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Suzuki Lab
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The lab does experimental nuclear physics, tackling the mysteries of atomic nuclei and nuclear matter with radioactive isotope (RI) beams.
AboutAbout the lab
From atomic nuclei to the interior of neutron stars
The Suzuki Lab investigates, through experiments, the properties of atomic nuclei, which are assemblies of protons and neutrons, and of nuclear matter.
Using accelerator experiments in which radioactive isotopes (RI) serve as beams, the lab works on exotic nuclei, nuclear matter inside neutron stars, and cosmic nucleosynthesis.
The lab's main research base is the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF), and it also conducts experiments at GANIL in France and TRIUMF in Canada.
Launched in December 2024, the lab is new, and it is also developing a variety of detectors used in its experiments.
Key terms
- Radioactive isotope
- An unstable nucleus with an imbalanced number of protons and neutrons that emits radiation and changes into a different nucleus. Also called an RI.
- Open quantum system
- A "loosely" bound state inside an atomic nucleus. Particles easily spill out of it, which makes it very difficult to study.
- Neutron star
- An extremely dense star made mainly of neutrons, left behind after a massive star undergoes a supernova explosion.
NewsLab news
A joint research group discovered 22 new isotopes using a newly developed lead beam
"Todai Butsuri no Arukikata" (A Guide to Physics at the University of Tokyo), co-authored by Associate Professor Suzuki and others, is now on sale
Associate Professor Suzuki took up the post, and the Suzuki Lab was launched
ResearchResearch themes
Focusing on the physics of quantum many-body systems made up of protons, neutrons, and pions, the lab experimentally investigates the properties of atomic nuclei and nuclear matter. Through experiments using RI beams, it addresses emergent phenomena in exotic nuclei, nuclear matter inside neutron stars, and cosmic nucleosynthesis.
*Illustrative imageEmergent phenomena in nuclear structure and gamma-ray nuclear spectroscopy
Focusing on the deformations and quantum fluctuations that appear in the surface shape of atomic nuclei, and the phase transitions that accompany them, the lab conducts nuclear spectroscopy experiments using gamma rays. It is also developing GT-5, a germanium semiconductor detector that tracks the paths of gamma rays.
*Illustrative imageOpen quantum systems in atomic nuclei
Nuclear states that are only "loosely" bound (open quantum systems) exhibit rare structures such as neutron halos and alpha clusters. The lab develops missing-mass spectroscopy using targets such as protons, and uses it to study the structure and universal properties of these states.
*Illustrative imageRI, cosmic nucleosynthesis, and neutron stars
To elucidate the nuclear reactions involved in cosmic nucleosynthesis, as well as the internal structure of neutron stars and supernova remnants, the lab carries out reaction and collision experiments using RI beams.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Suzuki Lab consist of faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorDaisuke Suzuki
- Assistant ProfessorNoritaka KitamuraPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “RIKEN Superconducting Ring Cyclotron P4208172” Kestrel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Emergent phenomena in nuclear structure and gamma-ray nuclear spectroscopy: “Frosted cryostat of a High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector” Bibric02 / CC0 (cropped)
- Open quantum systems in atomic nuclei: “RIKEN BigRIPS P4208204” Kestrel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- RI, cosmic nucleosynthesis, and neutron stars: “Neutron Star Merger (noirlab2518f)” International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Double Dome Films / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (中村研究室): “Artist's Illustration of Neutron Star (2009-cassio-more-2 - neutron)” X-ray: NASA/CXC/Southampton/W. Ho et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (福嶋研究室): “Lead-Ion Collision at NA49-CERN” CERN PhotoLab / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Liang研究室): “NuclideMap stitched 2” NuclideMap.PNG: The viewer derivative work: Neokortex (talk) / Public domain (cropped)
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（CNS実験核物理） ): “RIKEN Superconducting Ring Cyclotron P4213478” Kestrel / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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