Seminar (セミナー)2022.11.17 Miyagi, Takayuki (TU Darmstadt)

The following seminar by Dr Miyagi (TU Darmstadt) will be held on November 17th, 2022. The language is Japanese.

Lecturer : Takayuki Miyagi (TU Darmstadt)
Place: Workshop Room (first floor), Center for Computational Sciences
Date/Time: Nov 17 (Thur), 15:00 PM
Title: Neutron skin of 208Pb from first principles
abstract:The neutron skin thickness could be crucial to constrain the nuclear equation of state (EoS). According to the mean-field type studies, the neutron skin of 208Pb is known to be strongly correlated with the slope parameter of the neutron matter EoS, motivating neutron skin thickness measurements. From this background, an ab initio study can be a good test of the correlation. Furthermore, it is interesting to see if the ab initio calculations can narrow down and predict the neutron skin. With the recent progress in the ab initio theory, such as underlying nuclear interaction, uncertainty quantification, and emulator technique, predicting the neutron skin of 208Pb becomes feasible. In this talk, I will introduce the recent progress and show the prediction for the neutron skin of 208Pb.
Language: Japanese (日本語)

Lecture (講義) 2022.10.11, Dr Morten Hjorth-Jensen (Oslo/MSU)

A series of lectures are delivered by Prof. Hjorth-Jensen (Oslo/MSU) as follows:

Date/Time: 10:00 am – 15:30 pm, October 11th (Tue), 2022
Place: Workshop Room, Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Lecturer: Dr Morten Hjorth-Jensen (Oslo Univ. / Michigan State Univ.)
Title: From Linear Algebra to Machine Learning: Ten Central Algorithms for Studying Quantum Mechanical Many-Particle Problems
Abstract: In this series of lectures we outline central algorithms for studying quantum mechanical systems, with an emphasis on both computational and pedagogical aspects. Using simple systems that allow for analytical solutions, we show how one can move from linear algebra and eigenvalue algorithms using for example full configuration interaction theory, to stochastic methods like variational and Diffusion Monte Carlo approaches and finally, how we can use Monte Carlo methods together with deep learning algorithms. Along this journey we will present ten central algorithms which have changed considerably the way we study interacting many-particle systems. These algorithms span from Householder’s famous transformation of matrices, via iterative eigenvalue solvers to neural networks and automatic differentiation for optimizing multidimensional functions. Codes and jupyter-notebooks are provided, allowing thereby people to experiment and practice the various methods.

This lecture is given in English.

オスロ大・ミシガン州立大のHjorth-Jensen氏による量子多体系及び機械学習に関する講義を以下の日程で実施します。なお、この講義は英語で行います。

日時:2022年10月11日(火)、10:00 ー 15:30
場所:筑波大学計算科学研究センター 1F, 国際ワークショップ室
題目・概要等は上記を参照。

 

 

小澤さん、修士取得 Ozawa-san got Msc degree

Mr. Ozawa has been awarded the Master degree of Science on September 22nd, 2022.

2022年9月22日、小澤さんが修士号を取得しました。

集中講義 宇都野氏(JAEA), Lectures by Dr Utsuno (JAEA) 2022.9.20-22

A series of lectures will be delivered by Dr Utsuno (JAEA) as follows:
Progress in nuclear structure research using large-scale shell-model calculations”
Lecturer: Utsuno, Yutaka (JAEA)
Time/Dates: Sep. 20 (Tue) 10:30-16:30, Sep. 21 (Wed) 10:30-16:30, Sep. 22 (Thu) 10:30-15:00
Place: Meeting Room A, Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba
This lecture is given in Japanese.

題目: 大規模殻模型計算による原子核構造研究の進展
講師: 宇都野 穣 氏 (日本原子力研究開発機構・研究主席)
9月20日(火) 10:30 ~ 16:30
9月21日(水) 10:30 ~ 16:30
9月22日(木) 10:30 ~ 15:00
場 所: 計算科学研究センター会議室A
概要:殻模型は約70年前に原子核の一粒子模型として誕生した後、配位混合として多体相関を取り込んだ理論へと発展した。当初は閉殻近傍の限られた原子核しか取り扱えなかったが、大規模数値計算手法の発展に伴い、軽い核では数値対角化手法により1主殻を完全にカバーし、重い核でもモンテカルロ殻模型計算などの新手法によってそのフロンティアが拡大している。本講義では大規模殻模型計算の発展について、手法的な側面と現実的な核構造計算の側面の両方からわかりやすく解説する。

Seminar (セミナー)2022.9.1 Jon Kristian Dahl (Oslo Univ.)

The following seminar will be given by Jon Kristian Dahl (Oslo University, Norway), who is visiting our group in Aug. 29-Sep.2, 2022.

Title: Investigating the low energy enhancement of scandium-44, vanadium-50, and vanadium-51 with large-scale shell model calculations
Date/Place: 11:00-12:00, Sep. 1st, 2022  /  Workshop room, CCS 1F
Abstract: We live in a time where computational power is growing rapidly and is widely accessible. Large-scale shell model (LSSM) calculations are computationally heavy and benefit greatly of today’s supercomputers, making calculations which were not possible just a few years ago feasible today. Shell model calculations have historically been used to calculate the few lowest lying energy levels of nuclei, but with today’s computing power we are able to calculate thousands of energy levels and millions of transitions between the levels, opening doors to new and improved statistical analyses of LSSM calculations.
The low energy enhancement (LEE) is a feature of the gamma strength function (GSF) which was experimentally discovered by Emel Tavucku in 2002. Tavucku found that the GSFs of iron-56 and iron-57 had unexpected enhancements at the lowest gamma energies, which means that their probability of decaying as a function of gamma energy increases as the gamma energy approaches zero. The LEE has since been found in many other nuclei. It’s discovery came as a great surprise because it did not fit with any of the current models. With today’s computing power, LSSM calculations help us understand the origin of the LEE and may give important insight to the consequences of having an increased probability of decay by low energy gamma rays.
In this presentation, the GSFs of scandium-44, vanadium-50, and vanadium-51 from LSSM calculations will be discussed, with an emphasis on the LEE. The LSSM calculations were performed with the code “KSHELL”, and they will be compared to experimental data obtained with the Oslo method at the Oslo Cyclotron Laboratory. A short introduction to the generalized Brink-Axel (gBA) hypothesis will be presented, as well as a statistical approach of analysing the gBA hypothesis with the Porter-Thomas distribution.

新メンバー:類家さん New member: Ruike

A new undergraduate student, Ms Ruike,  has joined our group.
4年生の類家さんが研究室のメンバーに加わりました。

プレスリリース, Press release

Dr Sato, together with experimental groups, have made a press release on finding mechanism of high harmonic generations in solids. Details can be found in this page.

佐藤さんと実験グループとの共同研究により、固体における高次高調波発生機構を解明しました。詳細はこちらをご覧ください。

原子核殻模型計算コード「KSHELL」 (Nuclear shell model calculation “KSHELL”)

Nuclear shell model code, “KSHELL”, which uses the thick-restart Lanczos method, has been developed by N. Shimizu and collaborators. The code is downloadable at this page.

清水さんを中心に開発が進められている、Thick-restart Lanczos法を用いた原子核殻模型計算のコード「KSHELL」がこちらのページからダウンロードが可能です。

新メンバー:萩原さん New member: Hagihara

A new undergraduate student, Mr Hagihara,  has joined our group.

4年生の萩原さんが研究室のメンバーに加わりました。

YouTube解説「原子核の形はどう決まる?」(YouTube Lecture “What determines nuclear shape?” )

A short lecture on nuclear physics for general audience, “What determines nuclear shape?” by Dr Nakatsukasa, is now available at YouTube (in Japanese). Watch the movie here.

中務さんによる原子核物理に関する一般向けの解説動画「原子核の形はどのように決まるのか?」(日本語)が、YouTubeで公開されました。こちらからご覧ください。

Nuclear Shape at YouTube