Curriculum Vitae

Updated 27-12-2010

Unit of Reactors and Nuclear Safety

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Name: Ana Rita
Surnames: Lopes Ramos Wahl
Born: 09-08-1973
Nationality: Portuguese

Tel.: (+351) 21 994 6126
Fax: (+351) 21 994 1039
Email: ariel (add @itn.pt)

Education

  • 2001– PhD in Applied Nuclear Physics by the University of Lisbon.
  • 1996– License Degree (5 years) in Technological Physics by the University of Lisbon.

Professional Employment Career

  • 04/2004-02/2008 and since 08/2009 – Reactor Supervisor, ITN.
  • Since 01/2002 – Auxiliary Researcher with the Operations Group of the Portuguese Research Reactor (RPI), ITN.

Previous Positions

  • 03/2001-12/2001– Post-Doctorate fellow at the Nuclear and Technological Institute with a grant from the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT).
  • 09/1996-02/2001 – PhD work in the Nuclear and Technological Institute with a grant from the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT). Ph.D. project entitled "Preparation of Metallic Silicides for Microelectronics Applications".

Main Scientific Area of Research

  • As a member of the Operations Group of the Portuguese Research Reactor, she is involved in the activities pertaining to the safe operation of the reactor.
  • Her current research interests are focused on Applied Nuclear Physics, namely neutron dosimetry, passive monochromators for neutron beams and use and production of Superheated Droplet Detectors (SDDs) for research.
  • In collaboration with the physics department, she is active in Materials Science, namely thin film preparation via ion beam synthesis and ion beam analysis.

Scientific Works

  • The research activities are documented in almost 50 publications. A selection of recent and most relevant papers is listed below. Presently running projects and collaborations cover the range of subjects and activities indicated above.

Selected Publications

  • "Electrical properties of sol-gel derived MPB 0.37BiScO3-0.63PbTiO3 thin films deposited on iridium oxide electrodes", Jingzhong Xiao, Aiying Wu, Paula M. Vilarinho, A. R. Ramos, E. Alves, J. of Materials Chemistry 19 (2009) 5572-5579.
  • "Validation of the Monte Carlo model Supporting core conversion of the Portuguese Research Ractor (RPI) for neutron fluence rate determinations", A.C. Fernandes, J.P. Santos, J.G. Marques, A. Kling, A.R. Ramos, N.P. Barradas, Annals of Nuclear Energy 37 (2010) 1139-1145.
  • "Superheated droplet detector response to fabrication variations", M. Felizardo, T. Morlat, T.A. Girard, R.C. Martins A.R. Ramos, J.G. Marques, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 614 (2010) 278-286.
  • "First Results of the Phase II SIMPLE Dark Matter Search", M. Felizardo, T. Morlat, A.C. Fernandes, T.A. Girard, J.G. Marques, A.R. Ramos, M. Auguste, D. Boyer, A. Cavaillou, C. Sudre, J. Poupeney, R.F. Payne, H.S. Miley, J. Puibasset, Phys.Rev. Lett. 105 (2010) 211301.

Projects

Researcher responsible for the following projects:

  • 01/09/2005-31/08/2007: Development of superheated droplet detectors for neutron dosimetry and spectrometry applications (POCTI/FIS/55930/2004). Financed by FCT.
  • 01/09/2005-14/07/2009: Measurement of proton elastic scattering cross-sections for light elements – validation of a "bulk sample" method (Research Contract Nș 13273/R0/Regular Budget Fund). Financed by IAEA.