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News from TRIL - February 2009
New Laboratories:
The following laboratories have recently
joined those available to host TRIL fellows:
ENEA – ENTE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E L'AMBIENTE
CENTRO RICERCHE FRASCATI
SEZIONE APPLICAZIONI LASER
(Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment,
Frascati Research Centre,
Laser Applications Section)
(http://www.frascati.enea.it)
FRASCATI (ROMA)
Activity leader: L. Fiorani
Supervisor: L. Fiorani
Minimum duration of stay: 12 months
Main research themes:
- Atmospheric lidar (detection of particulate and pollutants)
- Lidar fluorosensor (detection of CDOM and algal pigments)
- Data analysis of ocean color satellite radiometers
- Laser induced fluorescence applied to cultural heritage diagnostics.
Background required:
- Graduate in engineering or science (physics, chemistry, biology…) with an experience of one year in one of the above reported fields.
Person to contact for the above-mentioned research themes is:
L. Fiorani
E-mail: fiorani@frascati.enea.it
Additional research themes:
- Synthesis and characterization of interfaces and nanostructures
- Growth of silicon nanowires for device, photonic and photovoltaic applications
Background required:
- Graduation in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering
Contact:
antonino.santoni@enea.it
- Non-destructive detection of quality food
- Plant health monitor by means chlorophyll fluorescence
Background required:
- Graduation in biology, chemistry
Contact:
antonia.lai@enea.it
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ENEA – ENTE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E L'AMBIENTE
CENTRO RICERCHE FRASCATI
Dipartimento Fusione, Tecnologie e Presidio Nucleare
Sezione Gestione Grandi Impianti Sperimentali
(http://www.fusione.enea.it)
Frascati (Roma)
Activity Leader G.Mazzitelli
Supervisor M.L. Apicella
Minimum Duration of stay 12 months
Main Research themes:
• Plasma Physics
• Plasma wall interaction
• Modelling of the recycling processes in tokamak device
Background required:
Graduate in physics with an experience of one year in one of the reported field or in alternative a graduate with a thesis in plasma physics.
Person to contact for the above-mentioned research themes is:
G. Mazzitelli
E-mail: Mazzitelli@frascati.enea.it
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ENEA - ENTE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E L'AMBIENTE, CENTRO RICERCHE FRASCATI
DIVISIONE DI FISICA A CONFINAMENTO MAGNETICO
(Italian National Agency for New Technology, Energy and the Environment, Frascati Research Centre, Plasma Physics)
(http://www.fusione.enea.it)
FRASCATI (ROME, ITALY)
Activity leader: A.Pizzuto
Supervisor: O.Tudisco
Minimum duration of stay: 12 months
Main research themes:
- Development and application of radio frequencies devices
- Experimental measurements with optical and/or millimeter waves instruments
- Data analysis of plasma physics diagnostics
Background required:
- Graduate in physics and engineering with experience in one or more of the above reported items
Person to contact for the above-mentioned research themes is:
O.Tudisco
E-mail: onofrio.tudisco@frascati.enea.it
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ENEA - ENTE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E L'AMBIENTE, CENTRO RICERCHE FRASCATI
DIVISIONE DI FISICA A CONFINAMENTO MAGNETICO
(Italian National Agency for New Technology, Energy and the Environment, Frascati Research Centre, Plasma Physics)
(http://www.fusione.enea.it)
FRASCATI (ROME, ITALY)
Activity leader: F. Zonca
Supervisor: F. Zonca
Minimum duration of stay: 12 months
Main research themes:
- Structures of the low frequency Alfvén continuous spectrum and their consequences on MHD and micro-turbulence
Background required:
- Graduate in physics with experience in theory of plasma physics, Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and micro-turbulence
Person to contact for the above-mentioned research themes is:
F. Zonca
E-mail: zonca@frascati.enea.it
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DIPARIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA E FISICA DELL’AMBIENTE
(Department of Engineering and Physics of the Environment))
Università degli Studi della Basilicata
Via dell’Ateneo Lucano, 10
85100 Potenza
http://www.difa.unibas.it
Director: Prof. Aurelia Sole
Laboratory of Satellite Data Analysis (LADSAT)
Fellowship coordinator: Dr. Valerio Tramutoli
Tel & Fax: +39-0971 205205;
Mobile:+39 3293178385
e-mail:valerio.tramutoli@unibas.it
Minimum duration of stay: 6 months
Research themes:
• Modeling matter/radiation interactions in the atmosphere and at the Earth surface
• Geo-spatial data analysis (geomatics) and modeling.
• Satellite data analysis and modelling for the study of main natural, environmental and technological hazards (e.g. volcanoes, fires, floods, earthquakes, oil spills, etc.)
• Development of advanced satellite techniques and sensors for rapid detection, monitoring and early warning of phenomena potentially affecting population security.
Equipment available:
• MSG-SEVIRI antenna and primary receiving system (operational since 2004)
• Portable spectro-photoradiometers + calibrated sources of radiation, for measurements of spectral signatures of natural and artificial surfaces in laboratory and in the field
• NOAA HRPT/CHRPT antenna and direct readout receiving system (operational since 1994)
• EOS-MODIS X-band direct readout receiving system (operational since 2005)
• Data Archiving and Processing facility (more than 100 Terabytes, 15 years, of satellite data stored on-line on a SAN environment + NAS systems) with high computing processing devices)
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NMLA Laboratory
DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA NEST-CNR
(Physics Department) Scuola Normale Superiore
Università degli Studi di Pisa Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7
L.go B. Pontecorvo, 3 56127-Pisa
56127 Pisa
http://www.df.unipi.it/ http://www.laboratorionest.it
Director: Prof. Paolo Rossi Director: Prof. Fabio Beltram
New Materials for Laser Application (NMLA) Laboratory
Coordinator: Prof. Mauro Tonelli
Tel: +39-050-2214-316
Fax: +39-050-2214-333
e-mail:tonelli@df.unipi.it
http://www.df.unipi.it/~nmla
Research themes:
• Material Growth: insulating bulk crystals, single crystal fiber and thin films
• Spectroscopic Analysis
• Laser Test
• Laser cooling of crystals
• White light generation
• Optical characterization of laser beam profile (VIRGO project)
Equipment available:
• Absorption and emission measurement UV-VIS-NIR from 10K to RT
• Integrating sphere
• cw and pulsed Ti:Al2O3, pulsed Nd:YAG with 2nd, 3rd and 4th harmonic
• X-Laue chamber
• 3 Czochralski furnaces for bulk crystals (2 resistive and 1 RF), 2 RF micro-PD furnaces
• Crystal preparation: cutting and polishing to laser tolerance
• Pulsed Laser Deposition set-up
