Dr. Giovanni MARSELLA Via F. Milizia, 677
Lecce
338/5717620
CURRICULUM VITAE
Giovanni Marsella born on 12-feb-1966 in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), married, 2 daughters. Double Nationality: Italian and Swiss
h-index: 17 (isi – web of knowledge)
[1980-1985] Liceo Scientifico "C. De Giorgi", Lecce.
Maturity evaluation: 58/60.
[1985-1993] Graduate in Physics at University of Pisa. 100/110. Experimental thesis:
"Cerenkov ultraviolet light detection in atmospheric showers by multistep photosensitive chambers ", tutor Doct.. A.Menzione.
[1994] “Corso di perfezionamento” in Physics at Physics Department, University of Pisa [1994-1996] 2 years post-graduate grant by INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics). Mainly
the job has been done at IAC (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias) In La Palma , Canary Islands, (Spain).
[1996-1999] Ph.D. in Physics at University of Lecce. Discussed the thesis on February the 22nd 1999. The title: " High altitude atmospheric shower detection techniques for gamma-ray Astronomy".
[1999-2000] Three trimestral contracts with University of Lecce by ARGO-YBJ collaboration.
[2000] 4 year post-doc grant by INFN to realize FRONT-END electronics and relative ON- LINE control in the ARGO-YBJ collaboration.
[2001] Assistant Professor position in Physics at Lecce University.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
Cosmic Rays physics, Gamma-Ray Astronomy. Expert on gaseous detectors (MWPC and RPC), front end electronics, DAQ, data analysis and MC simulations.
[1992] Started an experimental thesis in the CLUE collaboration. The activity concerned the detection of UV Cherenkov Light. The idea was to extend the sensibility and
duty cycle of a Cosmic Ray Cherenkov Detector using a photocathode sensitive in UV. My principal activity was to build and test a MultiWire Proportional Chamber sensitive to UV photons.
[1993-1996] Within the CLUE collaboration I participated to the installation of a matrix of 9 UV Cherenkov telescopes at the “Observatory of Roque de Los Muchachos” in La Palma Canary Islands, to data taking and analysis The activity is well documented in the following publications:
Alexandreas, D. et al. "Status report on CLUE", Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A 360 (1-2) , pp. 385-389 (1995)
Alexandreas, D. et al., "The CLUE experiment operating with 4 telescopes in La Palma", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: 409 (1-3) , pp. 488-491 (1998)
Alexandreas, D. et al.,"The CLUE trigger: A VME based two level trigger for VHE experiments"
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: 409 (1-3) , pp. 679-681 (1998)
Alexandreas, D. et al., "Reconstruction of showers at TeV energy by the CLUE experiment and its application to recent data", Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements 75 (1-2) , pp. 373- 376 (1999)
[1996-1998] In this period I get my PhD at Lecce University. The work was a MC study on a combined technique of a Cherenkov Telescope Array and a full coverage carpet made by RPCs to . The previous experience with the CLUE collaboration was combined with the new experience with ARGO-YBJ, an Italian-chinese collaboration for the realization of an high altitude (Tibet, 4300 m asl) and full coverage detector made by RPC to detect VHE cosmic rays (100 GeV - 100 TeV) and suitable for TeV Gamma ray Astronomy. The Combination of the two
techniques allows to improve the sensitivity to TeV Gamma Ray Sources. This study was useful to both collaborations. The results are published in the following works:
G. Marsella PhD thesis: " High altitude atmospheric shower detection techniques for gamma-ray Astronomy".
Bartoli, B. et al., "Shower reconstruction in the CLUE experiment", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: 461 (1-3) , pp. 311-313 (2001)
Bartoli, B. et al., "Observation of γ-sources using a new reconstruction technique in the CLUE experiment", Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements 97 (1-3) , pp.
211-214 (2001)
G. Marsella on behalf of CLUE coll. "Preliminary results from the CLUE Cherenkov UV experiment" Vulcano Workshop on Frontier Objects in Astrophysics and
Particle Physics, Vulcano, Italy, 25-30 May 1998.
C. Bacci et al. "Results from the analysis of data collected with a 50-m**2 RPC carpet at YangBaJing" NIM A456:121-125,2000
[1999-2001] In this three years I get various grants from University of Salento and INFN to continue the activity with the ARGO-YBJ collaboration. I developed a System to test the 600 TDCs that were needed for the timing measurement of the 18000 pads of the detector with 1 ns time resolution. I developed a system based on a VME, controlled first by Labview and later by a Linux CPU, like the final DAQ system of ARGO- YBJ, in oder to develop in the same time some important routines for DAQ Online Control and data taking. I also developed the routines for the data decoding of the official Analysis program of the collaboration. This work is well documented in many internal notes and manuals of the ARGO-YBJ collaboration
[2001-2013] In 2001 I have been engaged as Professor Assistant at the University of Salento. I essentially devoted my research activity in ARGO-YBJ collaboration. I continued developing the Online routines for the monitoring of the front-end electronic and for the data decoding. I also contributed to the detector and DAQ installation at
YangBaijing (Tibet). Since 2004 till the end of data taking (February 2013) I have been the Runn Coordinator. I contributed to many analysis items. In particular I
worked on algorithms for Gamma-Hadron separation to enhance our sensitivity to gamma sources, on the time structure of the Cosmic Ray Shower fronts,
and on the Proton-Air and Proton- Proton cross section with ARGO-YBJ detector (ARGO Collaboration, "Proton-air cross section measurement with the ARGO-YBJ cosmic ray experiment PHYSICAL REVIEW D, PARTICLES, FIELDS,
GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY, vol. 80; p. 092004-1-092004-14).
Since 2012 I’m the local coordinator for the ARGO-YBJ collaboration.
The work of all these years is documented in many publications and in the following conferences:
"ARGO-YBJ: A high altitude detector for cosmic ray physics." G. Marsella for the ARGO-YB collaboration, Jan 2001 21st Rencontres de Moriond Workshop on Very High-Energy Phenomena in the Universe, Les Arcs, France, 20-27 Jan 2001. Published in *Les Arcs 2001, Very high energy phenomena in the universe* HEG-T18
"Multiscale image analysis applied to gamma/hadron discrimination for vhe gamma-ray astronomy with argo-ybj" I. De Mitri, G. Marsella, F. Salamida . Jul 2003. 10pp. Published in Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A525:132-136,2004. e-Print: astro-ph/0307535
"The Trigger system of the ARGO-YBJ detector" By the ARGO-YBJ Collaboration (S. Mastroianni et al.) Published in IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci.51:1835-1839,2004 Also in *Tsukuba 2003, Cosmic Ray* 769-772 e-Print: hep-ex/0305101
"Algorithms for the determination of the primary particle direction with ARGO-YBJ detector" By ARGO-YBJ Collaboration Jul 2003 28th International Cosmic Ray Conferences (ICRC 2003), Tsukuba, Japan, 31 Jul - 7 Aug
"Local Station: The data read-out basic unit for the ARGO-YBJ experiment" By ARGO-YBJ Collaboration (R. Assiro et al.). 2004. 5pp. 9th Pisa Meeting on Advanced Detectors: Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics, La Biodola, Isola d'Elba, Italy, 25-31 May 2003. Published in Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A518:549-553,2004
"ARGO-YBJ: A unique device for the EAS study" G. Marsella for the ARGO-YBJ collaboration 2006. 9th International Conference on Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP 2005), Zaragoza, Spain, 10-14 Sep 2005 Published in J.Phys.Conf.Ser.39:475-477,2006.
"The ARGO-YBJ Daq System and the GRID Based Data Transfer" A. Aloisio, P. Branchini, A.
Budano, S. Catalanotti, P. Celio, P. Creti, F. Galeazzi, R.Gargana, G. Marsella, S. Mastroianni, F. Ruggieri, C. Stanescu. 2006. 4pp. Published in IEE transactions on nuclear science vol 55, N.1, Febbruary 2008.
"Study of cosmic ray showers front with ARGO-YBJ, data compared to simulation" A.K.
Calabrese Melcarne, I. De Mitri, G. Marsella, L. Perrone, G. Petronelli, A. Surdo, G. Zizzi 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC) Merida, Mexico, July 2007
"The architecture of DAQ system for the ARGO-YBJ experiment" F. Galeazzi, R. Gargana, G. Marsella, S. Mastroianni, F. Ruggieri for the ARGO-YBJ Collaboration 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC) Merida, Mexico, July 2007
"Event selection to improve ARGO-YBJ sensitivity to gamma sources using Crab as a standard candle" G. Marsella, C. Bleve, D. Martello, S. Vernetto, J.L. Zhang on behalf of the ARGO-YBJ Collaboration 31th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC) Lodz, Poland, July 2009
"Gamma Astronomy with the ARGO-YBJ experiment" G. Marsella on behalf of the ARGO-YBJ collaboration 44th Rencontres de Moriond – “Very High Energy phenomena in the Universe” La Thuile , Valle d’Aosta, Italy – 1-8 February 2009
"Physics and astronomy results with the ARGO-YBJ experiment" G. Marsella on behalf of the ARGO-YBJ collaboration Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.) 188 (2009) 280-282
"Astroparticle Physics with ARGO-YBJ experiment" G. Marsella for the ARGO-YBJ Collaboration ICHEP 2010 Paris, france, July 22-28, 2010: Published on PoS
"Recent results from the ARGO-YBJ Experiment",G. Marsella, for the ARGO-YBJ Collaboration, XIIIth ICATPP Conference, Villa Olmo, 3-7 October 2011
"Hadronic interaction studies with the ARGO-YBJ experiment", I. De Mitri, G. Marsella, L.
Perrone, A. Surdo, G. Zizzi for ARGO-YBJ coll. XXXIInd ICRC, Beijing 2011
"Temporal and spatial structure of the extensive air shower front with the ARGO-YBJ
experiment", A.K. Calabrese Melcarne, G. Marsella, D. Martello, L. Perrone, S. Sbano for ARGO- YBJ coll., XXXIInd ICRC, Beijing 2011
"EAS Time Structures with ARGO-YBJ experiment", A. K. Calabrese Melcarne and G. Marsella on behalf of ARGO-YBJ collaboration, 23rd European Cosmic Ray Symposium (ECRS 2012) Moscow, Russia
"Study of the time structure of EAS particles with ARGO-YBJ", A.K. Calabrese Melcarne, G.
Marsella, D. Martello, L. Perrone, S.N. Sbano for the ATGO-YBJ coll., XXXIII ICRC, Brasil 2013
"Study of the shower front structure at few meters from the core with ARGO-YBJ", P. Bernardini, A. D'Amone, I. De Mitri, G. Marsella, A. Surdo for the ATGO-YBJ coll., XXXIII ICRC, Brasil 2013
[2005-2008] In this period I dedicated part of my research activity to a Medical Physics project, MAGIC5, to design a mammographic CAD in collaboration with “V. Fazzi Hospital in Lecce. The activity was devoted to develop algorithm to identificate nodules.
[2008-2013] In 2008 I became member of the AUGER collaboration. I started taking the responsibility of the PMTs test station in Malargue. The test station was built to test the 1600 PMTs of the AUGER array. My duty was to recover the old system to make it suitable for the detector maintenance. I changed the old CAMAC system and substituted it by a new VME System. Actually we are working to new possible task of the station for the AUGER upgrade beyond 2015. I’m also responsible for the Work Package 1, front end package (including the ADC), of the electronic upgrade of the collaboration to be installed in 2015.
OTHER EXPERIENCES:
Many years working in technology transfer context and University Governement.
[1990] 3 months summer student contract at FERMILAB, USA National Laboratory.
During the stay he worked on the development of a prototype of electromagnetic calorimeter based on scintillating tales.
[1996] "IX National Seminary on nuclear and subnuclear physics" at Otranto.
[1998] "Fifth school on non-accelerator Particle Physics" at ICTP, Trieste.
[1999] Coordinator of ADI-aziende at Lecce, working group in Italian PhD association (ADI), to promote PhD degree out of University and to help relationship between academia and industry.
[2000] National Coordinator of ADI-aziende
[2000 - 2003] Lecce delegate of INFN technology transfer Commission.
[2004] Nominated member of INFN patent commission, made by 5 members, whose main task is to valuate the patent proposal of INFN researcher.
[2004] Member, as expert, of the new INFN Technology Transfer Commission [2005] Elected member of the Academic Senate of the Lecce University.
[2005] Nominated by Regione Puglia as referee for projects related to the 3.13 action of P.O.R (UE projects)
[2005] Nominated member of the University construction board
[2006] Organized the participation of INFN together with CERN to the fair “Innovaction”
at Udine, to illustrate the Technology Transfer projects from elementary particle physics.
[2006] Nominated by Regione Puglia as referee for projects related to APQ SJ 008 “ICT [2006] Nominated by Regione Puglia as member of the Evaluation Nucleus for the action
4.1 “Help to the industrial system - action a) real services to industry”
[2006] Nominated by Regione Puglia as member of the technical-scientific committee for the environment.
[2006] Organized the conference “FRONTIER TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH from the elementary particle physics to the medical diagnosis: the experience of INFN and research and innovation in Puglia”.
[2007] Organized the participation of INFN together with CERN to the fair “Innovaction”
at Udine, to illustrate the Technology Transfer projects from elementary particle physics.
[2007] Nominated technical referent for the Salento University to organize the “2007 researcher night”.
[2007] Nominated member of the University planning board
[2008] Reelected member of the Academic Senate of the Salento University.
[2008] Nominated member for the Academic Senate of the Salento University budget commission.
[2008] Technical coordinator of the project INTERREGIII “IT PORT- Innovative Communication Technologies for harbor services for local development”
[2009] Nominated technical referent for the University of Salento to organize the “2007 researcher night”
[2013] Nominated member of INFN National Committee for Technological Transfer and to evaluate patent query
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Very good experience in teaching Mechanics and Electromagnetism to Physicists, Engineers and Medical Assistants. Very good experience in teaching Electronics and Mechanic Laboratory to Physicists.
[1994-1995] Seminars on particle detection in the course of Physics for medicine, exercises for the Physics course for medical assistant at University of Siena.
[1997-1999] Exercises for the course of Electromagnetism for engineers of materials, laboratory assistance of electronics for engineers of the University of Lecce.
[1999-2000] Expert in Electromagnetism for Engineers of materials, member of examination commissions.
[2001-2002] Exercises for the course of experiment of electronics for the student in physics, member of examination commission at University of Lecce.
[2002-2003] Course of experiment of Electronics for students in physics, member
of examination commissions, exercises of Electromagnetism for student of mathematics, teacher of the course of Mechanics for students in informatics engineering of University of Lecce.
[2003-2007] Course of computational laboratory for students in physics, exercises
for the courses of laboratory of Mechanics, member of the examination commissions, for student of physics at University of Lecce.
[2003-2010] Course of computational laboratory for students in physics, exercises
for the courses of laboratory of Mechanics, member of the examination commissions, for student of physics at University of Lecce.
[2008-2013] Laboratory of electronics for students in physics, exercises
for the courses of laboratory of Mechanics and Optics. Teacher of the course of applied physics for hospital nurse laurea of the University of Bari.
[2013] Course of electromagnetism for students in Optic and Optometry
LANGUAGES:
- Very good knowledge of French and English. Good knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese.
INFORMATICS KNOWLEDGES:
Good knowledge of the operative systems MS-DOS, VMS, UNIX and LINUX. Good knowledge of FORTRAN, C, C++,MATLAB, LABVIEW, WORD and EXCEL.
Lecce, 10-12-2013,
Giovanni Marsella
