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December 2007

2nd to 5th - Manef Conference

• "CAMS ANSTO node nuclear solutions, big nano", S. V. Smith

November 2007

28th to 30th - 3rd Summit on Drug Development, San Francisco, California, USA

Invited Talk

• "Design and application of next generation nuclear probes for use in drug development and risk assessment", S. V. Smith

21st to 23rd - 15th AINSE Conference on Nuclear and Complementary Techniques of Analysis & 10th Vacuum Society of Australia Congress, Melbourne, Australia

• "Application of radioisotopes for nanotoxicological studies", Anthony Musumec, S. V. Smith, Gordon Xu, D. Martin

2nd - Science Education Symposium, in conjunction with, Conference in Honour of C. N. Yang's 85th Birthday, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore

Invited Talk

• "Matter-antimatter interactions and their applications", I. Bray
• "Recent progress in atomic ionisation theory", I. Bray

October 2007

15th to 19th - 6th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers, UWA, Australia

Contributed Paper

• "Exchange correlation and spin-orbit interaction in thin ferromagnetic layers by spin-polarized two-electron spectroscopy", S. N. Samarin, O. M. Artamonov, A. D. Sergeant, J. F. Williams

2nd to 5th - 60th Gaseous Electronics Conference, Washington, USA

Invited Paper

• "Current issues in electron and positron transport theory", R.E. Robson, Z. Lj. Petrovic, R.D. White

Poster Presentation

• "Low energy elastic scattering and vibrational excitartion of THF", V. Vizcaino, J. P. Sullivan, S. J. Buckman, J. Roberts, M. J. Brunger
• "Absolute elastic cross sections for intermediate energy electron scattering from CF₂ radicals", L. R. Hargreaves, J. R. Francis-Staite, T. Maddern, S. J. Buckman, M. J. Brunger
• "Studies into electron - water scattering and transport phenomena", M. J. Brunger, W. L. Morgan, P. A. Thorn
• "Electron cooling rates in the atmospheres of Mars and Venus", L. Campbell, M. J. Brunger, T. N. Rescigno
• "Near-threshold electronic excitation of N₂", S. Mondal, T. Raeside, D. S. Newman, J. C. Lower, S. J. Buckman
• "Positron scattering from Helium", C. Makochekanwa, A. Jones, P. Caradonna, S. J. Buckman, J. P. Sullivan

September 2007

16th to 20th - Materials Science and Technology 2007 Conference and Exhibition, Detroit, Michigan, USA

• "Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) of rare-earth-doped titanates", E. R. Vance, J. Hadley, J. V. Hanna

August 2007

1st to 4th - 14th International Workshop on Low Energy Positron and Positronium Physics, Reading, UK

Invited Talk

• "Absolute differential cross sections for positron scattering from He", J. P. Sullivan, A. Jones, P. Caradonna, C. Makochekanwa, S. J. Buckman

Contributed Paper

• "First experimentally measured upper-limit on intensity of Auger induced secondary-electrons from Au under bombardment by extremely low-energy positrons", P. Guagliardo, A. D. Sergeant, S. Mukherjee, J. F. Williams, A. Weiss

1st to 4th - 15th International Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Swarms, Reading, UK

Invited Talk

• "Recent results from electron impact excitation studies of electronic states in CO, NO, and H₂O", M. J. Brunger, P. A. Thorn, L. Campbell, H. Kato, H. Kawahara, M. Hoshino, H. Tanaka, Y-K. Kim
• "The role of electron impact on the production of nitric oxide and its emissions", L. Campbell, M. J. Brunger
• "On developments in the transport theory of electron and positron swarms", R. D. White, S. Dujko, R. Robson, K. F. Ness, B. Li, Z. Lj. Petrović

Poster Presentation

• "The effect of cyclotron resonance on electron transport in RF electric and magnetic fields", S. Dujko, R. D. White, K. F. Ness, Z. Lj. Petrović, R. Robson
• "Low-energy electron interactions with Tetrahydrofuran: Elastic scattering and vibrational excitation", V. Vizcaino, C. Colyer, J. P. Sullivan, M. J. Brunger, S. J. Buckman
• "Electron energy transfer rates and cross sections for the electronic states of H₂O", P. A. Thorn, M. J. Brunger, L. Campbell
• "Methods for generating radical beams suitable for electron collision studies", J. R. Francis-Staite, L. R. Hargreaves, T. Maddern, M. J. Brunger, S. J. Buckman

1st to 4th - International Symposium on (e,2e), Double Photoionization and Related Phenomena, Koenigstein, Germany

Invited Talk

• "Electron impact ionisation cross sections: beyond H and He", I. Bray
• "Young-type interference in electron impact ionization of H₂", B. Lohmann
• "Polarized electron excitation of zinc atoms", L. Pravica, D. Cvejanovic, J. F. Williams, S. Napier
• "Spin-dependent electron scattering at magnetic and nonmagnetic surfaces", S. N. Samarin, O. M. Artamonov, A. D. Sergeant, J. F. Williams

Contributed Paper

• "Electron scattering spin effects in zinc atom", S. Napier, D. Cvejanovic, J. F. Williams, L. Pravica

Poster Presentation

• "(e,2e) measurements in argon using a magnetic angle changer", M. A. Stevenson, B. Lohmann

July 2007

25th to 31st - 25th International Conference on Photonic, Electronic and Atomic Collisions, Freidburg, Germany

Invited Talk

• "Electron scattering from jet cooled CF₂ radicals", L. R. Hargreaves, T. Maddern, J. R. Francis-Staite, M. J. Brunger, S. J. Buckman
• "Positron-impact ionization of hydrogen near the threshold", A. S. Kadyrov
• "Electron- and positron-impact atomic scattering calculations using propagating exterior complex scaling", P. Bartlett
• "Spin-resolved negative ion resonances in zinc near 11 eV", L. Pravica, D. Cvejanovic, J. F. Williams, S. Napier

Contributed Paper

• "Negative ion resonances in the autoionizing region of zinc - Excitation of 4s4p ^3,1P states", S. Napier, D. Cvejanovic, J. F. Williams, L. Pravica
• "Cross sections for electron impact excitation of zinc atom", S. Napier, D. Cvejanovic, J. F. Williams, L. Pravica, D. Fursa, I. Bray, O. Zatsarinny, K. Bartschat
• "Exchange correlation and spin-orbit interaction in thin ferromagnetic layer by spin-polarized two-electron spectroscopy", S. N. Samarin, O. M. Artamonov, A. D. Sergeant, J. F. Williams
• "Interaction of low energy positrons with surfaces", A. D. Sergeant, P. Guagliardo, P. Wilkie, S. N. Samarin, J. F. Williams, L. Pravica, D. Cvejanovic
• "PAES and Auger induced secondary electrons from Au measured using extremely low-energy positrons", P. Guagliardo, A. D. Sergeant, S. Mukherjee, J. F. Williams, A. Weiss

Poster Presentation

• "Triple differential cross section measurements of electron impact ionization of formic acid", M. A. Stevenson, C. Colyer, B. Lohmann
• "Super-elastic electron scattering from caesium", D. S. Slaughter, P. J. O. Teubner, M. J. Brunger, I. Bray, K. Bartschat
• "Excitation of the C¹Σ⁺ and E¹Π electronic states of carbon monoxide by electron impact", H. Kawahara, H. Kato, M. Hoshino, H. Tanaka, M. J. Brunger
• "Electron scattering from vibrationally cold plasma etchant molecules", L. R. Hargreaves, T. Maddern, J. R. Francis-Staite, M. J. Brunger, S. J. Buckman
• "Electron impact excitation of the A²Σ⁺, C²Π and D²Σ⁺ Rydberg - electronic states in NO", H. Kato, M. Hoshino, H. Tanaka, M. J. Brunger
• "Electron cooling in planetary atmospheres", L. Campbell, M. J. Brunger, S. Barnden, T. N. Rescigno
• "Low energy electron impact cross sections for the electronic states of H₂O", P. A. Thorn, M. J. Brunger, N. Diakomichalis, H. Kato, M. Hoshino, H. Tanaka
• "Elastic electron scattering and vibrational excitation of some biologically relevant molecules", V. Vizcaino, C. Colyer, J. P. Sullivan, M. J. Brunger, S. J. Buckman

15th to 20th - 28th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases, Prague

Invited Talk

• "Kinetic and fluid modelling of swarms and plasmas", R. Robson

Poster Presentation

• "Monte Carlo studies of the magnetic field effects on spatial relaxation of electron swarms", S. Dujko, Z. Lj. Petrović, Z. M. Raspopović, R. D. White, K. F. Ness, R. E. Robson

9th to 13th - The 11th International Workshop on Slow Positron Beam Techniques for Solids and Surfaces (SLOPOS 11), Orléans, France

Invited Paper

• "The Australian Positron Beamline Facility: A facility for atomic, molecular, bioscience and materials studies", S. J. Buckman

Contributed Paper

• "Secondary electron spectra of gold under bombardment by very low-energy positrons", S. Mukherjee, P. Guagliardo, A. D. Sergeant, J. F. Williams, A. Weiss

4th to 6th - Materials and Austceram 2007 International Conference and Exhibition, Sydney, Australia

Poster Presentation

• "Designing geopolymers for the encapsulation of ⁸⁵Sr(II) and ¹³⁴Cs(I)", A. M. Fuchs, D. Perera, S. V. Smith, S. Huang

2nd to 6th - IVC-17, ICSS-13, ICN+T2007, Stockholm, Sweden

Invited Talk

• "Low-energy spin-polarized two-electron spectroscopy: a powerful tool for studying exchange correlation and spin-orbit interaction on surfaces", S. N. Samarin, O. M. Artamonov, A. D. Sergeant, J. Kirschner, J. F. Williams

Contributed Paper

• "Exchange and spin-orbit interaction in ultra-thin Co film on W(110) with Ni buffer layer", S. N. Samarin, O. M. Artamonov, A. D. Sergeant, A. A. Suvorova, J. F. Williams

June 2007

5th to 9th - Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, American Physical Society, Calgary, Canada

Invited Talk

• "Excited, resonant, and unnatural parity states of positronic atoms and ions", M. W. J. Bromley, J. Mitroy, K. Varga

Invited Paper

• "Low energy electron molecule scattering", S. J. Buckman

Poster Presentation

• "Electron and positron scattering experiments", J. P. Sullivan

May

25th to 29th - Electron Induced Processes At the Molecular Level, Hveragerði, Iceland

Invited Talk

• "Studies at the molecular level using electrons and positrons", M. J. Brunger, L. Campbell, P. A. Thorn, K. L. Nixon, W. D. Lawrance, M. Hoshino, H. Kato, H. Kawahara, H. Tanaka, A. Zecca

March 2007

25th to 29th - Alternative Materials for Radioactive Waste Stabilization and Nuclear Materials Containment, Barga, Italy

Invited Paper

• "Feasability of incorporating cations and anions expected in radioactive waste streams in metakaolin-based geopolymers", D. S. Perera, E. R. Vance, Z. Aly, A. Fuchs, S. Kiyama, J. Davis, S. V. Smith

15th - Imaging in Pre-Clinical & Clinical Drug Development Conference, Boston, America

Invited Paper

• "SPECT and PET technologies for use in Drug Discovery and Development", S. V. Smith

7th to 9th - 5th EU-Japan Joint Symposium on Plasma Processing: Radicals and Non-Equilibrium Processes in Low-Temperature Plasmas, Belgrade, Serbia

Invited Paper

• "CF₂ radical electron spectroscopy", T. Maddern, L. Hargreaves, J. Francis-Staite, S. J. Buckman, M. J. Brunger

February 2007

8th - AIP meeting on Condensed Matter Physics, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Poster Presentation

• "Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy in Titanate Ceramics", E. R. Vance, J. H. Hadley

January 2007

21st to 26th - 31st Cocoa Beach (USA) International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites

Invited Paper

• "Aqueous leachability of geopolymers", D. S. Perera, E. R. Vance

8th to 12th - XVI National Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics, Mumbai, India

Invited Paper

• "Low energy electron and positron collisions with atoms and molecules", S. J. Buckman