Publications

2024

  • Arnquist I.J., N. Avalos, P. Bailly, D. Baxter, X. Bertou, M. Bogdan, and C. Bourgeois, et al. 2024. "The DAMIC-M Low Background Chamber." Journal of Instrumentation 19, no. 11:T11010. PNNL-SA-213373. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/19/11/T11010

2023

  • Tsang R., A. Piepke, S. Al Kharusi, E. Angelico, I.J. Arnquist, A.M. Atencio, and I. Badhrees, et al. 2023. "An integrated online radioassay data storage and analytics tool for nEXO." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 1055. PNNL-SA-195900. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2023.168477

2022

  • Adhikari G., S. Al Kharusi, E. Angelico, G. Anton, I.J. Arnquist, I. Badhrees, and J. Bane, et al. 2022. "nEXO: Neutrinoless double beta decay search beyond 1028 year half-life sensitivity." Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics 49, no. 1:Art. No. 015104. PNNL-SA-172476. doi:10.1088/1361-6471/ac3631
  • Gallina G., Y. Guan, F. Retiere, G. Cao, A. Bolotnikov, I. Kotov, and S. Rescia, et al. 2022. "Performance of novel VUV-sensitive Silicon Photo-Multipliers for nEXO." European Physical Journal C 82, no. 12:Art. No. 1125. PNNL-SA-179827. doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-11072-8
  • Lenardo B.G., C. Hardy, R. Tsang, J. Nzobadila Ondze, A. Piepke, S. Triambak, and A. Jamil, et al. 2022. "Development of a 127Xe calibration source for nEXO." Journal of Instrumentation 17, no. 7:Art. No. 07028. PNNL-SA-178273. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/17/07/P07028

2021

  • Overman N.R., X. Li, M.J. Olszta, E.K. Nickerson, C.T. Overman, S. Mathaudhu, and G.J. Grant, et al. 2021. "Microstructural Progression of Shear-Induced Mixing in a CuNi Alloy." Materials Characterization 171. PNNL-SA-155870. doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110759

2020

  • Aguilar-Arevalo A., D. Amidei, D. Baxter, G. Cancelo, B.A. Cervantes Vergara, A. Chavarria, and J. D'Olivo, et al. 2020. "Results on low-mass weakly interacting massive particles from an 11 kg d target exposure of DAMIC at SNOLAB." Physical Review Letters 125, no. 24:Article No. 241803. PNNL-SA-155070. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.241803
  • Hayes J.C., C.E. Aalseth, T.R. Alexander, H.O. Back, E.D. Church, M.P. Foxe, and T.W. Hossbach, et al. 2020. "High Throughput Argon-37 Field System." Pure and Applied Geophysics. PNNL-SA-149601. doi:10.1007/s00024-020-02584-z
  • Lv P., G.F. Cao, L.J. Wen, S. Al Kharusi, G. Anton, I.J. Arnquist, and I. Badhrees, et al. 2020. "Reflectance of Silicon Photomultipliers at Vacuum Ultraviolet Wavelengths." IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 67, no. 12:2501 - 2510. PNNL-SA-161071. doi:10.1109/TNS.2020.3035172
  • Njoya O., T. Tsang, M. Tarka, W. Fairbank, K.S. Kumar, T. Rao, and T. Wager, et al. 2020. "Measurements of electron transport in liquid and gas Xenon using a laser-driven photocathode." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 972. PNNL-SA-161070. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2020.163965

2019

  • Chambers C., T. Walton, D. Fairbank, A. Craycraft, D. Yahne, J. Todd, and A. Iverson, et al. 2019. "Imaging Individual Barium Atoms in Solid Xenon for Barium Tagging in nEXO." Nature 569, no. 7755:203-207. PNNL-SA-143139. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1169-4
  • Gallina G., P. Giampa, F. Retiere, J. Kroeger, G. Zhang, M. Ward, and P. Margetak, et al. 2019. "Characterization of the Hamamatsu VUV4 MPPCs for nEXO." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 940. PNNL-SA-163397. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.05.096
  • Saldanha R.N., H.O. Back, H. Tsang, T.R. Alexander, S.R. Elliott, S.A. Ferrara, and E.K. Mace, et al. 2019. "Cosmogenic production of 39Ar and 37Ar in argon." Physical Review C 100, no. 2:Article No. 024608. PNNL-SA-141556. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.100.024608

2018

  • Jewell M.J., A. Schubert, W.R. Cen, J. Dalmasson, R. Devoe, L. Fabris, and G. Gratta, et al. 2018. "Characterization of an Ionization Readout Tile for nEXO." Journal of Instrumentation 13, no. 1:Article Number: P01006. PNNL-SA-130966. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/13/01/P01006

2017

  • Akimov D., J.B. Albert, P. An, C. Awe, P.S. Barbeau, B. Becker, and V. Belov, et al. 2017. "Observation of Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering." Science 357, no. 6359:1123-1126. PNNL-SA-128166. doi:10.1126/science.aao0990
  • Greenwood L.R., M.G. Cantaloub, J.L. Burnett, A.W. Myers, C.T. Overman, J.B. Forrester, and B.D. Glasgow, et al. 2017. "Low-Background Gamma Spectrometry for the International Monitoring System." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 126. PNNL-SA-119795. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.12.034
  • Keillor M.E., C.E. Aalseth, I.J. Arnquist, T.A. Eggemeyer, E.S. Fuller, B.D. Glasgow, and E.W. Hoppe, et al. 2017. "Recent Bremsstrahlung-based Assays of 210Pb in Lead and Comments on Current Availability of Low-Background Lead in North America." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 126. PNNL-SA-120723. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.03.001
  • Mace E.K., C.E. Aalseth, J.M. Brandenberger, A.R. Day, E.W. Hoppe, P.H. Humble, and M.E. Keillor, et al. 2017. "Methods for Using Argon-39 to Age-Date Groundwater using Ultra-Low-Background Proportional Counting." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 126. PNNL-SA-121026. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.12.037
  • Mace E.K., C.E. Aalseth, T.R. Alexander, H.O. Back, A.R. Day, E.W. Hoppe, and M.E. Keillor, et al. 2017. "Simultaneous Measurement of Tritium and Radiocarbon by Ultra-Low-Background Proportional Counting." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 126. PNNL-SA-120393. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.12.033
  • Moran J.J., T.R. Alexander, C.E. Aalseth, H.O. Back, E.K. Mace, C.T. Overman, and A. Seifert, et al. 2017. "Improvements to sample processing and measurement to enable more widespread environmental application of tritium." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 126. PNNL-SA-120318. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.01.033
  • Williams R.M., C.E. Aalseth, J.M. Brandenberger, A.R. Day, E.C. Finn, E.S. Fuller, and E.W. Hoppe, et al. 2017. "Development of a Low-Level 39Ar Calibration Standard - Analysis by Absolute Gas Counting Measurements Augmented with Simulation." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 126. PNNL-SA-120659. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.02.018

2016

  • Aalseth C.E., J. Colaresi, J.I. Collar, J.E. Fast, T.W. Hossbach, J.L. Orrell, and C.T. Overman, et al. 2016. "A Low-Noise Germanium Ionization Spectrometer for Low-Background Science." IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 63, no. 6:2782-2792. PNNL-SA-116069. doi:10.1109/TNS.2016.2614431
  • Bonicalzi R., C.E. Aalseth, A.R. Day, E.W. Hoppe, E.K. Mace, J.J. Moran, and C.T. Overman, et al. 2016. "Optimization of Simultaneous Tritium-Radiocarbon Internal Gas Proportional Counting." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 813. PNNL-SA-111865. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.12.062
  • Keillor M.E., C.E. Aalseth, L.M. Arrigo, J.M. Brandenberger, J.M. Cloutier, G.C. Eiden, and J.E. Fast, et al. 2016. "Measurement Background and the Sediment Age-Dating Reach of 32Si." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 307, no. 3:2313-2319. PNNL-SA-100544. doi:10.1007/s10967-015-4592-5
  • Orrell J.L., C.E. Aalseth, I.J. Arnquist, T.A. Eggemeyer, B.D. Glasgow, E.W. Hoppe, and M.E. Keillor, et al. 2016. "Assay Methods for 238U, 232Th, and 210Pb in Lead and Calibration of 210Bi Bremsstrahlung Emission from Lead." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 309, no. 3:1271-1281. PNNL-SA-115123. doi:10.1007/s10967-016-4732-6
  • Robinson J.W., C.E. Aalseth, M.P. Dion, C.T. Overman, A. Seifert, and B.A. VanDevender. 2016. "Simulations of Electron Avalanches in an Ultra-Low-Background Proportional Counter." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 810. PNNL-SA-114448. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.11.123
  • Williams R.M., C.E. Aalseth, T.W. Bowyer, A.R. Day, E.S. Fuller, D.A. Haas, and J.C. Hayes, et al. 2016. "Development of a Low-Level Ar-37 Calibration Standard." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 109. PNNL-SA-109332. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.12.027

2015

  • Overman N.R., C.T. Overman, D.J. Edwards, and E.W. Hoppe. 2015. "Mechanical Property Anisotropy in Ultra Thick Copper Electrodeposits." Applied Physics A, Materials Science and Processing 120, no. 3:1181-1187. PNNL-SA-105267. doi:10.1007/s00339-015-9298-6

2013

  • Aalseth C.E., A.R. Day, E.S. Fuller, E.W. Hoppe, M.E. Keillor, B.D. LaFerriere, and E.K. Mace, et al. 2013. "A New Shallow Underground Gas-Proportional Counting Lab - First Results and Ar-37 Sensitivity." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 81. PNNL-SA-89606. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.050
  • Aalseth C.E., A.R. Day, E.S. Fuller, E.W. Hoppe, M.E. Keillor, E.K. Mace, and A.W. Myers, et al. 2013. "Digital Pulse-Shape Discrimination Applied to an Ultra-Low-Background Gas-Proportional Counting System: First Results." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 296, no. 2:823-827. PNNL-SA-86923. doi:10.1007/s10967-012-2052-z
  • Aalseth C.E., R. Bonicalzi, J.E. Fast, T.W. Hossbach, J.L. Orrell, C.T. Overman, and B.A. VanDevender. 2013. "Cryostat for Ultra-low-energy Threshold Germanium Spectrometers." IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 60, no. 2:1168 -1174. PNNL-SA-88541. doi:10.1109/TNS.2012.2224669
  • Bonicalzi R., J.I. Collar, J. Colaresi, J.E. Fast, N. Fields, E.S. Fuller, and M. Hai, et al. 2013. "The C-4 Dark Matter Experiment." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 712. PNNL-SA-91428. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2013.02.012
  • Forrester J.B., L.R. Greenwood, H.S. Miley, A.W. Myers, and C.T. Overman. 2013. "Construction of a Shallow Underground Low-background Detector for a CTBT Radionuclide Laboratory." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 296, no. 2:1061-1064. PNNL-SA-86843. doi:10.1007/s10967-012-2202-3
  • Keillor M.E., L.E. Erikson, C.E. Aalseth, A.R. Day, E.S. Fuller, B.D. Glasgow, and E.W. Hoppe, et al. 2013. "Empirical Correction of Crosstalk in a Low-Background Germanium ?-? Analysis System." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 296, no. 2:683-687. PNNL-SA-89440. doi:10.1007/s10967-012-2143-x
  • Mace E.K., C.E. Aalseth, R. Bonicalzi, A.R. Day, E.S. Fuller, J.C. Hayes, and E.W. Hoppe, et al. 2013. "Initial Characterization of Unequal-Length, Low-Background Proportional Counters for Absolute Gas-Counting Applications." In LOW RADIOACTIVITY TECHNIQUES 2013 (LRT 2013): Proceedings of the IV International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques, April 10-12, 2013, Assergi, Italy. AIP Conference Proceedings, edited by L Miramonti and L Pandola, 1549, 30. Melville, New York:AIP Publishing. PNNL-SA-96368. doi:10.1063/1.4818069
  • Mace E.K., C.E. Aalseth, R. Bonicalzi, A.R. Day, E.W. Hoppe, M.E. Keillor, and A.W. Myers, et al. 2013. "Controlling Low-Rate Signal Path Microdischarge for an Ultra-Low-Background Proportional Counter." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 296, no. 2:753-758. PNNL-SA-86931.
  • Seifert A., C.E. Aalseth, A.R. Day, E.S. Fuller, E.W. Hoppe, M.E. Keillor, and E.K. Mace, et al. 2013. "The Design, Construction, and Initial Characterization of an Ultra-Low-Background Gas-Proportional Counting System." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 296, no. 2:915-921. PNNL-SA-86743. doi:10.1007/s10967-012-2059-5
  • Seifert A., C.E. Aalseth, R. Bonicalzi, T.W. Bowyer, A.R. Day, E.S. Fuller, and D.A. Haas, et al. 2013. "Calibration of an Ultra-Low-Background Proportional Counter for Measuring 37Ar." In Low Radioactivity Techniques 2013 (LRT 2013): Proceedings of the IV International Workshop in Low Radioactivity Techniques, April 10-12, 2013, Assergi, Italy. AIP Conference Proceedings, edited by L Miramonti and LPandola, 1549, 26-29. Melville, New York:AIP Publishing. PNNL-SA-96364. doi:10.1063/1.4818068
  • Williams R.M., C.E. Aalseth, J.H. Ely, A.R. Day, J.C. Hayes, E.W. Hoppe, and B.D. LaFerriere, et al. 2013. "Development of an Absolute Gas-Counting Capability for Low to Medium Activities." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 81. PNNL-SA-89541. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.064

2012

  • Aalseth C.E., R. Bonicalzi, M.G. Cantaloub, A.R. Day, L.E. Erikson, J.E. Fast, and J.B. Forrester, et al. 2012. "A Shallow Underground Laboratory for Low-Background Radiation Measurements and Materials Development." Review of Scientific Instruments 83, no. 11:Article No. 113503. PNNL-SA-89084. doi:10.1063/1.4761923
  • Keillor M.E., C.E. Aalseth, A.R. Day, L.E. Erikson, B.D. Glasgow, E.W. Hoppe, and T.W. Hossbach, et al. 2012. "A Germanium Array for Sample Measurements: Recent Results and New Analysis Methods." In 2012 Monitoring Research Review: Ground-Based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Technologies, September 18-20, 2012, Albuquerque, NM, II, 635-642. Washington D.C.:National Nuclear Security Administration. PNNL-SA-89692.

2011

  • Casella A.M., G.A. Warren, M.G. Cantaloub, E.K. Mace, B.S. McDonald, C.T. Overman, and S.L. Pratt, et al. 2011. "Characterization of a New Lead Slowing Down Spectrometer." In Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, July 17-21, 2011, Palm Desert, California. Deerfield, Illinois:Institute of Nuclear Materials Management. PNNL-SA-80569.
  • Keillor M.E., C.E. Aalseth, A.R. Day, L.E. Erikson, B.D. Glasgow, E.W. Hoppe, and T.W. Hossbach, et al. 2011. "A New Gamma-Gamma Coincidence Analysis System." In 2011 Monitoring Research Review, September 13-15, 2011, Tucson, AZ, 708-714. Washington:National Nuclear Security Administration. PNNL-SA-81425.