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Passive high explosive neutron inspection (PHENIX): a new method to confirm the presence or absence of high explosives for nuclear treaty verification by Chichester, David L., Johnson, James T., Hix, Jay D., Seabury, Edward H.

“…Advanced instruments and methods need to be developed now to create a technical basis to support the negotiation of future nuclear arms control treaties. One…”
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Explosion Detection Using Smartphones: Ensemble Learning with the Smartphone High-Explosive Audio Recordings Dataset and the ESC-50 Dataset by Takazawa, Samuel K, Popenhagen, Sarah K, Ocampo Giraldo, Luis A, Hix, Jay D, Thompson, Scott J, Chichester, David L, Zeiler, Cleat P, Garcés, Milton A

“…Explosion monitoring is performed by infrasound and seismoacoustic sensor networks that are distributed globally, regionally, and locally. However, these…”
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Design and validation of a gamma-ray scanning system for measuring irradiated nuclear fuel by Ocampo Giraldo, Luis A., Holschuh, Tommy V., Thompson, Scott J., Hix, Jay D., Johnson, James T., Chichester, David L.

“…A prototype gamma-ray scanning system was designed to perform post-irradiation examination measurements of nuclear fuel. The system is composed of a coaxial…”
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Observation of natural background radiation during the Great American Eclipse by Chichester, David L., Johnson, James T., Watson, Scott M., Hix, Jay D., Thompson, Scott J.

“…Observations of photon and neutron background radiation were made in Rigby, Idaho, during the Great American Eclipse on August 21, 2017. Photon measurements…”
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In-field alpha spectrometry system for uranium enrichment verification of uranium hexafluoride by Chichester, David L., Johnson, James T., Pope, Timothy R., Fugate, Glenn A., Hix, Jay D., Schley, Robert D., Thompson, Scott J.

“…A portable In-Field Alpha Spectrometry (IFAS) system was developed to support on-site uranium enrichment determination for samples taken at facilities working…”
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Design and validation of a gamma-ray scanning system for measuring irradiated nuclear fuel by Ocampo Giraldo, Luis A., Holschuh, Tommy V, Thompson, Scott J., Hix, Jay D., Johnson, James T., Chichester, David L

“…We report a prototype gamma-ray scanning system was designed to perform post-irradiation measurements of nuclear fuel at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The…”
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Discrimination of phosgene from cyanogen chloride in recovered chemical munitions using tagged neutron interrogation with high-resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy by Bucher, Brian M., Seabury, Edward H., Hix, Jay D., Krebs, Kenneth M., Wharton, C. Jayson, McConchie, Seth M., Hausladen, Paul A.

“…The Associated Particle technique has recently been utilized with a germanium-based high-resolution $\gamma$-ray spectrometer and assessed for its capability…”
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Assessment of the associated particle technique with high-resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy for in-field identification of chemical warfare agents and explosives by Bucher, B., Seabury, E.H., Hix, J., Krebs, K.M., Wharton, C.J., McConchie, S.M., Hausladen, P.A.

“…High-resolution prompt γ-ray neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) is performed using the associated particle (AP) technique with a deuterium–tritium neutron…”
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An algorithmic approach to predicting mechanical draft cooling tower fan speeds from infrasound signals by Eaton, Samuel W., Cárdenas, Edna S., Hix, Jay D., Johnson, James T., Watson, Scott M., Chichester, David L., Garcés, Milton A., Magaña-Zook, Steven A., Maceira, Monica, Marcillo, Omar E., Chai, Chengping, d'Entremont, Brian P., Reichardt, Thomas A.

“…•This advance provides a new tool for cooling tower performance monitoring and maintenance.•Infrasound data was collected persistently outside of two nuclear…”
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Evaluation, Refurbishment, and Characterization of Fast Neutron Scintillators for the TREAT Fuel Motion Monitoring System by Hix, Jay D., Chichester, David L., Watson, Scott M., Johnson, James T., Thompson, Scott J.

“…This paper details with work being performed to evaluate, refurbish, and characterize proton-recoil scintillator (PRS) assemblies being used in a 360-channel…”
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A Multi-Purpose Test Station to Characterize Fast Neutron Detectors for the Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) Fuel Motion Monitoring System by Watson, Scott M., Chichester, David L., Johnson, James T., Thompson, Scott J., Hix, Jay D.

“…The Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) at Idaho National Laboratory is an aircooled, graphite-moderated reactor designed to evaluate reactor fuels and…”
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