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Publications
A.
M. M. Abeykoon, M. Castro-Colin, E. V. Anokhina, M. N.
Iliev, W.
Donner, M, Brunelli, A. J. Jacobson and S. C. Moss. “PDF analysis of
HgSe
nanoclusters in zeolites” Metal. Mat. Trans. A, 39 (13) pp. 3179 (2008).
M.
Castro-Colin,
W. Donner, S. C. Moss, Z. Islam, S. K. Sinha, R. Nemanich, H. T.
Metzger, T.
Shülli, and P. Bösecke."X-ray studies of thermally grown thin
vitreous
SiO2/Si(001)" in "Diffuse Scattering in the 21st Century: Emerging
Insights into Materials Structure and Behavior" (book), Eds. R.
Barabash
and G. Ice, Research Signpost, USA (to be published, 2008).
M.
Castro-Colin,
J. A. Lopez, S. K. Valaparla. "Elemental identification by X-ray
fluorescence using a portable pyro-electric generator and a CdTe
detector for
an advanced laboratory course". Book chapter, Ed. A. Barranon, World
Scientific (to be published, 2008).
A.
M. M. Abeykoon, M. Castro-Colin, E. V. Anokhina, M. N.
Iliev, W.
Donner, A. J. Jacobson, and S. C. Moss. "Synchrotron X-ray and Optical
Studies of the Structure of HgSe Semiconductor Nanoclusters Confined in
Zeolite-L and Zeolite-Y". Phys. Rev. B, 77, 075333 (2008).
M.
Castro-Colin,
W. Durrer, J. A. Lopez, L. A. Pinales, C. Encinas Baca, and D. Moller.
"Multipactor supressing titanium nitride thin films analyzed through
XPS
and AES". Rev. Mex. Fis., S54 (1) 36-41 (2008).
M.
Castro-Colin,
J. A. Lopez, R. Osegueda. “Identification of laser induced Lamb waves”.
Rev.
Mex. Fis., S53 (3) 12–15 (2007).
M.
Castro-Colin,
W. Donner, S. C. Moss, Z. Islam, S. K. Sinha, R. Nemanich,T. Metzger,
P.
Bösecke, T. Shülli. “X-ray studies of thermally grown thin
Vitreous SiO2
over Si(001)”. TMS Proceedings Hume-Rothery Symposium:
Scattering Studies and the Fundamental
Properties of Materials. Orlando,
FL, USA
(October 2006).
M.
Castro-Colin, W.
Donner, S. C. Moss, Z. Islam, S. K. Sinha, R. Nemanich, H. T. Metzger,
P. Bösecke,
T. Shülli. “Synchrotron X-ray studies of vitreous SiO2
over Si(001).
Part I: Anisotropic glass contribution”. Phys. Rev. B, 71, 045310
(2005).
M.
Castro-Colin,
W. Donner, S. C. Moss, Z. Islam, S. K. Sinha, R. Nemanich. “Synchrotron
X-ray
studies of vitreous SiO2 over Si(001). Part II: Crystalline
contribution”. Phys. Rev. B, 71, 045311 (2005).
P.
A. Norreys, M. Bakaresos, L. Barringer, M. Borghesi, F. N. Beg, A. R.
Bell, M.
Castro-Colin, D. Chambers, A. E. Dangor, C. N. Danson, A.
Djaoui, A. P.
Fews, R. Galliard, P. Gibbon, L. Gizzi, M. E. Glinsky, B. A. Hammel, M.
H. Key,
P. Lee, P. Loukakos, A. J. MacKinnon, C. Meyer, J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, S.
Moustaizis, S. G. Preston, A. Pukhov, S. J. Rose, M. Tatarakis, J. S.
Wark, O.
Willi, M. Zepf, and J. Zhang. “Studies of the fast ignition route to
inertial
confinement fusion at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory”. Fusion Eng.
and Design 44, pp. 239-243 (1999).
D.
M. Chambers, S. G. Preston, M. Zepf, M. Castro-Colin, M.
H. Key,
J. Wark, A. E. Dangor, A. Dyson, D. Neely, and P. A. Norreys. “Imaging
of high
harmonic radiation emitted during interaction of a 20 TW laser with
solid
target”. J. Appl. Phys. 81 (5), 2055-2058 (1 March 1997).
M.
Zepf, M. Castro-Colin, D. Chambers, S. G. Preston, J. S.
Wark, J.
Zhang, C. N. Danson, D. Neely, P. A. Norreys, A. E. Dangor, A. Dyson,
and M. H.
Key. “Measurement of the hole boring velocity from Doppler-shifted
harmonic
emission from solid target”. Physics of Plasmas, 3 (9),
3242-3244
(1996).
P.
A. Norreys, M. Zepf, M. Bakaresos, M. Castro-Colin, D.
Chambers,
C. N. Danson, A. Dyson, A. P. Fews, P. Gibbon, M. H. Key, P. Lee, P.
Loukakos,
S. Moustaizis, D. Neely, S. G. Preston, F. N. Walsh, J. S. Wark, J.
Zhang, and
A. E. Dangor. “Extreme ultraviolet harmonic generation from
ultra-intense
picosecond laser-solid interactions: results and perspectives”.
Multiphoton
processes 1996: Proceedings of the 7th International
Conference on
Multiphoton Processes held in Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany, 30 Sep.-
4 Oct.
1996, ICOMP VII, 211-220 (Oct. 1996).
Presentations
F.
Tovar, M. Castro-Colin, and L. Sajo-Bohus. “Shielding
studies of
2.5 MeV neutrons using GEANT4”. 2008 Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas
and Four
Corners Sections of APS, AAPT, and Zones 13 and 16 of SPS, and the
Societies of
Hispanic & Black Physicists, El Paso, TX, October 17-18, 2008.
S.
K. Valaparla, N. del Rio, and M.
Castro-Colin. “Semi-quantitative analysis of standard reference
materials (SRM) and metallic plates through X-ray fluorescence analysis
using a
portable pyro-electric X-ray generator”. 2008 Joint Fall Meeting of the
Texas
and Four Corners Sections of APS, AAPT, and Zones 13 and 16 of SPS, and
the
Societies of Hispanic & Black Physicists, El Paso, TX, October
17-18, 2008.
M.
Ramos, R. R. Chianelli, M. Castro-Colin, D. Ferrer, B.
Torres,
and J. McClure. “Computational modeling on molybdenum sulfide grain
boundary
interfaces”. 2008 Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas and Four Corners
Sections of
APS, AAPT, and Zones 13 and 16 of SPS, and the Societies of Hispanic
&
Black Physicists, El Paso, TX, October 17-18, 2008.
M.
Castro-Colin,
A. M. Abeykoon, S. C. Moss, W. Donner, E. A. Anokhina, A. J. Jacobson,
M.
Iliev, M. Brunelli.“Pair-dstribution function analysis of HgSe
nanoclusters in
zeolites”. Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans
in
Science (SACNAS), Salt Lake City, Utah, October 10, 2008.
M.
Castro-Colin,A. M. Milinda,
S. C. Moss,
W. Donner, E. Anokhina, and A. J. Jacobson.“X-ray studies of thermally
grown
SiO2 over Si(001)”. Hume-Rothery Symposium: Scattering
Studies and
the Fundamental Properties of Materials, 2007 TMS Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, Orlando, FL, USA, February 25-March 1, 2007.
M.
Castro-Colin,
A. M. Milinda, S. C. Moss, W. Donner, E. Anokhina, and A. J. Jacobson.
"X-ray scattering from HgSe nanoclusters in zeolites". US-Africa
Workshop on Nanosciences - EBASI, Cape Town, South
Africa,
January 27-28, 2007.
M.
Castro-Colin,
A. M. Milinda, S. C. Moss, W. Donner, E. Anokhina, A. J. Jacobson.
“Anomalous
scattering of HgSe nanoclusters in zeolites using synchrotron
radiation”. ACA
Meeting, Honolulu,
HI, July 2006.
M.
Castro-Colin,
A. M. Milinda, S. C. Moss, W. Donner, E. Anokhina, A. J. Jacobson.
“Anomalous
scattering and PDF analysis of HgSe nanoclusters in zeolites using
synchrotron
radiation”. APS Meeting, Baltimore,
MD, March 2006.
M.
Castro-Colin,
W. Donner, S. C. Moss, R. J. Nemanich, Z. Islam, S. K. Sinha “The
structure of
vitreous SiO2 over Si(001)”. Symposium on Scattering from
Disordered
and Defective Materials, Houston,
TX, October 2, 2004.
M.
Castro-Colin,
W. Donner, S. C. Moss, R. J. Nemanich, Z. Islam, S. K. Sinha. “Crystal
truncation rod fitting of thin SiO2
on Si(001) system”. 2003 Texas
Section Joint
Fall Meeting of the APS, Lubbock,
TX, October 23,-25, 2003.
M.
Castro-Colin,
W. Donner, and S. C. Moss. “X-ray diffraction studies of thin SiO2
on Si(001)”. 2003 Physical Electronics Conference, Ithaca, NY,
June 16-18, 2003.
M.
Castro-Colin,
W. Donner, S. C. Moss, R. J. Nemanich, Z. Islam, S. K. Sinha.
“Amorphous
structure modulation of thin SiO2/Si(001)”. APS March
Meeting 2003, Austin,
TX,
March 3-7, 2003.
M.
Castro-Colin
(student
award winner), W. Donner, S. C. Moss, R. J. Nemanich, Z. Islam, S. K.
Sinha.
“Grazing-incidence measurement of amorphous structure modulation in
thin film
SiO2 on Si(001)”. 2002 Texas
Section Joint Fall Meeting of the APS, Brownsville, TX,
October 10-12, 2002.
M.
Castro-Colin
(2nd place), S. Moss. “Modulation of the amorphous structure
of SiO2
over Si(001)”. 23rd Semiannual TCSAM Student Symposium, Houston, TX,
May 2, 2002.
W.
Donner, M. Castro-Colin, S.C. Moss, R.J. Nemanich, Z.
Islam, S.K.
Sinha,. “Modulation of the amorphous structure of SiO2 over
Si(001)”. 2001 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA,
November 26-30, 2001.
M.
Castro-Colin,
L. Basile, E. Chia, E. M. Costescu, J-H. Chung, R. Osborn, E.
Goremychkin, G.
Granroth, N. Murphy. “Vibrational Spectrum in ZrH2”. 2000 Texas Section Joint Fall Meeting of the APS, Houston, TX,
October 27-29, 2000.
M. Castro-Colin, J. A. Lopez,
R. Osegueda. “Identification of
laser-induced Lamb waves in aluminum plate”. 1998 Texas
Section Joint Fall Meeting of the APS, October 15-17, El Paso, TX,
1998.
M.
Castro-Colin,
C. O. Dorso, J. A Lopez, X. Wang. “Selected decays in nuclear
fragmentation”.
XXI Symposium on Nuclear Physics, January 5-8, Mexico, 1998.
M.
Castro,
R. Claus, R. Osegueda, Yoseph Bar-Cohen. “Laser induced plate waves
using wave
form shaping optics and strain sensing by fiber optics
cross-sensitivity
effect”. ASNT Fall Conference, Pittsburgh,
PA, October 20-24, 1997.