General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DRF-25-0688
Direction
DRF
Thesis topic details
Category
Engineering science
Thesis topics
Radiological large-scale accident dosimetry: use of EPR spectroscopy for population triage by measurements of smartphone screens
Contract
Thèse
Job description
In the event of a large-scale radiological emergency involving sources of external irradiation, methods are needed to identify which members of the population have been exposed and require priority care. To date, there are no operational methods for such sorting. Smartphone touch screen lenses retain traces of ionizing radiation through the formation of so-called “radiation-induced” defects.Measuring and quantifying these punctual defects, in particular by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, makes itpossible to estimate the dose deposited in the glass, and thus the exposure associated with irradiation. The thesis work proposed herefocuses in particular on the alkali-aluminosilicate glasses used in cell phone touch screens, which are currently the best candidates fordeveloping new measurement capabilities in the context of accidents involving large numbers of victims.
We will focus in particular on identifying point defects as a function of the glass model used in smartphones by simulating EPR spectra in order to optimize the proposed dosimetry method.
University / doctoral school
Ecole Doctorale de l’Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)
IP. Paris
Thesis topic location
Site
Saclay
Requester
Position start date
01/09/2025
Person to be contacted by the applicant
Trompier François
ASNR
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
OLLIER Nadege
nadege.ollier@polytechnique.edu
CEA
DRF/IRAMIS/LSI
Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés
Ecole Polytechnique
91128 PALAISEAU cedex
France
01 69 33 45 18
En savoir plus
https://iramis.cea.fr/annuaire/?uidc=MzMwt7AwTLQAAA
https://portail.polytechnique.edu/lsi/fr