Projects
Changes in nuclear shell structure studied by their nuclear moments. KU Leuven
Investigating the evolution of nuclear structure beyond N=50 by combined high-resolution laser spectroscopy and decay spectroscopy of radioactive zinc with the CRIS experiment at CERN KU Leuven
A novel laser spectroscopy apparatus for nuclear structure research at ISOL@MYRRHA KU Leuven
Advances in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the structure elucidation of water-extractable and water-unextractable arabinoxylan from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) flour KU Leuven
The consumption of dietary fiber is associated with several health benefits. As a staple crop, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major source of dietary fiber in the diet of a large portion of the world population.
The predominant dietary fiber in wheat is arabinoxylan (AX). It consists of a linear backbone of β-(1,4)-linked ß-D-xylopyranosyl (xylose) residues that can be unsubstituted (uXyl), mono-substituted (mXyl) or ...
Exotic structures in light nuclei through resonant reactions KU Leuven
Halo nuclei are weakly-bound nuclei with large matter radii. When reacting with other nucleus, the effect of their break-up on the fusion probability is not understood. This will be investigated through analysis of old data and performing a new experiment at the UNiversity of Notre Dame, Indiana.
Xylo- and lyxo-type phosphonate nucleic acids: Synthesis and structural analysis KU Leuven
The exploration of the chemical space of nucleic acids is important to identify modified structural analogues with desirable properties for applications in therapy and synthetic biology. Diastereoisomeric DNA and RNA analogues such as deoxyxylo- and xylonucleic acids (dXyloNA and XyloNA) have been demonstrated to be strong-self pairing systems with a flexible backbone that can adopt unique helical geometries, which might play a role in their ...