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Nuclear Physics from the Lab to Improve People’s Health

The study of the structure of atomic nuclei, where almost all the mass that composes matter is found, has improved the understanding of the interactions and reactions that take place inside them. Recreating and analyzing these processes is essential to understanding the existence of the various elements that make up the periodic table, implementing the mechanisms that made atomic energy possible, and developing imaging and medical treatment techniques that contribute to improving healthcare.

Within this area, the IGFAE team carries out basic research in reference facilities. This is the case of FAIR (Germany), which in the coming years will become the largest nuclear physics laboratory in the world. There, the Institute’s team is present in the R3B experiment, with an important role in the development of detectors such as CALIFA. Our team also has a notable presence in collaborations such as FRIB (USA) or GANIL (France).

In Santiago de Compostela, IGFAE staff also develop projects at the Laser Acceleration and Applications Laboratory (L2A2), a USC facility specialised in laser-plasma acceleration. In this line, there is a constant work channel around social applications in the field of natural radioactivity, flash radiotherapy and proton therapy.

Publications

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2026-01-27
Thesis

Thesis
2026-01-27
Exploring the structure of light neutron-rich nuclei through quasi-free scattering reactions in inverse kinematics with the R3B setup at GSI/FAIR
2025-12-30
Article

Article
2025-12-30
Deployment of a MiniTrasgo Detector at UDEM

Proc. Sci. 501 (2025) 329, 501, (2025)

JCAP

Martinez-Huerta H. et al. (12 authors)

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Martinez-Huerta H.,Aquines-Guiterrez O.,Blanco Castro A.,Cantu Fernandez I.,Del Bosque Luna R.,Garcia Rosales D.A.,Garzon J.A.,Santos-Guevara A.,Soneira Landin C.,Torres Estrada R.E.,Vargas J.,Villarreal Villatoro P.

2025-12-30
Article

Article
2025-12-30
Measurement of the East-West Effect of the Cosmic Muon Flux Using a Compact Telescope Based on Resistive-Plate-Chamber Technology

Proc. Sci. 501 (2025) 1260, 501, (2025)

JCAP

Aguilar-Rivera C. et al. (11 authors)

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Aguilar-Rivera C.,Bautista-Guzman I.,Cid-Porras J.,Garzon J.A.,Martinez-Bravo O.,Ponce-Lancho E.,Ruiz-Hernandez O.,Salazar-Ibarguen H.,Torres-Castano C.,Varela-Carlos E.,Villasenor-Cendejas L.

2025-12-30
Article

Article
2025-12-30
miniTRASGO: a compact RPC telescope for global cosmic ray monitoring

Proc. Sci. 501 (2025) 1368, 501, (2025)

JCAP

Soneira-Landin C., Blanco A., Fraile L.M., Garzon J.A., Kornakov G., Lopes L., Nouvilas V.M. and Udias J.M.

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Soneira-Landin C.,Blanco A.,Fraile L.M.,Garzon J.A.,Kornakov G.,Lopes L.,Nouvilas V.M.,Udias J.M.

2025-12-08
Article

Article
2025-12-08
Two-proton correlations in the decay of 48Ni and 45Fe

Phys. Rev. C 112 (2025) L061302, 112, 6 (2025)

JCAP

Ortega Moral A. et al. (31 authors)

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Ortega Moral A.,Wang S.M.,Giovinazzo J.,Roger T.,Blank B.,Ascher P.,Borcea C.,Caceres L.,Caamano M.,de Oliveira Santos F.,De Roubin A.,Fernandez-Dominguez B.,Fernandez-Dominguez D.,Lois-Fuentes J.,Gerbaux M.,Grevy S.,Hukkanen M.,Husson A.,Kamalou O.,Kurtukian-Nieto T.,Michaud J.,Pancin J.,Piot J.,Pomorski M.,Regueira-Castro D.,Sanchez-Benitez A.M.,Sorlin O.,Stanoiu M.,Stodel C.,Thomas J.-C.,Vandebrouck M.

Projects

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2026-03-01
SA3_NUCL

SA3_NUCL
101222586
DIPOLAR fermionic SuperFluidity (DIPOLAR_SF)

Principal investigator

César Raymundo Cabrera Córdova

Initial date

2026-03-01

Final date

2031-02-28

2024-09-01
SA3_LACC

SA3_LACC
PID2023-152894OA-I00
Aceleradores láser de iones para aplicaciones en física nuclear - LIANA - GENERACIÓN DE CONOCIMIENTO 2023 - Proyectos investigación orientada

Principal investigator

Aarón José Alejo Alonso

Initial date

2024-09-01

Final date

2027-12-31

Agency

AEI - Agencia Estatal de Investigación

2023-06-23
SA3_NUCL

SA3_NUCL
2023-CL044
Deseño dun experimento para ver a influencia dos raios cósmicos na infraestrutura de computación cuántica, contrato susceptible de financiamento pola Unión Europea no marco do Eixo REACT UE do programa operativo FEDER Galicia 2014-2020, como parte da resposta da Unión Europea á pandemia da COVID-19

Principal investigator

Héctor Álvarez Pol

Initial date

2023-06-23

Final date

2023-09-22

2023-01-01
SA3_LACC

SA3_LACC
RYC2021-032654-I
Aceleración de partículas utilizando láseres de alta potencia para aplicaciones, particularmente centrada en la aceleración de iones y electrones, así como la generación de fuentes secundarias de neutrones.

Principal investigator

Aarón José Alejo Alonso

Initial date

2023-01-01

Final date

2023-12-31

2023-01-01
SA3_LACC

SA3_LACC
ED431F2023/21
CONSOLIDACIÓN E ESTRUTURACIÓN 2023 - Proxectos de Excelencia (liña emerxente) - Fuentes de neutrones basadas en aceleradores láser-plasma de iones

Principal investigator

Aarón José Alejo Alonso

Initial date

2023-01-01

Final date

2027-11-20