EMMI Workshop: Light-ion collisions 2026

The advanced beam delivery at HIE-ISOLDE (CERN), combined with the high-resolution, high-efficiency MINIBALL $\gamma$-ray spectrometer, enables precision measurements of electromagnetic observables involving high-lying excited states, thereby providing stringent tests of modern nuclear theory. Such measurements were pioneered at TRIUMF [1,2]. Nuclei such as $^{12}$C, $^{24}$Mg and $^{48}$Ca...

The 2025 light ion run has inspired exciting new experimental and theoretical work in the scientific communities at CERN and RHIC. The unique OO, NeNe and pO datasets collected in just over a week of beam time have triggered a wave of new analyses and studies aimed at deeper understanding of the strong nuclear force in both cold and hot regimes, spanning from the modification of cold oxygen...