Jiří Pechoušek

Email: pechous@prfnw.upol.cz
Address
: Slechtitelu 11,  783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Phone: (+420) 58 563 4949
Fax: (+420) 58 563 4958

 

Research Activities:
Development and application of LabVIEW-based measuring systems; virtual instrumentation, Mössbauer spectrometers, Specific surface area measurement and porosity characterization, physisorption and chemisorption

Professional:
Mgr.: 
2001 Applied physics, Palacký University
Ph.D.: 2006 Instrumental physics, Palacký University

International experience:
Qantachrome’s Autosorb instrument training, Boynton Beach, Florida, USA, 7. 2. – 10. 2. 2011

International conferences:
Active participation and presentation of scientifical and technical results on international conferences.
2004     MSMS (Mössbauer Spectrometry in the Material Science), Všemina, Czech Republic
2005     REV (Remote Engineering and Virtual instrumentation), Brasov, Romania.
2006     LACAME (Latin American Conference on the Application of the Mössbauer Effect), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2008     REV (Remote Engineering and Virtual instrumentation), Düsseldorf, Germany.
2009     REV (Remote Engineering and Virtual instrumentation), Bridgeport, CT, USA.
2009 ICAME (International Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect), Vienna, Austria.
2010     REV (Remote Engineering and Virtual instrumentation), Stockholm, Sweden.

Publication activities:
J. Pechousek, “Application of Virtual Instrumentation in Nuclear Physics Experiments” In: LabVIEW – Practical Applications and Solutions, ed. Folea Silviu, 2011, ISBN: 978-953-307-650-8, In Tech. Availablefrom: http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/application-of-virtual-instrumentation-in-nuclear-physics-experiments

Selected publications:

  •  J. Pechousek, M. Mashlan: Mössbauer spectrometer in the PXI/CompactPCI modular system. Czech. J. Phys. 55, No. 7 (2005) 853-863. 
  • M. Mashlan, A. Kholmetskii, V. Yevdokimov, J. Pechousek, O. Verich, R. Zboril, R. Tsonchev: Mössbauer spectrometer with resonant detector. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B 243 (2005) 241-246. 
  • M. Hermanek, R. Zboril, I. Medrik, J. Pechousek, C. Gregor: Catalytic efficiency of iron(III) oxides in decomposition of hydrogen peroxide: Competition between the surface area and crystallinity of nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society 129(35) (2007) 10929-10936.
  • J. Pechousek, R. Prochazka, M. Mashlan, D. Jancik, J. Frydrych: Digital proportional-integral-derivative velocity controller of a Mössbauer spectrometer. Meas. Sci. Technol. 20 (2009) 017001 (4pp).
  • J. Pechousek, D. Jancik, V. Evdokimov, R. Prochazka: Velocity driving system for an in-field Mössbauer spectrometer. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B 267 (2009) 846-848.
  • J. Pechousek, R. Prochazka, D. Jancik, M. Mashlan and J. Frydrych: Universal LabVIEW-powered Mössbauer spectrometer based on the USB, PCI or PXI devices. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 217 (2010) 012006.
  • M. Hermanek, P. Hermankova and J. Pechousek: Quasi-isothermal decomposition – a way to nanocrystalline mesoporous-like Fe2O3 catalyst for rapid heterogeneous decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. J. Mat. Chem. 20 (2010) 3709-3715.
  • J. Pechousek, R. Prochazka, J. Cuda, J. Frydrych and D. Jancik: Investigation of the Mössbauer spectrum quality as a dependence on the frequency of the velocity signal. AIP Conference proceedings 1258 (2010) 134-142.
  •  J. Pechousek, R. Prochazka, V. Prochazka and J Frydrych: Virtual instrumentation technique used in the nuclear digital signal processing system design: Energy and time measurement tests. Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 637 (2011) 200-205.

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Publications

2011

  • [DOI] J. Pechousek, R. Prochazka, V. Prochazka, and J. Frydrych, “Virtual instrumentation technique used in the nuclear digital signal
    processing system design: Energy and time measurement tests,” NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION
    A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
    , vol. 637, iss. 1, pp. 200-205, 2011.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000289608000026,
    Author = Pechousek, J. and Prochazka, R. and Prochazka, V. and Frydrych, J.,
    Title = Virtual instrumentation technique used in the nuclear digital signal
       processing system design: Energy and time measurement tests,
    Journal = NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS \& METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION
       A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT,
    Year = 2011,
    Volume = 637,
    Number = 1,
    Pages = 200-205,
    Month = MAY 1,
    DOI = 10.1016/j.nima.2011.02.024,
    ISSN = 0168-9002,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000289608000026,
    

2010

  • [DOI] J. Frydrych, L. Machala, M. Hermanek, I. Medrik, M. Mashlan, J. Tucek, J. Pechousek, and V. K. Sharma, “A nanocrystalline hematite film prepared from iron(III) chloride
    precursor,” THIN SOLID FILMS, vol. 518, iss. 21, pp. 5916-5919, 2010.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000280989100008,
    Author = Frydrych, Jiri and Machala, Libor and Hermanek, Martin and Medrik, Ivo
       and Mashlan, Miroslav and Tucek, Jiri and Pechousek, Jiri and Sharma,
       Virender K.,
    Title = A nanocrystalline hematite film prepared from iron(III) chloride
       precursor,
    Journal = THIN SOLID FILMS,
    Year = 2010,
    Volume = 518,
    Number = 21,
    Pages = 5916-5919,
    Month = AUG 31,
    DOI = 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.05.081,
    ISSN = 0040-6090,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000280989100008,
    
  • [DOI] C. Gregor, M. Hermanek, D. Jancik, J. Pechousek, J. Filip, J. Hrbac, and R. Zboril, “The Effect of Surface Area and Crystal Structure on the Catalytic
    Efficiency of Iron(III) Oxide Nanoparticles in Hydrogen Peroxide
    Decomposition,” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, iss. 16, pp. 2343-2351, 2010.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000278888300003,
    Author = Gregor, Cenek and Hermanek, Martin and Jancik, Dalibor and Pechousek,
       Jiri and Filip, Jan and Hrbac, Jan and Zboril, Radek,
    Title = The Effect of Surface Area and Crystal Structure on the Catalytic
       Efficiency of Iron(III) Oxide Nanoparticles in Hydrogen Peroxide
       Decomposition,
    Journal = EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY,
    Year = 2010,
    Number = 16,
    Pages = 2343-2351,
    Month = JUN,
    DOI = 10.1002/ejic.200901066,
    ISSN = 1434-1948,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000278888300003,
    
  • [DOI] R. Prochazka, P. Tucek, J. Tucek, J. Marek, M. Mashlan, and J. Pechousek, “Statistical analysis and digital processing of the Mossbauer spectra,” MEASUREMENT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 21, iss. 2, 2010.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000273729300008,
    Author = Prochazka, Roman and Tucek, Pavel and Tucek, Jiri and Marek, Jaroslav
       and Mashlan, Miroslav and Pechousek, Jiri,
    Title = Statistical analysis and digital processing of the Mossbauer spectra,
    Journal = MEASUREMENT SCIENCE \& TECHNOLOGY,
    Year = 2010,
    Volume = 21,
    Number = 2,
    Month = FEB,
    DOI = 10.1088/0957-0233/21/2/025107,
    Article-Number = 025107,
    ISSN = 0957-0233,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000273729300008,
    
  • [DOI] J. Pechousek, R. Prochazka, D. Jancik, J. Frydrych, and M. Mashlan, “Universal LabVIEW-powered Mossbauer spectrometer based on USB, PCI or
    PXI devices,” in INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE APPLICATIONS OF THE MOSSBAUER EFFECT
    (ICAME 2009)
    , 2010.
    [Bibtex]
    @inproceedings ISI:000287181700006,
    Author = Pechousek, J. and Prochazka, R. and Jancik, D. and Frydrych, J. and
       Mashlan, M.,
    Editor = Muller, H and Reissner, M and Steiner, W and Wiesinger, G,
    Title = Universal LabVIEW-powered Mossbauer spectrometer based on USB, PCI or
       PXI devices,
    Booktitle = INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE APPLICATIONS OF THE MOSSBAUER EFFECT
       (ICAME 2009),
    Series = Journal of Physics Conference Series,
    Year = 2010,
    Volume = 217,
    Note = International Conference on the Applications of the Mossbauer Effect,
       Vienna Univ Technol, Vienna, AUSTRIA, JUL 19-24, 2009,
    DOI = 10.1088/1742-6596/217/1/012006,
    Article-Number = 012006,
    ISSN = 1742-6588,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000287181700006,
    
  • [DOI] M. Hermanek, P. Hermankova, and J. Pechousek, “Quasi-isothermal decomposition: a way to nanocrystalline mesoporous-like
    Fe(2)O(3) catalyst for rapid heterogeneous decomposition of hydrogen
    peroxide,” JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY, vol. 20, iss. 18, pp. 3709-3715, 2010.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000277086200025,
    Author = Hermanek, Martin and Hermankova, Pavla and Pechousek, Jiri,
    Title = Quasi-isothermal decomposition: a way to nanocrystalline mesoporous-like
       Fe(2)O(3) catalyst for rapid heterogeneous decomposition of hydrogen
       peroxide,
    Journal = JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY,
    Year = 2010,
    Volume = 20,
    Number = 18,
    Pages = 3709-3715,
    DOI = 10.1039/c000632g,
    ISSN = 0959-9428,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000277086200025,
    
  • [DOI] J. Pechousek, R. Prochazka, J. Cuda, J. Frydrych, and D. Jancik, “Investigation of the Mossbauer Spectrum Quality as a Dependence on the
    Frequency of the Velocity Signal,” in MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE – 2010, 2010, pp. 134-142.
    [Bibtex]
    @inproceedings ISI:000281606200019,
    Author = Pechousek, J. and Prochazka, R. and Cuda, J. and Frydrych, J. and
       Jancik, D.,
    Editor = Tucek, J and Miglierini, M,
    Title = Investigation of the Mossbauer Spectrum Quality as a Dependence on the
       Frequency of the Velocity Signal,
    Booktitle = MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE - 2010,
    Series = AIP Conference Proceedings,
    Year = 2010,
    Volume = 1258,
    Pages = 134-142,
    Note = International Conference on Mossbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science,
       Liptovsky Jan, SLOVAKIA, JAN 31-FEB 05, 2010,
    DOI = 10.1063/1.3473890,
    ISSN = 0094-243X,
    ISBN = 978-0-7354-0806-7,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000281606200019,
    
  • [DOI] R. Prochazka, J. Pechousek, and J. Frydrych, “Development of the Fast Scintillation Detector with Programmable High
    Voltage Adjustment Suitable for Mossbauer Spectroscopy,” in MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE – 2010, 2010, pp. 143-149.
    [Bibtex]
    @inproceedings ISI:000281606200020,
    Author = Prochazka, R. and Pechousek, J. and Frydrych, J.,
    Editor = Tucek, J and Miglierini, M,
    Title = Development of the Fast Scintillation Detector with Programmable High
       Voltage Adjustment Suitable for Mossbauer Spectroscopy,
    Booktitle = MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE - 2010,
    Series = AIP Conference Proceedings,
    Year = 2010,
    Volume = 1258,
    Pages = 143-149,
    Note = International Conference on Mossbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science,
       Liptovsky Jan, SLOVAKIA, JAN 31-FEB 05, 2010,
    DOI = 10.1063/1.3473891,
    ISSN = 0094-243X,
    ISBN = 978-0-7354-0806-7,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000281606200020,
    

2009

  • [DOI] J. Pechousek, D. Jancik, V. Evdokimov, and R. Prochazka, “Velocity driving system for an in-field Mossbauer spectrometer,” NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM
    INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
    , vol. 267, iss. 5, pp. 846-848, 2009.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000264984600021,
    Author = Pechousek, Jiri and Jancik, Dalibor and Evdokimov, Viktor and Prochazka,
       Roman,
    Title = Velocity driving system for an in-field Mossbauer spectrometer,
    Journal = NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS \& METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM
       INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS,
    Year = 2009,
    Volume = 267,
    Number = 5,
    Pages = 846-848,
    Month = MAR,
    DOI = 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.01.033,
    ISSN = 0168-583X,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000264984600021,
    
  • [DOI] J. Pechousek, R. Prochazka, M. Mashlan, D. Jancik, and J. Frydrych, “Digital proportional-integral-derivative velocity controller of a
    Mossbauer spectrometer,” MEASUREMENT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 20, iss. 1, 2009.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000261627800038,
    Author = Pechousek, J. and Prochazka, R. and Mashlan, M. and Jancik, D. and
       Frydrych, J.,
    Title = Digital proportional-integral-derivative velocity controller of a
       Mossbauer spectrometer,
    Journal = MEASUREMENT SCIENCE \& TECHNOLOGY,
    Year = 2009,
    Volume = 20,
    Number = 1,
    Month = JAN,
    DOI = 10.1088/0957-0233/20/1/017001,
    Article-Number = 017001,
    ISSN = 0957-0233,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000261627800038,
    

2008

  • J. Frydrych, M. Mashlan, J. Pechousek, and D. Jancik, “Conversion Electron Detectors for (57)Fe Mossbauer Measurements,” in MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE 2008, 2008, pp. 170-184.
    [Bibtex]
    @inproceedings ISI:000262290200021,
    Author = Frydrych, J. and Mashlan, M. and Pechousek, J. and Jancik, D.,
    Editor = Mashlan, M and Zboril, R,
    Title = Conversion Electron Detectors for (57)Fe Mossbauer Measurements,
    Booktitle = MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE 2008,
    Series = AIP Conference Proceedings,
    Year = 2008,
    Volume = 1070,
    Pages = 170-184,
    Note = International Conference on Mossbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science,
       Hlohovec u Breclavi, CZECH REPUBLIC, JUN 16-20, 2008,
    ISSN = 0094-243X,
    ISBN = 978-0-7354-0601-8,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000262290200021,
    

2007

  • [DOI] M. Hermanek, R. Zboril, N. Medrik, J. Pechousek, and C. Gregor, “Catalytic efficiency of iron(III) oxides in decomposition of hydrogen
    peroxide: Competition between the surface area and crystallinity of
    nanoparticles,” JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 129, iss. 35, pp. 10929-10936, 2007.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000249208300060,
    Author = Hermanek, Martin and Zboril, Radek and Medrik, No and Pechousek, Jiri
       and Gregor, Cenek,
    Title = Catalytic efficiency of iron(III) oxides in decomposition of hydrogen
       peroxide: Competition between the surface area and crystallinity of
       nanoparticles,
    Journal = JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY,
    Year = 2007,
    Volume = 129,
    Number = 35,
    Pages = 10929-10936,
    Month = SEP 5,
    DOI = 10.1021/ja072918x,
    ISSN = 0002-7863,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000249208300060,
    
  • [DOI] J. Pechousek, M. Mashlan, J. Frydrych, D. Jancik, and R. Prochazka, “Improving detector signal processing with pulse height analysis in
    Mossbauer spectrometers,” HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS, vol. 175, iss. 1-3, pp. 1-8, 2007.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000256911000001,
    Author = Pechousek, Jiri and Mashlan, Miroslav and Frydrych, Jiri and Jancik,
       Dalibor and Prochazka, Roman,
    Title = Improving detector signal processing with pulse height analysis in
       Mossbauer spectrometers,
    Journal = HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS,
    Year = 2007,
    Volume = 175,
    Number = 1-3,
    Pages = 1-8,
    Month = FEB,
    DOI = 10.1007/s10751-008-9580-5,
    ISSN = 0304-3843,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000256911000001,
    

2006

  • [DOI] R. Prochazka, M. Maslan, J. Pechousek, and D. Jancik, “Optimizing the features of the single-channel analyzer towards
    improvement of productivity of Mossbauer,” CZECHOSLOVAK JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, vol. 56, iss. E, pp. E133-E137, 2006.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000249124100015,
    Author = Prochazka, R. and Maslan, M. and Pechousek, J. and Jancik, D.,
    Title = Optimizing the features of the single-channel analyzer towards
       improvement of productivity of Mossbauer,
    Journal = CZECHOSLOVAK JOURNAL OF PHYSICS,
    Year = 2006,
    Volume = 56,
    Number = E,
    Pages = E133-E137,
    Note = International Colloquium on Mossbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science,
       Kocovce, SLOVAKIA, JUN 11-15, 2006,
    DOI = 10.1007/s10582-006-0479-6,
    ISSN = 0011-4626,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000249124100015,
    

2005

  • [DOI] J. Pechousek and M. Mashlan, “Mossbauer spectrometer as a virtual instrument in the PXI/CompactPCI
    modular system,” CZECHOSLOVAK JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, vol. 55, iss. 7, pp. 853-863, 2005.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000231635800010,
    Author = Pechousek, J and Mashlan, M,
    Title = Mossbauer spectrometer as a virtual instrument in the PXI/CompactPCI
       modular system,
    Journal = CZECHOSLOVAK JOURNAL OF PHYSICS,
    Year = 2005,
    Volume = 55,
    Number = 7,
    Pages = 853-863,
    Month = JUL,
    Note = International Colloquium on Mossbauer Spectroscopy in Materials Science,
       Vsemina, CZECH REPUBLIC, JUN 01-04, 2004,
    DOI = 10.1007/s10582-005-0087-x,
    ISSN = 0011-4626,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000231635800010,
    
  • J. Pechousek, N. Mashlan, and R. Zboril, “Mossbauer spectrometer in the PXI/CompactPCI modular system,” in INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF THE MOSSBAUER EFFECT, 2005, pp. 384-388.
    [Bibtex]
    @inproceedings ISI:000229434000060,
    Author = Pechousek, J and Mashlan, N and Zboril, R,
    Editor = Gracia, M and Marco, JF and Plazaola, F,
    Title = Mossbauer spectrometer in the PXI/CompactPCI modular system,
    Booktitle = INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF THE MOSSBAUER EFFECT,
    Series = AIP Conference Proceedings,
    Year = 2005,
    Volume = 765,
    Pages = 384-388,
    Note = International Symposium on the Industrial Applications of the Mossbauer
       Effect, Madrid, SPAIN, OCT 04-08, 2004,
    Organization = Spansh Sci Council,
    ISSN = 0094-243X,
    ISBN = 0-7354-0250-7,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000229434000060,
    
  • [DOI] H. Bartonkova, M. Mashlan, R. Zboril, J. Pechousek, O. Schneeweiss, and P. Martinec, “Mossbauer study of iron oxide modified montmorillonite,” HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS, vol. 165, iss. 1-4, pp. 221-225, 2005.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000243551500033,
    Author = Bartonkova, H. and Mashlan, M. and Zboril, R. and Pechousek, J. and
       Schneeweiss, O. and Martinec, P.,
    Title = Mossbauer study of iron oxide modified montmorillonite,
    Journal = HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS,
    Year = 2005,
    Volume = 165,
    Number = 1-4,
    Pages = 221-225,
    Note = 28th International Conference on the Applications of the Mossbauer
       Effect (ICAME 2005), Montpellier, FRANCE, SEP 04-09, 2005,
    Organization = LAMMI UMR; CNRS,
    DOI = 10.1007/s10751-006-9269-6,
    ISSN = 0304-3843,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000243551500033,
    

2004

  • [DOI] M. Mashlan, V. Yevdokimov, J. Pechousek, R. Zboril, and A. Kholmetskii, “Mossbauer spectrometer with novel moving system and resonant detection
    of gamma rays,” HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS, vol. 156, iss. 1, pp. 15-19, 2004.
    [Bibtex]
    @article ISI:000224130500004,
    Author = Mashlan, M and Yevdokimov, V and Pechousek, J and Zboril, R and
       Kholmetskii, A,
    Title = Mossbauer spectrometer with novel moving system and resonant detection
       of gamma rays,
    Journal = HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS,
    Year = 2004,
    Volume = 156,
    Number = 1,
    Pages = 15-19,
    Month = JUN-SEP,
    Note = 27th International Conference on the Applications of the Mossbauer
       Effect, Muscat, OMAN, SEP 21-25, 2003,
    DOI = 10.1023/B:HYPE.0000043202.86190.55,
    ISSN = 0304-3843,
    Unique-ID = ISI:000224130500004,