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Nuclear Physics in Spain: Applications

Nuclear Physics in Spain: Applications. J.L. Tain Instituto de Física Corpuscular C.S.I.C - Univ. Valencia. I will use a rather wide meaning for “Applications” and try to review the activity of Spanish Nuclear Physics groups in: Environmental radioactivity

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Nuclear Physics in Spain: Applications

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  1. Nuclear Physics in Spain: Applications J.L. Tain Instituto de Física Corpuscular C.S.I.C - Univ. Valencia

  2. I will use a rather wide meaning for “Applications” and try to review the activity of Spanish Nuclear Physics groups in: • Environmental radioactivity • Applications to other fields (material analysis, dating, …) • Medical applications • Nuclear data for nuclear technology, astrophysics and other fields • Underground physics • Metrology, instrumentation

  3. Environmental radioactivity: 20 groups and 100 people, but only a fraction are nuclear physics groups, most of the groups participate in U. Extremadura U. I. Baleares U. Salamanca U. Santiago C. U. Sevilla CIEMAT National Monitoring Network: Collaboration with CSN (Nuclear Security Council) http://www.csn.es

  4. Some research projects: • Radiological impact from NORM in industry (U. Sevilla, U. Huelva. CIEMAT) • Use of radiotracers in oceanography (U.A. Barcelona) • Metrology applied to environmental ionizing radiations (CIEMAT, U. Extremadura) • Radioactive dating of ecological systems (U. Sevilla, U. Huelva) • Radon survey mapping in Spain (U. Cantabria) U. Santiago C. CIEMAT, UNEX, …  EUROMET -emission standardization 235U, … Radon map of Galicia

  5. Vertical Horizontal CIEMAT IFIC-Valencia U. A. Barcelona U. Complutense (Madrid) U. Granada U. Santiago C. U. Sevilla Medical Applications: Growth of activity, mainly from non-NP IFIC (U. Valencia) Design of applicators Monte Carlo dosymetry of brachyterapy sources Monte Carlo for hadron therapy: evaporation, equilibrium and fragmentation models U. Sevilla

  6. U. Complutense Madrid 220h 5h Introduction of MC acceleration techniques PET sensors Image reconstruction algorithms + SiPM LYSO r < 1mm U. Granada Monte Carlo simulations in dosymetry

  7. Applications in material science, art and archeometry, environmental sciences, industry… Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA-Sevilla) U. Sevilla U. Huelva • 3 MV Tandem van de Graaff • 1 MV Tandetron • 18 MeV p Cyclotron IBA techniques: RBS, NRA, ERDA, PIXE, PIGE, beam,… 3MV van de Graaff Archeology: Tartessus civilization PIXE

  8. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry mostly dating but also oceanography, climate, radiation monitoring, … Palomares H-bomb residual contamination 1MV Tandetron Small animal PET radiopharmacy 18MeV-p Cyclotron

  9. HPGe detector g activated target Pb shielding Nuclear data for astrophysics … Centro de Micro-Analisis de Materiales (CMAM-Madrid) IEM-Madrid U. Huelva U. Sevilla 5 MV Tandem IEM (CSIC-Madrid) p-process 5-15MeV92Mo(,),(,p),(,n) 3-process 2.45MeV 3He+10B→3+p

  10. C6D6 n-beam carbon fiber sample changer n_TOF: Neutron Time of Flight facility @ CERN CIEMAT-Madrid IFIC-Valencia U.P.C-Barcelona U. Santiago de C. U. Sevilla IFIC (CSIC-Valencia) s-process end-point 204,206,207Pb,209Bi(n,)

  11. … and nuclear technology ADS transmutation CIEMAT-Madrid (n,) in Minor Actinides 237Np(n,) active target BaF2 TAC U. Santiago C. (n,f) in U 234U(n,f) g neutrons PPAC assembly

  12. 3He proportional counters n Moderator block (polyethylene) JYFL: Laboratory of the Cyclotron @ Univ. Jyvaskyla IFIC-Valencia CIEMAT-Madrid UPC-Barcelona -decay data for reactor decay heat calculations JYFLTRAP Delayed-neutron data for reactor kinetics IFIC (CSIC-Valencia) TAS UPC-Barcelona

  13. Underground physics one NP group involved LSC: Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc IFIC (U. Valencia) BIPO: a very low radioactivity monitor Bi, Po activity 100Bq/kg radio-purity of 2 emitters for SUPERNEMO

  14. Future possibilities: e- e’ LASER -ray • A gamma-ray beam line at the Spanish Synchrotron ALBA, if accepted proposal by 14 Spanish groups 1 MeV < E < 530 MeV I < 107 s-1 • TAGGING • COLLIMATION (OPO) Industrial gammagraphy 27Al Photo-nuclear data

  15. R&D on hadron therapy and medical imaging at Medical Physics Institute (IFIMED-Valencia), if funded 230MeV-p cyclotron p and n beams for applications High Energy PIXE Electronics testing HMI-Berlin

  16. Nuclear Physics activities at the European Spallation Source, if it comes to Spain • R&D on transmutation at the High Level Waste Temporal Centralized Repository (ATC), if the Associated Research Laboratory is funded

  17. USC UPC USAL CIEMAT IEM-CSIC UCM CMAM IFIC-CSIC UIB UEX UV USE UGR UHU CNA A list with links to Spanish groups in: http://ific.uv.es/gamma/refinu/

  18. USC UPC UB USAL UAB CIEMAT UCM IEM-CSIC UAM CMAM IFIC-CSIC UIB UV UEX USE UHU UGR CNA

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