International conference on Computer Simulation of Radiation Effects in Solids
The International Conference on Computer Simulation of Radiation Effects in Solids (COSIRES) is a regularly occurring international scientific conference for presenting and discussing recent advances in the computer modelling of surface and bulk phenomena caused by all forms of particle radiation (ion, neutron, electron, ...).[1][2] It is held biannually in different parts of the world, and has always attracted 100–120 attendees. Some recent conference summaries are provided in the editorials,[3][4] and the same volumes contain the entire proceedings.
Scientific and application background[edit]
Ionizing radiation is present in nature, is a major harmful effect in nuclear power plants, but on the other hand is used for beneficial purposes in the semiconductor industry, where ion implantation is a key technique. Fundamental scientific understanding of radiation effects is often not accessible by experiments, since they occur on very small time and length scales. Due to the complex nature of radiation effects,[5] the theoretical work in the field has for a long time relied on computer simulations. Both for the detrimental and beneficial effects, it is very important to have good scientific understanding of the radiation effects, and obtaining such understanding is the primary aim of the COSIRES conference.
Topics covered[edit]
The COSIRES conference covers a wide range of topics, including the following.
Computational modeling of[edit]
- Ion- and plasma-induced physical and chemical effects at surfaces and interfaces
- Formation and evolution of radiation defects in metals, ceramics and carbon-based materials
- Doping of semiconductors using ion implantation and subsequent annealing
- Ion beam synthesis of nanostructures
- Formation of thin films by ion- and plasma-assisted deposition
Progress in the development of simulation techniques[edit]
- Ab-initio, atomistic, and mesoscopic methods, including density functional theory, molecular dynamics, binary collision approximation, discrete dislocation dynamics and kinetic Monte Carlo methods.
- Combination of different simulation methods, multi-scale computer simulation
- Development of simulation techniques for ion beam analysis
Proceedings[edit]
The proceedings of the conference have traditionally been published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B. The proceedings include volumes 102, 180, 202, 228, 255, 267 [issue 18], 269 [issue 14] in this journal.
COSIRES conferences held[edit]
The complete list of COSIRES conferences held up to 2013 is as follows.
| Conference | Year | Location | Chairpersons |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSIRES-1 | 1992 | Berlin, Germany | Jochen P. Biersack |
| COSIRES-2 | 1994 | Santa Barbara, California, USA | Tomas Diaz de la Rubia |
| COSIRES-3 | 1996 | Guildford, UK | Roger Webb, Roger Smith |
| COSIRES-4 | 1998 | Okayama, Japan | Masao Doyama |
| COSIRES-5 | 2000 | State College, Pennsylvania, USA | Barbara Garrison |
| COSIRES-6 | 2002 | Dresden, Germany | Wolfhard Möller, Matthias Posselt, Hans-Ulrich Jäger |
| COSIRES-7 | 2004 | Helsinki, Finland | Kai Nordlund, Juhani Keinonen, Risto Nieminen |
| COSIRES-8 | 2006 | Richland, Washington, USA | William J. Weber, René Corrales, Ram Devanathan, Fei Gao, Howard L. Heinisch |
| COSIRES-9 | 2008 | Beijing, China | Tianmin Wang, Fei Gao, Wangyu Hu, Wensheng Lai, Guang-Hong Lu, Xiaotao Zu |
| COSIRES-10 | 2010 | Krakow, Poland | Zbigniew Postawa |
| COSIRES-11 | 2012 | Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA | Blas Uberuaga |
| COSIRES-12 | 2014 | Alicante, Spain, Alicante, Spain | María José Caturla |
| COSIRES-13 | 2016 | Loughborough, UK, Loughborough, UK | Roger Smith |
References[edit]
- ↑ Postawa, Zbigniew (2011). "Editorial". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B. 269 (14): v. Bibcode:2011NIMPB.269D...5P. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2011.05.021.
- ↑ Möller, Wolfhard; Matthias Posselt; Hans-Ulrich Jäger (2003). "Editorial". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B. 202: vii–viii. Bibcode:2003NIMPB.202D...7M. doi:10.1016/S0168-583X(03)00510-X.
- ↑ Postawa, Zbigniew (2011). "Editorial". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B. 269 (14): v. Bibcode:2011NIMPB.269D...5P. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2011.05.021.
- ↑ Möller, Wolfhard; Matthias Posselt; Hans-Ulrich Jäger (2003). "Editorial". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B. 202: vii–viii. Bibcode:2003NIMPB.202D...7M. doi:10.1016/S0168-583X(03)00510-X.
- ↑ Averback, R. S.; Diaz de la Rubia, T. (1998). "Displacement damage in irradiated metals and semiconductors". Solid State Physics. 51: 281–402. doi:10.1016/s0081-1947(08)60193-9.
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