The European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS) will support research on heritage interpretation, preservation, documentation and management. It will comprise E-RIHS Headquarters and National Hubs, fixed and mobile national infrastructures of recognized excellence, physically accessible archives and virtually accessible data bases. Both cultural and natural heritage will be addressed: collections, buildings, and archaeological sites, digital and intangible heritage. E-RIHS is currently in the Preparatory Phase which will be used to address legal status and governance / management organization. The establishment of a legal structure and governance and the refinement of the business plan for long-term sustainability will be the three most important deliverables, together with demonstrations of user access as implemented by the consortium availing of the existing infrastructure projects.

In the frame of this project, research infrastructure units of MTA Atomki are set into a control software framework thus establishing a remotely controllable virtual laboratory. The aim of the system integration is to create a complex infrastructure suitable to make radiobiological and radiation hardening measurements. The subsystems involved in the integration: cyclotron accelerator, neutron source, vertical beam-end for isotope production, tandetron accelerator, Van de Graaff accelerator, Co-60 source, MiniPET-3 small animal Positron Emission Tomograph, radiochemical laboratory, ESCA (Electron Spectrometer for Chemical Applications), MGGL (Matra Gravitational and Geophysical Laboratory).

Leader of consortium:

• Evopro Systems Engineering Kft (support: 398.725.723 Ft, 57%)

Members of consortium:

• MTA Atomki (support: 185.500.010 Ft, 100%)
• MTA Biological Research Centre (support: 145.561.008 Ft, 100%)
• University of Szeged (support: 239.834.823 Ft, 100%)

The aim of this project is to investigate the geo-, hydro- and biosphere of the past and present using isotope geochemical tools in climatology. These techniques are essential to understand the extent and impacts of past and present climate changes. The research direction of the newly-established Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre covers many fields of science; the broad spectrum of state-of-the-art scientific research methodology will include physics, geology, geochemistry, hydrology, atmosphere and climate studies. The project aims to develop and/or phase in new isotopic geochemical methods in our country and in the region. A world-class isotopic climate research centre and knowledgebase will be created as part of the systematic research program in Hungary.

The research project is implemented in the MTA Atomki in Debrecen in close scientific cooperation with local and foreign researchers building on existing infrastructure and methods.

MTA Atomki is an in-kind contributor of the European Spallation Source (ESS) in its construction phase. The objective of the project is development, production and commissioning of the radiofrequency local protection system of the linear accelerator. With this research and development (R&D) project, Hungary - as a founding member of ESS ERIC consortium - can partly replace its cash payment.

The H2020 IPERION CH project aims to establish a unique pan-European infrastructure in Heritage Science by integrating facilities at research centres, universities and museums. The consortium offers access to instruments, methodologies and data for advancing knowledge and innovation in the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage through three complementary platforms, ARCHLAB, MOLAB, FIXLAB. Calls are published twice a year.

FIXLAB B1: MTA Atomki – Laboratory of Ion Beam Applications

Through determining the concentration and distribution of elements, ion beam analytical techniques can give information on provenance, authenticity, production technology, and degradation due to environmental effects of art and archaeological objects. They also contribute to the elaboration of conservation technologies. Besides in-vacuum measurements with high lateral resolution, an external micro-beam set-up is also available for artefacts of bigger sizes or sensitive nature.

Next deadline: 15 February 2016

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In the frame of this project, MTA Atomki improves PET (Positron Emission Tomography) methods for medical and research purpose, based on the self-developed small animal PET camera.

Tasks:

• Data aquisition protocols for cell culture and plant labelling, for functional food studies, for various samples and for small animal studies with the small animal PET camera.
• Synthesis protocols for compounds labelled with C-11 and F-18 positron emitter radioisotopes.
• Cell cultures and functional food studies using radioactive isotopes.
• Application of physics, nuclear physics and biophysics in the development of modern biotechnological methods.
• Modelling of vascular system with flow network, studies of cell protein synthesis using Boolean network model.
• Test measurements with the small animal PET camera and Monte-Carlo simulation.

The Hungarian basic and applied research based on lasers is prosperous and internationally recognized in spite of its small extents. This fact is reflected in the decision of the international preparatory consortium of ELI according to which the Hungarian tender for location was supported and Szeged was named as the site of the research institute ELI-ALPS (Extreme Light Infrastructure - Attosecond Light Pulse Source). The main technical purpose of the present project is the familiarization of research methods and light sources connected to ELI-ALPS with the researchers of the various fields of science. The realization of the project will be made by the consortium with constituent institutions of University of Szeged, University of Pécs, Institute for Nuclear Research Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA Atomki) in Debrecen and College of Kecskemét. The  leader of the consortium is University of Szeged. MTA Atomki together with University of Debrecen as a subcontractor participates in the realization of the project with several training forms.

Training courses (in Hungarian)

A neutrínó tömegének meghatározása még a laikus emberek számára is felfogható rendkívüli jelentőséggel bír, hisz általa megbecsülhetővé válik az Univerzum tömege, amiből magának az Univerzumnak a létrejöttére és további sorsára vonatkozólag is következtetések vonhatók le. A 163-Holmium hosszú felezési idejének és úgynevezett tiszta béta bomlásának köszönhetően ideális alanya lenne a neutrínó tömegmérésnek, ugyanakkor milligramm közeli nagyságrendben való előállítására nincs semmilyen kémiai tapasztalat, sőt az előállításához nélkülözhetetlen képződési hatáskeresztmetszetek sem ismertek. Ezért a kitűzött feladat fontossága mellett úttörő kutatásnak is nevezhető.

In the frame of the project Central Nervous System Imaging, researchers of Atomki developed the MiniPET-3 small animal PET scanner in collaboration with University of Debrecen and international partners. In the detectors forming a ring, the traditional photomultipliers are replaced with silicon based photomultipliers. The latter is insensitive to the magnetic field so enables the fusion of PET and MRI imagers. The other great result of this project is the BrainMOD software which can combine and visualize data coming from various medical diagnostic equipments (PET, SPECT, MRI, EEG, EIT) graphically and user-friendly.