People - Kai Vetter
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Email: kvetter@nuc.berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-642-7071
Fax: 510-643-9685UCB Department of Nuclear Engineering
4109 Etcheverry Hall
MC 1730
Berkeley, CA 94720-17301995 PhD, Physics, J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt (Nuclear Physics)
1990 M.S., Physics, J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt (Nuclear Physics)
1987 B.S., Physics, Technical University, Darmstadt (Physics)Since 2008 Staff Physicist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Since 2006 Associate Professor-of-Residence, Department of Nuclear Eengineering, UC Berkeley
2001-2008 Staff Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
1997-2001 Staff Physicist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1995-1997 Postdoc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1995 Postdoc, GSI Darmstadt, Germany
1990-1995 Research Assistant, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
1988-1990 Research Assistant, Institute for Nuclear Physics, Univ. Frankfurt, Germany2006 Edward Teller Fellowship Award,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
1997 Outstanding Performance Award, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1995-1996 Fellowship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
1990 Graduated Summa Cum Laude (University of Frankfurt)2008-2009 Chair, Northern California Section of American Nuclear Society
2008 Organizer, Advanced Summer School in Radiation Detection and Measurements, Berkeley
2007-2008 Chair-elect, Northern California Section of American Nuclear Society
2005-present Member, Technical Council for Majorana
2004-present Member, Gretina Advisory Committee
2004 Chair, session for SPECT imaging, DOE Workshop on Future of Gamma-Ray Imaging in Medical Sciences
2003-present Member, Gretina Technical Review Committee for DOE
2003-2008 Member, Majorana Executive Committee
2003-2004 Member, Gretina Steering Committee
2002 Member, National Gamma-Ray Tracking Coordination Committee
2001 Co-organizer, Workshop on Digital Signal Processing for Nuclear Physics Applications
2000 Chair, GRETA Working Group on Signal Processing and Gamma-Ray Tracking2000-present Reviewer for IEEE Transactions in Nuclear Science
2000-present Reviewer for DOE Small Business Innovation Research Grant
1999-present Reviewer for Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods in Physics Research
1998-present Reviewer for Physical Review Letters and Physical Review CProfessor Vetter teaches the core NE104 course, “Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory” which combines lectures and laboratory work to teach the basic concepts, implementations, and operations in radiation detection. In addition, he teaches NE107, “Introduction to Imaging”, an introduction to medical imaging physics and systems, including X-ray radiography and Computed Tomography (CT), radionuclide imaging (planar imaging as well as Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Professor Vetter’s research interests range from fundamental physics to biomedical imaging and homeland security. He is authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He is also staff scientist at the Nuclear Science Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is currently establishing an Applied Nuclear Physics group with strong connections to the MAJORANA and GRETINA projects.
· Specific ongoing research projects include the following
o Development and demonstration of new and/or improved gamma-ray (and neutron) imaging concepts for applications ranging from Homeland Security and Nuclear Non-Proliferation to Biomedical Imaging.
o Search for neutrino-less double-beta decay in 76Ge to obtain better understanding on fundamental properties of neutrinos to answer fundamental questions such as: Is the neutrino its own anti-neutrino or what is the mass of neutrinos? Develop and demonstrate new and improved concepts in Ge detector technologies to provide unprecedented capabilities in observing rare decays or rare interactions.
o Basic nuclear physics experiments and associated instrumentation to better understand the basic structure of nuclei.
Selected Publications
o D.B. Campbell, K. Vetter, R. Henning, K.T. Lesko, Y.D. Chan, A.W. Poon, M. Perry, D.Husley, A.R. Smith, “Evaluation of radioactive background rejection in 76Ge neutrino-less double-beta decay experiments using a highly segmented HPGe detector”, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A, 587 (2008) 60
o K. Vetter, “Recent Developments in the Fabrication and Operation of Germanium Detectors”, Annual Review in Nuclear and Particle Physics, 57 (2007) 326
o K. Vetter, M. Burks, C. Cork, M. Cunningham, D. Chivers, E. Hull, T. Krings, H. Manini, L. Mihailescu, K. Nelson, D. Protic, J. Valentine and D. Wright, “High-sensitivity Compton imaging with position-sensitive Si and Ge detectors”, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 579 (2007) 363
o L. Mihailescu, K. Vetter, M. Burks, E. Hull, W. Craig, “SPEIR: a Compton camera”, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 570 (2007) 89
o T. Niedermayr, K. Vetter, L. Mihailescu, G. J. Schmid, D. Beckedahl, J. Blair, J. Kammeraad, “Gamma-ray imaging with a coaxial HPGe detector”, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 553 (2005) 501
o M. Descovich, I.Y. Lee, P. Fallon, M. Cromaz, A.O. Macchiavelli, D.C. Radford, K. Vetter, R.M. Clark, “In-beam measurement of the position resolution of a highly segmented coaxial germanium detector”, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 553 (2005) 535
o Protic, D.; Hull, E.L.; Krings, T.; Vetter, K., “Large-volume Si(Li) orthogonal-strip detectors for Compton-effect-based instruments”, IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 52 (2005) 3181
o K. Vetter, M. Burks, L. Mihailescu, “Gamma-ray imaging with position-sensitive HPGe detectors”, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 525 (2004) 322
o Realization and applications of collimator-less gamma-ray imaging systems”, K. Vetter, Radioanalytical Methods in Interdisciplinary Research, ACS Symposium Series 868: 52-75 2004
o I.Y.Lee, M.A.Deleplanque, K.Vetter, “Developments in large gamma-ray detector arrays”, Rep. Prog. Phys. 66, 1095 (2003)
o K. Vetter, “Gamma-Ray Tracking: New Opportunities for Nuclear Physics”, Feature article in Nuclear Physics News, Vol. 12, No.2, 2002
o K.Vetter , “Gamma-ray tracking: Utilizing new concepts in the detection of gamma-radiation”, Eur.Phys.J. A 15, 265 (2002)
o C. L. Hartmann Siantar, K. Vetter, G. L. DeNardo, S. J. DeNardo, “Treatment planning for molecular targeted radionuclide therapy”, Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals 17(3) (2002)
o K.Vetter, “GRETA: The proof-of-principle for gamma-ray tracking”, Nucl.Phys. A682, 286c (2001)
o G.J.Schmid, D.A.Beckedahl, J.E.Kammeraad, K.P.Ziock, J.J.Blair, K.Vetter, A.Kuhn, “Gamma-ray Compton Camera Imaging with a Segmented HPGe Detector”, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A459, 565 (2001)
o K.Vetter, “GRETA: The proof-of-principle of gamma-ray tracking”, Nucl.Phys. A682, 286c (2001)
o K.Vetter, A.Kuhn, M.A.Deleplanque, I.Y.Lee, F.S.Stephens, R.M.Clark, M.Cromaz, R.M.Diamond, P.Fallon, G.J.Lane, A.O.Macchiavelli, C.E.Svensson, “Performance of the GRETA Prototype Detector”, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A452, 105 (2000)
o K.Vetter, A.Kuhn, M.A.Deleplanque, I.Y.Lee, F.S.Stephens, G.J.Schmid, D.A.Beckedahl, J.E.Kammeraad, J.J.Blair, R.M.Clark, M.Cromaz, R.M.Diamond, P.Fallon, G.J.Lane, A.O.Macchiavelli, C.E.Svensson, “Three-dimensional position sensitivity in two-dimensionally segmented HP-Ge detectors”, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A452, 223 (2000)
o M.A.Deleplanque, I.Y.Lee, K.Vetter, G.J.Schmid, F.S.Stephens, R.M.Clark, R.M.Diamond, P.Fallon, A.O.Macchiavelli, “GRETA: Utilizing New Concepts in gamma--Ray Detection”, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 430, (1999) 292
o G.J.Schmid, M.A.Deleplanque, I.Y.Lee, F.S.Stephens, K.Vetter, R.M.Clark, R.M.Diamond, P.Fallon, A.O.Macchiavelli, R.W.MacLeod, “A Gamma-Ray Tracking Algorithm for the GRETA Spectrometer”, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 430 (1999) 69
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