Curriculum Vitae

October, 2007

Name-Surname : /

Matjaž Kavčič

Date of Birth : / 30/04/1970
Nationality : / Slovene
Working Address : / J. Stefan Institute
Jamova 39, P.O.B. 3000
SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tel.:+386 61 1885266
Fax.:+386 61 1232120
e-mail:
Home Address : / V Murglah 67, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Marital Status : / Married, three children

University studies and diplomas obtained

B.Sc., Physics:University of Ljubljana, 14.10. 1994

Ph.D., Physics:University of Ljubljana, 25. 2. 2000

Dissertations/theses

Ph.D., Physics:University of Ljubljana, 25. 2. 2000

Title of the Ph.D. Thesis:”L-shell Ionization in Central Collisions Ions with Low-Z Atoms”

Supervisor:Prof. dr. Miloš Budnar

Working experience

1994 – present :
2004 – 2005 : / Research Associate, J. Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, P.O.B. 3000,
SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Postdoc, University of Fribourg, Avenue de l'Europe 20
CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

Teaching experience

2004 – present : / Teaching Assistant, Physics Lab II, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19,
SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Experimental Experience

  1. X-ray Spectroscopy :

wavelength dispersive spectrometry (crystal spectrometers in Johansson and VonHamos geometry)

energy dispersive spectrometry (detectors Si(Li), Ge(Li)), portable X-ray detector (Si-PIN) )

Resonant X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (RXES) and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS ) employing synchrotron radiation

  1. Atomic and Nuclear Analytical Techniques based on X-ray spectroscopy. Research experience on the following methods :

High resolution PIXE (ProtonInducedX-RayEmission) employing crystal

spectrometers

standard PIXE and PIXE technique

ProtonInducedXRF

Research Activity - Summary

In 1994 I obtained my first experiences in atomic physics at my diploma work. We have studied the atomic collisions using the Van de Graaff accelerator and high-resolution X-ray spectrometer at the J. Stefan Institute. In 1994 I got the assistance position at the J Stefan Institute and carried on with the ion-atom collision studies using high-resolution X-ray spectrometry. For my Ph.D. work I have studied the L-shell ionization of some 3d transition elements induced by collisions with heavy ions. The experimental part was done at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland in collaboration with the atomic physics group from University of Fribourg. Currently I am a member of the Microanalytical Centre where we have recently installed a new tandem electrostatic accelerator (Tandetron) which has been put in operation to improve the experimental conditions for the basic and interdisciplinary research in the field of low energy physics at J. Stefan Institute.

My research work has all the time been connected with the use of accelerated ion beams. Therefore besides my main field of study I have also acquired some experience with the IBA methods, particularly with the proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) method.

In 2004 I have changed my main field of study from ion induced collisions to the photoionization employing synchrotron radiation. The high resolution spectrometer developed in Ljubljana was successfully employed for different fundamental studies of multiple photoelectron excitations and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering and also different analytical methods employing synchrotron radiation (RXES-Resonant X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy).

Scientific Activity - Synopsis

1. Study of atomic inner shell ionization induced in collisions with ions

Measurement of L shell ionization probabilities of 3d transition elements induced in collisions with MeV protons, (Reference 2 [1997]) and fast heavy ions (Reference 5 [2000]).

The K x-ray satellite lines of Si induced in collisions with 1-3 MeV protons, Reference 11 [2003].

Energies of KLN X-ray satellite lines produced in Ca, Ti, Cr, and Fe targets bombarded by fast heavy ions, Reference 12 [2003].

Measurement of double 1s ionization of Mg and Si induced in collisions with C and Ne ions (Reference 14 [2004]) and measurement of double 1s ionization of Si induced in collisions with MeV protons (Reference 16 [2005]).

2. Study of chemical effects in X-ray emission spectra employing high energy resolution

X-ray spectroscopy

Use of high-resolution X-ray spectrometer for the study of chemical effects in X-ray spectra, Reference 1 [1996].

Second order radiative contributions in the K1,3 X-ray spectra of 3d transition metals and their dependence on the chemical state of the element, Reference 10 [2003].

Chemical state analysis of sulfur in samples of environmental interest using high resolution measurement of K diagram line, References 13 [2004], 17 [2005], 20 [2007].

3. Some applications of Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) method and

measurements of some fundamental parameters important in PIXE analysis

A database for KL ionization satellites in PIXE, Reference 9 [2003].

Ion microbeam studies of speleothems in stalagmites from Slovenian Karst, Reference 6 [2003].

Quantification of BaSO4 and polyacetal wear particles in the periprosthetic tissue around loosened isoelastic hip stems by nuclear microprobe, Reference 18 [2006].

  1. Resonant X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (RXES) employing synchrotron radiation

Inelastic x-ray scattering in the vicinity of Xenon L3 absorption edge, Reference 21 [2007].

  1. Instrumentation for X-ray Spectroscopy

Detector response function for fitting PIXE spectra, Reference 8 [2002].

Relative detection efficiency of back- and front-illuminated charge-coupled device cameras for x-rays between 1 keV and 18 keV, Reference 23 [2007].

Personal bibliography

ARTICLES AND OTHER COMPONENT PARTS

Original Scientific Article

  1. BUDNAR, Miloš, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, TADIĆ, T., BOGDANOVIĆ, I., JAKŠIĆ, M., DESNICA, Int. j. PIXE, vol. 6, str. 51-57, (1996).
  2. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, ŠMIT, Žiga, BUDNAR, Miloš, HALABUKA, Phys. rev., A, vol. 56, str. 4675-4682, (1997).
  3. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, MÜHLEISEN, Artur, TÖRÖK, I. Nucl. instrum. methods phys. res., B 136-138, p. 173-178 (1998).
  4. ŽITNIK, Matjaž, ŠMIT, Žiga, MÜHLEISEN, Artur, PELICON, Primož, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, ZORKO, Benjamin, ČADEŽ, Iztok, RAVNIKAR, Marjan, GASSER, Franc, RUPNIK, Zdravko, SIMČIČ, Jure, BUDNAR, Miloš, Kovine zlit. tehnol. 33, št. 1/2, p. 61-65 (1999).
  5. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, MÜHLEISEN, Artur, PELICON, Primož, ŠMIT, Žiga, ŽITNIK, Matjaž, CASTELLA, D., CORMINBOEUF, D., DOUSSE, J.-Cl., HOSZOWSKA, J., RABOUD, P. A., TÖKESI, K., Phys. rev., A 61, p. 052711-1-12, (2000).
  6. PELICON, Primož, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, SIMČIČ, Jurij, ŠMIT, Žiga, MIHEVC, Andrej, DUGGAN, Jerome L., MCDANIEL, F.D., Int. j. PIXE 12, 3/4, p. 181-188, (2002).
  7. ZHAOHUI, Hu, PINGSHENG, Liu, YUYING, Huang, BAOYI, Wang, GUOHUA, Feng, BUDNAR, Miloš, PELICON, Primož, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, Int. j. PIXE, vol. 12, str. 93-99, (2002).
  8. PUC, Miha Dominik, BUDNAR, Miloš, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, PELICON, Primož, Nucl. instrum. methods phys. res. B 189, p. 123-130, (2002).
  9. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, CAMPBELL, J. L., Nucl. instrum. methods phys. res. B 196, p. 16-24, (2002).
  10. URŠIČ, Mitja, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, Nucl. instrum. methods phys. res. B 211, p. 7-14, (2003).
  11. KAVČIČ, Matjaž., Phys. rev., A68, 022713 (2003).
  12. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, DOUSSE, J.-C., HOSZOWSKA, X-ray spectrom.32, P. 381-386, (2003).
  13. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, KARYDAS, Andreas, ZARKADAS, Charalambos, Nucl. instrum. methods phys. res., B 222, P. 601-608, (2004).
  14. KOBAL, Matjaž, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, DOUSSE, J.-Cl., MAILLARD Y.-P., MAURON, O., RABOUD, P. A., TÖKESI, K., Phys. rev., A 70, 062720 (2004).
  15. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, KOBAL, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, DOUSSE, J.-Cl., TÖKÉSI, K. Nucl. instrum. methods phys. res., B233, P. 235-239 (2005).
  16. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, TÖKÉSI, K. Phys. rev., A72, P. 062704-1-062704-7 (2005).
  17. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, KARYDAS, A. G., ZARKADAS, Ch. , X-ray spectrom.34, P. 310-314, (2005).
  18. STRAŽAR, Klemen, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, SIMČIČ, Jurij, PELICON, Primož, ŠMIT, Žiga, KUMP, Peter, JAĆIMOVIĆ, Radojko, ANTOLIČ, Vane, CÖR, Andrej, Nucl. instrum. methods phys. res., B249, P. 719-722(2006).
  19. CHAVES, P.C., REIS, Miguel A., BARRADAS, N. P., KAVČIČ, Matjaž, Nucl. instrum. methods phys. res., B256, P. 121-124 (2007).
  20. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, DOUSSE, J.-Cl., SZLACHETKO, J., CAO, W., Nucl. instrum. methods phys. res., B260,P. 642-646 (2007).
  21. ŽITNIK, Matjaž, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUČAR, Klemen, MIHELIČ, Andrej, ŠTUHEC, Matjaž, KOKALJ, Jure, SZLACHETKO, Phys. rev., A76, P. 032506-1-032506-10 (2007).
  22. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, TŐKÉSI, K. Radiat. phys. chem. 76, P. 542-545, (2007).
  23. SZLACHETKO, J., DOUSSE, J.-Cl., HOSZOWSKA, J., BERSET, M., CAO, W., SZLACHETKO, M., KAVČIČ, Matjaž. Rev. sci. instrum vol. 78, no. 11, P. 093102-1-093102-11, (2007).

Published Scientific Conference Contribution

  1. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, ŠMIT, Žiga. L-shell ionization probabilities for near-central collisions of MeV protons with low-Z atoms. V: DUGGAN, J. L. (ur.), MORGAN, I. L. (ur.). Applications of accelerators in research and industry : proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference, Denton, Texas, November 4-7, 1998, (AIP conference proceedings, 475). [S.l.]: The American Institute of Physics, 1999, part one, str. 40-43.
  2. BUDNAR, Miloš, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, MÜHLEISEN, Artur, PELICON, Primož, RAZPET, Alenka, SIMČIČ, Jurij, ZORKO, Benjamin, ŠMIT, Žiga, ŽITNIK, Matjaž. Ion beam analysis (IBA) at J. Stefan Institute. V: GORTNAR, Oton (ur.), STRITAR, Andrej (ur.). International Conference Nuclear Energy in Central Europe '99 [also] embedded Meeting Neutron Imaging Methods to Detect Defects in Materials, Portorož, Slovenia, 6 to 9 September, 1999. Proceedings. Ljubljana: Nuclear Society of Slovenia, 1999, str. 585-593.
  3. TÖRÖK, I., PÁLINKÁS, J., BUDNAR, Miloš, KAVČIČ, Matjaž, MÜHLEISEN, Artur, KAWAI, J. Forgotten (?) X-ray intensity enhancement in solids at lines related to not completely filled shells. V: DUGGAN, J. L. (ur.), MORGAN, I. L. (ur.). Application of accelerators in research and industry : proceedings of the Fourteen Internationa Conference, Denton, Texas, November 1996, (AIP conference proceedings, 392). Woodbury, New York: AIP Press, 1997, str. 153-155.
  4. KAVČIČ, Matjaž, BUDNAR, Miloš, DOUSSE, J.-C. High resolution study of the K X-ray spetra of 3d transition elements induced in collisions with fast heavy ions. V: 17th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Denton, Texas, 12-16 November 2002. Application of accelerators in research and industry, (AIP conference proceedings, vol. 680). [S.l.]: American Institute of Physics, 2003, str. 11-14.
  5. STÖHLKER, Th., SPILLMANN, U., BANAS, D., BEYER, H.F., DOUSSE, J.-Cl., CHATTERJEE, S., HESS, S., KOZHUHAROV, C., KAVČIČ, Matjaž, KRINGS, T., PROTIĆ, D., REUSCHL, R., SZLACHETKO, J., TASHENOV, S., TROTSENKO, S. A 2D position sensitive germanium detector for spectroscopy and polarimetry ofhigh-energetic x-rays. V: 13th international conference on the physics of highly charged ions : 28 August - 1 September 2006, Queen`s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, (Journal of physics. Conference series, Vol. 58). Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2007, 2007, vol. 58, str. 411-414.

MONOGRAPHS AND OTHER COMPLETED WORKS

Doctoral Dissertation

  1. KAVČIČ, Matjaž. Ionizacija lupine L lahkih elementov pri centralnih trkih z ioni : disertacija. Ljubljana: [M. Kavčič], 1999.

PERFORMED WORKS (EVENTS)

Invited Lecture at Foreign University

  1. KAVČIČ, Matjaž. Chemical effects in high resolution K[beta][sub]1,3 X-ray spectra of 3d transition elements : presented at the Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEP), 19.06.2001, Beijing. 2001.
  2. KAVČIČ, Matjaž. Microanalytical center (MIC) at the J. Stefan Institute : presented at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, May 15th, 2002, Athens. 2002.

SECONDARY AUTHORSHIP

Editor

  1. BUDNAR, Miloš (ur.), ČADEŽ, Iztok (ur.), KAVČIČ, Matjaž (ur.), PELICON, Primož (ur.). 10th International Conference on Particle-Induced X-ray Emission and its Analytical Applications, 4-8 June 2004, Portorož, Slovenia. Conference program and abstracts. Ljubljana: Jožef Stefan Institute, 2004. XXX, 108 str. ISBN 961-6303-56-2.
  2. BUDNAR, Miloš (ur.), KAVČIČ, Matjaž (ur.). Proceedings. Ljubljana: Jožef Stefan Institute, 2004. 1 el. optični disk (CD-ROM), barve. ISBN 961-6303-62-7.

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