The 36th edition of the Joliot-Curie School covered an ‘old’ subject, radioactivity, but from new perspectives that keep triggering discoveries and innovation still 120 years later.
Challenging theoretical predictions together with sophisticated experimental devices extend nowadays the number of radioactive modes far beyond the three first letters of the Greek alphabet, improving our understanding of the atomic nucleus. Alpha decay studies keep adding new elements to the periodic table. High precision measurements of the beta decay challenge the Standard Model of particle physics in unique ways beyond reach of even the powerful LHC. The production of new radioactive isotopes enlarges the landscape of medical applications. Original devices extend our capabilities to control power plants and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. New dating techniques take us back to the origins of mankind.
Lectures covering all these aspects were complemented by the presentation of an innovative technique, muon tomography, that was illustrated through workshop sessions. The students presented their work in poster sessions during the first days of the school.
The school took place from 24th September (Sunday) to 29th September 2017 (Friday) at Les Issambres, near Saint-Raphaël (south of France).
Les Issambres is located in Roquebrune sur Argens, a nice little town of the Var region.
A quiet spot with these 8 kilometers of coves and calanques ... This seaside resort, already frequented by the Romans and located between the Gulf of Saint Tropez and Fréjus-Saint Raphaël made you live unforgettable moments.
EJC2017 is an event with the supports of:
CNRS-IN2P3, CEA DAM, CEA DRF, CEA IRFU, LPC Caen, IPN Orsay, CENBG Bordeaux, CSNSM Orsay, GANIL Caen, LPSC Grenoble, LPC Clermont, P2IO
