HaloWeek'26 - nuclei at and beyond the driplines -

HaloWeek'26 - nuclei at and beyond the driplines - will take place from June 8 to 12, 2026 at Kyoto University, in Japan's  former historic capital, Kyoto. The workshop will focus on the latest forefront experimental and theoretical developments in the physics of weakly-bound and unbound nuclei, and explorations of the drip lines and beyond.

Following the previous successful meetings in Bergen, Norway (2022) and Gothenburg, Sweden (2024), HaloWeek’26 will bring together 40-60 participants to meet and discuss the most recent progress and share future perspectives of this field.

NOTE: As the venue has limited capacity, participation is by invitation only.

The topics of the workshop will include:

• The physics of Halo states

• Experimental and theoretical progress in the physics of weakly-bound and unbound states in nuclei, atoms, and molecules.

• Pure neutron systems

• Reaction theory

• Universal aspects and analogies

The conference is jointly organized by 

• Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) (Japan MEXT kakenhi program : 25A203) : Quantum Matter Science in the Universe Opened Up by Precise Numerical Calculations
• Research Center for Nuclear Physics, the University of Osaka
• Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University

The conference is supported by 

• the Extreme Matter Institute EMMI
• Helmholtz Institute Mainz
• Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) (Japan MEXT kakenhi program : 25A203) : Quantum Matter Science in the Universe Opened Up by Precise Numerical Calculations
• Research Center for Nuclear Physics, the University of Osaka