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Mario Favre
Domínguez
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Academic Position: Professor of Physics |
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Education Primary and Secondary Education, Liceo de
Hombres de Cauquenes (today, Liceo Antonio Varas) Thesis: ”Experimental Investigations of the Gas-embedded
Z-pinch" |
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Awards Presidential Fellowship for doctoral studies: 1982-1985 Distinguished Former Student, Liceo
Antonio Varas, August 2009 |
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Professional experience Teaching Instructor, U.C. de Chile, 1980-1985 Director of Physics Department, 2003-2010 Faculty Representative to the University Director of Academic Development, University
Vice-presidency of Academic Affairs, 2010-2015 |
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Other Appointments Visiting Scientist, Centro de Investigaciones
Opticas, La Plata, Argentina, March 1987 |
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Research Member of the UC Plasma
Physics Group |
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Research Interests Dense Z-pinch: investigations of the stability
properties of the gas-embedded Z-pinch. Studies of plasma dynamics in the
vacuum spark. Investigation of hot-spot formation, pinch dynamics and
ion beam emission in the plasma focus, investigations of plasma dynamics in
wire array discharges relevant to Laboratory Astrophysics. Laser produced Plasmas: investigations of laser
plasma dynamics in neutral gas background. |
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Publication List by Subject High Density Pinch Discharges Conference Proceedings edited A.I.P. Conf. Proc.
563, IX Latin
American Conference in Plasma Physics, Eds. H. Chuaqui
and M. Favre (2000) |
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Thesis Guided Licenciatura (B.Sc. equivalent): A. M. Leñero, "Design and
characterization of a soft X-ray source based on laser produced plasma",
1988 L. Soto, "A multi-frame system for interferometry of
transient plasmas", 1988 J. Moreno, "Experimental studies in a transient
hollow cathode discharge", 1992 F. Castillo, "Hollow cathode effects in ionization
growth in pulsed capillary discharges", 2001 K. Kauffmann, "Computer simulations of RF
plasmas", 2005. F. Guzmán, "Experiments
with ion beams in plasma focus discharges", 2007. H.M. Ruiz, "Experiments with plasma jets in pulsed
capillary discharges", 2007. J. Cancino, “Optical Diagnostics in laser produced plasmas”
(Co-guided), 2012. V. Landaeta, “Optical diagnostics of the plasma dynamics in
laser produced plasmas” (Co-guided), 2013. F. Merello, “Preliminary results on TiN
coatings on titanium, obtained with Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation,
evaluated for biocompatibility”, 2013. M.Sc.: L. S. Caballero, "Experimental studies on plasma
jets in pulsed capillary discharges", 2004. Ph. D.: J. Moreno, "Experimental studies of ionization
processes in the pre-breakdown phase of a transient hollow cathode
discharge", 2000 P. Silva, "Experimental studies of hot-spots
formation in plasma focus operating with Argon-Hydrogen mixtures", 2001 G. Avaria, "Experimental
Characterization of a Pulsed Capillary Discharge", 2008 E. Valderrama, “Radio frequency plasmas: one diagnostics and
two techniques to produce DLC with and without nano/micro-structured
content”, 2009. H. M. Ruiz:
“Time and space resolved characterization of a carbon laser produced plasma
in neutral argon background”, 2012. F. Guzmán: “Formation of nanostructures coatings using laser
produced plasma”, 2013. Teaching Thermodynamics (Engineering Undergraduates) Plasma Physics (Physics Undergraduates) Classical Optics (Physics Postgraduates) Textbooks R. Benguria,
M. C. Depassier, M. Favre. " Problemas
resueltos de Electricidad y Magnetismo", Ediciones UC (1998) P. Olmos, M. Favre, F.
Barrientos, "Física para Ciencias Médicas", Ediciones UC (2008)
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