DITANET Prize 2011: Winner - Massimiliano Putignano

The winner of the annual DITANET prize was announced during the network's final conference in Seville,  Spain. This prize is awarded on an annual basis to a researcher within the first four years of their professional careers. Applications can be handed in by scientists from within and outside of the DITANET network.  Following close competition the Steering Committee awarded this year’s 1,000 € cash prize to Mr. Massimiliano Putignano.  Massimiliano is a DITANET Researcher at the University of Liverpool in the QUASAR Group and based at the Cockcroft Institute (CI), UK. In his research project, he investigates into the possible use of a curtain gas jet for beam profile monitoring applications with a focus on the ultralow energy storage ring project (USR) at FLAIR. To date, he has carried out extensive simulation studies into the generation and shaping of the gas jet itself, and has designed and built up a prototype setup at the CI.

In first measurements, he has studied the use of this monitor in 'IPM mode', i.e. at higher residual gas pressures. This allowed him to commission the ion extraction field and benchmark the results from his numerical studies. In the final part of this project, he is aiming to demonstrate the successful generation of a very cold, curtain-shaped gas jet.

Many Congratulations!