International Symposium on Exotic Nuclear Structure From Nucleons (ENSFN 2012)

Abstract

The International Symposium on 'Exotic Nuclear Structure From Nucleons (ENSFN2012)'was held at the Koshiba Hall, the University of Tokyo, Japan, from October 10th to 12th, 2012.This symposium was supported by RIKEN Nishina Center (RNC) and the Center for NuclearStudy (CNS), University of Tokyo.This symposium was devoted to discussing recent achievement and perspectives in thestructure of exotic nuclei from the viewpoint of the nuclear force.The following subjects were covered in this symposium from both theoretical andexperimental sides:Evolution of shell structure and collectivity in exotic nucleiAb-initio theory and its application to exotic nucleiAdvancement in large-scale nuclear-structure calculationsEffective Hamiltonian and energy density functionalSpin-isospin responsesNew aspects of two- and three-body forcesImpact on nuclear astrophysicsEmphasis was placed on the development of large-scale nuclear-structure calculations and thenew experimental information on exotic nuclei.Around 80 participants attended this symposium and we enjoyed 37 excellent invited talksand 9 selected oral presentations. A special talk was presented to celebrate the 60th birthday ofprofessor Takaharu Otsuka, who has made invaluable contribution to the progress in the fieldscovered in this symposium.The organizing committee consisted of T Abe (Tokyo), M Honma (Aizu; chair), N Itagaki(YITP, Kyoto), T Mizusaki (Senshu), T Nakatsukasa (RIKEN), H Sakurai (Tokyo/RIKEN),N Shimizu (CNS, Tokyo; scientific secretary), S Shimoura (CNS, Tokyo), Y Utsuno(JAEA/CNS, Tokyo; scientific secretary).Finally, we would like to thank all the speakers and the participants as well as the otherorganizers for their contributions which made the symposium very successful.Michio Honma, Yutaka Utsuno and Noritaka ShimizuEditors Tokyo, April 2013 The PDF also contains the conference program.