Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences

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Research group

Spanish

Nuclear Physics Group

Academic Unit: Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences

Colombian Ministry of Science

Unrecognized

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Natural sciences

Subarea

Physical sciences

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Strategic Focus

We aim to promote the improvement of research activities in the context of the nuclear physics–computational physics interface, carried out at the Institute of Physics.

We aim to support a doctoral and master’s degree-level program in the Universidad de Antioquia Institute of Physics.

We aim to consolidate an alliance with a hospital or university-based nuclear medicine group, to promote nuclear medicine education and research.

We are willing to generate the appropriate conditions for creating a nuclear physics laboratory for research and education purposes.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Research on the nuclear structure of medium-sized nuclei (computational and symmetry-based algebraic methods).
Processing and optimization of GPU computing programs by using OpenACC.
Radon pollution quantity measurement in Medellin and other parts of Colombia.
Dosimetry calculation using the Montecarlo technique.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Jose Patricio Valencia Valencia, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Physics.

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

Coordinator's Email

patricio.valencia@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Optics Group – UdeA.

Phenomenology and Fundamental Interactions Group GFIF – UdeA (Colombia).

Highlighted Projects

Fast computing methods in optical–digital processing.
Monte-Carlo shell model and its applications in medium nuclei Mediana cuantia (medium-scale project), CODI (Research Development Committee).
Double beta nuclear decay and Pseudo-SU(4) symmetry.
Eta-meson Photoproduction from neutron and deuteron.

Key Research Findings

Scientific literature publication - Paper - Short (Abstract) The nuclear matrix elements of double beta decay in the SU (4) × SU(6) model 2013 December.
Scientific literature publication - Paper - Published in a specialized journal: On the couplings in ELA for eta meson photoproduction 2013 December.
Scientific literature publication - Paper - Published in a specialized journal: Pseudo-scalar vs pseudo-vector coupling in eta-meson photoproduction from proton 2012 May.
Scientific literature publication - Paper - Published in a specialized journal: Study of DCX reaction on medium nuclei with Monte-Carlo shell model 2010 March.