Workshop


on


Nuclear Analytical Methods and Applications


"NAMA 2010"

Bucharest, Romania, November 3-4, 2010


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

17:00 – 19:00 Registration: Hotel IBIS - Palatul Parlamentului, Strada Izvor, Nr. 82-84
20:00 Welcome party: Hotel IBIS

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

6:30 – 7:30 Breakfast: Hotel IBIS
Morning session
8:30 - 9:00 Registration: Faculty of Physics - Magurele, Atomistilor 405
9:00 - 9:30 Alexandru Jipa, Cristina Oprea, Alexandru Mihul - Opening of the Workshop
Methodological aspects:
Chairpersons: Tatiana Angelescu, Georg Steinhauser
9:30 - 10:00 Georg Steinhauser (Vienna University of Technology) - "Neutron Absorption Activation Analysis"
10:00 - 10:30 Angela Vasilescu (NIPNE-HH) - "Analytical techniques in the NIPNE Applied Nuclear Physics Department: developments, current and future applications"
10:30 - 11:00 Octavian Sima (University of Bucharest) - "Progress in modeling detection efficiency in gamma ray spectrometry"
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:00 Rares Suvaila (University of Bucharest) - "Paleodose evaluation using gamma ray spectra analysis"
12:00 - 12:30 Elena Stancu (University of Bucharest) - "On homogeneity of volume sources in gamma ray spectrometry"
12:30 - 13:00 Oleg D. Maslov (FLNR, JINR) - "New advances in photon activation analysis methodology"
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch (Faculty of Physics pub, by TravelBiz Agency)
Afternoon session
Material sciences:
Chairpersons: Melissa Anne Denecke, Johannes Sterba
14:30 - 15:00 Johanes Sterba (Vienna University of Technology) - "NAA in experimental Archaeology"
15:00 - 15:30 Melissa Anne Denecke (INE - FZK Karlsruhe) - "Application of X-ray spectroscopy methods at ANKA to issues concerning nuclear waste disposal"
15:30 - 16:00 Atanas I. Velichkov (DLNP, JINR) - "TDPAC method in condensed matter science"
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00 Zhaohui Song (FLNP, JINR) - "Analyzing the linear responses of inorganic crystals exposed to high dose rate by Lissajous figures"
17:00 - 17:30 Dmitri Filossofov (DLNP, JINR) - "The PAC studies of water solutions physicochemical organization at temperature below 0C"
17:30 - 18:30 Scientific committee meeting
19:00 Gala dinner: Restaurant "Caru' cu bere"

Thursday, November 4, 2010

6:30 – 7:30 Breakfast: Hotel IBIS
Morning session
Applications in agriculture, medicine and pollution problems:
Chairpersons: Song Zhaohui, Constantin Cosma
8:30 - 9:00 Constantin Cosma (University in Oradea) - "Natural radioactivity - Implications in life and earth sciences"
9:00 - 9:30 Cristiana Oprea (FLNP, JINR) - "Activation analysis methods applied for traceability of pollution trends. Biomonitoring approach"
9:30 - 10:00 Marina V. Gustova (FLNR, JINR) - "Researches of microelemental contents of tomatoes resistant to `root-knot' nematodes by X-Ray fluorescence analysis"
10:00 - 10:30 Ioan Alexandru Oprea (FLNP, JINR) - "PCA based neural network used in interpretation of data sets obtained in multielemental analytical measurements"
10:30 - 11:00 Carmen Varlaam (ICSI, Ramnicu Valcea) - "Low level tritium measurements in environmental water samples by liquid scintillation counting"
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
Poster session:
11:30 - 12:00 Anatoly G. Belov (FLNR, JINR) - Microtron MT-25
Cristiana Oprea (FLNP, JINR) - Microanalysis investigations of human teeth
Pavel V. Sedyshev (FLNR, JINR) - On the possibility of use of the neutron spectroscopy methods for elemental/isotopic analysis at IREN
Oleg D. Maslov (FLNR, JINR) - New advances in photon activation analysis methodology
Ioan Stefanescu, Marian Curuia (ICSI RO) - Vacuum technology by ICSI employed at the reactor IBR-2
Mirela Niculescu (Craiova University) - XRF of medicinal herbs of Bucegi Mountains
Alecsandru Chirosca (Dept of Nuclear Physics, UB) - Radiological Protection Research Center
Mariana Nicolescu (Valahia University) - Neural network modeling of elemental content in human biosubstrata
Constantin Cosma (Babes-Bolyai University) - Estimation of environmental radionuclide concentration in soils, a comparison of high resolution gamma spectrometry, alpha spectrometry and instrumental neutron activation methods
Sanda Filip (University in Oradea) - Monitoring of atmospheric pollution in Transylvania regions. Public health and risk factors
Silvia Coroian (IOCN Cluj-Napoca) - Elemental content of herbal tea used in treatment of several diseases
12:00 - 12:30 Round table
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch (Faculty of Physics pub, by TravelBiz Agency)
Afternoon session
Material sciences:
Chairpersons: Melissa Anne Denecke, Johannes Sterba
14:30 - 15:00 Johanes Sterba (Vienna University of Technology) - "NAA in experimental Archaeology"
15:00 - 15:30 Melissa Anne Denecke (INE - FZK Karlsruhe) - "Application of X-ray spectroscopy methods at ANKA to issues concerning nuclear waste disposal"
15:30 - 16:00 Atanas I. Velichkov (DLNP, JINR) - "TDPAC method in condensed matter science"
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00 Zhaohui Song (FLNP, JINR) - "Analyzing the linear responses of inorganic crystals exposed to high dose rate by Lissajous figures"
17:00 - 17:30 Dmitri Filossofov (DLNP, JINR) - "The PAC studies of water solutions physicochemical organization at temperature below 0C"
17:30 - 18:30 Scientific committee meeting
19:00 Gala dinner: Restaurant "Caru' cu bere"

13:30 – 17:30 Excursion (Bucharest tour by bus and visit of Village Museum by TravelBiz Agency)
17:30 Closing of the Workshop