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Dr. W. Horiuchi is a nuclear physicist affiliated with GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH in Darmstadt, Germany, where he conducts research on nuclear structure physics. His work focuses on measuring proton distribution radii in exotic, neutron-rich nuclei to investigate fundamental nuclear properties including neutron skins, shell closures, and nuclear matter distributions.
Dr. Horiuchi's research primarily examines isotopes of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon using charge-changing cross section measurements at high energies. His publications in prestigious journals like Physical Review Letters demonstrate significant contributions to understanding nuclear structure phenomena in exotic nuclei, including evidence of thick neutron skins in doubly magic oxygen isotopes and signatures of shell closures at N=14 and N=16.
His work combines experimental measurements with theoretical frameworks to extract nuclear matter distributions and test models of nuclear forces under extreme neutron-proton asymmetry conditions. The research has important implications for nuclear theory and astrophysical processes involving neutron-rich matter.
Dr. Horiuchi has maintained an active publication record from 2016 to 2022, collaborating with researchers including Kanungo, R., Bagchi, S., and Suzuki, Y. on multiple significant studies in nuclear structure physics.
His research contributes to the broader understanding of nuclear structure in exotic nuclei, providing critical experimental data that helps refine theoretical models of nuclear forces and structure in regions far from stability.