CĂtĂlin M. TicoŞ

Institutul National pentru Fizica Laserilor, Plasmei si Radiatiei

Str. Atomistilor Nr. 409,
Cutia Postala MG 36, 077125
Magurele-Bucuresti, Romania
Tel/Fax: +40 214 574 468

E-mail: catalin.ticos@inflpr.ro

 

 

STUDII

 

Doctorat în Fizica - Ph.D., 2002

University of Miami, Coral-Gables, FL, USA

 

Master în Fizica, 1996

Universitatea din Bucuresti

 

Licenta în Fizica, 1995

Universitatea din Bucuresti



ExperienTA ProfesionalA

 

Cercetator stiintific gradul I (CS I), 

Institutul National pentru Fizica Laserilor, Plasmei si Radiatiei, Bucuresti

 

Cercetator, 2004 – 2007

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Plasma Physics Group P-24, New Mexico, USA

 

Cercetator, 2002 –2004

University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science, UK

 

Doctorand, 1997– 2002

University of Miami, Coral-Gables, FL, SUA

 

Asistent de Cercetare,  1995 – 1997

Institutul National pentru Fizica Laserilor, Plasmei si Radiatiei, Bucuresti

 

 

Premii

 

The Best Speaker Prize of the International Workshop on the Frontiers of Modern Plasma Physics, 22 Iulie 2008,
The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italia.

Young Scientist Medal and Certificate, The Fifth International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, 20 Mai 2008,
Ponta Delgada, Insulele Azore, Portugalia.

Graduate Students Association Award, 25 Aprilie 25, 2002, Universitatea din Miami, FL, SUA

Premiul al 3-lea la “Fifth Annual UM Graduate Student Research & Creativity Forum”, 1 Martie 2001, Universitatea din Miami, FL, SUA.

Premiul al 3-lea la “Fourth Annual UM Graduate Student Research & Creativity Forum”, 18 Noiembrie 1999, Universitatea din Miami, FL, SUA

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2000, Departamentul de Fizica, Universitatea din Miami, FL, SUA

220 citari ISI

 

 

LUCRaRI PUBLICATE În REVISTE ISI (SELECTIE):

 

C. M. Ticoş, Z. Wang, G. A. Wurden

     Observation of the Evolution of a Supersonic Plasma Jet launched by a Coaxial Gun

     IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (Aug 2011).

C. M. Ticos, I. R. Andrei, M. L. Pascu, M. Bulinski,

     Experimental Control of Power Dropouts by Current Modulation in a Semiconductor Laser with Optical Feedback,

    Physica Scripta 83, 055402 (2011).

A. Marcu, C. M. Ticoş, C. Grigoriu, I. Jepu, C. Porosnicu, A. M. Lungu, C. P. Lungu

     Simultaneous Carbon and Tungsten Thin Film Deposition Using Two Thermionic Vacuum Arcs

     Thin Solid Films 519, 4074 (2011).

C. M. Ticos, I. Jepu, C. P. Lungu, P. Chiru, V. Zaroschi and A.M. Lungu

    Removal of Floating Dust in Glow Discharge Using Plasma Jet
    Applied Physics Letters 97, 011501 (2010).

C. M. Ticos, I. Jepu, C. P. Lungu, P. Chiru, V. Zaroschi and A.M. Lungu

    Levitated Dust Particles Subjected to Plasma Jet
    Journal of Plasma Physics 76, pp. 501-511 (2010).

I. R. Andrei, C. M. Ticos, M. Bulinski, M. L. Pascu
    Chaotic behaviour in the emission of semiconductor lasers optically coupled with an external cavity
    Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials
12 (1), (2010).
C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang, G. A. Wurden, J.L. Kline, D.S. Montgomery

    Plasma Jet Acceleration of Dust Particles to Hypervelocities (pdf)

    Physics of Plasmas 15, 103701/1-9 (2008).

Z. Wang, C. M. Ticos,

    Dust as a Versatile Matter for High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostic, (pdf)

      Review of Scientific Instruments  79, 10F333/1-3 (2008).

C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang, G. A. Wurden,

     Experimental Plasma-Drag Acceleration of a Dust Cloud to Hypervelocities, (pdf)

Physical Review Letters 100, 155002 (2008).

C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang, G. A. Wurden,

Hypervelocity Dust Storm Launched with a Coaxial Plasma Gun,

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 36 (5), 2770-2774 (2008).

Z. Wang, C.H. Skinner,

     Physics of Dust in Magnetic Fusion Devices,(link)

New Aspects of Plasma Physics, Proceedings of the 2007 ICTP Summer College on Plasma Physics,
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 30 July - 24 August 2007,p. 394-475, World Scientific (2008).

Z. Wang, C. M. Ticos, G. A. Wurden,

Dust Trajectories and Applications in Plasmas Beyond Strongly-Coupled laboratory Dusty Plasmas

    Physics of Plasmas, 14, 103701 (2007).

C. M. Ticos, Ion-Driven Dust Waves in a rf Plasma Crystal,

     Romanian Journal of Physics 52, 703 (2007)

C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang, L. A. Dorf, G. A. Wurden,

     A Plasmadynamic Hypervelocity Dust Injector for the National Spherical Torus Experiment, (pdf)

Review of Scientific Instruments 77, 10E304 (2006).

C.M. Ticos, M. Bulinski, R. Andrei, M. L. Pascu,

Power Drop-out Control by Optical Phase Modulation in a Chaotic Semiconductor Laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B 23, 2486 (2006).

C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang, G. L. Delzanno, G. Lapenta

Plasma Mragged Microparticles as a Method to Measure Plasma Flows

Physics of Plasmas 13, 103501 (2006).

L. A. Dorf, A. L. Roquemore, G. A. Wurden, C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang

Imaging System for Hypervelocity Dust Injection Diagnostic for NSTX

Review of Scientific Instruments 77, 10E517 (2006).

Z. Wang, C. M. Ticos, L. A. Dorf, G. A. Wurden,

Micro-particle Probes for Laboratory Plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 34, 242 (2006).

C. M. Ticos, A. Dyson, P.W. Smith, P. K. Shukla,

      Pressure Triggered Collective Oscillations of a Dust Crystal in a Capacitive RF Plasma, (pdf)

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 46, B293 (2004).

C. M. Ticos, A. Dyson, P. W. Smith,

The Charge on Falling Dust Particles in a RF Discharge with DC Negative Bias,

Plasma Sources Science and Technology 13, 395 (2004).

C. M. Ticos, P. W. Smith, P. K. Shukla,

     Experimental Wake-Induced Oscillations of Dust Particles in a RF Plasma,

Physics Letters A 319, 504 (2003).

E. Rosa, Jr., C. M. Ticos, W. B. Pardo, J. Walkenstein, M. Monti, J. Kurths,

Experimental Chua-Plasma Phase Synchronization of Chaos,

Physical Review E 68, 025202(R) (2003).

 C. M. Ticos, E. Rosa, Jr., W. B. Pardo, J. Walkenstein, M. Monti,

Experimental Real Time Phase Synchronization of a Paced Chaotic Plasma Discharge

Physical Review Letters 85, 2929 (2000).

E. Rosa, Jr., W. B. Pardo, C. M. Ticos, J. Walkenstein, M. Monti,

Phase Synchronization of Chaos in a Plasma Discharge Tube

International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering 10, 2551 (2000).

 

 

Prezentari invitate:

 

10. Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Pilar (ELI-NP) in Romania,

       Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1 Oct. 2010, New Mexico, SUA.

9. Experiments in Dusty Plasmas: Interaction of Dust Particles with a Plasma Jet,

       International Advanced Workshop on the Frontiers of Plasma Physics, 7 Iulie, 2010, Trieste, Italia

8. Dust Crystal Interaction with Plasma Jet,

       Summer College on Plasma Physics, 25 Aug. 2009, Trieste, Italia

7. Interaction of Dust Particles with Plasma Jets,

      International Balkan Workshop on Applied Physics-IBWAP 2009, 6-8 Iulie, Constanta, Romania

6. Observation of Hypervelocity Dust in Dense Supersonic Plasma Flows: Physics and Applications,

      International Workshop on the Frontiers of Modern Plasma Physics, July 22, 2008, ICTP, Trieste, Italia.

5. A New Parameter Regime for Dust in Plasma: the Case of Dense and Supersonic Plasma Flow,

      International Conference on Physics of Dusty Plasmas ICPDP5, 19 Mai, 2008, Ponta Delgada, Azore, Portugalia.

4. Dust as a Diagnostic Tool in RF Plasma Sheaths and in Fusion Plasmas,

      Applied Materials, Inc., 4 Dec. 2006, Santa Clara, California, SUA.

3. Pressure triggered collective oscillations of a dust crystal in a capacitive RF plasma,

      European Physics Conference EPS 2004, 29 Iunie-2 Iulie, London, UK.

2. Oscillations of Dust Particles Due to Wake Fields: An Experimental Demonstration,

      International Topical Conference on Plasma Physics ICTP 2003, 7-12 Sept., Santorini,, Greece.

1. Chaos and Control of Chaos in Experimental Plasmas,

      Illinois State University, 19 Noiembrie 2002, Bloomington, IL, SUA.

 

 

PREZENTaRI orale LA conferInte INTERNAtIONALE si Seminarii:

 

11. Dust Particles Interaction with Plasma Jet

    The 15th Conference on Plasma Physics and Applications (CPPA2010), 1 iulie, 2010, Iasi, Romania

10. Dusty Plasmas at INFLPR,               

  Seminar, 24 Sept. 2009, INFLPR, Bucharest, Romania

9. Hypervelocity Dust Storm Launched with a Coaxial Plasma Gun,

    Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics Conference 2007, 21 June, 2007, Albuquerque, NM, SUA

8. Experimental Demonstration of Hypervelocity Dust Storm Launched from a Coaxial Plasma Gun

Seminar, 31 Mai, 2007, Grupul de Fizica Plasmei P-24, Laboratorul National din Los Alamos, NM, SUA

7. Dynamics of Dust Grains in RF Plasma Sheaths

Miniconferinta “Nano-Micro Gadgets 2005”, 15 Septembrie, Santa Fe, New Mexico, SUA

6. Dynamics of Dust Grains in the RF Plasma Sheath: An Experimental Investigation

Seminar, 22 August 2005, Grupul de Fizica Teoretica T-15, Laboratorul National din Los Alamos, NM, SUA

5. Experiments with Dust Grains in RF Plasmas

Seminar, 15 Iunie 2005, Grupul de Fizica Plasmei P-24, Laboratorul National din Los Alamos, NM, SUA

4. Hypervelocity Dust Injection (HDI) for Magnetic Field Diagnostics in a Hot Plasmas

“Dust in Fusion Plasmas Meeting” (DFP 2005), 5 Aprilie 2005, Napa, CA, SUA

3. Review of Experimental Results Obtained in Oxford: Dust Grains in a RF Plasma Sheath

Workshop în Dusty Plasma, Conferinta Retelei Europene “Complex Plasmas”, 1-5 Iunie, 2004, Capri, Italia

2. Experiments with Single Dust Grains in rf Plasmas

       Teleconferinta cu Laboratorul National din Los Alamos, 2 Decembrie 2004, Oxford, Anglia

1. The Charge on Dust Particles in the Sheath of a RF Plasma with DC Negative Bias,

       Workshop în Dusty Plasma, Conferinta Retelei Europene “Complex Plasmas”, 27-28 Februarie 2003, Universitatea din Oxford,             Anglia

 

 

POSTERE LA conferInte INTERNAtIONALE (PRIM AUTOR):

 

29. C. M. Ticos, C. P. Lungu, P. Chiru, I. Mustata, V. Zaroschi,

      Dust crystal interaction with plasma flows

      International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS 2009) and

      Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 31 Mai-5 Iunie, San Diego, California, SUA

28. C. M. Ticos, C. P. Lungu, C. Surdu-Bob, I. Mustata, V. Zaroschi, A. Anghel, C. Porosnicu

  Deposition of magnetic materials on dust particles levitated in vacuum arc plasmas

  European Physics Conference EPS 2008, 9-14 Iunie, Hersonissos, Creta, Grecia

27. C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang, L. A. Dorf, G. A. Wurden,

Testing of a Plasmadynamic Hypervelocity Dust Accelerator, Poster,

American Physical Society, Division of Plasma Physics (DPP06), Oct.30-Nov. 3, 2006, Philadelphia, PA, SUA.

27. C. M. Ticos, M. Bulinski, I.R. Andrei, M.L. Pascu,

        Power Drop-out Control by Optical Phase Modulation in a Chaotic Semiconductor Laser, Poster,

        ROMOPTO 2006, 28-31 August 2006, Sibiu, România

26. C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang, L. A. Dorf, G. A. Wurden,

A Plasmadynamic Accelerator for NSTX Magnetic Field Measurements, Poster,

High temperature Plasma Diagnostics 2006, 7-11 Mai 2006, Williamsburg, VA, SUA.

25. C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang, L. A. Dorf, G. A. Wurden,

Hypervelocity Dust Injector for Magnetic Field Diagnostics in a Hot Plasma, Poster,

American Physical Society, Division of Plasma Physics (DPP05), 24-28 Oct. 2005, Denver, CO, SUA.

24. C. M. Ticos, M Candale, A-I Cushman, J.M. Ashbourn, P. W. Smith,

Influence of an External DC Bias on the Dust Charge in a RF Discharge, Poster,

American Physical Society,Division of Plasma Physics (DPP02), 11-15 Noiembrie 2002, Orlando, FL, SUA.

23. C. M. Ticos, E. Rosa, Jr., W. B. Pardo, J. Walkenstein, M. Monti,

Phase control in a chaotic plasma tube, Poster,

Dynamics Days 2001, 3-6 Ianuarie 2001, Chapel Hill, NC, SUA.

22. C. M. Ticos,

Using Chaos to Encode Information, Poster,

5th Annual UM Graduate Student Research & Creativity Forum, 1 Martie ‘01, Universitatea din Miami, FL, SUA.

21. C. M. Ticos, E. Rosa, Jr., W. B. Pardo, J. Walkenstein, M. Monti,

Experimental Real Time Phase Synchronization of a Paced Chaotic Plasma Discharge, Poster,

        Symposium on Synchronization of Chaotic Systems, 3-5 Iulie 2000, ICTP, Trieste, Italia.

20. C. M. Ticos, E. Rosa, Jr., W. B. Pardo, J. Walkenstein, M. Monti,

Chaotic Plasma and Music, Poster,

Dynamics Days 2000, 5-8 Ianuarie 2000, Santa Fe, NM, SUA.

19. C. M. Ticos, E. Rosa, Jr., W. B. Pardo, J. Walkenstein, M. Monti,

Experimental Phase Synchronization of Chaos in Plasma, Poster,

Dynamics Days 2000, 5-8 Ianuarie, 2000, Santa Fe, NM, SUA.

18. C. M. Ticos,

Experimental Phase Synchronization of Chaos in a Plasma Tube, Poster,

4th Annual UM Graduate Student Research & Creativity Forum, 18 Noiembrie 1999, Universitatea din Miami, FL, SUA.

17. C. M. Ticos, E. Rosa, Jr., W. B. Pardo, J. Walkenstein, M. Monti,

Phase Synchronization of Chaos in a Plasma Discharge Tube, Poster,

5th Experimental Chaos Conference, 28 Iunie-1 Iulie 1999, Orlando, FL, SUA.

  

pOSTERE LA conferInte INTERNAtIONALE sI NAtIONALE (CO-AUTOR):

 

 16. C. P. Lungu, C. C. Surdu-Bob, A. M. Lungu, O. Pompilian, C. Porosnicu, V. Zaroschi, I. Mustata, C. M. Ticos, V. Andrei,

      Vacuum arc carbon-metal co-deposition for antifriction coatings,

      35th EPS Plasma Physics Conference, 9-13 Iunie 2008, Hersonissos, Creta, Grecia.

15. A. M. Lungu, C. P. Lungu, A. Anghel, C. Porosnicu, I Mustata, C. M. Ticos,, M Lucaci, J, Neamtu, R. M. Piticescu, R. Piticescu, D. Tudoran, G. Prodan, R. Vladoiu, V. Ciupina,

      Plasma processing of nanostructured Ni/Al/Co films,

      35th EPS Plasma Physics Conference, 9-13 Iunie 2008, Hersonissos, Creta, Grecia.

14. D. Rasleanu, V. Ionescu, G. Prodan, V. Ciupina, C. P. Lungu, C. Surdu-Bob, M. Osiac, O. Pompilian, M. Badulescu, A. M. Lungu,

      C. M. Ticos, V. Zaroschi, L. Trupina, C. Miclea,

      Nanostructured PZT type thin films prepared by thermionic vacuum arc metod,

      9-th International Workshop on Applied Physics, 7-9 Iulie 2008, Constanta, Romania.

13. C. P. Lungu,  C. Surdu-Bob, I. Mustata, A. Anghel, C. Porosnicu, A. M. Lungu, P. Chiru, O. Pompilian , M. Badulescu, C. M. Ticos,

Deposition of Nickel solar cell electrodes on polycarbonate flexible surface by plasma processing,

9-th International Workshop on Applied Physics, 7-9 Iulie 2008, Constanta, Romania.

12. C. P. Lungu, I. Mustata, A. Anghel, C. Porosnicu, A. M. Lungu, P. Chiru, O. Pompilian , C. Surdu-Bob,

      C. M. Ticos, V. Zaroschi, M. Ganciu,  V. Zoita, C. Oproiu, D. Dudu, E. Ivanov, I. Vata,  V. Andrei,

XPS, GDOES and RBS depth profile studies of the beryllium-chromium films prepared by thermionic vacuum arc method,

9-th International Workshop on Applied Physics (IBWAP), 7-9 Iulie 2008, Constanta, Romania.

11. Z. Wang, C. M. Ticos, G. A. Wurden,

 Dust as a Versatile Matter for High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostic, Poster,

      17-th Topical Conference on High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics,11-15  Mai, 2008, Albuquerque, NM, SUA.

10. G. A. Wurden, C. M. Ticos, Z. Wang, C.J. v. Wurden,

Free Floating Atmospheric Pressure Ball Plasmas, poster,

American Physical Society Meeting, Division of Plasma Physics (DPP07), Nov. 12-16, 2007, Orlando, FL, SUA.

9. Z. Wang, C. M. Ticos, J. Si, G.L. Delzanno, G. Lapenta, G. A. Wurden,

Dust dynamics and diagnostics applications in quasi-neutral plasmas and magnetic fusion, talk,

American Physical Society Meeting, Division of Plasma Physics (DPP07), Nov. 12-16, 2007, Orlando, FL, SUA.

8. I.R. Andrei, M.L. Pascu, C.M. Ticos M. Bulinski,

  M:N Synchronization of LFF in a Chaotic ECSL System, Prezentare Orala,

Bucharest University Physics Department Meeting 2007, 01-02 Iunie, 2007, Bucuresti, Romania.

7. I.R. Andrei, M. Bulinski, C.M. Ticos

       A control method for the LFF chaotic behavior in an ECSL system, Prezentare Orala,

Bucharest University Physics Department Meeting 2006, 26-27 Mai, 2006, Bucuresti, Romania.

6. M. Bulinski, C.M. Ticos, I.R. Andrei,

  M:N Synchronization of LFF in a Chaotic ECSL System, Poster,

SPIE Fluctuations and Noise 2007, 20-24 Mai, 2007, Florenta, Italia.

5. L.A. Dorf, A.L. Roquemore, G.A. Wurden, C.M. Ticos, Z. Wang,

Imaging system for hypervelocity dust injection diagnostic for NSTX, Poster,

High temperature Plasma Diagnostics 2006, 7-11 Mai 2006, Williamsburg, VA, SUA.

4. R.I. Andrei, M. Bulinski, C. Costea, C.M. Ticos,

EOM control of the LFF chaotic behavior in an ECSL- m:n phase synchronization, Prezentare orala,

       ONCE-Complex Systems Workshop, 13-16 Mai  2006, Vilnius, Lituania.

3. Z. Wang, J. Si, C. Barnes, D. Barnes, H. Li, C.M. Ticos and MFE Team,

Observation of an Enhanced Helicity Injection Mode in a Rotating Plasma Annulus, Prezentare orala invitata,

Innovative Confinement Concepts Workshop (ICC 2006), 13-16 Februarie 2006, Austin, TX, SUA.

2. Z. Wang, L.A. Dorf, C.M. Ticos, G.A. Wurden,

Micro-particles probes for laboratory plasmas, Prezentare orala invitata,

32nd IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS 2005), 18-23 Iunie 2005, Monterey, CA, SUA.

1. R. Cohen, E. Rosa, Jr., K. Schonert, C.M. Ticos,

Experimental Modeling of Synchronization in two bi-directionally coupled chaotic systems, Poster,

15th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering & Maths, 5-6 Noiembrie 2004,

Argonne National Laboratory, IL, SUA.