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1956: Firstelectroniccomputer(CIFA-1) designedatIFA 1957: VVR-Sresearchreactor andU-120cyclotron(SU) 1962: Firstlaser(He-Ne)putintooperationatIFA 1974: MPTandemAcceleratorfromHVEC(USA) RadioisotopeProductionCenter(UK&RO) NuclearWasteProcessingCenter(UK&RO) 1985: NationalRadioactiveWasteRepository(RO) 2000: MultipurposeIrradiationFacility(A&HU&RO) 2001: ECCentreofExcellenceIDRANAP 2002: FirstGRIDapplicationinRomania

Brief History

1949:InstituteofPhysicsoftheRomanianAcademy 1956:InstituteofAtomicPhysics(IFA) 1977:CentralInstituteofPhysics(ICEFIZ) IFIN(nuclear), IFTAR(radiationequipment), IFTM(materials), CFPS(earth), IGSS(space). 1990:ICEFIZbecameIFA 1996:IFIN-HH

Horia Hulubei(1896-1972)

Founder and First Director of the Institute

Contribution to the study of quantum diffusion of X-rays (Ph.D. Thesis, Paris, 1933).

Supervisor:JeanPerrin(NobelPrize).Chairman:MarieCurie(NobelPrize).

IFIN-HHHoria Hulubei National Institute

of Physics and Nuclear Engineering

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Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering

IFIN-HH

1949.TheInstituteofPhysicsoftheRomanianAcademywasestablished–whichbecametheInstituteofAtomicPhysics(IFA)in1956–thefirstinstituteofscientificresearchinRomania,whosefounderanddirectorwasProfessorHoriaHulubei.

Itwasthebeginningofhistory.Ahistorythatwastoestablishabrand,theMagureleNationalPhysicsCampus,stillinexistenceandhighlyrespectedtoday.Likewise,thenameofthefounderoftheRomanianschool of physics continues to be present on the frontispiece of the largest research institute in thecountry: The Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering. An institutestandingattheforefrontoftheRomanianscience,bothintermsofresearchinfrastructuresandresearchpersonnel,providingover10%ofthenationalscientificoutput.

FollowingthetraditioninitiatedbyProfessorHoriaHulubei, IFIN-HHaddressesaspectrumofresearchanddevelopmentactivities infundamentalandappliedresearchareas includingNuclearPhysicsandAstrophysics, Particle Physics, Atomic Physics, Life and Environmental Physics, Theoretical Physics,NuclearTechniques,andAdvancedCommunicationSystems.Featuringavarietyofnation-wide-scopedfacilities among which we can mention the Tandem Van de Graff Accelerator, the U120 Cyclotron,theMultipurpose IrradiationFacilityCentre, theRadioactiveWasteTreatmentPlant, the institute isanimportantpartoftheRomanianresearchinfrastructure.

While focusing itsmissiononadvanced investigations inAtomicandSub-atomicPhysics, IFIN isalsocommitted towidening thepositive impactof theNuclearon industry,otherbusinessareas,aswellasonthesocietyatlarge,viaadiversifiedofferofuniqueprofessionalservices.VariousapplicationsofNuclearPhysicsandspin-offsofbasicnuclearresearchenabletheinstitutenotonlytoplaytheroleofanactivepromoterofdomesticprogressandmodernity,butalsotobringasignificantcontributiontothepublicacceptanceoftheNuclear.Intunewiththemainstreamtopicalresearch,IFIN-HHisassertingitselfasavalidinterlocutorandpartner,intherealmoftheEuro-Atlanticscienceandtechnologyendeavour.Ahighlyprofessionalqualityandprovenlevelofperformanceatbothindividualandwork-teamlevelmakeIFIN-HHfullycompliantwiththepolitical,scientific,andmanagerialrequirementsprevailingintheEuropeanspace.

Toturnitsstrengthtothebestaccount,theinstituteconcentratesitsresourcesonalongtwodirections:(a)tosteadilydevelopasoundin-housecapabilitytogetandstayintheforefrontofthecurrentnuclearscienceandtechnology;and(ii)tosubstantivelyparticipateintheEuropeancollaborativeendeavourscentredonLargeScaleFacilitiessuchasGSI-Darmstadt(Germany),GANIL-Caen(France),CERN(Geneva),JINR(Dubna).Thisisbelievedtobeacommon-senseandmitigativestrategymeanttoharmonizelimiteddomesticresourceswiththetallordersofthecontemporary,top-levelnuclearphysicsresearch,andtheimperativeneedforContinentalco-operationandintegration.Ontheselines,overthepastthreeyearsIFIN-HHhassuccessfullyparticipatedinmorethan200nationalprojectsandin20internationalprojectsoftheEuropeanCommission’sFrameworkProgrammes6and7.

IFIN-HH will continue to develop its infrastructure, manpower, and expertise. Bringing bright youngpeopleat the frontiersofScienceandblending theirenthusiasmwith theexperienceandeducatedtenacityoftheelders isbelievedtomakeasurerecipetoguaranteealong-termsustainabilityofouractivities.

Professor Nicolae Victor Zamfir,Director GeneralCorresponding Member of the Romanian Academy

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Basic & Applied Research• Theoretical Physics: nuclei,fields&particles,

condensedmatter,nonlinearphenomena,mathematical&computationalphysics;

• Nuclear Physics: structure&reactionmechanisms,hadronicmatter,ionbeamanalysis,neutrondiffraction,nuclear&atomicdata,nuclearastrophysics,advanceddetectionsystems;

• Particle Physics: calorimetry,MonteCarlosimulations,objectorientedsoftware,statisticaldataanalysis,phenomenology;

• Life & Environmental Physics: low-doseradiobiology,nuclearrisk,geophysicalmigration,controlofsoilerosion,dosimetryandradiationmetrology.

Production & Services: Radioisotopes&Radiopharmaceuticals TechnologicalIrradiations RadioactiveWasteTreatment&Storage DecommissioningofNuclearInstallations

Other Activities: Nuclear&VacuumEngineering Informatics&Communications TraininginNuclearActivities

Large Scale Facilities• FN-15TandemVandeGraaffAccelerator;• RadioisotopeProductionCenter• NuclearWasteProcessingCenter• NationalRadioactiveWasteRepository• IRASM-MultipurposeIrradiationFacility• U120Cyclotron• VVRSReactor-under decommissioning

IFIN-HHHoria Hulubei National Institute


Department of Theoretical Physics (DFT)http://www.nipne.ro/research/departments/dft.php

Department of Nuclear Physics (DFN)http://tandem.nipne.ro/

Department of Elementary Particles and Information Technologies (DPETI)http://www.nipne.ro/research/departments/dfpe.php

Hadron Physics Department (DFH)http://www.nipne.ro/research/departments/dfh.php

Department of Life and Environmental Physics (DFVM)http://www.nipne.ro/research/departments/dfvm.php

Department of Radioisotopes and Radiation Metrology (DRMR)http://www.nipne.ro/research/departments/cpr.php

Department of Applied Nuclear Physics (DFNA)http://www.nipne.ro/research/departments/dfna.php

IRASM – Radiation Processing Centrehttp://www.nipne.ro/research/departments/irasm.php

Centre for Reactor Decommisioning and Radioactive Waste Management• Department of Reactor Decommissioning (DDR)

http://www.nipne.ro/facilities/facilities/reactor.php• Radioactive Waste Management Department (DMDR)

http://www.nipne.ro/facilities/facilities/stdr.php

Sub-Department of Library, Dissemination, Public Relations, Technological Transfer and Marketing (CBDRPTTM)http://www.nipne.ro/community/library/

Nuclear Training Centre (CPSDN)http://www.nipne.ro/research/departments/cpsdn.php

(see pag. 6–18)

Staff 352 R&D 111 Aluxiliary 689 Total 167 PhD 60 PhD Students 25 PhD Advisors 77 Members, Editorial Boards, ISI Journals

Publications 2008Papers published in ISI Journals 304 non ISI Journals 49 Books 26 Comunications at International Conferences 444

Scientific meetings organized in 2008 10 International 8 National

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IFIN-HH

Certified Laboratories within the IFIN-HH Departments

Ionizing Radiation Calibration Laboratory (LERI/DRMR,[email protected])[calibration,dosimeter/radiometricinstruments;RENARaccreditation,CNCANdesignation]

Ionizing Radiation Testing Laboratory (LIRI/DRMR,[email protected])[tests,instrument,radioactivesources(equipment),materials;RENAR,CNCAN]

Laboratory for Testing and Certification of Compliance for Radiopharmaceuticals, Radiochemicals and Radioactive Sources(CPRLAB/DRMR,[email protected])[analysisradionuclidic/radiochemical,radioisotopes,sealedsourcesofradiation,radiopharmaceuticals]

Radionuclide Metrology Laboratory(LMRE-LMRI/DRMR,[email protected])[radionuclidestandards,calibration,testing-calibration,radionuclidemeasurements]

Laboratory for Elemental and Structural Analysis of Nanostructured Materials using Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) (RBSL/DFNA,[email protected])[RutherfordBackScattering,thinlayers,depthprofiling,interfacemixing]

‘ACTIVA-N’ Materials Testing Laboratory (ACTIVA-N/DFNA,[email protected])[activityevaluation,elementalanalysis,gamma-rayspectrometry,neutronactivation,OES,XRF]

Laboratory for Biocompatibility Evaluation of Medical Materials and Devices (BIOEVAL/DFVM,[email protected])[biocompatibility,medicaldevices,cytotoxicitytests,allergenicitytest]

Environmental and Personnel Dosimetry Laboratory (LDPM/DFVM,[email protected])[radioactivity,monitoring,dosimetry,environment,personnel]

Laboratory for α, β, γ Spectrometry and Radon Measurements (SALMROM/DFVM,[email protected])[alpha,beta,gamma,radon,spectrometry,globalmeasurements]

Whole Body Monitoring Laboratory(USCIR/DFVM,[email protected])[wholebodycounter,internalradioactivecontaminationmonitoring,internaldosimetry]

Low Background Gamma-Ray Spectrometry Laboratory (GAMASPEC/DFN,[email protected])[gamma-rayspectrometry,radionuclideanalysis,environmentalradioactivity,NAA]

Spectroscopy Analysis Laboratory (LAS/DMDR,[email protected])[spectrometryanalysis,radioactivesourceexamination,gamma-rayspectrometry]

Microbiology Laboratory (LM/IRASM,[email protected])[microbiologicaltests,validationofirradiationsterilization;RENAR,ANMauthorization]

Detection of Irradiated Foods Laboratory(LDAI/IRASM,[email protected])[detection,irradiatedfoodstuff,10ISOstandards]

Physical and Chemical Testing Laboratory(LFC/IRASM,[email protected])[color,mechanicaltests,GC-MS,TG,DSC,DTA,FT-IR,FT-Raman,EPR,TL,OSL]

(see from pag. 19)

International Collaborations

Withinternationalinstitutions:

Withuniversitiesandresearchcenters

fromabroad:

Memberof:

Participationinlargescaleinternationalexperiments:

andprojects:

•EU (Brussels, Belgium)• IAEA (Vienna, Austria)• ICTP (Trieste, Italy)• JRC (Ispra, Italy)• INFN (Italy)•GSI (Darmstadt, Germany)• IN2P3 (Paris, France)•GANIL (Caen, France)

•Europe - 50•USA & Canada - 11•Asia - 3

• JINR (Dubna, Russia)•FAIR (Darmstadt, Germany)•CERN (Geneva, Switzerland)

ATLAS, ALICE, LHC-b, DIRAC, FOPI, LCG, GASP, KASCADE, SPIRAL2

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Directions of scientific activity

A. Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics • Synthesisanddecayofsuper-heavyelements,

studyofnuclearstructurebyparticleemissionprocesses,clustersandfission,exoticnucleifarfromthelineofstability;

• Anharmonicandmultiphononicstatesinatomicnuclei,heavyionnuclearpotential;

• Microscopicandphenomenologicalmodelsofnuclearstructure,phasetransitionsinfinitesystems,contractionsofLiegroupsandsymmetriescorrespondingtothecriticalpointofphasetransition,doublebetadecay,statisticalaspectsofnuclearmultifragmentation,specialaspectsofclassicalandquantumchaosinnuclearsystems;

• Nuclearandsubnuclearmatter(phasetransitions,physicsofneutronstars);

• Dynamicsofnuclearreactionsatlow,intermediateandrelativisticenergies(fusion,nuclearmultifragmentation,stellarsynthesis,transitiontoquark-gluonplasma).

CONTACTDr. Aurelian ISARPhone:(+4)0214046254Fax:(+4)0214575332Email:[email protected]

Department of Theoretical Physics (DFT)

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B. Elementary Particle Physics and Field Theory

• Symmetriesandconservationlawsoncurvedspaces,quantumeffectsingravitationalinteractionandmathematicalmodelinginastrophysicsandcosmology;

• Electroweakandstronginteractionswithinthestandardmodelandeffectivetheories;

• Highenergyphysics;• Exploringphysicsbeyondthestandardmodel,

investigationofgeneralizedfieldtheories(noncommutativetheories,stringsetc).

C. Atomic Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Photonics

• Condensedmattertheory,matteraggregation,phasetransitions,statisticalphysicsandphysicsofcomplexphenomena:quantumstatistics,nanophysics,nanostructures,energyandparticleflows,hightemperaturesuperconductivity,physicalsystemsonfinitelattices;

• Nonlinearphenomena:spatiotemporalopticalsolitonsindissipativesystems,inelasticcollisions.

D. Mathematical Physics and Physics of Quantum Information

• Advancedcomputationalmethodsinnonlinearphotonics,Bose-Einsteincondensateinquantumandnuclearprocesses(numericalmethodsandhighperformancesoftware,includingbyparallelanddistributedGridcomputingonmulticoresystems)

• Dissipativephenomenainopensystems,roleofquantumdecoherenceinquantuminformationprocessingandtransmission,quantumentanglement,Gaussianquantumchannels;

• Mathematicalphysicsstudiesrelatedtothestandardmodelofelementaryparticleinteractions(includinggravity);newextensionsofthecausalapproachinperturbativequantumfieldtheory,coherentstatetypegrouprepresentations:studyoftherelationshipbetweenJacobigroupandsqueezedstates;

• StudyofnonlineargeometricequationsofRicciflowtypeonmanifoldsandsupermanifolds,multisolitonsolutionsforsupersymmetricintegrablesystems,algebraicgeometrymethodsforstudyingintegrabilityofdiscreteequations;studyofnonlineardynamicsfordustyplasma.

Organized by:• Romanian Academy• University of Bucharest• Horia Hulubei National Institute

of Physics and Nuclear Engineering• Institute of Atomic Physics • Academy of Romanian Scientists• Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics

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Şerban Ţiţeica (1908-1985)

Uber die Widerstand-sänderung von Metallen

im Magnetfeld(Ph.D. Thesis, Leipzig, 1934).

Supervisor: Werner Heisenberg

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FirstScientificDirectoroftheInstituteandFounder

oftheRomanianSchoolofTheoreticalPhysics

ThescientificactivityoftheDepartmentofNuclearPhysics(DFN)ismostlyexperimental,beingfocusedonbasicresearchinnuclearandatomicphysics.Thehighlevelofknow-howandtheadvancedequip-mentofthisdepartmentallowavarietyofnuclearphysics studies, applications and multidisciplinaryresearch. These studies are conducted using theaccelerated beams obtained at the 9 MV TandemVandeGraaffacceleratorandatthemostimportantEuropeannuclearfacilities(GSI–Germany,ISOLDE/CERN – Switzerland, GANIL – France, LNL/INFN –Italy).

The main research directions are: •studiesofnuclearstructureandinteractionsbe-

tweennuclei;•atomic physics studies using accelerated ion

beams;•measurementandevaluationofnucleardatafor

the design of future nuclear energy productionsystems;

•studyofcosmicrays;•multidisciplinaryresearchandapplicationsofion

beamsforthecharacterizationandmodificationofmaterials,performedincollaborationwithre-searchers from other fields: solid state physics,environmentalstudies,medicine,archeology,etc.Suchstudiesbenefit fromthespecial sensitivityoftheanalysismethodsthatarepossibleonlyataTandemaccelerator,suchas:- PIXE (Proton-InducedX-rayEmission)- PIGE (Proton-InducedGamma-rayEmission)- CPAA (ChargedParticleActivationAnalysis)- RBS (RutherfordBackscattering)andRBS-chan-

neling- NRA(NuclearReactionAnalysis)- ERDA(ElasticRecoilDetectionAnalysis)- AMS(AcceleratorMassSpectroscopy)

CONTACTDr. Nicolae MĂRGINEANPhone:(+4)0214042329Fax:(+4)0214574111Email:[email protected]

Department of Nuclear Physics (DFN)

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Characteristics of the Tandem electrostatic ac-celerator, a unique installation in the South-eastern Europe: •Terminalvoltage:between1.5and9MV(Pellet-

ronchargingsystem)•Typeofaccelerated ions:28speciesaccelerated

until now, from proton to gold, depending onuserdemands

•Beam energy: tens of MeV, depending on ionchargestate

•Energyresolution:10-4–10-5•Timestructureofbeam:1nspulsesuptoacon-

tinuousbeam•Beamintensity:uptoamaximumofafewμA,de-

pendingonthetypeofacceleratedion•Numberofexperimentalrooms(lines):2(7)•Cleanvacuumsystembasedonturbopumps in

therangeof10-7mbar•Earthquakeprotectionsystem

The experimental equipment in the DepartmentofNuclearPhysics isactual,comparable to that inadvancednuclearphysicslaboratoriesfromEurope.For gamma radiation detection, there are over 20high-purityGedetectorswhichcanbearrangedindifferentexperimentalconfigurations,and8LaBr

3:Ce

detectorswithfastresponseoftenthsofnanosec-onds.Thesedetectorsarebeingusedforgamma-rayspectroscopyexperimentsbothatourTANDEMacceleratorandatCERN/ISOLDEorotherEuropeanfacilities. Detectors of various types and sizes forthedetectionofchargedparticlesandheavyions,whichcanbeusedindependentlyorincorrelationwithgammaorneutrondetectorsarealsoavailableinDFN.Amodularsystemwith80elements(plasticscintillators)forneutrondetectionwasalsobuiltinthedepartmentandiscurrentlyusedtostudycor-relationsbetweenneutronsemittedduringnuclearfission.TheelectromagneticcalorimeterWILLI,alsobuiltandpresentlyoperatedinDFN,isusedforthedetectionofatmosphericmuons.

The Department of Elementary Particles andInformationTechnologies(DPETI)developsawiderangeof interdisciplinarystudieson internalstruc-tureofmatteraswellasbasicresearchinelemen-taryparticlephysicswhichcombinesphenomeno-logicalstudies,advancedtechnologies forparticledetection and Grid technology-based distributedcomputingsystems.

The ATLAS Experiment @ LHC-CERNATLASexperimentaimstofullyexploitthepotentialfornewdiscoveriesoftheLHCaccelerator.ThemaingoalsofthescientificprogrammeoftheATLAScol-laboration cover high accuracy measurements oftheStandardModel(SM)parametersandsearchfornew phenomena. Moreover, the nucleus-nucleuscollisions will offer a unique opportunity to studythe properties of matter under extreme energydensity conditions and the possible transition ofhadronmattertotheso-calledquark-gluonplasma.Recent results • monitoringandtestingfunctionalityoftheTile-

CalCalorimeter• phenomenological studies on accurate predic-

tionsoftheStandardModel,• studyofthediscoveringpotentialfornewphysi-

cal phenomena predicted by the theoreticalmodelsthatextendtheStandardModel

• improvement in scalabilityperformanceof soft-wareinfrastructurefortheacquisitionsystem

• Recentpublications:StudyoftheresponseoftheATLAScentralcalorimetertoPIONSATofenergiesfrom3to9GeV,Nucl.Tools.Meth.A607:372-386,2009;TestbeamstudiesofproductionmodulesoftheATLAStilecalorimeter,Nucl.Tools.Meth.A606:362-394,2009,ExpectedPerformanceoftheAT-LAS Experiment - Detector, Trigger and Physics,arXiv: 0901.0512, The ATLAS Experiment at theCERNLargeHadronCollider,JINST3:S08003,2008

The H1 Experiment @ HERA -DESY TheHERAexperimentalsetupistheonlyelectron-protoncollider in theworld, locatedatDeutschesElektronenSynchrotron(DESY),Hamburg,andH1isoneofthetwocomplexexperimentsthatcollecteddataduring1992-2007.Recent results• AGeneralSearchforNewPhenomenaatHERA,

Phys.Lett.B674:257-268,2009(Editors:M.RotaruandE.Sauvan)

• SearchforExcitedQuarksinepcollisionsatHERA,Phys.Lett.B678:335-343,2009(editors:G.StoicaandE.Sauvan)

• Publications:http://www-h1.desy.de/publica-tions/H1_sci_results.shtml

CONTACTDr. Călin ALEXAPhone:(+4)0214046262Fax:(+4)0214574856Email:[email protected]

Department of Elementary Particles and Information Technologies (DPETI)

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The SIDDHARTA Experiment @ DAΦNE SIDDHARTA(SiliconDriftDetectorsforHadronAtomResearchbyTimingApplication)continuesthesci-entific direction and technological developmentsachievedby theDEARexperiment (DAΦNEExoticAtomResearch)attheFrascatiNationalLaboratory(Italy).TheSIDDHARTAisdevotedtomeasuringtheKαlineshift–duetostronginteraction–inkaonichydrogenandkaonicdeuterium,usingSiliconDriftDetectors(SDD)withanaccuracyof1eV.Recent results: Kaonhelium-4X-raymeasurement inSIDDHARTA.Phys.Lett.B681(2009)310.

The PANDA Experiment @ FAIR TheexperimentPANDAaimsattestingthepossibil-ityofreplacingthePMTsdesignedtobeusedinthestructureofthetimeofflight(TOF)system-usedto identify the pions, kaons and protons emittedforwards-withSiPMdetectors.Becauseatempo-raryresolutionofabout50psisbeingrequiredforseparating particles emitted forward and a partof theTOFsystemis installed insideadipolewithB=0.8T,itisdesiredtestingofseveraltypesofSiPMalongwiththedevelopmentofanultra-fastreadingelectronics.Recent results: Implementationofeventgeneratorstosimulatetheanti-protoncollisionswithprotonsandnucleiinthePANDAexperiment.

ILC (International Linear Collider) isthenextparticleacceleratorafterLHC.The ILCwill acceler-atee+ande–withhighluminosity,uptoacentre-of-mass energy of 500 GeV in the initial phase,expected to increase afterwards to 1 TeV. IFIN-HHGroupparticipatesinFCAL(veryforwardregionoftheILC),partoftheILDdetector(InternationalLargeDetector)whoseLetterofIntenthasbeenrecentlyapprovedbytheinternationalexperts.Recent results: Expected electromagnetic and neutron doses fortheBeamCalatOLD,High-PerformanceComputingSystemforHighEnergyPhysics,acceptedforpubli-cationinRomanianJournalofPhysics.

ThemissionoftheInformationTechnologyGroup(GTI)inDPETIistomanage,developandmaintaincomputing and communications infrastructure ofIFIN-HHbyprovidingreliabletechnicalsupportfornational and international scientific collaborations.The GTI strategy is to implement top-level infor-mation technologies and to provide high qualityservicesinordertosupportresearchintoadvancedfields of physics. The activity of the other depart-ments largelydependsontheelectroniccommu-nication means managed by GTI. In this respect,overthelastyears,theprioritydirectionsforappliedresearchandtechnologicaldevelopmenthave fo-cusedonhighspeeddatanetworks,Gridtechnolo-gyandhighperformancecomputingformodelingandsimulationofcomplexphysicalsystems.

Grid Technologies •GTIcoordinatestheactivityoftheRomanianTier-

2Federation(RO-LCG),theentitythatrepresentsRomania in the LCG Worldwide collaboration(WLCG) initiated by CERN and groups fiveresearch institutes participating in the LHCComputing Grid (LCG). The Romanian Tier-2Federation(RO-LCG)contributestoprovidingthedatastorageandanalysisinfrastructurerequiredfor the ALICE, ATLAS and LHCb experiments atthe LHC accelerator. Therefore, the Grid CentreofGTImakesavailabletoWLCG950logicalCPU(core)and150terabytesfordataprocessingandstorage.

• Implementation of national computing Grid inphysicsandengineering.

• Web-based solutions for data Grids, Globustechnology.

• InvestigationintosecuringGridcommunicationsbyquantummethodsofinformationencryption.

Recent results: TheQUANTGRIDProject–QuantumSecurityinGridComputingApplications,RJP54,441(2009).

CONTACTDr. Mihnea DULEAPhone:(+4)0214046262Fax:(+4)0214574856Email:[email protected]

Information Technology Group (DPETI)

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High Performance Computing GTI has developed the infrastructure for parallelanddistributedcomputingintheinstitute,buildingandoptimizingserverclustersbasedonEthernet/Myrinet/Infinibandtechnology,andconductedMPIperformancetestsonthesesystems,incooperationwithLIT-JINRDubna.Recent results: • IBM BladeCenter cluster, 4 TFLOPS (Infiniband)

biocomputingcluster,2.7TFLOPS(Myrinet)• Performance assessment of the SIMFAP parallel

clusteratIFIN-HHBucharest,RJP53,No.5-6,2008

Modeling seismic process in Vrancea areaGTI has developed an advanced computingalgorithmformodelingseismicprocessinVranceaarea. This algorithm enables the investigation ofcomplexandquantitativepropertiesofseismogenicsystem and its evolution on seismic cycle scaleby advanced computing techniques, using Gridservices.Thealgorithmmodelsapercolativeprocesswithconstraintsthatgivesthepossibilitytosimulatethe earthquake-generating phenomenon startingfromthehistoryofgeophysicalobservationsintheregion.ThestudyiscarriedoutincooperationwiththeSeismologicalLaboratory,Reno,USA.Recent results: Earthquake simulation algorithmandcyclecharacteristicsinVrancea(Romania)area,Seismological Research Letters Volume 79, No. 2,292(2008).

Study of protein structure by molecular dynamics simulations GTI is currently investigating, in cooperation withthe Department of Physiology and Biophysics atthe University of California-Irvin, the mechanismof proton-transfer under the influence of lightinto retinal proteins. The numerical study of theinhibitionofprotonpumpmechanismintosensoryrhodopsin II (SR II) is conducted using GTI’s ownadvanced computing, with the simulation andanalysis programs CHARMM, VMD and NAMD -whosescalabilitywaspreviouslytestedinordertooptimize the number of processors and decreasethesimulationtime.Recent results: Dynamics of Water Molecules inBacteriorhodopsinMutants,BiophysicalJournal,96(3),40a(2009).

Hadron Physics Department (HPD) was founded in2007, based on the existing structure of the NIHAM(Nuclear InteractionsandHAdronicMater)CentreofExcellenceofNuclearPhysicsDepartment.Thegrouphasalongtraditionintacklingsomeofthegreatchal-lengesrelatedtonuclearstructureanddynamics,nu-clearinteractions,hadronmatter.

HPD Research Topics

• Microscopic description of nuclear properties at low energies:

-exoticstructureanddynamics,issuesofnuclearas-trophysics,testsoffundamental interactions,sym-metriesandexoticphenomenaexpectednearthedriplines.

- systematicconstructionofeffectivenuclearforceslinked to realistic interactions, tailored to be usedwith our state-of-the-art variational approaches(VAMPIR).

Collaborations: NUSTAR (HISPEC-DESPEC), DFG, ISO-LDE,ENSAN-JRA10(NuThEN),N-NA07(RIBTHENET).• Dynamics of Nuclear Collisions at Low, Inter-

mediate and Relativistic EnergiesOvertheyears,theresearchgroupsinHPDhavebeeninvolved in several international collaborations withcontributions recognized by the international com-munity:- DRACULA(DeviceforReactionAnalysisbasedon

a Complex and Unsurpassed on-Line Acquisitionsystem)experimentwasdesignedandbuiltbyDFHmembers. It was successfully operated between1991 and 1998 for systematic study of dissipativeprocessesinlightheavyionreactions.

- CHIMERA(ChargedHeavyIonMassandEnergyRe-solvingArray)experimentaldeviceinstalledatLNS–Catania.SomeofthePhysicstopicsaddressedbyDFHmembersare: isospindependenceinthedy-namical formation and evolution of the “neck” inperipheral collisions, cluster production in centralcollisions, dynamical fission and the influence ofnuclearmatterviscosityonthetimescale.

- The 4π - FOPIexperimentfromSIS18-GSIDarm-stadt,designedandbuiltwithsignificantcontribu-tionofDFHmembers,usedtostudytheproprietiesofbaryonmatteratdensitiesof2-3ρ

0andtempera-

turesofabout50-80MeV.ThePhysicstopicsunder-takenbyHPDmembersinclude:multidimensionalanalysisof the transitionenergy,azimuthally sym-metric flow in highly central collisions, azimuthaldependenceofcollectiveexpansionforsymmetricheavyioncollisions,isospineffectsandequationofstate of baryon matter. One should mention thatthe third phase of FOPI upgrade was based on anew type of architecture for RPC detector, pro-posedanddevelopedasprototypeinDFH.

CONTACTProf. Dr. Mihai PETROVICIPhone:(+4)0214046135Fax:(+4)0214574432Email:[email protected]://niham.nipne.ro

Hadron Physics Department (DFH)

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- ALICE(ALargeIonColliderExperiment)istheonlyheavy ion-dedicated experiment at LHC-CERN,whichwillexplorethebaryonfreenuclearmatterphasesupposedtohaveexistedseveralmicrosec-ondsafterBigBang.Theexperiment,readyforthefirstp-pcollisions,hasalreadysuccessfullycollectedthe first data in December 2009 confirming theperformanceofLHCandALICEexperiment.ALICEwillbe fullyoperationalbytheendof2010whenitwillrunatenergiesof5.5A•TeVforPb-Pb.Basedonthecontributionsofourgroupto theR&Dac-tivities,wereceivedthechallengingtaskofbuildingtheALICE–TRD(TransitionRadiationDetector)sub-detectortogetherwithGSI-Darmstadt,JINR-Dubna,IK-Frankfurt and PI-Heidelberg. In the end, DFHrealized 130 ALICE-TRD chambers, covering anarea of 167m2 and having 253000 read-out chan-nels(24%oftheALICE-TRD).CompletedinOctober2008,thisisthemostimportantachievementofaRomanianresearchinstitutewithinsuchalargein-ternationalcollaborationasALICE.Ourgrouphighlycontributed to the design of ALICE-TRD front-endelectronics.DFHmembersarecurrentlyinvolvedindata analysis and interpretation of the first resultsfromp+pcollisionsat0.9and2.36TeV.

- CBM (Compressed Baryon Matter) experiment atthefutureFAIR–GSIDarmstadt,scheduledtocomeintooperationin2015-2016,willusebeamenergiesbetween 10 and 40 A•GeV and will study baryonmatterphasediagramandrelatedphasetransitionsathighdensitiesand low temperatures,as itmayexist in neutron stars. The multiplicity conditionsandhighcountingratesCBMwilloperateatrequiredevelopmentofanewgenerationofdetectionandidentificationsystems.NewgenerationsofTRDandRPCdetectorsarepresentlyunderconstructionandtestinginDFH.ThefirstRPCprototypeofTRDfront-end electronics for high counting rates has beendevelopedbyDFHgroup.This is thefirstCHIPofsuchcomplexitydesignedinRomania.

DFH Research Infrastructure• Detector Laboratory• Electronics Laboratory (CADENCE AND OrCAD

infrastructure)• GRID NIHAMCentreofExcellencehasbeenamemberoftheALICEGRIDsinceNovember2002(thefirstinter-national GRID application in Romania). At present,NIHAMconsistsof~1000CPUcores,2GBRAM/core,~800 TB dedicated storage, 1 Gbit/sec internal net-work, 10 Gbit/sec uplink, 3 cooling units (industrialgrade), 3 x 80 kVA UPS, Diesel generator – 600 kVA.NIHAMDataCentreofDFHisoneofthemostefficientcomponents of the ALICE GRID: http://pcalimonitor.cern.ch:8889/show?page=index.html.

TheDepartmentofAppliedNuclearPhysics(DFNA)fo-cusesonscientificresearch indesigningexperimentalfacilitiesandmeasurementandsurveymethodology.

Atpresent,themainfieldsofactivityare: • Nuclearanalysissurveysanddevelopment

offacilities– Acceleratormassspectrometry(AMS)–Figure1– Archaeometry(XRFPIXE,X-raytomography)–

Figure2– Nuclearapplicationsinmedicine–Figure3– PositronspectroscopyandRBS–Figure4– Studiesoncertifiedmaterialsandbiomaterials–

Figure5 • Advanceddetectionsystems– Detectionandacquisitionsystems– Innovativetechniquesforparticledetection–

Figure6– Custom-designradiationsafetysystems–Figure7

TheDepartmentoperatesaCyclotron,atypeofpar-ticle accelerator that is unique in Romania. This canprovideprotonanddeuteronbeamsandalphapar-ticleswithenergyupto13MeV/amuatamaximumintensityof50μAandindirectly, intensefieldsoffastneutron–Figure8.

TwocertifiedlaboratoriesoperateintheDepartmentofAppliedNuclearPhysics: • ACTIVA-NMaterialsTestingLaboratory • LaboratoryforElementalandStructuralAnalysisof

NanostructuredMaterialsusingRutherfordBack-scatteringSpectrometry(RBS)

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CONTACTDr. Florin CONSTANTINPhone:(+4)0214042342Fax:(+4)0214574440Email:[email protected]

The Department of Radioisotopes and RadiationMetrologycarriesoutitsactivityin3buildings:• CPR Building - the only facility in the countryequippedwith:shieldedhotcellswithremotema-nipulators; sealed enclosures for radiochemistryworks; lockersconnectedto theventilationof thebuilding;cleanareasforproductionoforalradiop-harmaceuticals, analysis and control laboratories;facilityforventilationandgeneralandtechnologi-cal air conditioning outfitted with air intake andexhaust;storagefacilityforliquideffluentsandwa-ter certainly radioactive under suspicion of beingradioactive;dosimetryfacilityforgammaradiationmonitoring; radioactive gaseous effluent monitor(131I); fireplantwithdetectorsandprotectivesys-tems; heating system; ventilated air cooling facil-ity;electricalandautomationfacilities;distributionnetworks:heat,naturalgas,compressedair;controlroomformonitoringvitalinstallations;• CMRID Building; • Calibration Hall. Alltheunitshaveauthorizationtocarryoutnuclearactivities, health permits and manufacturing au-thorizations.

CONTACTDr. Cătălina CîmpeanuPhone:(+4)0214042350Email:[email protected]

Department of Radioisotopes and Radiation Metrology (DRMR)

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Thedepartmenthasalso3laboratorieswithRENARaccreditation/CNCANnotification:•LaboratoryforTestingandCertificationofCom-

pliance for Radiopharmaceuticals, Radiochemi-calsandRadioactiveSources(CPRLAB);

•RadionuclideMetrologyLaboratory(LMR);•GroupofRadiationMetrology-Testing-Dosimetry

(CMRID).

The activities of DRMR cover areas related to:

1. Research •Developmentofadvancedradiopharmaceuticals

intendedforimaging,earlydiagnosisortargetedradiotherapyofcancer;

• Ionizingradiationandradionuclidemetrology;•Radiotracers.2. Production •Productionoforalradiopharmaceuticals:

- Radioactiveiodinecapsules(131I)withactivityof3.7,1.85,0.925MBq/capsule,atreferencedateandtimefordiagnosticuse;

- Radioactive iodine solution (131I) with radioac-tiveconcentrationof0.37-3.7GBq/cm3,fororaladministration, bottles of 0.5-9 cm3 solutionandactivityonbottleof0.185-33.3GBqatref-erencedateandtime;

•Productionofsealed192Irradioactivesourcesusedingammagraphyanddefectoscopy;othersealedradioactivesources:60Co,137Csetc.

•Transferofradioactivesources;3. Expertise and services •for radiopharmaceuticals, radiochemicals, radi-

otracers, radioactive sources used in medicine,industry,agriculture,biologyetc.;

•Expertiseandcertificationofradioactivesourcesfrommedicineandindustry;varioussamplescer-tainlyradioactiveundersuspicionofbeingradio-active;

• Verification of removable surface contaminationandtightnessofsealedradioactivesources;

• Transport of radioactive material by authorizedvehicles;

• Physical-chemical, radiochemical, radionuclideanalyses;

• Advisory service offered to nuclear units underdecommissioning/upgradingbycontaminationmeasurements, gamma spectrometry analysisandpreparationofdocumentsforreleaseofusedequipment/materialsfromregulatorycontrol;

•Metrologicalverificationandcertificationofactiv-ity measuring equipment (radioisotope calibra-tors,contaminationmetersandstandardradioac-tivesources);

• Calibration, metrological testing of radiometry,dosimetrydevicesandalpha,betaandgamma-raycontaminationmeter.

TheDepartmentofLifeandEnvironmentalPhysics(DFVM)isorganizedonamultidisciplinarystructureinlinewiththeaddresseddiversityoftheareas.Thedevelopmentofnuclearpowerandionizingradia-tionapplicationsinRomania,especiallyinmedicine,has determined the need for research groups inIFIN-HH to cover a rather wide range of aspectsconcerning the ionizing radiation impact on theenvironmentandbiologicalsystems.Startingfromthe expertise accumulated in this field, the activi-ties of this department have been diversified byapproachingalsoconnectedareas,notnecessarilyinvolvingionizingradiation.

Inthiscontext,theactivitiesinthedepartmentad-dressbasicresearch,appliedresearchandservicestovariouscustomers.

Basic research • effectsofionizingradiationonbiologicalsys-

tems(atmolecular,cellularorwholebodylevel); • biochemicalmechanismsinvolvedinpatholo-

giesofwideimpact,pathologieswhichhaveincommontheoccurrenceofoxidativestressprocesses(diabetes,atherosclerosis,canceretc.)

• membranebiophysicsstudies(channel-formingproteins,receptors,modelmembrane);

• quantumbiologystudies • dynamicmodellingofradionuclidestransferin

differentecosystems,asforexampleH-3andC-14transferintheatmosphere–soil–vegeta-tion–animals(terrestrialandaquaticanimals,domesticandwildanimals,birds)–humancontinuum.

• advancedradioecologystudiesforcomplexecosystems(developmentoftechniquesandadvancedmodelsforatmosphericparametersassessmentusinginputdatagivenbyMeteoro-logicalTower);

• studiesonnuclearphysicsmeasurementsinultra-lowbackgroundareas

Applied Research • useofradioisotopesastracersinstudieson

environmentalevolution; • developmentofcomputermodelsandtoolsfor

decisionsupportincaseofaccidentsinvolvingradiologicalandchemicalpollution;

• developmentofspecializedtechnologiesfordetectionoflowconcentrationsofsomesub-stancesinbiologicalorenvironmentalsamples(technicalRIA/ELISA);

• measurementsofradioactivityinbiologicalandenvironmentalsamples;

CONTACTDr. Mihai RADUPhone:(+4)0214046204Fax:(+4)0214574439Email:[email protected]

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Services (performedinauthorizedlaboratories): • monitoringofenvironmentalradioactivityin

Magurelearea • radioactivitymeasurements(alpha,grossalpha-

beta,gammaspectrometry)inenvironmentalandfoodsamples;

• determinationoftritiumcontentinenvironmen-talsamples;

• individualoccupationalexposuredoseassess-ment(dosimetryfilm,TLD,whole-bodycounter)

• biocompatibilityevaluationofmedicalmaterialsanddevices;

Research groups • GroupofBiophysicsandRadiobiology; • GroupofEnvironmentalPhysics; • GroupofRadioactivityMeasurementsinEnviron-

mentalandBiologicalSamples

Authorized laboratories • EnvironmentalandPersonnelDosimetry(LDPM/

DFVM,[email protected]) • α,β,γSpectrometryandRadonMeasurements

(SALMROM/DFVM,[email protected]) • WholeBodyMonitoring–WholeBodyCounter

(USCIR/DFVM,[email protected]) • BiocompatibilityEvaluationofMedicalMaterials

andDevices(BIOEVAL/DFVM,[email protected])

TheReactorDecommissioningDepartment (DDR)is part of the Centre for the Management of De-commissioningandRadioactiveWasteandcarriesoutnuclearactivitiesincompliancewithanauthor-izedQualityManagementSystem.

DDR’smissionistodecommissiontheVVR-SNu-clearResearchReactorandsafelymanagethespentnuclearfuelresultedfroma40-yearperiodofreactoroperation,constantlymonitoringtheprotectionofpersonnel,population,environmentandproperty.

Intheframeworkofthenationalandinternationalprojects, DDR personnel conduct studies and re-search on the improvement of decommissioningtechniquesandtechnologies:• Spentnuclearfuelmanagement;• Radiologicalcharacterization;• Techniques and technologies for free release of

materials;• Techniquesandtechnologiesfordemolitionand

decontamination;• Dismantlingtechniquesandtechnologies.

CONTACTVasile COPACIUPhone:(+4)0214042300(extension4001)Email:[email protected]

Department of Reactor Decommissioning (DDR)

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Main projects run by DDR:• HEUFuelRepatriationProject-RussianResearch

ReactorFuelReturn(RRRFR)finishedinJune2009;• EUPHAREProjectRO2006/018-411.03.04,partially

finishedinJuly2009;• IAEA Technical Cooperation Project – ROM 04-

029,finishedinNovember2008• US Argonne National Laboratory Technical

Assistance Project BOA 3J-00201, finished inSeptember2007;

• NationalResearch-DevelopmentProjects–EMIT,TISADIN.

Potential customers: RP0ZeroPowerReactor;HelenSub-criticalAssembly;IFIN-HHRadiologicalFacilitiesrequiringdecommissioning.

TheRadioactiveWasteManagementDepartment(DMDR)consistsoftwonational-interestfacilities:• Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant • National Repository for Low and

Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste - Baita, Bihor County.

Thetworadiologicalfacilitiesprovidethemanagement,atnationallevel,oftheinstitutionalradioactivewasteswhicharisefromtheapplicationsofnucleartechniquesandtechnologiesinfieldssuchaseducation,medicine,agriculture,industry(off-nuclearfuelcycle),inordertoassuretheradiationsafetyoftheoperatingpersonnel,populationandenvironment.

DMDRisauthorizedfor:• collectionandfieldtransportofradioactive

wastebyauthorizedvehiclesandspecializedpersonnel;

• confinement-conditioning,storageanddisposalofradioactivewaste;

• gammaspectrometrycharacterizationofradioactivewastewithintheSpectroscopyAnalysisLaboratory(LAS).

DMDRdevelopsandimplementsradioactivewastemanagementtechnologiesforthoseradwasteswhichdonotmeettheacceptancecriteriafordisposal(WAC),accordingtothecurrentregulatoryrequirements,andtechnologiesforlong-termstorageofdisusedsealedsourcescontaininglong-livedisotopes.

Intheframeworkofthenationalandinternationalprojects,DMDRpersonnelconductstudiesandresearchontheimprovementandoptimizationoftheappliedtechnologies,developmentofnewones,aswellasstudiesonbehaviourintimeofradioactivewaste-embeddingmatrices.

CONTACTDr. Felicia DRĂGOLICIPhone:(+4)0214042353Fax:(+4)0214574440Email:[email protected]

Radioactive Waste Management Department (DMDR)

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TheIRASMCentreoffersawiderangeofservicesforindustryandresearch-developmentandconsistsofthefollowingsubunits:• IrradiationFacility• DosimetryLaboratory• MicrobiologyLaboratory• PhysicalandChemicalTestingLaboratory• LaboratoryforDetectionofIrradiatedFoodAllservicesofferedbytheIRASMCentretoindustryareperformedintheframeofitsqualitymanagementsystemandincompliancewiththeapplicableinternationalstandards.

IRASMcompetencesarerecognizedthroughcertifications,authorizations,accreditationsornotifications.Thus,allIRASMcustomers,particularlythoseworkinginthefieldsofpharmaceuticalsormedicaldevices:• mayprovethefulfillmentoflegalobligations

ontheoutsourcingoftreatmentservices(eg.sterilization),

• maygetandmaintaintheECmark.

The Quality Management System meets the re-quirements of SR EN ISO 9001, SR EN ISO 13485 and ISO 11137 standards and has been continu-ously certified by DQS – Germany since 2002.

CONTACTDr. Corneliu PONTAPhone:(+4)0214042320Fax:(+4)0214575331Email:[email protected]

IRASM – Radiation Processing Centre

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Services: • Sterilizationofmedicaldevices,laboratory

devicesandpharmaceuticalpackaging;• Microbialcontrolforpharmaceuticalraw

materials,cosmeticsandfoodsupplements;• Validationofirradiationsterilization;• Microbiological,dosimetry,physical-chemical

testing;• Identificationofirradiatedfoodstuffs.Toprovidethemedicaldevicemanufacturerswithfullservices,theIRASMCenterworksincloserelationshipwiththeLaboratoryforBiocompatibilityEvaluation-DFVM.Thelaboratories’structureandequipment,thedesignandworkingpossibilitiesoftheirradiationfacilityenableIRASMtopromotetheirradiationtechnologiesinindustryandtoprovideproofsofsubstantiality/justificationoftreatmentparameters.

Special services for cultural heritage:Disinsectizationanddisinfectionofthewooden,paper,leatherorparchmentobjectscomingfrommuseums,churches,monasteries,archives,librariesorprivatecollections.

The National Library of Physics islocatedinabuildingrestructuredinlinewiththeneedsofuserspecificrequirements.Itincludesbookandjournalstorage,readingroomswithinternetaccessto‘online’databasesandcollections,meetingrooms.Thereareover400000booksandjournalsavailableinthislibrary.UniquecollectionssuchasPhysical Reviewfrom1908uptopresentdays,Journal of Applied Physicsetc.canbefoundhere.Existingbookscoverawiderangeofsubjectareas,includinggeneralandspecializedphysics(nuclearphysics,optics,materialsphysics,atomicphysics),physics-mathematics,chemistry,manyofthesebooksrepresentingoneofakind.Thelibraryprovides’online’access(up-to-dateandarchives)togeneralandspecializedjournalslikethoseoftheAmerican Institute of Physics, Elsevier, Springer, Institute of Physics,butalsotothe Web of Science.

TheSub-DepartmentcontributestodisseminatingtheresultsoftheInstitutebydesigningandproducingposters,ads,bookswithsummaries,CDsetc.forallthescientificeventsorganizedbyIFINHH.

TheSub-DepartmentalsodealswitheditingthematerialsintendedforthepublicationofthetwoISI-quotedscientificjournals,namelyRomanian Journal of Physics and Romanian Reports in Physics.

TheSub-DepartmentperformsmonitoringandlogisticsactivitiesfortheinternationalcollaborationsoftheInstitute.ThetechnologicaltransferandmarketingactivitieshavebeenreorganizedandwillaimtodisseminatetheactivitycarriedoutbyIFINHH,withaviewtobindingittoeconomyandincorporatingitintotheinterdisciplinaryactivities.

CONTACTDr. Maria DINESCUPhone:(+4)0214574591Fax:(+4)0214574210Email:[email protected]

Sub-Department of Library, Dissemination, Public Relations, Technological Transfer and Marketing

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Conferinţa Naţională de Fizică

INSTITUŢII ORGANIZATOARESocietatea Română de Fizică

Institutul Naţional de Fizică şi Inginerie Nucleară „Horia Hulubei” Universitatea Bucureşti – Facultatea de Fizică

Institutul Naţional de Fizica Laserilor, Plasmei şi Radiaţiilor & Inst. de Cercetări Spaţiale Institutul Naţional pentru Fizica Materialelor Institutul Naţional pentru Fizica Pământului

Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti – Catedrele de Fizică Institutul Naţional de Opto-Electronică Institutul de Fizică Atomică Academia Română – Secţia de Ştiinţe Fizice

COMITETUL DE ORGANIZAREAlexandru ALDEA – BucureştiNicolae AVRAM – TimişoaraAdrian BOT – Cluj-NapocaFlorin D. BUZATU – BucureştiAlexandru CALBOREANU – Co-ChairmanGh. CĂTADANIL BucureştiHoria CHIRIAC IaşiVictor CIUPINĂ – ConstanţaRadu CONSTANTINESCU – CraiovaMaria DINESCU – BucureştiŞtefan FRUNZĂ BucureştiDumitru HAŞEGAN BucureştiAlexandru JIPA – BucureştiTeodor JURCUŢ – OradeaGheorghe MĂRMUREANU – BucureştiRareş Victor MEDIANU – BucureştiGheorghe POPA – IaşiIon V. POPESCU – TârgovişteMirela PRAISLER – GalaţiRoxana SAVASTRU – BucureştiHoria SCUTARU – BucureştiSimion ŞIMON – Cluj-NapocaIoan ŞTEFĂNESCU – RmValceaPaul STERIAN – BucureştiMihai TOMA – IaşiIlie TURCU – PitestiIoan URSU – SecretarDumitru VULCANOV – TimişoaraNicolae Victor ZAMFIR Chairman

COMITETUL DE PROGRAMŞtefan ANTOHE – BucureştiDumitru CHIRLEŞAN – PiteştiMagdalena CIUREA – BucureştiOnuc COZAR – Cluj-NapocaAdrian DAFINEI – BucureştiTraian DASCĂLU – BucureştiAntoaneta ENE – GalaţiDan GALERIU – BucureştiVioleta GEORGESCU – IaşiMihai GÎRŢU – ConstanţaVoicu GRECU – BucureştiDan GRECU Chairman Cornel HAŢEGAN – Bucureşti Petre ILIE – PiteştiDan IORDACHE – Bucureşti Cristina MĂRGEANU – PiteştiIon MORJAN – BucureştiGeavit MUSA – ConstanţaSergiu NISTOR – BucureştiAurel POPESCU – BucureştiMircea RADULIAN – BucureştiOdile SALIU – CraiovaSabina ŞTEFAN – BucureştiCristian TEODORESCU – BucureştiIoan TURCU – Cluj-NapocaMihaela VĂLEANU – BucureştiValentin I. VLAD – BucureştiMihai VIŞINESCU – BucureştiGheorghe ZET – Iaşi

10–13 septembrie 2008Facultatea de FizicăBucureşti – Măgurele

Secretariat: Margareta OANCEA ([email protected])Societatea Română de Fizică (pentru CNF-2008)

c/o Institutul de Fizică şi Inginerie Nucleară „Horia Hulubei”Str. Atomiştilor 407, PO Box MG-6, Bucureşti (Măgurele)

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• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),

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• Horia Hulubei National Institute


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• Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania

Sponsors

The European Office of Aerospace Research &

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Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research

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Directors

Alexandru Aldea, National Institute of Materials

Physics, Bucharest, Romania

Sandro Scandolo, ICTP Trieste, Italy

Agnes Safrany, IAEA, Vienna, Austria

Scientific Secretary

Dragoş-Victor Anghel, Victor Bârsan

IFIN-HH, Bucharest, Romania

Local organizers

Constantin Oprean, Claudiu Kifor, Dan Chicea,

Aurel Pasca, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania

Workshop on

Trends in nanoscience:

theory, experiment, technology

TOPICS

• Transport phenomena in nanosystems

• Nanophotonics

• Mechanical and optical properties of nanosystems

• Nanomagnetism

• Semiconductor nanotechnology

• Medical use of nanomaterials

• Radiation synthesis and characterization

of nanostructured materials

August 23-30, 2009, Sibiu, Romania

http://zamolxes.theory.nipne.ro/nano09/Courtesy of TASC National Lab. and SISSA, Trieste, Italy

Organized by • Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy• Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Bucharest, Romania

SponsorsICTP, Trieste, ItalyIFIN-HH, Bucharest, RomaniaThe Office of Naval Research, Washington DC, USADirectors

Michael Flatté, University of Iowa, USA Ionel Ţifrea, California State University, Fullerton, USA Giovanni Vignale, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA Marco Polini, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, ItalyLocal organizers

Mikhail Kiselev (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)Victor Barsan (IFlN-HH, Bucharest, Romania)Dragos-Victor Anghel (IFlN-HH, Bucharest, Romania)LecturersCarlos Egues,

University of Sao Paulo, BrazilAlexander Efros, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USARosario Fazio,

Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa, ItalyKimberley Hall, Dalhousie University, CanadaCsaba Jozsa,

University of Groningen, The NetherlandsTomas Jungwirth, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic and University of Nottingham, U.K.Paul Koenraad,

Eindhoven University of Technology, The NetherlandsDaniel Loss,

University of Basel, SwitzerlandMartino Poggio, University of Basel, SwitzerlandRoberto Raimondi,

Università di Roma Tre, Italy

Advanced Workshop onSpin and Charge Properties of Low Dimensional Systems

TOPICS

• Spin-Electronic Phenomena in Low Dimensional Systems• Quantum Dot Devices for Quantum Computation• Novel Theoretical Approaches at the Nanoscale• Electronic and Spin Transport in Quantum Wells and Quantum Dotshttp://www.theory.nipne.ro/AWLDS2008/

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Services • Post-secondaryandpost-graduatetraining

forthepersonnelinvolvedinpracticeswithionizingradiationsourcesoradvancedphysicaltechniques

• Radiationprotectiontrainingofoccupationallyexposedworkers

• Specializationsforpersonnelinvolvedinnuclearresearch

Programmes curricula are constantly sized to training objectives, knowledge level of participants, specific regulatory requirements.

Training courses may be conducted at beneficiary’s site.

Training Activities• Current Training Programmes- Radiationprotectioninuseofnucleargauges- Radiationprotectioninuseofradiological

equipmentforpackagecontrol- Radiationprotectionindiagnosticand

interventionalradiology- RadiationprotectioninNuclearMedicine- RadiologicalSafetyinRadiotherapy- RadiologicalSafetyinuseofsealed/unsealed

radiationsources- KnowledgeupgradeonRadiologicalSafetyin

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- Radiationsafetyinminingandprocessingofuraniumandthoriumores

- Applicationsofradioisotopesandnuclearradiationsources(complexprogramme)

• Training on request- Radiationprotectionindecommissioningof

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CONTACTCamelia AVĂDANEIPhone:(+4)0214574279(+4)0726793435Fax:(+4)0214574279Email:[email protected]@nipne.ro

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Resources • Properlyequippedclassrooms• Laboratoriesforpracticaltrainingindosimetry• Expertsandspecialistsaslecturers

Member • EUTERP(EuropeanTrainingandEducationin

RadiationProtection)• ENEN(EuropeanNuclearEducationNetwork)

Brief History • 1970:EstablishmentofNuclearWorkersTraining

Centre(CPSCDN)• 1996:CPSCDNbecamedepartmentwithin

IFIN-HH• 2007:CPSCDNbecameNuclearTrainingCentre

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Important achievements (1970 - 2009) • Post-graduatespecializationprogramonthesafe

useofradioactiveisotopes• Trainingforpersonnelinvolvedinactivitieswith

ionizingradiationsources• Specializationprogramsforpersonnelinvolved

innuclearpowerprogram(forCernavodaNPPUnit1)

• SpecialtrainingondecommissioningofVVR-SResearchReactor

• CertificationofCPSDNQualityManagementSystemaccordingtoENIS09001:2000,byTÜVHESSEN,in2007

• Developmentofadedicatedwebsite:cpsdn.nipne.ro

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RadiationMetrology,TestingandDosimetryGroup(CMIRD)ofDRMRinIFIN-HHconductsresearchintodevelopmentofcalibrationmethodsandmeasure-mentmeans in thefieldof ionizing radiation (do-simetryandrelatedfields).Moreover,thestaffalsodevelopstestingmethodsfordeviceswithbuilt-inionizing radiation sources or devices intended forionizing radiation applications (industry, medicine,environment,nationaldefenceandsecurityetc.

CMIRD carries out its activity on the basis of a Quality Management System developed in ac-cordance with SR-ISO-17025:2005.

IFIN-HH, via CMRID, is an institute designated atEURAMET (European Collaboration în Measure-ment Standards),andin2010isaninstituteassoci-atedtothisEUbody.

Thegroupisorganizedintwolaboratories:- Calibration Laboratory- Testing and Nuclear Expertise Laboratory

BothlaboratoriesaredesignatedbyCNCANasnoti-fied laboratories (LE05/2009), (LI06/2009)andac-credited by RENAR (certificate of accreditation LE011–Calibration,certificateofaccreditationLI777-Testing).

Calibration

Calibration of radiometry and dosimetry devices• Alpha,beta,gamma-raycontaminometers;• Absorbeddose,X/gamma-raydosimeters;• Doseequivalent,X/gamma-raydosimeters;• X/gammaexposimeters;• Absorbeddose,X/gamma-rayratemeters;• Doseequivalent,X/gamma-rayratemeters;• Beta-raydoseratemeters;• Exposure,X/gamma-raydoseratemeters• Beta,gamma/X-raythermoluminescence

dosimetrysystems;• Globalalphaand/orbetameasurementsystems.

Calibration of ionizing radiation sources• Gamma/X-rayemittingsourcesforabsorbeddose

rateat1mdistance;• Gamma/X-ray emitting sources for dose equiva-

lentrateat1mdistance;• Gamma/X-ray emitting sources for kerma rate at

1mdistance;• Gamma/X-rayemittingsources forexposurerate

at1mdistance;• X-raygeneratinginstallations.

Calibration of devices used in medicine forchecking the parameters of radiological installa-tions.

Testing1.Testsforionizingradiationdetectorsanddosim-

eters/dose ratemeters at dose/dose rate valuesofionizingradiationlessthan,equaltoorhigherthanthenaturalbackground;

2.Testsformaterialsbyexposuretoionizingradia-tion;

3.Determining radiological characteristics of X-raygeneratingequipment;

4.Areadosimetrymeasurements;5.Testsandmeasurementsspecific toairfiltration

systemsandcleanrooms;6.Mechanical tests (vibrations, free fall on flat sur-

facesortargets,rolling,overturn,crushing,mea-surementsofnoiselevel,weight,sizes,time);

7.Climatic tests (temperature, humidity, pressure,airflow);

8.Electricaltests(forthefollowingparameters:cur-rent,absorbedpower,variationsofsupplyvoltageandfrequency,voltagestability,electromagneticdisturbance,insulationresistance,dielectricrigid-ity, electric security conditions, case protection,protectionagainstwaterpenetration);

9.Testsfordeterminingsomecharacteristicsfor:• Radiationsources;• Detectorsandtransducers;• Dosimetryandradiometrydevices;• Contaminometers and contamination moni-

tors;• Gammaspectrometers;• Contaminationmeasurements;• Monitorsforliquidandgaseouseffluents,aero-

solsandtritium;• Radioisotopeindustrialapplications;• Radiochemicalsandradiopharmaceuticals;• Protectivecontainersfortransport,storageand

handling;• Radiationmeasurementsystems;• Defectoscopyequipment.

CONTACTPhone:(+4)0214042338Fax:(+4)0214046189Email:[email protected]

Ionizing Radiation Calibration-Testing LaboratoryRadioisotopes and Radiation Metrology Department

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TestingandCertificationofComplianceofRadiop-harmaceuticals, Radiochemicals and RadioactiveSourcesLaboratory(CPRLAB)assessesandcertifiesthe compliance of radiopharmaceuticals, radio-chemicals and radioactive sources by appropriatenucleartestingmethods.

Themain goalofCPRLABactivity,which isgivenconstantattention,istoproperlyperformthetestssothattheymeet:•therequirementsof:SR EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005

standard – General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, national regulatory bodies or theorganizationsgivingtherecognitionforensuringthe quality requirements for those radioactiveproductstestedinthelaboratory,

•theclients’needsaccordingtotheirrequirementsanddeclaredmethods.

This Laboratory performs tests for:•Radioactive products (radiopharmaceuticals, ra-

diochemicalsandradioactivesources)producedinDRMRofIFIN-HH;

•New radiopharmaceuticals under research orvalidation;

•Surveys of radioactive sources and radioactivewasteuponcustomer’srequest;

•Monitoringandsurvey: liquideffluentscertainlyradioactiveorundersuspicionofbeingradioac-tive, arisen from nuclear practices; waters fromthecoolingpondforspentnuclearfuelrodsre-sultedfromthe2MWVVR-SNuclearResearchRe-actor(currentlyunderdecommissioning)inIFIN-HH.

As a result of the tests performed here, CPRLABissues: laboratory reports, laboratory notes, certifi-catesofqualityanddeclarationsofconformity.

CPRLABiscurrentlyrecognizedbyCNCAN(theNa-tionalCommissionforNuclearActivitiesControl)bynotification LI 14/2007 and RENAR (Romanian Ac-creditationAssociation)bycertificateofaccredita-tionLI731.

TheactivitiesofCPRLABcoverthefollowingareas:• Qualitycontrolfortheproductsofthe

ProductionGroupintheDepartment(sealedradiationsources,radiopharmaceutical);

• Physical-chemicalandradiochemicalanalysisfortheproductsunderstudyintheresearchcontractsinprogressintheDepartment;

• Servicesontestingandcertifyingthecomplianceofradiopfarmaceuticals,radiochemicalsandradioactivesources;

• Advisoryserviceon:characterizingthematerialsbygammaspectrometry,preparingdocumentation,gettingthenecessaryapprovalsfromCNCAN(theNationalCommissionforNuclearActivitiesControl)toreleasefromregulatorycontrolthematerials,equipmentetc.fromthecontrolledareasofthenuclearfacilities(forthosenuclearfacilitiesunderrearrangement,decommissioning,reauthorization);

• MonitoringthequalityofwaterinthestoragepondsforradioactivefuelfromtheVVR-SNuclearResearchReactorofIFIN-HH.

CPRLABmainlyconductsthefollowinganalyses:•Radionuclidicpuritydeterminationbygamma

spectrometry;•Leakagetestingforsealedradioactivesources;•Radioactivitydetermination;•pH;•Conductivitydetermination;•Qualitativeandquantitativedetermination

ofmicroelementsbyatomicabsorptionspectrometry;

•RadiochemicalpuritydeterminationofNa131Ibyhigh-performanceliquidchromatography(HPLC);

•chemicalconcentrationdeterminationbyUV/VISspectrometry;

•Gammaradiochromatography;•Measurementofremovableradioactivesurface

contamination;•Measurementofdoseequivalentrate;•Othertestsbyanalyticalmethodsuponrequest

ofbeneficiaries.

Laboratory for Testing and Certification of Compliance for Radiopharmaceuticals, Radiochemicals and Radioactive Sources Radioisotopes and Radiation Metrology Department

CONTACTPhone:(+4)0214042350Fax:(+4)0214574945Email:[email protected]@yahoo.com

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IFIN-HH is designated by the Romanian Bureau of Legal Metrology (BRML) as theownerof thePrimaryStandardofActivity(Becquerel),accordingtotheListofsignatoryinstitutesoftheAgreement of the International Committee of Weights and Measures – Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM-MRA).[http://www.bipm.org/utils/en/pdf/signatories/.pdf]

ItsrepresentativeinthefieldinvolvedistheRadionuclide Metrology Laboratory (LMR),whichprovidestheEquivalence of the Primary Standard of Activity,viaparticipationintheKeyandSupplementaryComparisonsorganizedbytheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasures(BIPM)accordingtoAppendixBofCIPM-MRA:KeyComparisonDataBase(KCDB).[http://kcdb.bipm.org/AppendixB/KCDB_ApB_search.asp].

LMRalsoprovidestheinternationalrepresentationofIFIN-HHinthefollowingbodies:• IFIN-HHisamemberoftheConsultative

CommitteeforIonizingRadiations,SectionII,RadionuclideMeasurement,[CIPM-CCRI(II)];[http://www.bipm.org/en/committees/cc/ccri/CCRIsection2/members_ccrisection.html]

• IFIN-HHisamemberoftheInternationalCommitteeforRadionuclideMetrology(ICRM),[http://www.physics.nist.gov/icrm]

LMRhasimplementedtheQualityManagementSystem,approvedbytheTechnicalCommittee-Quality(TC-Q)ofEUROMET.34filesofCalibrationandMeasurementCapabilitiesinthefieldofradionuclidemeasurementareinternationallyrecognizedandpublished.AppendixCofCIPM-MRA:CalibrationandMeasurementCapabilities,CMCs.[http://kcdb.bipm.org/appendixC/default.asp]

National certifications

Notified as Calibration Laboratory forActivity(Bq),accordingtoSRENISO/IEC17025:2005,CNCANnotificationLE05/2009.RENAR-Accredited Laboratory,accordingtoSRENISO/IEC17025:2005;• CalibrationLaboratoryinthefieldofActivity(Bq),

certificateLE013/2009;• TestingLaboratory,certificateLI804/2009:

Determinationoftheactivityoflow-levelradioactivesamples.

Authorizedproducerandsupplierofsetsofstandardradioactivesourcesandsolutions:

Radiological Safety AuthorizationsissuedbyCNCAN:IO106/2006,IO040/2009,IO041/2009,IO042/2009,IO043/2009

Services and products: • Calibrationofradioactivesourcesandsolutions

producedinIFIN-HHorimported;• Calibrationofactivitymeasuringdevices:

radionuclidecalibrators,radiochromatographs,LSCcounters,gammaspectrometrysystems;

• Measurementoftheactivityoflow-levelradioactivesamplesfrom:environment,foodchain,industry;

• Organizationofinterlaboratorycomparisons(proficiencytesting)onthemeasurementoftheactivityoffood,environmentalfactors,radiopharmaceuticals;

• Productionanddeliveryofradioactivestandards:- Standardradioactivesolutionsof10

radionuclides;- Alphaandbetapointorareasources;- Gammapointorvolumesources,with

matrices:waterequivalent,soil,zeolite.

Equipment:• Equipmentforabsolutestandardizationby

4pPC-g coincidencemethod;• Equipmentforabsolutestandardizationbyliquid

scintillationmethod(LSC-TDCR);• Equipmentforcalibrationbygamma

spectrometrymethod,withGeHPdetector;• Equipmentforrelativecalibrationbythemethod

ofpressurizedionizationchamber• Analyticalbalancesandmicrobalances.

Customers:• ResearchInstitutesandUniversities;• NuclearPowerPlantinCernavoda;• NuclearMedicineUnitsinHospitals;• CountyDirections:PublicHealth,Sanitary-

Veterinary,FoodSafety,EnvironmentalProtection.


Radionuclide Metrology LaboratoryRadioisotopes and Radiation Metrology Department

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Principle:An ion scattering experiment can determine themassofthetargetnucleus(usingtheconservationofenergyandmomentumK),thedepthofthetar-getnucleus(usingtheenergylossasafunctionofdepthinthetargetdE/dx),andtheconcentrationof the target using the calculated cross-sectionsδσ/δΩ).

Equipment:Differentbeams(He,D,N)deliveredbytheU-120Cyclotron with energies of 1.8MeV up to 10MeVare transported via beam line with ion opticsat the end station (reaction chamber) providedwithtwogoniometricsystems,targetholder,twoparticle detectors and corresponding electronics(spectrometricchainanddataacquisition).

Laboratory for Elemental and Structural Analysis of Nanostructured Materials using Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) Applied Nuclear Physics Department


Field of interested users: R&Dlaboratoriesinvolvedinnanostructuredmaterials,semiconductorindus-try,microandnanoengineeringcompanies.

Specific analyses performed (examples)

Composition analysis:Experimental(red)andsimulated(blue)RBSspec-traforanTi

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shape memory. (individual simulated spectra forconstituent elements are shown on the bottomwithcoloredlines).Surface contaminated layer with light elements(C, O) analyzed with deuteron beams had 90nmthickness and 65% carbon with 35 oxygen com-position.

Depth profiling of elemental concentration:ExperimentalandsimulatedRBSspectra(left,middle)andcorrespondingcalculatedconcentration(right)foraburiedoxygenlayerinSibeforeandafterthermalannealingat1000oC

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Thickness of nanostructured layers:Experimental and simulated spectra for RBS analysis for 5 pairs of ZrN/TiN layers having 15nm/layerdepositedonSiwithaTibufferlayerof300nmobtainedusing2.7MeVHebeam(left)and9.65MeVNbeam(right);theuseofNbeamleadstobettermassseparationaswellasbetterdepthresolution.

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The‘ACTIVA-N’MaterialsTestingLaboratoryhasdevel-opedinthefieldofappliedresearchfocusedontheuseofnuclearandatomictechniquesthatimplyde-tectionandanalysisofgammarays(g)andopticalandX-rayfluorescence,respectively(XRF).

TheimplementationoftheQualityAssuranceSys-teminourcurrentactivity,accordingtotheISO17025Standard, as trained by the IAEA lectors within theframeworkoftheRegionalRER02-004projectintheperiod1999-2003wasappreciatedbytheinternation-ally authorized expert - Auditor who visited us onthe occasion of the official assessment in 2003, andplacedusinthearenaofthe“technicalperformancecompetition”; the official assessment (accreditation)was successfully achieved in May 2004. Since then,getting and ensuring performance at the Europeancompetitive level has become a permanent goal oftheLaboratory’sactivity.

Atpresent,theManagementSystemiscurrentlyap-pliedincompliancewiththeSRENISO/CEI17025:2005Standard, which ensures the validity of our experi-mentalresultsbyvalidationoftheanalyticalmethodsemployed,traceabilityofthephysicalmeasurementstotheInternationalSystemofUnits,andevaluationofthemeasurementuncertaintyaccordingtotheInter-nationalStandardsandGuidelinesrequirements.Specific Applications• Determinationofactivity/Monitoringofactivity/

Control of radioactive contamination of samplesbytheGamma-rayspectrometry(‘Gamma-Spec’)techniqueusingtheISSAinstallationinlaboratory;

• Determination of the elemental composition ofmaterialsbythe InstrumentalNeutronActivationAnalysis(INAA)-theinstrumentalversionofNAAwhich relies on the gamma-ray spectrometricanalysisofsamplesirradiatedinthenuclearreac-tor TRIGA (14 MW), and/or by the atomic spec-trometry techniques based on the Optical Emis-sion(OES)andtheX-rayFluorescenceradiation.

Analytical ServicesA-ActivityDetermination:• Identificationof thegamma-rayemittingnuclides

intheenvironmentalsamples (aqueoussolutionsof100ml,andsoilof~100g)andinsmallsamples(ø≤8mm)analyzedbyINAA,anddeterminationoftheiractivityvaluesby‘Gamma-Spec’applicationsinLaboratory;

• Control of the radioactive contamination in envi-ronmentalsamplesbyin-situanalyses,inmeasure-mentgeometriesidenticaltothoseusedinlabora-tory, by similar ‘Gamma-Spec’ applications, usingthe‘Gamma-Port’spectrometer.

B-ElementalAnalysisAnalysis of the elemental composition of metallicmaterials (steels, metallic biomaterials, other alloys)onsmall samples (Φ ≤8mm)usingthe INAAtech-niqueandCRM(CertifiedReferenceMaterials),orthe‘ko’method,and/orusingoftheatomicspectrometry

techniques (OES, XRF) applied on metallic sampleshaving‘disk’geometry.C-AdvisoryServiceOffered to the analysts who work and use Gamma-ray Spectrometry technique in laboratories for thecontrol of radioactive contamination of water (net-worksoftheMinistryofHealthandEnvironment)or/andofotherradioactivematerials.Equipment/Calibration• The‘ISAA’and‘GammaPort’spectrometryinstalla-

tions (ORTECtype)haveHPGedetectorswith thefollowingcharacteristics:high-resolutionof1.9keVatthe1332.5keVenergyof 60Co,30%relativeeffi-ciency,dedicatedsoftware(recentversions),andPbshield to reduce the g-ray background present intheenvironment.

• The OES and XRF Spectrometers have been cali-brated with MRC materials on the basis of a soft-ware system developed by the producer (OxfordInstruments)beforedelivery(October2007).

Traceability The spectrometry equipment was calibrated withradioactivesourcesproducedby institutesacknowl-edgedbyBIPM,andourbalancewascalibratedbytheNationalInstituteofMetrology(INM);alltheseandtheuseofCertifiedReferenceMaterials (CRM)producedby European Reference Institutes ensure a directtraceability of the activity and elemental concentra-tionstotheInternationalSystemofUnits.Detection Limits• Minimumdetectableactivity(MDA);

RangeoftheMDAinsolutions:(5-1)Bq/kgRangeoftheMDAinsoil:(0.5-0.2)Bq/kg

The minimum activity values depend on the specific spectra of gamma radioactive nuclides in the analyzed samples, matrix characteristics and sample’s mass.• Minimumelementalconcentration:(1-0.1)ppm/g.The minimum values of the element concentrations ad-ditionally depend on the nuclear characteristics of the ac-tivation reactions and on the irradiation conditions.Validity of results is assured by:• AnnualassessmentofLaboratory’sperformanceby

participationininternationalProficiencyTestingex-ercises,

• CooperationwithlaboratoriesandexpertsfromUK,Poland,Netherlands,Belgium,Sweden,IAEA(Vien-na),

• Communication of results in international Confer-ences/Workshops, followed by the publication inISI-quotedjournalsdedicatedtonuclearfield,

• Certificationof the laboratory’sheadby theEuro-peanOrganizationofQuality (EOQ)-Vienna (2008)onassessmentofexperimentaldataandpersonneltrainingbydoctoralstudiesandtrainingcourses.

Authorizations • CNCANauthorization:ST014/008;• Designation as Notified Testing Laboratory by

CNCANnotificationLI12/2008.

‘ACTIVA-N’ Materials Testing Laboratory Applied Nuclear Physics Department


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BIOEVAL is part of the Life and EnvironmentalPhysics Department in IFIN-HH and has applied aqualitymanagementsystemfortestinglaboratories,according to SR EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (GeneralRequirements for the competence of testing/calibrationlaboratories)andISO10993documentsused in the evaluation of effects of medicalmaterials and devices upon human body. ByfollowingthecompliancewiththeseEUstandards,BIOEVAL makes available to the customers aworkingstructurethatmayoffervalidresultsinthebiocompatibility evaluation of medical materialsanddevices.

Biocompatibility is defined as the compatibilitywith the living tissue or a living system by lackof toxicity, injury or physiological reactivity andwithout causing immune rejection. In the case ofmedicaldeviceswhichcomeintocontactwiththehumanbody,fortreatment,diagnosisorprosthesis,it ishighly important tomakesureall thecontactpoints do not cause irritation, changes in bloodcompositionordonotpresenttoxicity.

Biocompatibility evaluation of medical materialsand devices represents an essential control of theproducts widely used in medical practice. Thisevaluation ismadebeforetheclinicalstudies–aspart of the global characterization process of thesafetyofadeviceormaterial.ThebeststartpointforunderstandingthebiocompatibilityrequirementsisISO10993standard.

CapabilitiesWithaproperinfrastructure,state-of-the-artequip-ment and qualified personnel, BIOEVAL performshigh technical level analyses, testing medical ma-terialsanddevicesinaccordancewiththerequire-mentsofSRENISO10993-5:2003-Invitrocytotoxic-itytestsandSRENISO10993-10:2002–Irritationandretardeffecthypersensitivitytests.

BIOEVALhasanareadedicatedtocellcultures,withclean rooms providing separation and control ofmaterial and personnel flows. BIOEVAL has also aproperanimalhousingunitthatensuresthemicroandmacroclimateforexperimentalanimalresearch.

BIOEVALprovidesexpertisefor:• Cytotoxicitytesting(SRISO10993-5):cytotoxicity,

astandardizedandfasttest,isaverysensitiveandlowcostmethodtodeterminewhethermaterialscontain significant amounts of harmful extractsand what their effect upon cell componentswouldbe.Cytotoxicity is investigatedbyinvitrotestsobservingthecellviabilityandmorphologyafterexposureofL-929cellculturestoagent.

• Irritabilityandallergenicitytesting(SRISO10993-10): adverse effects occurring on experimentalanimalwhenexposingtheanimaltothedevicematerialorwhentheextractionliquidofamedi-caldeviceistopicallyappliedonanimal.Biocom-patibilityevaluationbyinvivotestscanbedonebyestimatingthepotentialofamedicaldevice,materialsortheirextractstoelicitcontactdermalallergiesinanimals.

ServicesBIOEVALprovidesservicesonsomeofthespecifictest required to evaluate the biocompatibility ofmedicalmaterialsanddevices;

In vitromethodsfortestingcytotoxicity:•Evaluationofcellculturesbyagardiffusion;•Evaluationofcellculturesbyelutiontest.In vivomethodfortestingirritabilityanddelayed

hypersensitivity:•Guineapigsmaximizationtest.

Potential customersValidation of medical materials and devices hasbecome more problematic than ever because ofmany new materials and stricter post-processing.Wideuseofmedicalmaterialsanddevicesinmedi-cal practice, without an auditing and certificationsystem,isnotrecommendedforpatients(Directive93/42/CEE on medical devices) since they may af-fect physical integrity and even, in extreme situa-tions,patients’lives.

Tounderstandtheessentialcontrolofproductsandtoavoidthedangerforpatients,themedicalmateri-alsanddevicesmustbeproperlytested,inaccord-ancewithISO10993,beforetheyaremarketed.

TheservicesprovidedbyBIOVALfocusonEUdirec-tives and regulations which affect the economicagents involved in research, development, manu-factureordistributionofproductsandservicesfordiagnosis,treatmentandpreventionofmedicaldis-easesanddisorders.

Laboratory for Biocompatibility Evaluation of Medical Materials and DevicesLife and Environmental Physics Department


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Environmental and Personnel Dosimetry LaboratoryLife and Environmental Physics Department

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EnvironmentalandPersonnelDosimetryLaborato-ry(LPDM)ispartoftheLifeandEnvironmentalPhys-icsDepartmentandconsistsoffourdistinctunits:• Personnelmonitoringunitwiththermolumines-

centdosimeters(USD-TL);• Personnelmonitoringunitwithphotodosimeters

(USF);• Gammaspectrometryanalysisunit(UMAP);• Environmental radioactivity monitoring unit

(UMRM).

LDPM is accredited by RENAR (certificate of ac-creditation LI 680/2008) and renotified by CN-CAN (certificate of designation LI 07/2009) for each unit.

Personnel monitoring unit with thermo-luminescent dosimeters (USD-TL)

USD-TL delivers monitoring services for peopleworking in authorized nuclear facilities, provid-ing logistics: thermoluminescent detector-baseddosimeter, delivery and communication of results,dataarchiving.Measurementrangeofdoseequiva-lent–H(10)–is10μSv-100mSv,withuncertaintyofmaximum12%.USD-TLmakesthedataavailabletoany beneficiary who requested them, these databeing achieved for a minimum 30-year period.USD-TLalsoprovidesspecializedassistanceonopti-mizingtheworkplacesinordertomitigatethedosereceivedbythepersonnelbymappingthedosesintheworkingpoints.

Personnel monitoring unit with photodosimeters (USF)

USF provides services with respect to: dosimetricfilm-based monitoring for the personnel occupa-tionally exposed to ionizing radiation, gatheringmonitoring data and archiving dosimetry reportsandsamples.

USFcooperateswithUSD-TLforintercomparisonof results of the personnel simultaneously moni-tored by both methods. USF’s activity is carriedout in three areas especially designed for person-nelmonitoringunderqualityconditions:customerservice,technologicalareaforchemicalprocessingofphotographicfilmandarchives.

CONTACT

LDPM, USD-TL, UMRMPhone:(+4)0214046224Fax:(+4)0214046190(+4)0214574439E-mail:[email protected]:(+4)0214046194E-mail:[email protected]:(+4)0214042358E-mail:[email protected]

Gamma spectrometry analysis unit (UMAP)

UMAPperformshighresolutiongammaspectrom-etry.

The installation for measuring the activity bygammaspectrometryconsistsof:• ORTECHp-Gesemiconductordetector,rel.eff.

35%HV=2000V,withbuilt-inpreamplifierandcooledFETt;

• DigiDartmonoblocksystemfordataacquisitionandprocessing;

• PCandMAESTROsoftware.Theenergyrangeofthisinstallationis:

(50…2000)keV.

Environmental radioactivity monitoring unit (UMRM)

UMRM provides collection, processing and meas-urementof:• Environmentalsamples:soil,sediment,water(sur-

face,underground,seaanddrinkingwater),veg-etation(spontaneousandcultivated),air(aerosolsfixedonfilters);

• Foodsamples;• Industrialsamples(buildingmaterials,wastearis-

ingfromtechnologicalprocessesetc.).

The Laboratory also provides monitoring of envi-ronmentalradioactivityusingtheThermolumines-cent Dosimetry System for Environment – SDTM.The ambient dose equivalent - H*(10) given byphotonradiation,at1mabovethesoil,isalsodeter-mined.PassivedosimeterswithLiF-basedthermo-luminescentdetectors(e.g.LiF:Mg,Cu,P)areusedinthislaboratory.Thedetectorshavethefollowingcharacteristics:integrating-type,negligibleinforma-tionlossforamonitoringperiodrangingbetween1-90days.

The data are recorded, gathered and archived.Uponrequest,theymaybemadeavailabletothecompetent environmental monitoring institutionsfromhomeandabroad.

Gross alpha, beta and gamma measurements areperformed.

CapabilitiesSALMRONisacompetenttestinglaboratorywhoseactivity is carried out in accordance with SR EN/ISO17025:2005standard, in IFIN-HH,LifeandEn-vironmentalPhysicsDepartment–DFVM.Set-upofworkplaceandprovisionoflaboratorywithmodernresearchequipmentwereachievedwithintheCEEXProject, Module 4, Contract 108/2006. Our workteam consists of specialists with wide experiencein:developingionizingradiationdetectors–ioniza-tionchambers–validatedandpatented,complexmeasurementandmonitoringsystems,spectrom-etrysystems, systems formonitoringatmosphericRadonandalpharadioactivegases,measuringtheparameters for radiation detectors/transducers forindustrial, medical, laboratory or research applica-tions.

SALMROMisoutfittedwithportableandlaboratorydevices, high performance equipment for a widerangeofspectrometricmeasurements,tests,inlinewith the European directives and national legisla-tionandincompliancewiththerequirementsofSRENISO17025:2005standard.

Testing range• Measurement of activity in environmental sam-

ple using the MPC 2000 gross alpha/beta sys-tem.Measurementrangeforalpha:0.001-104Bq.Measurementrangeforbeta:0.5-104Bq.

• Measurementoftheactivityofradonandradio-activealphagasesinenvironmentalsamplesus-ingthePylonAB-5system.Measurementrangeforradon:0.01-1.000.000pCi/l(0.37-4*107)Bq/l.

• Measurementoftheactivityofgammaemittingradionuclides inenvironmental samplesand ra-dioactivematerialsamples.Measurementrange:background–104Bq.

• Measurement of activity in environmental sam-ples using the OCTETE alpha spectrometry sys-tem.Measurementrange:background-104Bq.

Other activities• Measurement of the volumic activity of radon

and radioactive alpha gases in environmentalsamplesusingtheCIS-Rn-XXsystem;

• Ionizing radiation detectors (pressurized ioniza-tionchamber)forindustrialapplications;

• Repairing/reconditioning radiationdetectors forindustrialapplications.

Equipment

• α,β,γcotaminometerforradioactivematerialsandenvironmetalmeasurements,withaccesso-ries,BERTHOLDUmoLB123UniversalMonitor;

• Low-backgroundgrossα-βmeasuringsystem,withaccessories,ORTECPROTEANMPC-2000-DPmodel;

• Portablesystemforthemeasurementofat-mosphericradonandthoron,withaccessories,PYLONAB-5model;

• Multidetector/analyzeralphaspectrometerwiththefollowingaccessories:-Integratedalphaspectrometrysystem;-ORTECOCTETEmultichannelalphaspectrom-eter.

• Portablemultichannel/analyzergammaspec-trometerwithGeHPdetector,withaccessories,ORTECDigiDARTmodel;

• Keithleyelectrometer;• Complexsystemformonitoringatmospheric

radonconcentration.

Potential CustomersRomanianCivilProtection/GeneralInspectorateforEmergency Situations, Ministry of Environment,CNCAN,NuclearPowerPlantinCernavoda,Nation-al Uranium Administration, Institute for BalnearyandClimaticMedicineandPhysicsandPhysicalRe-covery(IMFBRM),NationalAgencyforExportCon-trol(ANCEX),NationalInstituteforEarthPhysicsandSeismology (INCDFPS), Manufacturers/suppliers ofbuilding materials, chemical fertilizer facilities, saltandgoldmines.

Product Radiation Safety Authorization - VO 5/2006, issued by the National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control.

CNCAN Notification - No. LI 09/2008, issued by the National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control.

RENAR Certificate of accreditation - No. LI817/09, issued by the Romanian Accredi-tation Body.

Laboratory for α, β, γ Spectrometry and Radon MeasurementsLife and Environmental Physics Department

CONTACTPhone:(+4)0214046199Fax:(+4)0214574439Email:[email protected]://salmrom.nipne.ro/

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WholeBodyMonitoringLaboratory(USCIR-CCU)ispartoftheLifeandEnvironmentalSciencesDepart-ment.

USCIR-CCU’sactivityiscarriedoutaccordingtotheQuality Assurance documents that comply withthenationalandinternationalstandardsinthefield,intoforce,belongingtoCNCAN,IAEA,ICRP,ISOCEI(SRENISOIEC17025:2005).

Since2000,USCIR-CCUhasbeensuccessivelynoti-fiedanddesignatedbyCNCANasPersonalDosim-etry Body to perform intake and dose evaluationfrom occupational monitoring data (certificatesNr.01/2000,ODA01/2005,ODA01/2008).

USCIR-CCU provides periodical and special monitoring of occupational internal radioactive contamination of whole body and thyroid, for the personnel working in nuclear units from hospitals, industry, research, national security, radiopharmaceutical production centers, industrial irradiation centers, radioactive waste collection and treatment centers with potential risk of internal exposure to ionizing radiation.

USCIR-CCU also provides special monitoring of internal contamination for people from the general public, in case of nuclear accident.

The current monitoring equipment – WholeBody Counter, shielded tilted-chair geometry,is a spectrometry system equipped with high-efficiencyNaI(TI)scintillationdetectorsfordetectingincorporatedgammaemittingradionuclides,withenergyrangingbetween100keVand1500keVandactivitybetween370Bqand2.5MBq.Thedetector-associated electronics comprises NIM standardmodules and the Silescin emulation programof Multichannel Analyzer, implemented on PCthroughadedicatedSilenainterfaceboard.

Anew,state-of-the-artWholeBodyCounterwillbeavailablesoon.ThisCounter isequippedwithGe-Hyperpuredetector(ORTEC),Carbonwindowandspecial geometry for volume radioactive sources.Itwillenable thedetectionofXandgammaraysofincorporatedradionuclidesintheenergyrange10keVto2500keV,withexcellentresolutionsof600eV at the energy line 14.4 keV of Co-57 and 1.90keVattheenergyline1332keVofCo-60.TheHPGedetector-associated electronics has the followingcharacteristics:state-of-the-art,digitalfullcontrolofallthefunctionsoftheMultichannelAnalyzerwithamaximumnumberof16384acquisitionchannels,full control of detector polarization parameters,signal amplifying and shaping parameters.Moreover, thisWholeBodyCounterprovidesdatasafetyandtheirfasttransfertospectrumprocessingprogram,Renaissance-32(ORTEC).

The estimates of intake in terms of activity, ofthe radionuclide retention at different times afterintakeandoftheequivalentandeffectivedosesareperformed by IMBA (HPA) software, a specializedprogram that comprises the latest metabolic andbiokineticmodelsrecommendedbyICRPformostoftheradionuclides.

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ThelaboratoryworksinaccordancewithNotificationNo.Ll016/2007issuedbytheNationalCommissionfor Nuclear Activities Control in Romania (CNCAN),basedonSRENISO/IEC17025qualitystandard.

Activity field• Testing of radionuclide content and activity by

qualitativeandquantitativeanalysisofenviron-mentalsamples(soil,sediment,effluents,surfacewaterandvegetation)andVVR-Snuclearreactordecommissioningsamples,by low-backgroundgamma-rayspectrometry.

• Neutron activation analysis: elemental analysisusing thermalneutronactivationof samplesatTRIGA Nuclear Reactor of SCN Pitesti and thenmeasuring the samples by gamma-ray spec-trometry.

Equipment: Low-background gamma-ray spec-trometrysystem,withHPGeOrtecdetector(relativeefficiency30%and1.85keVresolutionat1332keVof60Co),placedinsidealeadshield.

Analytical performances1.Radionuclides investigated in environmental

samplesbygamma-rayspectrometry:- Artificialradionuclides:137Cs,60Co,241Am,etc.- Naturalradionuclides:238U-226Raand232Thradio-

activeseriesprogenies;235U;40K;7Be. Massofsample:~30-200g(solidsamples);

Volumeofsample:100mL-1L(liquidsamples).2.Elementsinvestigatedinenvironmentalsamples

byneutronactivationanalysis:Ag,As,Au,Ba,Br,Ca,Cd,Ce,Co,Cr,Cs,Eu,Fe,Hf,Hg,K,La,Lu,Mo,Na,Nd,Ni,Rb,Sb,Sc,Se,Sm,Sr,Tb,Th,U,W,Yb,Zn.

Massofsample:~50-150mg(environmentalsamples).

Note: Neutron activation analysis can be applied in correlation with the operating periods of TRIGA nuclear reactor at SCN Pitesti.

Minimum detectable activity (MDA) for radioactivity analysis: 0,090Bq137Csinwaterof1Lvolume(Marinelligeometry);0,072Bq137Csinwaterof150cm3volume.

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Detection limits for neutron activation analysis: 10µg/kg–10g/kg(10ppb–1%),dependingontheelementtypeandsamplematrix.

Method descriptionGamma-ray spectrometry is a nuclear techniqueusedtoanalysegamma-rayemmitingradionuclidespresentinvarioustypesofsamples.Analyticalstages:• radionuclideidentification(qualitativeanalysis);• activity/specificactivitydeterminationofthe

identifiedradionuclides,expressedinBq,Bq/kgorBq/l(quantitativeanalysis).

Neutron activation analysisofelementalconcen-trationsinsampleisbasedonsimultaneousforma-tion, by nuclear reactions with neutrons, of a bignumberof radionuclidesoncertainelementalnu-cleipresentinthesample.

Analysis of natural radioactivity in environmental samples by low-background gamma-ray spectrometryThe laboratory’s natural background gamma-rayspectrumismainlyduetogamma-emmitingradio-nuclidesofuranium-radium(238U-226Ra)andthorium(232Th)radioactiveseries,aswellas40Kradionuclide.

Aleatorytemporalvariationoftheradon’sactivityinsidethelaboratoryrequiresanalternatelycount-ing of the investigated samples and natural back-ground, especially for low level radioactivity sam-ples.

Todetermineradium,thesamplesaresealedandmeasuredafter3-4weekstopermitestablishingtheradioactiveequilibriumbetween 226Raand itsgas-eousradioactiveprogeny222Rn(radon).Then,214Pband 214Bi radon’s radioactive progenies are meas-uredbygamma-rayspectrometry.

U,ThandKconcentrationscanbedeterminedbymeasuring uranium (238U), thorium (232Th) and po-tassium(40K)radioactivityinthesample.

Quality control is performed by:• usingcertifiedreferencematerials;• periodicalparticipationininternationalintercom-

parison exercises for reference materials certify-ing,organizedbytheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency (IAEA) Vienna, and Institute of NuclearChemistry and Technology (INCT) Warszaw, Po-land;

• periodicalparticipationinproficiencytestsorgan-izedbyIAEAVienna.

Customers/Potential customers• Enterprisesmanufacturing:phosphatic fertilizers,

building materials, electrical energy (coal-firedpowerplants,nuclearpowerplants),metalurgicalslag;

• EnvironmentalProtectionAgencies.

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CONTACTPhone:(+4)0214046225Fax:(+4)0214574440Email:[email protected]@nipne.ro

SpectrometricAnalysisLaboratory(LAS)ispartofRadioactiveWasteManagementDepartment(DMDR)withinIFIN-HH.

The laboratory has the ability and has been notified by CNCAN to carry out the followings:• Preparingandanalyzingtheenvironment

samples(soil,sediments,vegetation,water)bygammaspectrometry;

• Examiningsealedgammaradioactivesources;• Measuringunfixedcontamination(gamma

emittingradionuclides);• Determinationofgammaemittingradionuclides

activityfromtypeApackages(orotherpackages)filledwithradioactivewaste;

• Determinationofgammaemittingradionuclidesactivityfromhistoricalpackagesandcontainersfilledwithhistoricalwaste;

• Globalalphaandbetaactivitymeasurementsinlowbackground

• Examiningradioactivesourcesandradioactivewastescanbedoneatowners’headquartersbymeansofORTECportabledeviceandbyownmeansofconveyanceauthorizedbyCNCAN.

Thelaboratoryisoutfittedwith3gammaspectrometricequipmentswithhighresolutionHPGedetectors:• CANBERRADSA1000,outfittedwithGENIE2000

spectraacquisitionandanalysissoftware;• ISOCART–ORTECoutfittedwithGammaVISION

andISOTOPICspectraacquisitionandanalysissoftware;

• Trans–SPEC100–ORTECoutfittedGammaVISIONandISOTOPICspectraacquisitionandanalysissoftware.

Thelaboratoryisalsooutfittedwithaglobalalphaandbetaradioactivitymeasurementsystem,inlowbackground,ORTEC–Proteantype,MPC-2000-DPmodel.

Quality Management System was imple-mented to SAL according to SR. EN ISO/CEI 17025:2005 and in 2006 has been notified by the National Commission for Nuclear Activi-ties Control (CNCAN) to carry out its activity as notified laboratory in compliance with notifi-cation no. LI 01/2009.

The laboratory carries out gamma spectrometricanalysisformonitoringthecontrolledareasbothatBaita Bihor National Radwaste Repository and Ra-dioactiveWasteManagementDepartment(DMDR)withinIFIN-HH.

Thelaboratorycarriesoutresearchactivitiesbypar-ticipating in researchprojectswithinnationalandinternationalprogramsandbypresentingscientificpapersandcommunicationsinspecializedpublica-tions,conferencesandsymposiums.

Thepermanentintercomparisonsmadebetweenthe results obtained by LAS and the results ob-tainedbyotherlaboratoriesinthefield,assuresthechecking up and the maintenance of high levelqualityanalysis.

TheSpectrometricAnalysisLaboratoryparticipatesincompetencetestsorganizedatinternationallev-elbytheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency.

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Microbiological Tests

• Totalmicrobialcountin/on:a. pharmaceuticalsinanyform–tablets,

dragees,capsules,gels,powders,solutions;b. rawmaterialsandpharmaceuticalpackaging

(madeofglassorplasticmaterials);c. purifiedwater;d. productionenvironment(air,surfaces);e. alimentarysupplements;f. cosmetics:rawmaterialsandfinished

products(creams,ointments,gels);g. single-usemedicaldevices(madeofplastic,

metalortextile).• Totalnumberofyeastsandmoldsforproducts

mentionedabove(pointa)tog))• DetectionofEscherichia coli inproducts

mentionedabove(pointsa),b),e)andf));(appliedmethods:enrichmentinselectivemediaandmultitestgallerymethod);

• DetectionofPseudomonas aeruginosainproductsmentionedatpointsa),b),e)andf);(appliedmethods:enrichmentinnonselectivemediamethodandtransfersinselectivemedia,multitestgallerymethod,MIDIfattyacidsprofilingmethod);

• DetectionofStaphylococcus aureusinproductsmentionedatpointsa),b),e)andf);(appliedmethods:enrichmentinnonselectivemediamethodandpassagesinselectivemediamethod,multitestgallerymethod,MIDIfattyacidsprofilingmethod);

• DetectionofSalmonella sp.inproductsmentionedatpointsa),b),e)andf);(appliedmethods:enrichmentinnonselectivemediaandtransferinselectivemedia,multitestgallerymethod);

• Detectionandcountingofenterobacteriaandothergram-negativebacteriainproductsmentionedatpointsa),b),e)andf);

• Sterilitytestonproductsmentionedatpointsa),b),e)andf);

• DetectionofLegionella Sp.inwaterbyPolymeraseChainReactiontechnique(PCR);

• DetectionofLegionella pneumophilainwaterbyPCRtechnique.

The6thEdition(2008)oftheEuropeanPharmaco-poeiaandstandardoperatinginternalproceduresarethereferencedocumentsforthetestsaforesaid.

•License No. 2L/2007 issued by The National Medicines Agency – ANM(www.anm.ro)

•Certificate of Accreditation No. LI 675/2008

issued by The Romanian Accreditation Association – RENAR (www.renar.ro)

ThelaboratorywasbuiltinordertocomplywiththebasicprinciplesofEAL–G18normativedocumentissuedbytheEuropeanAccreditation:materialflow,personnelflow,avoidingcross-contamination,surfacesquality,airpurifyingfiltersystems,aswellaskeyparameterssupervisioninIVACsystem.

ThedesignandtheglobalorganizationarespecifictoaThirdPartyMicrobiologyLaboratory.Providingequipment(e.g.PCRandReal-TimePCR,GC-MSforMIDIidentificationtechnique),selectingandmotivatingthepersonnel(youngPh.D.students),surpassthisconditionandallowapproachingverymodernresearchfieldsaswell.

Thetotalsurfaceofthelaboratoryis150m2.Thereisaspecialroomforeverypreparatoryoperation,incubation,biologicallyactivewasteneutralization,keepingthereferencemicroorganismsaswellasa4cleanroomsassembly.

Theknow-howallowsapproachingvariousfields:-validationofirradiationsterilizationformedical

devicesfactories;-routinemicrobiologicalcontrolsformedicine

factories;-advancedresearchinmolecularbiologyfield.

The Microbiology Laboratory is part of IRASM – Radiation Processing Center. IRASM Quality Management System, which includes activities developed within the Microbiological Laboratory, is in compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and ISO 11137 and has been certified in 2002 by DQS – Germany.

CONTACTMioara ALEXANDRUPhone:(+4)0214042369Fax:(+4)0214574267Email:[email protected]@nipne.ro

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CONTACTDr. Mihalis CUTRUBINISPhone:(+4)0214046183Fax:(+4)0214575331Email:[email protected]@[email protected]@nipne.ro

Tests for identifying irradiated foodstuffs

Standard Standard Title Applicability Remarks

SR EN 1784 Foodstuffs.Detectionofirradiatedfoodcontainingfat.Gaschromatographicanalysisofhydrocarbons.

Animalorvegetalfoodstuffscontainingfat.Validatedforchicken,pork,beef,Camembertcheese,avocado,papayaandmango.

SR EN 1785 Foodstuffs.Detectionofirradiatedfoodcontainingfat.GasChromatographic/MassSpectrometricAnalysisof2-alkylcyclobutanones.

Animalorvegetalfoodstuffscontainingfat.Validatedforchicken,pork,liquidwholeegg,Camembertcheeseandsalmonmeat.

Confirmationmethod

SR EN 1786 Foodstuffs.Detectionofirradiatedfoodcontainingbone.MethodbyESRSpectroscopy.

Foodstuffscontainingbones.Validatedforbeef,chickenandtrout.

Confirmationmethod

SR EN 1787 Foodstuffs.DetectionofirradiatedfoodcontainingcellulosebyESRspectroscopy.

Foodstuffscontainingcellulose.Validatedforpistachioshells,paprikaandstrawberryseeds.

SR EN 1788 Foodstuffs.Thermoluminescencedetectionofirradiatedfoodfromwhichsilicatemineralscanbeisolated.

Foodstuffsfromwhichsilicatemineralsdustcanbeisolated.Validatedforherbs,spices,freshanddriedfruitsandvegetablesandcrustaceans.

Confirmationmethod

SR EN 13708 Foodstuffs.DetectionofirradiatedfoodcontainingcrystallinesugarbyESRspectroscopy.

Foodstuffscontainingcrystallinesugar.Validatedforraisins,driedfigs,driedmangoanddriedpapaya.

SR EN 13751 Foodstuffs.Detectionofirradiatedfoodusingphotostimulatedluminescence.

Foodstuffscontainingminerals(dust).Validatedforherbs,spices,vegetableseasoningsandcrustaceans.

Screeningmethod

SR EN 13783 Foodstuffs.DetectionofirradiatedfoodusingDirectEpifluorescentFilterTechnique/AerobicPlateCount(DEFT/APC)

Vegetableoriginfoodstuffswithhighmicrobialload.Validatedforblackpepper,whitepepper,paprika,basil,marjoram,cardamom,cinnamon,ginger,thymeandoregano.

Screeningmethod

SR EN 13784 Foodstuffs.DNACometAssayforthedetectionofirradiatedfoodstuffs

Vegetaloranimaloriginfoodstuffsfromwhichcellscanbeisolated.Validatedforchickenbonemarrow,chicken,pork,figs,almonds,lentils,rosepepper,soyabeansandsesameseeds,linseedandsunflowerseeds.

Screeningmethod

SR EN 14569 Foodstuffs.MicrobiologicalscreeningforirradiatedfoodusingLAL/GNBprocedures

Animaloriginfoodstuffs.Validatedforchicken.

Screeningmethod

Detection of Irradiated Foods LaboratoryIRASM – Technological Irradiations Department

EU and Romanian Regulations with regard to the irradiation of food

Framework Directive 1999/2/EC:- generalandtechnicalaspects;- labelingofirradiatedfood;- conditionsforauthorizingfoodirradiation.Implementing Directive 1999/3/EC: the list ofthe foodstuffs and food ingredients which maybetreatedwithionisingradiations:driedaromaticherbs,spicesandvegetableseasonings.“Normes concerning foodstuffs and food in-gredients treated with ionising radiation” ap-proved by Joint Order by MSF (885/23.11.2001),MAAP (98/4.03.2002) and CNCAN (90/14.03.2002),published in the Official Journal, Part I, No. 281/25.04.2002“Order concerning the approval of the list of foodstuffs and food ingredients and the maxi-

mum doses at which they may be treated with ionizing radiations in order to obtain the license to bring them into the market”- MSP Order No.870/10.07.2006 published in the Official Journal,Part I, No. 632/21.07.2006 (dried aromatic herbs,spicesandvegetableingredients).

The strategy proposed for the EU large positive list with regard to the irradiated food (2000)The foodstuffs proposed to be included in thepositivelistare:• frozenaromaticherbs,driedfruits,cerealflakes,

chickenorgans,eggwhiteandarabicgum,froglegsandpeeledshrimps.

Thefoodstuffswhichwerenotproposedtobein-cludedinthepositivelist:• fresh fruitsandvegetables,cereals, tubers,fish,

raw milk camembert cheese, casein, rice flour,bloodproducts,freshmeatandpoultry.

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Physical and Chemical Testing LaboratoryIRASM – Department for Technological Irradiations

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Chromatographic testsScreening of volatile and semivolatile organic com-pounds (VOC & SVOC) by GC/MS:• fattyacidsprofilingfrommicrobial,biologicalandor-

ganic matrixes which contain fats by using SherlockMicrobialIdentificationSystem(MIS)gaschromatogra-phicmethodproducedbyMIDI,Inc.;

• identificationofhydrocarbonsand2-alchylcyclobuta-nones(2-ACB)forthedetectionofirradiatedfoodstuffswhichcontainfats(EN1784andEN1785);

• screeningforVOCandSVOCemissionsfrommaterialsbydirectthermaldesorbtionhyphenatedwithcapilla-ryGC/MS(TD/cGC/MS);

• VOC and SVOC molecular structure characterizationand identification by spectral and retention indexmatchingwithNIST2005massspectral libraryacqui-redbyelectronionizationat70eV;

• characterization and identification of pyrolysis gasesevolved from the sample during thermogavimetricanalysis(TGA/cGC/MS);

Screening of non-volatile organic compounds by HPLC:HPLCmethodswithUV-VISdiodearray(DAD)de-tection(underdevelopment).Thermal analysis testsThermogravimetry (TGA): • determination of oxidation and thermal decomposi-

tiontemperatures(ISO11358-1);• determination of material composition (ISO 11358-1;

EUPharmacopoeiav6.1,chapter2.2.34.);• determination of volatile organic additives concen-

trationand theirmolecular structurecharacterizationandidentificationbycouplingtechniques(TGA-IRandTGA/CGC/MS);

• plasticmaterialsidentificationbasedonpyrolysispro-ductsfingerprint(couplingtechniques).

Differential Scanning Calorimetry DSC (ISO 11357-1, EU Pharmacopoeia v 6.1, chapter 2.2.34.):• determinationofmeltingandcrystallization/solidifica-

tiontemperatures(ISO11357-3);• determination of glass transition temperature (ISO

11357-2).Spectroscopic testsIdentification and quantitation of organic substanc-es and materials fingerprinting based on FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra interpretation:• FTIR-TRANS (transmission FT-IR) method of recording

spectra in transmission for solid samples embeddedinaKBrdisc(1mgofsampleto300mgofKBr)inthe7500–400cm-1spectralrange(EUPharmacopoeiav6.0,chapter2.2.24.);

• Non-destructive Variable Angle Reflectance IR (FTIR-VAR) and FT-IR diffuse reflectance (DRIFT) spectro-scopicmethodsofrecordingspectrainthe4500-650cm-1spectralrange(EUPharmacopoeiav6.0,chapter2.2.24.);

• Non-destructive Raman spectrometry methods ofrecordingspectra in the3500-50cm-1 spectral range(chapter2.2.48.,EUPharmacopoeiav6.0).

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Chromatographic equipment:GC 6890N gas chromatograph coupled with 5975 In-ert MSD mass spectrometric detector,manufacturedbyAgilentTechnologies,USA,withthefollowingspecs:• autosamplerforliquidinjection;• Sherlocksoftwareforfattyacidsprofilingandmicrobial

identification,manufacturedbyMIDIInc.,USA;• couplingfortransferringthepyrolysisgasesfromther-

mogravimetric analysis into PTV injector (TGA/CGC/MS)withcriogeniccooling(LN2);

• UNITY thermal desorber equipped with Peltier coldtrap, manufactured by Markes International; manualheadspaceaccessoryforUNITY(HS/CGC/MS)thermaldesorber;

• mass spectrometer with quadrupolar mass analyzer,electronionizationsource(El,70eV)andNIST2005MSlibrary.

High Performance Liquid Chromatograph, manu-facturedbyBeckmannCoulter,USA,with the followingspecs:• RheodyneManualInjector;• BeckmannCuaternaryPump;• Beckmann 600 channels diode array UV-VIS spectro-

meter;• JASCOfluorescencedetector.

Thermal analysis equipment:STA 409 PC Luxx Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer, manufacturedbyNETZSCH,Germany,withthefollowingspecs:• sampleispurgedwithinert,oxidizingorreducingat-

mospheres;• weighing range between 1- 18000 mg, with a mass

resolutionof0,002mginthefullweighingrange;• DSCresolution<µW(dependingonsensor);• TG/DSCsamplecarrierforsimultaneousthermogravi-

metry(TG)anddifferentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC);• TG/DTAsamplecarrierforsimultaneousthermogravi-

metry(TG)anddifferentialthermalanalysis(DTA);• online coupling with FT-IR and GC-MS for structural

characterizationofpyrolysisgases.

Spectroscopic equipmentVertex 70 class FT-IR and FT-Raman spectrometer,manufactured by Bruker Optics, Germany, with the fol-lowingspecs:• FTIR-TRANSinKBrpelletsonthe7500-400cm-1spectral

range,withanoptimumresolutionof4cm-1;• probe for non-destructive FTIR-VAR in the 4500-650

cm-1spectralrange;• Raman module (RAM II) and Raman probe for non-

destructiveanalysisofsolidandliquidsampleswitha1064nmNd:YAG-LASERexcitationsourceonthe3500–50cm-1spectralrangeandanoptimalresolutionof4cm-1;

• TGA-IRaccessoryforonlinecouplingwiththermogra-vimetry and software for 3D chromatographic FT-IRdataanalysis.

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CONTACTDr. Mihalis CUTRUBINISPhone:(+4)0214046183Fax:(+4)0214575331Email:[email protected]@[email protected]@nipne.ro

CONTACTDr. Mihalis CUTRUBINISPhone:(+4)0214046183Fax:(+4)0214575331Email:[email protected],[email protected][email protected],[email protected]

Mechanical testsTensile test: spontaneous tensile stress and breakingstress;spontaneousdeformationandbreakingdeforma-tion;spontaneousforceandfailureforce;Young’sModu-lus;Poisson’sRatio;tensileyieldlimit.Steel, non-ferrous materials, plastic materials, composite materials, wood, paper, textile fabrics.Peeling Test: peeling limit; spontaneous deformationandbreakingdeformation;spontaneousforceandfailureforce.Steel, non-ferrous materials, plastic materials, composite materials, wood, paper, textile fabrics.Tear Test: spontaneous unit stress and breaking stress;tearinglimit;spontaneousdeformationandbreakingde-formation;spontaneousforceandfailureforce.Steel, non-ferrous materials, plastic materials, composite materials, wood, paper, textile fabrics.Flexure test: spontaneousunitflexurestressatconstantbending deflection and at breaking; spontaneous andconventional deflection; flexure deformation and brea-kingdeformation;elasticmodulusinflexure.Steel, non-ferrous materials, plastic materials, composite materials, wood, cardboard.Compression test: spontaneouscompressionunitstressat40%CV40andatbreakingstress;spontaneousdefor-mation and breaking deformation; spontaneous forceandfailureforce.Steel, non-ferrous materials, plastic materials, composite materials, wood, cardboard.Puncture resistance: spontaneous deformation andbreakingdeformation;spontaneousforceandfailurefor-ce.Steel, non-ferrous materials, plastic materials, composite materials, wood, cardboard, paper, textile fabrics.Impact: impact energy; spontaneous force and maxi-mumimpactresistanceforce;spontaneousdeformationandbreakingdeformation.Steel, non-ferrous materials, plastic materials, composite materials, wood.

EquipmentStatical tests• Z005universaltestingmachine(Zwick-Roell)• Transducercellof5kN,20Nmaximumforce• BTC-EXLONGS013(Zwick-Roell)Extensometer• Mechanicalclampingjaws• AdjustingdevicesforTensileTest,Compression

Test,FlexureTest,TearTest,PeelingTestandPunctureTest

• TestXpertSoftware(Zwick-RoellGermania).Shock dynamic tests • Zwick-RoellB5113ImpactTester• 50j,25jCharpyPendulum• 22j,11jIzodPendulumSample Preparation• ZCP020(Zwick-Roell)samplecuttingpress• ISO(34typeA,37type1,527-2type1A,527-2

type1B)samplecuttingdie.

Colour characteristics

Thereflectedcolouraswellasthecolourindicescanbemeasured:• WhitenessIndex:parameterusedtoevaluate

paper’squality;• YellownessIndex:parameterassociatedwiththe

degradationofplastics.

EquipmentPortablespectrocolorimeterMiniscanXEPlus• geometry:diffuse/8°• portdiameter/viewdiameter:6.0/4.0mm• spectralrange:400–700nm;

reportinginterval:10nm• photometricrange:0–150%

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EPR (ESR) spectroscopy • Identificationandcharacterizationoffreeradicals

andparamagneticdefectsproducedbyirradiation;• Identificationandcharacterizationofparamagne-

ticcenterscontainingtransitionelements(Fe3+,Cu2+,Mn2+,V4+);

• Detectionofirradiatedfoodscontainingbone,crystallinecelluloseandcrystallinesugar.

EPR (ESR) spectroscopy – Equipment SpectrometerEPR(ESR)MiniScopeMS200manufac-turedbyMagnettechGmBH,Germany• Microwavefrequency:9,3–9,55GHz(Xband);• Microwavepower:100 mW–50mW;• Magneticfieldrange:0–450mT;• Resonator:TE

102;

• Sensitivity:8x109spins/0,1mT;• Measurementtemperature:roomtemperature

and77K.

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