Fritz Buchinger

Fritz Buchinger is a Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Physics at McGill University. He holds a Ph.D. from Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (1981) and specializes in experimental nuclear physics. His research focuses on fundamental nuclear properties, particularly nuclear masses and charge radii, using techniques including laser spectroscopy and Penning trap mass spectrometry.

Dr. Buchinger leads experiments at major facilities including the Canadian Penning Trap at Argonne National Laboratory, TITAN Penning Trap at TRIUMF, and Collinear Laser Spectroscopy Experiment at TRIUMF. His work provides critical data on nuclei far from stability, contributing to our understanding of stellar nucleosynthesis processes and refinement of nuclear models.

Research interests span nuclear structure physics, experimental techniques development, and applied physics applications. Current investigations include:

• Precision mass measurements of neutron-rich nuclides
• Nuclear charge radii determination via laser spectroscopy
• Development of advanced ion trap instrumentation
• Applications in nuclear astrophysics and fundamental symmetries

Recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on advancing mass spectrometry techniques (MR-ToF, PI-ICR) and their application to nuclear structure questions, particularly in the rare-earth region relevant to r-process nucleosynthesis. His work shows growing emphasis on precision measurements for fundamental physics tests.