Research Foci
- Materials under extreme conditions of radiation and energy density
- Radiation hardness
- Materials for extreme thermal management
- Carbon materials
- Beam intercepting devices in high power accelerators
- Raman spectroscopy
- Swift heavy ions interaction with matter
- Micro-mechanical characterisation
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Academic Education
- Doctorate in Physics, Magnetic Materials, at Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania under the supervision of Prof. Horia Chiriac; Thesis: “Synthesis and characterization of soft magnetic amorphous alloys”
- Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Diploma thesis: Monte-Carlo calculation of self-absorption and coincidence summing corrections for bulk gamma sources
- National Theoretical College „Stefan cel Mare“, Suceava, Baccalaureat in Mathematics & Physics
Positions
- Scientific staff at the Institute of Materials Physics, University of Münster
- Staff Scientist, Materials Research Department, GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ions Research
- Guest researcher, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
- Senior Staff Researcher, National Institute of Materials Physics, Bucharest Romania
- Research Associate, Department of Materials, University of Oxford
- Senior Staff Researcher, National Institute of Materials Physics, Bucharest Romania
- Staff Researcher, Senior Staff Researcher, National Institute of Research and Development for Technical Physics, Iasi, Romania
Articles in Scientific Journals, Newspapers or Magazines
- Liu, Wei, Leino, Aleksi, M., A., Persaud, Arun, Ji, Qing, Jhuria, Kaushalya, Barnard, Edward S., Aloni, Shaul, Trautmann, Christina, Tomut, Marilena, Wunderlich, Ralf, Nozais, Chloé, Mogan, Saahit, Ocker, Hunter, Anand, Nishanth, Hao, Zhao, Djurabekova, Flyura, and Schenkel, Thomas. . “Optical and spin properties of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond formed along high-energy heavy ion tracks.” Communications Materials 6 242. doi: 10.1038/s43246-025-00961-6.
- Kornyushchenko, A., Perekrestov, V., Tomut, M., Rösner, H., Peterlechner, M., and Wilde, G. . “Formation of single-phase crystalline and amorphous high-entropy ZrTiTaMoWNi thin films under near-equilibrium condensation conditions.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1047. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.184918.
- Notari, L, Pasquali, M, Carra, F, Losasso, M, Guardia-Valenzuela, J, and Tomut, M. . “Dynamic response to short-pulsed U-ion beams of material candidates for vacuum beam windows manufacturing.” HELIYON 10 (24) e40707. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40707.
- Accettura, C, Baudin, L, Bertarelli, A, Brabetz, C, Carra, F, Martynenko, AS, Morena, A, Moros, A, Peroni, L, Scapin, M, Neumayer, P, Tomut, M, and Wegert, L. . “Experimental investigation under laser-driven shocks of the dynamic behavior of materials for beam-intercepting devices in particle accelerators.” Results in Materials 24 100638. doi: 10.1016/j.rinma.2024.100638.
- S. Khademorezaian, M. Tomut, M. Peterlechner, M.W. da Silva Pinto, H. Rösner, S. Divinski, G. Wilde. . “Extreme rejuvenation of a bulk metallic glass at the nanoscale by swift heavy ion irradiation.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 980: 1–14. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.173571.
- Notari, L, Pasquali, M, Carra, F, Losasso, M, and Tomut, M. . “Materials adopted for particle beam windows in relevant experimental facilities.” Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 27 (024801): 024801-1–024801-31. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.27.024801.
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