• Multipurpose External Ion Microprobe for Irradiation and Analysis - MEXIA

  01.04.2026 - 31.03.2031 | 299,687.50 EUR

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• High resolution x-ray spectrometry with focused ion beams - Hi-REXS

  01.01.2020 - 31.12.2023 | 132,327.29 EUR

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• Support for Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices cutting-edge research - CEMS

  01.11.2017 - 30.11.2023 | 37,990,359.00 HRK

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Original scientific paper

• Setzu, Samuele; …; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; …; Dunatov, Toni; …; Fazinić, Stjepko; …; Provatas, Georgios; ... et al. | A procedure for rule extraction from a Self-Organising plasma disruption predictor for JET // Scientific reports, 16 (2026), 1; 16931, 21. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-38318-9

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• Mioković, Anja; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Fazinić, Stjepko; Rodriguez Ramos, Mauricio | The influence of multiple ionization and chemical effects on magnesium Kα X-ray spectra in high-resolution proton and alpha PIXE measurements // Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 41 (2026), 2; 666-674. doi: 10.1039/d5ja00382b

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• Stachura, R.; Banaś, D.; Kubala‐Kukuś, A.; Jagodziński, P.; Pajek, M.; Szary, K.; Stabrawa, I.; Biela‐Nowaczyk, W.; Aquilanti, G.; Božičević Mihalić, Iva et al. | Analysis of TiO2 and Ti Nanolayers Irradiated With Highly Charged Xeq+ Ions Using Synchrotron Radiation Based GIXRF Method // X-Ray Spectrometry, 55 (2025), 1; 83-91. doi: 10.1002/xrs.70029

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• Carington Masekane, Masedi; Bogdanović Radović, Iva; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Mioković, Anja; Jonas Moloi, Sabata; Msimanga, Mandla; Fazinić, Stjepko | Experimental subshell vacancies in a multiply ionised Sn atom by heavy ion impact // Radiation physics and chemistry (1993), 226 (2025), 112211, 9. doi: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.112211

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• Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Mioković, Anja; Masekane, Masedi Carington; Fazinić, Stjepko | Analysis of Cd and Ag clusters by concurrent standard and high-resolution micro-PIXE spectroscopy // Radiation physics and chemistry (1993), 229 (2025), 112480, 8. doi: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.112480

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• Vasiljević, Tea; Zapletal, Emilija; Tarle, Marko; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Gouasmia, Sabrina; Provatas, Georgios; Vuković Djerfi, Kristina; Müller, Danko; Hat, Koraljka; Lukšić, Ivica et al. | Targeting DAMPs by Aspirin Inhibits Head and Neck Cancer Stem Cells and Stimulates Radio-Sensitization to Proton Therapy // Cancers, 17 (2025), 13; 2157, 23. doi: 10.3390/cancers17132157

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• Bituh, Tomislav; Peco, Josip; Božićević Mihalić, Iva; Gouasmia, Sabrina; Grlić, Marija; Petrinec, Branko | Trace element and radiological characterisation of ash and soil at a legacy site in the former Raša coal-mining area // Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 75 (2024), 245-258. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2024-75-3897

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• Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Mioković, Anja; Rodriguez Ramos, Mauricio; Cosic, Donny; Mudronja, Domagoj; Tkalčević, Marija; Fazinić, Stjepko | Upgrade of the ion beam analysis end-station with the wavelength dispersive X-ray spectrometer for use with the focused MeV ion beams // Measurement, 238 (2024), 115325, 11. doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2024.115325

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• (JET Contributors) Murari, Andrea; Rossi, Riccardo; Craciunescu, Teddy; Vega, Jesús; JET Contributors; Gelfusa, Michela | A control oriented strategy of disruption prediction to avoid the configuration collapse of tokamak reactors // Nature communications, 15 (2024), 1; 2424, 19. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46242-7

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• (JET Contributors) Maggi, C.F.; Abate, D.; Abid, N.; (...); Božičević Mihalić, Iva; (...) ; Dunatov, Toni; (...) ; Fazinić, Stjepko; (...) et al. | Overview of T and D–T results in JET with ITER-like wall // Nuclear fusion, 64 (2024), 11; 112012, 32. doi: 10.1088/1741-4326/ad3e16

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• (JET Contributors) Kong, M.; Nardon, E.; Bonfiglio, D.; Hoelzl, M.; Hu, D. | 3D MHD modelling of plasmoid drift following massive material injection in a tokamak // Nuclear fusion, 65 (2024), 1; 016042, 14. doi: 10.1088/1741-4326/ad96ca

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• (JET Contributors) Chomiczewska, A.; Tala, T.; Gromelski, W.; Ivanova-Stanik, I.; Kowalska-Strzęciwilk, E.; Wendler, N.; Carvalho, I.S.; Carvalho, P.; Coffey, I.; Kirjasuo, A. et al. | Impurity study in the dimensionless and dimensional isotope identity experiment between JET Deuterium and Tritium L-mode plasmas // Nuclear fusion, 65 (2024), 1; 016045, 14. doi: 10.1088/1741-4326/ad9758

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• Fazinić, Stjepko; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Mioković, Anja; Rodriguez Ramos, Mauricio; Petric, Marko | Influence of chemical effects on Al high-resolution Kα X-ray spectra in proton and alpha particle induced X-ray spectra // Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 38 (2023), 10; 2179-2187. doi: 10.1039/d3ja00178d

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• Stachura, R.; Banaś, D.; Kubala-Kukuś, A.; Stabrawa, I.; Jagodziński, P.; Szary, K.; Foks, A.; Braziewicz, J.; Semaniak, J.; Pajek, M. et al. | Analysis of Ti nanolayers irradiated with Xeq＋ ions using synchrotron radiation based X-ray reflectometry // Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 536 (2023), 126-131. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2023.01.006

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• Jakšić, Milko; Provatas, Georgios; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Crnjac, Andreo; Cosic, Donny; Dunatov, Toni; Romanenko, Oleksandr; Siketić, Zdravko | The dual ion beam microprobe // Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 539 (2023), 120-126. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2023.03.031

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• Dominici, Clarissa; Stani, Chiaramaria; Bonanni, Valentina; Rossini, Matteo; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Provatas, Georgios; Fazinić, Stjepko; Boschin, Francesco; Gianoncelli, Alessandra; Vaccari, Lisa | Combining SR-FTIR, SR-LEXRF and PIXE microscopies for residue analysis on Palaeolithic stone artefacts // European physical journal plus, 138 (2023), 8; 742, 12. doi: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04320-7

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• Majer, Marija; Pasariček, Luka; Knežević Medija, Željka; Bokulić, Tomislav; Provatas, Georgios; Božičević Mihalić, Iva | Relative efficiency of radiophotoluminescent glass detectors in low energy ion beams // Radiation measurements, 166 (2023), 106973, 9. doi: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2023.106973

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• Heirwegh, Christopher M.; Petric, Marko; Fazinić, Stjepko; Kavčič, Matjaž; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Schneider, Jordan; Zamboni, Ivana; Campbell, John L. | Corrigendum to “Multiple ionization X-ray satellites of magnesium, aluminum and silicon in alpha particle PIXE” [Nucl. Inst. Methods Phys. Res., B 428C (2018) 9–16] // Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 526 (2022), 60-61. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2022.06.014

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• (JET Contributors) Mailloux, J. ; (...) ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva ; (...) ; Dunatov, Toni ; (...) ; Fazinić, Stjepko ; (...) ; Provatas, Georgios ; (...) et al. | Overview of JET results for optimising ITER operation // Nuclear fusion, 62 (2022), 4; 042026, 10. doi: 10.1088/1741-4326/ac47b4

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• (JET Contributors) Vega, J.; Murari, A.; Dormido-Canto, S.; Rattá, G. A.; GelfusaM.; (...).; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; (...); Dunatov, Toni; (...) et al. | Disruption prediction with artificial intelligence techniques in tokamak plasmas // Nature physics, 18 (2022), 7; 741-750. doi: 10.1038/s41567-022-01602-2

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• (JET Contributors) Mazzi, S. ; Garcia, J. ; Zarzoso, D. ; Kazakov, Ye. O. ; Ongena, J. ; Dreval, M. ; Nocente, M. ; Stancar, Z. ; Szepesi, G. ; Eriksson, J. et al. | Enhanced performance in fusion plasmas through turbulence suppression by megaelectronvolt ions // Nature physics, 18 (2022), 7; 776-782. doi: 10.1038/s41567-022-01626-8

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• (EUROFUSION) Fazinić, Stjepko; Provatas, Georgios; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Tadić, Tonči; Rubel, Marek; Grzonka, Justyna; Petersson, Per; Widdowson, Anna; Moon, Sunwoo; Fortuna-Zaleśna, Elzbieta | Dust Monitors in JET with ITER-like Wall for Diagnosis of Mobilized Particles and Co-Deposited Layers // Materials, 15 (2022), 23; 8353, 7. doi: 10.3390/ma15238353

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• Fazinić, Stjepko ; Mihalić, Iva Božičević ; Kavčič, Matjaž ; Petric, Marko | Chemical sensitivity of the Kα X-ray emission of Ti and Cr compounds induced by 2 MeV protons // Spectrochimica acta. Part B, Atomic spectroscopy, 195 (2022), 106506, 7. doi: 10.1016/j.sab.2022.106506

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• Cureatz, Daniel J.T. ; Kavčič, Matjaž ; Petric, Marko ; Isaković, Kristina ; Mihalić, Iva Božičević ; Ramos, Mauricio Rodriguez ; Fazinić, Stjepko ; Campbell, John L. | Improving the accuracy of alpha particle induced X-ray emission analysis: The role of multiple ionization K X-ray satellites // Spectrochimica acta. Part B, Atomic spectroscopy, 194 (2022), 106483, 10. doi: 10.1016/j.sab.2022.106483

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• Śliż-Szpytma, Patrycja; Lankosz, Marek; Dudała, Joanna; Adamek, Dariusz; Radwanska, Edyta; Kwinta, Borys; Jakšić, Milko; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Provatas, Georgios | Sub-cellular elemental imaging of human muscle tissues affected by neuromuscular diseases // Nukleonika, 66 (2021), 4; 159-164. doi: 10.2478/nuka-2021-0024

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• Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Fazinić, Stjepko; Barac, Marko; Karydas, Andreas Germanos; Migliori, Alessandro; Doračić, Damir; Desnica, Vladan; Mudronja, Domagoj; Krstić, Dragica | Multivariate analysis of PIXE + XRF and PIXE spectral images // Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 36 (2021), 3; 654-667. doi: 10.1039/d0ja00529k

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• (JET contributors) Fazinić, Stjepko ; Božičević-Mihalić, Iva ; Provatas, Georgios ; Tadić, Tonči ; Rubel, Marek ; Fortuna-Zaleśna, Elżbieta ; Widdowson, Anna ; JET contributors | Micro-analyses of dust particles generated in the JET tokamak with the ITER-like wall // Nuclear fusion, 60 (2020), 12; 126031, 10. doi: 10.1088/1741-4326/abb53d

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• Basioli, Lovro ; Sancho-Parramon, Jordi ; Despoja, Vito ; Fazinić, Stjepko ; Bogdanović Radović, Iva ; Božićević Mihalić, Iva ; Salamon, Krešimir ; Nekić, Nikolina ; Ivanda, Mile ; Dražić, Goran et al. | Ge Quantum Dots Coated with Metal Shells (Al, Ta, and Ti) Embedded in Alumina Thin Films for Solar Energy Conversion // ACS applied nano materials, 3 (2020), 9; 8640-8650. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.0c01333

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• Stachura, R. ; Kubala-Kukuś, A. ; Banaś, D. ; Stabrawa, I. ; Szary, K. ; Jagodziński, P. ; Aquilanti, G. ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva ; Pajek, M. ; Semaniak, J. et al. | Application of Synchrotron Radiation Based X-ray Reflectometry in Analysis of TiO2 Nanolayers, Unmodified and Irradiated with Xeq+ Ions // Acta Physica Polonica. A, 137 (2020), 1; 38-43. doi: 10.12693/aphyspola.137.38

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• Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Fazinić, Stjepk ; Cosic, Domagoj | High resolution K X-ray spectra of selected silicates induced by MeV proton and carbon micro-beams // Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 417 (2018), 70-74. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2017.08.016

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• Heirwegha, Christopher M. ; Petric, Marko ; Fazinić, Stjepko ; Kavčič, Matjaž ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva ; Schneidera, Jordan ; Zamboni, Ivana ; Campbell, John L. | Multiple ionization X-ray satellites of magnesium, aluminum and silicon in alpha particle PIXE // Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 428 (2018), 9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2018.05.005

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• Karlušić, Marko ; Fazinić, Stjepko ; Siketić, Zdravko ; Tadić, Tonči ; Čosić, Donny Domagoj ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva ; Zamboni, Ivana ; Jakšić, Milko ; Schleberger, Marika | Monitoring Ion Track Formation Using In Situ RBS/c, ToF-ERDA, and HR-PIXE // Materials, 10 (2017), 9; 1041-1-1041-13. doi: 10.3390/ma10091041

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• Uhlir, K. ; Padilla-Alvarez, R. ; Migliori, A. ; Karydas, A.G. ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva ; Jakšić, Milko ; Zamboni, Ivana ; Lehmann, R. ; Stelter, M. ; Griesser, M. et al. | The mystery of mercury-layers on ancient coins — A multianalytical study on the Sasanian coins under the Reign of Khusro II // Microchemical journal, 125 (2016), 159-169. doi: 10.1016/j.microc.2015.10.024

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• Medunić, Gordana ; Ahel, Marijan ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva ; Gaurina Srček, Višnja ; Kopjar, Nevenka ; Fiket, Željka ; Bituh, Tomislav ; Mikac, Iva | Toxic airborne S, PAH, and trace element legacy of the superhighorganic- sulphur Raša coal combustion: cytotoxicity and genotoxicity assessment of soil and ash // Science of the total environment, 566–567 (2016), 306-319. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.096

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• Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Fazinić, Stjepko; Tadić, Tonči; Cosic, Donny; Jakšić, Milko | Study of ion beam induced chemical effects in silicon with a downsized high resolution X-ray spectrometer for use with focused ion beams // Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 31 (2016), 2293-2304. doi: 10.1039/C6JA00276E

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• Stoytschew, Valentin ; Schulte-Borchers, M. ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva ; Perez, R.D. | New type of capillary for use as ion beam collimator and air-vacuum interface // Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 380 (2016), 99-102. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2016.05.014

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• Fazinić, Stjepko; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Tadić, Tonči; Cosic, Domagoj; Mudronja, Domagoj | Wavelength dispersive μPIXE setup for the ion microprobe // Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 363 (2015), 61-65. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2015.07.052

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• Fazinić, Stjepko ; Mandić, Luka ; Tadić, Tonči ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva | Influence of K-edge absorption on Kβ X-ray spectra of Ti and V induced by the proton impact // Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 297 (2013), 94-101. doi: 10.1016/j.nimb.2012.12.042

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• Fazinić, Stjepko ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva ; Mandić, Luka | Influence of chemical environment on the analysis of X-ray spectra of thick pellet samples containing 3d transition metal compounds // Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 28 (2013), 11; 1725-1733. doi: 10.1039/C3JA50230A

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• Bogdanović-Radović, Ivančica ; Buljan, Maja ; Karlušić, Marko ; Skukan, Natko ; Božičević, Iva ; Jakšić, Milko ; Radić, Nikola ; Dražič, Goran ; Bernstorff, Sigrid | Conditions for formation of germanium quantum dots in amorphous matrices by MeV ions: Comparison with standard thermal annealing // Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics, 86 (2012), 165316-1-165316-8. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.86.165316

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• Tadić, Tonči ; Božičević, Iva ; Jakšić, Milko | Compact crystal spectrometers for ion microbeam WDX–PIXE applications // X-Ray Spectrometry, 40 (2011), 3; 147-152. doi: 10.1002/xrs.1325

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• Fazinić, Stjepko ; Mandić, Luka ; Kavčič, Matjaž ; Božičević, Iva | Parametrization of Kβ′′ and Kβ2, 5 X-ray contributions in Kβ spectra of 3d transition metal compounds // Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 26 (2011), 2467-2476. doi: 10.1039/C1JA10176E

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• Fazinić, Stjepko ; Mandić, Luka ; Kavčič, Matjaž ; Božičević, Iva | Crossover and valence band Kβ X-rays of chromium oxides // Spectrochimica acta. Part B, Atomic spectroscopy, 66 (2011), 461-469. doi: 10.1016/j.sab.2011.05.007

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• Mudronja, Domagoj ; Jakšić, Milko ; Fazinić, Stjepko ; Božičević, Iva ; Desnica, Vladan ; Woodhead, Jon ; Stos-Gale, Zofia | Croatian Appoxiomenos alloy composition and lead provenance study // Journal of archaeological science, 37 (2010), 7; 1396-1402. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.12.043

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• Tadić, Tonči ; Jakšić, Milko ; Božičević, Iva | X-ray tracing study of crystal spectrometers for WDXRS application // X-Ray Spectrometry, 38 (2009), 222-228. doi: 10.1002/xrs.1155

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Conference abstract

• Majer, Marija;Pasariček, Luka; Knežević, Željka; Bokulić, Tomislav; Provatas, Georgios; Božićević Mihalić, Iva | Relative efficiency of radiophotoluminescent glass detectors in low energy ion beams // Radiation measurements, SI, 2023. str. 1-1

Unpublished conference paper

• Fazinić, Stjepko; Tadić, Tonči; Bogdanović Radović, Ivančica; Božičević Mihalić, Iva; Čosić, Donny Domagoj; Dunatov, Toni; Jakšić, Milko; Provatas, Georgios; Siketić, Zdravko; Vićentijević, Milan | Applications of the RBI Tandem Accelerator Facility to fusion energy related research // INTERNATIONAL TOPICAL MEETING ON NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS OF ACCELERATORS | Norfolk (VA), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 15.03.2024-21.03.2024

• Majer, Marija; Pasariček, Luka; Knežević Medija, Željka; Bokulić, Tomislav; Provatas, Georgios; Božičević Mihalić, Iva | Relative efficiency of radiophotoluminescent glass detectors in low energy ion beams // 20th International Conference on Solid State Dosimetry | Viareggio, Italija, 17.09.2023-23.09.2023

• Medunić, Gordana ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva ; Janeš, Magdalena ; Aquilanti, Giuliana ; Czyzycki, Mateusz ; Singh, Asha Lata ; Singh, Prakash ; Rai, Shweta ; Rai, Ankita | Pollution of Croatian Mediterranean soil with sulfur from high-S coal: soil and coal sulfur speciation (XANES) and soil bioremediation (bacterial biomass) // RemTechExpo 2018 | Ferrara, Italija, 19.09.2018-21.09.2018

Master's thesis (university)

• Grlić, Marija | Uporaba nuklearne analitičke metode PIXE u istraživanju okoliša na primjeru kemizma tla / Medunić, Gordana ; Božičević Mihalić, Iva (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2021

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