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At the “Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica”, embedded in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, one of the five departments of the Faculty of Science of K.U.Leuven, fundamental research of matter on the femto- and nanometer scale (nuclear physics / solid-state physics with nuclear methods) is performed. Read more...

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Research Groups

• Nuclear Moments
• Nuclear Solid State
• Nuclear Spectroscopy
• Weak Interactions

Publications

A list of our publications is available in Lirias, the document repository to archive the K.U.Leuven research output in a digital way. You can also visit each groups website for a detailed list.

Education

As a student, you can make a thesis in two specializations:

• Nuclear Physics (femtometer scale)
• Solid State Physics (nanometer scale)

PhD & PostDoc positions

• If you are interested in a PhD or postdoc position in our institute, please contact one of the staff members of the research groups.
• A number of subjects for PhD thesisses can be found here

Projects, Partners & Collaborations

• BRIX: Belgian Research Initiative on Exotic Nuclei
• ENSAR: European Nuclear Science and Applications Research
• Euroschool on Exotic Beams
• FANTOM: international research school for fundamental and applied nuclear physics and atomic physicsResearch
• HELIOS: Heavy Element Laser Ionization Spectroscopy
• IMEC: Interuniversitair Micro-elektronicacentrum
• INPAC: Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry
• Leuven MRC: The Leuven Materials Research Centre
• LRP2010-WG5: Working group on Fundamental Interactions for the NuPECC Long Range Plan 2010
• Metacel: Tailor-made nanostructured metals for functional coatings and electronics
• Quantum Size Effects in Nanostructured Materials
• SPIRIT: Support of public and industrial research using ion beam technology