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Francisco Gabriel Molina Palacios

Director e Investigador

Comision Chilena de Energia Nuclear

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Experimental nuclear physics, beta-decay measurements of exotic nuclei, pulsed neutron spectroscopy, cosmic ray neutron measurements and spectroscopy, research reactor neutron characterizations, nuclear instrumentation and Monte Carlo simulations

Educación

  •  Experimental Nuclear Physics, Universidad de Valencia. España, 2011
  •  Licenciatura en Fisica, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Chile, 2005
  •  Data Science, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2024

Experiencia Académica

  •   Lecturer Optics, Electromagnetism Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Medicina

    Santiago, Chile

    2011 - 2012

  •   Lecturer Power Nuclear Reactors Part Time

    Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana

    Facutlad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemática y del Medio Ambiente

    Santiago, Chile

    2017 - 2019

  •   Lecturer Optics, Electromagnetism and Modern Physics Laboratories Part Time

    Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana

    Facutlad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemática y del Medio Ambiente

    Santiago, Chile

    2011 - 2012

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Researcher Full Time

    Comision Chilena de Energía Nuclear

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2021

  •   Becario FPI Full Time

    Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular

    Valencia, España

    2006 - 2011

  •   Investigador y Director del Centro de Investigación en Física Nuclear y Espectroscopía de Neutrones Full Time

    Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

    Santiago, Chile

    2021 - A la fecha

  •   Investigador Asociado Part Time

    Instituto Milenio SAPHIR

    Santiago, Chile

    2023 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Tesis de Magister

- "Medición del flujo de neutrones del reactor nuclear RECH-1 usando activación neutronica de láminas delgadas y métodos bayesianos de deconvolución." Pablo Antonio Aguilera Jorquera, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile. Director de tesis: José Roberto Morales, Co-director: Francisco Molina Palacios. 2013-2014 (finalizada)
-" Detección de flujo continuo de neutrones a energías en el rango ueV - MeV". Andrés Emilio Ruiz Flores. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile. Director de tesis: Hugo Arellano, Co-director: Francisco Molina. 2018-2021 (finalizada)
-"Función respuesta de detección de flujos neutrónicos pulsados ". Selene Barbara Parra Aedo. Facultad de Ciencias Físcas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile. Director de tesis: Hugo Arellano, Co-director: Francisco Molina. 2018-actualidad.
-"Estudio del espectro de energía de un campo neutrónico en condiciones de baja dispersión". Franco Noé López Usquiano. Facultad de Ciencias Físcas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile. Director de tesis: Victor Muñoz, Co-director: Francisco Molina. 2021-actualidad.

Tesis de Doctorado

- "Study of Gamow-Teller Transitions of Tz=-2 64Se and Tz=-1 66Se", Pablo Antonio Aguilera Jorquera, Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Chile. Director de tesis: Hugo Arellano, Co-directores: Francisco Molina, Berta Rubio Barroso. 2015-2020 (finalizada en Mayo 2020)
- "Time-dependent Monte Carlo in Fissile Systems with Beta-delayed neutron precursors." Jaime Alfonso Romero Barrientos. Director: Hugo Arellano, Co-director: Francisco Molina, 2015-2022 (finalizada en Enero 2022)



 

Article (63)

Isospin Symmetry Breaking in the 71Kr and 71Br Mirror System
Ambient dosimetry in pulsed neutron fields with LINrem detectors
Design and Study of Novel Composites Based on EPDM Rubber Containing Bismuth (III) Oxide and Graphene Nanoplatelets for Gamma Radiation Shielding
High performance fluoroelastomer composites filled with graphite and/or bismuth oxide for applications in gamma-ray shielding
Transient Monte Carlo simulations with OpenMC(TD): A catalyst towards advancing research in next-generation reactors and to improve fission nuclear data
Beta decay along the N=Z line and its relevance in rp-process and X-Ray bursts
Development of transient Monte Carlo in a fissile system with i3 delayed emission from individual precursors using modified open source code OpenMC(TD)
Environmental Monitoring Possibilities Using Cosmic Ray Secondary Components
Fluorosilicone Composites with Functionalized Graphene Oxide for Advanced Applications
Study of decay properties for Ba to Nd nuclei relevant for the formation of the r-process rare-earth peak (A∼160)
Calculation of kinetic parametersβ eff and L with modified open source Monte Carlo code OpenMC(TD)
Measuring the β-decay Properties of Neutron-rich Exotic Pm, Sm, Eu, and Gd Isotopes to Constrain the Nucleosynthesis Yields in the Rare-earth Region
The β-decay of 70Kr into 70Br: Restoration of the pseudo-SU(4) symmetry
beta decay of the very neutron-deficient Ge-60 and Ge-62 nuclei
STUDYING THE EXOTIC DECAY Kr-70 -> Br-70
Experimental study of Gamow-Teller transitions via the high-energy-resolution O-18(He-3, t)F-18 reaction: Identification of the low-energy "super" -Gamow-Teller state
Kr-67 TWO-PROTON RADIOACTIVITY: RESULTS AND THEORETICAL INTERPRETATIONS
Energy distribution of the neutron flux measurements at the Chilean Reactor RECH-1 using multi-foil neutron activation and the Expectation Maximization unfolding algorithm
Simultaneous investigation of the T=1(J(pi)=0(+)) and T=0(J(pi)=9(+)) beta decays in Br-70
beta decay of the exotic T-z =-2 nuclei Fe-48, Ni-52, and Zn-56
High-resolution study of Gamow-Teller transitions in the Ti-48(He-3,t)V-48 reaction
New neutron-deficient isotopes from Kr-78 fragmentation
Observation of the 2(+) isomer in Co-52
TOTAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY OF FISSION FRAGMENTS RELEVANT FOR REACTOR ANTINEUTRINO SPECTRA DETERMINATION
Two-Proton Radioactivity of Kr-67
beta-DELAYED gamma-PROTON DECAY IN Zn-56: ANALYSIS OF THE CHARGED-PARTICLE SPECTRUM
GAMOW-TELLER EXCITATIONS STUDIED BY WEAK AND STRONG INTERACTIONS
High-resolution study of Gamow-Teller excitations in the Ca-42(He-3,t)Sc-42 reaction and the observation of a "low-energy super-Gamow-Teller state"
Shapes of Pb-192,Pb-190 ground states from beta-decay studies using the total-absorption technique
T-z =-1 -> 0 beta decays of Ni-54, Fe-50, Cr-46, and Ti-42 and comparison with mirror (He-3,t) measurements
Total Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Rb 92 Decay: A Major Contributor to Reactor Antineutrino Spectrum Shape
BETA DECAY OF THE EXOTIC T-z =-2, Zn-56 NUCLEUS AND HALF-LIFE OF VARIOUS PROTON-RICH T-z =-1 NUCLEI
Beta Decay Study of the T-z =-2 Zn-56 Nucleus and the Determination of the Half-Lives of a Few fp-shell Nuclei
Decay heat studies for nuclear energy
Gamow-Teller transitions in the A=40 isoquintet of relevance for neutrino captures in Ar-40
Half-Life Systematics across the N=126 Shell Closure: Role of First-Forbidden Transitions in the beta Decay of Heavy Neutron-Rich Nuclei
Hindered Gamow-Teller Decay to the Odd-Odd N = Z Ga-62: Absence of Proton-Neutron T=0 Condensate in A=62
Observation of Low- and High-Energy Gamow-Teller Phonon Excitations in Nuclei
Observation of the beta-Delayed gamma-Proton Decay of Zn-56 and its Impact on the Gamow-Teller Strength Evaluation
Total Absorption Study of Beta Decays Relevant for Nuclear Applications and Nuclear Structure
beta-delayed gamma-ray spectroscopy of Au-203,Au-204 and Pt200-202
High-resolution study of Gamow-Teller transitions in the Ti-47(He-3, t)V-47 reaction
High-resolution study of T-z =+2 ->+1 Gamow-Teller transitions in the Ca-44(3He,t)Sc-44 reaction
The population of metastable states as a probe of relativistic-energy fragmentation reactions
Total absorption study of the beta decay of Tc-102,Tc-104,Tc-105
β-delayed γ-ray spectroscopy of ^{203,204}Au and ^{200−202}Pt
Multiple beta(-) decaying states in Re-194: Shape evolution in neutron-rich osmium isotopes
Observations of Ablation Dynamics in Wire-Array Z-Pinch Experiments on the Llampudken Generator
beta decay of Sr-78
HIGH RESOLUTION STUDY OF THE RELATIVE DIPOLE STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION IN Sc ISOTOPES
Synthesis of N=127 isotones through (p,n) charge-exchange reactions induced by relativistic Pb-208 projectiles
The Nd-150(He-3,t) and Sm-150(t,He-3) reactions with applications to beta beta decay of Nd-150
Reactor Decay Heat in Pu-239: Solving the gamma Discrepancy in the 4-3000-s Cooling Period
T-z = +/- 1 -> 0 ISOSPIN SYMMETRY GAMOW-TELLER TRANSITIONS IN pf-SHELL NUCLEI
beta(-)-delayed spectroscopy of neutron-rich tantalum nuclei: Shape evolution in neutron-rich tungsten isotopes
Nuclear structure "southeast" of Pb-208: Isomeric states in Hg-208 and Tl-209
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE ADDRESSED AT GSI/RISING
NUCLEAR WEAK RESPONSE FROM THE COMBINED STUDY OF beta-DECAY AND CHARGE-EXCHANGE REACTION
Proton-hole excitation in the closed shell nucleus Au-205
Testing of a DSSSD detector for the stopped RISING project
FIRST RESULTS WITH THE RISING ACTIVE STOPPER
Gamow-Teller transitions in exotic pf-shell nuclei relevant to supernova explosion
Refractive optical measurements on the Llampudken generator

ConferencePaper (8)

OpenMC(TD): Current status and next development stages
Calculation Of Self-Shielding Factor for Neutron Activation Experiments Using GEANT4 And MCNP
Competition of beta-delayed protons and beta-delayed gamma rays in Zn-56 and the exotic beta-delayed gamma-proton decay
Results on the Neutron Energy Distribution Measurements at the RECH-1 Chilean Nuclear Reactor
THE T-z = +/- 1 -> 0 AND +/- 2 -> +/- 1 MIRROR GAMOW-TELLER TRANSITIONS IN pf-SHELL NUCLEI
Total Absorption Spectroscopy of Fission Fragments Relevant for Reactor Antineutrino Spectra and Decay Heat Calculations
Beta decay of exotic TZ = -1 and TZ = -2 nuclei
Z-pinch like experimental arrangements

Proyecto (2)

Cosmic Ray Neutron Spectroscopy and Local Variable simultaneous measurements studies throughout Chile
Experimental Neutron Studies using a wide range multipurpose neutron spectrometer system based on the Bonner's Sphere method and proportional counter detectors
1
Heman Bhuyan

Associate Professor

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE (PUC)

santiago, Chile

2
Mario Favre

Profesor Titular

Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Cristian Pavez

Researcher

Research Center at the Intersection of Plasma Physics, Matter, and Complexity, P2mc

COMISIÓN CHILENA DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR

Santiago, Chile

2
Felipe Veloso

Profesor Asociado

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Gonzalo Avaria

Profesor Asociado

Física

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Santiago, Chile

73
Francisco Molina

Director e Investigador

Centro de Investigación en Física Nuclear y Espectroscopía de Neutrones

Comision Chilena de Energia Nuclear

Santiago, Chile

3
Héctor Aguilar

Académico

Polímeros

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

13
Pablo Aguilera

Investigador

División de Invesitgación y Aplicaciones Nucleares

Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

Santiago, Chile

4
marcelo zambra

Investigador

Centro de Investigación en Física Nuclear y Espectroscopía de Neutrones

Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

Santiago, Chile

10
Jaime Romero

Investigador

Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

Santiago, Chile