nuclear Study, the University of Tokyo)
Takaharu Otsuka (University of Tokyo)
Eliezer Piasetzky (Tel Aviv University)
Pieter Van Isacker (GANIL)
Chong Qi (Royal Institute of Technology)
Weiwei Qu (Beihang University)
Hiroyuki Sagawa (RIKEN Nishina Center)
Koichi Sato (RIKEN Nishina Center)
Susumu Shimoura (University of Tokyo)
Yang Sun (Shanghai Jian Tong University)
Jun Terasaki (Tsukuba University)
Tomohiro Uesaka (RIKEN Nishina Center)
Furong Xu (Peking University)
Ying Zhang (Tianjin University)
Yu-Min Zhao (Shanghai Jian Tong University)

Sponsorships:

Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong;
RIKEN Nishina Center (Japan)