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Peer-reviewed Papers

  1. Lamproe, J. R., Cutler, T. E., Hua, M. Y., Hutchinson, J. D., Rising, M. E., Clarke, S. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2023). Preliminary verification of the MCNP perturbation and fixed-source tally sensitivity tools. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 194, 110040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2023.110040
  2. Jinia, A. J., Maurer, T. E., Meert, C. A., Clarke, S. D., Kim, H. S., Wentzloff, D. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2023). Measurement of Photoneutrons from Depleted Uranium and Comparison Study Using MCNPX-PoliMi. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 1-13. 10.1080/00295639.2023.2238169
  3. Glaser, A. (2023). Toward Verifiable Definitions of a Nuclear Weapon. Arms Control Today, 53(6), 23-26.
  4. Lepowsky, E., Kreutle, M., Wirz, C., & Glaser, A. (2023). Ceci N’est Pas Une Bombe: Lessons from a Field Experiment Using Neutron and Gamma Measurements to Confirm the Absence of Nuclear Weapons. Science & Global Security, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/08929882.2023.2252254
  5. Truax, K., Dulai, H., Misra, A., Kuhne, W., Fuleky, P., Smith, C., & Garces, M. (2023). Laser-Induced Fluorescence for Monitoring Environmental Contamination and Stress in the Moss Thuidium plicatile. Plants, 12(17), 3124. MDPI AG. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants12173124
  6. Wu, T. C., Sutanto, F., Li, V. A., Classen, T. M., Dazeley, S., & Jovanovic, I. (2023). Calibration of a compact ASIC-based data acquisition system for neutron/γ discrimination and spectroscopy with organic scintillators. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1057, 168699. 10.1016/j.nima.2023.168699
  7. Pakari, O., Lopez, R., Druckman, I., Meng, E., Zhou, E., Wang, Z., … & Pozzi, S. A. (2023). Real-time mixed reality display of dual particle radiation detector data. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 362. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27632-1
  8. Kwapis, E. H., Hewitt, M., & Hartig, K. C. (2023). Shock physics and shadowgraphic measurements of laser-produced cerium plasmas. Optics Express, 31(6), 10694-10708. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.483055
  9. Latty, K. S., & Hartig, K. C. (2023). Elemental fractionation in aerosol laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with nanosecond and femtosecond laser ablation. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 202, 106648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2023.106648
  10. Garcés, M. A. (2023). Quantized Information in Spectral Cyberspace. Entropy, 25(3), 419. https://doi.org/10.3390/e25030419
  11. Martinson, S. P., Garcia, J. R., Haynes, I. W., Saini, S. P., Wagner, E. R., Long, G. R., … & Chirayath, S. S. (2023). Nondestructive and destructive assay for forensics characterization of weapons-grade plutonium produced in LEU irradiated in a thermal neutron spectrum. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 183, 109645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2022.109645
  12. Giha, N. P., Marin, S., Baker, J. A., Hernandez, I. E., Kelly, K. J., Devlin, M., … & Pozzi, S. A. (2023). Correlations between energy and γ-ray emission in Pu 239 (n, f). Physical Review C, 107(1), 014612. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.107.014612
  13. Marin, S., Tolstukhin, I. A., Giha, N. P., Oberling, M. B., Knaack, R. A., Kay, B. P., … & Tovesson, F. (2023). Instrumentation for correlated prompt n− γ emission studies in coincidence with fission fragments. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 168027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168027
  14. Searfus, O., Ogren, K., & Jovanovic, I. (2023). Digital pulse analysis for fast neutron recoil spectroscopy with a 4He scintillation detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1046, 167703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.167703
  15. Li, V. A., Sutanto, F., Classen, T. M., Dazeley, S. A., Jovanovic, I., & Wu, T. C. (2023). Evaluation of a positron-emission-tomography-based SiPM readout for compact segmented neutron imagers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1046, 167624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.167624
  16. Reza, S. A., Burger, M., Bassène, P., Nutting, T., Jovanovic, I., & N’Gom, M. (2023). Generation of multiple obstruction-free channels for free space optical communication. Optics Express, 31(2), 3168-3178. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.477204
  17. Bae, J. W., Wu, T. C., & Jovanovic, I. (2023). Reconstruction of fast neutron direction in segmented organic detectors using deep learning. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 168024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168024
  18. Wilhelm, A. S., Wendel, G., Collins, B., Cowen, D., & Jovanovic, I. (2023). Evaluation of light collection from highly scattering media using wavelength-shifting fibers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1049, 168085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168085
  19. Martinson, S. P., Garcia, J. R., Haynes, I. W., Saini, S. P., Wagner, E. R., Long, G. R., … & Chirayath, S. S. (2023). Nondestructive and destructive assay for forensics characterization of weapons-grade plutonium produced in LEU irradiated in a thermal neutron spectrum. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 183, 109645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2022.109645
  20. Bae Woo, J. Wu, T.C., Jovanovic, I. (2023). Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. ScienceDirect, Volume 1049, April 2023, 168024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168024
  21. Reza, S. A., Burger, M., Bassène, P., Nutting, T., Jovanovic, I., & N’Gom, M. (2023). Generation of multiple obstruction-free channels for free space optical communication. Optics Express, 31(2), 3168-3178. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.477204
  22. Wilhelm, A. S., Wendel, G., Collins, B., Cowen, D., & Jovanovic, I. (2023). Evaluation of light collection from highly scattering media using wavelength-shifting fibers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 168085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168085
  23. Burton, M. A., Auner, A. W., Crowhurst, J. C., Boone, P. S., Finney, L. A., Weisz, D. G., … & Knight, K. B. (2022). The effect of oxygen concentration on the speciation of laser ablated uranium. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 4030.
  24. Lopez, R., Steinberger, W. M., Giha, N., Marleau, P., Clarke, S. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2022). Neutron and gamma imaging using an organic glass scintillator handheld dual particle imager. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1042, 167407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.167407
  25. Kennings, T. W., Noey, J. D., Mata, L. A., & Kearfott, K. J. (2022). Radon-222 Charcoal Canister Steady State Model Calibrations Performed in a Highly Controlled Environmental Chamber and a Natural Indoor Environment. Health Physics, 123(3), 248-256. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07834-9
  26. Ogren, K., Kavner, A., Dazeley, S., & Jovanovic, I. (2022). Development of 17N as a time-tagged neutron source for calibration of large antineutrino detectors. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1033, 166654. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001574
  27. Wilhelm, A. S., & Jovanovic, I. (2022). Gamma-ray spectroscopy using angular distribution of Compton scattering. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1031, 166502. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.166502
  28. O’Neal, P. J., Chirayath, S. S., & Cheng, Q. (2022). A Machine Learning Method for the Forensics Attribution of Separated Plutonium. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 196(7), 811-823. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2021.2024037
  29. Pershing, T., Xu, J., Bernard, E., Kingston, J., Mizrachi, E., Brodsky, J., … & Jovanovic, I. (2022). Performance of Hamamatsu VUV4 SiPMs for detecting liquid argon scintillation. Journal of Instrumentation, 17(04), P04017. DOI 10.1088/1748-0221/17/04/P04017
  30. Meert, C. A., MacDonald, A. T., Jinia, A. J., Steinberger, W. M., Clarke, S. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2022). Photoneutron Detection in Active Interrogation Scenarios Using Small Organic Scintillators. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 69(6), 1397-1402. DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2022.3164601
  31. von Raesfeld, C., & Huber, P. (2022). Use of CEvNS to monitor spent nuclear fuel. Physical Review D, 105(5), 056002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.105.056002 
  32. Kaptanoglu, T., Callaghan, E. J., Yeh, M., & Orebi Gann, G. D. (2022). Cherenkov and scintillation separation in water-based liquid scintillator using an LAPPDTM. The European Physical Journal C, 82(2), 169. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10087-5.
  33. Kennings, T. W., Noey, J. D., Mata, L. A., & Kearfott, K. J. (2022). Radon-222 Charcoal Canister Steady State Model Calibrations Performed in a Highly Controlled Environmental Chamber and a Natural Indoor Environment. Health Physics, 123(3), 248-256. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001574
  34. O’Neal, P. J., Chirayath, S. S., & Cheng, Q. (2022). A Machine Learning Method for the Forensics Attribution of Separated Plutonium. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 196(7), 811-823. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2021.2024037
  35. Vergoz, J., Hupe, P., Listowski, C., Le Pichon, A., Garcés, M. A., Marchetti, E., … & Mialle, P. (2022). IMS observations of infrasound and acoustic-gravity waves produced by the January 2022 volcanic eruption of Hunga, Tonga: A global analysis. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 591, 117639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117639
  36. Garcés, M. A., Bowman, D., Zeiler, C., Christe, A., Yoshiyama, T., Williams, B., … & Popenhagen, S. (2022). Skyfall: Signal Fusion from a Smartphone Falling from the Stratosphere. Signals, 3(2), 209-234. https://doi.org/10.3390/signals3020014
  37. Burger, M., Murphy, J. M., Finney, L. A., Peskosky, N., Nees, J. A., Krushelnick, K., & Jovanovic, I. (2022). Iterative wavefront optimization of ultrafast laser beams carrying orbital angular momentum. Optics Express, 30(15), 26315-26323. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.464063
  38. Kim, G. B., Borg, L. E., Boyd, S. T. P., Cantor, R. H., Despotopulos, J. D., Drury, O. B., … & Walls, C. (2022). Absolute Decay Counting of 146 Sm and 147 Sm for Early Solar System Chronology. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 209(5-6), 824-831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-022-02798-6
  39. Kavner, A. R. L., Lee, D., Boyd, S. T. P., Friedrich, S., Jovanovic, I., & Kim, G. B. (2022). Study of Pile-Up Effects in Decay Energy Spectroscopy. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-022-02829-2
  40. Meert, C. A., Panter, A. P., Jinia, A. J., MacDonald, A. T., Clarke, S. D., Pierson, B. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2022). High-fidelity photoneutron detection via neutron activation analysis. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1040, 167116. doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.167116
  41. Mitchell, M. J., Kazaroff, C., Sobel, P., & Biegalski, S. R. (2022). Radioxenon signatures of molten salt reactors. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 331(12), 4851-4856. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08556-y
  42. Wilson, C., Sobel, P., & Biegalski, S. (2022). Coincidence measurements of radioxenon using passive implemented planar silicon (PIPS) detector. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08530-8
  43. Lazaric, M. J., Perfetti, C. M., Paris, M. W., & Ducru, P. (2022). Conversion of Resonance Parameters Between Wigner-Eisenbud R-matrix and Transition Matrix Pole Representation. University of Michigan/MTV. 
  44. Cogswell, B. K., & Huber, P. (2022). Cerium ruthenium low-energy antineutrino measurements for safeguarding military naval reactors. Physical Review Letters, 128(24), 241803. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.241803
  45. Finney, L. A., Skrodzki, P. J., Peskosky, N., Burger, M., Nees, J., Krushelnick, K., & Jovanovic, I. (2022). Ultrafast laser filament-induced fluorescence for detecting uranium stress in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 17205. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21404-z
  46. Moradi, S., Brandner, C., Spielvogel, C., Krajnc, D., Hillmich, S., Wille, R., … & Papp, L. (2022). Clinical data classification with noisy intermediate scale quantum computers. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1851. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05971-9
  47. Eaton, S. W., Cárdenas, E. S., Hix, J. D., Johnson, J. T., Watson, S. M., Chichester, D. L., … & Reichardt, T. A. (2022). An algorithmic approach to predicting mechanical draft cooling tower fan speeds from infrasound signals. Applied Acoustics, 199, 109015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2022.109015
  48. Lepowsky, E., Kütt, M., Aslam, S., Fetsch, H., Snell, S., Glaser, A., & Goldston, R. J. (2022). Experimental demonstration and modeling of a robotic neutron detector with spectral and directional sensitivity for treaty verification. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1041, 167362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.167362 
  49. Reistad, O., Glaser, A., Frank, R. D., & Kaald, S. H. (2022). Document-Based Nuclear Ringler, A. T., Anthony, R. E., Aster, R. C., Ammon, C. J., Arrowsmith, S., Benz, H., … & Yeck, W. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1080/08929882.2022.2111880
  50. Ringler, A. T., Anthony, R. E., Aster, R. C., Ammon, C. J., Arrowsmith, S., Benz, H., … & Yeck, W. (2022). Achievements and prospects of global broadband seismographic networks after 30 years of continuous geophysical observations. Reviews of Geophysics (1985), 60(3). https://doi.org/10.1029/2021rg000749
  51. Kennings, T. W., Noey, J. D., Mata, L. A., & Kearfott, K. J. (2022). Radon-222 Charcoal Canister Steady State Model Calibrations Performed in a Highly Controlled Environmental Chamber and a Natural Indoor Environment. Health Physics, 123(3), 248-256. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001574
  52. Kwapis, E.H., Villa-Aleman, E., Hartig, K.C. (2022). Spectroscopic signatures and oxidation characteristics of nanosecond laser-induced cerium plasmas. ScienceDirect, Dec. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2022.106610
  53. Latty, K. S., & Hartig, K. C. (2022). Spatiotemporal Plasma-Particle Characterization of Dry Aerosols Using Nanosecond, Femtosecond, and Filament Laser-Produced Plasmas. Applied Spectroscopy, 00037028221149480. https://doi.org/10.1177/00037028221149480
  54. Meert, C. A., Panter, A. P., Jinia, A. J., MacDonald, A. T., Clarke, S. D., Pierson, B. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2022). High-fidelity photoneutron detection via neutron activation analysis. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1040, 167116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.167116
  55. Truax, K., Dulai, H., Misra, A., Kuhne, W., & Fuleky, P. (2022). Quantifying Moss Response to Metal Contaminant Exposure Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence. Applied Sciences, 12(22), 11580. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122211580
  56. Lepowsky, E., Jeon, J., & Glaser, A. (2021). Confirming the absence of nuclear warheads via passive gamma-ray measurements. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 990, 164983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164983
  57. Hua, M. Y., Hutchinson, J. D., McKenzie, G. E., Clarke, S. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2021). On the Feynman-alpha method for reflected fissile assemblies. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 155, 108082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2020.108082
  58. Kleedtke, N., Hua, M., & Pozzi, S. (2021). Genetic algorithm optimization of tin–copper graded shielding for improved plutonium safeguards measurements. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 988, 164877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164877
  59. Finney, L. A., Lin, J., Skrodzki, P. J., Burger, M., Nees, J., Krushelnick, K., & Jovanovic, I. (2021). Filament-induced breakdown spectroscopy signal enhancement using optical wavefront control. Optics Communications, 490, 126902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2021.126902
  60. Burger, M., Finney, L.A., Garrett, L., Harilal, S.S., Hartig, K. C., Nees, J., Skrodzki, P.J., Xiao, X., Jovanovic, I. (2021). Laser Ablation Spectrometry in Nuclear Security and Safety, Part B 179, 106095 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2021.106095
  61. Liu, T., Di Fulvio, A., Chung, L. K., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Radiation mapping for an unmanned aerial vehicle: Development and simulated testing of algorithms for source mapping and navigation path generation. Health Physics, 120(3), 321-338. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001334
  62. Noey, J. D., Golduber, R. M., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Analysis of long-term quality control data for a 137Cs dosimetry calibration source. Health Physics, 120(2), 227-242. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001355
  63. Chung, L. K., Kent, A. J., Cooney, M. A., Noey, J. D., Liebler, K. J., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Simulations and Experimental Verifications of an Algorithm for Radiation Source Mapping and Navigational Path Generation. Health Physics, 120(6), 648-660. DOI:  10.1097/HP.0000000000001392
  64. Chung, L. K., Piersma, N. P., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Radon kinetics in a basement space measured with different devices. Health Physics, 120(5), 582-588.  DOI:  10.1097/HP.0000000000001402
  65. Thiesen, J. H., Hepker, J. M., Yu, W., Pombier, K. D., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Preliminary Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Glow Curve Analysis with Automated Glow Peak Identification for LiF: Mg, Ti. Health Physics, 121(2), 124-132. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001426
  66. Kuchta, J. R., Thiesen, J. H., Noey, J. D., Chung, L. K., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Preliminary Experiences with the Rexon UL-320-FDR: An Automated Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Reader with Removable Contact Heating Planchets and an Infrared Temperature Feedback System. Health Physics, 120(4), 463-471. DOI:  10.1097/HP.0000000000001386
  67. Ba Sunbul, N., Oraiqat, I., Rosen, B., Miller, C., Meert, C., Matuszak, M. M., … & El Naqa, I. (2021). Application of radiochromic gel dosimetry to commissioning of a megavoltage research linear accelerator for small‐field animal irradiation studies. Medical physics, 48(3), 1404-1416. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.14685
  68. Rafique, M., Iqbal, J., Lone, K. J., Kearfott, K. J., Rahman, S. U., & Hussain, L. (2021). Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis of soil radon (222 Rn) and thoron (220 Rn) time series. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 328, 425-434. DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-07650-x
  69. Shah, N. P., Marleau, P., Fessler, J. A., Chichester, D. L., & Wehe, D. K. (2021). Improved Localization Precision and Angular Resolution of a Cylindrical, Time-Encoded Imaging System From Adaptive Detector Movements. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 68(4), 410-425. DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2021.3060071
  70. Klein, E. A., Naqvi, F., Bickus, J. E., Lee, H. Y., Danagoulian, A., & Goldston, R. J. (2021). Neutron-resonance transmission analysis with a compact deuterium-tritium neutron generator. Physical Review Applied, 15(5), 054026. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.15.054026
  71. Martinson, S. P., & Chirayath, S. S. (2021). Monte Carlo neutronics benchmarks on nuclear fuel depletion: A review. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 161, 108441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108441 
  72. Woldegiorgis, S., Enqvist, A., & Baciak, J. (2021). ResNet and CycleGAN for pulse shape discrimination of He-4 detector pulses: Recovering pulses conventional algorithms fail to label unanimously. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 176, 109819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109819 
  73. Skrodzki, P. J., Burger, M., Finney, L. A., Nawara, R., Nees, J., & Jovanovic, I. (2021). Millisecond-long suppression of spectroscopic optical signals using laser filamentation. Optics Letters, 46(15), 3777-3780. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.430809
  74. Kim, K., Rodgers, A. R., Garces, M. A., & Myers, S. C. (2021). Empirical acoustic source model for chemical explosions in air. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 111(5), 2862-2880. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120210030
  75. Sutanto, F., Classen, T. M., Dazeley, S. A., Duvall, M. J., Jovanovic, I., Li, V. A., … & Wu, T. (2021). SANDD: A directional antineutrino detector with segmented 6Li-doped pulse-shape-sensitive plastic scintillator. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1006, 165409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165409
  76. Kulesza, J. A., Solomon Jr, C. J., & Kiedrowski, B. C. (2021). Discrete ordinates analysis of the forced-flight variance reduction technique in Monte Carlo neutral particle transport simulations. Journal of Computational Physics, 429, 109997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109997
  77. Liu, T., Di Fulvio, A., Chung, L. K., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Radiation mapping for an unmanned aerial vehicle: Development and simulated testing of algorithms for source mapping and navigation path generation. Health Physics, 120(3), 321-338. Liu T, DiFulvio A, Chung LK, Kearfott KJ. Radiation mapping for unmanned aerial vehicle: Development and simulated testing of algorithms for source mapping and navigation path generation. Health Phys 120(3):321-338; 2021.
    DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001334
  78. Noey, J. D., Golduber, R. M., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Analysis of long-term quality control data for a 137Cs dosimetry calibration source. Health Physics, 120(2), 227-242. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001355
  79. Kuchta, J. R., Thiesen, J. H., Noey, J. D., Chung, L. K., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Preliminary Experiences with the Rexon UL-320-FDR: An Automated Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Reader with Removable Contact Heating Planchets and an Infrared Temperature Feedback System. Health Physics, 120(4), 463-471. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001386
  80. Chung, L. K., Kent, A. J., Cooney, M. A., Noey, J. D., Liebler, K. J., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Simulations and Experimental Verifications of an Algorithm for Radiation Source Mapping and Navigational Path Generation. Health Physics, 120(6), 648-660. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001392
  81. Chung, L. K., Piersma, N. P., & Kearfott, K. J. (2021). Radon kinetics in a basement space measured with different devices. Health Physics, 120(5), 582-588. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001402
  82. Rafique, M., Iqbal, J., Lone, K. J., Kearfott, K. J., Rahman, S. U., & Hussain, L. (2021). Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis of soil radon (222 Rn) and thoron (220 Rn) time series. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 328, 425-434. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07650-x
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  90. Stetcu, I., Lovell, A. E., Talou, P., Kawano, T., Marin, S., Pozzi, S. A., & Bulgac, A. (2021). Angular momentum removal by neutron and γ-ray emissions during fission fragment decays. Physical Review Letters, 127(22), 222502. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.222502
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  96. Buhler, F. N., Wehe, D. K., & Flynn, M. P. (2020). A secure measurement unit for an inspection system used in nuclear arms-control verification. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 982, 164577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164577
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  100. Noey, J. D., Xiao, J. B., DiFulvio, A., Sulieman, N. A., Carmona, M. A., Chung, L. K., … & Kearfott, K. J. (2019). The Effects of Radiation and Emitted Light Transport on the Positional Response of 11 cm× 42.5 cm× 5.5 cm NaI (Tl) Detectors. Health Physics, 117(4), 362-377. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001051
  101. Harvey, T., Enqvist, A., & Bachner, K. (2020). Applications and deployment of neutron scatter cameras in nuclear Safeguards scenarios. Journal of Nuclear Materials Management, 48(2), 4-21. DOI 
  102. Champion, R. J., Golduber, R. M., & Kearfott, K. J. (2020). Use of an imaging spectrometer for characterization of a cesium dosimeter calibration facility. Health Physics, 118(4), 462-469. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001150
  103. Seekamp, J. M., Noey, J. D., Kwapis, E. H., Chung, L. K., Shubayr, N. A., Smith, T., … & Kearfott, K. J. (2020). Design and characterization of an extremely-sensitive, large-volume gamma-ray spectrometer for environmental samples. Health Physics, 119(2), 252-260. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001271
  104. Rafique, M., Tareen, A. D. K., Mir, A. A., Nadeem, M. S. A., Asim, K. M., & Kearfott, K. J. (2020). Delegated regressor, a robust approach for automated anomaly detection in the soil radon time series data. Scientific reports, 10(1), 3004. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59881-9
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  116. Burger, M., Skrodzki, P. J., Finney, L. A., Nees, J., & Jovanovic, I. (2020). Remote detection of uranium using self-focusing intense femtosecond laser pulses. Remote Sensing, 12(8), 1281. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12081281
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  118. Chung, L. K., Mata, L. A., Carmona, M. A., Shubayr, N. A. M., Zhou, Q., Ye, Y., & Kearfott, K. J. (2020). Radon kinetics in a natural indoor radon chamber. Science of The Total Environment, 734, 139167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139167
  119. Jinia, A. J., Sunbul, N. B., Meert, C. A., Miller, C. A., Clarke, S. D., Kearfott, K. J., … & Pozzi, S. A. (2020). Review of sterilization techniques for medical and personal protective equipment contaminated with SARS-CoV-2. Ieee Access, 8, 111347-111354. 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3002886
  120. Hua, M. Y., Bravo, C. A., MacDonald, A. T., Hutchinson, J. D., McKenzie, G. E., Kiedrowski, B. C., … & Pozzi, S. A. (2020). Rossi-alpha measurements of fast plutonium metal assemblies using organic scintillators. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 959, 163507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163507
  121. Hua, M. Y., Hutchinson, J. D., McKenzie, G. E., Shin, T. H., Clarke, S. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2020). Derivation of the two-exponential probability density function for rossi-alpha measurements of reflected assemblies and validation for the special case of shielded measurements. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 194(1), 56-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2019.1654327
  122. Hua, M. Y., Goddard, B., Lloyd, C., Leppink, E. C., Abraham, S. A., Noey, J. D., … & Pozzi, S. A. (2020). Simulation of the Nondestructive Assay of 237Np Using Active Neutron Multiplicity Counting. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 194(2), 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2019.1654329
  123. Hua, M. Y., Bravo, C. A., MacDonald, A. T., Hutchinson, J. D., McKenzie, G. E., Kiedrowski, B. C., … & Pozzi, S. A. (2020). Rossi-alpha measurements of fast plutonium metal assemblies using organic scintillators. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 959, 163507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163507
  124. Miller, C. A., Geddes, C. G., Ludewigt, B. A., Clarke, S. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2020). Verification of dry storage cask loading using monoenergetic photon sources. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 137, 107091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107091
  125. Miller, C. A., Geddes, C. G. R., Clarke, S. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2020). Shielding a monoenergetic photon source for nonproliferation applications analysis. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 954, 161849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.01.075
  126. Miller, C. A., Odeh, F., Mamtimin, M., Peters, W., Clarke, S. D., Pozzi, S. A. (2020). Actively Interrogated Dieaway Measurements of a Subcritical Assembly. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, vol. 959, 163598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163598
  127. Shy, D., Chen, Z., Fessler, J. A., & He, Z. (2020). Filtered backprojection in compton imaging using a spherical harmonic wiener filter with pixelated CdZnTe. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 68(2), 211-219. doi: 10.1109/TNS.2020.3045878
  128. Burger, M., Polynkin, P., & Jovanovic, I. (2020). Filament-induced breakdown spectroscopy with structured beams. Optics Express, 28(24), 36812-36821. doi
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  130. Ford, M. A., O’Day, B. E., McClory, J. W., & Danagoulian, A. (2020). Development of a neutron spectrometer utilizing rubberized Eu: LiCAF wafers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 954, 161685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.11.144
  131. Bernstein, A., Bowden, N., Goldblum, B. L., Huber, P., Jovanovic, I., & Mattingly, J. (2020). Colloquium: Neutrino detectors as tools for nuclear security. Reviews of Modern Physics, 92(1), 011003. https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.92.011003
  132. Morishita, Y., Ye, Y., Mata, L., Pozzi, S. A., & Kearfott, K. J. (2020). Radon measurements with a compact, organic-scintillator-based alpha/beta spectrometer. Radiation Measurements, 137, 106428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106428
  133. Steinberger, W. M., Ruch, M. L., Giha, N., Fulvio, A. D., Marleau, P., Clarke, S. D., & Pozzi, S. A. (2020). Imaging special nuclear material using a handheld dual particle imager. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1855. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58857-z. 
  134. Shirwadkar, U., van Loef, E., Markosyan, G., Tower, J., Spens, M., Ji, C., … & Garcia, J. (2020). Low-cost, multi-mode detector solutions. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 954, 161289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.09.124
  135. Zelaya, A. J., Parker, A. E., Bailey, K. L., Zhang, P., Van Nostrand, J., Ning, D., … & Fields, M. W. (2019). High spatiotemporal variability of bacterial diversity over short time scales with unique hydrochemical associations within a shallow aquifer. Water research, 164, 114917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.114917
  136. Zhou, Q., Shubayr, N., Carmona, M., Standen, T. M., & Kearfott, K. J. (2020). Experimental study of dependence on humidity and flow rate for a modified flowthrough radon source. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 324, 673-680. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07081-0