Dr. László Szentmiklósi

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 Personal data


Date and place of birth       04 September 1979, Budapest, Hungary

Contacts


E-mail
szentm@ iki.kfki.hu
Phone +36-1-392-2222 Ext. 3153
+36-1-392-2539
Fax +36-1-392-2584
Postal addressDepartment of Nuclear Research, Institute of Isotopes,  Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 77., HUNGARY
Street addressKFKI Campus, 29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklós street, Budapest, Hungary.
Building XVII/A, Room 205.

Education & Training

2010. 02.
geant4 tutorial, CERN, Geneva
2006
Ph.D. in chemistry from Budapest University of Technology and Economics
2006. 09. Workshop on Use of Monte Carlo Techniques for Design and Analysis of Radiation Detectors (ISRP-10) Coimbra
2006. 03. First ESARDA course - Nuclear safeguards and Non Proliferation, Ispra
2005 Intermediate-level radiation safety certificate
2002-2005
Studies at the Chemical Sciences graduate school, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, research activities at the Institute of Isotopes, HAS
1997-2002
M. Sc. studies at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, majoring analytical chemistry
1993-1997 József Attila Secondary School, Budapest
 

Achievements


2006
 Ph.D. thesis: "Application of time-dependent processes in the prompt-gamma activation analysis"
2002, 2005 & 2006winner of the Hevesy-prize (an award given to young scientists at the national Annual Radiochemistry Conference "Őszi Radiokémiai Napok")
2004 "Best presentation from a young scientist" prize at MTAA-11 conference, Guildford, UK
2002 Best poster award at the Hungarian Chemometric Workshop "Kemometria'02"
2002 M. Sc. thesis award from the Hungarian Chemical Society (MKE)
2002 M. Sc. in chemical engineering with excellent result; title of the dissertation: "PGAA with cold neutrons"
2000 & 2001 Scholarship of the Hungarian Republic
2001 3rdplace in Undergraduate Student's Scientific Competition (TDK), hosted by the Faculty of Chemical Engineering of BUTE

Projects


  • OTKA T49253 (2005-2007)
  • NAP VENEUS (2005-)
  • Ancient Charm (2006-2009)
  • EFNUDAT (2006-2010)
  • IAEA MANREAD CRP (2007-)
  • Research contracts with the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority

Personal skills & competences


Languages:

  • Hungarian (mother tongue)
  • English (intermediate level exam in 2000)
  • German (intermediate level exam in 1996)
  • Latin
Computer skills:
  • Professional knowlegde of Windows, Linux and PC hardware
  • Advanced programming with Visual Basic 6, VB.NET, C#, ANSI C, IGOR, NI Measurement Studio
  • Working experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs and scientific softwares (Maple, MatLab, IGOR)
  • Knowlegde of Monte-Carlo simulation softwares MCNP and Geant4
  • Website management

Research interests


  • Elemental analysis with PGAA
  • Instrumentation, data acquisition, digital signal processing for PGAA
  • Spectroscopy, gamma spectrum evaluation, peak fitting (e.g. the Doppler-broadened boron peak)
  • In-beam activation, time-dependent decay spectra, off-line counting
  • Development of chopped-beam PGAA technique
  • Determination of spectroscopic data (cross-sections, k0-values)
  • Monte Carlo simulations
  • Neutron radiography and tomography
  • 3D element mapping with PGAI

Teaching activities 


  • Occasional contibution to the training of IAEA-delegates.

Memberships


  • member of the Scientific Council, Institute of Isotopes, HAS
  • member of the Hungarian Chemical Society
  • Secretary of the Radiochemistry Working Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
  • EFNUDAT Workshop, 2009, member of the local organizing committee
  • Miller conference, 2009, member of the local organizing committee

Publications


[1] A. Wallner, K. Buczak, T. Belgya, M. Bichler, L. Coquard, I. Dillmann, O. Forstner, R. Golser, F. Käppeler, W. Kutschera, C. Lederer, A. Mengoni, A. Priller, R. Reifarth, P. Steier, L. Szentmiklosi, Precise Measurement of the Neutron Capture Reaction 54Fe(n,γ)55Fe via AMS, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 202 (2010) 012020.
[2] N. Kornilov, F.-J. Hambsch, I. Fabry, S. Oberstedt, T. Belgya, Z. Kis, L. Szentmiklosi, The 235U(n,f) Prompt Fission Neutron Spectrum at 100 K Input Neutron Energy, NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 165 (2010) 117-127.
[3] L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Kis, T. Belgya, Z. Kasztovszky, P. Kudejova, T. Materna, R. Schulze, and the Ancient Charm Collaboration, The new PGAI-NT setup and the first elemental imaging experiments at the Budapest Research Reactor, in: 7th International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry, Budapest, Hungary, 24-29 August 2008, 2009, pp. CD ROM.
[4] L. Szentmiklósi, Berlizov, A.N., Characterization of the Budapest Prompt Gamma Spectrometer by Monte Carlo Simulations, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A, 612 (2009) 122-126.
[5] Z. Révay, T. Belgya, L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Kis, Összetett minták belső részleteinek elemzése prompt-gamma aktivációs analízissel, Magy. Kem. Foly., 115 (2009) 79-83.
[6] V. Pamukchieva, Szekeres, A., Todorova, K., Fabian, M., Svab, E., Revay, Z., Szentmiklosi, L., Evaluation of basic physical parameters of quaternary Ge.Sb-(S,Te) chalcogenide glasses, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 355 (2009) 2485-2490.
[7] K. Kovnir, Armbrüster, M., Teschner, D., Venkov, T., Szentmiklósi, L., F.C. Jentoft, Knop-Gericke, A., Grin, Yu., Schlögl, R., In situ Surface Characterization of the Intermetallic Compound PdGa – A Highly Selective Hydrogenation Catalyst, Surface Science, 603 (2009) 1784–1792.
[8] L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Révay, T. Belgya, A. Simonits, Z. Kis, Combining prompt gamma activation analysis and off-line counting, J. Nucl. Radioanal. Chem., 278 (2008) 657-660.
[9] L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Kis, T. Belgya, Z. Kasztovszky, P. Kudejova, T. Materna, R. Schulze, A new PGAI-NT setup and elemental imaging experiments at the Budapest Research Reactor, in: NRC7 - SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR AND RADIOCHEMISTRY, Budapest, Hungary 24-29 August 2008, 2008, pp. 1-5.
[10] Z. Revay, T. Belgya, L. Szentmiklosi, Z. Kis, A. Wootsch, D. Teschner, M. Swoboda, R. Schlogl, J. Borsodi, R. Zepernick, In situ determination of hydrogen inside a catalytic reactor using prompt gamma activation analysis, Analytical Chemistry, 80 (2008) 6066-6071.
[11] Z. Révay, T. Belgya, L. Szentmiklosi, Z. Kis, Recent developments and applications at the prompt gamma activation analysis facility at Budapest, J. Nucl. Radioanal. Chem., 278 (2008) 643-646.
[12] V. Pamukchieva, A. Szekeres, E. Svab, M. Fabian, Z. Revay, L. Szentmiklosi, Spectroscopic ellipsometric determination of the optical constants of chalcogenide films of the Ge-Sb-S-Te system, in: Fifteenth International Summer School on Vacuum, Electron and Ion Technologies, IOP Publishing, 2008, pp. 012054.
[13] Z. Kis, T. Belgya, L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Kasztovszky, P. Kudejová, R. Schulze, Prompt Gamma Activation Imaging on ’black boxes’ in the ’ANCIENT CHARM’ project, in: Archaeometriai Műhely, HNM, Budapest, 2008, pp. 41-60.
[14] M.C. Freitas, Z. Revay, L. Szentmiklosi, I. Dionisio, H.M. Dung, A.M.G. Pacheco, Different methodologies in neutron activation to approach the full analysis of environmental and nutritional samples, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 278 (2008) 381-386.
[15] T. Belgya, Z. Kis, L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Kasztovszky, P. Kudejova, R. Schulze, T. Materna, G. Festa, P.A. Caroppi, First elemental imaging experiments on a combined PGAI and NT setup at the Budapest Research Reactor, J. Nucl. Radioanal. Chem., 278 (2008) 751-754.
[16] T. Belgya, Z. Kis, L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Kasztovszky, G. Festa, L. Andreanelli, M.P. De Pascale, A. Pietropaolo, P. Kudejova, R. Schulze, T. Materna, A new PGAI-NT setup at the NIPS facility of the Budapest Research Reactor, J. Nucl. Radioanal. Chem., 278 (2008) 713-718.
[17] T. Belgya, O. Bouland, G. Noguere, A. Plompen, P. Schillebeeckx, L. Szentmiklosi, The thermal neutron capture cross section of 129I, in: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, EDP Siences, Niza, France, 2007, 2008, pp. 631-634.
[18] L. Szentmiklosi, Z. Revay, T. Belgya, An improved beam chopper setup at the Budapest PGAA facility, Nucl. Instr. and Methods B, 263 (2007) 90-94.
[19] L. Szentmiklósi, K. Gméling, Z. Révay, Fitting the boron peak and resolving interferences in the 450-490 keV region of PGAA spectra, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 271 (2007) 447-453.
[20] L. Szentmiklósi, T. Belgya, G.L. Molnár, Z. Révay, Time resolved gamma-ray spectrometry, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 271 (2007) 439-445.
[21] K. Gmeling, Z. Kasztovszky, L. Szentmiklosi, Z. Revay, S. Harangi, Boron concentration measurements by prompt gamma activation analysis: Application on miocene-quaternary volcanics of the Carpathian-Pannonian Region, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 271 (2007) 397-403.
[22] L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Révay, R. Chobola, P. Mell, S. Szakács, I. Kása, Characterization of CaSO4-based dosimeter materials with PGAA and
thermoluminescent methods, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 267 (2006) 415-420.
[23] L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Révay, T. Belgya, Measurement of partial gamma-ray production cross-sections and k0 factors for radionuclides with chopped-beam PGAA, Nucl. Instr. and Methods A, 564 (2006) 655-661.
[24] L. Szentmiklósi, Időfüggő folyamatok alkalmazása a prompt gamma aktivációs analízisben, in: BME Vegyészmérnöki Kar, Fizikai Kémia Tanszék, Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem, Budapest, 2006, pp. 98.
[25] T. Belgya, Z. Revay, L. Szentmiklosi, Determination of Thermal Neutron Capture Cross Sections Using Cold Neutron Beams at the Budapest PGAA and NIPS Facilities, in: A.A. Andreas Woehr (Ed.) 12th International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, AIP Melville, New York, September 4-9, 2005 University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, 2006, pp. 300-306.
[26] L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Révay, G.L. Molnár, Three-dimensional data processing for time resolved gamma-ray spectrometry, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 265 (2005) 213-219.
[27] L. Szentmiklósi, T. Belgya, Z. Révay, G.L. Molnár, Digital signal processing in prompt-gamma activation analysis, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 264 (2005) 229-234.
[28] Z. Révay, T. Belgya, L. Szentmiklósi, G.L. Molnár, Prompt gamma activation analysis using a chopped neutron beam, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 264 (2005) 277-281.
[29] A. Borella, P. Schillebeeckx, G.L. Molnár, T. Belgya, Z. Révay, L. Szentmiklosi, E. Berthoumieux, X. Gunsing, A. Letourneau, F. Marie, The 209Bi(nth, γ)210Bi and 209Bi(nth, γ)210m,gBi Cross Sections Determined At The Budapest Neutron Centre, in: M.B.C. R. C. Haight, T. Kawano and P. Talou (Ed.) 10th International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, September 26 - October 1, 2004, AIP, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2005, pp. 648-651.
[30] A. Borella, A. Moens, P. Schillebeeckx, R. Van Bijlen, G.L. Molnár, T. Belgya, Z. Révay, L. Szentmiklósi, Determination of the 209Bi(n,g) capture cross section at a cold neutron beam, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 265 (2005) 267-271.
[31] Z. Révay, T. Belgya, Z. Kasztovszky, L. Szentmiklosi, G.L. Molnár, Recent Developments in Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis, in: S.M. Qaim, Coenen H.H. (Ed.) Advances in Nuclear and Radiochemistry 6 (NRC-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich Gmbh, 29 Aug.- 3 Sept., Aachen, Németország, 2004, pp. 163-165.
[32] J. Reijonen, K.N. Leung, R.B. Firestone, J.A. English, D.L. Perry, A. Smith, F. Gicquel, M. Sun, H. Koivunoro, T.P. Lou, B. Bandong, G. Garabedian, Z. Révay, L. Szentmiklósi, G. Molnár, First PGAA and NAA experimental results from a compact high intensity D-D neutron generator, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 522 (2004) 598-602.
[33] G.L. Molnár, Z. Révay, L. Szentmiklósi, New perspectives for very short-lived neutron activation analysis, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 262 (2004) 157-163.
[34] I. Tomandl, J. Honzatko, T. von Egidy, H.F. Wirth, T. Belgya, M. Lakatos, L. Szentmiklósi, Z. Révay, G.L. Molnár, R.B. Firestone, V. Bondarenko, Thermal neutron capture cross sections of tellurium isotopes, Phys. Rev. C, 68 (2003) 067602.