First Circular

July 2004

Dear Colleague:

R-matrix theory is one of the essential tools for reliably interpreting nuclear reaction and scattering data. This technique is particularly important for the extrapolation of low energy cross sections in nuclear astrophysics. The increasing need for the use of R-Matrix techniques requires special training and easily accessible general purpose R-matrix codes.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics (JINA) will hold a special school for R-matrix theory and applications at the Nuclear Structure Laboratory of the University of Notre Dame from October 4 to October 15, 2004 to address these needs.

The school is aimed at graduate students, postdocs, and young researchers in the field of nuclear physics with a particular interest in nuclear astrophysics.

Special lectures will be offered on the theory of low energy nuclear reactions, as well as the R- and A-matrix formalisms. Training and hands-on sessions will be provided in the application and use of the state-of-the-art R-Matrix codes AZURE and SAMMY.

Participants will be selected from applications. Please submit an application through the JINA webpage ( http://archive.jinaweb.org ). Travel and housing assistance will be made available for all participants in need. Deadline for submission is September 1, 2004.

Featured speakers:
R. Azuma, University of Toronto, Canada
C. Brune, Ohio University, USA
M. Heil, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany
C. Ugalde, University of Notre Dame, USA
E. Vogt, TRIUMF, Canada

For participation please contact: K. Burgess (kburgess@nd.edu) or M. Wiescher (wiescher.1@nd.edu).