RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Nuclear Many-body Theory Laboratory
Director: Masaaki Kimura (D.Sc.)
Research Summary
Nuclear structure and reactions reveal various aspects of quantum many-body systems due to the assembly and disassembly of protons and neutrons. In the Nucleon Many-body Theory Laboratory, we aim to understand such dynamics of nuclei and to construct theoretical models to describe them. Our research topics include nuclear structure issues such as deformation, shell structure, and clustering of unstable nuclei, and nuclear reactions in the Universe where elements originate. In addition to this fundamental research, we are also developing nuclear reaction databases for applications in various scientific and technological fields such as medicine and industry.
Main Research Fields
- Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Related Research Fields
- Complex Systems
- Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering
- Theoretical studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
Keywords
- Nuclear physics
- Unstable nuclei
- Nuclear reaction databases
Selected Publications
- 1.
N. Naito, Sasano and M. Kimura
"164Pb: A possible heaviest N = Z doubly-magic nucleus"
Physical Review Research 7, 013050 (2024) - 2.
M. Kimura and Y. Taniguchi
"An Implementation of Nuclear Many-Body Wave Functions by the Superposition of Localized Gaussians"
Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics 2024, 093D01 (2024), JPS Hot Topics 5, 002 (2025) - 3.
Y. Taniguchi and M. Kimura
"Impact of the molecular resonances on the 12C +12C fusion reaction rate"
Physics Letters B 849, 138434 (2024) - 4.S. Yoshida, T. Sato, T. Ogata, T. Naito, and M. Kimura
"Accurate and precise quantum computation of valence two-neutron systems"
Physical Review C 109, 064305 (2024) - 5.
Q. Zhao, M. Kimura, S. Shin, B. Zhou
"Microscopic investigation of one- and two-proton decay from the excited states of 10C"
Physics Letters B 850, 138511 (2024) - 6.
M. Kimura and Y. Taniguchi
"Shape of 12C"
Eur. Phys. J A60, 77, (2024) - 7.
H. Sagawa, T. Naito, X. Roca-Maza, T .Hatsuda
"QCD-based charge symmetry breaking interaction and the Okamoto-Nolen-Schiffer anomaly"
Physical Review C 109, L011302 (2024) - 8.
Z. H. Yang, et al
"Observation of the Exotic 0+2 Cluster State in 8He"
Physical Review Letters 131, 242501 (2023) - 9.
T. Oishi
"Time-dependent Dirac equation applied to one-proton radioactive emission"
Physical Review C 107, 034301 (2023). - 10.
K. Yanase, N. Shimizu, K. Higashiyama and N. Yoshinaga
"Correlations between nuclear Schiff moment and electromagnetic measurements"
Physics Letters B 841, 137897 (2023)
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Lab Members
Principal investigator
- Masaaki Kimura
- Director
Core members
- Dang Nguyen Dinh
- Contract Researcher
- Futoshi Minato
- Visiting Scientist
- Kenichi Yoshida
- Visiting Scientist
- Koichi Sato
- Visiting Scientist
Contact Information
Nishina RIBF Bldg.,
2-1 Hirosawa,
Wako, Saitama
351-0198, Japan