Triestino Minniti

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Experimental physicist in Applied Physics with a background in experimental nuclear physics. Research interests include: measurements of nuclear fragmentation cross-section of mediumlight ions such as those that abound most in our organism (Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen), for which experimental measurements are absent in the energy range used in hadrontherapy (100- 400 MeV/nucleon) with applications to medical physics and radiation protection; development of instrumentation for neutron detection and for imaging applications; characterization of nuclear fusion components (EUROfusion, European Consortium for the Development of Fusion Energy - work package “Divertor”, WPDIV) with neutron and X-ray experimental techniques.

WORKEXPERIENCE

(Jun 2022 – present) Researcher (RTDb) within the scientific area of Applied Physics (FIS/07) at the Physics Department of the University of Rome Tor Vergata and within the NAST Center (2022-present).

(Mar 2022 – Jun 2022) Research Scientist

ENEA Frascati, Department of Fusion, via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy.

Main activities:

-Experimental activity with D-T neutron source at the ENEA Frascati Neutron Generator (FNG) to measure neutron cross-section relevants to nuclear fusion materials and for radiation damage applications.

-Responsible for the physical characterization activities of the "target divertors" using neutron spectroscopy and X-ray techniques within the work team of EUROfusion, work package "Divertor" (WPDIV).

-Experimental and modelling (MCNP, Geant 4) work to support the development of nuclear instrumentation.

(Nov 2018 – Feb 2022) Senior Research Scientist

UK Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Culham Science Centre (United Kingdom).

Main activities:

-Scientific research activity for the physical characterization of relevant materials and components in nuclear fusion reactors. -Responsible for the physical characterization activities of the "target divertors" using neutron spectroscopy and X-ray techniques within the work team of EUROfusion, work package "Divertor" (WPDIV). -Development of diagnostics for real-time monitoring of the performance of components and radiation fields involved in fusion reactors.

-Experimental and modelling (MCNP, Geant 4) work to support the development of nuclear instrumentation.

(Aug 2014 – Nov 2018) Senior Researcher and Instrument Scientist

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (United Kingdom).

Main activities:

-Responsible for scientific and experimental activity on the Imaging and Materials Science & Engineering beamline (IMAT) at the ISIS Spallation Neutron Source, UK.

-Development of innovative instrumentation, supervision of interdisciplinary working groups required in its development phase and subsequent operational testing. Introduction of new experimental techniques useful for expanding the scientific activities on the beamline and in the research laboratory.

(Mar 2013 – Aug 2014) Postdoctoral Research Associate

 INFN-LNS of Catania & University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

Main activities:

-Dynamics and spectroscopy studies in nuclear reactions with stable and radioactive beams at low and intermediate energies (20-100 MeV/nucleon). -Development, construction and testing of a new generation correlator device FARCOS (Femtoscope Array for Correlations and Spectroscopy) coupled to the 4? Chimera detector to be used for studying of correlation functions in heavy-ion collisions.

-Development of the General Electronics for TPCs (GET) to be used for the FARCOS and CHIMERA multi-detectors at the INFN-LNS.

(2013) Research Associate

Le Grand Accélérateur National d’Ions Lourds (GANIL), Caen (France).

Development of the General Electronics for TPCs (GET).

(2011) Research Associate

National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University (NSCL), East Lansing, Michigan (United States).

Study of correlation functions in of 129Xe + 197 Au at 50 AMeV performed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), Michigan State University, USA. 2010 – 2011 Research Associate GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt (Germany). -Research activity in Nuclear Physics. -Partecipation to the ASY-EOS experiment S394 at the GSI laboratory.

EDUCATION

(2013) Ph.D. in Physics

The National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, The University of Messina, Catania and Messina, Italy.

Thesis Title: "Study of correlation functions in heavy-ion collisions". The work of the thesis has been focused on the study of the physics of two-proton correlation functions in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate energies, and the development a new generation correlator device FARCOS (Femtoscope Array for Correlations and Spectroscopy) coupled to the 4? Chimera detector which it has been built at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud.

The complete list of scientific peer-reviewed publications can be found here:

• https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36546619000
•  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9416-4510

Additional information at the page:

• https://www-en.fisica.uniroma2.it/phone-directory/tminniti_en/