CNESTEN Centre National de l’Energie, des Sciences et des Techniques Nucléaires B.P. 1382, R.P. 10001 Rabat, Maroc www.cnesten.org.ma fax : +212537803277, +212537819750 Participants in meeting 08-01-2016 Dr. Bouchra Belhorma, Material Science Mr. Aziz Benahmed, Instrumentation Dr. Youssef Messous, Phys. Researcher Web Meeting KM3NeT 18-01-2016 Plan Presentation of CNESTEN Our experience in material and high energy physics Our exprerience in instrumentation Possible contribution in KM3NeT
Presentation of CNESTEN National Centre for Energy, Science and Nuclear Technology (CNESTEN) Public research institution created on 1986, under the Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment 300 employees Missions : R&D and training in nuclear science and technology Promoting nuclear applications in social and economic sectors (Environment, Water, Agriculture, Industry, Health, Safety, Energy) Technical support to the national authorities in the fields of radiation and nuclear safety and security, safeguards, emergency preparedness & response Nuclear waste management at the national level Service delivery for the benefit of public and private institutions (analyzes, studies, .. ) using nuclear and conventional technologies International Cooperation : IAEA, AFRA, RAF, CE, USA, France, …
Research reactor : radio-isotope production, research, education and training Nuclear study Center Nutrition, immunology and medical research Waste management at the national level Environment : water, soil and air monitoring, Natural resources valorization Hydrogeology, Quality control of industrial products and assembling, Troubleshooting and optimizing industrial process
Scientific activities in material science and HEP Main projects: EUROSUNMED « Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation On Research & Training In Sun Based Renewable Energies », Renewable energies and namely R&D in PV ; founded by EC, septembre 2013-septembre 2017 AquaSolar-Maroc on Water Desalination using solar energy, septembre 2013- 2013-septembre 2016 founded by IRESEN-Morocco Radiation effects on materials (MC, ab-initio and experimental studies) Materials for nuclear waste storage Development of a neutron diffractometer around the research reactor ATLAS experiment around LHC (data analysis, electrode cabling, HV tests, shifts at CERN, …) Laboratories: Elementary analysis (XRF, ICP-MS, atomic absorption, …) Structural characterization (DRX) Radiological analysis (gamma, alpha, beta) RH : 3 permanent researchers in Material Science Unit + 10 technicians affected to analysis laboratories Publications : Around 30 during the last 3 years Student supervisions : 7 PhD , 4 PFE/year
Activities in Instrumentation Data Acquisition and treatment Embedded electronics Signal and image treatment Data Acquisition and treatment Industry program : 1- control system of distillation column using gamma scanning technique, 2- inspection system of industrial pipeline used in transportation (phosphates, oil, ..) Environment Program : Mobile System for ambient gamma dose measurements Embedded electronics - Acquisition software: LabView , LabWindows FPGA (Altera-Xilinx), Ardwino, Mbed, Arch SeeeDuino PCB development (Double layer) Signal and image treatment Industrial tomography using Gamma Rays RH : 3 engineers, 6 technicians electronic and mechanic profiles Supervisions of 4 students/year (maters and engineer) from Morocco and France 1 PhD student on electronic and instrumentation (2015-2018) Communications during 3 last years : 2 comm and 1 publication IEEE
Possible contribution in KM3NeT Data treatment (analysis, bkgrd, calibration) MC simulation Study of material aging (corrosion, effect of biological organism, ..) Fabrication of some components Development of PCB / interfaces Tests of some components Dedicated laboratory or clean room … Following the project requirements