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Prof. Giora Mikenberg
Maintenece and construction of the upgrade of the ATLAS-MUON End-Cap MUON SystemSearch for Higgs bosons and SUSY particles at LHC.Collaboration with: E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. LellouchSearch for the standard-model and SUSY Higgs-bosons at LEP.Collaboration with: E. Duchovni, E. Gross, L. Levinson, D. Lellouch
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Prof. Gershom (Jan) Martin
Computational Quantum ChemistryCollaboration with: D. Milstein, M. van der Boom, R. Neumann, M. A. Iron, L. Kronik, J. L. SussmanHigh-accuracy ab initio thermochemistry: method development and applications.Development of novel, more universal, density functionals, with particular emphasis on fifth-rung ("double hybrid") approachesApplication of density functional methods to organometallic systems, with special reference to homogenous catalysis.Ab initio prediction of rotation-vibration spectra beyond the harmonic approximation.Intermolecular interactionsComputational molecular biology (focusing on acetylcholinesterase and on COVID19)
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Prof. Yitzhak Maron
Study of High-Energy-Density Plasmas:Collaboration with: Cornell Univ. , Princeton Univ. , Sandia National Laboratories , Naval Research Laboratory, University of Jena in Germany , HZDR Institute-Dresden , Michigan State Univ. , Univ. of CA in San Diego , LLNL- NIF facilityExperimental platform: Z-pinch systems, with and without externally applied magnetic fieldsDevelopment of non-invasive spectroscopic diagnostic methods (from visible to x-rays) for investigating matter under extreme conditions. Development of measurements of high spectral , spatial , and temporal resolutions.Design and build up of fast (ns) and ultra-fast (sub ns) spectroscopic systems.Study of Instabilities and turbulence phenomena.Radiation transport in non-equilibrium plasmas.Conversion of electric and magnetic-field energy into particle kinetic energy and radiation.Close collaboration with Universities and National laboratories in the US (Cornell, Sandia National Laboratory, National Ignition Facility, and Naval Research Labs).Line shape computations in hot and dense plasmasMeasurements of ion temperature and turbulence in current driven and radiation driven plasmas Measurements of magnetic fields in current driven implosions and in laser-matter interaction experimentsHigh-Power-Laser matter interaction:Collaboration with: University of Jena and HZDR-Dresden in Germany , LLNL - National Ignition facility, Sandia National Laboratories.Warm dense matter (solid-state density with temperatures of the order of the Fermi energy) formed by intense laser-matter interaction.Intense-laser-beam guiding by plasma channels.Experiments are performed in major European facilities: Jena University and HZDR - Drezden (Germany), Ѐcole polytechnique - LULI (France).Analysis of x-ray data from NIF
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Prof. Victor Malka
Laser Plasma AcceleratorsCollaboration with: HZDR in Germany, Ecole Polytechnique in France, and UM from USCompact plasma based accelerators of electrons and protonsCompact plasma based X ray beamsGas dynamics for targetryMedical applications (radiotherapy, X ray phase contrast imaging)
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Prof. Igor Lubomirsky
Ice Nucleation on Charged Surfaces (Electrofreezing)Collaboration with: Prof. Meir LahavIce nucleationdesign of polar crystals and surfaces by symmetry reductionnon-classical crystal growthsurface and bulk pyroelectricityFundamentals of electro-chemo-mechanical effectslocal symmetry reductionnon-classical electrostrictionionic conductivityelastic interactions in solids with a large concentration of point defects
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Prof. Zvi Livneh
DNA damage tolerance by error-prone DNA polymerasesDNA damage tolerance by error-prone DNA polymerases in embryonic stem cellsDNA damage tolerance by error-prone DNA polymerases under hypoxiaBiomarkers for risk assessment, prevention and early detection of cancerDNA repair biomarkers for risk assessment, prevention and early detection of lung cancerDNA repair biomarkers for risk assessment, prevention and early detection of colorectal cancerDNA repair biomarkers for risk assessment, prevention and early detection of pancreatic cancer
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