European Physical Society
19th Nuclear Physics Divisional Conference

New Trends in Nuclear Physics Applications and Technology
Pavia (Italy) September 5-9, 2005
     


 

Conference Programme and Talks

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Sunday  Sept. 4

 

16:00-  Conference registration (with welcome buffet)



Monday  Sept. 5

 

9:00–13:00 Monday Morning Session

 

9:00–9:30       Welcome talks

9:30–10:20     Ari Virtanen: The use of particle accelerators for space projects (talk, movie 1, movie 2)

10:20–10:45   Coffee break

10:45–11:00   Christiane Leclercq-Willain: Presentation of the EPS-IBA price (speech)

11:00–11:10    IBA presentation
11:10-11:50    W. Heil & P.J. Nacher: Spin-polarized 3He: From basic physical research to medical diagnosis (talk 1, talk 2)

11:50–12:40   S. Schanne: Gamma ray spectroscopy in space: the SPI telescope (talk)

12:40–13:00    F. Ballarini: Modelling Human Exposure to Space Radiation with different shielding: the FLUKA code coupled with anthropomorphic phantoms (talk)

 

14:30–16:10 Monday Afternoon Session A

 

14:30-15:20    J.M. Loiseaux: Innovative systems for sustainable nuclear energy generation and waste transmutation (talk)

15:20-16:10    D. Schardt: Applied space research projects at GSI (talk)

16:10-16:30    Coffee break

 

16:30–18:30  Monday Afternoon Session B

 

16:30-17:00     B. Pirard: Damage caused by solar protons in germanium detectors 

17:00-17:30     P. Benetti: Americium 242m and its potential uses in space applications (talk)

17:30-18:00     C. Kroeger: Ice Core Stratigraphy using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) (talk)

18:00-18:30     B. Lukhminsky: Evolution of technology of statistical modeling (Monte Carlo) for nuclear geophysical problems for 40 years (talk)

 

Welcome cocktail at the Pavia Town Hall

 

Tuesday Sept. 6

 

8:15-9:15 Early Morning Seminar

 

F. Sauli: Gas detectors from Lab to applications (talk, movie 1, movie 2, movie 3, movie 4, movie 5)

 

9:30-13:00 Tuesday Morning Session

 

9:30-10:20      M. Campbell: The MEDIPIX project 

10:20-10:50    Coffee break

10:50-11:40    J. Simpson: The AGATA project (talk)

11:40-12:30    Gh. Gregoire: Radiation damages of semiconductor detectors induced by high fluxes of fast neutrons (talk)

12:30-13:00      M. Zamani-Valasiadou: Experience gained during 10 years transmutation experiments in Dubna (talk)

 

14:30-18:40  Tuesday Afternoon  Session A

 

14:30-15:10      P.F. Mastinu: Neutron cross-section measurements at  n_TOF  for ADS reladet studies (talk, movie 1, movie 2)

15:10-15:35      M. Majerle: Experimental studies and simulations of spallation neutron production on a thick lead target (talk)

15:35-16:00      V.S. Pronskikh: Measurement of transmutation rates in 129I , 237Np and 139La samples in the field of  spallation neutrons of GAMMA-2 setup irradiated  by 1, 1.5 and 2 GeV protons of the Nuclotron accelerator (JINR, Dubna) 

16:00-16:25      K. Katovsky: Transmutation Studies of Uranium and Plutonium Targets on Direct 660 MeV Proton Beam 

16:25-16:45      Coffee break

16:45–17:25     J. Klug: Development of a Neutron Time-of-Flight Source at the ELBE Accelerator (talk)

17:25–17:50   D.K. Steinman: MCNP Modelling Results for Location of Buried TRU Waste Drums (talk)

17:50-18:15   M. Zucchetti: Advanced Fuel Cycles for Fusion Reactors: the Zero-Waste Option (talk)

18:15-18:40      A. Krasa: Comparison between Experimental Data and Monte-Carlo Simulations of Neutron Production in Spallation Reactions of 0.7-2.0 GeV Protons on a Thick Lead Target (talk)

 

14:30-18:25  Tuesday Afternoon  Session B

 

14:30-15:10    L. Sajo-Bohus: Neutron Activation Analysis of Prehistoric Pottery in Venezuela (talk)

15:10-15:35    M. Fikrle: Neutron Activation and XRF Analyses of Early Roman Age Bohemian Arctifacts (talk)

15:35-16:00    B. Quintana: Low-level gamma spectrometry for pollution assessment in San Simon Bay (Vigo, Spain) (talk)

16:00-16:25    J. Borovicka: Gold content of higher fungi (mushrooms) from non-auriferous and unpolluted areas (talk)

16:25-16:45    Coffee break

16:45-17:10    D. Dore': Delayed Neutron Yields and Spectra from Photofission of Actinides with Bremsstrahlung Photons below 20 MeV (talk)

17:10-17:35    A. Donzella: Simulation of a Tagged Neutron Inspection System prototype (talk)

17:35-18:00      B. Perot: Design of a Tagged Neutron Inspection System Using Numerical Simulation (talk)

18:00-18:25      A. De Sio: Characterization of single crystal diamond based photoconductor with UV synchrotron light 

 

18:45-21:30  Poster  Session & Industrial  Exhibition

 

Wednesday Sept. 7

 

8:15-9:15    Early Morning Seminar

 

V. Valkovic: Applications of Nuclear Techniques relevant for Civil Security (talk)

 

9:30 -13:00 Wednesday Morning Session

 

9:30-10:20      Zheng-Tian Lu: 81Kr-Dating: From Dream to Practice (talk)

10:20-10:50    Coffee break

10:50-11:40    C. Trautmann: Material modification induced by swift heavy ions- basic aspects and applications in micro- and nano-science (talk)

11:40-12:30    G. Nebbia: Neutron Based applications in Civil Security (talk)

12:30-13:00    G. Gorini: ANCIENT CHARM: a new project for neutron-based 3D imaging  with applications to archaeological research (talk)

 

14:00-15:00    Guided tour of the Alessandro Volta museum

15:00-18:00    Excursion

21:00              Conference for general public (in Italian)

U. Amaldi: Hadrontherapy (talk)

 

Thursday Sept. 8

 

8:15-9:15    Early Morning Seminar

 

R. Broglia: From nuclear structure concepts to protein folding and non-conventional  drug design (talk)

 

9:30 – 13:00 Thursday Morning Session

 

9:30-10:20      U. Amaldi: New projects of Hadrontherapy in Italy 

10:20-10:50    Coffee break

10:50-11:40    G. Kraft: Cancer therapy with protons and HI in Europe (talk, movie 1, movie 2, movie 3, movie 4)

11:40-12:30    J.M. Schippers: Use of accelerators in cancer therapy and related instrumentation 

12:30-13:00    Y. Nakagawa: A clinical review of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Japan since 1968 and recent status of BNCT in the world 

 

14:15-19:00  Thursday Afternoon  Session A

 

14:15-14:55    J. Burian: Physics for BNCT (talk)

14:55-15:20    A.J. Kreiner: Tandem-ESQ for Accelerator-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy 

15:20-15:45    S. Taskaev: Neutron producing target for accelerator based neutron capture therapy (talk)

15:45-16:10    K.W. Burn: Design and Construction of an Epithermal Neutron Beam for BNCT at TAPIRO (talk)

16:10-16:25    Coffee break

16:30-16:55    V. Nieevart: Extra-Corporal Treatment of Liver Metastases by BNCT at the HFR Petten (talk)

16:55-17:20    G. Giannini: IN-HOSPITAL Photo-Neutron Radiotherapy, New prospects in oncological radiation (talk, movie 1, movie 2)

17:20-17:45    A. Zonta: Clinical Lessons from the First Applications of BNCT on Unresectable Liver Metastases (talk)

17:45-18:10    A. Pisent: Advances of LNL BNCT project (talk)

18:10-18:35    N.B. Shagina: An application of in vivo whole body counting technique for studying strontium metabolism and internal dose reconstruction for the Techa River population (talk)

18:35-19:00    N. Cerullo: PET and MRI based Treatment Planning Systems: a methodology for a realistic evaluation of the dose and fluence distributions in BNCT and in GdNCT (talk)

 

14:15-19:00  Thursday Afternoon  Session B

 

14:15-14:55    Y. El Masri: Microscopic studies of light charged particle and neutron production in natSi using proton and alpha beams of energies between 20 and 65 MeV (talk)

14:55-15:20    C. Kroeger: Hybrid Calibrations of a Dual Energy X-ray Scanner for Material Testing (talk)

15:20-15:45    B. Grassi: Determination of trace elements in metallic materials by Nuclear Activation Analysis (talk)

15:45-16:10    A. Salvini: Determination of U, Th and K contamination in materials used in a low background detector by nuclear measures (talk)

16:10-16:25    Coffee break

16:30-16:55    S.B. Erenburg: Quantum dots microstructure and energy spectrum peculiarities by XAFS spectroscopy (talk)

16:55-17:20    A. Vomiero: Compositional tailoring of thin films for gas sensing via ion beam analysis (talk)

17:20-17:45    C.M. Petrache: Monte Carlo simulations of a Compton camera with highly-segmented HPGe detectors (talk)

17:45-18:10    R. Moura: Experimental characterization of the ClearPEM Detector Module (talk)

18:10-18:53    A.V. Glushkov: New optimal schemes for separation of isotopes and nuclear isomers by laser photoionization method 

18:35-19:00    S.V. Malinovskaya: Detecting single atoms and products of nuclear reactions on basis of laser photoionization technology: New optimal schemes 

 

Conference Banquet with C.N.A.O. presentation

 

Friday Sept. 8

 

8:15-9:15    Early Morning Seminar

 

G. Demortier: IBA in Art and Archeology (talk)

 

9:30-13:00 Friday Morning Session

 

9:30-10:20      P.A. Mandò: Application of nuclear techniques to art (talk)

10:20-10:50    Coffee break

10:50-11:40    E. Van der Graaf: Nuclear Techniques in environmental problems (talk)

11:40-12:30    M. Breese: Proton beam writing with MeV ions at the nano scale 

12:30-13:00    G.A.P. Cirrone: A 62 MeV Proton beam for the treatment of ocular melanoma at Laboratori Nazionali del Sud INFN (CATANIA) (talk)

 

14:30-19:15  Friday Afternoon  Session A

 

14:30-15:10    S. Altieri: Neutron capture therapy for out-body-liver: results and problems (talk)

15:10-15:00    W. Sauerwein: Clinical Trials of the EORTC BNCT Group 

15:35-16:00    E. Pasini: Drug Development in Binary Therapies 

16:00-16:25    A. Wittig: Microscopic Distribution of 10B in cells and tissues: Boron Imaging (talk)

16:25-16:45    Coffee break

16:45-17:10    K. Abbas: Measurement of the Thick Target Yield of At-211 Alpha Emitting Radioisotope through the Nuclear Reaction Bi-209(alpha, 2n)At-211 (talk)

17:10-17:35    D.M. Seliverstov: 1000 MeV Proton beam therapy facility at Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute Synchrocyclotron (talk)

17:35-18:00    S. Gay: In-phantom dosimetry for BNCT with Fricke and normoxic-polymer gels (talk)

18:00-18:25    N. Cerullo: Macrodosimetry, a problematic issue in the Gadolinium  Neutron Capture Therapy. Comparison between experiments and computational simulations (talk)

18:25-18:50    S. Gerardi: Single-ion microbeam as a tool for low-dose radiation effects investigations 

18:50-19:15    M. Valente: Dose imaging in radiotherapy photon fields with Fricke and normoxic-polymer gels (talk)

 

14:30-18:50  Friday Afternoon Session B

 

14:30-15:10    G. Battistoni: The FLUKA code: an overview (talk)

15:10-15:35    S.G. Mashnik: CEM03 and LAQGSM03 - New Modeling Tools for Nuclear Applications 

15:35-16:00    M. Cinausero: A Proton Recoil Telescope for neutron spectroscopy (talk)

16:00-16:25    M. Barbui: Response of YAP:Ce scintillators to energetic heavy ions (talk)

16:25-16:45    Coffee break

16:45-17:10    S. Moretto: The ALICE Silicon Pixel Detector (talk)

17:10-17:35     P. Azzurri: The CMS Silicon Strip Tracker (talk)

17:35-18:00    A. Piccotti: RPC for thermal neutron detection (talk)

18:00-18:25    M. Tardocchi: Gamma Detectors for Epithermal Neutron Scattering experiments at Large Energy Transfers (talk)

18:25-18:50      M. Cozzi: A new automatic microscope for high-speed nuclear emulsion analysis of the OPERA experiment (talk)

18:50-19:15    F. Cerutti: Analysis of Carbon induced reactions at low incident energies (talk)