Miguel Reis Orcinha
Fellow at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
Member of Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Collaboration (AMS-02), Member of European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) and Associated Researcher at Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP)
Research Interests
- Solar Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays
- Computational Physics
- Astroparticle Physics
- Statistics
- Particle Physics
Selected Publications
- Evidence for a Time Lag in Solar modulation of galactic cosmic
rays Article
N. Tomassetti, M. Orcinha, F. Barao, B. Bertucci, ApJL, 849 (2017) L32 - Testing
Diffusion of Cosmic Rays in the Heliosphere with Proton and Helium Data from AMS Article
N. Tomassetti, F. Barao, B. Bertucci, E. Fiandrini, J. L. Figueiredo, J. B. Lousada, M. Orcinha, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121 (2018) 251104 - Numerical modeling of cosmic-ray transport in the
heliopshere and interpretation of proton and helium fluxes in Solar Cycle 24 Article
N. Tomassetti, F. Barao, B. Bertucci, E. Fiandrini, M. Orcinha, Advances in Space Research 64 (2019) 2477-2489 - Periodicities in the Daily Proton Fluxes from 2011 to 2019 Measured by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the
International Space Station from 1 to 100 GV Article
M. Aguilar et al. (AMS Collaboration), Phys. Rev. Lett. 127 (2021) 271102 - Observation of Fine Time Structures in the Cosmic Proton and Helium Fluxes
with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station Article
M. Aguilar et. al. (AMS Collaboration), Phys. Rev. Lett. 121 (2018) 051101 - Observation of a time lag in solar modulation of cosmic rays in the heliosphere Article
M. Orcinha, N. Tomassetti, F. Barão and B. Bertucci, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1181 (2019) 1, 012013, 26th Extended European Cosmic Ray Symposium and 35th Russian Cosmic Ray Conference, Barnaul - Belokurikha - Altai Mountains, Russia, July 6 - 10, (2018)
Education
Ph.D. in Physics (Feb 2023)
- Study of solar modulation effects on cosmic ray fluxes measured by the AMS experiment
- Supervisor: Fernando José de Carvalho Barão
- Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Classification: Pass with Distinction
- Thesis
M.Sc. in Engineering Physics (Nov 2014)
- Solar modulation studies and proton-electron separation with the AMS/RICH detector
- Supervisor: Fernando José de Carvalho Barão
- Co-supervisor: Maria Luísa Ferreira da Gama Velho Arruda
- Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
- Thesis
B.Sc. in Engineering Physics (Sep 2011)
- Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Grants
Assegno di Ricerca (Research Grant) (Apr 2024 - Apr 2026)
- Studio della radiazione cosmica
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy, Bando nº 26050 del 27/10/2023
Assegno di Ricerca (Research Grant) (Apr 2023 - Apr 2024)
- Studio fenomenologico della modulazione solare dei raggi cosmici galattici
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy, D.R. 3437 del 13.12.2022
Ph.D. Grant (Mar 2015 - Mar 2019)
- Studio fenomenologico della modulazione solare dei raggi cosmici galattici
- FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, SFRH/BD/104462/2014
Awards
Diploma for Teaching Excellence @ Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
- 2021 / 2022 for Computational Physics
- 2020 / 2021 for Computational Physics
- 2018 / 2019 for Computational Physics
- 2016 / 2017 for Computational Physics
- 2015 / 2016 for Computational Physics
Supervision
Margherita Fioroni (M.Sc.) “ Studio della variabilità dei raggi cosmici a varie scale temporali (ongoing) ”
- Laurea Magistrale in Fisica (M.Sc. in Physics)
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nicola Tomassetti
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Miguel Orcinha
- Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Rafael Parente (B.Sc.) “ Time Variability of Cosmic Ray Fluxes ”
- 1st Cycle Integrated Project in Engineering Physics - Bologna B.Sc. in Engineering Physics
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Fernando Barão
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Miguel Orcinha
- Defense: 23 Jun 2023
- Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Teaching
Computational Physics @ Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Laboratory classes for B.Sc. in Physics Engineering:
- Feb 2022 - Jul 2022 as a Teaching Assistant
- Sep 2021 - Feb 2022 as a Teaching Assistant
- Sep 2020 - Mar 2021 as a Teaching Assistant
- Sep 2018 - Feb 2019 as a Teaching Collaborator
- Sep 2016 - Feb 2017 as a Teaching Collaborator
- Sep 2015 - Feb 2016 as a Teaching Collaborator
Electromagnetism and Optics @ Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Problem classes for B.Sc. in Industrial Management and Engineering & B.Sc. in Telecommunications and Informatics Engineering:
- Sep 2020 - Mar 2021 as a Teaching Assistant
Electromagnetism and Optics @ Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Laboratory classes for Bologna B.Sc. Biomedics Engineering & Bologna B.Sc. Applied Mathematics to Computers:
- Sep 2020 - Mar 2021 as a Teaching Assistant
Laboratory of Radiation and Atomic Physics @ Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Laboratory classes for B.Sc. Physics Engineering:
- Sep 2017 - Feb 2018 as a Teaching Collaborator
Laboratory of Advanced Experimental Physics @ Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Laboratory classes for B.Sc. Physics Engineering:
- May 2021 preparation and guidance of “Cosmic Ray Lab - LIP” set of experiments
- May 2019 preparation and guidance of “Cosmic Ray Lab - LIP” set of experiments
- May 2018 preparation and guidance of “Cosmic Ray Lab - LIP” set of experiments
- May 2017 preparation and guidance of “Cosmic Ray Lab - LIP” set of experiments
- May 2016 preparation and guidance of “Cosmic Ray Lab - LIP” set of experiments