Sister Institutes
Nuclear Forensics
- Dai, Z.R. et al. (2013) Exploring high temperature phenomena related to post-detonation by an electric arc, J. Applied Phys., 114, 204901. (pdf)
- Eppich, G.R. et al. (2013) 235U-231Pa age dating of uranium-rich materials for nuclear forensic investigations. J. Analy. Atomic Spectrometry. 28: 666-674. (pdf)
- I. Hutcheon, M. Kristo, K. Knight Nonproliferation Nuclear Forensics nDecember 3, 2015
Mineralogical Association of Canada Short Course Series #43 Winnipeg, Canada (pdf)
- Isselhardt, B.H. et al. (2013) Progress in the Development of RIMS for Quantifying Actinide Isotope Ratios for Nuclear Forensics Applications", Proceed. 54th Ann. Meet. Inst. Nuc. Mat. Management, 2013. (pdf)
- Willingham, D. et al. (2012) RIMS Analysis of Ion Induced Fragmentation of Molecules Sputtered from an Enriched U3O8 Matrix, J. Radioanalytical Nuc. Chem., DOI 10.1007/s10967-012-2028-z. (pdf)
- Knight, K.B. et al. (2011) Uranium Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry in Natural U-silicate. Proc. Radiochim. Acta, 1:37-43. (pdf)
- Knight, K.B. et al. (2011) Multi-Actinide Isotopic Measurements from a Single Sample by Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Proceed. 52th Ann. Meet. Inst. Nuc. Mat. Management. (pdf)
- Knight, K.B. et al. (2011) Strengthening International Nuclear Forensic Capabilities through Collaborative Science in Ukraine", Proceed. 52th Ann. Meet. Inst. Nuc. Mat. Management. (pdf)
- Moody, K. J., Hutcheon, I. D. and Grant, P.M. 2005. Nuclear Forensics Analysis. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. 485 p. ISBN 0849315131
- Identifying the Source of Stolen Nuclear Material. 2007. ST&R (pdf)
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Environmental Radiochemistry
- Kersting, A.B. (2013) Plutonium Transport in the Environment. Inorganic Chemistry 52:3533-3546. (pdf)
- Begg, J.D. et al. (2013) Pu(V) and Pu(IV) sorption to montmorillonite ES&T;, 47, pp. 5146-5153. (pdf)
- DOE's Biological & Environmental Research Program
- Snow, M.S. et al. (2013) Neptunium(V) sorption to goethite at attomolar to micromolar concentrations. J. of Colloid & Interface Sci., 390 (1), pp. 176-182. (pdf)
- Huang, P. et al. (2012) Ab initio structure and energetics of Pu(OH)4 and Pu(OH) 4(H 2O) n clusters: Comparison between density functional and multi-reference theories. Cheml. Phy. Lett., 543, pp. 193-198. (pdf)
- Zavarin M. et al. (2012) Np(V) and Pu(V) ion exchange and surface-mediated reduction mechanisms on montmorillonite. ES&T, 46 (5), pp. 2692-2698. (pdf).
- Mason, H.E. et al. (2012) Probing the surface structure of divalent metals using surface specific sold-state NMR spectroscopy. ES&T;, 46 pp. 2806-2812.(pdf)
- Kersting, A.B. (2012) Impact of colloidal transport on radionuclide migration. In: Radionuclide behaviour in the natural environment. Eds: H. Geckeis and C. Poinssot Woodhouse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84569-973-4. P384-410. (pdf)
- Powell, B.A.et al. (2011) ES&T. Stabilization of Pu nano-colloids by epitaxial distortion on mineral surfaces. (pdf)
- Zhao, P. et al. (2011) Applied Geochemistry. Mobilization of actinides by dissolved organic compounds at the NTS. (pdf)
- Tinnacher, R.M. et al. (2011) Geochim. et Cosmochim. Kinetics of Np(V) sorption and desorption on geothite: an experimental and modeling study. (pdf)
- Kersting, A.B. and Zavarin, M. (2011). Colloid-facilitated transport of Pu at the NTS In: Actinide Nanoparticle Research. Ed. Kalymkov and Denecke (pdf)
- Zavarin, M. et al. (2005) Eu(III), Sm(III), Np(V), Pu(V), and Pu(IV) sorption to calcite. Radiochimica Acta, 93 (2), pp. 93-102 (pdf)
- Kersting, A.B. et al. (1999) Nature. Migration of Pu in groundwater at the NTS. (pdf)
Super Heavy Element Discovery
- Oganessian, Y.T. et al. (2009) "Attempt to Produce Element 120 in the 244Pu + 58Fe Reaction," Phys. Rev. C 79, 024603 (2009). (pdf)
- Oganessian, Y.T. et al. (2010) "Synthesis of a New Element with Atomic Number Z=117," Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 142502 (2011). (pdf)
- Oganessian, Y.T. et al. (2011) "Eleven New Heaviest Isotopes of Elements Z=105 to Z=117 Identified Among the Products of 249Bk + 48Ca Reactions," Phys. Rev. C 83, 054315 (2011). (pdf)
- Oganessian, Y.T. et al. (2012) "New Insights into the 243Am + 48Ca Reaction Products Previously Observed in the Experiments on Elements 113, 115, and 117," Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 022502 (2012). (pdf)
Education in Nuclear Science