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First measurement of the ionization yield of nuclear recoils in liquid argon by Joshi, T H, Sangiorgio, S, Bernstein, A, Foxe, M, Hagmann, C, Jovanovic, I, Kazkaz, K, Mozin, V, Norman, E B, Pereverzev, S V, Rebassoo, F, Sorensen, P

“…This Letter details a measurement of the ionization yield (Q(y)) of 6.7 keV(40)Ar atoms stopping in a liquid argon detector. The Q(y) of 3.6-6.3 detected…”
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Nuclear Forensics using Gamma-ray Spectroscopy by Norman, E. B.

“…Much of George Dracoulis’s research career was devoted to utilising gamma-ray spectroscopy in fundamental studies in nuclear physics. This same technology is…”
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CUORE: a cryogenic underground observatory for rare events by Arnaboldi, C, Avignone III, F.T, Beeman, J, Barucci, M, Balata, M, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Cebrian, S, Creswick, R.J, Capelli, S, Carbone, L, Cremonesi, O, de Ward, A, Fiorini, E, Farach, H.A, Frossati, G, Giuliani, A, Giugni, D, Gorla, P, Haller, E.E, Irastorza, I.G, McDonald, R.J, Morales, A, Norman, E.B, Negri, P, Nucciotti, A, Pedretti, M, Pobes, C, Palmieri, V, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Previtali, E, Rosenfeld, C, Smith, A.R, Sisti, M, Ventura, G, Vanzini, M, Zanotti, L

“…CUORE is a proposed tightly packed array of 1000 TeO 2 bolometers, each being a cube 5 cm on a side with a mass of 760 g . The array consists of 25 vertical…”
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Reaction Rate Sensitivity of 44Ti Production in Massive Stars and Implications of a Thick Target Yield Measurement of 40Ca(α, γ)44Ti by Hoffman, R. D, Sheets, S. A, Burke, J. T, Scielzo, N. D, Rauscher, T, Norman, E. B, Tumey, S, Brown, T. A, Grant, P. G, Hurst, A. M, Phair, L, Stoyer, M. A, Wooddy, T, Fisker, J. L, Bleuel, D

“…We evaluate two dominant nuclear reaction rates and their uncertainties that affect {sup 44}Ti production in explosive nucleosynthesis. Experimentally we…”
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Recent advances in β -decay spectroscopy at CARIBU by Mitchell, A. J., Copp, P., Savard, G., Lister, C. J., Lane, G. J., Carpenter, M. P., Clark, J. A., Zhu, S., Ayangeakaa, A. D., Bottoni, S., Brown, T. B., Chowdhury, P., Chillery, T. W., David, H. M., Hartley, D. J., Heckmaier, E., Janssens, R. V. F., Kolos, K., Kondev, F. G., Lauritsen, T., McCutchan, E. A., Norman, E. B., Padgett, S., Scielzo, N. D., Seweryniak, D., Smith, M. L., Wilson, G. L.

“…β-decay spectroscopy of nuclei far from stability can provide powerful insight into a broad variety of topics in nuclear science, ranging from exotic nuclear…”
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Fast neutron activation of ubiquitous materials by Lee, M., Norman, E.B., Akindele, O.A., Thomas, K.J., Guillaumon, P.V., Sabella, J.L., Meyer, R.E., Shugart, H.A.

“…Nuclear explosions expose ubiquitous materials to large numbers of neutrons, producing a variety of radioactive isotopes. To simulate such phenomena from both…”
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β-delayed neutron spectroscopy using trapped radioactive ions by Yee, R M, Scielzo, N D, Bertone, P F, Buchinger, F, Caldwell, S, Clark, J A, Deibel, C M, Fallis, J, Greene, J P, Gulick, S, Lascar, D, Levand, A F, Li, G, Norman, E B, Pedretti, M, Savard, G, Segel, R E, Sharma, K S, Sternberg, M G, Van Schelt, J, Zabransky, B J

“…A novel technique for β-delayed neutron spectroscopy has been demonstrated using trapped ions. The neutron-energy spectrum is reconstructed by measuring the…”
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Installation of a muon veto for low background gamma spectroscopy at the LBNL low-background facility by Thomas, K.J., Norman, E.B., Smith, A.R., Chan, Y.D.

“…An active veto system consisting of plastic scintillation panels was installed outside the Pb shielding of a 115% n-type HPGe detector in an effort to reduce…”
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Method for determining individual deposition velocities of radon progeny by Angell, C.T., Pedretti, M., Norman, E.B.

“…The deposition velocity of radon progeny is used to model the removal of progeny from the air by surfaces in assessing indoor air quality. It can also be used…”
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Design and demonstration of a quasi-monoenergetic neutron source by Joshi, T.H., Sangiorgio, S., Mozin, V., Norman, E.B., Sorensen, P., Foxe, M., Bench, G., Bernstein, A.

“…The design of a neutron source capable of producing 24 and 70keV neutron beams with narrow energy spread is presented. The source exploits near-threshold…”
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Concepts in nuclear science illustrated by experiments with radon by Angell, C. T., Kaplan, A. C., Seelig, J. D., Norman, E. B., Pedretti, M.

“…Basic concepts in nuclear science can be difficult for students to grasp. To address this problem, we have developed a set of experiments using radon gas to…”
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New Limit on the Neutrinoless β β Decay of Te 130 by Arnaboldi, C., Artusa, D. R., Avignone, F. T., Balata, M., Bandac, I., Barucci, M., Beeman, J. W., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Capelli, S., Carbone, L., Cebrian, S., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., de Waard, A., Farach, H. A., Fiorini, E., Frossati, G., Guardincerri, E., Giuliani, A., Gorla, P., Haller, E. E., McDonald, R. J., Morales, A., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Olivieri, E., Pallavicini, M., Palmieri, E., Pasca, E., Pavan, M., Pedretti, M., Pessina, G., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Risegari, L., Rosenfeld, C., Sangiorgio, S., Sisti, M., Smith, A. R., Torres, L., Ventura, G.

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Using low resolution gamma detectors to detect and differentiate Pu and U fissions by Swanberg, E, Norman, E B, Shugart, H, Prussin, S G, Browne, E

“…When Pu and U undergo thermal neutron-induced fission, both produce significant numbers of beta-delayed gamma rays with energies in the several megaelectron…”
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Nasal intubation and parotid surgery by Norman, John E. de B

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Data-driven background model for the CUORE experiment by CUORE Collaboration, Adams, D. Q, Alduino, C, Alfonso, K, AvignoneIII, F. T, Azzolini, O, Bari, G, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Brofferio, C, Bucci, C, Caminata, A, Campani, A, Cao, J, Capelli, S, Capelli, C, Cappelli, L, Cardani, L, Carniti, P, Casali, N, Chiesa, D, Clemenza, M, Cremonesi, O, Creswick, R. J, D'Addabbo, A, Dafinei, I, Del Corso, F, Dell'Oro, S, Di Domizio, S, Dixon, T, Dompè, V, Faverzani, M, Ferri, E, Ferroni, F, Fiorini, E, Franceschi, M. A, Freedman, S. J, Fu, S. H, Fujikawa, B. K, Ghislandi, S, Giachero, A, Girola, M, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Gorla, P, Gotti, C, Guillaumon, P. V, Gutierrez, T. D, Hansen, E. V, Heeger, K. M, Helis, D. L, Keppel, G, Kolomensky, Yu. G, Liu, R, Ma, L, Ma, Y. G, Marini, L, Maruyama, R. H, Mayer, D, Mei, Y, Napolitano, T, Nastasi, M, Nones, C, Norman, E. B, Nucciotti, A, Nutini, I, O'Donnell, T, Olmi, M, Oregui, B. T, Ouellet, J. L, Pagan, S, Pagliarone, C. E, Pagnanini, L, Pallavicini, M, Pattavina, L, Pavan, M, Pessina, G, Pettinacci, V, Pirro, S, Ponce, I, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Puiu, A, Ressa, A, Rosenfeld, C, Schmidt, B, Singh, V, Sisti, M, Speller, D, Surukuchi, P. T, Taffarello, L, Tomei, C, Torres, J. A, Vignati, M, Wagaarachchi, S. L, Wilson, J, Wilson, K, Winslow, L. A, Zimmermann, S, Zucchelli, S

“…We present the model we developed to reconstruct the CUORE radioactive background based on the analysis of an experimental exposure of 1038.4 kg yr. The data…”
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Use of low-background instrumental neutron activation analysis to measure contaminants in silicon and biological samples by McDonald, R. J., Smith, A. R., Hurley, D. L., Norman, E. B.

“…Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) is a common method of trace element analysis whose sensitivity is limited either by interference from other…”
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Search for a 17 keV neutrino in the electron-capture decay of Fe 55 by Wiefeldt, F. E., Chan, Y. D., da Cruz, M. T. F., García, A., Larimer, R.-M., Lesko, K. T., Norman, E. B., Stokstad, R. G., Žlimen, I.

“…Using a chemically purified sample of Fe-55 and a coaxial Ge detector, we collected a high-statistics internal-bremsstrahlung photon spectrum, and conducted a…”
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Preliminary results utilizing high-energy fission product γ-rays to detect fissionable material in cargo by Slaughter, D.R., Accatino, M.R., Bernstein, A., Church, J.A., Descalle, M.A., Gosnell, T.B., Hall, J.M., Loshak, A., Manatt, D.R., Mauger, G.J., Moore, T.L., Norman, E.B., Pohl, B.A., Pruet, J.A., Petersen, D.C., Walling, R.S., Weirup, D.L., Prussin, S.G., McDowell, M.

“…A concept for detecting the presence of special nuclear material (235U or 239Pu) concealed in intermodal cargo containers is described. It is based on…”
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The projected background for the CUORE experiment by Alduino, C., Avignone, F. T., Azzolini, O., Beeman, J. W., Bellini, F., Bersani, A., Biassoni, M., Branca, A., Brofferio, C., Bucci, C., Caminata, A., Canonica, L., Cappelli, L., Carbone, L., Cardani, L., Carniti, P., Cassina, L., Chiesa, D., Chott, N., Clemenza, M., Copello, S., Cosmelli, C., Cremonesi, O., Creswick, R. J., Cushman, J. S., D’Addabbo, A., Davis, C. J., Dell’Oro, S., Deninno, M. M., Di Domizio, S., Di Vacri, M. L., Fang, D. Q., Faverzani, M., Fernandes, G., Ferri, E., Ferroni, F., Fiorini, E., Franceschi, M. A., Freedman, S. J., Fujikawa, B. K., Giachero, A., Gironi, L., Giuliani, A., Gladstone, L., Gorla, P., Gotti, C., Hansen, E., Heeger, K. M., Hickerson, K. P., Kadel, R., Keppel, G., Kolomensky, Yu. G., Leder, A., Ligi, C., Lim, K. E., Ma, Y. G., Maino, M., Marini, L., Mei, Y., Mosteiro, P. J., Napolitano, T., Nastasi, M., Nones, C., Norman, E. B., Nucciotti, A., Ouellet, J. L., Pagliarone, C. E., Pallavicini, M., Pattavina, L., Pessina, G., Pettinacci, V., Piperno, G., Pira, C., Pirro, S., Previtali, E., Rosenfeld, C., Rusconi, C., Sakai, M., Sangiorgio, S., Santone, D., Schmidt, B., Schmidt, J., Singh, V., Sisti, M., Taffarello, L., Tenconi, M., Terranova, F., Tomei, C., Trentalange, S., Vignati, M., Wagaarachchi, S. L., Wang, B. S., Welliver, B., Wilson, J., Woodcraft, A., Zanotti, L., Zhang, G. Q., Zhu, B. X., Zucchelli, S., Laubenstein, M.

“…The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is designed to search for neutrinoless double beta decay of 130 Te with an array of 988 TeO 2…”
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New Limit for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay of 100Mo from the CUPID-Mo Experiment by Armengaud, E, Augier, C, Barabash, A S, Bellini, F, Benato, G, Benoît, A, Beretta, M, Bergé, L, Billard, J, Borovlev, Yu A, Bourgeois, Ch, Brudanin, V B, Camus, P, Cardani, L, Casali, N, Cazes, A, Chapellier, M, Charlieux, F, Chiesa, D, de Combarieu, M, Dafinei, I, Danevich, F A, De Jesus, M, Dixon, T, Dumoulin, L, Eitel, K, Ferri, F, Fujikawa, B K, Gascon, J, Gironi, L, Giuliani, A, Grigorieva, V D, Gros, M, Guerard, E, Helis, D L, Huang, H Z, Huang, R, Johnston, J, Juillard, A, Khalife, H, Kleifges, M, Kobychev, V V, Kolomensky, Yu G, Konovalov, S I, Leder, A, Loaiza, P, Ma, L, Makarov, E P, de Marcillac, P, Mariam, R, Marini, L, Marnieros, S, Misiak, D, Navick, X-F, Nones, C, Norman, E B, Novati, V, Olivieri, E, Ouellet, J L, Pagnanini, L, Pari, P, Pattavina, L, Paul, B, Pavan, M, Peng, H, Pessina, G, Pirro, S, Poda, D V, Polischuk, O G, Pozzi, S, Previtali, E, Redon, Th, Rojas, A, Rozov, S, Rusconi, C, Sanglard, V, Scarpaci, J A, Schäffner, K, Schmidt, B, Shen, Y, Shlegel, V N, Siebenborn, B, Singh, V, Tomei, C, Tretyak, V I, Umatov, V I, Vagneron, L, Velázquez, M, Welliver, B, Winslow, L, Xue, M, Yakushev, E, Zarytskyy, M, Zolotarova, A S

“…The CUPID-Mo experiment at the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane (France) is a demonstrator for CUPID, the next-generation ton-scale bolometric 0νββ experiment…”
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