Vincent Pierre Lamirand
EPFL SB IPHYS LRS
PH D3 475 (Bâtiment PH)
Station 3
CH-1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://lrs.epfl.ch/
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Fields of expertise
Radiation Detection, Instrumentation, Reactor Physics, Measurement and Metrology, Monte Carlo Methods, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Reactions, Data Analysis, Ion Beam Analysis, Particle Accelerators (MeV).
Mission
I am in charge of the research experimental activities on the LRS facilities at EPFL, including the CROCUS experimental reactor and the LOTUS cavity. I am Deputy of the Head of the nuclear facilities P. Frajtag, for supporting him in the management of the LRS controlled area in the PH building. Finally, I am participating in the LRS teaching activities, with the Radiation detection lecture, and especially for the TP and Radiation and reactor experiments at our facilities.
Since 2016, I am one of the four Scientific staff members at the School Assembly and the Basic Sciences Faculty Council. I also participate to the Council of the Physics Institute since 2017.
Since 2016, I am one of the four Scientific staff members at the School Assembly and the Basic Sciences Faculty Council. I also participate to the Council of the Physics Institute since 2017.
Biography
After a PhD on the measurement of (p,n) reactions cross sections on small accelerators (IRSN, France), I have worked on the development of neutron detectors and measurement methods for reactor physics (CEA, France). I am part of the LRS staff since October 2014.
Professional course
Program manager of experimental research, Deputy Head of LRS nuclear facilities
Laboratory for Reactor Physics and Systems Behaviour (LRS)
EPFL and Paul Scherrer Institute (since 2016)
2014
Physicist, postdoctoral fellow
Experimental Physics Service (SPEx)
Atomic Energy Commission (CEA, France)
2012-2014
PhD student
Laboratory for Neutron Metrology and Dosimetry (LMDN)
Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute (IRSN, France)
2008-2011
Education
PhD degree
Nuclear Physics
UJF Grenoble 1 (France)
2011
Master Degree
Physics, sp. in Subatomic Physics
UCB Lyon 1 (France)
2008
Bachelor Degree
Physics
UCB Lyon 1 (France)
2006
Publications
Infoscience publications
Validation of axial void profile measured by neutron noise techniques in CROCUS
2021-02-22. PHYSOR2020 – International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 29th-April 2nd, 2020. p. 08004. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202124708004.CORE SIM simulations of COLIBRI fuel rods oscillation experiments and comparison with measurements
2021-02-22. PHYSOR2020 – International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 29th-April 2nd, 2020. p. 21006. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202124721006.Towards the Validation of Noise Experiments in the CROCUS Reactor Using the TRIPOLI-4 Monte Carlo Code in Analog Mode
2021-02-22. PHYSOR2020 – International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future , Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 29th-April 2nd, 2020. p. 04007. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202124704007.Analysis of the first COLIBRI fuel rods oscillation campaign in the CROCUS reactor for the European project CORTEX
2021-02-22. PHYSOR2020 – International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future , Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 29th-April 2nd, 2020. p. 21010. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202124721010.Dosimetry modeling and experimental validation for the PETALE program in the CROCUS reactor
2021-02-22. PHYSOR 2020: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future, Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 29th-April 2nd, 2020. p. 08015. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202124708015.Highly localized azimuthal measurements in the CROCUS reactor towards the validaiton of high-fidelity neutronics codes
2021-02-22. PHYSOR2020 – International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future . p. 08014. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202124708014.Kilogram-Scale Crystallogenesis of Halide Perovskites for Gamma-Rays Dose Rate Measurements
Advanced Science. 2020-12-09. DOI : 10.1002/advs.202001882.Review of kinetic modulation experiments in low power nuclear reactors
Epj Nuclear Sciences & Technologies. 2020-10-19. DOI : 10.1051/epjn/2020017.Bayesian Monte Carlo assimilation for the PETALE experimental programme using inter-dosimeter correlation
2020-09-30. ND 2019: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology . p. 18004. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202023918004.The Unscented Kalman Filter: Introduction and Application to Point Reactor Kinetics
2020-06-14Uncertainty propagation based on correlated sampling technique for nuclear data applications
Epj Nuclear Sciences & Technologies. 2020-04-08. DOI : 10.1051/epjn/2020003.Uncertainty propagation for the design study of the PETALE experimental programme in the CROCUS reactor
Epj Nuclear Sciences & Technologies. 2020-04-08. DOI : 10.1051/epjn/2020004.A mm(3) Fiber-Coupled Scintillator for In-Core Thermal Neutron Detection in CROCUS
Ieee Transactions On Nuclear Science. 2020-04-01. DOI : 10.1109/TNS.2020.2977530.Measurement of the Gas Velocity in a Water-Air Mixture in CROCUS Using Neutron Noise Techniques
Nuclear Technology. 2020-02-14. DOI : 10.1080/00295450.2019.1701906.The COLIBRI experimental program in the CROCUS reactor: characterization of the fuel rods oscillator
2020-01-20. ANIMMA 2019 – Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications, Portorož (Slovenia), 21-25 June 2021. p. 04020. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202022504020.Validation of the Serpent 2 model for the CARROUSEL facility
2020-01-10Neutron noise experiments in the AKR-2 and CROCUS reactors for the European project CORTEX
2020-01-01. 6th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), Portoroz, SLOVENIA, Jun 17-21, 2019. p. 04023. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202022504023.In-core dosimetry for the validation of neutron spectra in the CROCUS reactor
2020-01-01. 6th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), Portoroz, SLOVENIA, Jun 17-21, 2019. p. 04021. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202022504021.Design and Simulation of Gamma Spectrometry Experiments in the CROCUS Reactor
2020-01-01. 6th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), Portoroz, SLOVENIA, Jun 17-21, 2019. p. 04016. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202022504016.Developing and testing a miniature fiber-coupled scintillator for in-core neutron counting in CROCUS
2020-01-01. 6th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), Portoroz, SLOVENIA, Jun 17-21, 2019. p. 04018. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202022504018.Power calibration methodology at the CROCUS reactor
2020-01-01. 6th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), Portoroz, SLOVENIA, Jun 17-21, 2019. p. 04022. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202022504022.Assessment of representativity of the PETALE experiments for validation of Swiss LWRs ex-core dosimetry calculations
2020-01-01. International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (ND), Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA, May 19-24, 2019. p. 22001. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/202023922001.Experimental and numerical study of stochastic branching noise in nuclear reactors
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8336.Towards the validation of neutron noise simulators: qualification of data acquisition systems
2019. International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2019), Portland, OR, USA, August 25-29, 2019.Measurement of the gas velocity in a water-air mixture in crocus by neutron noise technique
2019. International conference on mathematics and computational methods applied to nuclear science and engineering (M&C 2019), Portland, OR, USA, August 25-29, 2019.Determination of the activity inventory and associated uncertainty quantification for the CROCUS zero power research reactor
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107034.An Experimental Programme optimized with Uncertainty Propagation: PETALE in the CROCUS Reactor
2019. WONDER 2018 : 5th International Workshop On Nuclear Data Evaluation for Reactor applications, Aix-en-Provence, France, October 8-12, 2018. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/201921103003.Kinetic Parameter Measurements in the CROCUS Reactor Using Current Mode Instrumentation
Ieee Transactions On Nuclear Science. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.1109/TNS.2018.2831180.Investigation of spatial effects on neutron noise measurements in the zero power reactor CROCUS
2018. PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics paving the way towards more efficient systems, Cancún, Mexico, April 22-26, 2018.Intercomparison of neutron noise measurement systems in the CROCUS reactor
2018. PHYSOR 2018: Reactor Physics paving the way towards more efficient systems, Cancún, Mexico, April 22-26, 2018.Testing of a sCVD diamond detection system in the CROCUS reactor
The European Physical Journal. 2018. DOI : 10.1140/epja/i2018-12519-1.Total Monte Carlo acceleration for the PETALE experimental programme in the CROCUS reactor
2018. WONDER 2018 : 5th International Workshop On Nuclear Data Evaluation for Reactor applications, Aix-en-Provence, France, October 8-12, 2018. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/201921103002.Design of Separated Element Reflector Experiments in CROCUS: PETALE
2018-01-01. 16th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Santa Fe, NM, May 07-12, 2017. p. 1-14. DOI : 10.1520/STP760820170090.Characterisation of the activation in Crocus
2018-01-01Method development for discrimination of anodic and cathodic signals in miniature fission chambers for reactor physics applications
2017-08-25CROCUS Concrete Activation Study by γ-ray Spectrometry and TLD Neutron Flux Measurements
2017-06-28Design of Separated Element Reflector Experiments in CROCUS: PETALE
2017-05-07. ISRD16 International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, May 7-12, 2017.Concrete and Metallic Structures Activation Calculations
2017-01-13Development of Current and Fast Neutron Noise Measurements in CROCUS
2016-08-18Development of an experimental channel in CROCUS
2016-01-05FLUOLE-2: An Experiment for PWR Pressure Vessel Surveillance
2016. ISRD15 International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Aix-en-Provence, France, May, 2014. p. 02015. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/201610602015.Future experimental programmes in the CROCUS reactor
2016. RRFM/IGORR 2016, Berlin, Germany, March 13-17, 2016. p. 284-292. DOI : 10.13140/RG.2.1.2309.6728.Neutron noise measurement in current mode
2015-12-22Correction factors to apply to fission rates measured by miniature fission chambers in various neutron spectra
2014. IGORR Conference 2014, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, November 17-21, 2014. DOI : 10.13140/RG.2.1.3106.3923.Miniature Fission Chambers Calibration in Pulse Mode: Interlaboratory Comparison at the SCK·CEN BR1 and CEA CALIBAN Reactors
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 2014. DOI : 10.1109/TNS.2014.2302541.Study of scandium targets for production of monoenergetic neutron fields with energies below 100 keV
Radiation Measurements. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.06.031.Comparison of nuclear reactions for the production of monoenergetic neutron fields with energies below 100 keV
Radiation Measurements. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.05.021.Research
My research activities consist in the experimental research work of LRS, detailed on its website: here.
My current work consists in analysing neutron noise experimental campaigns, such as the experimental programme COLIBRI which finished in December 2019, and preparing the next programme in the CROCUS reactor: PETALE. I am also co-directing two PhD theses on the study of branching noise, and the development of in-core neutron measurements with optical fibers, as well as one in collaboration with CEA (France) on neutron modulation in nuclear reactors.
My current work consists in analysing neutron noise experimental campaigns, such as the experimental programme COLIBRI which finished in December 2019, and preparing the next programme in the CROCUS reactor: PETALE. I am also co-directing two PhD theses on the study of branching noise, and the development of in-core neutron measurements with optical fibers, as well as one in collaboration with CEA (France) on neutron modulation in nuclear reactors.
Teaching & PhD
Master theses
- Edoardo Brunetto (PoliTo, Italie, Nuclear eng.), supervision shared with F. Vitullo: "Highly localized measurements in the UniStuttgart SUR-100 reactor", 2020
- Tom Mager (Phelma, France-PoliTo, Italie, Nulclear eng.), supervision shared with O. Pakari: "The LEAF system and gamma detection applications in CROCUS, 2019-2020
- Yifeng Jiang (INSA-INSTN, Nuclear eng.), supervision shared with A. Laureau: "Characterization of the neutron spectrum in the EPFL CROCUS reactor by foil activation dosimetry and Monte Carlo calculations", 2018
- Adrien Theler (EPFL, Physics), supervision shared with B. Geslot (CEA): "Characterisation and analysis of double-deposit miniature fission chambers signals in the MINERVE reactor", 2017
- Oskari Pakari (EPFL-ETHZ, NE Master), supervision shared with G. Perret (PSI): "Implementation of neutron noise instrumentation in current mode", 2016
Semester projects
- Roxane Oesterle, in collaboration with IRA (CHUV), supervision by Thierry Buchillier: "In-Situ Gamma Spectroscopy with HPGe", 2020
- Edoardo Brunetto, supervision with F. Vitullo: "Validation of the Serpent 2 model for the CARROUSEL facility", 2019
- Roxane Oesterle, in collaboration with IRA (CHUV), supervision by Nicolas Cherbuin and Jérôme Damet: "Extremity Dosimetry: Effect of Plexiglass Syringe Shield on Ga-68, and TLD-100 v.s. MCP-Oeil Results", 2019
- Felix Grimberg, supervision by Daniel Siefman: "The Unscented Kalman Filter: Introduction and Application to Point Reactor Kinetics", 2019
- Bert Vandereydt, supervision shared with Oskari Pakari: "Modelling of gamma detectors for CROCUS using Monte Carlo transport codes", 2018
- Felix Von Rütte (EPFL, Physics), supervision shared with Stefan Radman: "Design of a cloud chamber", 2017
- Isabelle Tanseri, supervision shared with Daniel Siefman: "Measurement of concrete neutron activation in the cavity of the CROCUS reactor", 2017
- Harrison Gavotto, supervision shared with Daniel Siefman: "Neutron activation in the cavity of the CROCUS reactor", 2016
- Adrien Theler (EPFL, Physics): "Gamma characteristion of the LOTUS cavity", 2016
- Adrien Theler (EPFL, Physics): "Development of an experimental channel for CROCUS", 2015
- Oskari Pakari (EPFL-ETHZ, NE Master), supervision shared with G. Perret (PSI) "Neutron noise measurements in current mode", 2015
Internships
- Jihyo Seo (KONICOF exchange program, South Korea), 08.2019-01.2020
- Alexandre Colin (Phelma, France), supervision shared with O. Pakari: "Characterisation of the neutron activation of the EPFL CROCUS reactor's structures", 05.2018-08.2018
- Vincent Chaussonnet (EPF Montpellier, France), supervision shared with O. Pakari and D. Siefman "Assessment of the activation of the concrete cavity of the experimental reactor CROCUS", 09.2017-12.2017
- Michael Chadwick (McGill University, Canada) "Mechanical modeling of the LOTUS cavity and design of experimental setups", 05.2016-08.2016
- Michael Chadwick (McGill University, Canada) "Mechanical modeling of the CROCUS reactor", 05.2015-08.2015