Overview of NCP HafeezurRehman HOORANI DG NCP March

Overview of NCP Hafeez-ur-Rehman HOORANI – DG NCP March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 1

Vision & Aim of NCP – As stated in the Charter VISION Ø“The Centre will evolve into a Centre of Excellence in the area of Physics and would establish itself on the lines of Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. ” AIM Ø “To foster, through training and research, the progress of all branches of physics, paying special attention to the needs of Pakistani universities and R&D organizations. ” March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 2

Focus – As stated in the Charter Fostering advanced scientific research, especially in frontier areas of physics and allied subjects such as: - 1) Condensed Matter Physics 2) Particle Physics, Astrophysics & Cosmology 3) Fluid Mechanics & Plasma Physics 4) Atomic & Laser Physics, Nuclear Physics 5) Advanced Computing for Scientific Research 6) Mathematical Modeling and Simulation 7) Any newly emerging areas in Physics March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 3

No. Expected Outputs Indicators 1. Producing world-class science & research in areas mentioned in the Charter a. Research Publications b. Ph. D/M. Phil Students c. Patents 2. Developing facilities and laboratories for the basic & goal-oriented research a. State of the art Labs - User-oriented facilities b. Strong and conducive Infrastructure 3. Breaking the scientific isolation of Pakistani scientists by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and dissemination of knowledge a. Scientific collaborations b. Involvement in international science projects c. Scientific events (conferences, workshops & schools) 4. Human Resource Development a. Hosted Researchers/Associates b. Training Events c. Exchange Programs 5. Revamping and awareness of physics and allied disciplines a. Physics Education b. Lectures by Eminent Scientists c. Outreach – attract the young talent March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 4

Publications in 2015 Sr. 1 2 3 Theoretical Physics Experimental High Energy Physics Nano Sciences & Technology Papers with IF Papers without IF Total Papers Total IF 42 1 43 187. 631 79 0 79 670. 331 52 19 71 192. 497 4 Atomic Physics 7 0 7 29. 785 5 Experimental Physics 21 0 21 66. 411 4 1 5 4. 333 0 205 1 227 6 7 March 7, 2016 Subject Vacuum Science & Technology Earthquake Studies Grand Total ISS - 2016 0 1150. 988 5

Events Organized by NCP E V E N T S March 7, 2016 YEAR ISS - 2016 6

Hosted Researchers - 2015 Year Categories March 7, 2016 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Guest Researchers - - 11 3 16 1 1 0 0 Visiting Scientists 2 2 2 1 2 20 0 NCP Associates - - 9 9 16 2 5 0 1 Visiting Researchers - - - 5 7 - - 4 0 M. Phil/Ph. D Students - 1 14 35 51 83 91 101 82 Post Doc / IPFP-Fellows - - - 6 5 4 05 Research Collaborator - - - 4 6 0 0 Internees - - 7 25 30 34 60 37 57 2 3 43 79 122 131 170 166 145 Total ISS - 2016 7

Cumulative Distribution based on Universities March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 8

Demographic Distribution of Hosted Researchers at NCP 120 KPK 13 423 93 04 March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 9

Theoretical Physics Department Researchers = 20 Staff = 02 • • • March 7, 2016 Prof. Fayyazuddin – Distinguish Scientist Dr. Mohsin Siddiq – Director Dr. Ali Ahmed – PSO Dr. Shahid Ali – AP Researchers Dr. Ahsan Zeb – SSO Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed – SSO ISS - 2016 10

User’s Oriented Research Facilities 1. Nano Sciences and Catalysis Department (NS&CD) for the synthesis and characterization of diverse nano materials 2. Collaboration with CERN – CMS since 1995, detector physics laboratory 3. High Performance Computing – 10 Teraflop cluster with 350 TB storage exists 4. 15 SDH-2 Pelletron Atomic Accelerator and an associated experimental Physics laboratory for training and research in applied fields 5. National Institute of Vacuum Science and Technology (NINVAST) 6. The Centre for Earthquake Studies (CES) is established to forecast major earthquakes by studying and analyzing multidisciplinary earthquake precursors phenomena 7. Constructing a Light-Source and Beamline(s) for users of synchrotron radiation in the country March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 11

Locally fabricated Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 12

X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer • Installation and Training on XPS system completed. • Now performing XPS analysis of samples received from different institutes/ organizations in conjunction with other characterization tools • Research article ready for submission March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 13

Schools on LHC Physics at NCP (2009 – 2014) March 7, 2016 ISS - 2016 14

Grid Node to access LHC data • Processing of huge amount of LHC/CMS data needs a lot of computational power, hence resources • First Pakistani Tier 2 was deployed in June 2004 (operational 24/7 even during severe blackout in Pakistan) • Immediate access to wealth of LHC data with up-to-date CMS software releases March 7, 2016 CPU Storage Network Connectivity 524 360 TB 1 Gbps ISS - 2016 15

Tandem Particle Accelerator Facility Model: 5 MV-5 UDH-2 (NEC, USA) Ion sources: Two (SNICS and RF) Ion beams: H, He, C, Si, Ni, Cu, & Au Beam energy: Up to 30 Me. V Beam lines: Two (15 o and 30 o) APPLICATION AREAS Semiconductor Industry, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Biology, Earth Sciences, Archeology, Nuclear Physics, Industry, etc. March 7, 2016 TECHNIQUES FOR ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS • Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) • RBS crystal channeling (RBS c) • Particle Induced X ray Emission (PIXE) • Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA) • Nuclear Reaction Analysis (NRA) • Particle induced Gamma rays emission • Ion implantation for materials modification ISS - 2016 16