Eszter Dian

Eszter Dian obtained a Master degree in medical physics at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 2014, and she started to work in the Environmental Physics Laboratory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Energy Research (MTA EK). Eszter started her PhD in 2015, working in collaboration with the ESS Detector Group on neutron detector optimisation.

- I take part in the design of the Multi-Grid detector, as I implement the Geant4 model of it. The purpose of modelling is to optimise the shielding design of the detector for increasing the Signal-to-Background Ratio for the planned chopper spectroscopes at ESS. I spent most of my time with the simulation, working in close contact with the developer team. I also dedicate time for university lectures as part of my PhD studies.

From time to time I also participate in the measurements of the Multi-Blade detector at the BNC, since a very similar optimisation process is going on for it, as for the Multi-Blade detector as for the Multi-Grid.

My other task is to perform neutron activation experiments on shielding materials for the ESS, and I also manage a Master student, who writes his dissertation within this project.

Moreover, the highlight of the day is when all of us involved in these or similar projects come together to share coffee, results and ideas.