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Panel 13 – PHYSICS / MATHEMATICS
2.5.2 Aerosol Physics Group
The aerosol physics group is rather small – 2 Senior Scientists, 2 Junior
Scientists and 4 PhD students. The research concentrates on atmospheric
aerosols and negative effects on human health. The Aerosol Group is
locally organised in the Consortium for Aerosol Science and Technology
(CAST), where both the Divisions of Combustion Physics and Solid State
Physics are members and participates in a Nordic Centre of Excellence.
The group is very productive and publishes mostly in geophysical or environmental
journals. The citation rate is high. In the light of collaboration
with international Groups, the research seems to be world-class.
2.5.3 Applied nuclear physics
The AMS group uses the 14Carbon low energy facility established as part
of the accelerator-based research within the Nuclear Physics Division.
This was a pioneering effort at the time the facility was established but by
now it is a rather limited (e.g. compared with the Uppsala facility) but apparently
well used infrastructure, providing services to and collaborating
with many research fields inside and outside the department. It is one of
many AMS facilities around Europe and cannot be considered as a leader
in the field. Nuclear microprobe group activities are based on the 3 MV
Pelletron accelerator providing focused ion beams.
The development towards increased external collaborations for both
groups would be of highest importance to re-establish and maintain the
vitality and attractiveness of the activities in the future. Strong international
collaborations within FAIR and later ESS projects will play a vital role
and will help to complete successfully the generation change.
The participation in FAIR facility will be of vital importance to expand the
department in order to establish the critical mass for the ESS involvement.
2.5.4 Experimental Nuclear Physics
This is the only group in the Division that performs research in the
traditional areas of nuclear physics. The group is active all over the world
participating in accelerator-physics-based experiments. The research is
mainly performed at the international facilities.
The group is also very active and many publications in well respected
journals and has many citations.
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