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Cédric CERNA

Physicist Engineer

Astroparticles, Particle Detectors, Instrumentation and System

@ the Centre d'Études Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, member of the Neutrino research group

  • Member of the JUNO neutrino observatory, SPMT sub-system manager
  • Director of Particle Physics for the Radiation protection (P2R) joint laboratory
  • Member of the SuperNEMO zero neutrino double beta decay collaboration

Area of Expertise :

► Detector characterization : design, implementation, calibration and characterization.

► Particle physics : Neutrinos, astroparticles, dark energy

► System engineering : specifications, performances, interfaces.

► Integration and tests of large instruments : integration and tests of large structures and detectors.

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Professional Records

► Since 2017 :  Member of the JUNO neutrino observatory collaboration
       ♦ Manager of the SPMT sub-system made of 25 600 photomultipliers to achieve the double calorimetry of the detector
► Since 2017 :  Director of the Particle Physics for the Radiation protection joint laboratory with the Carmelec company
► Since 2011 :  Member of the SuperNEMO collaboration
       ♦ Former Technical Coordinator of the collaboration
       ♦ Former Integration Coordinator for the calorimeter of the detector at the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane (LSM)
       ♦ Expert in Radon metrology
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► 2009-2012 :  Infrared Detector Expert of the Euclid NISP focal plane.
► 2004-2009 :  Infrared Detector Expert and System Engineer of the SNAP/JDEM integral field spectrograph
► 2002-2004 : Responsible for the Instrumentation, Assembly and Integration of the endcaps of the ATLAS electromagnetic calorimeter at CERN.
► 2000-2002: Experimental Physcist at the INFN experimental physics department in Padua (Italy). 
► 1998-2000: PhD in experimental particle physics at LPSC in Grenoble (France) on the neutrino-electron scattering with the MUNU detector
► 1997: Master Internship (5 months) at the Kurchatov Institute for Atomic Energy (KIAE) in Moscow (Russia) on the Monte-Carlo simulation of the neutron diffusion  in a neutrino detector  near a military nuclear power plant in Krasnoyarsk (Russia).
► 1996: Licence internship at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de l’Observatoire de Grenoble (LAOG) 
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Education

2000 : Doctorat de Physique (PhD thesis on physics) of the Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble (France)

1998 : Master degree in Physics of the Joseph Fourier Universsity, Grenoble (France), with specialization in subatomic physics and astroparticles

1998 : Magistère* in Physics of the Joseph Fourier Universsity, Grenoble (France)

           *high-level University degree combining academic coursework with work experience public reserach laboratories and in industry

Additional Informations

  • French : mother tong
  • English : fluent
  • Spanish : fluent
  • Italian : practical
  • Russian : basis

Lectures and academic mentoring

► 2013 - 2016 co-mentoring of the PhD thesis of M.Karst at CENBG on the development of an beta-gamma radiation protection detector
► 2010 Lecture about particle and nuclear detectors in the Science faculty of the Lebanese University FANAR in Beirut (Lebanon)
► 2006-2009 Director of Apprenticeship M. T.Soilly, student in engineering school at CFAI84/CNAM
► 2006-2009 co-mentoring of the PhD thesis of M.Crouzet at CPPM  on infrared array data analysis and cosmic impact in infrared arrays.
► 2004-2006 speacker in Physics Master 1 Physique at Luminy Physics department, lecture on statistical analysis for experimental physics. 

Journal articles35 documents

  • R. Arnold, C. Augier, D. Baker, A. Barabash, A. Basharina-Freshville, et al.. Measurement of the 2νββ decay half-life and search for the 0νββ decay of 116Cd with the NEMO-3 detector. Physical Review D, American Physical Society, 2017, 95 (1), ⟨10.1103/PhysRevD.95.012007⟩. ⟨in2p3-01766477⟩
  • A.S. Barabash, A. Basharina-Freshville, E. Birdsall, S. Blondel, S. Blot, et al.. The BiPo-3 detector for the measurement of ultra low natural radioactivities of thin materials. Journal of Instrumentation, IOP Publishing, 2017, 12 (06), pp.P06002 - P06002. ⟨10.1088/1748-0221/12/06/P06002⟩. ⟨in2p3-01480194⟩
  • P. P. Povinec, M. K. Pham, J. Busto, C. Cerna, D. Degering, et al.. Reference material for natural radionuclides in glass designed for underground experiments. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Springer Verlag, 2016, 307 (1), pp.619-626. ⟨10.1007/s10967-015-4202-6⟩. ⟨in2p3-01461800⟩
  • R. Arnold, C. Augier, J. d. Baker, A. s. Barabash, A. Basharina-Freshville, et al.. Result of the search for neutrinoless double-$\beta$ decay in $^{100}$Mo with the NEMO-3 experiment. Physical Review D, American Physical Society, 2015, 92 (7), ⟨10.1103/PhysRevD.92.072011⟩. ⟨in2p3-01166055⟩
  • R. Arnold, C. Augier, A.S. Barabash, A. Basharina-Freshville, S. Blondel, et al.. Investigation of double beta decay of 100Mo to excited states of 100Ru. Nuclear Physics A, Elsevier, 2014, 925, pp.25-36. ⟨10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2014.01.008⟩. ⟨in2p3-00951921⟩
  • G. Smadja, A. Castera, C. Cerna, A. Chapon, A. Ealet, et al.. Impact of the time sampling on the noise of a H2RG(2Kx2K) Near-IR detector: comparison of SIDECARTMASIC and Hybrid readouts. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Elsevier, 2012, 694, pp.95-100. ⟨10.1016/j.nima.2012.07.057⟩. ⟨in2p3-00724259⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. Measurement of the isolated diphoton cross section in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physical Review D, American Physical Society, 2012, 85, pp.012003. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevD.85.012003⟩. ⟨in2p3-00606161⟩
  • G. Aad, O. Arnaez, B. Aubert, M. Aurousseau, N. Berger, et al.. Search for Diphoton Events with Large Missing Transverse Energy in 7 TeV Proton-Proton Collisions with the ATLAS Detector. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society, 2011, 106, pp.121803. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.121803⟩. ⟨in2p3-00553590⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Aubert, M. Aurousseau, N. Berger, J. Colas, et al.. Measurement of the inclusive isolated prompt photon cross section in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physical Review D, American Physical Society, 2011, 83, pp.052005. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevD.83.052005⟩. ⟨in2p3-00553603⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Aubert, M. Aurousseau, N. Berger, J. Colas, et al.. Charged-particle multiplicities in pp interactions measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. New Journal of Physics, Institute of Physics: Open Access Journals, 2011, 13, pp.053033. ⟨10.1088/1367-2630/13/5/053033⟩. ⟨in2p3-00554914⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. Luminosity Determination in pp Collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV Using the ATLAS Detector at the LHC. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Springer Verlag (Germany), 2011, 71, pp.1630. ⟨10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1630-5⟩. ⟨in2p3-00555068⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. Measurement of inclusive jet and dijet cross sections in proton-proton collisions at 7 TeV centre-of-mass energy with the ATLAS detector. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Springer Verlag (Germany), 2011, 71, pp.1512. ⟨10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1512-2⟩. ⟨in2p3-00522603⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. Search for Quark Contact Interactions in Dijet Angular Distributions in pp Collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV Measured with the ATLAS Detector. Physics Letters B, Elsevier, 2011, 694, pp.327-345. ⟨10.1016/j.physletb.2010.10.021⟩. ⟨in2p3-00531451⟩
  • G. Aad, T. Beau, S. Bordoni, G. Calderini, A. Camard, et al.. Measurement of underlying event characteristics using charged particles in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 900 GeV$ and 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physical Review D, American Physical Society, 2011, 83, pp.112001. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevD.83.112001⟩. ⟨in2p3-00543205⟩
  • G. Aad, L. Aperio Bella, B. Aubert, M. Aurousseau, N. Berger, et al.. Measurement of the top quark-pair production cross section with ATLAS in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7\TeV$. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Springer Verlag (Germany), 2011, 71, pp.1577. ⟨10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1577-6⟩. ⟨in2p3-00553524⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Aubert, M. Aurousseau, N. Berger, J. Colas, et al.. Measurement of the production cross section for W-bosons in association with jets in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physics Letters B, Elsevier, 2011, 698, pp.325-345. ⟨10.1016/j.physletb.2011.03.012⟩. ⟨in2p3-00554921⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. Search for Diphoton Events with Large Missing Transverse Energy with 36 pb^-1 of 7 TeV Proton-Proton Collision Data with the ATLAS Detector. European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Springer Verlag (Germany), 2011, 71, pp.1744. ⟨10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1744-9⟩. ⟨in2p3-00606029⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Aubert, M. Aurousseau, N. Berger, J. Colas, et al.. Measurement of the centrality dependence of J/{\psi} yields and observation of Z production in lead-lead collisions with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Physics Letters B, Elsevier, 2011, 697, pp.294-312. ⟨10.1016/j.physletb.2011.02.006⟩. ⟨in2p3-00554929⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. Study of Jet Shapes in Inclusive Jet Production in pp Collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV using the ATLAS Detector. Physical Review D, American Physical Society, 2011, 83, pp.052003. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevD.83.052003⟩. ⟨in2p3-00553903⟩
  • G. Smadja, C. Cerna, A. Castera, A. Ealet. Frequency analysis of the noise in the fowler(n) sampling of a H2RG(2Kx2K) near-IR detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Elsevier, 2010, 622, pp.288-294. ⟨10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.271⟩. ⟨in2p3-00498217⟩
  • G. Aad, E. Abat, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, et al.. Charged-particle multiplicities in pp interactions at sqrt(s) = 900 GeV measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Physics Letters B, Elsevier, 2010, 688, pp.21-42. ⟨10.1016/j.physletb.2010.03.064⟩. ⟨in2p3-00464800⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. Measurement of the W -> lnu and Z/gamma* -> ll production cross sections in proton-proton collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer, 2010, 12, pp.060. ⟨10.1007/JHEP12(2010)060⟩. ⟨in2p3-00525581⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. Search for new particles in two-jet final states in 7 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society, 2010, 105, pp.161801. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.161801⟩. ⟨in2p3-00509903⟩
  • G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. Observation of a Centrality-Dependent Dijet Asymmetry in Lead-Lead Collisions at sqrt(S(NN))= 2.76 TeV with the ATLAS Detector at the LHC. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society, 2010, 105, pp.252303. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.252303⟩. ⟨in2p3-00541382⟩
  • G. Aad, E. Abat, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, et al.. Performance of the ATLAS Detector using First Collision Data. Journal of High Energy Physics, Springer, 2010, 09, 056 (66p.). ⟨10.1007/JHEP09(2010)056⟩. ⟨in2p3-00489869⟩
  • M.-H. Aumeunier, A. Ealet, E. Prieto, C. Cerna. Image Slicer Performances from a Demonstrator for the SNAP/JDEM Mission. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009, 121, pp.396-407. ⟨10.1086/598803⟩. ⟨in2p3-00390975⟩
  • G. Smadja, C. Cerna, A. Ealet. Measurement of the Non-Linearity and Interpixel Capacitance of a H2RG (2Kx2K) Near-IR Detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Elsevier, 2009, 610, pp.615-621. ⟨10.1016/j.nima.2009.08.070⟩. ⟨in2p3-00467907⟩
  • G. Smadja, C. Cerna, A. Ealet. Calibration and Interpixel Capacitance of a H2RG(2Kx2K) Near-IR Detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Elsevier, 2009, 610, pp.615-621. ⟨10.1016/j.nima.2009.08.070⟩. ⟨hal-00389202⟩
  • Z. Daraktchieva, C. Amsler, M. Avenier, C. Broggini, J. Busto, et al.. Low energy tracking and particles identification in the MUNU Time Projection Chamber at 1 bar: possible application in low energy solar neutrino spectroscopy. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, IOP Publishing, 2008, 35, pp.125107. ⟨10.1088/0954-3899/35/12/125107⟩. ⟨in2p3-00177843⟩
  • M. Aleksa, F. Astesan, D. Banfi, F. Barreiro, P. Barrillon, et al.. Construction, assembly and tests of the ATLAS electromagnetic end-cap calorimeters. Journal of Instrumentation, IOP Publishing, 2008, 3, pp.P06002. ⟨10.1088/1748-0221/3/06/P06002⟩. ⟨in2p3-00287389⟩
  • G. Aad, E. Abat, J. Abdallah, A.A. Abdelalim, Abdelmalek Abdesselam, et al.. The ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. Journal of Instrumentation, IOP Publishing, 2008, 3, pp.S08003. ⟨10.1088/1748-0221/3/08/S08003⟩. ⟨in2p3-00315956⟩
  • Z. Daraktchieva, C. Amsler, M. Avenier, C. Broggini, J. Busto, et al.. Final results on the neutrino magnetic moment from the MUNU experiment. Physics Letters B, Elsevier, 2005, 615, pp.153-159. ⟨10.1016/j.physletb.2005.04.030⟩. ⟨in2p3-00024188⟩
  • Z. Daraktchieva, J. Lamblin, O. Link, C. Amsler, M. Avenier, et al.. Limits on the neutrino magnetic moment from the MUNU experiment. Physics Letters B, Elsevier, 2003, 564, pp.190-198. ⟨10.1016/S0370-2693(03)00707-X⟩. ⟨in2p3-00013787⟩
  • C. Amsler, M. Avenier, C. Broggini, J. Busto, C. Cerna, et al.. A new measurment of the $\bar\nu_{e}e^{-}$ elastic cross section at very low energy. Physics Letters B, Elsevier, 2002, 545, pp.57-61. ⟨10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02560-1⟩. ⟨in2p3-00011916⟩
  • M. Avenier, C. Broggini, J. Busto, C. Cerna, V. Chazal, et al.. Sub MeV Particles Detection and Identification in the MUNU detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Elsevier, 2002, 482, pp.408-424. ⟨10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01520-0⟩. ⟨hal-00012231⟩

Conference papers12 documents

  • E. Prieto, J. Amiaux, J.-L. Auguères, J.- C. Barrière, C. Bonoli, et al.. Euclid near-infrared spectrophotometer instrument concept at the end of the phase A study. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, Jul 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands. pp.8442-29. ⟨in2p3-00716724⟩
  • C. Cerna, J.- C. Clemens, A. Ealet, G. Smadja, A. Castera, et al.. The EUCLID NISP Detectors System. High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy V, Jul 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands. pp.8453-36. ⟨in2p3-00716799⟩
  • G. Smadja, C. Cerna, A. Castera, A. Ealet. Extraction of the frequency spectrum of the noise of a HAWAII2RG NIR detector and impact on low-flux measurements. SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation 2010, Jun 2010, San-Diego, United States. ⟨in2p3-00506548⟩
  • C. Cerna, M. H. Aumeunier, E. Prieto, A. Ealet, P. Karst, et al.. Setup and Performances of the SNAP Spectrograph Demonstrator. SPIE Conference Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, Jun 2008, Marseille, France. pp.70101A, ⟨10.1117/12.789583⟩. ⟨in2p3-00467942⟩
  • C. Cerna. Performances of Teledyne FPA and the JDEM/SNAP Spectrograph Requirements. Astrophysics Detector Workshop 2008, Nov 2008, Nice, France. ⟨in2p3-00468774⟩
  • M.-H. Aumeunier, A. Ealet, P. Prieto, C. Cerna. First results for the spectro-photometry calibration of the SNAP spectrograph demonstrator in the visible range. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, Jun 2008, Marseille, France. pp.70103N, ⟨10.1117/12.789587⟩. ⟨in2p3-00468824⟩
  • C. Cerna, M.-H. Aumeunier, E. Prieto, A. Ealet, Pierre Karst, et al.. An Image slicer spectrograph demonstrator for the SNAP. SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation 2008, Jun 2008, Marseille, France. ⟨in2p3-00390942⟩
  • A. Ealet, E. Prieto, A. Bonissent, R. Malina, M.-H. Aumeunier, et al.. An integral field spectrograph for the SNAP mission. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation I: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, May 2006, Orlando, Floride, United States. pp.626533, ⟨10.1117/12.671465⟩. ⟨in2p3-00468190⟩
  • E. Pietro, A. Ealet, B. Millard, M.-H. Aumeunnier, A. Bonissent, et al.. An integral field spectrograph for SNAP. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter, May 2006, Orlando, Floride, United States. pp.701019. ⟨in2p3-00468108⟩
  • M.-H. Aumeunier, A. Ealet, E. Prieto, C. Cerna, C. Macaire, et al.. An integral field spectrograph with slicer for SNAP: Design and prototypes. Integral Field Spectroscopy: Techniques and Data Production, Jul 2005, Durham, United Kingdom. pp.285-289, ⟨10.1016/j.newar.2006.03.003⟩. ⟨in2p3-00089866⟩
  • C. Cerna. Study of low energy antineutrino-electron scattering and search for neutrino magnetic moment with MUNU detector. Rencontres de Moriond : Interactions Electrofaibles et Theories Unifiees 35, Mar 2000, Les Arcs, France. pp.4. ⟨in2p3-00004912⟩
  • C. Cerna. Etude de la diffusion ($\bar\nu_e$,e$^-$) et recherche du moment magnetique du neutrino aupres du detecteur MUNU. Journees Jeunes Chercheurs, Dec 1999, Ballaruc-Les-Bains, France. pp.35-36. ⟨in2p3-00007724⟩

Poster communications3 documents

  • F. Marmol, C. Cerna, A. Castera, A. Ealet. Comparison of hybrid and SIDECAR ASIC measurements. High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy V, Jul 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 8453, pp.845330, 2012, ⟨10.1117/12.926995⟩. ⟨in2p3-00716787⟩
  • C. Cerna. A Spectrograph for the Supernovae Acceleration Probe Project (SNAP. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, May 2006, Orlando, Floride, United States. ⟨in2p3-00468844⟩
  • C. Cerna. An IFU Spectrograph Demonstrator Based on Slicer Technology for the SNAP Mission. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, May 2006, Orlando, Floride, United States. ⟨in2p3-00468846⟩

Reports1 document

  • R. Laureijs, J. Amiaux, S. Arduini, J.-L. Auguères, J. Brinchmann, et al.. Euclid Definition Study Report. [Research Report] ESA/SRE(2011)12, 2011, 116 p. ⟨in2p3-00712239⟩

Theses1 document

  • Cedric Cerna. MUNU : Etude de la diffusion neutrino electron. Physique des Hautes Energies - Expérience [hep-ex]. Université Joseph-Fourier - Grenoble I, 2000. Français. ⟨tel-00000912⟩