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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Ab Initio Computations Of Structural Properties In Solids By Auxiliary Field Quantum Monte Carlo , Siyuan Chen

Constraining Of The Minerνa Medium Energy Neutrino Flux Using Neutrino-Electron Scattering , Luis Zazueta

Experimental Studies Of Neutral Particles And The Isotope Effect In The Edge Of Tokamak Plasmas , Ryan Chaban

From The Hubbard Model To Coulomb Interactions: Quantum Monte Carlo Computations In Strongly Correlated Systems , Zhi-Yu Xiao

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Broadband Infrared Microspectroscopy and Nanospectroscopy of Local Material Properties: Experiment and Modeling , Patrick McArdle

Edge Fueling And Neutral Density Studies Of The Alcator C-Mod Tokamak Using The Solps-Iter Code , Richard M. Reksoatmodjo

Electronic Transport In Topological Superconducting Heterostructures , Joseph Jude Cuozzo

Inclusive and Inelastic Scattering in Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions , Amy Filkins

Investigation Of Stripes, Spin Density Waves And Superconductivity In The Ground State Of The Two-Dimensional Hubbard Model , Hao Xu

Partial Wave Analysis Of Strange Mesons Decaying To K + Π − Π + In The Reaction Γp → K + Π + Π − Λ(1520) And The Commissioning Of The Gluex Dirc Detector , Andrew Hurley

Partial Wave Analysis of the ωπ− Final State Photoproduced at GlueX , Amy Schertz

Quantum Sensing For Low-Light Imaging , Savannah Cuozzo

Radiative Width of K*(892) from Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics , Archana Radhakrishnan

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

AC & DC Zeeman Interferometric Sensing With Ultracold Trapped Atoms On A Chip , Shuangli Du

Calculation Of Gluon Pdf In The Nucleon Using Pseudo-Pdf Formalism With Wilson Flow Technique In LQCD , Md Tanjib Atique Khan

Dihadron Beam Spin Asymmetries On An Unpolarized Hydrogen Target With Clas12 , Timothy Barton Hayward

Excited J-- Resonances In Meson-Meson Scattering From Lattice Qcd , Christopher Johnson

Forward & Off-Forward Parton Distributions From Lattice Qcd , Colin Paul Egerer

Light-Matter Interactions In Quasi-Two-Dimensional Geometries , David James Lahneman

Proton Spin Structure from Simultaneous Monte Carlo Global QCD Analysis , Yiyu Zhou

Radiofrequency Ac Zeeman Trapping For Neutral Atoms , Andrew Peter Rotunno

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

A First-Principles Study of the Nature of the Insulating Gap in VO2 , Christopher Hendriks

Competing And Cooperating Orders In The Three-Band Hubbard Model: A Comprehensive Quantum Monte Carlo And Generalized Hartree-Fock Study , Adam Chiciak

Development Of Quantum Information Tools Based On Multi-Photon Raman Processes In Rb Vapor , Nikunjkumar Prajapati

Experiments And Theory On Dynamical Hamiltononian Monodromy , Matthew Perry Nerem

Growth Engineering And Characterization Of Vanadium Dioxide Films For Ultraviolet Detection , Jason Andrew Creeden

Insulator To Metal Transition Dynamics Of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films , Scott Madaras

Quantitative Analysis Of EKG And Blood Pressure Waveforms , Denise Erin McKaig

Study Of Scalar Extensions For Physics Beyond The Standard Model , Marco Antonio Merchand Medina

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Beyond the Standard Model: Flavor Symmetry, Nonperturbative Unification, Quantum Gravity, and Dark Matter , Shikha Chaurasia

Electronic Properties of Two-Dimensional Van Der Waals Systems , Yohanes Satrio Gani

Extraction and Parametrization of Isobaric Trinucleon Elastic Cross Sections and Form Factors , Scott Kevin Barcus

Interfacial Forces of 2D Materials at the Oil–Water Interface , William Winsor Dickinson

Scattering a Bose-Einstein Condensate Off a Modulated Barrier , Andrew James Pyle

Topics in Proton Structure: BSM Answers to its Radius Puzzle and Lattice Subtleties within its Momentum Distribution , Michael Chaim Freid

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

A Measurement of Nuclear Effects in Deep Inelastic Scattering in Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions , Anne Norrick

Applications of Lattice Qcd to Hadronic Cp Violation , David Brantley

Charge Dynamics in the Metallic and Superconducting States of the Electron-Doped 122-Type Iron Arsenides , Zhen Xing

Dynamics of Systems With Hamiltonian Monodromy , Daniel Salmon

Exotic Phases in Attractive Fermions: Charge Order, Pairing, and Topological Signatures , Peter Rosenberg

Extensions of the Standard Model Higgs Sector , Richard Keith Thrasher

First Measurements of the Parity-Violating and Beam-Normal Single-Spin Asymmetries in Elastic Electron-Aluminum Scattering , Kurtis David Bartlett

Lattice Qcd for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay: Short Range Operator Contributions , Henry Jose Monge Camacho

Probe of Electroweak Interference Effects in Non-Resonant Inelastic Electron-Proton Scattering , James Franklyn Dowd

Proton Spin Structure from Monte Carlo Global Qcd Analyses , Jacob Ethier

Searching for A Dark Photon in the Hps Experiment , Sebouh Jacob Paul

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

A global normal form for two-dimensional mode conversion , David Gregory Johnston

Computational Methods of Lattice Boltzmann Mhd , Christopher Robert Flint

Computational Studies of Strongly Correlated Quantum Matter , Hao Shi

Determination of the Kinematics of the Qweak Experiment and Investigation of an Atomic Hydrogen Møller Polarimeter , Valerie Marie Gray

Disconnected Diagrams in Lattice Qcd , Arjun Singh Gambhir

Formulating Schwinger-Dyson Equations for Qed Propagators in Minkowski Space , Shaoyang Jia

Highly-Correlated Electron Behavior in Niobium and Niobium Compound Thin Films , Melissa R. Beebe

Infrared Spectroscopy and Nano-Imaging of La0.67Sr0.33Mno3 Films , Peng Xu

Investigation of Local Structures in Cation-Ordered Microwave Dielectric a Solid-State Nmr and First Principle Calculation Study , Rony Gustam Kalfarisi

Measurement of the Elastic Ep Cross Section at Q2 = 0.66, 1.10, 1.51 and 1.65 Gev2 , YANG WANG

Modeling The Gross-Pitaevskii Equation using The Quantum Lattice Gas Method , Armen M. Oganesov

Optical Control of Multi-Photon Coherent Interactions in Rubidium Atoms , Gleb Vladimirovich Romanov

Plasmonic Approaches and Photoemission: Ag-Based Photocathodes , Zhaozhu Li

Quantum and Classical Manifestation of Hamiltonian Monodromy , Chen Chen

Shining Light on The Phase Transitions of Vanadium Dioxide , Tyler J. Huffman

Superconducting Thin Films for The Enhancement of Superconducting Radio Frequency Accelerator Cavities , Matthew Burton

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Ac Zeeman Force with Ultracold Atoms , Charles Fancher

A Measurement of the Parity-Violating Asymmetry in Aluminum and its Contribution to A Measurement of the Proton's Weak Charge , Joshua Allen Magee

An improved measurement of the Muon Neutrino charged current Quasi-Elastic cross-section on Hydrocarbon at Minerva , Dun Zhang

Applications of High Energy Theory to Superconductivity and Cosmic Inflation , Zhen Wang

A Precision Measurement of the Weak Charge of Proton at Low Q^2: Kinematics and Tracking , Siyuan Yang

Compton Scattering Polarimetry for The Determination of the Proton’S Weak Charge Through Measurements of the Parity-Violating Asymmetry of 1H(E,e')P , Juan Carlos Cornejo

Disorder Effects in Dirac Heterostructures , Martin Alexander Rodriguez-Vega

Electron Neutrino Appearance in the Nova Experiment , Ji Liu

Experimental Apparatus for Quantum Pumping with a Bose-Einstein Condensate. , Megan K. Ivory

Investigating Proton Spin Structure: A Measurement of G_2^p at Low Q^2 , Melissa Ann Cummings

Neutrino Flux Prediction for The Numi Beamline , Leonidas Aliaga Soplin

Quantitative Analysis of Periodic Breathing and Very Long Apnea in Preterm Infants. , Mary A. Mohr

Resolution Limits of Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry with Pulsed Source , Guangzhi Qu

Solving Problems of the Standard Model through Scale Invariance, Dark Matter, Inflation and Flavor Symmetry , Raymundo Alberto Ramos

Study of Spatial Structure of Squeezed Vacuum Field , Mi Zhang

Study of Variations of the Dynamics of the Metal-Insulator Transition of Thin Films of Vanadium Dioxide with An Ultra-Fast Laser , Elizabeth Lee Radue

Thin Film Approaches to The Srf Cavity Problem: Fabrication and Characterization of Superconducting Thin Films , Douglas Beringer

Turbulent Particle Transport in H-Mode Plasmas on Diii-D , Xin Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Ballistic atom pumps , Tommy Byrd

Determination of the Proton's Weak Charge via Parity Violating e-p Scattering. , Joshua Russell Hoskins

Electronic properties of chiral two-dimensional materials , Christopher Lawrence Charles Triola

Heavy flavor interactions and spectroscopy from lattice quantum chromodynamics , Zachary S. Brown

Some properties of meson excited states from lattice QCD , Ekaterina V. Mastropas

Sterile Neutrino Search with MINOS. , Alena V. Devan

Ultracold rubidium and potassium system for atom chip-based microwave and RF potentials , Austin R. Ziltz

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Enhancement of MS Signal Processing for Improved Cancer Biomarker Discovery , Qian Si

Whispering-gallery mode resonators for nonlinear and quantum optical applications , Matthew Thomas Simons

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Applications of Holographic Dualities , Dylan Judd Albrecht

A search for a new gauge boson , Eric Lyle Jensen

Experimental Generation and Manipulation of Quantum Squeezed Vacuum via Polarization Self-Rotation in Rb Vapor , Travis Scott Horrom

Low Energy Tests of the Standard Model , Benjamin Carl Rislow

Magnetic Order and Dimensional Crossover in Optical Lattices with Repulsive Interaction , Jie Xu

Multi-meson systems from Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics , Zhifeng Shi

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Dark matter in the heavens and at colliders: Models and constraints , Reinard Primulando

Measurement of Single and Double Spin Asymmetries in p(e, e' pi(+/-,0))X Semi-Inclusive Deep-Inelastic Scattering , Sucheta Shrikant Jawalkar

NMR study of paramagnetic nano-checkerboard superlattices , Christopher andrew Maher

Parity-violating asymmetry in the nucleon to delta transition: A Study of Inelastic Electron Scattering in the G0 Experiment , Carissa Lee Capuano

Studies of polarized and unpolarized helium -3 in the presence of alkali vapor , Kelly Anita Kluttz

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Lund university, student theses.

PhD theses:

• Characterization of the An ti-Compton Shield for COMPEX Germanium Detectors and Proton-gamma Spectroscopy in the Upper fp Shell (Yuliia Hrabar, 12/2019 -)
• Spectroscopy along Decay Chains of Element 114, Flerovium (Anton Såmark-Roth, 12/2016 - 06/2021)
• Reactions with Radioactive Beams and Development of Scintillator-based Detector Systems (Alexander Knyazev, 04/2016 -10/2020) 
• Quantum-state Selective Nuclear Decay Spectroscopy (Christian Lorenz, 04/2015 - 01/2019)
• Nuclear Structure Studies Near 208 Pb and γ-ray Imaging Techniques (Natasa Lalovic, 04/2013 - 06/2017)
• Element 115 (Ulrika Forsberg, 01/2011 - 05/2016)
• Comprehensive Gamma-ray Spectroscopy of  62Zn and Studies of Nilsson Parameters in the Mass A=60 Region (Jnaneswari Gellanki, 01/2009 - 09/2013) 
• Probing Single-particle and Collective States in Atomic Nuclei with Coulomb Excitation (Douglas DiJulio, 7/2008 - 02/2013) 
• Isotope-selective Spectroscopy: Fast Timing R&D and fp-Shell Mirror Isomers   (Robert Hoischen, 11/2006 - 03/2011) 
• Effective Charges in Nuclei in the Vicinity of 100Sn (Andreas Ekström, 11/2005 - 02/2010) 
• Nuclear Structure and Exotic Decays; Doubly-Magic 56Ni and Semi-Magic 58Ni   (Emma Johansson, 05/2004 - 01/2009) 
• A Trilogy of Mass A=61: Superdeformed Structures, Exotic Decay, and Isospin Symmetry   (Lise-Lotte Andersson, 06/2004 - 09/2008) 
• Effective Charges Near 56Ni and Production of Anti-Nuclei Studied with Heavy-Ion Reactions (Rickard du Rietz, 03/2003 - 03/2005) 
• Spectroscopic Studies of Isomers Produced in Relativistic Projectile Fragmentation and In-Flight Fission (Milena N. Mineva, 12/1998 - 09/2004) 
• Isospin Symmetry Breaking in the Mass A=35 and A=51 Mirror Nuclei (Jörgen Ekman, 04/2000 - 06/2004) 
• The Nucleus 59Cu: Complex Structure, Shape Evolution, Exotic Decay Modes (Corina Andreoiu, 05/1998 - 09/2002) 
• Rigidity of the Doubly-Magic 100Sn Core (Matej Lipoglavšek, - 05/1997) 

Licentiate theses:    

• Development and Performance of the CALIFA Detector Modules for the R3B Experiment (Alexander Knyazev)
• Comprehensive Gamma-ray Spectroscopy Studies of 62Zn  (3.7 MB) (Jnaneswari Gellanki) 
• Coulomb Excitation of 170Er and Simulations for the CALIFA Calorimeter at the Future FAIR Facility (Douglas Di Julio) 
• Coulomb Excitation of Neutron-Deficient Sn Isotopes  (4.0 MB) (Andreas Ekström)  
• The Mirror Nuclei 61Ga and 61Zn  (1.5 MB) (Lise-Lotte Andersson)  
• 56 Ni, a Doubly Magic Nucleus?  (1.5 MB) (Emma Johansson)  
• Isospin Symmetry Breaking in the A=51 Mirror Nuclei  (0.6 MB) (Jörgen Ekman)  
• Spectroscopic Studies of Isomers Produced in Relativistic Projectile Fragmentation and In-Flight Fission   (0.7 MB) (Milena N. Mineva)
• Superdeformation and Prompt Proton Decays in 59Cu  (0.9 MB) (Corina Andreoiu)

Masters theses:

• Nuclear Structure near the Proton Drip-line: A Search for Excited States in 62Ge (Dalia Farghaly, VT2022) 
• Development and simulation of an active target detector with GEM foil readout (Elisabeth Rickert, 2016 - 2017) 
• The Channeling Effect in Ultra-thin dE-E Monolithic Silicon Telescopes (Fredrik Parnefjord Gustafsson, 09/2016 - 01/2017) 
• Extraction of Energy and Time from Pile-up Pulses with Fast Sampling ADC Analysis Techniques (Anton Roth, 01/2016 - 06/2016) 
• XXX (Jacob Snäll, XX/2015 - XX/2016) 
• Techniques for Discovering and Identifying New Elements  (3.9 MB) (Johan Jeppsson, 04/2011 - 01/2012)  
• Semi-automatic Level Scheme Solver for Nuclear Spectroscopy (Kaj Jansson, 09/2010 - 03/2011)  
• Light Collection in CsI Crystals for the R3B Project (Tusiime Swaleh, 07/2010 - 02/2011)  
• Pulse Shape Analysis for Heavy Element Spectroscopy  (2.5 MB) (Ulrika Forsberg, 05/2010 - 10/2010) 
• Development and Testing of a New Detector System; the Lund Silicon Array LuSiA (Karin Mattsson, 09/2008 - 03/2009)  
• Isomer Studies in the f7/2 Shell   (2.9 MB) (Pedro Montuenga, 01/2007 - 06/2007)
• An Isomer Study of the Nucleus 54Ni - Preparations, Simulations, and First Results  (1.4 MB) (Robert Hoischen, 09/2005 - 06/2006)  
• Low Energy Coulomb Excitation of 110Sn Using REX-ISOLDE (Andreas Ekström, 09/2004 - 02/2005)
• In Quest of Excited States in 61Ga  (0.8 MB) (Lise-Lotte Andersson, 08/2003 - 01/2004)  
• The Quest for Excited States in 62Ge  (0.7 MB) (Emma Johansson, 08/2003 - 01/2004)  
• Polarization Measurements of Gamma Rays in Mass A~60 Nuclei  (1.5 MB) (Olga Izotova, 10/2002 - 04/2003)  
• Excited States in 103Sn  (0.3 MB) (Lars Berglund, 8/1999 - 2/2000)   
• Excited States in the 39K and 39Ca Mirror Pair  (0.8 MB) (Thomas Andersson, 9/1998 - 2/1999)   
• Two Phonon Gamma-Gamma Vibrational States in 166Er (Pär Sargren, 1/1998 - 6/1998)

Bachelor theses:

• Digitised charged-particle discrimination in CsI detector signals (Linus Persson, VT2022)
• Characterization of a Bismuth germanate Anti-Compton Scattering Shield for use with a Germanium COMPEX detector module (Samuel Dawes, VT2022)
• Dead layer determination for the new implantation detector of the LUNDIUM decay station (EleftheriaKosta, HT2021)
• Assessment of the Capability for Vetoing Beta-Decay Events in the Lundium Decay Station (Tanvir Sayed, HT2021)
• Characterization of Double Sided Silicon Strip Detectors from LYCCA modules for FAIR (Dalia Farghaly, VT2019)
• Simulation of Anti-Compton Shield Augmentation to the Lundium Decay Station Using Geant4 (Daesung Cho, VT2019)
• Commissioning of the ΔE-E LYCCA detector array (Alexander Huusko, VT2017)
• Compton Imaging with Scintillators in a Virtual Geant4 Space (Tim Almqvist, 09/2014 - 01/2015)   
• Characterisation of LYCCA ΔE-E-Telescopes (Ann Sophie Barann, 01/2013 - 04/2013) 

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Theses from 2024 2024.

Validation of athlet with purdue university multi-dimensional integral test assembly (puma) test , Emin Fatih Ozdem

Simulation of lc circuits in cylindrical photoemission driven cavities using coupled monte carlo and particle-in-cell codes , Ravi Sanjay Shastri

Theses from 2022 2022

Modeling the reactor time-dependent delayed particle tail with Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) version 6.2 , Eli James Boland

Particle swarm optimization for critical experiment design , Cole Michael Kostelac

Characterization of cermet fuel for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) , James Floyd Mudd

Feasibility of a critical experiment utilizing uranium dioxide-beryllium oxide with neutron spectrum shifting capabilities , Ashley Rachel Raster

Validation of ATHLET-CD with CORA-28 test , Murat Tuter

Theses from 2021 2021

Development of complex lattice cell in benchmark model of particle bed critical system , Elijah Chamberlain Lutz

Theses from 2020 2020

Analysis of energy economy in muon catalyzed fusion considering external x-ray reactivation , Nishant Raghav Pillai

Theses from 2018 2018

Development and Monte Carlo validation of a finite element reactor analysis framework , Wayne J. Brewster

An investigation into the effects of ion tracks on α-quartz , Bryant Alan Kanies

Fuel burnup simulation and analysis of the Missouri S&T Reactor , Joshua Hinkle Rhodes

Modulated photothermal radiometry: Detector sensitivity study and experimental setup , Jessica Nicole Seals

Customized multi-group cross section generation with NJOY for discrete ordinates computed tomography and radiography simulation , Steven Michael Wagstaff

Theses from 2017 2017

The viability of ADVANTG deterministic method for synthetic radiography generation , Andrew Albert Bingham

Design and analysis of a passive heat removal system for a small modular reactor using STAR CCM+ , Raymond Michael Fanning

A study of the potential applications of AM241, and determining the feasibility of using Gamma spectroscopy for future physical validation , Eric A. Feissle

Comparison of ²⁵²Cf time correlated induced fission with AmLi induced fission on fresh MTR research reactor fuel , Jay Prakash Joshi

CFD validation and scaling of condensation heat transfer , Varun Kalra

Analysis and implementation of accident tolerant nuclear fuels , Benjamin Joseph Prewitt

Theses from 2016 2016

Attenuation properties of cement composites: Experimental measurements and Monte Carlo calculations , Raul Florez

Synthesis of Radioactive Nanostructures in a Research Nuclear Reactor , Maria Camila Garcia Toro

Deterministic simulation of thermal neutron radiography and tomography , Rajarshi Pal Chowdhury

Thermal characterization of phase change materials for thermal energy storage , Rami Mohammad Reda Saeed

A feasibility study of a nuclear power plant with no moving parts , Jonathan Mark Schattke

Theses from 2015 2015

Impact of configuration variations on small modular reactor core performance , William Kirby Compton

Neutronic analysis of light water Small Modular Reactor with flexible fuel configurations , Brendan Dsouza

Computer aided detection of oral lesions on CT images , Shaikat Mahmood Galib

Initial fuel possibilities for the Thorium Molten Salt Reactor , Dustin Gage Green

Computer aided diagnosis of oral cancer: Using time-step CT images , Jonathan T. Scott

Theses from 2014 2014

Experimental investigation of the pebble bed structure by using gamma ray tomography , Fadha Shakir Ahmed

Feasibility study of a two-fluid small modular molten salt reactor with in core heat removal capability , Brandon James Lahmann

Determination of minor and trace elements concentration in kidney stones using elemental analysis techniques , Anjali Srivastava

Theses from 2013 2013

Insufficient CT data reconstruction based on directional total variation (DTV) regularized maximum likelihood expectation maximization (MLEM) method , Fahima Fahmida Islam

A new approach to nuclear safeguard enhancement through radionuclide profiling , Aaron Dawon Peterson

CFD simulation of void flow in ECCS , Lifeng Wang

Theses from 2012 2012

Wavelet based contrast limited histogram equalization for contrast enhancement of digital mammography , Ashish Vighnahar Avachat

Hot channel determination and burnup analysis of Missouri University of Science and Technology Research Nuclear Reactor , Kelly Christopher Rogers O'Bryant

Determination of linear attenuation coefficients of chemically bonded phosphate ceramics , Jason Joseph Pleitt

Verification of a Monte Carlo model of the Missouri S&T reactor , Brad Paul Richardson

Theses from 2011 2011

Contrast enhancement of digital mammography based on multi-scale analysis , Muhammad Imran Khan Abir

Simulation of the field electron emission characteristics of a flat panel X-ray source , Chrystian Mauricio Posada Arbeláez

Production and characterization of supported palladium nanoparticles on multiwalled carbon nanotubes by gamma irradiation , Jessika Viviana Rojas Marin

Density determination of tristructural-isotropic nuclear fuel using multiple projection x-ray radiography , Frank Angelo Strantz

Upgrade and simulation of the subcritical assembly at Missouri University of Science and Technology , Lucas Powelson Tucker

Theses from 2010 2010

Internet-accessible hot cell with gamma spectroscopy at the Missouri University of Science and Technology research nuclear reactor , Edwin Grant

Characterization of the neutron flux spectrum at the Missouri University of Science and Technology Research Reactor , Zachary Andrew Kulage

Theses from 2009 2009

Mass optimization studies of reactivity control schemes and radiation shielding options for space nuclear reactors , Aaron E. Craft

Analogy based modeling of natural convection , Vaibhav Khane

Theses from 2008 2008

Feasibility study of plutonium based MOX fuel online burnup analysis using gamma spectroscopy , Matthew L. Dennis

Modeling the effect of plastic flow localization on deformation and fracture of stainless steel , Michael Louis Lampe

Theses from 2007 2007

Equivalent circuit for transient conduction and convection systems , Bassam Sabry Mohammad Abdelnabi

One-group interfacial area transport equation for horizontal two-phase flow with 90-degree bend , Kennard Callender

Bonding Technetium-99m to hydroxyapatite particles: Opportunity to use hydroxyapatite as a means to remove Tc-99 from nuclear waste streams , Michelle Elaine Minard

Theses from 2004 2004

Using PARET and CONVEC to perform accident analysis of the University of Missouri-Rolla Nuclear Reactor , Christopher M. Carroll

Homogenization effects on neutron flux Monte Carlo calculations for an accelerator driven system , Jamie Marlene Ferrero

Natural convection heat transfer of hydrophilic particle suspension in a rectangular cell , Izumi Hagiwara

An evaluation of domestic nuclear reactor facility security in the post September 11 environment: perspectives from the national, state, and site-specific levels , Tracia Lynn West

Theses from 2003 2003

Determination of void swelling in a PWR baffle bolt due to fast neutron exposure , Tyson Derrik Bourbina

Investigation of the wake flow structure resulting from a bubble's tail and a change in flow channel geometry , Michel Amasa Call

Flow structure in the near-wake of single solid and fluid objects as measured by particle image velocimetry , Hidekazu No

Theses from 2001 2001

Atmospheric dispersion and dose estimates for research reactors , Matthew Clark Adler

DUPoly radiation shielding effectiveness , Scott Patrick Rutenkroger

Theses from 2000 2000

Implementation of the finite element method in a nodal transport program to allow for heterogeneous geometries , Micheal Addison Smith

Theses from 1999 1999

Dynamic finite element modeling of Charpy impact test with various geometry in 2-D and 3-D analysis using ABAQUS , Chong Wan Kwon

Multimedia web-based learning environment for topics in radiation decay , Rodney Allen Rossow

Design and analysis of an accelerator based medical isotope production facility , Jeffrey Dean Shelton

Thermal power calibration of the University of Missouri-Rolla research reactor , Eric Paul Stevenson

Theses from 1997 1997

Determination of moderator temperature coefficient in a pressurized water reactor using neutron and temperature noise analysis , Clinton Eugene Gross

Application of artificial neural network technology to loose parts monitoring systems , Rodney Galen Pickard

Calculated neutron dose rates from a plutonium source using the Monte Carlo method , Erik F. Shores

Theses from 1996 1996

Gamma-ray dose rate from a spent PWR fuel assembly using the Monte Carlo technique , Ahmet Bozkurt

Neutron radiography of granite and marble , Mevlut Guvendik

Dynamic finite element analysis of Charpy impact tests for use in nuclear power plant life extension , Scott E. Sidener

Theses from 1995 1995

Direct solutions to the even-parity neutron transport equation , Scott Walter Drumm

Nuclear fuel pellet inspection using machine vision and artificial neural networks , Mark Le Roy Kelly

Effects of specimen size reduction on the transition curve of the Charpy V-notch impact test , Lonnie Eugene Schubert

Theses from 1994 1994

Dose rate measurements of the highly-enriched uranium fuel at the University of Missouri-Rolla reactor , Michelle Lynn Hill

Neutron fluence at the pressure vessel of a pressurized water reactor determined with the MCNP code , Peter Gyula Laky

Theses from 1993 1993

A thermocouple based proton beam profile monitor , Phillip D. Ferguson

Nature of incorporated water in hydrated potassium silicate glasses , William Joseph Reich

Theses from 1992 1992

C-THERMOS : an integral neutron transport code with a cold neutron scattering kernel option , Yonkai Liao

Comparison of measured and calculated transmutation in copper at spallation neutron sources , Timothy Brian O'Hearn

Theses from 1991 1991

Dose rate determination of the highly-enriched uranium fuel at the University of Missouri-Rolla Reactor in preparation for transportation , Alice Ann Netzer

Analytical computer package for the University of Missouri-Rolla reactor , Tracy John Orf

Theses from 1990 1990

Application of adaptive zoning to the finite element solution of the one-group diffusion equation in two dimensions , Bryan Edward Audsley

Theses from 1989 1989

Neutronics study of the conversion of the University of Missouri-Rolla reactor to low enriched uranium fuel , Lorne J. Covington

Flow analysis of a pressurized water reactor core , Charles Ramon Daily

Determination of characteristics of the University of Missouri-Rolla reactor highly-enriched uranium fuel using the ORIGEN2 computer code , Jeffery Joel Smith

Theses from 1988 1988

Space based neutral particle beam platform prime power system and mass analysis , Bryan John Daiber

Effect of an annular connection between the plasma source and flux conserver on the properties of CTX spheromaks , Charles Matthew Hart

The influence of specimen size on Charpy impact testing of unirradiated HT-9 , Brian Scott Louden

Theses from 1987 1987

Mechanical and neutronic properties of neutron absorbing materials , Donald James Buth

X-ray imaging system for the Missouri Magnetic Mirror Prototype Experiment , Curtis David Eshelman

Obtaining the prime implicants of a system by utilizing dynamic core allocation , Linda M. Farrell

Data analysis for the soft x-ray imaging system , Houken Tseng

Theses from 1986 1986

Fuel loading for a low-leakage core in a pressurized water reactor , Omar Ivan Aguilar

Dimensional change correlations for 20% cold worked AISI 316 stainless steel for fusion applications , Robert Wayne Clark

Theses from 1985 1985

Evaluation of a near-surface low-level radioactive waste disposal facility for the state of Missouri , Christine Lang Nelson

Theses from 1984 1984

The compositional and temperature dependence of radiation-induced void nucleation and swelling in austenitic alloys , Bahram Esmailzadeh

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Komander, kristina.

Nanoscale Metal Hydrides from MeV-Ion Perspectives: A Unique View

Polhemsalen, Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1, Uppsala 2024-05-17 09:15

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Marcinkevicius, Benjaminas

The Thin-foil Proton Recoil neutron spectrometer for DT plasmas

Polhemsalen, Lägerhyddsvägen 1, Uppsala 2024-05-28 09:15

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Eriksson, Benjamin

The evolution of TOFu: Developing and utilizing neutron time-of-flight spectrometry of deuterium and tritium fusion plasmas at JET

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Gao, Zhihao

Isomeric yield ratios in nuclear fission

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Mishra, Vaibhav

Nuclear safeguards directed to the application of multivariate analysis techniques to existing and future nuclear fuel cycles

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Rathore, Vikram

Segmented HPGe detectors for post-irradiation examination of nuclear fuel: Design and demonstration in gamma emission tomography

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Senis, Lorenzo

Gamma radiation techniques for non-destructive post-irradiation examination of nuclear fuel: Predicting performance and optimizing instrument design

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Kantre, Karim-Alexandros

Materials analysis using MeV-ions: fundamental challenges and in-situ applications

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Sahlberg, Arne

Multi-sightline neutron emission spectroscopy of D and T fusion plasmas at JET

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Sperduti, Andrea

Experimental methods of neutron diagnostics and fast ion physics for fusion devices

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Lohmann, Svenja

Beyond scattering – what more can be learned from pulsed keV ion beams?

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Bruckner, Barbara

New aspects of electronic interactions of keV ions with matter

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Binda, Federico

Liquid scintillators as neutron diagnostic tools for fusion plasmas: System characterization and data analysis

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Branger, Erik

Enhancing the performance of the Digital Cherenkov Viewing Device: Detecting partial defects in irradiated nuclear fuel assemblies using Cherenkov light

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Chulapakorn, Thawatchart

Luminescence of Silicon Nanoparticles Synthesized by Ion Implantation

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Helgesson, Petter

Approaching well-founded comprehensive nuclear data uncertainties: Fitting imperfect models to imperfect data

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Rakopoulos, Vasileios

Isomeric yield ratio measurements with JYFLTRAP: In quest of the angular momentum of the primary fragments

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Åberg Lindell, Matilda

Nuclear safeguards evaluation and analysis techniques for application to nuclear fuel material in Generation IV nuclear energy systems

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Jansson, Kaj

Measurements of Neutron-induced Nuclear Reactions for More Precise Standard Cross Sections and Correlated Fission Properties

Doctoral thesis, monograph

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Mattera, Andrea

Studying neutron-induced fission at IGISOL-4: From neutron source to yield measurements and model comparisons

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Verma, Vasudha

Development of a Neutron Flux Monitoring System for Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors

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Klimek, Iwona

Modelling and Measurements of MAST Neutron Emission

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Skiba, Mateusz

Making TOFu: Fusion Plasma Neutron Emission Spectrometry with a Fully Digital Data Acquisition System

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Alhassan, Erwin

Nuclear data uncertainty quantification and data assimilation for a lead-cooled fast reactor: Using integral experiments for improved accuracy

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Eriksson, Jacob

Neutron Emission Spectrometry for Fusion Reactor Diagnosis: Method Development and Data Analysis

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Andersson, Peter

Fast-Neutron Tomography using a Mobile Neutron Generator for Assessment of Steam-Water Distributions in Two-Phase Flows

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Holcombe, Scott

Gamma Spectroscopy and Gamma Emission Tomography for Fuel Performance Characterization of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Assemblies

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Sangaroon, Siriyaporn

Study of Collimated Neutron Flux Monitors for MAST and MAST Upgrade

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Wolniewicz, Peter

Development of a Methodology for Detecting Coolant Void in Lead-cooled Fast Reactors by Means of Neutron Measurements

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Al-Adili, Ali

Measurements of the 234 U(n,f) Reaction with a Frisch-Grid Ionization Chamber up to E n =5 MeV

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Bevilacqua, Riccardo

Neutron-Induced Light-Ion Production from Iron and Bismuth at 175 MeV

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Andersson Sundén, Erik

Neutron Spectrometry Techniques for Fusion Plasmas: Instrumentation and Performance

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Gatu Johnson, Maria

Fusion Plasma Observations at JET with the TOFOR Neutron Spectrometer: Instrumental Challenges and Physics Results

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Hellesen, Carl

Diagnosing Fuel Ions in Fusion Plasmas using Neutron Emission Spectroscopy

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Loberg, John

Novel Diagnostics and Computational Methods of Neutron Fluxes in Boiling Water Reactors

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Petersson, Per

Ion Beam Analysis of First Wall Materials Exposed to Plasma in Fusion Devices

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Simutkin, Vasily

Fragment Mass Distributions in Neutron-Induced Fission of 232 Th and 238 U from 10 to 60 MeV

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Englund, Edvard

Anthropogenic 129 I Traced in Environmental Archives by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

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Öhrn, Angelica

Neutron Scattering at 96 MeV

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Alfimov, Vasily

Accelerator Mass Spectrometry of 36 Cl and 129 I: Analytical Aspects and Applications

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Tsybin, Youri

High Rate Electron Capture Dissociation Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry

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Licentiate Theses Applied Nuclear Physics

Cannarozzo, simone.

Isomeric yield ratio studies in nuclear reactions and alpha-particle induced fission of Thorium

Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary

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Kaur, Rajdeep

Case Studies in Ion Beam Assisted Nanostructure Engineering

Gomez L, Ana Maria

Simulations And Experiments Of Plasma-Induced Effects In Silicon Detectors

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Inverse Uncertainty Quantification for Fuel Performance Modeling

Licentiate Thesis Robertson, Gustav

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Spent nuclear fuel analysis for improved safety

Solans, Virginie

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Neutron time-of-flight spectrometry of fusion plasmas at JET

data acquisition developments and physics results Eriksson, Benjamin

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Benchmark of simulation of an ion guide for neutron-induced fission products

Nuclear Safeguards Assessments For Verification Of Regular And Non-Regular Light Water Reactor Fuel

Licentiate thesis, monograph

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Electronic excitation, luminescence and particle emission: Studying ion-induced phenomena in ToF-MEIS

Studies of Cherenkov light production in irradiated nuclear fuel assemblies

Martinik, Tomas

Development of Differential Die-Away Instrument for Characterization of Swedish Spent Nuclear Fuel

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Measurements of Isomeric Yield Ratios of Proton-Induced Fission of natU and natTh at the IGISOL-JYFLTRAP facility

Neutron emission spectroscopy of fusion plasmas with a NE213 liquid scintillator at JET

Experimental data and Total Monte Carlo: Towards justified, transparent and complete nuclear data uncertainties

Improving the Neutron Cross-section Standards 238U(n,f) and 6Li(n,a): Measurements and Simulations

Nuclear data uncertainty propagation for a lead-cooled fast reactor: Combining TMC with criticality benchmarks for improved accuracy

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Characterization of a Neutron Source for Fission Yields Studies

Proliferation resistances of Generation IV recycling facilities for nuclear fuel

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Fuel ion densities and distributions in fusion plasmas

Modeling and analysis for neutron emission spectrometry Eriksson, Jacob

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Nondestructive Fission Gas Measurements by Means of Gamma Spectroscopy and Gamma Tomography

A feasibility study of coolant void detection in a lead-cooled fast reactor using fission chambers

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Investigation of 234 U(n,f) with a Frisch-grid ionization chamber

Optimization of Equipment for Tomographic Measurements of Void Distributions using Fast Neutrons

Bläckberg, Lisa

Surface coatings as xenon diffusion barriers on plastic scintillators: Improving Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty verification

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Neutron induced light-ion production from iron and bismuth at 175 MeV

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An upgrade of the SCANDAL facility for neutron scattering measurements at 175 MeV

Andersson, Pernilla

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System aspects on safeguards for the back-end of the Swedish nuclear fuel cycle

Fritzell, Anni

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TOFOR Performance for D Plasma Neutron Spectroscopy at JET

Gatu Johnsson, M

Tomographic Techniques for Safeguards Measurements of Nuclear Fuel Assemblies

Lundqvist Saleh, Tobias

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Automatic Gamma Scanning System for Measurement of Residual Heat in Nuclear Fuel

Osifo, Otasowie

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A Monitor for Neutron Flux measurements up to 20 MeV

Hildebrand, Angelica

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Conceptual Design and Preliminary Safety Analysis of a Proposed Nuclear Microreactor for Mobile Application , A. S. M. Fakhrul Islam

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Thermal-Hydraulic System Analysis of a Proposed 1 MWth Nuclear Gas Cooled Microreactor , Aaron S. Fernandez

Mechanistic Multiphysics Modeling of Cladding Rupture in Nuclear Fuel Rods During Loss-Of-Coolant Accident Conditions , Kyle Allan Lawrence Gamble

Thermodynamic Assessment of Chromium Corrosion In The Na-K-Mg-U(III, IV) Chloride Salt , Jacob Allen Yingling

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Experimental Evaluation of Drying Spent Nuclear Fuel for Dry Cask Storage Through Vacuum and Forced Helium Dehydration , Jonathan Ellis Perry

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Computational Modeling of Radiation Damage in a Multi-Phase Ceramic Waste Form Using MOOSE , Zeyu Chen

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Modeling Neutron Interaction Inside a 2D Reactor Using Monte Carlo Method , A. S. M. Fakhrul Islam

Implementation of View Factor Model and Radiative Heat Transfer Model in MOOSE , Abdurrahman Ozturk

Characterization and Drying of Oxyhydroxides on Aluminum Clad Spent Nuclear Fuel , Matthew Shalloo

Modeling the Uranium-Silicon Phase Equilibria Based on Computational and Experimental Analysis , Tashiema Lixona Ulrich

Modeling complex oxides: Thermochemical behavior of nepheline-forming Na-Al-Si-B-K-Li-Ca-Mg-Fe-O and hollandite-forming Ba-Cs-Ti-Cr-Al-Fe- Ga-O systems , Stephen A. Utlak

Bison Simulation-Based Identification of Important Design Criteria for U3SI2 Fuels With Composite-Monolithic Duplex Sic Cladding , Jacob A. Yingling

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Mechanical Characterization and Non-Destructive Evaluation of SiCF-SiCM Composite Tubing with the Impulse Excitation Technique , Nathaniel Truesdale

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Deformation Induced Martensitic Transformation In 304 Stainless Steels , Junliang Liu

Analysis Of Pellet Cladding Interaction And Creep Of U3Si2 Fuel For Use In Light Water Reactors , Kathryn E. Metzger

Dosimetry, Activation, and Robotic Instrumentation Damage Modeling of the Holtec HI-STORM 100 Spent Nuclear Fuel System , C. Ryan Priest

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Intercode Advanced Fuels and Cladding Comparison Using BISON, FRAPCON, and FEMAXI Fuel Performance Codes , Aaren Rice

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Implementation and Evaluation of Fuel Creep Using Advanced Light-Water Reactor Materials in FRAPCON 3.5 , Spencer Carroll

System Analysis with Improved Thermo-Mechanical Fuel Rod Models for Modeling Current and Advanced LWR Materials in Accident Scenarios , Ian Edward Porter

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Characterization of Two ODS Alloys: 18Cr ODS and 9Cr ODS , Julianne Kay Goddard

Advanced Fuels Modeling: Evaluating the Steady-State Performance of Carbide Fuel in Helium-Cooled Reactors Using FRAPCON 3.4 , Luke H. Hallman

Evolution of Microstructure of Haynes 230 and Inconel 617 Under Mechanical Testing At High Temperatures , Kyle Hrutkay

The Study of Alternate, Solid-Phase Fluorinating Agents for Use in Reactive Gas Recycle of Used Nuclear Fuel , Dillon Inabinett

Pellet Cladding Mechanical Interactions of Ceramic Claddings Fuels Under Light Water Reactor Conditions , Bo-Shiuan Li

Predicting the Crack Response for a Pipe with a Complex Crack , Robert George Lukess

Modified Sodium Diuranate Process For the Recovery of Uranium From Uranium Hexafluoride Transport Cylinder Wash Solution , Austin Dean Meredith

Fabrication and Characterization of Surrogate Fuel Particles Using the Spark Erosion Method , Kathryn Elizabeth Metzger

Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics Methods to Improve Thermal Hydraulic Code Analysis , Dennis Shannon Sentell, Jr.

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Neutronic Characteristics of Using Zirconium Diboride and Gadolinium in a Westinghouse 17 X 17 Fuel Assembly , Charlie Sironen

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Thermodynamic and Thermochemical Investigation of Advanced Triso Coated Particle Fuels , Seung Min Lee

The Deposition Characteristics of Zrc On Uo2 Kernels Produced For Advanced Triso Fuels In Gen-Iv Reactors , Ian Edward Porter

Fuel Cycle Modeling Improvements and Multi-Tiered Recycling With A Sodium-Cooled Heterogeneous Innovative Burner Reactor , Carey McIlwaine Read Jr.

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Characterization of Radiation Fields and Dose Assessment From Fuels Manufacturing For Advanced Fuel Cycles , Benjamin James Hawkins

Feasibility Study of Minor Actinide Transmutation In Light-Water Reactors With Various Am/Cm Separation Efficiencies , Daniell Joseph Tincher

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Nuclear Fuel Requirements For the American Economy - A Model , Thomas Dexter Curtis

Analysis of U-Zr-C-O Quaternary System for Applications in Advanced ZRC Coated Triso Particles , Jonathan Lee DeGange

Characterization of Uranium Carbide Microspheres In An Inert Zirconium Carbide Matrix For Gas Fast Reactors , Jerome J. Geathers

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• Michael W. Guidry 2 ,
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Table of contents (35 chapters)

Front matter, high spin phenomena, quasiparticle motion in rotating nuclei.

• S. Frauendorf

Nuclear Spectroscopy at Very High and Very Low Rotational Frequencies

• J. D. Garrett

Dynamic Deformation Theory: Recent Results for Spectra and for Cross-Sections

• Krishna Kumar
• J. H. Hamilton, C. F. Maguire

Interpretation of the 21-ns Isomer in 190 Hg as ( v i 13/2 ) 2 from a g-Factor Measurement

• S. A. Hjorth, I. Y. Lee, J. R. Beene, C. Roulet, D. R. Haenni, Noah R. Johnson et al.

High Spin Studies by Multiple Coulomb Excitation

• Eckart Grosse

Heavy-Ions Reactions

On the transition from the coherent to the statistical phase in deep inelastic collisions.

• U. Smilansky, S. Mukamel, D. H. E. Gross, K. Mohring

Excitation of Shape-Vibrational Modes in Nuclei by Relativistic Heavy Ions

• J. O. Rasmussen, J. S. Blair, X. J. Qiu

Nuclear Charge and Matter Distributions

• P. E. Hodgson

A Study of the Reaction Mechanism for 12C Plus 209Bi at E(C) = 61.1-73 MeV

• Jin Gen-Ming, Xie Yuan-Xiang, Zhu Yong-Tai, Shen Wen-Qing, Yu Ju-Sheng, Sun Xi-Jun et al.

Transfer Reactions

Inelastic scattering and transfer reactions using very heavy ions.

• M. W. Guidry, R. E. Neese, T. L. Nichols

Probing Transitional Regions with Nuclear Transfer Reactions

• Jan S. Vaagen

Nuclear Reactions Near the Coulomb Barrier

• J. S. Lilley

Heavy Ion Reaction Mechanisms

• C. F. Maguire, J. H. Hamilton

Heavy-Ion Induced Transfer Reaction to High-J Orbital States

• J. Barrette

Microscopic Theories of Nuclear Structure

Perturbation theory for a system of fermions in a deformed basis.

• Daniel R. Bes

The Boson Fermion-Hybrid Representation and the Nuclear Field Theory

• Cheng-Li Wu, M. W. Guidry, Jin-Quan Chen, Da Hsuan Feng

Microscopic Calculations of the Fission Barrier of Some Actinide Nuclei with Skyrme-Type Interaction Using a Two-Step Iterative Method

• A. K. Dutta, Michael Vallières, R. K. Bhaduri, I. Easson, M. Kohno

Linear Response RPA Calculations to Spherical Open-Shell Nuclei

• A. Moalem, J. Bar-Touv
• nuclear physics

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Book Title : Contemporary Research Topics in Nuclear Physics

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Topics : Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons

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Alhomaidhi, Sultan Mohammad A. "Search for Maximum Nuclear Compression in a Model of Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1448216380.

Chen, Jiunn-Wei. "Effective field theory for nuclear physics /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9795.

Persram, Declan. "Delta production in nucleon-nucleon scattering and pion production in nucleus-nucleus collisions." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23931.

Ramanan, Sunethra. "Investigations of the renormalization group approach to the nucleon-nucleon interaction." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1173106852.

Bemmerer, Daniel. "Precise nuclear physics for the Sun." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-95439.

Bemmerer, Daniel. "Precise nuclear physics for the sun." Forschungszentrum Dresden, 2013. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:d120-qucosa-97364.

Konig, Sebastian, Harald W. Griesshammer, H. W. Hammer, and Kolck U. van. "Nuclear Physics Around the Unitarity Limit." AMER PHYSICAL SOC, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624335.

Medinaceli, Villegas Eduardo <1976&gt. "Astroparticle physics with nuclear track detectors." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2008. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/850/1/Tesi_Medinaceli_Eduardo.pdf.

Medinaceli, Villegas Eduardo <1976&gt. "Astroparticle physics with nuclear track detectors." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2008. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/850/.

Alsalmi, Sheren. "Measurement of the Nuclear Dependence of F_2 and R=Sigma_L/Sigma_T in The Nucleon Resonance Region." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent155655860740778.

Shi, Junhui. "Nuclear spin optical rotation in organic liquids." Thesis, Princeton University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3604505.

Nuclear spin induced optical rotation (NSOR) is a novel technique for the detection of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) via optical rotation instead of conventional pick-up coil. Originating from hyperfine interactions between nuclei and orbital electrons, NSOR provides a new method to reveal nuclear chemical environments in different molecules. Previous experiments of NSOR detection have poor signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), which limits the application of NSOR in chemistry. In this work, based on a continuous-wave NMR scheme at a low magnetic field (5 G), we employ a multi-pass cavity and a 405 nm laser to improve the sensitivity of NSOR. By performing precision measurements of NSOR detection in a range of pure liquid organic chemicals, we demonstrate the capability of NSOR to distinguish 1H signals in different chemicals, in agreement with the first-principles quantum mechanical calculations. The NSOR of 19F is also measured at low fields with high SNR, showing that heavy nuclei have higher optical rotation signals than light nuclei.

In addition, in order to obtain NSOR at different chemical sites in the same molecule via chemical shift, we make efforts to develop a novel scheme based on liquid-core hollow fiber for the detection of NSOR under high magnetic fields. By coiling a long liquid-core fiber densely for many loops around a small rod combined with RF coils, it is possible to measure optical rotation signals inside a narrow-bore superconducting magnet. Manufactured by filling liquids into capillary tubings, those liquid-core fibers perform like multimode step-index fibers, and thereby exhibit linear birefringence and depolarization, significantly reducing the light polarization for the measurement of optical rotation. According to our attempts, it is possible to suppress the linear birefringence by filling chiral liquids in hollow fibers, and approach near single-mode operation by means of launching light beam into the fiber core under the mode match condition. Although some issues of hollow fibers obstruct the final measurement of high-frequency NSOR, our work on the liquid-core fiber provides the basis for future fiber-based NSOR experiments under high magnetic fields.

Seely, Jason (Charles Jason). "Precise measurement of the nuclear dependence of structure functions in light nuclei." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39559.

Minkov, Ivaylo. "Theoretical studies of X-ray induced nuclear dynamics." Licentiate thesis, Stockholm, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-296.

Norrick, Anne. "A Measurement of Nuclear Effects in Deep Inelastic Scattering in Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions." W&M ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550153893.

Jansson, Peter. "Studies of Nuclear fuel by means of Nuclear Spectroscopy Methods." Licentiate thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för kärn- och partikelfysik, 2000. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-85900.

Marsden, David Charles. "An investigation of the Tucson-Melbourne three-nucleon force in the nuclear many-body problem." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/289793.

Damodaran, K. "Topological defects in cosmology and nuclear physics." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.598261.

Kronenberg, Eric Leslie. "The eikonal expansion in electromagnetic nuclear physics." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14181.

Chen, Cheng. "NUCLEAR QUADRUPLE RESONANCE AND LOW-FIELD NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE FOR MATERIALS AUTHENTICATION." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1567518073598426.

Dixon, Lisa. "Search for the Nuclear Barnett Effect." Thesis, New York University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3591197.

Gyromagnetic phenomena have been of interest since the dawn of modern electromagnetic theory. While rotation-induced magnetization in electronic systems has been known for over 100 years, the phenomenon remains largely unexplored in nuclear degrees of freedom. This thesis explores the influence of external angular momentum on nuclear polarization, utilizing optical fields endowed with orbital angular momentum (OAM). To that end, I employ novel holographic methods to project light fields with programmable OAM content into fluid samples. To quantify the OAM in such fields, I introduce new techniques of holographic video microscopy to characterize optical forces. These optical manipulation and detection schemes are combined with standard NMR spectroscopy to reveal the effects of optical forces on the nuclear hyperpolatization of both absorbing and non-absorbing samples. These experiments provide evidence of a non-resonant coupling between the orbital angular momentum of light and nuclear spins.

Alalawi, Huda. "INVESTIGATION OF NUCLEAR COMPRESSION IN THE AMPT MODELOF NUCLEUS-NUCLEUS COLLISIONS." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1543405727739039.

Sadeghi, Mohammad Mehdi 1959. "SYMBOLIC MANIPULATION IN REACTOR PHYSICS." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275520.

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Wesolowski, Sarah. "Bayesian Methods for Effective Field Theories." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1500037172071861.

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The nearly oblate deformed Au nuclei show rotational bands built on multi quasiparticle excitations [Bou89, Bou92, Gue03, Gue01, Ven92]. Several of these bands are built on rotationally aligned high-j proton and neutron excitations. In many cases bands consisting of two or three signature partner E2 sequences are observed. For some fo these bands signature inversion is found and this feature gives a great challenge to the theoretical models. In this study the researcher performed TRS and CSM calculations for all high-j rotational bands in the p186-194s Au nuclei aiming to predict the signature splitting and inversion phemomena, alignments, gains in alignments, gains in alignment and band crossing frequencies observed.

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