Motivations for Early High-profile FRIB Experiments

Authors

• B. Alex Brown, Michigan State University
• Alexandra Gade, Michigan State University
• S. Ragnar Stroberg, University of Notre Dame
• Jutta E. Escher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• Kevin Fossez, College of Arts and Sciences
• Pablo Giuliani, Michigan State University
• Calem R. Hoffman, Argonne National Laboratory
• Witold Nazarewicz, Michigan State University
• Chien Yeah Seng, Michigan State University
• Agnieszka Sorensen, Michigan State University
• Nicole Vassh, TRIUMF
• Daniel Bazin, Michigan State University
• Kyle W. Brown, Michigan State University
• Mark A. Caprio, University of Notre Dame
• Heather Crawford, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Pawel Danielewicz, Michigan State University
• Christian Drischler, Ohio University
• Ronald F. Garcia Ruiz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Kyle Godbey, Michigan State University
• Robert Grzywacz, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-30-2025

Publication Source

Journal of Physics G Nuclear and Particle Physics

Volume Number

52

Issue Number

5

ISSN

09543899

E-ISSN

13616471

Article Number

050501

Abstract

This white paper is the result of a collaboration by many of those that attended a workshop at the facility for rare isotope beams (FRIB), organized by the FRIB Theory Alliance (FRIB-TA), on ‘Theoretical Justifications and Motivations for Early High-Profile FRIB Experiments’. It covers a wide range of topics related to the science that will be explored at FRIB. After a brief introduction, the sections address: section 2: Overview of theoretical methods, section 3: Experimental capabilities, section 4: Structure, section 5: Near-threshold Physics, section 6: Reaction mechanisms, section 7: Nuclear equations of state, section 8: Nuclear astrophysics, section 9: Fundamental symmetries, and section 10: Experimental design and uncertainty quantification.

Keywords

equation of state, fundamental symmeties, nuclear astrophysics, nuclear reactions, nuclear structure, nuclear theory, uncertainty quantification

Recommended Citation

Published in: Journal of Physics G Nuclear and Particle Physics, Volume 52, Issue 5, May 30, 2025.