Prof. Carla Andreani
Contact details
Office: Physics Department
Tel: +39 06 72594441
Lab: +39 06 72594422
Fax: +39 06 2023507
CA is Professor of Condensed Matter at the Faculty of Science of the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Research Activity
Study of structure and dynamics of simple and complex fluids using spectroscopic techniques, (mainly x-ray and neutron scattering) and the design and construction of instrumentation for neutron scattering. CA most recent studies are about the static and dynamical properties of molecular (hydrogen bonded) and quantum systems in bulk and confined geometry [1,2,3,4]. Examples includes diatomic fluids, hydrogen halides, H2O, H2, D2, 3He, 4He and 3He/4He mixtures. Neutron scattering represents an important tool for the study of the properties of matter at the nanoscale, the ideal reciprocal space probe of microscopic correlations in bulk sample. Its provides relevant information to nanoscience and application to nanotechnology, which add and complement real space visualization and manipulation of matter on the nanometer scale. CA has been directly involved in the design and development of novel instrumentation for neutron spectroscopy at the eV energy, in particular DINS (Deep Inelastic neutron Scattering) [4,5]. The latter is the unique technique to access microscopic information on the dynamics and the local environment of light atoms and molecules in a variety of environments. Much of her work has focussed on the study of the single particle momentum distribution, n(p), and mean kinetic energy, K>, in light atoms and molecules, physical quantities which can be directly measured using DINS. In this area CA most recent work has been addressed to the study of liquid 3He and 4He and 3He - 4He mixtures [6], where the interplay between Bose and Fermi statistics dominates the behaviour, and to the study of liquid water in bulk and confined in nanopores. A recent research with eV spectroscopy is in progress where neutrons with energies similar to chemical bonds are used to produce quantitative measures and even 3D images of the elemental composition and physical structure of artefacts. This idea, aiming to develop an analysis technique based on neutron absorption, is quite innovative in the field of archaeology, with a number of scientific and technical challenges. This is the objective of the ANCIENT CHARM project
Teaching Activities
Undergraduate: Physics I and II (Biotechnology Degree)
Graduate: Spectroscopy (Degree in Physics)
PhD Schools: Experimental Techniques in Material Science (School Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, and School in Physics).
Administrative Responsabilities
Member of the Neutron Committee of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR).
Member of the Administrative Board of University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Member of the ISIS Spallation Neutron Source Facility Access Panel (FAP) (2005-2007).
Member of the International Advisory Board of the Hungarian-Spanish ESS Collaboration.
Member of the Teaching Supervising Committee of the International Ph.D. Programs in Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, (a Joint Ph.D. Program between The Universities of Rome Tor Vergata and Milano Bicocca), and Physics (University Roma Tor Vergata).
Membership of Professional Bodies
Member of Italian Physical Society and American Chemical Society.
Editorial Roles
Editor of Notiziario Neutroni e Luce di Sincrotrone a journal supported by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Recent Publications
[1] A. Pietropaolo, R. Senesi, and C. Andreani, A. Botti, M. A. Ricci, and F. Bruni, Phys. Rev. Letts., 100, 127802 (2008)
[2] C. Pantalei, A. Pietropaolo, R. Senesi, S. Imberti, C. Andreani, J. Mayers, C. Burnham, and G. Reiter, Phys. Rev. Letts., 100, 177801 (2008).
[3] C. Andreani, C. Pantalei and R. Senesi, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 18, 5587 (2006)
[4] C. Andreani, D. Colognesi, J. Mayers, G. Reiter, R. Senesi, Advances in Physics, 54, 377 (2005)
[5] C. Andreani et al., Appl. Physics Letters, 85, 5454, (2004)
[6] R. Senesi, C. Andreani, D. Colognesi, A. Cunsolo, M. Nardone, Phys. Rev. Letts. 86, 4584, (2001)
Notes. CA is author of about 130 papers on international journals and about 100 scientific oral contributions at international conferences, meetings and schools.