Nuclear Safety&Experiment Analysis Group

Research output

Publications per year 2014 2016 2018 2019 2020

• 10 Article
• 8 Commissioned report
• 1 Review article

Publications per year

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• 2020

  HFIRCON Version 1.0.5 User Guide

  Daily, C., Mosher, S., Wilson, S. D. & Chandler, D., 2020, United States.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • Oak Ridge 100%
  • Application Programming Interface 100%
  • Interrogator 66%
  • Metrics 33%
  • Neutronics 33%

• Nonfuel antineutrino contributions in the ORNL High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)

  PROSPECT Collaboration, May 2020, In: Physical Review C. 101, 5, 054605.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Target Material 100%
  • Antineutrino 100%
  • High Flux Isotope Reactor 100%
  • Uranium 100%
  • Oak Ridge 50%
  6 Scopus citations
• 2019

  A low mass optical grid for the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino detector

  Ashenfelter, J., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bass, C. D., Bergeron, D. E., Berish, D., Bowden, N. S., Brodsky, J. P., Bryan, C. D., Cherwinka, J. J., Classen, T., Conant, A. J., Davee, D., Dean, D., Deichert, G., Detweiler, A. E., Diwan, M. V., Dolinski, M. J., Erickson, A. & Febbraro, M. & 50 others, Foust, B. T., Gaison, J. K., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gebre, Y., Gilbert, C. E., Gilje, K. E., Gustafson, I. F., Hackett, B. T., Hans, S., Hansell, A. B., Heeger, K. M., Hermanek, K. H., Insler, J., Jaffe, D. E., Jones, D. C., Kyzylova, O., Lane, C. E., Langford, T. J., Larosa, J., Littlejohn, B. R., Lu, X., Caicedo, D. A. M., Matta, J. T., McKeown, R. D., Mendenhall, M. P., Minock, J. M., Mueller, P. E., Mumm, H. P., Napolitano, J., Neilson, R., Nikkel, J. A., Norcini, D., Nour, S., Pushin, D. A., Qian, X., Romero-Romero, E., Rosero, R., Sarenac, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Tyra, M. A., Varner, R. L., Viren, B., White, C., Wilhelmi, J., Wise, T., Yeh, M., Yen, Y. R., Zhang, A., Zhang, C. & Zhang, X., Apr 29 2019, In: Journal of Instrumentation. 14, 4, P04014.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Antineutrino 100%
  • Physics 50%
  • Phosphor 50%
  • Three Dimensional Printing 50%
  10 Scopus citations

• Lithium-loaded liquid scintillator production for the PROSPECT experiment

  Ashenfelter, J., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bass, C. D., Bergeron, D. E., Berish, D., Bignell, L. J., Bowden, N. S., Brodsky, J. P., Bryan, C. D., Camilo Reyes, C., Campos, S., Cherwinka, J. J., Classen, T., Conant, A. J., Davee, D., Dean, D., Deichert, G., Diaz Perez, R. & Diwan, M. V. & 49 others, Dolinski, M. J., Erickson, A., Febbraro, M., Foust, B. T., Gaison, J. K., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilbert, C. E., Hackett, B. T., Hans, S., Hansell, A. B., Hayes, B., Heeger, K. M., Insler, J., Jaffe, D. E., Jones, D. C., Kyzylova, O., Lane, C. E., Langford, T. J., Larosa, J., Littlejohn, B. R., Lu, X., Martinez Caicedo, D. A., Matta, J. T., McKeown, R. D., Mendenhall, M. P., Mueller, P. E., Mumm, H. P., Napolitano, J., Neilson, R., Nikkel, J. A., Norcini, D., Nour, S., Pushin, D. A., Qian, X., Romero-Romero, E., Rosero, R., Sarenac, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Tyra, M. A., Varner, R. L., Viren, B., White, C., Wilhelmi, J., Wise, T., Yeh, M., Yen, Y. R., Zhang, A., Zhang, C. & Zhang, X., Mar 26 2019, In: Journal of Instrumentation. 14, 3, P03026.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Phosphor 100%
  • Lithium 100%
  • Scintillator 100%
  • Liquid 25%
  • Mass Fraction 25%
  19 Scopus citations

• Measurement of the Antineutrino Spectrum from U 235 Fission at HFIR with PROSPECT

  (PROSPECT Collaboration), Jun 28 2019, In: Physical Review Letters. 122, 25, 251801.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • High Flux Isotope Reactor 100%
  • Antineutrino 100%
  • Energy Spectra 50%
  41 Scopus citations

• The PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment

  Ashenfelter, J., Balantekin, A. B., Baldenegro, C., Band, H. R., Bass, C. D., Bergeron, D. E., Berish, D., Bignell, L. J., Bowden, N. S., Boyle, J., Bricco, J., Brodsky, J. P., Bryan, C. D., Telles, A. B., Cherwinka, J. J., Classen, T., Commeford, K., Conant, A. J., Cox, A. A. & Davee, D. & 69 others, Dean, D., Deichert, G., Diwan, M. V., Dolinski, M. J., Erickson, A., Febbraro, M., Foust, B. T., Gaison, J. K., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilbert, C. E., Gilje, K. E., Glenn, A., Goddard, B. W., Hackett, B. T., Han, K., Hans, S., Hansell, A. B., Heeger, K. M., Heffron, B., Insler, J., Jaffe, D. E., Ji, X., Jones, D. C., Koehler, K., Kyzylova, O., Lane, C. E., Langford, T. J., LaRosa, J., Littlejohn, B. R., Lopez, F., Lu, X., Caicedo, D. A. M., Matta, J. T., McKeown, R. D., Mendenhall, M. P., Miller, H. J., Minock, J. M., Mueller, P. E., Mumm, H. P., Napolitano, J., Neilson, R., Nikkel, J. A., Norcini, D., Nour, S., Pushin, D. A., Qian, X., Romero-Romero, E., Rosero, R., Sarenac, D., Seilhan, B. S., Sharma, R., Surukuchi, P. T., Trinh, C., Tyra, M. A., Varner, R. L., Viren, B., Wagner, J. M., Wang, W., White, B., White, C., Wilhelmi, J., Wise, T., Yao, H., Yeh, M., Yen, Y. R., Zhang, A., Zhang, C., Zhang, X. & Zhao, M., Apr 1 2019, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 922, p. 287-309 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Antineutrino 100%
  • High Flux Isotope Reactor 20%
  • Neutrino Oscillations 20%
  • Phosphor 20%
  48 Scopus citations

• The radioactive source calibration system of the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino detector

  Ashenfelter, J., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bass, C. D., Bergeron, D. E., Berish, D., Bowden, N. S., Brodsky, J. P., Bryan, C. D., Cherwinka, J. J., Classen, T., Conant, A. J., Dean, D., Deichert, G., Diwan, M. V., Dolinski, M. J., Erickson, A., Febbraro, M., Foust, B. T. & Gaison, J. K. & 44 others, Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilbert, C. E., Hackett, B. T., Hans, S., Hansell, A. B., Heeger, K. M., Insler, J., Jaffe, D. E., Jones, D. C., Kyzylova, O., Lane, C. E., Langford, T. J., LaRosa, J., Littlejohn, B. R., Lu, X., Caicedo, D. A. M., Matta, J. T., McKeown, R. D., Mendenhall, M. P., Mueller, P. E., Mumm, H. P., Napolitano, J., Neilson, R., Nikkel, J. A., Norcini, D., Nour, S., Pushin, D. A., Qian, X., Romero-Romero, E., Rosero, R., Sarenac, D., Surukuchi, P. T., Telles, A. B., Tyra, M. A., Varner, R. L., Viren, B., White, C., Wilhelmi, J., Wise, T., Yeh, M., Yen, Y. R., Zhang, A., Zhang, C. & Zhang, X., Nov 11 2019, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 944, 162465.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Antineutrino 100%
  • Radioactive Material 100%
  • High Flux Isotope Reactor 33%
  • Photomultiplier Tubes 33%
  • Phosphor 33%
  2 Scopus citations
• 2018

  Evaluation of Zircaloy-4 Welding and Hydrogen Charging Effects for Use as the Structural Material for the Target Solution Vessel and Support Lines of SHINE

  Garrison, L. M., Silva, C., Eckhart, B. D. & Bryan, C., 2018, United States.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • Production Facility 100%
  • Tritium 100%
  • Structural Materials 100%
  • Joints (Structural Components) 100%
  • Fission Product 100%

• First Search for Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillations at HFIR with PROSPECT

  PROSPECT Collaboration, Dec 19 2018, In: Physical Review Letters. 121, 25, 251802.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • High Flux Isotope Reactor 100%
  • Antineutrino 100%
  • Neutrino Oscillations 100%
  • Energy Spectra 33%
  • Phosphor 33%
  108 Scopus citations

• ONRAMP, ORNL Nuclear Resources Analysis and Modeling Portfolio

  Rearden, B. T., Canik, J., Clarno, K. T., Chandler, D., Evans, T. M., Grove, B., Hogle, S. L., Kropaczek, D. J., Lefebvre, J. P., Lefebvre, R. A., Pointer, W. D. & Shankar, M., 2018, United States.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • Academic Institution 100%
  • Research Organization 100%
  • Specific Industry 100%
  • International Organization 100%

• Performance of a segmented ⁶Li-loaded liquid scintillator detector for the PROSPECT experiment

  Ashenfelter, J., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bass, C. D., Bergeron, D. E., Berish, D., Bowden, N. S., Brodsky, J. P., Bryan, C. D., Telles, A. B., Cherwinka, J. J., Classen, T., Commeford, K., Conant, A., Davee, D., Deichert, G., Diwan, M. V., Dolinski, M. J., Erickson, A. & Foust, B. T. & 46 others, Gaison, J. K., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilje, K., Hackett, B., Han, K., Hans, S., Hansell, A., Heeger, K. M., Heffron, B., Insler, J., Jaffe, D. E., Jones, D., Kyzylova, O., Lane, C. E., Langford, T. J., Larosa, J., Littlejohn, B. R., Lopez, F., Caicedo, D. A. M., Matta, J., McKeown, R. D., Mendenhall, M. P., Minock, J., Mueller, P. E., Mumm, H. P., Napolitano, J., Neilson, R., Nikkel, J. A., Norcini, D., Nour, S., Pushin, D. A., Qian, X., Romero-Romero, E., Rosero, R., Surukuchi, P. T., Trinh, C., Tyra, M. A., Wagner, J. M., White, C., Wilhelmi, J., Wise, T., Yeh, M., Yen, Y. R., Zhang, A., Zhang, C. & Zhang, X., Jun 29 2018, In: Journal of Instrumentation. 13, 6, P06023.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Scintillator 100%
  • Phosphor 100%
  • Highlight 20%
  • Design Specification 20%
  • Term Stability 20%
  25 Scopus citations
• 2017

  Summary of Investigations on Technical Feasibility of Direct Disposal of Dual-Purpose Canisters

  Liljenfeldt, H., Banerjee, K., Clarity, J. B., Scaglione, J., Jubin, R. T., Sobes, V., Howard, R. L., Hardin, E., Price, L., Kalinina, E., Hadgu, T., Ilgen, A., Bryan, C. L., Carter, J., Severynse, T. F. & Perry, F., 2017, United States.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • Criticality 100%
  • Technical Feasibility 100%
  • Summary Report 50%
• 2016

  Background radiation measurements at high power research reactors

  The PROSPECT collaboration, Jan 11 2016, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 806, p. 401-419 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Research Reactor 100%
  • Radiation Measurement 100%
  • Background Radiation 100%
  • Research Reactors 100%
  • Flux (Rate) 50%
  28 Scopus citations

• Key metrics for HFIR HEU and LEU models

  Ilas, G., Betzler, B. R., Chandler, D., Renfro, D. G. & Davidson, E. E., 2016, United States.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • Metrics 100%
  • Enriched Uranium 100%
  • Fuel Design 50%
  • Neutron Flux 33%
  • Design Model 16%

• The PROSPECT physics program

  Ashenfelter, J., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Barclay, G., Bass, C. D., Berish, D., Bignell, L., Bowden, N. S., Bowes, A., Brodsky, J. P., Bryan, C. D., Cherwinka, J. J., Chu, R., Classen, T., Commeford, K., Conant, A. J., Davee, D., Dean, D., Deichert, G. & Diwan, M. V. & 54 others, Dolinski, M. J., Dolph, J., Duvernois, M., Erickson, A. S., Febbraro, M. T., Gaison, J. K., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilje, K., Glenn, A., Goddard, B. W., Green, M., Hackett, B. T., Han, K., Hans, S., Heeger, K. M., Heffron, B., Insler, J., Jaffe, D. E., Jones, D., Langford, T. J., Littlejohn, B. R., Caicedo, D. A. M., Matta, J. T., McKeown, R. D., Mendenhall, M. P., Mueller, P. E., Mumm, H. P., Napolitano, J., Neilson, R., Nikkel, J. A., Norcini, D., Pushin, D., Qian, X., Romero, E., Rosero, R., Seilhan, B. S., Sharma, R., Sheets, S., Surukuchi, P. T., Trinh, C., Varner, R. L., Viren, B., Wang, W., White, B., White, C., Wilhelmi, J., Williams, C., Wise, T., Yao, H., Yeh, M., Yen, Y. R., Zangakis, G. Z., Zhang, C. & Zhang, X., Oct 17 2016, In: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 43, 11, 113001.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Physics 100%
  • Antineutrino 100%
  • Neutrino Oscillations 20%
  • Phosphor 20%
  73 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Large-Batch Reduction of Molybdenum Trioxide

  Kiggans Jr, J. O., Lowden, R. A., Menchhofer, P. A., Nunn, S. D. & Bryan, C., 2015, United States.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • Reduction Process 100%
  • Begin Process 100%
  • Spray Drying 100%
  • Molybdate 100%
  • Molybdenum 100%

• Light collection and pulse-shape discrimination in elongated scintillator cells for the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment

  Ashenfelter, J., Balantekin, B., Band, H. R., Barclay, G., Bass, C. D., Berish, D., Bowden, N. S., Bowes, A., Brodsky, J. P., Bryan, C. D., Cherwinka, J. J., Chu, R., Classen, T., Commeford, K., Davee, D., Dean, D., Deichert, G., Diwan, M. V., Dolinski, M. J. & Dolph, J. & 46 others, Dwyer, D. A., Gaison, J. K., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilje, K., Glenn, A., Goddard, B. W., Green, M., Han, K., Hans, S., Heeger, K. M., Heffron, B., Jaffe, D. E., Langford, T. J., Littlejohn, B. R., Caicedo, D. A. M., McKeown, R. D., Mendenhall, M. P., Mueller, P., Mumm, H. P., Napolitano, J., Neilson, R., Norcini, D., Pushin, D., Qian, X., Romero, E., Rosero, R., Saldana, L., Seilhan, B. S., Sharma, R., Sheets, S., Stemen, N. T., Surukuchi, P. T., Varner, R. L., Viren, B., Wang, W., White, B., White, C., Wilhelmi, J., Williams, C., Wise, T., Yao, H., Yeh, M., Yen, Y. R., Zangakis, G., Zhang, C. & Zhang, X., Nov 6 2015, In: Journal of Instrumentation. 10, 11, P11004.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Antineutrino 100%
  • Phosphor 100%
  19 Scopus citations
• 2014

  Preliminary Evaluation of Alternate Designs for HFIR Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel

  Renfro, D., Chandler, D., Cook, D., Ilas, G., Jain, P. & Valentine, J., 2014, United States.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • Enriched Uranium 100%
  • Oak Ridge 60%
  • Fuel Element 60%
  • Fuel Design 40%
  • Centerline 40%

• Preliminary Evaluation of Alternate Designs for HFIR Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel

  Renfro, D. G., Chandler, D., Cook, D. H., Ilas, G., Jain, P. K. & Valentine, J. R., 2014, United States.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  • Enriched Uranium 100%
  • Oak Ridge 60%
  • Fuel Element 60%
  • Fuel Design 40%
  • Centerline 40%