5.02.2009Marek Jeżabek & Pawel Olko1 Review of research activities 2007-2008 Future Plans

5.02.2009 Marek Jeżabek & Pawel Olko 1

Review of research activities 2007-2008

Future Plans


Outline

• Particle Physics and Astrophysics

• Theoretical Physics

• Nuclear Physics & Strong Interactions

• Condensed Matter & Material Science

• Technical Sections

• NCRH –CCB project (protontherapy at IFJ PAN)


Polish Particle Physics Roadmap 2011-2016


Particle Physics and Astrophysics

1. Cosmic Ray Research Pierre Auger Observatory Contribution to the construction of new ”AUGER NORD”.

2. Neutrino and Dark Matter Studies

• T2K at JPARC substantial contribution to the SMRD subdetector, research programme scheduled for many years,

• ICARUS (CNGS2), work on detector’s commissioning and software, length of running not settled (CNGS beam by 2011)

• LAGUNA project (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-1)work on possible localization in Poland, responsibility for WP4



3. HERA H1 and ZEUS experiments continue ongoing analyses until 2010 (with continuous generous DESY support)

4. Belle group ”New Physics” programme in B decays with τ leptons searches for B decays (FCNC) with b=>s (d). contribution to low noise Si detector readout to design of modularized pipeline readout electronics system



5. ATLAS p-p: physics of τ leptons

Pb-Pb: global properties and collective phenomena maintenance of hardware and software built at IFJ extension of ATLAS programme with ”forward”physics (diffraction).

6. LHCbphotons in final statesmaintenance and development of HLT1 and HLT2 trigger and event reconstruction software.”Super LHC” upgrade: readout electronics, software.

7. ILC FCAL first prototype segment (300) ready for DESY test beam in 2010. Full (geant4 style) MC simulation. Design with ”ILC – CLIC universality.”



• RHIC

• PHOBOS - data analyses scheduled until 2010.

- studies of multiparticle correlations, - event-by-event fluctuations of the elliptic flow.

• CERN:- ALICE- ATLAS

• FAIR (GSI) - NUSTAR, - Panda

• SPIRAL2 (GANIL) - PARIS detector

• COSY - Wasa,

Nuclear Physics & Strong Interactions


• RHIC

• PHOBOS

• CERN:- ALICE- ATLAS

• FAIR (GSI) - NUSTAR - Panda,

• SPIRAL2 (GANIL) - PARIS detector

• COSY - Wasa,

Nuclear Physics & Strong Interactions

•Collisions of nuclei at relativistic and ultrarelativistic energies experiments

•Investigation of pp, pA and AA interactions at SPS energies, up to 158 GeV/nucleon from precedent NA49

•Preparation for the data taking at the ALICE experiment at LHC

•Search for quark-gluon plasma and other phenomena at LHC energies

Our technical contribution:•Installation of the mass storage for the Tier2/Tier3 computing at the GRID

•Upgrade of the read-out electronics for the ALICE TPC


a) Detector laboratory for testing scintillator, silicon and diamond detectors;

b) Cluster of LaBr3 detectors compatible with the PARIS design;to be installed later in Krakow

c) Adaptation of the Recoil Filter Detector (RFD) for SPIRAL2;

d) Installation of the new equipment for in-beam experiments on 250 MeV proton cyclotron planned in IFJ PAN.

PARIS detecting system -design and construction


Theoretical Physics

Developing methods and tools for quantitative predictions of the Quantum field theory, Monte Carlo methods for experiments in high energy colliders,

Hydrodynamic models for multiparticle production at low energy scales. Monte Carlo generators for LHC heavy-ion programme

Modelling parton distribution functions in hadrons and photon, saturation effects.

Theory of many-body nuclear systems.

Theoretical studies of astrophysics: nonlinearities and chaos in gravitation, dark matter in spiral galaxies, turbulent magnetic fields in supernovas, 5d gravitation.

Analysing in quantitative way complex systems in biology, finances, climatology and linguistics of natural languages

Theoretical modelling of the effects of short VUV pulses.


Condensed Matter & Material Science

• Local research infrastructure– IONMED, …

• Neutron sources– ILL (Grenoble): coordination of consortium ILLPL– ISIS (RAL)

• Synchrotron radiation– ESRF– HASYLAB / FLASH / XFEL


Technical Sections

• Repair and maintenance of LHC accelerator (2009)

• XFEL (linac DESY) (2009-2012+)

• WX7 (Greifswald) (2009-2012+)

• FAIR (Panda experiment)

• Synchrotron in Kraków

Participation in construction and maintenance of research infrastructure and detectors:


From JET to ITER

Participation in Fusion Projects

Participation in the Association EURATOM-PolandInst. of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion

Development of neutron detection methods,in particular for the D-D and D-T plasma diagnostics- oriented for the ITER programme- diamond detectors for JET and ITER

Collaboration with Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik Greifswald, Germany - stellarator W-7X 16 engineers and technicians at Greifswald

Wendelstein


Nuclear Energy and Safety

• Nuclear technology, enviromental monitoring and dosimetry– Strategic Program for Safe Use of Nuclear Energy in

Poland – Education in collaboration with AGH UST

• Thermonuclear energy– Stelarator WX7 (Greifswald)– ITER (neutron transport and cross section

measurements)


Life & Health Reaserch

• Biomedical research at IFJ PAN:– Van de Graaff accelerator: p microbeam– X-ray microbeam – Isochronous cyclotron AIC-144– NMR Imaging system– Collaboration with JINR Dubna, DKFZ

Heidelberg

Strategic Research Project 2008 – 2011, POLISH ARTIFICIAL HEART

uncoated TPU

TPU + Ti coating formed by IBSD method

TPU + (Ti-DLC) coating formed by IBSD method



Hadron Radiotherapy at IFJ PAN

National Centre for Hadron Radiotherapy (NCRH)– IFJ PAN: AIC-144

protontherapy of eye (2009-2013)

– NCRH – Phase I (IFJ PAN): cycl. 250 MeV (2009+)

– NCRH – Phase II (Warsaw): proton & C12 hadron radiotherapy (2010+)


Consortium National Centre of Hadron Radiotherapy NCRH

Grounded: 12.09.2006

IFJ PAN Kraków – coordinator

Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza

Medical University, Warszawa,

Center of Oncology, Warszawa

Center of Oncology, Krakow

Holycross Center of Oncology, Kielce

Institute of Nuclear Studies (IPJ)

Warsaw Polytechnic

Silesia University

Warsaw University

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NCRH- Phase 1 preliminarily approved

-NCRH- CCB is on the list of the projects funded by EU Structural Funds with 25 M€

- Pre-agreement signed with Ministry of Science in Oct. 2007

-The localisation decision for locaction of the new facility obtained in May 2008

- Final project submitted 30.01.2009

- Facility ready 2013


Outline of the NCRH- Phase 1facility with the gantry


Cyclotrons considered

IBA -235 MeV cyclotron

Accel -250 MeV superconducting cyclotron, power 450 kW


Cyclotron 225-250 MeV

Energy selector

Outline of the NCRH- Phase 1 facility

Radiobiology lab

Eye therapy room

Experimental room


Cyclotron 225-250 MeV

Energy selector

Experimental room

Gantry

Patient preparation

Radiobiology lab

Eye therapy room

Outline of the NCRH- Phase 1facility with the gantry


Scientific programme of NCRH

1. Radiobiology

2. Nuclear physics

3.Clinical research

4. Dosimetry



1. Radiobiology

2. Nuclear physics

3.Clinical research

4. Dosimetry

RBE issues:

1) Is the RBE for scanning beam equal to RBE for scattered beam?

2) Is for scanning beam the bystander effect observed?

3) Is the RBE higher at the end of Spread Out Bragg peak?

4) Is the clinical RBE for protons = 1.1 suitable for all type of cancers? Scanning beam?

5) Probability of secondary cancer

6) Are the new radiobiological models needed?

Groups involved1. A. Gasinska, D. Słonina Centre of Oncology, Kraków2. A. Cebulska –Wasilewska, IFJ Kraków3. M.P.R. Waligórski - modeling



1. Radiobiology

2. Nuclear physics

3.Clinical research

4. Dosimetry

(A,Z) distributions of fission products – structure of the exotic nuclei

Method: discrete -spectroscopy of proton induced (60 – 250 MeV) fission products

Goal: a) Production and determination of the structure of the exotic nucleib) Determination of the of the isotopic distribution of the fission products (transmutation of nuclear waste)



1. Radiobiology

2. Nuclear physics

3.Clinical research

4. Dosimetry

University Children Hospital, Kraków

Studies in pediatric oncology - cancers of brain and the Central Nervous System-head and neck

Centre of Oncology Kraków-Proton boost

Clinic of Ophtalmology Krakow-Ocular melanoma outside the eye globe



1. Radiobiology

2. Nuclear physics

3.Clinical research

4. Dosimetry

Calibration of cosmic –ray detectors forspace dosimetry

Phantom with TLDs from IFJ99% of ions in cosmic-rays are protons


Summary

1. The project National Centre for Hadron Radiotherapy Phase 1 was for final approval

2. 230-250 MeV cyclotron will be purchased, new cyclotron bunker and experimental hall will be constructed, eye treatment room will be moved

3. The application for gantry (rotating arm) was submitted

4. The scientific program of the new facility takes into account radiobiology, nuclear physics, clinical research and dosimetry


Summary and Conclusions

IFJ groups will contribute to major world experiments in particle physics, astrophysics and nuclear physics.

New 250 MeV cyclotron (planned start 2013) will be used for experimental activities (nuclear physics, radiobiology) and radiotherapy of eye melanoma. Gantry will allow for treating pediatric patients.

Biomedical research based on local infrastructure: eye protontherapy, VdG single proton irradiations, MRI, artificial heart

Priorities for safely use of nuclear energy and for fusion projects (ITER, Greifswald)

Income from accredited labs and export of engineers and technicians

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5.02.2009Marek Jeżabek & Pawel Olko1 Review of research activities 2007-2008 Future Plans