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Anu Kankainen is a full-time Professor at the Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, where she leads research on nuclear structure and astrophysics. She previously held roles as Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in the same department. Her work centers on the IGISOL facility, focusing on nuclear mass measurements to understand stellar nucleosynthesis.
Her research explores nuclear structure, exotic nuclei, and nuclear astrophysics, with emphasis on precision mass spectrometry for modeling elemental origins in the universe. Key methodologies include Penning-trap techniques and decay spectroscopy.
Recent publications (2025) predominantly investigate nuclear masses, isomers, and decay mechanisms using advanced instrumentation. Trends include high-precision measurements of silver isotopes, fission dynamics, and novel detector development like the HIBISCUS cooler-buncher.
Projects as Principal Investigator include:
- Heavy Exotic Nuclei for Nuclear Astrophysics (Research Council of Finland, 2023–2027)
- Nuclear structure studies by mass spectrometry (Research Council of Finland, 2022–2024)
- Euroschool on Exotic Beams (KU Leuven, 2024)
She leads experiments at the Accelerator Laboratory (JYFL-ACCLAB) and mentors researchers in nuclear spectroscopy techniques.
