Colloquium - Dien Nguyen (Thomas Jefferson Natl Lab) - Studying Nuclear structure Across Scales from JLab to the EIC

March 24, 2022

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Virtual Zoom link below

Add to Calendar 2022-03-24 14:00:00 2022-03-24 15:00:00 Colloquium - Dien Nguyen (Thomas Jefferson Natl Lab) - Studying Nuclear structure Across Scales from JLab to the EIC Studying Nuclear structure Across Scales from JLab to the EIC Dr. Dien Nguyen Thomas Jefferson National Lab Virtual only (link below) Faculty Host: Michael Lisa ** PLEASE NOTE: non-standard time, 3:00pm on Thursday, March 24 ** Abstract: The description of physics systems depends on the resolution at which they are probed. Since the discovery of quarks, nuclear physicists have been trying to understand the relation between the lower-resolution description of nuclei using protons and neutrons (nucleons) and the underlying higher-resolution description in terms of quarks and gluons. At the intersection of these two paradigms are Short-Range-Correlations (SRCs): pair of strongly interacting nucleons whose distance is comparable to their radii. Due to their overlapping quark distribution and the strong interaction, SRC pairs can serve as a bridge between low-energy structure and high-energy quark distribution. In this colloquium, I will present results from recent studies of SRCs, with emphasis on their universal nature across nuclei and their unique dynamics in neutron-rich systems. Next, I will discuss an ongoing research program utilizing the A=3 nuclear systems (i.e. Tritium and Helium-3), to perform precision studies of nuclear dynamics and the fundamental spin structure of nucleons. Last, I will talk about the future of this research program as we progress towards the realization of a U.S. electron-ion collider (EIC); a next-generation state-of-the-art medium-energy nuclear physics accelerator. Bio: Dr. Dien Nguyen is the Nathan Isgur Fellow at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab), where she is leading a comprehensive research program to study the nuclear and partonic structure of few-body subatomic systems. She is the first female scientist to receive this prestigious fellowship. Previously, she was a postdoctoral fellow at MIT and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 2018. Her work utilizes high-energy electron scatterings to study the origin of hadron structure and the nature of the short-range nuclear structure. She is also actively involved in the development of the forthcoming Electron-Ion Collider, where she intends to use light polarized Ion to study the spin structure of nucleons and its modification in nuclei. Please use the Zoom link below to attend virtually: https://osu.zoom.us/j/94858307115?pwd=K0JDMTROWVhIOUp6bU1sU0prZjNUZz09 Meeting ID: 948 5830 7115 Password: PRB1080 Virtual Zoom link below OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

2022-03-24 15:00:00 2022-03-24 16:00:00 Colloquium - Dien Nguyen (Thomas Jefferson Natl Lab) - Studying Nuclear structure Across Scales from JLab to the EIC Studying Nuclear structure Across Scales from JLab to the EIC Dr. Dien Nguyen Thomas Jefferson National Lab Virtual only (link below) Faculty Host: Michael Lisa   ** PLEASE NOTE: non-standard time, 3:00pm on Thursday, March 24 ** Abstract: The description of physics systems depends on the resolution at which they are probed. Since the discovery of quarks, nuclear physicists have been trying to understand the relation between the lower-resolution description of nuclei using protons and neutrons (nucleons) and the underlying higher-resolution description in terms of quarks and gluons. At the intersection of these two paradigms are Short-Range-Correlations (SRCs): pair of strongly interacting nucleons whose distance is comparable to their radii. Due to their overlapping quark distribution and the strong interaction, SRC pairs can serve as a bridge between low-energy structure and high-energy quark distribution. In this colloquium, I will present results from recent studies of SRCs, with emphasis on their universal nature across nuclei and their unique dynamics in neutron-rich systems. Next, I will discuss an ongoing research program utilizing the A=3 nuclear systems (i.e. Tritium and Helium-3), to perform precision studies of nuclear dynamics and the fundamental spin structure of nucleons. Last, I will talk about the future of this research program as we progress towards the realization of a U.S. electron-ion collider (EIC); a next-generation state-of-the-art medium-energy nuclear physics accelerator.   Bio: Dr. Dien Nguyen is the Nathan Isgur Fellow at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab), where she is leading a comprehensive research program to study the nuclear and partonic structure of few-body subatomic systems. She is the first female scientist to receive this prestigious fellowship. Previously, she was a postdoctoral fellow at MIT and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 2018. Her work utilizes high-energy electron scatterings to study the origin of hadron structure and the nature of the short-range nuclear structure. She is also actively involved in the development of the forthcoming Electron-Ion Collider, where she intends to use light polarized Ion to study the spin structure of nucleons and its modification in nuclei.   Please use the Zoom link below to attend virtually: https://osu.zoom.us/j/94858307115?pwd=K0JDMTROWVhIOUp6bU1sU0prZjNUZz09 Meeting ID: 948 5830 7115 Password: PRB1080   Virtual Zoom link below America/New_York public

Studying Nuclear structure Across Scales from JLab to the EIC

Dr. Dien Nguyen
Thomas Jefferson National Lab

Virtual only (link below)

Faculty Host: Michael Lisa

** PLEASE NOTE: non-standard time, 3:00pm on Thursday, March 24 **

Abstract: The description of physics systems depends on the resolution at which they are probed. Since the discovery of quarks, nuclear physicists have been trying to understand the relation between the lower-resolution description of nuclei using protons and neutrons (nucleons) and the underlying higher-resolution description in terms of quarks and gluons. At the intersection of these two paradigms are Short-Range-Correlations (SRCs): pair of strongly interacting nucleons whose distance is comparable to their radii. Due to their overlapping quark distribution and the strong interaction, SRC pairs can serve as a bridge between low-energy structure and high-energy quark distribution.

In this colloquium, I will present results from recent studies of SRCs, with emphasis on their universal nature across nuclei and their unique dynamics in neutron-rich systems. Next, I will discuss an ongoing research program utilizing the A=3 nuclear systems (i.e. Tritium and Helium-3), to perform precision studies of nuclear dynamics and the fundamental spin structure of nucleons. Last, I will talk about the future of this research program as we progress towards the realization of a U.S. electron-ion collider (EIC); a next-generation state-of-the-art medium-energy nuclear physics accelerator.

Bio: Dr. Dien Nguyen is the Nathan Isgur Fellow at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab), where she is leading a comprehensive research program to study the nuclear and partonic structure of few-body subatomic systems. She is the first female scientist to receive this prestigious fellowship. Previously, she was a postdoctoral fellow at MIT and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 2018. Her work utilizes high-energy electron scatterings to study the origin of hadron structure and the nature of the short-range nuclear structure. She is also actively involved in the development of the forthcoming Electron-Ion Collider, where she intends to use light polarized Ion to study the spin structure of nucleons and its modification in nuclei.

Please use the Zoom link below to attend virtually:

https://osu.zoom.us/j/94858307115?pwd=K0JDMTROWVhIOUp6bU1sU0prZjNUZz09

Meeting ID: 948 5830 7115

Password: PRB1080