| Address | Kotlárská 2 |
| CS - 611 37 Brno | |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 712 9451 |
| Fax | ++ 42 5 740 108 |
| astrid @ cspuni12.bitnet | |
| Head | Doc.Dr. Miroslav Vetesnik |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 |
| Scientific Areas | Theoretical Physics; Head Jan Celý Solid State Physics; Group theory applications; Relativity: exact solutions of Einstein-Maxwell equations; Conservation laws; Quantum field theory: applications of Schwinger theory. Astrophysics; Head Miroslav Vetesnik; Theory of gravitation. |
| Equipment | Computer laboratory (32-bit computers), communication link to an IBM mainframe. |
| Staff members | 17 |
| Address | Kotlárská 2 |
| CS - 611 37 Brno | |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 712 9461 |
| Fax | ++ 42 5 740 108 |
| Head | Dr. Milos Hamerský |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 |
| hamersky@csbrmu11.bitnet | |
| Scientific Areas | Mechanical properties of solids (mostly hexagonal metals and alloys, Al and Al alloys; also polypropylene and polyethylene based polymers). Thermally activated processes (creep experiments, strain relaxation, tests at constant rates of increase of deformational strain). Research in cooperation with the Institute of Physics Metallurgy (Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno) and department of Metals (Charles University, Faculty of mathematics & Physics, Prague). |
| Equipment | Creep apparatus. |
| Staff members | 9 (total employed 16) |
| Address | Kotlárská 2 |
| CS - 611 37 Brno | |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 712 9424 or 712 9425 or 712 9426 |
| Fax | ++ 42 5 740 108 |
| Head | Dr. Vratislav Kapicka |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 |
| kapicka@brmu11.bitnet | |
| Scientific Areas | Plasma chemistry; plasma diagnostics; electronics; vacuum physics. Microwave techniques: study and diagnostics of HF and microwave discharges and their application, including plasma chemistry. Thin film preparation by classical and plasma chemistry methods; study of these films, including applications. Teaching activities. |
| Equipment | Vacuum evaporation machine; Fabry-Perot interferometer, Plasma spectrometer, HF generators. |
| Staff members | 11 (total employed 23) |
| Address | Kotlárská 2 |
| CS - 611 37 Brno | |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 712 9111 |
| Fax | ++ 42 5 740 108 |
| humlicek@cspuni12.bitnet | |
| Head | Dr. Josef Humlicek |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 |
| Scientific Areas | Spectroscopy, ellipsometry, RTG, study of bulk semiconductors and layered structures, inclusive of quantum wells and superlattices. Thin film optics. Contactless measurements of photomagnetoelectric effects. |
| Equipment | IR, VIS, UV spectrometers. Precise ellipsometers, Two- and three-crystal RTG diffractometers. |
| Staff members | 14 (total employed 23) |
| Address | Porici 7 |
| CS - 662 80 Brno | |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 320 711 xt 13 |
| Fax | ++ 42 5 335 416 |
| Head | Dr. Josef Trna |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 |
| Scientific Areas | Teaching Activities: education of teachers for secondary schools and lower gymnasial classes. |
| Staff members | 6 |
| Note | The department is just re-established; active in didactics of physics (interdisciplinary relations, educational aid, motivation). There is no equipment, but every effort is being made to furnish physical laboratory for original research in solid state physics. |
| Address | Technická 2 |
| CS - 616 69 Brno | |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 714 2821 or 714 2826 or 714 2827 |
| Fax | ++ 42 5 743 577 |
| Director | Prof. Miroslav Liska |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 |
| Scientific Areas | Optics; Heads M. Liska, P. Chmela and J. Komrska. Solid State Physics and Physical Technologies; Head J. Pokluda Acoustics; Head M. Vanková. |
| Research: | Holographical interferometry (applications); Speckle metrology; Statistical nonlinear optical phenomena; Diffraction and Fourier optics; Optical properties of solids; Physical metallurgy and metal physics; Ion beam technologies; Noise in environment. |
| Equipment | Laboratory of coherent optics; Ion beam implanter (under construction); Acoustics laboratorium for measuring traffic noise and the sound; Sound opacity of construction materials (permeability to sound). |
| Staff members | 11 (total employed 31) |
| Address | Kravi hora 13 |
| CS - 602 00 Brno | |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 746 060 or 746 094 or 746 135 or 746 208 or 746 222 or 746 243 or 746 246 or 746 242 or direct 746 112 |
| Fax | ++ 42 5 334 394 |
| Head | Dr. Marian Strunc |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 |
| Scientific Areas | Transport and stochastic phenomena in semiconductors and dielectrics. Relaxation processes in dielectrics. Nonequilibrium thermodynamics, synergetics. Fibre optics and its applications Computer supported education in physics. |
| Staff members | 16 (14 physicists employed) |
| Address | Hálkova 6 |
| CS - 461 17 Liberec | |
| Phone | ++ 42 48 254 41 |
| Fax | ++ 42 48 233 17 or 210 73 |
| kopal@vslib.cs | |
| Head | Dr. Antonin Kopal |
| Phone | ++ 42 48 |
| Scientific Areas | Solid state physics: liquid crystals, mechanoemission, composites, textile techniques. Head L. Sodomka General dynamic theory of neutron diffraction by crystals. Head A. Kopal. Optical properties of organic molecules: non linear absorption in excited states; optical bistabilitiy; design of an optical modulator. Head M. Sulc. Piezoelectricity: properties of piezoelectric materials and their applications; piezoelectric composites. Head M. Krebs. Pedagogical research. Head V. Kazda. |
| Equipment | Laser interferometer Metra/Czech Republic; Double monochromator for Raman spectroscopy VIS Zeiss Jena; |
| Staff members | 12 (total employed 18) |
| Address | tr. Svobody 26 |
| CS - 771 46 Olomouc | |
| Phone | ++ 42 68 22 451 |
| Fax | ++ 42 68 28 047 |
| maslan@csearn.bitnet | |
| Head | Prof. Jaroslav Pospisil |
| Phone | ++ 42 68 |
| Scientific Areas | General Physics; Head Jiri Záhejský. Biophysics & Chemical Physics; Head Jan Naus. Didactics of Physics; Head Oldrich Lepil. Projecting of teaching, preparation of textbooks, technically aided teaching, teaching aids. Activities: Transmission and noise properties of optical, photographic, optoelectronic, and visual systems. Mössbauer spectroscopy. Electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis of solids. Optical and luminescense properties of biological and model structures. |
| Equipment | EM Tesla BM 300. RTG micronanalyzer Tesla NA 4301; Spectrometer Unicam 700; Specord M 400; Mirror monochromator SPM 2; Microscopes Amplival; Analyzer Correlatron-4096; Analyzer Didac-4000. System Digitales. |
| Staff members | 18 (total employed 25) |
| Address | Bezrucovo nám. 13 |
| CZ - 746 01 Opava | |
| Phone | ++ 42 653 215 446 |
| Fax | ++ 42 653 216 948 |
| Head | Dr. Karel Kapoun |
| Phone | ++ 42 653 215 446 |
| Scientific Areas | Department of Experimental Physics; Head Karel Kapoun. Plasma physics: nonstationary discharges and TCP. Optoelectronics: optical communications, digital image processing, holographic interferometry. Department of Theoretical Physics; Head Zdenek Stuchlik. Gravitation; Quantum theory of many particle systems and its application in astrophysics and cosmology. Didactic studies: teaching activities. |
| Staff members | 7 |
| Note | The plasma physics laboratory is new and only partly equipped (unipolar HF discharge generator; DC voltage generator; spectrographs; monochromators; cameras). Other apparatus is needed (vacuum chamber, memory scope, modulator, synchronizer, Mach-Zehnder interferometer, Schlier apparatus, fast cameras, UV-laser, ICP spectrometer). |
| Address | Bráfova 7 |
| CS - 701 03 Osrtrava I | |
| Phone | ++ 42 69 222 808 |
| Fax | ++ 42 69 222 803 |
| Head | Dr. Ladislav Sklenák |
| Phone | ++ 42 69 |
| Scientific Areas | Education of Teachers; Head L. Sklenák Biophysics; Head P. Smékal. Physical Electronics; Head V. Lysenko. Activities: Photosynthesis; effect of industrial exhalations on plant physiology; non-equilibrium thermodynamics; mathematical modelling of biosystems; contactless measurement of high temperatures, incl. calibration. |
| Equipment | Spectrophotometer LS 50 Perkin Elmer. Electron microscope Tesla 85 343. Laser LA 1001. Optical microscope Jenavert Interphaco Carl Zeiss Jena. Spectrophotometer Specol UV-VIS. |
| Staff members | 12 |
| Address | 17. Listopadu 1 |
| CS - 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba | |
| Phone | ++ 42 69 424 3128 |
| Fax | ++ 42 69 448 589 |
| Head | Dr. Vilém Mádr |
| Phone | ++ 42 69 |
| Scientific Areas | Physical properties of rocks Optoelectronics: Light propagation in planar structures; optical fibre based sensors of physical quantities; holographic interferometry; digital image processing. |
| Equipment | Vacuum deposition machine; Interferometric dilatomer; Optoelectronics laboratory (holographics and wave guide measurements). |
| Staff members | 20 |
| Address | Panenské Brezany |
| CS - 250 70 Odolena Voda | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 685 7041(-5) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 685 8230 |
| Head | Dipl.Ing. Karel Sperlink |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Metal Processing and treatment; Head Licka Properties of Metals and Alloys, testing; Head Smetana Analytical and Physical Chemistry; Head Umanec Normalization; Head Zitek Activities: Processing by crystallization, plastic deformation, and heat treatment. Physical methods applied to determining structure and properties of materials. |
| Equipment | Electron microscope Microspec 3PC; Image analyzer 1D - AC A1; Emission spectrometer; RTG fluorescence analyzer. |
| Staff members | 8 physicists (total employed 136) |
| Address | Jeronymova 10 |
| CS - 371 15 Ceske Budejovice | |
| Phone | ++ 42 38 558 01-3 or 559 80-3 |
| Fax | ++ 42 38 58684 |
| Head | Ass.Prof.dr V. Stach |
| Phone | ++ 42 38 |
| Scientific Areas | Education of physics, Ass.Prof.dr. V. Stach Plasma Laboratory, Ass.Prof.dr. K. Kapoun Optical methods and electrical probes in plasma diagnostics of the plasma jet and of the breakdown of gases in superimposed electrical fields. |
| Equipment | |
| Staff members |
| Address | Klatovská trida 51 |
| CS - 320 13 Plzen | |
| Phone | ++ 42 19 270 253 |
| Fax | ++ 42 19 |
| Head | Dr. Václav Havel |
| Phone | ++ 42 19 |
| Scientific Areas | Computer controlled experiments. Magnetic measurements. |
| Staff members | 8 (total employed 11) |
| Address | Americká 42 |
| CS - 306 14 Plzen | |
| Phone | ++ 42 19 45 335 |
| Fax | ++ 42 19 220 019 |
| Head | Dr. Jaroslav Vlcek |
| Phone | ++ 42 19 |
| Scientific Areas | Population kinetics of exited atoms, molecules and ions; ionization in non-equilibrium plasma discharges; optical emission spectroscopy and probe diagnostics. Magnetron deposition of hard abrasion-resistant coatings; plasma nitridization of metals; combined techniques. RTG structural studies of surface layers; their hardness and micro hardness. |
| Equipment | Vacuum systems (old) of Czech make; optical emission spectrometer. |
| Staff members |
| Address | UVZU, Skoda Koncern |
| Tylova 46 | |
| CS - 316 00 Plzen | |
| Phone | ++ 42 19 215 2046 |
| Fax | ++ 42 19 215 220762 |
| Director | Dipl.Ing. Miroslav Balda |
| Phone | ++ 42 19 |
| Scientific Areas | R&D for machine engineering, materials research and technology research. Reliability and fatigue of constructions and materials. Ecology, chemical analyses and microanalyses. Corrosion, degradation by creep and relaxation. Superconductivity. Machine dynamics. Noise and vibrations. Dynamical testing; Earthquake simulations. Flow dynamics. Technical calculations. New materials. Heat treatment, metallography and fractography. Thermomechanics, hydromechanics, hydraulics. Holography and interferometry, lasers. Simulations. |
| Equipment | Electrohydraulic system Schenck; TEMs and SEMs (Japan). |
| Staff members | 51 (1 physicist, total employed 353) |
| Address | nám Cs legii 565 |
| CS - 532 10 Parbubice | |
| Phone | ++ 42 40 513 221 |
| Fax | ++ 42 40 514 530 |
| Head | Prof. Frantisek Kosek |
| Phone | ++ 42 40 |
| Scientific Areas | Optical properties of chalcogenide and halogene-chalcogenide glasses (applications to IR optics): refractive indices and optical transmissivity. Photostructural changes in thin chalcogenide layers (applications to antireflection coating for far IR region). |
| Equipment | Vacuum deposition machine BALZERS BAK 550; Optical transmissivity measurements: Specord UV-VIS, Specord M80; Refractive index measurements up to 2.5 microns; Ar-, CO2 and He-Ne lasers. |
| Staff members | 8 (total employed 12) |
| Address | Svédská 8 |
| CS - 150 00 Prague 5 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 540395 or 535764 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 292272 |
| solc@csearn.bitnet | |
| Director | Dr. Martin Solc |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Theoretical (relativistic) astrophysics; Solid state astrophysics |
| Equipment | Photometric reflector 60 cm, at Ondrejov Observatory. |
| Staff members | 8 |
| Address | Ke Karlovu 5 |
| CS - 121 16 Prague 2 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 296 764 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 296 764 |
| umffu@csearn.bitnet | |
| Director | Dr. Pavel H&ounl;schl |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Semiconductors with narrow gap, Hg(08)CD(02)Te, both bulk crystals and 2-dim. structures; crystal growth. Other crystals studied: IV-VI semiconductors, magnetic garnets and their multilayers. Biophysics: physical properties and structure of organic molecules and biological macromolecules (nucleic acids and their model systems by Raman spectroscopy and by time-resolved fluorescense spectroscopy). Fluorescense methods applied to cellular membranes and cells in vivo. |
| Equipment | Apparatus for measuring transport phenomena in semiconductors Fourier IR Spectrometer Superconducting solenoid, Cryomagnetic system (7T, 2-3 K), Raman spectrometer, Ps synchropumped dye laser, streak camera and correlated photon counting, Multichannel optical analyzer OMAZ, Fluorescense microscope and microspectrofluorimeter, Image analyzer LUCIA |
| Staff members | 28 (total employed 43) |
| Address | V Holesovickách 2 |
| CS - 180 00 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 849 951(-5) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 847 688 |
| Head | Prof. Jiri Bicák |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| bicak@cspuni12.bitnet | |
| Scientific Areas | Relativistic theory of gravitation, Mathematical statistical physics, Many particle quantum theory, Theory of waveguides, Computer physics |
| Staff members | 9 |
| Address | V Holesovickách 2 |
| CS - 180 00 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 847 782 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 847 688 |
| petntas@cspuni12.bitnet | |
| Head | Dr. Zbysek Trka |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Nuclear and subnuclear physics; Structure of nuclei; modelling relarivistic collisions of light nuclei; Cooperation with Faculty of Nuclear Research - Florida/USA and JINR Dubna/Russia; Nuclear Pysics Practicum; Head P. Holan |
| Staff members | 12 |
| Address | V Holesovickách 2 |
| CS - 180 00 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 849 951(-5) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 847 688 |
| Head | Dr. Zdenek Hájek |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| hajek@cspguk11.bitnet | |
| Scientific Areas | Vacuum Physics; Head Petr Repa; Physics of Surfaces; Head Eva Tomková Thin Layers; Head Ivan Emmer; Plasma Physics; Head Vera Hrachová Computer Physics; Head Rudolf Hrach; Cosmic Physics; Head Jana Safránková. |
| Activities | Basic and applied research in physical electronics and vacuum physics preparation of satelite experiments, including data processing. Computer modelling of physical processes. |
| Equipment | UHV Vacuum apparatus for complex surface investigations; basic research in electron spectroscopy; RHEED; SEM; Flowing afterglow apparatus; Preparation apparatus EDWARDS STM under development |
| Staff members | 28 |
| Address | Ke Karlovu 5 |
| CS - 121 16 Prague 2 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 292 141(-8) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 299 272 |
| Head | Prof. Radomir Kuzel |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Semiconductor Physics; Head R. Kuzel; Diagnostics of semiconductors; electric, photoelectric properties, device capacitance, capacitance spectroscopy, thermo stimulated currents. Technology of CdTe films and heterojunctions CdS/CdTe, layers for hybride micro electronics, preparation of polymeric composites. Structural Analysis; Head V. Valvoda; Structure investigations of materials by X-ray diffraction methods, especially thin films, superconductors, semiconductors, intermetallic alloys and intercalates. Beside of structure characterization, physical parameters like interatomic bonds and thermal vibration parameters are studied. Solid State Theory; Heads J. Klima and B. Velický; Transport and optical properties as well as phase stability of wide class of materials (semiconductors, refractory alloys) are studied using multiple scattering formalism (KKR-CPA) and technique of non-equilibrium Green functions. Education and Physics; Head P. Vostrý |
| Equipment | Multifreq. LCR HP 4274 A, 4275 A meters; monochromator J-Y H25; Surfometer SF 200; Equipment for vacuum evaporation B30.2; Capacitance spectroscopy DLS 81; Climatization chambers VLK 07/90 and VMT 07/35. Five X-ray diffractometers, three powder goniometers, one Huber thin film diffractometer, high- and low temperature chambers (4 K - about 2000 K), micro Laue camera and Guiner camera. |
| Staff members | 18 |
| Address | V Holesovickách 2 |
| CS - 180 00 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 849 951 (-9) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 847 688 |
| polympos@cspuni12.bitnet | |
| Head | Dr. Antonin Havránek |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Electronics & Photophysics; Head J. Klimovic; Relaxation spectroscopy & Polymers Structures; Head J. Nedbal; Strucure and physical properties of polymers and complicated molecular systems. Relaxation phenomena, luminescence, electric conductivity and photoconductivity of polymers in wide temperature and frequency ranges. Soft polymer networks and thin polymer layers (classical; prepared by plasma polymerization; and prepared by ion cluster beams), their electrical, optical and mechanical properties; their surface structure. Surface modification by plasma polymerized layers. Applications to molecular electronics. |
| Equipment | Apparatus for dielectric relaxation spectroscopy at 10^-4 - 10^5 Hz and viscoelastic spectroscopy at 10^-3 - 10^2 Hz, at - 150 to + 100 oC.; Thermostimulated depolarization measurements, Thermostimulated luminescense measuremants (nanoseconds excitation, time-correlated photon counting, vacuum optical refrigerator 10 - 300 K). Deposition machines for plasma polymerization and ion cluster deposition. |
| Staff members | 13 |
| Address | Ke karlovu 3 |
| CS - 121 16 Prague 2 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 292 141 (-8) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 299 272 |
| fkchf@cspguk11.bitnet | |
| Head | Dr Ivan Pelant |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Optical Spectroscopy; Head J. Hála; Optothermal Spectroscopy: Head P. Sladký Quantum Optics & Optoelectronics; Head J. Pantoflicek. Quantum Chemistry; Head L. Skála; Physics for Naturalists (Pedagogical); Head E. Vavrinec; Teaching activity and coordination of physics of molecular and biologic systems; optics; and optoelectronics. Spectroscopy of anorganic and complicated organic substances; energy transfer and storage in those systems. High-resolution laser spectroscopy in a wide temperature region; Photosynthesis; Solid state theory, energy transfer in organic systems; Quantum chemistry. psec laser technique; Development of new optothermal methods. |
| Equipment | High spectral and time resolution spectroscopy laboratory. |
| Staff members | 18 |
| Address | V Holesovickach 2 |
| CS - 180 00 Prague 8 | |
| Ke Karlovu 3 | |
| CS - 121 16 Prague 2 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 849 941 (-5) or 8 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 847 688 |
| geofjb@csp | |
| Head | Prof. Karel Pec |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Seismology; Head V. Cervený, Propagation of seismic waves in inhomogeneous and anisotropic media (using ray theory). Global Geophysical Structures; Head K. Pec. 3-D density distribution in the mantle; 3-D convection in the mantle; 3-D electro |
| Staff members | 1 |
| Address | Salmovská ul. 3 |
| CS - 120 00 Prague | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 295 603 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 |
| Director | Prof. Miroslav Rakovic |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Neutron activation analysis; Biophysics of bone material Experimental tumor therapy; Mathematical modelling. |
| Equipment | Gamma spectrometer CANBERRA |
| Staff members | 7 (total employed 50) |
| Address | Technická 4 |
| CS - 166 07 Prague 6 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 332 2427 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 311 2768 |
| jcer@csearn.bitnet | |
| Head | Prof. Karel Kostál |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Quantum and statistical physics. Physical and plasmochemical methods of thin film deposition; liquid phase epitaxy; Superconducting thin films; experimental study of turbulent flow; application of statistical methods in physics and technics. |
| Equipment | Ion implantator; Ion plating apparatus with electron gun; Semi automatical furnace for liquid phase epitaxy. |
| Staff members | 15 |
| Address | Technická 2 |
| CS - 166 27 Prague 6 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 311 7031 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 311 7498 |
| Head | Dr. Pavel Kubes |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Plasma Physics: High current discharges and their optical diagnostics (Kubes and Kravárik). Electrodynamic accelerators of plasma (Maloch). Glowing discharge applications (Rosenkranz). Basic and applied research in acoustics (Zdrazil). Ultrasound and its applications (Malinský and Taraba). Deterministic Chaos (Jelen). Environmental science, physics and technics (Bálek). Applied physics of membranes (Slovák). |
| Equipment | Apparatus for interferometry, Schlier and optical diagnostics of high current pulse discharges (temperature and electron density spatial profiles). |
| Staff members | 29 |
| Address | Brehová 7 |
| CS - 115 19 Prague 18 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 231 1333 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 232 0861 |
| Head | Prof. Jiri Tolar |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| jtolar@csearn.bitnet | |
| Scientific Areas | Experimental Physis. Experimental courses in nuclear and neutron physics, RTG diagnostics of solids and vacuum physics; Theoretical Physics. Mathematical quantum physics, plasma theory. |
| Staff members | 11 |
| Address | V Holesovickách 2 |
| CS - 180 00 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 849 951 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 847 688 |
| Head | Prof. Ivo Kraus |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Semiconductor Physics & Technology; Head Bruno Sopko. Development of semiconductor sensors and detectors (for nuclear and subnuclear experiments). Neutron Diffraction Laboratory; Head Stanislav Vratislav. Neutronographic structural and textural analysis of solids. RTG Laboratory; Head Ivo Kraus. Lattice deformation in polycrystalline materials. Optical Properties of Solids; Head Zdenek Bryknar. Luminescense and optical absorption in single crystals; electron structures in luminescense centers. |
| Equipment | Neutron diffractometer KSN-2; Texture goniometer; RTG Apparatus SIEMENS (obsolete) |
| Staff members | 13 |
| Address | V Holesovickách 2 |
| CS - 180 00 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 847 786 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 847 354 |
| tjejl@cspuni12.bitnet (operator Limpouch) | |
| Head | Dipl.Ing. Václav Sochor |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Physical Electronics; Head J. Král. Quantum Electronics; Heads K. Hamal and M. Vrbová. Optoelectronics; Head V. Sochor and J. Res. Informatics; Head L. Drska; The department coordinates two main research tasks: Generation, interaction and propagation of coherent radiation covering holography, nonlinear optics, fibre optics, high power laser systems, laser plasma, laser technologies; and Quantum electronics, sources and applications mainly concerning the development of solid state lasers (Nd: glass, YAG, Ti: Al2O3) and their application in science, industry and medicine. |
| Staff members | 29 |
| URL | http://lorien.site.cas.cz/ |
| Address | Na Slovance 2 |
| CS - 180 40 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 815 1111 or 842 241(-9) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 858 4569 |
| URL | http://www.fzu.cz/ |
| Director | Dr. S. Krupicka |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Elementary Particles Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; Solid State Physics; Optics; Low Temperature Laboratory, Head: Josef Seb. Computer Department, Head Jaroslav Nadrchal Cukrovarnická 10; CS - 162 00 Prague 6, Phone: ++ 42 2 355 500; Fax: ++ 42 2 3123184; Email: nadrchal@fzu.cs|. Activities: The center takes care of mainframes and computer networks in all scientific sections of the Institute. It is also involved in the development of scientific and basic software for the installed computers. Some people is active in computational physics. Equipment: CRAY Y-MP EL (installed 1992) Staff members: 25 |
| Staff members | total 180 |
| Remark | The Institute of Physics is the publisher of two journals: Czech Journal of Physics and Ceský Casopis pro Fyziku |
| Address | |
| CS - 250 68 Rez | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 685 7952 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 685 7952 |
| Head | Josef Sebek |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 685 |
| Activities | Superconductivity: Preparation of bulk (including targets) and thin film HTSC materials. Vortex dynamics, Josephson phenomenay in microwave field in HTSC and Chevrel phases are investigated. Geophysical magnetic fields using 3 axes SQUID magnetometer are measured. Solid state physics at low temperatures: 2D electron systems transport, magnetic and thermal properties of RE and U-compounds down to a millikelvin range and in high magnetic fields are studied. |
| Equipment | Two dilution refrigerators with 6.5 T and 5 T magnets; 14.5 T solenoid with 2 - 300K temperature range; Magnetron sputter system for reactive DC and RF HTSC thin film deposition; Optical lithography; SQUID susceptometer. |
| Address | Na Slovance 2 |
| CS - 180 40 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 858 5443 (815 2666 secretariat) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 858 4569 |
| pra-hep@cspgas11.bitnet | |
| Director | Dr. Petr Závada |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 815 2666 |
| Scientific Areas | Experiment I; Head J. Ridký. Experiment DELPHI (CERN-Geneva): intermediate boson Zo parameters measurement, electroweak theory test, QCD tests. Experiment UA4 (CERN-Geneva): elastic scattering p(bar)p at V(bar)s = 546 GeV/c. Experiment UA2 (CERN-Geneva): antiproton-proton interactions at V(bar)s = 630 GeV/c, studies of intermediate bosons Zo, W=. Experiment WA94 (CERN-Geneva): heavy ion physics, R&D of gas microstrip detectors. Experiment II; Head P. Reimer. Experiment H1 (DESY Hamburg): electroweak physics; deep inelastic scattering QCD at low x, structure functions; photoproduction; heavy flavour production - charm, beauty; search for exotic particles - leptoquarks, new fermions, SUSY particles; polarization measurements; radiative corrections; luminosity measurements, track chamber measurements; liquid argon calorimetry; jets recognition algorithms. Theory of Elementary Particles; Head J. Chýla. Hard processes and standard model, hadronization models, elastic scattering of hadrons, QCD sum rules, dispersion relations and asymptotic theorems, rigorous results in quantum field theory, quantum gravity, string theory and topological field theory, integrable models, quantum group, high energy astrophysics, radiobiological mechanism in living cells. Electronic and Computer Services; Head M. Lokajicek Jr. Technical assistance for development of experimental equipments, assistance for software development, maintenance of computer facilities (PC,WS), networking support. |
| Staff members | 40 |
| Address | Na Slovance 2 |
| CS - 180 40 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 815 2177 or ++ 42 2 815 1111 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 858 4569 or ++ 42 2 82 1227 |
| petzelt@fzu.cs | |
| Director | Dr. Ivan Tomás |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 815 2177 |
| tomas@fzu.cs | |
| Scientific Areas | Magnetism; Head L. Pust. Ferromagnetic resonance and antiresonance in metals, domain structure -- statics and dynamics, magnetic properties of amorphous and nanocrystalline metallic ferromagnets, high temperature superconductivity. Dielectrics; Head V. Dvorák. Structural phase transitions, incommensurate phases, dipolar glasses, ferroelectric liquid crystals, high temperature superconductors, optically nonlinear crystals - studied by dielectric, and optical measurements, far infrared, Raman and Brillouin spectroscopy. Metal Physics; Head V. Paidar. Characterization and study of microstructure of crystals, mechanical properties of solids, plastic deformation, theory of dislocations and grain boundaries, grain boundary migration and segregation effects. Condensed Matter Theory Head J. Masek. Electronic structure of imperfect solids, strong electron correlation, theory of non equilibrium transport in low dimensional semiconductor structures, electrons strongly excited by electric and optical fields, group information for solid state; solidification of melts. Plasma Interactions; Head J. Musil. Carbon film deposition in plasmas, photon beam assisted growth of hard thin films, cathodic arc evaporation of hard coatings, new sputtering systems with magnetically exhanced ionization. Chemistry; Head P. Bohácek. crystals growth methods: Czochralski, Bridgman, flux growth, growth by chemical transport reactions, whisker growth, liquid crystals preparation, thermal analysis. |
| Equipment | Precise spectrometer for FMR and EPR; Computer controlled vibrating sample magnetometer; High quality polarizing microscope completed by sensitive TV camera and pulse light sources; Infrared Fourier spectrometer Bruker IFS 113V. Raman spectrometer; Brillouin spectrometer; Differential scanning calorimeter Perkin Elmer DSC-7; X-Ray generators, topographic cameras, diffractometer and cameras for polycrystals; Microhardness tester Leco M400. &Optical monochromator Zeiss SPM 2; Atomic absorption spectrometer Varian Spectr. 30 AA; Czochralski pulling machine LPA with induction heating. |
| Staff members | 73 |
| Address | Cukrovarnická 10 |
| CS - 162 00 Praha 6 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 312 0741 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 312 3184 |
| simsa@cspgfu11.bitnet | |
| Director | Dr. Zdenek Simsa |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 312 3730 |
| simsa@fzu.cs | |
| Scientific Areas | Semiconductors: Head J. Kristofik. Investigation of deep levels in semiconductors, study of defects in semiconductor structures by transport methods, optical and transport properties of porous silicon, study of the luminiscence of doped quantum wells in GaAs and GaAlAs, optimization of lasers, diodes and detectors based on GaSb/GaAlAsSb/GaInAsSb. Physics of Surfaces and Interfaces: Head L. Smrcka. Theory and experiment of magnetotransport in low-dimensional structures and superlattices, investigation of electron states at crystal surfaces by LEED and photoemission, growth of heterostructures and superlattices of III-IV compound semiconductors by MBE, electron transport, magnetic susceptibility and ultrasonic measurements in high-Tc superconductors. Structure and Bonds of Solids: Head A. Simunek X-ray structure determinations of crystals, new computational methods for solution of modulated and composite structures, X-ray spectroscopy, diffractometry and topography, calculation of electronic states and spectra, molecular computer modeling and structure analysis of non-crystalline materials. Magnetics and Superconductors: Head P. Novák. Magnetism and electron structure of magnetic materials, magnetization processes and domain structures in amorphous and nanocrystalline materials, preparation, phase diagrams, structural, electrical and magnetic measurements of high temperature superconductors, magnetic recording materials, high pressure effects on the properties of magnetic materials, growth of single crystals from high-temperature solutions. Physics of Optical Crystals: Head M. Vanecek. Spectroscopy of point defects in optical crystals and thin films, metastable defects in amorphous silicon, microcrystalline precipitates in dielectrics: quantum size effects, laser spectrocopy of garnet and perovskite laser crystals, electron paramagnetic resonance of point defects in dielectric crystals and glasses, growth and characterisation of alkali halides, ternary lead chlorides and halides of heavy metals. Thin Films: Head J. Kocka. Study of light-emitting (porous) silicon, preparation and investigation of transport properties of amorphous hydrogenated silicon (a-Si:H), study of density of states in a-Si:H and a-Si:H based alloys by constant photo current method, modifications of semiconductors surface properties by laser-induced thermal processes, measurement of the surface diffusion of absorbed species. |
| Activities | Physics of Solid State, Materials Research, Crystal Growth. |
| Equipment | MBE, ESCA, LEED, Electron Microscope, Laser Spectroscopy. |
| Staff members | 83 (physicists 61), total employed 166. |
| Address | Na Slovance 2 |
| CS - 180 40 Praha 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 858 1448 or 815 2139 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 858 1448 |
| jelinek@fzu.cs | |
| Director | Dr. Ladislav Soukop |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 815 2139 |
| jelinek@fzu.cs | |
| Scientific Areas | Multilayer structures: Head L. Jastrabik. Joint Laboratory of Optics: Head M. Hrabovský. Gas Lasers: Head K. Rohlena Applied Optics: Head F. Franc Activities: Optical properties of thin films and multilayers of selected materials (VUV, UV, VIS and IR spectroscopy; angle-of-incidence dependent spectral ellipsometry). Modelling and optical characterization of rough surfaces and interfaces between thin layers. Optical thin films and mutilayer system for soft X-ray, VUV, UV, VIS and NIR spectral regions (deposition; mathematical synthesis of layer systems). Diamond and carbon thin films created by means of laser and plasma jet CVD. (Study of preparation and properties of diamond and other iorganic forms of carbon). Deposition and study of multilayer structures of high temperature superconductors. Theoretical investigation of the influence of kinetics of phase transformation on morphological stability of phase interface. Acoustic emission equipment (application). Design of physical instruments. Quantum statistics of linear and nonlinear optical phenomena. Holographic Interferometry. Laser Anemometry. Design of optical instruments (ellipsometer, special HeNe Lasers, optical fibre sensors. Photodissociation Iodine Laser PERUN and Interaction experiments. Photodissociation Iodine Laser in a Free running regime. Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser. CO2 Waveguide Laser. Analysis and synthesis of optical systems. Digital phase interferometry. Infrared optics. Aspherical optics theory and application. Crystal optics. |
| Equipment | Magnetron sputtering plant Z550, Leybold-Heraeus. Vapor deposition plant VEB Hochvakuum Dresden. Polarization microscope, Zeiss. Spectrophotometer UV, VIS, Specord M40. Spectrophotometer IR, Specord M80. Plasma jet CVD equipment. Angle-of-Incidence dependent spectral ellipsometer, Rudolph. Interference microscope, Peracval. High power CO2 laser (2.5 kW). Holographic equipment. Spectrophotometer, Specord M40. Laser driver: Iodine Photodissociation system, PERUN. ( +315 microm, 50 J, 300 ps, intensity in the focal spot 10^15 Wcm-2, DKDP crystal conversion to the 2nd harmonies 60%). Diagnostics at the interaction chamber: soft X-ray, optical. Laser interferometer, ZYGO. Eros Solid State visible + IR, (MTF, point spread function, aberrations). Melos 500 (focal distance, radii of curvature, angles of prisms etc. measurement). Spectrophotometer Specord M40 and M80. Interference microscopes Peraval and Epival. Micro positioning stage x,y and rotation microcontrole with computer interface IEEE 488. Laser interferometer measuring system LIMS 1. |
| Staff members | (53 physicists) total employed 92. |
| Address | |
| CS - 250 68 Rez | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 844 241 or 685 7831 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 685 7003 |
| ujf10@cspgcs11.bitnet | |
| URL | http://hp.ujf.cas.cz/ |
| Director | Dr. Rostislav Mach |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 847 877 |
| Scientific Areas | Theoretical Nuclear Physics; Head J. Dobes. Nuclear Spectroscopy; Head V. Barbec. Nuclear Reactions; Head V. Kroha. Neutron Physics; Head P. Mikula. Accelerators; Head Z. Trejbal. Electronics; Head M. Marik. Technical and Economics Administration; Head M. Lindnerová. |
| Activities | Experimental and theoretical nuclear physics of low and intermediate energies, theoretical subnuclear physics, mathematical physics, neutron optics, nuclear analytics methods, production of radiopharmaceuticals (irradiation works). |
| Equipment | Isochronous cyclotron U-120M; Van de Graaff accelerator; Electrostatics electron spectrometer ESA 12; AntiCompton gamma ray spectrometer for neutron induced nuclear reactions; Multi angle magnetic spectrograph; Fast charged particle spectrometer AMOS; Low energy polarized particle source; Crystal spectrometer for neutron diffraction; Gamma ray and charged particle spectrometer for neutron induced nuclear reactions; Spectrometers for nuclear elemental analysis PIXE, RBS, PIGE. |
| Staff members | 34 (total employed 204) |
| Address | Zizkova 22 |
| CS - 616 62 Brno | |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 746 314 |
| Fax | ++ 42 5 746 378 |
| Director | Prof. Josef Cadek |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 |
| Scientific Areas | Department of Mechanical properties; Head V. Sklenicka. Physical principles of degradation processes in metals. Department of Structure; Head J. Krejci. Metal structure and phase transformations. |
| Equipment | Apparatus for mechanical testing; TEM and SEM microscopes. |
| Staff members | 24 (total employed 141) |
| Address | V Holesovickách 41 |
| CS - 182 09 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 820 051 or 840 241 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 842 134 |
| Director | Dr. Vladimir Rudajev |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Department of Geodynamics; Head Jaroslav Vydra. Department of Geological Engineering; Head Jan Rybá. Department of Modelling; Head Milos Vencovsk&yAcute; |
| Activities | Physics of mountain mass brittle disintegration and physics of seismic foci. Seismic wave propagation, inverse problems, precursors, brittle instabilities. Impact of natural, induced and technogeneous seismic effects on constructions. Deformation processes in mountain mass. Extreme deformational states (slopes, open-cut quarries stability etc.). Physical properties of carbonaceous materials. |
| Equipment | Digital seismic stations, system Lennartz (105 dB, sampling 250 Hz); Apparatus for detecting mechanical properties of rocks (including rheological presses); apparatus for seismic prospecting (24 channels); thermal conductivity measurements; acoustic emission monitoring system (10 channels). |
| Staff members | 43 (total employed 183) |
| Address | Heyrovského nám. 2 |
| CS - 162 06 Prague 6 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 360 341 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 367 981 |
| mc23@cspgas11.bitnet | |
| Director | Dr. Pavel Kratochvil |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Polymer networks and mechanical properties; Head M. Ilavský Polymer morphology; Head F. Lednický:. Thermodynamics; Head A. Sikora. Hydrodynamics; Head O. Quadrat. Material research of polymers; Head I. Fortelný Molecular parameters; Head P. Kratochvil. Optical & paramagnetic phenomena; Head C. Konák. RTG and neutron analysis; Head J. Plestil. Vibrational & NMR spectroscopy; Head J. Spevácek. Group of diffractional analysis of molecular structures; Head K. Huml. Electron effects; Head S. Nespurek. |
| Activities | Study of polymer properties in solutions and in the solid phase. Polymer networks. Structure, morphology, thermodynamics, spectroscopy; mechanical, optical and electrical properties. |
| Equipment | Automatic 4-circle diffractometer SYNTEX P2(1); Powder diffractometer HZG; Small angle X-ray camera Kratky; Rheometrics, system 4; Instron 6025 Model; IR spectrometer Perkin Elmer 580B; NMR spectrometer Bruker MSL-200; NMR spectrometer Bruker AC-300; Raman spectrometer Coderg LRDH-800; Calorimeter Calvet Setaram; Scanning differential calorimeter DSC-2 Perkin Elmer; Densitometer DMA-02C A Paar; Quasielastic light scattering ALV-500 ALV; CD spectrometer CARY 61; EPR spectrometer JES PE 3X Jeol; SEM JSM-6400 Jeol; SEM JSM-35 Jeol; Optical microscope PM III Opton; Thermal analyzer DSC-7 Perkin Elmer ; UV spectrophotometer Ultrospec II LKB; UV-VIS spectrometer 8451-A HP. |
| Staff members | 134 (physicists 88) total employed 358 |
| Address | Královopolská 147 |
| CS - 612 64 Brno | |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 749 292 |
| Fax | ++ 42 5 752 765 |
| ifibrno@csearn.bitnet | |
| Director | Dipl.Ing. Josef Jelinek |
| Phone | ++ 42 5 744 605 |
| Scientific Areas | NMR; Head Miroslav Kasal. LASERS; Head Pavel Pokorný Electron Beam Optics; Head Jan Fiser. |
| Activities | Theories, methods and apparatus for NMR, LASERS and electron beam optics. |
| Equipment | NMR spectrometer 200 MHz; He and N2 liquifier; Superconducting homegeneous magnets for NMR up to 7 T; Vector analyzer up to 1 GHz (Rhode Schwarz); Spectral analyzer up to 5 GHz (Rohde Schwarz); Vacuum evaporation deposition machine (Balzers); Universal interferometer Askania Ig 140; Universal diagnostic laser interferometer; Vacuum apparatus for gas laser tube filling; Electron microscope Philips CM12; Electron lithograph, electron diagnostic microscope; Electron welding apparatus; Vacuum sputtering machine L-H. |
| Staff members | 29 (total employed 151) |
| Address | Dolejskova 5 |
| CS - 182 02 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 815 1111 or 815 2092 |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 858 569 |
| Director | Dipl.Ing. Petr Krenek |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Physical electrotechnics; Head Václav Nenicka. Dynamics of nonlinear effects in electrotechnical components and apparatus (transport processes in working media of electrotechnical apparatus; Boltzmann equation in partly ionized gases, VIS spectroscopy with a 0.01 ms resolution). |
| Equipment | Classical magnet with a homogeneous field of 2.2 T inside a cavity of 0.06 x 0.05 x 0.30 m. |
| Staff members | 2 (total employed 7) |
| Address | Na Truhlárce 39/64 |
| CS - 180 86 Prague 8 | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 823 341 (-3) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 823 344 |
| kralik @ cspgas11.bitnet | |
| Director | Dipl.Ing. Frantisek Spurný |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | The institute is the main establishment for fundamental research in the field of ionizing radiation dosimetry in Czech Republic. |
| Activities | Transport of ionizing radiation in matter, namely in tissue equivalent and other selected materials. Methods of detecting of ionizing radiation. Selected topics of environmental radiation dosimetry and radiology connected with natural sources of ionizing radiation (Rn) and with some globally important artificial radionuclides (3H, 14C, 35Kr). Space radiation dosimetry. Developed special detectors and techniques (solid state nuclear track detectors, thermoluminescent dosimeters) are also used to solve research task in other fields e.g. in radiotherapy. Special irradiating facilties of the Institute serve as the primary etalons in metrological system of Czech Republic. |
| Equipment | Neutron generator J15 (T-D reaction); Primary etalon of photon kerma in air (60Co, 137Cs); Automatic image analyzing system; Neutron spectrometry systems (Bonner spheres, proton recoil spectrometry); Multichannel analyzers; Gamma spectroscopy devices; Tricarb equipment for 3H and 14C measurements. |
| Staff members | 7 (total employed 36) |
| Address | |
| CS - 250 68 Rez u Prahy | |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 685 7831(-9) |
| Fax | ++ 42 2 685 7567 |
| URL | http://hp.ujf.cas.cz/ |
| Head | Dipl. Ing. Jiri Teplý |
| Phone | ++ 42 2 |
| Scientific Areas | Nuclear Safety |
| Reactor Materials | |
| Fuel Cycle Chemistry | |
| Experimental Reactors | |
| Radiopharmacy | |
| Radiation Technology | |
| Neutron Activation Analysis | |
| Physical Metallurgy | |
| Heads: | Frantisek Pazdera, Jiri Zdárek Leo Neumann, Vladimir, V. Lelek, Jaroslav Racek. |
| Equipment | Two experimental nuclear reactors; Semi hot chambers; Accelerator; Mass spectrometer; SEM. |
| Staff members | 14 physicists, 90 total staff, (total employed 870) |
| Address | ul. Cesé Mládeze 8 |
| CS - 400 96 Usti nad Labem | |
| Phone | ++ 42 47 264 41 |
| Fax | ++ 42 47 |
| Head | Dr. Frantisek Fiala |
| Phone | ++ 42 47 |
| Scientific Areas | Didactics of Physics. Computer demonstration models for education processes. Physical Modelling. Magnetic properties of the spin; cavity resonators; Gaussian and Lorentzian resonance curves; Basic processes in DC glowing discharge plasma and in the interactions of plasma with solid surfaces; Radiation from electromagnetic assemblies; Coherence phenomena in waveguides and resonators. |
| Staff members | 7 (total employed 9) |