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Cristian Arturo Pavez Morales

Researcher

COMISIÓN CHILENA DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Plasmas Physics and Pulsed Power: Fusión, Z-pinche, plasma focus, capillary discharges, X-pinch and wire array Applied Optics: Optical and Digital Holography, Interferometry Applied Nuclear Physics: Detection of radiation and particles beams

Educación

  •  Physics, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2007
  •  Physical Sciences, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2005
  •  Physics, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1998

Experiencia Académica

  •   Adjoint associate professor Part Time

    Universidad Andres Bello

    Facultad de Ciencias Exactas

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - A la fecha

  •   Adjoint associate professor Part Time

    Universidad Mayor

    Facultad de Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2018

  •   Part time teacher Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Fïsica

    Santiago, Chile

    2019 - 2020

  •   Profesor Titular Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACION

    Facultad de Ciencias Básicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2021 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Post-Doc Full Time

    Comision Chilena de Energía Nuclear

    Santiago, Chile

    2007 - 2009

  •   Researcher Full Time

    Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


TRAINING AND TUTORSHIP OF STUDENTS
• 2011: Adviser of Gabriela Bustamente, Summer practice, Universidad Nacional Andres Bello.
• 2011: Adviser of Bruno Rigal, Professional practice (summer intership), Ecole Polytechnique, France.
• 2011- 2013: Adviser of Carlos Curin, MSc. Universidad Nacional Andres Bello.
• 2011- 2013: Co-adviser of Nibaldo Cabrini, MSc. Universidad Nacional Andres Bello.
• 2015-2016: Adviser of José Pedreros, MEng. Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
• 2016: Adviser of Maximiliano Zorondo, Summer practice, Universidad de Chile.
• 2016: Adviser of Adolfo Sepúlveda, Professional practices 1 and 2, Universidad Mayor
• 2016-2017: Adviser of Cristian Rojas, Undergraduate thesis in education (in process), Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación.
• 2017: Adviser of José Santibañez, Summer practice, Universidad Federico Santa María.
• 2017: Adviser of Adolfo Sepúlveda, Undergraduate thesis in electronics engineering, Universidad Mayor.
• 2021: Adviser of Maximiliano Zorondo, MSc. Universidad de Chile.


Difusión y Transferencia


2011-2013: Organizer and coordinator of the scientific days, "Students in the laboratory" with Alexander Fleming College.
2011-2013: Scientific fair organizer with Alexander Fleming College.
2019: Exposición “Nikola Tesla, el futuro me pertenece” (como charlista y guía).


Premios y Distinciones

  •   70 Successful Stories in Innovation and Science

    Ministry of Economy

    Chile, 2009

    The activities of the research group which I belong to, were selected in the book edited by the Ministry of Economy, 70 Successful Stories in Innovation and Science, (70 Historias Exitosas en Innovación y Ciencia), “Low Scale Energy to Solve Big Problems” (“Energía a pequeña escala para resolver grandes problemas”), p. 38. http://www.conicyt.cl/573/articles-31584_recurso_2.pdf

  •   Galardón Azul

    Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

    Chile, 2009

    Recognition of the institution to the group to which I belong for outstanding work in the researching

  •   Award for best poster

    Evaluating committee of the VII Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications

    Chile, 2010

    Award for best poster, VII Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications, for the work “Test of the HYDAD-D Landmaine Detector on Dry Soil in Northen Chile” (C. Pavez, F. D. Brooks, F. D. Smit, J. Moreno, L. Altamirano and L. Soto), December 2010.

  •   Galardón Azul

    Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

    Chile, 2011

    Recognition of the institution to the group to which I belong for outstanding work in the researching

  •   Award for best poster

    Evaluating committee of the 8th International Conference on the Frontiers on Plasma Physics and Technology

    Chile, 2017

    Award for best poster, 8th International Conference on the Frontiers on Plasma Physics and Technology (FPPT-8), for the work “Studies on plasma focus devices (PF-400J, PF-2KJ) and characterization of pulsed radiation to use it for IN VITRO cancer cell experiments” (J. Jain et al.), 03-07 April 2017, Viña del Mar, Chile.


 

Article (68)

A model for defect formation in materials exposed to radiation
Experimental measurements of high-energy photons in X-rays pulses emitted from a hundred joules plasma focus device and its interpretations
Inference of X-Ray Emission From a Plasma Focus Discharge: Comparison Between Characteristic Parameters and Neural Network Analyses
Experimental evidence of more than one ions acceleration mechanisms in plasma focus device: Observations and interpretations
Hard X-Ray Emission Detection Using Deep Learning Analysis of the Radiated UHF Electromagnetic Signal From a Plasma Focus Discharge
On the Relationship Between the Electromagnetic Burst and Inductive Sensor Measurement of a Pulsed Plasma Accelerator
Single-particle velocity distributions of collisionless, steady-state plasmas must follow superstatistics
A methodology for the digital reconstruction of an interferogram, a schlieren image, or a shadowgram from a single digital holographic recording
Energetics X-Ray Burst Observation in the Collapse of an X-Pinch Conducted in a Small Capacitive Generator of Low Impedance
Physical Reasoning to Synchronize Electrical Signals and Related Diagnostics in Plasma Focus Devices
Electrical and optical characterization of the plasma needle for use in biomedical applications
Electromagnetic Burst Measurement System Based on Low Cost UHF Dipole Antenna
Electromagnetic Burst Measurement System Based on Low Cost UHF Dipole Antenna
Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
Hundred joules plasma focus device as a potential pulsed source for in vitro cancer cell irradiation
Hundred joules plasma focus device as a potential pulsed source for in vitro cancer cell irradiation
Characterization of the ionization degree evolution of the PF-400J plasma sheath by means of time resolved optical spectroscopy
Characterization of the ionization degree evolution of the PF-400J plasma sheath by means of time resolved optical spectroscopy
Characterization of x-rays pulses from a hundred joules plasma focus to study its effects on cancer cells.
Development of plasma needle to be used for biomedical applications
Dynamic Characteristics of X-pinch Experiments Conducted in a Small Capacitive Generator:Refractive Optical Observations.
Ion beam measurement using Rogowski coils in a hundred of joules dense plasma focus device.
Temporal Variation of the Current Sheet Inductance from PACO Plasma Focus Device
Temporal Variation of the Current Sheet Inductance from PACO Plasma Focus Device
Neutron energy distribution and temporal correlations with hard x-ray emission from a hundreds of joules plasma focus device
Neutron energy distribution and temporal correlations with hard x-ray emission from a hundreds of joules plasma focus device
Observation of plasma jets in a table top plasma focus discharge
Observation of plasma jets in a table top plasma focus discharge
Calibration methodology for proportional counters applied to yield measurements of a neutron burst
Calibration methodology for proportional counters applied to yield measurements of a neutron burst
Characterization of the axial plasma shock in a table top plasma focus after the pinch and its possible application to testing materials for fusion reactors
Filamentary structures in dense plasma focus: Current filaments or vortex filaments?
Filamentary structures in dense plasma focus=> Current filaments or vortex filaments?
Correlations Among Neutron Yield and Dynamical Discharge Characteristics Obtained from Electrical Signals in a 400 J Plasma Focus
Digital Interferometry Applied to Transient Dense Plasmas
Modelling of the internal dynamics and density in a tens of joules plasma focus device
Modelling of the internal dynamics and density in a tens of joules plasma focus device
Non-intrusive plasma diagnostics for measuring sheath kinematics in plasma focus discharges
Non-intrusive plasma diagnostics for measuring sheath kinematics in plasma focus discharges
Plasma sheath kinematics and some implications on the modeling of very low energy plasma focus devices
Plasma sheath kinematics and some implications on the modeling of very low energy plasma focus devices
Potentiality of a small and fast dense plasma focus as hard x-ray source for radiographic applications
Potentiality of a small and fast dense plasma focus as hard x-ray source for radiographic applications
Toroidal High-Density Singularity in a Small Plasma Focus
Toroidal High-Density Singularity in a Small Plasma Focus
Dynamics and Density Measurements in a Small Plasma Focus of Tens-of-Joules-Emitting Neutrons
Demonstration of X-Ray Emission From an Ultraminiature Pinch Plasma Focus Discharge Operating at 0.1 J Nanofocus
Studies on scalability and scaling laws for the plasma focus: similarities and differences in devices from 1 MJ to 0.1 J
Studies on scalability and scaling laws for the plasma focus=> similarities and differences in devices from 1 MJ to 0.1 J
Experimental results on hard x-ray energy emitted by a low-energy plasma focus device: a radiographic image analysis
Experimental results on hard x-ray energy emitted by a low-energy plasma focus device=> a radiographic image analysis
Motion of a red blood cell in interference field
Motion of a red blood cell in interference field
Nanofocus: an ultra-miniature dense pinch plasma focus device with submillimetric anode operating at 0.1 J
Nanofocus=> an ultra-miniature dense pinch plasma focus device with submillimetric anode operating at 0.1 J
Demonstration of neutron production in a table-top pinch plasma focus device operating at only tens of joules
Demonstration of neutron production in a table-top pinch plasma focus device operating at only tens of joules
Dense transient pinches and pulsed power technology: research and applications using medium and small devices
Dense transient pinches and pulsed power technology=> research and applications using medium and small devices
Design and characterization of a small multipurpose capacitor bank for plasma physics and pulsed power experiments
Design and characterization of a small multipurpose capacitor bank for plasma physics and pulsed power experiments
Scaling and stabilization due to the large ion Larmor radius (LLR) effects in plasma focus devices
Scaling and stabilization due to the large ion Larmor radius (LLR) effects in plasma focus devices
Zero-dimensional simulations of wire array experiments and Z-pinch flux compression using the SPEED2 generator
Zero-dimensional simulations of wire array experiments and Z-pinch flux compression using the SPEED2 generator
Research on pinch plasma focus devices of hundred of kilojoules to tens of joules
Research on pinch plasma focus devices of hundred of kilojoules to tens of joules

ConferencePaper (28)

Analysis of Deterioration in a Plasma Focus Device
In vitro irradiation of colorectal cancer cells by pulsed radiation emitted from a hundred joules plasma focus device and its comparison with continuous irradiation
Pulsed x-rays dose measurements from a hundred joules plasma focus device
Digital Image Processing and Digital Holography in Optical Diagnostics of Plasmas
Dynamic Characteristics of X-pinch Experiments Conducted in a Small Capacitive Generator: Refractive Optical Observations
Multi-frame digital interferometry using a single digital record system
Multi-frame digital interferometry using a single digital record system [Interferometría Digital Multicuadro Usando un Único Sistema de Registro Digital]
Wire array experiments in a low impedance and low current generator
Absolute Calibration of Proportional Counter Based Fast Pulsed Neutron Detectors with Resolution Below 10(5) neutron/pulse
Initial stages in hundreds of Joules plasma focus operating in deuterium - argon mixtures: Preliminary results
Modeling of the pinch electron-density distribution in a small Plasma Focus
Non-radioactive Source for Field Applications Based in a Plasma Focus of 2J: Pinch evidence
Pinch density measurements in compact plasma foci of 400J and 50J
Potentiality of a table top plasma focus as X-ray source: Radiographic applications
Tests of the HYDAD-D Landmine Detector on Dry Soil in Northern Chile
Use of proportional counters for yield measurement in extremely short pulses of fast neutrons: Counting statistics and absolute calibration
Optical trapping dynamics in interference field
Progress in z-pinch research driven by the mega-ampere device SPEED2
Repetitive nanofocus: Evidence of neutron and x-ray emission from an ultra miniature pinch plasma focus discharge operating at tens of Hz
A gas embedded Z-pinch driven by SPEED2 generator
An ultra miniature pinch focus discharge operating with submillimetric anodes and energy of 0.1 joule: Nanofocus
Evidence of x-ray emission from an ultra miniature pinch focus discharge operating at 0.1 joules: Nanofocus
Measurements of plasma density in a fast and compact plasma focus operating at hundreds of joules
Neutron emission and angular distribution in compact plasma focus devices operating at hundreds of joules
Soft x-ray emission and charged particles beams from a plasma focus of hundreds joules
SPEED2 driven a gas embedded Z-pinch preliminary results
Fast capillary discharge experiments in a small device. Spectra in the VUV region
Laser initiated hollow gas-embedded Z-pinch

Proyecto (10)

Design and construction of fast and compact pulsed power generator for applications
Plasma Physics and Pulsed Power for Energy and Life
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SINGULAR PLASMA DOMAINS IN SMALL PLASMA ACCELERATORS OF TYPE PLASMA-FOCUS=> PLASMA FILAMENTS
Material Studies for Inertial Fusion Devices Using Pulsed Plasma Shocks from a Repetitive Table Top Plasma Focus Device
Anillo Plasma Physics, Pulsed Power and Cell Biology for Energy, Life and Environment
Simbiosis, Fusión- Fisión=> Conceptos Innovativos para la Energía Nuclear
EXPERIMENTALS STUDIES ON DRIVER-LOAD COUPLING OF Z-PINCHES PLASMA CONFIGURATIONS
Center of Research and Applications in Plasma Physics and Pulse Power Technology Center of Research and Applications in Plasma Physics and Pulse Power Technology
Development of landmine detection in arid soil using the neutron backscattering technique
Material Studies for Inertial Fusion Devices Using Pulsed Plasma Shocks from a Repetitive Table Top Plasma Focus Device
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Cristian Pavez

Researcher

Nuclear Sciences Department

COMISIÓN CHILENA DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR

Santiago, Chile

60
Leopoldo Soto

Head of the Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Laboratory

Thermonuclear Plasma Department

Comisión Chilena de Energia Nuclear

Santiago, Chile

33
José Moreno

Investigador

Ciencias Nucleares

COMISIÓN CHILENA DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR

Santiago, Chile

12
Felipe Veloso

Profesor Asociado

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

12
Gonzalo Avaria

Investigador

Ciencias Nucleares

COMISIÓN CHILENA DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR

Santiago, Chile

7
Biswajit Bora

Investigador

Departamento de Ciencias Nucleares

comision chilena de energia nuclear

Santiago, Chile

7
marcelo zambra

Investigador

Centro de Investigación en Física Nuclear y Espectroscopía de Neutrones

Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

Santiago, Chile

4
Jalaj Jain

Researcher

P2MC

Chilean Nuclear Energy COmmission

Santiago, Chile

4
Sergio Davis

Investigador

Departamento de Ciencias Nucleares

COMISION CHILENA DE ENERGIA NUCLEAR

Santiago, Chile

3
Luis Huerta

Jefe de División

División de Investigación y Aplicaciones Nucleares

Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear

Santiago, Chile

3
Jorge Ardila

Profesor Auxiliar

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

santiago de chile, ñuñoa, Chile

2
Ignacio Lira

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
Marcos Diaz

Assistant Professor

DPTO. INGENIERÍA ELÉCTRICA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Claudio Tenreiro

Decano

Departamento de Tecnologías Industriales

Universidad de Talca

Talca, Chile

1
Mario Favre

Profesor Titular

Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Rodrigo Escobar

Associate Professor

Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Gonzalo Gutierrez

Associate Professor

Fisica

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Katherine Marcelain

Profesora Asociada

Oncología Básico Clínica

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA

Santiago, Chile

1
Ricardo Armisen

Associate Professor

Centro de Genética y Genómica

Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, Chile

1
Denisse Pasten

Profesora Asistente

Departamento de Física

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS.

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Ramos

Associate Professor

Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA

Santiago, Chile

1
Cesar Retamal

Profesor Conferenciante

Departamento de Ingeniería y Gestión de la en Construcción

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Curicó, Chile

1
Roger Schurch

Assistant Professor

Electrical Engineering

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

Valparaíso, Chile

1
María José Inestrosa

Investigador

Centro de Materiales para la Transición y Sostenibilidad Energética

COMISION CHILENA DE ENERGIA NUCLEAR

Santiago, Chile