SAIP2012

Session

NPRP

10 Jul 2012, 11:00

Conveners

NPRP: High Energy Physics 1

• William Horowitz (University of Cape Town)

NPRP: High Energy Physics 2

• There are no conveners in this block

NPRP: Reaction Mechanisms and Fission

• David Roux (Rhodes)

NPRP: Reactors and Radio-activity

• IYABO USMAN (iTHEMBA LABS)

NPRP: Anti-neutrinos and beta-decay ; Division Meeting

• Simon Mullins (iThemba LABS (Gauteng))

NPRP: Nuclear Resonances : From Pygmy to Giant

• John Carter (University of the Witwatersrand)

NPRP: Radio-active beams, shielding and monitoring

• Noel Mkhululi Jacobs (Stellenbosch University)

NPRP: Nuclear Structure

• Sifiso Senzo Ntshangase (University of Cape Town / iThemba LABS)

NPRP: Clustering, break-up and spontaneous fission

• Paul Papka (Stellenbosch University)

NPRP: Nuclear Theory

• Zipho Ngcobo (iThemba Labs)

NPRP: High Energy Physics 3

• Zinhle Buthelezi (iThemba LABS)

Description

Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Contribution list Timetable

434. Data analysis of W-boson in p-p and Pb-Pb collisions at LHC energies

Mr Pieter Du Toit (University of Pretoria / iThemba LABS for the ALICE Collaboration)

10/07/2012, 11:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

435. Analysis of Monte-Carlo generated Data for W production in the semi-muonic channel using the ALICE Detector

Mr KGOTLAESELE JOHNSON SENOSI (University of Cape Town/iThemba LABS for the ALICE collaboration)

10/07/2012, 11:20

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

358. W Mass Measurement at D0

Dr Sahal Yacoob (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

10/07/2012, 11:40

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

29. Production of muons in the ALICE experiment at the LHC

Dr Zinhle Buthelezi (iThemba LABS)

10/07/2012, 12:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

369. Search for Higgs to 4 leptons through new gauge bosons

Mr Phineas Ntsoele (University of Johannesburg)

10/07/2012, 15:10

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

505. Measurement of the Missing Transverse Momentum based on tracks in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV centre-of-mass energy with the ATLAS detector

Mrs Claire Lee (University of Johannesburg)

10/07/2012, 15:30

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

85. Reaction mechanisms studied using the iThemba LABS recoil detector

Dr Sifiso Senzo Ntshangase (University of Zululand)

11/07/2012, 08:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

465. Characterization of Incomplete Fusion Reaction with AFRODITE and DIAMANT

Mr maqabuka Bongani (University of Johannesburg)

11/07/2012, 08:20

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

412. High Resolution Two Proton Stripping reactiosn with the AFRODITE/WAFANA2 setup

Dr Paul Papka (Stellenbosch University)

11/07/2012, 08:40

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

351. A facility for fast-neutron irradiations at Jyvsäkylä and its use for nuclide cross-section measurements in fission

Dr Pete Jones (iThemba LABS)

11/07/2012, 09:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

5. Assessment of Beryllium Depletion Modeling on SAFARI-1 Reactor Core Parameters in aid of OSCAR-4 Validation

Mr Richard Brayshaw (Necsa, Eskom)

11/07/2012, 10:55

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

53. Criticality effects of storage patterns of spent nuclear fuel casks

Mr Mosebetsi Leotlela (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand.)

11/07/2012, 11:15

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

119. Biological Monitoring of Air Pollution with Plants: results from a pilot study in the Western Cape, South Africa

Ms Ntombizikhona Beaulah Ndlovu (Department of Physics, Stellenbosch University)

11/07/2012, 11:35

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

250. Are anitneutrinos affecting beta-plus decay rates?

Mr Milton van Rooy (Stellenbosch university, iThemba LABS)

11/07/2012, 16:30

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

534. NPRP Division meeting

Dr Simon Mullins (iThemba LABS (Gauteng))

11/07/2012, 17:10

94. A study of the complete electric dipole response in ⁹⁶Mo

Dr Retief Neveling (iThemba LABS, South Africa)

12/07/2012, 08:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

201. Fine structure of E2 strength in one-proton-different nuclei from (p,p’) experiments

Dr IYABO USMAN (iTHEMBA LABS)

12/07/2012, 08:20

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

359. Effects of nuclear deformation on the fine structure of the Isoscalar Giant Quadrupole Resonance from even-even neodymium isotopes using proton inelastic scattering

Mr Chamunorwa Oscar Kureba (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa)

12/07/2012, 08:40

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

371. Investigation of fine structure of the Isovector Giant Dipole Resonance in nuclei across the periodic table using proton inelastic scattering at zero degrees

Mr Maxwell Jingo (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)

12/07/2012, 09:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

203. News on the iThemba LABS Radioactive Beams Project

Dr Robert Bark (iThemba LABS)

12/07/2012, 11:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

75. Radiation Shielding calculations using MCNPX transport code for cost optimization of the shielding material to be used at iThemba LABS

Mr Phumlani Zipho (iThemba Labs)

12/07/2012, 11:20

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

10. Radiation shielding analysis and optimisation for the mineral-PET Kimberlite sorting facility using the Monte Carlo calculation code MCNPX

Mr Eric Chinaka (UJ & NECSA)

12/07/2012, 11:40

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

427. In-beam spectroscopy of ⁷²Ge

Dr David Roux (Rhodes)

12/07/2012, 14:10

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

289. The structure of excited states seen in double beta decay

Ms Suzan Phumudzo Bvumbi (University of Johannesburg)

12/07/2012, 14:30

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

194. New rotational bands in ¹⁹²Tl

Mr Jayson Easton (iThemba LABS and University of the Western Cape)

12/07/2012, 14:50

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

113. Search for Chiral Structures in ¹⁹³Tl

Mr Joram Ndayishimye (Stellenbosch University)

12/07/2012, 15:10

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

115. Investigation of the 11.16 MeV state of ¹²C

Mr fhumulani nemulodi (university of stellenbosch)

12/07/2012, 16:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

38. Multi-detector registration system for the study of multi-body decays of heavy nuclei.

Mr Vusi Malaza (Stellenbosch University, Military Academy)

12/07/2012, 16:20

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

2. The investigation of properties of short-lived SF isotopes (Z > 100) at the focal plane of VASSILISSA separator.

Mr Alexander Svirikhin (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)

12/07/2012, 16:40

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

44. Linking nuclear masses with nucleon separation energies

Prof. Steven Karataglidis (University of Johannesburg)

13/07/2012, 08:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

65. Application of the Isobaric Mass Multiplet Equation to the rp process in Nuclear Astrophysics

Prof. Werner Richter (iThemba LABS, Somerset West)

13/07/2012, 08:20

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

312. Ground state properties of doubly closed-shell nuclei with the Potential Harmonic Expansion Method

Mr Bahati Mukeru (UNISA)

13/07/2012, 08:40

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

388. The formulation of a hybrid nuclear cluster potential

Mrs Amany Kamblawe (Stellenbosch University)

13/07/2012, 09:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

11. Relativistic thermodynamics: transverse momentum distributions in high-energy physics

Prof. Jean Cleymans (University of Cape Town)

13/07/2012, 11:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

543. Studying Hot Many Body QCD

Dr Will Horowitz (Department of Physics, University of Cape Town)

13/07/2012, 11:40

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation

247. From chi-squared to Bayesian model comparison: Levy expansions of Bose-Einstein correlations in e+e− correlations

Mr Michiel De kock (University of Stellenbosch)

13/07/2012, 12:00

Track B - Nuclear, Particle and Radiation Physics

Oral Presentation