
ABI
T. FARSONI
Assistant
Professor
Graduate Committee Chair
Department
of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics
E114
Radiation Center
Office
Phone: (541) 737-9645
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Ph.D. in
Radiation Health Physics,
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M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering,
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B.Sc. in Applied Physics (
PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS
Application
of nuclear techniques in homeland security and medical imaging systems,
development of new radiation detectors, and designing advanced digital pulse
processors for radiation detection and spectroscopy.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Farsoni, A.T.; Hamby, D.M. A system for simultaneous beta and gamma spectroscopy. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research – Section A. 578: 528-536, 2007. Ranked 7th among the Top 25 Hottest Articles for period of July-September 2007: http://top25.sciencedirect.com/index.php?subject_area_id=21&journal_id=01689002&cat_id=13
4.
Farsoni A.T.,
Ahmadiniar A., Shirini R. Determination of hair element content in Iranian
population using INAA. Journal of
Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 243, No. 3; 731-735; 2000.
INVITED CONFERENCE
PAPERS
2. Hamby, D.M.; Farsoni, A.T. Phoswich Detectors
and Digital Pulse-Shape Analysis. The
11th International Conference on Radiation Shielding (ICRS 11).
OTHER SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. C. S. Lee, A. T. Farsoni, D. M. Hamby, A
Two-Channel FPGA-Based System for Beta-Gamma Coincidence Detection Using
Multi-Layer Phoswich Detectors. The Medical Imaging Conference and 16th International
Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop. IEEE, Dresden, Germany. Oct. 19-25, 2008.
2.
Farsoni,
A.T.; Hamby, D.M.; Lee, C.S.; Elliott, A.J. Preliminary
Experiments With A Triple-Layer Phoswich Detector For Radioxenon Detection. The 30th Monitoring Research Review.
Portsmouth, Va, September 23-25, 2008.
3. Farsoni, A.T.; Hamby, D.M.; Ropon, K.D.;
Jones, S.E. Improving Radioxenon Measurements Using a Two-Channel Phoswich
Detection System. 2007 Informal Xenon
Monitoring Workshop. Las Vegas, NV. November 5-9, 2007.
4. Farsoni, A. T.; Hamby, H. D. An FPGA-Based Data
Acquisition System for a Multi-layer Phoswich Detector, The Medical Imaging Conference and 15th International Room Temperature
Semiconductor Detector Workshop. IEEE, Honolulu, Hawaii. Oct. 28 –
Nov. 3, 2007.
5.
Farsoni,
A.T.; Hamby, D.M.; Ropon, K.D.; Jones, S.E., A Two-Channel
Phoswich detector for Dual and Triple Coincidence Measurements of Radioxenon Isotopes. The 29th Monitoring Research Review. Denver,
Co, September 25-27, 2007.
6. Farsoni, A. T.; Hamby, H. D. Proof of Concept for a
Digital Phoswich Spectrometer, The 52nd
Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Portland, OR, July 8-12,
2007.
7. Hamby, D.M.; Farsoni, A.T. A system for
simultaneous beta and gamma spectroscopy and its application to nuclear
non-proliferation. International
Safeguards Workshop for Advanced Sensors for Safeguards. International
Atomic Energy Agency. Santa Fe, NM. April 23-27, 2007.
8. Jones, S.; Farsoni, A.T.; Hamby, D.M.
Fundamentals of the XEPHWICH project and light capture efficiency
research. American Nuclear Society
Student Conference. Corvallis, OR. March 29-31, 2007.
9. Ropon, K.D.; Farsoni, A.T.; Hamby, D.M.
Optimization of a phoswich detector for
radioxenons. American Nuclear
Society Student Conference. Corvallis, OR. March 29-31, 2007.
10. Farsoni, A.T.; Hamby, D.M. Simultaneous beta and gamma-ray
digital spectroscopy using a triple-layer phoswich detector. 2006 Nuclear
Science Symposium. Medical Imaging
Conference and 15th International Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector
Workshop. IEEE, San Diego, CA. Oct. 29 – Nov. 4, 2006.
11. Farsoni, A.T.; Hamby, D.M. Study of a triple layer
phoswich detector for beta and gamma spectroscopy with minimal crosstalk. NNSA Seismic Research Review. Orlando, FL. September 19-21, 2006.
12. Farsoni, A.T.; Hamby, D.M.; Bush-Goddard, S. A
performance study on a triple-layer phoswich detector for beta spectroscopy. Proceedings of the Forty-ninth Annual
Meeting of the Health Physics Society. Washington, DC. Health Physics. 86(6): S144; 2004.
13. Farsoni A.T., Mireshghi S.A. Design and evaluation of
a TNA explosive-detection system to screen carry-on luggage. Proceeding of the Fifth International
Conference of Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry, MARC V,
April 9-14, 2000, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
14. Farsoni A.T., Ahmadiniar A., Shirini R. Determination of
hair element content in Iranian population using INAA. Proceeding of Fifth International Conference of Methods and
Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry, MARC V, April 9-14, 2000,
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
15. Ahmadiniar A., Farsoni A.T., Zarienpange N., Sharieat
M.; Determination of some essential and toxic trace elements in mineral
drinking water using nuclear and other techniques. Proceeding of the 46th annual Bioassay, Analytical and
Environmental Radiochemistry Conference, BAER 2000, November 12-17, 2000,
Seattle, Washington.
SCHEDULED
COURSES
REVIEWER FOR THE FOLLOWING SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
·
Nuclear
Instruments and Methods in Physics Research – Section A
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IEEE
Transactions on Nuclear Science
· Health Physics
· Radiation Measurements
PENDING PATENT
·
A. T. Farsoni and
D. M. Hamby, “Simultaneous Beta and Gamma Spectroscopy”, initial
stages of application (2005).