International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilization of Accelerators
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SATELITE MEETINGParticle Accelerators in Analytical and Educational Applications (SM/AE) Particle Accelerators have become important tools both, for basic and applied research for the generation of fresh knowledge as well as for applications in a large variety of fields including advanced training and education for new generation of scientists. Industrialized and developing nations have benefited from this technology to advance their knowledge based technology not only of the industry, but also in material sciences and analytical applications in a large variety of substrates. The applications in medicine are well known and widely used. Although accelerator technology is already well advanced, it continues to be developed with the aim of improving performance, lowering the cost and, producing specialized design for specific purposes. For instance, small accelerators are ideal tools for advanced basic and applied research in universities that covers a wide range of practical analytical applications in environmental sciences, exploration and exploitation of natural resources and materials of cultural and historical value, through techniques such as PIXE, PIGE and micro-beams, in addition to playing a fundamental role in education and training of scientists. A large number and variety of accelerators ranging from small linear proton accelerators a few MeVs, and single or dual cyclotron accelerators have been installed in the laboratories of many developing nations. With the experience gained thus far, scientists managing these machines are today eager to increase the utilization time by expanding the spectrum of relevant analytical applications to a truly multidisciplinary one, and making efforts to establish collaborative research with other centers around the world. In these regard, scientist from these regions see the IAEA as the central or focal point to nurture and facilitate such international collaboration. International scientific meetings of the type organized by the Agency can proactively provide the right atmosphere where scientists from advanced and developing nations can meet. One has to remember of the few opportunities that the scientists from developing countries have to meet with other scientists and thus, interact and exchange fruitful experience. The focus of this Satellite meeting is on reviewing and discussing the potential utilization programmes of small accelerators in physical and chemical analytical applications as well as an invaluable tool for research and high level university education and training of young scientist. The main topics to be addressed at the Satellite Meeting:
The Organizing Committee of the Satellite Meeting is composed of:
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