SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
PLENARY SESSIONS ORAL SESSIONS POSTER
SESSIONS BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
Abstracts Of Plenary Sessions
PT1: RESULTS FROM ISOLDE AND THE
HIE-ISOLDE PROJECT
M.J.G. Borge
PT2: NEW TRENDS IN THE APPLICATION
OF RADIATIONS TO HERITAGE
PT3: RECENT ADVANCES AND FUTURE
DIRECTIONS IN HYBRID IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPIES.
PT5: SCINTILLATION DETECTORS, FROM
NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS TO APPLIED PHYSICS CHALLENGES
PT6: NUCLEAR REACTOR PHYSICS AND
APPLICATIONS
PT1: RESULTS FROM ISOLDE AND THE
HIE-ISOLDE PROJECT
M.J.G.
Borge1,2
1Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, Serrano 113bis, E-28006-Madrid
2ISOLDE, EP-Department, CERN,
1211-Geneva-23, Switzerland
Abstract
ISOLDE is the
CERN facility dedicated to the production of radioactive ion beams for many
different experiments in the fields of nuclear and atomic physics, materials science
and life sciences. The ISOL method involves in this case the bombardment of a
thick target with an intense proton beam, producing high yields of exotic
nuclei with half-lives down to the millisecond range. By a clever combination
of target and ion source units pure beams of over 1000 different nuclei of 75
elements have been produced and delivered to experiments
where properties of the nuclei such as masses, radii, decay modes,
structure and shapes are determined. Since more than ten years
ISOLDE offers the largest variety of post-accelerated radioactive beams in the
world today.
The HIE-ISOLDE
upgrade (HIE stands for High Intensity and Energy), intends to improve the
experimental capabilities at ISOLDE over a wide front. The main feature is to
boost the energy of the beams, going in steps from previous 3
MeV/u via 5.5 MeV/u to finally 10 MeV/u, and to accommodate a roughly fourfold
increase in intensity.
The HIE-ISOLDE
project produced its first radioactive beams in October 22nd
2015. Radioactive 74,76Zn beams were accelerated to 4 MeV/u and used
for Coulomb excitation studies to pin down the interplay between collective and
individual degrees of freedom around N=40. The results from this day one
experiment from 2015 will be illustrated together with
the campaign of post-accelerated beams in 2016 that will start in September. In
addition very recent ISOLDE highlights of neutron-rich
nuclei will be presented.
PT2: NEW TRENDS IN THE APPLICATION OF RADIATIONS TO
HERITAGE
T.
Calligaro
Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de
France C2RMF, Palais du Louvre, Paris, France
PSL Research University,
Chimie ParisTech-CNRS, Institut de
Recherche Chimie, UMR8247 Paris
Fédération de recherche NewAGLAE, FR3506 CNRS / Ministère de la Culture
Abstract
Radiation-based
methods have long been applied in the field of
cultural heritage. Indeed their intrinsic analytical qualities and above all,
their non-contact and non-destructive character have made them as the first
choice for the investigation of the precious relics of our culture without
inducing damage. In particular, radiation science enable addressing three major
issues in the field of art and archaeology: 1) identification of materials, 2)
determination of provenance and 3) assessment of preservation state by
evidencing signs of alteration and ageing.
The application
of radiation methods to heritage has tremendously progressed over the last
decades. On one hand, research conducted at large and medium scale facilities
like synchrotron, ion beams accelerators and neutron sources has permitted the
development of new analytical techniques, for example the multi-scale chemical
and structural imaging of artworks and archeological artifacts.
On the other
hand, the size and cost reduction of components employed in radiation methods
(e.g. microfocus sources, X-ray optics, thermo electrically cooled and matrix detectors, etc.) has
triggered the development of laboratory-based and portable instruments that can
sometimes compete with larger systems. These equipments
notably allow carrying out measurements in situ, for instance in museums or on
archaeological excavation sites, which clearly opens up new perspectives.
The present
communication will survey and illustrate these trends with two radiation-based
imaging methods developed at the C2RMF that usefully complement classical
imaging (e.g. Visible-UV-IR photography and X-ray radiography). These new
methods provide curators, archeologist and restorers with unseen pictures that
are helpful in the understanding and preservation of heritage items. The first
example is the bi-dimensional scanning XRF (MA-XRF) implemented in a prototype
equipment designed at the C2RMF. Its benefits are shown by
the recording of invisible images of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings and the
monitoring of their restorations. The second example is the less common
but very powerful ion beam imaging using the PIXE, RBS and PIGE techniques that
are implemented in our New AGLAE accelerator. While
bearing similarities, both approach exhibits particular features and
limitations that will be described
The application
of radiations science to cultural is also facing new challenges. The ever growing intensity and smaller diameter of the produced
radiation beams question the risk of inducing damage. The presentation will
advertise current research programs and actions plans internationally developed
to explore mitigations strategies for radiation damage.
References
[1] E. Ravaud, L. Pichon,
E. Laval, V. Gonzalez, M. Eveno, T. Calligaro, Development of a versatile XRF scanner for the
elemental imaging of paintworks, Appl. Phys. A122 (2016) 17
[2] T. Calligaro, V. Gonzalez, L. Pichon, PIXE analysis of historical paintings: Is the gain
worth the risk?, Nucl. Instr. And
Meth. B363 (2015) 135
PT3: RECENT ADVANCES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN HYBRID
IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPIES.
Y. Bouchareb
Barts NHS
Trust, London, UK
Queen
Mary’s University London, UK
Yassine.Bouchareb@bartshealth.nhs.uk
Abstract
Becoming
an integral component in clinical setting and research institutions, Molecular Imaging
and Targeted Radionuclide Therapies are playing a central role in early
and faster diagnosis and treatment of modern diseases such as Cancer,
Cardiovascular diseases and Brain disorders. Recent and emerging developments
in imaging and therapy technology, in particular hybrid imaging systems and the
fast growth of computing performance capabilities further increase its value by
offering effective and safe management of patients. Moreover, it empowers
researchers to develop new and better ways to treat patients by speeding up the
new drugs development process and ease the translation of basic and clinical
research findings into day-to-day routine practice.
Targeted
radionuclide therapies are becoming an essential tool to
fully eradicate diseases. These treatments are complementary to modern
treatment of cancer and hormone disorders. This plenary lecture highlights major
recent advances and future possible developments and trends in molecular
imaging and targeted radionuclide therapies. The emphasis will be on the
technological, methodological and remaining technical challenges in SPECT/CT,
PET/CT, PET/MR and SPECT/MR hybrid imaging systems.
Most recent radionuclide therapy research translated into clinical practice,
including radioactive iodine (I-131), Ra-223, Lu-177 and Y-90 microspheres
therapies and some indications of possible future treatment options will be presented. The content of the lecture is suitable
for scientists, medical and biomedical professionals at all levels.
PT4: On the role of computational atomic
structures in atomic spectroscopy, astrophysics, plasma physics and nuclear
physics
Michel
Godefroid
Laboratoire de Chimie quantique et Photophysique,
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB),
50, av. F.D. Roosevelt,
B 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Abstract
We will describe
recent progresses and developments in computational atomic structures made
within the CompAS international collaboration [1]. Variational methods describe the effect of correlation in
the motion of electrons in terms of orbitals that minimize the total energy of
the wave function for a multiconfiguration (MC)
expansion. They constitute the method of choice for the calculation of
properties and electronic parameters of bound states for complex atomic
systems. With single- and double-substitutions from a multi-reference set,
results of excellent accuracy have been obtained for some systems in both the
non-relativistic Hartree-Fock (HF) and fully relativistic Dirac-Hartree-Fock (DHF) frameworks, using respectively the ATSP and
GRASP software packages. The latter are two open source codes that encapsulate
the knowledge acquired over nearly half a century and are still evolving [2].
Examples of successful challenging applications will be selected to illustrate
the important role of ab initio MC(D)HF atomic physics
calculations in spectroscopy, astrophysics, plasma physics and nuclear physics.
References
[1] The international collaboration on Computational Atomic Structure (CompAS), http://ddwap.mah.se/tsjoek/compas/index.php
[2] C. Froese Fischer, M. Godefroid, T. Brage, P. Jönsson and G. Gaigalas, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 49 (2016) 182004
PT5: SCINTILLATION DETECTORS, FROM NUCLEAR AND
PARTICLE PHYSICS TO APPLIED PHYSICS CHALLENGES
N. Yahlali
University
of Valencia and Instituto de Física
Corpuscular (IFIC), Valencia, Spain
nadia.yahlali@ific.uv.es , nadia.yahlali@uv.es
Abstract
I will give an
overview of the main radiation detection techniques using solid and noble gas
scintillation detectors, currently used in Nuclear and Particle Physics experiments which aim at broadening our basic Physics
knowledge. These experiments provide, as a by-product of the research
techniques, a strong know-how for the development of
broad fields of Applied Physics, mainly Medical Physics and Radiation and
Environmental Protection. In my talk, I will address specifically the organic
scintillators and gaseous xenon scintillators at high pressure, with examples
of implementation in Nuclear and Particle experiments in development at IFIC,
as the NEXT experiment for the search of neutrino-less double-beta decay with
Xe-136. I will then present detector projects using similar
nuclear techniques, presently developed by our group at IFIC, which have been
recently funded to meet various Applied Physics challenges, namely the project
TRITIUM funded by the INTERREG SUDOE European program, the project XeSPECT funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and
Competition, and finally the Medical dosimetry projects in development within
our cooperation with the University USTHB of Algiers.
PT6: NUCLEAR REACTOR PHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS
Y. Abushady
Senior
International Energy Expert, Former head of the Department of Nuclear
Engineering of Alexandria University
Former
section head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Member
of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA)
Abstract
Science is the
base for all technology development of human life and Society. Physics is one
of the most important branches of science concerned with nature, energy and
material properties. While energy is the backbone of human development and
civilization, particularly in the fields of industry, agriculture,
urbanization, medicine and many others, science and physics offer the basic
tools for energy technology development.
In this
presentation, the link between physics and energy technology applications, in
particular the nuclear energy, will be demonstrated.
Starting from
different stages of theory that explains different natural phenomena (e.g.
gravity and nuclear fission) to the development of mathematical laws described
by different analytical mathematical formulas and finally to digital numerical
equations that could be written in different computer software languages. These
computer software programs (computer codes) are used for optimal design finding
with different criteria (e.g. maximum power, safety, material properties, ..etc) of a particular
application.
Peaceful nuclear
energy is one of the most important energy forms. Its main advantage is its
continuous productivity of energy with time, mainly in electricity form.
Nuclear reactors
(whether for researches or power production) are the tools either to carry
different researches and civil applications or (for power reactors) to transfer
the nuclear energy from uranium fission energy to kinetic energy to thermal
energy to Mechanical energy and at end to electrical energy.
Many Arab and
Middle East (ME) countries, particularly those having large areas of desert as
in North Africa and the Gulf regions, are facing energy challenging demand.
Desert in these regions exceed 90% of total area in some countries. The main
electrical network grids in these ME countries cover small areas (with high
population). The desert areas need more practical and economical energy
solutions.
Most current
nuclear power plants in the world are designed for
large size electricity production. The idea of Small and Medium size nuclear
power plants, though an old idea, was not widely
implemented.
A small power reactor
(called ALEX-50) has been designed to produce 50 MW of electricity
which may serve the needs of 200,000 families or less if part of energy
is used for desalination, new agriculture lands and industry. One power unit of
such type might cost less than 100m$ with quite competitive price for kwh production.
A 1 MWe reactor model to ALEX-50,
had been designed and manufactured in Egypt (as part of a project at Alexandria
University), proved the potential of national industry to share the
manufacturing of larger components of ALEX-50.