T H E   T E A M

Canadian Faculty

Professor Alan Chen
​Department of Physics, McMaster University

Dr Gregory Christian
​Department of Physics & Astronomy, Saint Mary's University

Dr Barry Davids
​Senior Scientist, Physical Sciences Division, TRIUMF

Dr Iris Dillmann
​Scientist, Physical Sciences Division, TRIUMF

Dr Pavel Denissenkov
​Research Associate, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Victoria

Professor Falk Herwig
​Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Victoria

Professor Reiner Krücken
​Deputy Director, TRIUMF and Department of Physics, University of British Columbia

Professor Rituparna Kanungo
​Department of Physics & Astronomy, Saint Mary's University

Dr Dennis Muecher
​Department of Physics, University of Guelph

Dr Chris Ruiz
​Senior Scientist, Physical Sciences Division, TRIUMF

AREAS OF INTEREST / EXPERTISE

Astrophysical site and nucleosynthesis process areas of study

Quiescent H- and He-burning, Convective-reactive carbon burning in massive stars, Explosive H- & He-burning in novae, rp-process (Type I x-ray bursters), p-process / 𝛾-process 
i-process, r-process (binary neutron star mergers and core-collapse supernovae) 

Experimental techniques and facilities

TRIUMF Facilities:
​GRIFFIN 𝛾-ray decay spectrometer: decay branching ratios, nuclear lifetimes 
TITAN mass measurement facility 
DRAGON astrophysical recoil spectrometer: direct measurements of (p,𝛾) and (𝛼,𝛾) cross sections (resonant & direct capture) 
TUDA charged particle facility: direct measurements of (p,𝛼) (𝛼,p) reactions, indirect transfer, cross sections, spectroscopic factors, spin-parity determination  
IRIS solid hydrogen target facility: transfer reactions 
EMMA recoil spectrometer:  
TIGRESS in-flight 𝛾-ray escape suppressed spectrometer: