Research – Investigación

The interaction of fast particles with condensed matter has both basic and applied interest, in order to know, analyse and/or modify the structure of matter.

Among the topics we have studied, the most outstanding and recent are the following:

• differences in the energy loss by atomic or molecular ions (so called vicinage effects);
• energy delivered by swift proton beams to biological targets (related to hadron therapy);
• generation and transport of electrons by proton beams in materials of microelectronic or biological interest (related to ion beam lithography and radiotherapy).

Former and current collaborations:

• Centro Atómico Bariloche
• European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (ECT*)
• Universitat d'Alacant
• University of Ioannina
• Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul