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                    The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
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	Direction
DRF
Thesis topic details
	Category
Corpuscular physics and outer space
	Thesis topics
Measurement of low lying dipole excitations using neutron inelastic scattering
	Contract
Thèse
	Job description
	The pygmy dipole resonance is a vibration mode observed in neutron-rich nuclei and which has initially been described as the oscillation of a neutron skin against a symmetric core in term of proton and neutron numbers. But experimental studies have revealed a more complex structure. Few years ago, we have proposed to take benefit of the high intensity neutron flux from SPIRAL2-NFS to study the pygmy resonance with an original approach: the neutron inelastic scattering. Following the success of the first experiment carried out in 2022, we propose to continue our program in a new region of the nuclear chart. The objective of the thesis is to study the pygmy dipole resonance in 88Sr by inelastic neutron scattering. The thesis will consist of: i) participation in the experiment, ii) data analysis, and iii) interpretation of the results in collaboration with theorists.
 
	University / doctoral school
PHENIICS (PHENIICS)
Paris-Saclay
Thesis topic location
	Site
Saclay
Requester
	Position start date
01/10/2026
	Person to be contacted by the applicant
VANDEBROUCK Marine 
 marine.vandebrouck@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRFU/DPhN
CEA Saclay
 
	Tutor / Responsible thesis director
VANDEBROUCK Marine 
 marine.vandebrouck@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRFU/DPhN
CEA Saclay
 
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