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Joint ICTP/IAEA Advanced School on in-situ X-ray Fluorescence and Gamma Ray Spectrometry | (smr 2064)
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  • Monday, 26 October 2009
    • 08:30 - 10:00 Registration and Administrative Formalities
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 08:30 Registration and Administrative Formalities 1h30'
    • 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 15'
    • 10:15 - 10:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
      • 10:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks 15'
        Speaker: Directors of Workshop
    • 10:30 - 11:30 In-situ gamma spectrometry in environmental research and monitoring
      • 10:30 In-situ gamma spectrometry in environmental research and monitoring 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Nuccetelli (Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Roma, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:30 - 12:15 Different type of detectors for different applications (advantages and disadvantages)
      • 11:30 Different type of detectors for different applications (advantages and disadvantages) 45'
        Speaker: S. Tarjan & G. Kis-Benedek (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Budapest, Hungary/IAEA, Seibersdorf, Austria)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:15 - 13:00 Calibration of the detectors / Source of contamination (assumption of vertical distribution)
      • 12:15 Calibration of the detectors / Source of contamination (assumption of vertical distribution) 45'
        Speaker: S. Tarjan & G. Kis-Benedek (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Budapest, Hungary/IAEA, Seibersdorf, Austria)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 13:00 Lunch Break 1h0'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Spectra evaluation (Library, nuclear data, disturbing effects as radon, humidity, air pressure, uncertainty, roughness of the soil, plant coverage, dead time, etc.)
      • 14:00 Spectra evaluation (Library, nuclear data, disturbing effects as radon, humidity, air pressure, uncertainty, roughness of the soil, plant coverage, dead time, etc.) 45'
        Speaker: S. Tarjan & G. Kis-Benedek (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Budapest, Hungary/IAEA, Seibersdorf, Austria)
    • 14:45 - 15:30 Data interpretation / Quality control
      • 14:45 Data interpretation / Quality control 45'
        Speaker: S. Tarjan & G. Kis-Benedek (Hungarian Agricultural Authority, Budapest, Hungary/IAEA, Seibersdorf, Austria)
    • 15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 15'
    • 15:45 - 16:45 Role of ARPA-Friuli-Venezia Giulia and description of the in-situ gamma spectrometry field exercise
      • 15:45 Role of ARPA-Friuli-Venezia Giulia and description of the in-situ gamma spectrometry field exercise 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Giovani & M. Garavaglia (ARPA,. Udine, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 19:00 - 19:00 RECEPTION
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 19:00 RECEPTION
  • Tuesday, 27 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:30 Methodology, advantages and limitations of in-situ XRF measurements (including overview of applications)
      • 09:00 Methodology, advantages and limitations of in-situ XRF measurements (including overview of applications) 1h30'
        Speaker: R. Padilla-Alvarez (Agency's Seibersdorf Laboratory, IAEA, Austria)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:30 X-ray microfluorescence capabilities at Sincrotrone Elettra
      • 11:00 X-ray microfluorescence capabilities at Sincrotrone Elettra 1h30'
        Speaker: Don R. Baker (Ellettra, Trieste, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:30 Portable XRF instrumentation (including excitation sources, detectors, electronics, software)
      • 14:00 Portable XRF instrumentation (including excitation sources, detectors, electronics, software) 1h30'
        Speaker: R. Cesareo (Universita' degli Studi di Sassari, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 16:00 - 16:45 Application of portable XRF spectrometers for in-situ characterization of cultural heritage objects
      • 16:00 Application of portable XRF spectrometers for in-situ characterization of cultural heritage objects 45'
        Speaker: R. Cesareo (Universita' degli Studi di Sassari, Italy)
  • Wednesday, 28 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 09:00 FIELD TRIP - FRIULI VENEZIA REGION
      • 09:00 FIELD TRIP - FRIULI VENEZIA REGION
  • Thursday, 29 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 09:00 Laboratory practice to demonstrate in-situ x-ray spectrometry analysis
      Location: ICTP-INFN Laboratory (Mlab)
      • 09:00 Laboratory practice to demonstrate in-situ x-ray spectrometry analysis
        Speaker: R. Padilla- Alvarez & E. Chinea-Cano (Agency's Seibersdorf Laboratory, IAEA, Austria)
  • Friday, 30 October 2009
    • 09:00 - 10:30 In-situ gamma spectrometry & In-situ XRF: Presentation of the results from participants and groups
      • 09:00 In-situ gamma spectrometry & In-situ XRF: Presentation of the results from participants and groups 1h30'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:30 Round Table: Discussion of topics related to specifics of in-situ gamma spectrometry & in-situ XRF analysis
      • 11:00 Round Table: Discussion of topics related to specifics of in-situ gamma spectrometry & in-situ XRF analysis 1h30'
    • 12:30 - 13:00 Concluding session
      • 12:30 Concluding session 30'