Roxanne P. Springer | Scholars@Duke

Roxanne P. Springer
Professor of Physics

Prof. Roxanne Springer works on weak interactions (the force responsible for nuclear beta decay) and quantum chromodynamics (QCD, the force that binds quarks into hadrons). The weak interactions are an excellent place to look for fundamental symmetry violations which may occur in nature, while the study of QCD is necessary for understanding protons, neutrons, and their partner particles. Dr. Springer uses effective theories involving these forces to study processes in both nuclear and particle physics.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Physics, Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2011

Contact Information

252 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90305, Durham, NC 27708-0305
(919) 660-2676
http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rps/

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., California Institute of Technology 1990
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Physics, Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1999 - 2011
- Assistant Professor of Physics, Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1992 - 1999
Recognition
Awards & Honors
Research
Selected Grants
- Lattice and Effective Field Theory Studies of Quantum Chromodynamics awarded by Department of Energy 2005 - 2021
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Nuclear Physics at Extreme Energy Density awarded by Department of Energy 1995 - 2005
- POWRE Visiting Professorship: The Physics of Strangeness awarded by Division of Human Resource Development 1998 - 1999
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Nuclear Physics at Extreme Energy Density awarded by Department of Energy 1995 - 1998
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Nuclear Physics at Extreme Energy Density awarded by Office of Energy Research 1995 - 1998
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Nuclear Physics at Extreme Energy Density awarded by Office of Energy Research 1995 - 1998
- Nuclear Physics at Extreme Energy Density awarded by Department of Energy 1992 - 1995
- Nuclear Physics at Extreme Energy Density awarded by Department of Energy 1990 - 1995
- Nuclear Physics at Extreme Energy Density and Quantum Chromodynamics awarded by Department of Energy 1990 - 1995
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Nuclear Physics at Extreme Energy Density awarded by Department of Energy 1990 - 1995
External Relationships
- European Center for Theoretical Physics (ECT*)
- Reviews of Modern Physics
- american physical society
- national science and engineering research council of canada (NSERC)
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Schindler, M. R., H. Singh, and R. P. Springer. “Large-Nc relationships among two-derivative pionless effective field theory couplings.” Physical Review C 98, no. 4 (October 12, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.98.044001.
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  - Schindler, M. R., R. P. Springer, and J. Vanasse. “Erratum: Large-Nc limit reduces the number of independent few-body parity-violating low-energy constants in pionless effective field theory (Physical Review C (2016) 93 (025502) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.93.025502).” Physical Review C 97, no. 5 (May 8, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.97.059901.
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  - Margaryan, A., R. P. Springer, and J. Vanasse. “Nd scattering and the Ay puzzle to next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order.” Physical Review C 93, no. 5 (May 2, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.93.054001.
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  - Schindler, M. R., R. P. Springer, and J. Vanasse. “Large- Nc limit reduces the number of independent few-body parity-violating low-energy constants in pionless effective field theory.” Physical Review C 93, no. 2 (February 19, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.93.025502.
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  - Vanasse, J., D. A. Egolf, J. Kerin, S. König, and R. P. Springer. “He 3 and pd scattering to next-to-leading order in pionless effective field theory.” Physical Review C Nuclear Physics 89, no. 6 (June 12, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.89.064003.
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  - Schindler, M. R., and R. P. Springer. “The theory of parity violation in few-nucleon systems.” Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 72 (September 1, 2013): 1–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppnp.2013.05.002.
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  - Margaryan, A., and R. P. Springer. “Using the decay ψ(4160)→X(3872)γ to probe the molecular content of the X(3872).” Physical Review D Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 88, no. 1 (July 15, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.88.014017.
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  - Grießhammer, H. W., M. R. Schindler, and R. P. Springer. “Parity-violating neutron spin rotation in hydrogen and deuterium.” The European Physical Journal A 48, no. 1 (January 2012). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2012-12007-8.
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  - Mehen, T., and R. Springer. “Radiative decays X(3872)→ψ(2S)γ and ψ(4040)→X(3872) γ in effective field theory.” Physical Review D Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 83, no. 9 (May 5, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.83.094009.
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  - Mehen, T., and R. Springer. “Radiative Decays X(3872)->psi(2S) gamma and psi(4040) ->X(3872) gamma.” Phys. Rev. D 83 (January 1, 2011): 094009.
  - Mehen, T., and R. Springer. “X(3872) -> psi(2S) gamma and psi(4040) -> X(3872) gamma.” Phys Rev D83 094009, 2011.
  - Schindler, M. R., and R. P. Springer. “Two parity-violating asymmetries from np → dγ in pionless effective field theories.” Nuclear Physics A 846, no. 1–4 (November 1, 2010): 51–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2010.06.002.
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  - Bedaque, P. F., M. I. Buchoff, A. Cherman, and R. P. Springer. “Can fermions save large N dimensional reduction?” Journal of High Energy Physics 2009, no. 10 (November 11, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2009/10/070.
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  - Canham, D. L., H. W. Hammer, and R. P. Springer. “Scattering of D and D* mesons off the X(3872).” Physical Review D Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 80, no. 1 (August 6, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.014009.
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  - Phillips, D. R., M. R. Schindler, and R. P. Springer. “An effective-field-theory analysis of low-energy parity-violation in nucleon-nucleon scattering.” Nuclear Physics A 822, no. 1–4 (May 1, 2009): 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2009.02.011.
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  - Springer, R. P. “HHChPT applied to the charmed-strange parity partners.” Chiral Dynamics 2006 Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Chiral Dynamics, Theory and Experiment, Cd 2006, January 1, 2007, 302–3. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812790804_0046.
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  - Mehen, T., and R. P. Springer. “Even- and odd-parity charmed meson masses in heavy hadron chiral perturbation theory.” Physical Review D Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 72, no. 3 (August 1, 2005): 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.72.034006.
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  - Mehen, Thomas, and Roxanne P. Springer. “Even- and Odd-Parity Charmed Meson Masses in Heavy Hadron Chiral Perturbation Theory.” Phys Rev D 72, no. 034006 (March 2005).
  - Mehen, T., and R. P. Springer. “Heavy-quark symmetry and the electromagnetic decays of excited charmed strange mesons.” Physical Review D Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 70, no. 7 (2004): 074014-1-074014–12. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.70.074014.
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  - Egolf, D. A., R. P. Springer, and J. Urban. “SU(3) predictions for weak decays of doubly heavy baryons, including SU(3) breaking terms.” Physical Review D Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 68, no. 1 (January 1, 2003). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.68.013003.
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  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “The anapole form factor of the deuteron.” Nuclear Physics A 686, no. 1–4 (April 9, 2001): 413–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9474(00)00568-6.
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  - Egolf, D. A., I. V. Melnikov, and R. P. Springer. “Weak nonleptonic Ω^- decay in chiral perturbation theory.” Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High Energy Physics 451, no. 3–4 (January 1, 1999): 267–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00234-8.
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  - Kaplan, D. B., M. J. Savage, R. P. Springer, and M. B. Wise. “An effective field theory calculation of the parity violating asymmetry in n^→ + p > d + γ.” Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High Energy Physics 449, no. 1–2 (January 1, 1999): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00032-5.
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  - Springer, R. P. “Heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory and the weak nonleptonic p-wave decays of the baryon octet.” Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High Energy Physics 461, no. 3 (January 1, 1999): 167–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00714-5.
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  - Chen, J. W., H. W. Griesshammer, M. J. Savage, and R. P. Springer. “Gamma-Deuteron Compton Scattering in Effective Field Theory.” Nuclear Physics A 644 (October 1998): 245.
  - Egolf, D. A., I. V. Melnikov, and R. P. Springer. “Weak Nonleptonic Omega Decay in Chiral Perturbation Theory.” Physics Letters B451, no. 267 (October 1998).
  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “NNK and ΛΛK amplitudes in chiral perturbation theory.” Nuclear Physics A 639, no. 1–2 (August 24, 1998): 325c-328c.
  - Chen, J. W., H. W. Grießhammer, M. J. Savage, and R. P. Springer. “The polarizability of the deuteron.” Nuclear Physics A 644, no. 3 (January 1, 1998): 221–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9474(98)80012-2.
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  - Chen, J. W., H. W. Grießhammer, M. J. Savage, and R. P. Springer. “γ-deuteron Compton scattering in effective field theory.” Nuclear Physics A 644, no. 3 (January 1, 1998): 245–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9474(98)00591-0.
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  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “Parity violation in effective field theory and the deuteron anapole moment.” Nuclear Physics A 644, no. 3 (January 1, 1998): 235–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9474(98)80013-4.
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  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “Weak ΛΛK⁰ interaction.” Physical Review C Nuclear Physics 57, no. 3 (1998): 1478–84.
  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “Weak [Formula Presented] interaction.” Physical Review C Nuclear Physics 57, no. 3 (January 1, 1998): 1478–84. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.57.1478.
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  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “Kaon-nucleon couplings for weak decays of hypernuclei (vol C53, pg 441, 1996).” Physical Review C 54, no. 5 (November 1996): 2786–2786.
  - Engel, J., P. H. Frampton, and R. P. Springer. “Effective Lagrangians and parity-conserving time-reversal violation at low energies.” Physical Review. D, Particles and Fields 53, no. 9 (May 1996): 5112–14. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.53.5112.
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  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “Kaon-nucleon couplings for weak decays of hypernuclei.” Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics 53, no. 1 (January 1996): 441–47. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.53.441.
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  - Butler, M. N., M. J. Savage, and R. P. Springer. “Electromagnetic moments of the baryon decuplet.” Physical Review. D, Particles and Fields 49, no. 7 (April 1994): 3459–65. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.49.3459.
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  - Butler, M. N., M. J. Savage, and R. P. Springer. “Erratum and addendum to E2/M1 mixing ratio of Δ→Nγ and hyperon resonance radiative decay.” Physics Letters B 314, no. 1 (September 9, 1993): 122–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(93)91331-G.
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  - Butler, M. N., M. J. Savage, and R. P. Springer. “Probing hadronic structure with the decay Delta -->Nl+l-.” Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics 48, no. 2 (August 1993): 917–19. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.48.917.
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  - Butler, M. N., M. J. Savage, and R. P. Springer. “Strong and electromagnetic decays of the baryon decuplet.” Nuclear Physics, Section B 399, no. 1 (June 28, 1993): 69–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(93)90617-X.
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  - Butler, M. N., M. J. Savage, and R. P. Springer. “E2 M1 mixing ratio of Δ→Nγ and hyperon resonance radiative decay.” Physics Letters B 304, no. 3–4 (April 29, 1993): 353–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(93)90308-5.
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  - Dai, J., M. J. Savage, J. Liu, and R. Springer. “Low energy effective hamiltonian for ΔI = 1 nuclear parity violation and nucleonic strangeness.” Physics Letters B 271, no. 3–4 (November 21, 1991): 403–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(91)90108-3.
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  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “Very charming baryons.” International Journal of Modern Physics A 6, no. 10 (April 1991): 1701–12.
  - Grinstein, B., R. Springer, and M. B. Wise. “Strong-interaction effects in weak radiative B-meson decay.” Nuclear Physics, Section B 339, no. 2 (July 30, 1990): 269–309. https://doi.org/10.1016/0550-3213(90)90350-M.
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  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “SU(3) predictions for charmed-baryon decays.” Physical Review D 42, no. 5 (January 1, 1990): 1527–43. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.1527.
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  - Grinstein, B., R. Springer, and M. B. Wise. “Effective hamiltonian for weak radiative B-meson decay.” Physics Letters B 202, no. 1 (February 25, 1988): 138–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(88)90868-4.
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  - Ahmed, M. W., A. E. Champagne, B. R. Holstein, C. R. Howell, W. M. Snow, R. P. Springer, and W. K. Wu. “Parity Violation in Photonuclear Reactions at HIGS -- Submission to Snowmass 2013: Intensity Frontier,” n.d.
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  - Schindler, Matthias R., and Roxanne P. Springer. “A Precise Parity-Violation Measurement in Light Nuclei.” Physics 13 (n.d.). https://doi.org/10.1103/physics.13.149.
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  - Springer, R. P. “Hyperon Decays in Chiral Perturbation Theory Revisited,” n.d.
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- Other Articles
  - Springer, Roxanne, Jared Vanasse, Son Nguyen, and Matthias Schindler. “Large-Nc and renormalization group constraints on parity-violating low-energy coefficients for three-derivative operators in pionless effective field theory.” Arxiv 2012.02180. arXiv, December 4, 2020.
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  - Springer, Roxanne, mohammad Ahmed, calvin Howell, daniel phillips, harald Griesshammer, and ying Wu. “International Workshop on Next Generation Gamma-Ray Source (null).” Arxiv, n.d.
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- Conference Papers
  - Margaryan, A., J. Vanasse, and R. P. Springer. “Non-relativistic Neutron Deuteron Scattering.” In Epj Web of Conferences, Vol. 113, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611308012.
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  - Springer, R. P., D. R. Phillips, and M. J. Schindler. “Parity violation in the NN system.” In Epj Web of Conferences, Vol. 3, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100307001.
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  - Savage, M. J., and R. P. Springer. “NMK and ΛΛK amplitudes in chiral perturbation theory.” In Nuclear Physics A, 639:325c-328c. Elsevier BV, 1998. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0375-9474(98)00290-5.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Advising & Mentoring
- prelim committee 2019: James Wheeler
  
  prelim committees 2020: Adryanna Major, Reed Hodges, Son Nguyen (chair), Thomas Richardson (external, Univ of South Carolina).
  
  thesis committee 2019: Matt Epland
  
  thesis committees 2020: Doug Davis, Hersh Singh (chair)
  
  ugrad thesis committee 2020: Crystal Burgos
  
  graduate students 2020: Hersh Singh, Son Nguyen, and Xincheng Lin
  
  associate in research 2020: Mendel Nguyen
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
Service to the Profession
Service to Duke
- TEAM-Up. 2020 2020
- Physics. Conduct Accountability Committee. 2019 2019
- Physics. Search Committee for Lecturer. 2019 2019
- Faculty Advisory Committee of Office of Faculty Advancement. 2018 2018
- Physics. Barbeau tenure committee. 2018 2018
- Physics. Confidentiality Policy Committee. 2018 2018
- Physics. GRE Evaluation Committee. 2018 2018
- Physics. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. 2018 2018
- co-convener. Senior Women in Science. 2018 2018
- Sloan proposal for University Center for Exemplary Mentoring. 2017 2017
- chair, Advisory Committee for Sloan. 2017 2017
- Physics. Graduate Admissions Committee. 2016 - 2018 2016 - 2018
- Diversity Task Force. 2014 - 2015 2014 - 2015
- Faculty Diversity Standing Committee. 2014 - 2015 2014 - 2015
- Physics. Committee to Develop Diverse Faculty Pool. 2014 - 2016 2014 - 2016
- Academic Council. 2013 - 2019 2013 - 2019

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