Research Areas
- Materials under extreme conditions of radiation and energy density
- Radiation hardness
- Materials for extreme thermal management
- Carbon materials
- Beam intercepting devices in high power accelerators
- Raman spectroscopy
- Swift heavy ions interaction with matter
- Micro-mechanical characterisation
CV
Education
- Doctorate in Physics, Magnetic Materials, at Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania under the supervision of Prof. Horia Chiriac; Thesis: “Synthesis and characterization of soft magnetic amorphous alloys”
- Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Diploma thesis: Monte-Carlo calculation of self-absorption and coincidence summing corrections for bulk gamma sources
- National Theoretical College „Stefan cel Mare“, Suceava, Baccalaureat in Mathematics & Physics
Positions
- Scientific staff at the Institute of Materials Physics, University of Münster
- Staff Scientist, Materials Research Department, GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ions Research
- Guest researcher, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
- Senior Staff Researcher, National Institute of Materials Physics, Bucharest Romania
- Research Associate, Department of Materials, University of Oxford
- Senior Staff Researcher, National Institute of Materials Physics, Bucharest Romania
- Staff Researcher, Senior Staff Researcher, National Institute of Research and Development for Technical Physics, Iasi, Romania
Current Project
- I.FAST – Innovation Fostering in Accelerator Science and Technology - Task 4.3: Innovative beam windows for high-power accelerator applications ( – )
EU-project hosted outside University of Münster: EC H2020 - Research and innovation actions | Project Number: 101004730
- I.FAST – Innovation Fostering in Accelerator Science and Technology - Task 4.3: Innovative beam windows for high-power accelerator applications ( – )
Latest Publications
Selection
- . ‘Direct formation of nitrogen-vacancy centers in nitrogen doped diamond along the trajectories of swift heavy ions.’ Applied Physics Letters 118 ()084002. doi: 10.1063/5.0036643.
- . ‘TEM analysis of radiation effects in ODS steels induced by swift heavy ions.’ Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 486 (): 1–10. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2020.10.017.
- . ‘First test of graphenic carbon vacuum windows with heavy ions.’ RIKEN Accel. Prog. Rep. 2020 ()134.
Complete List
- . ‘Chemical conversions in lead thin films induced by heavy-ion beams at Coulomb barrier energies.’ Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 1028 (): 166365. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2022.166365. [online first]
- . ‘Dynamic Response of Graphitic Targets with Tantalum Cores Impacted by Pulsed 440-GeV Proton Beams.’ Shock and Vibration 2021 (). doi: 10.1155/2021/8884447. [online first]
- . ‘Dynamic Radiation Effects Induced by Short-Pulsed GeV U-Ion Beams in Graphite and h-BN Targets.’ Shock and Vibration 2021, No. Special Issue:Structural and Wave Propagation Effects in High-Energy Particle Impacts (). doi: 10.1155/2021/8825142. [online first]
- . ‘Direct formation of nitrogen-vacancy centers in nitrogen doped diamond along the trajectories of swift heavy ions.’ Applied Physics Letters 118 ()084002. doi: 10.1063/5.0036643.
- . ‘TEM analysis of radiation effects in ODS steels induced by swift heavy ions.’ Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 486 (): 1–10. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2020.10.017.
- . ‘First test of graphenic carbon vacuum windows with heavy ions.’ RIKEN Accel. Prog. Rep. 2020 ()134.
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