Nuclear Physics Group Portal, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK: Physics PhD

Dr. David Hamilton
Contact Information Department of Physics & Astronomy Kelvin Building, Room 530 University of Glasgow Glasgow, G12 8QQ Scotland, UK Email: Telephone: +44 (0)141 330 5898 FAX: +44 (0)141 330 5889
Both my undergraduate and postgraduate studies were undertaken at the University of Glasgow. Following completion of my Ph.D. I took up a position as a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Cambridge, where I conducted research on energy policy with a focus on advanced nuclear fuel cycles, transmutation and accelerator-driven subcritical reactors. I continued this work in my subsequent role as a research fellow with the European Commission, where the primary focus was on applications of nuclear physics in the civil nuclear fuel cycle and the utilisation of high-intensity laser matter interactions for these purposes. My current position in Glasgow started in September 2007.
Research Interests My current research interests lie in the characterisation of the electromagnetic response of the nucleon as a means of improving our understanding of QCD and the strong interaction. This research involves experimental investigations utilising electron and photon beams at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in the US and the MAMI facility in Germany. My specific interests include: Nucleon structure and exclusive reactions at high momentum transfer and the associated interplay between perturbative and non-perturbative physics in the few GeV regime. The extraction of polarisation observables in hadronic physics experiments. Statistical and computational techniques, particularly Monte Carlo methods, in experimental data analysis and phenomenological calculations.
Most Recent Publications Experimental demonstration of a light-ray-direction-flipping METATOY based on confocal lenticular arrays - with M. Blair, et al., Optics Communications 282 (2009) 4299-4302. High-Intensity Lasers as Radiation Sources: An Overview of Laser-induced Nuclear Reactions and Applications - J. Galy, D.J. Hamilton, C. Normand , Eur.Phys.J. Special Topics 175 (2009) 147-152. The Electromagnetic Calorimeter in JLab Real Compton Scattering Experiment - with A. Shahinyan, et al., Submitted to Nucl. Instr. Meth. (2008) . Advanced diagnostics applied to laser-driven electron acceleration - with A. Gamucci, et al., IEEE Trans. Plasma Science 36 (2008) 1699. Upgrade of the Glasgow photon tagging spectrometer for Mainz MAMI-C - with J.C. McGeorge, et al., Eur.Phys.J. A37 (2008) 129-137, arXiv:0711.3443. Intense γ ray source in the Giant Dipole Resonance range driven by 10 TW laser pulses - with A. Giulietti, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 (2008) 105002. Consequences of a Radiological Dispersal Event with Nuclear and Radioactive Sources - with J. Magill, et al., Science and Global Security 15 (2007) 107. Options for the Long-term Management of Separated Plutonium - W.J. Nuttall, I. Farnan, R. Konings, D.J. Hamilton (Eds.) , Progress in Nuclear Energy 49 (2007) 8, 568. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Strategies and Plutonium Management in Europe - D. Haas, D.J. Hamilton,, Progress in Nuclear Energy 49 (2007) 8, 574. A Search for Σ⁰₅, N⁰₅ and Θ⁺⁺ Pentaquark States - with Y. Qiang, et al., Phys. Rev. C 75 (2007) 055208, hep-ex/0609025. * list automatically generated from the NPE Publications Database. For a complete list (16) click here.
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