Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safety

Journal Publications

  1. M. Kurudirek, S. V. Kurudirek, A. Erickson, P.J. Sellin, M. Duce, J. Gouws, B.J. Lawrie, C.L. Melcher, and N.E. Hertel. “Vertically Self-Oriented, Ultrafast 1D ZnO: Li Nanorods as Scintillators for Thermal Neutron Detection.” ACS Applied Nano Materials (2025). doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.5c03082
  2. C. Chandler, M. Duce, J. Arrue, D. Porcincula, A. Sellinger, and A. Erickson. “Boron-10 Doped Polysiloxanes as Matrix Materials for Application in the Simultaneous Detection and Discrimination of Gamma Rays and Fast and Thermal Neutrons.” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (2024). DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2024.3456709
  3. S. Kemp, D. Mackenzie, S. Kumar, A. Erickson, and J. Rogers. “Radiological Source Term Estimation and Isotopic Identification with Parallel Log Domain Particle Filters.” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (2024). doi: 10.1109/TNS.2024.3467003
  4. Y. Tao, M. Duce, and A. Erickson. “Tunnel oxide passivating contact enabled by polysilicon on ultra-thin SiO2 for advanced silicon radiation detectors.” Scientific Reports 14, no. 1 (2024): 17307. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68368-w
  5. M. Kurudirek, S. V. Kurudirek, N. E. Hertel, A. Erickson, P. J. Sellin, S. Mukhopadhyay, A. Astam, and C. J. Summers. “Vertically Well-Aligned ZnO Nanoscintillator Arrays with Improved Photoluminescence and Scintillation Properties.” Materials 16, no. 20 (2023): 6717. doi.org/10.3390/ma16206717 
  6. M. Dunbrack, A. Erickson, “Evaluation of Uncertainty in Antineutrino Spectra Normalization Calculations for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Monitoring,” J. Appl. Phys. 134, 204902 (2023). doi: 10.1063/5.0157503 
  7. P. Yockey, A. Erickson, C. Spirito, “Cyber threat assessment of machine learning driven autonomous control systems of nuclear power plants,” Progress in Nuclear Energy 166 (2023): 104960. doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2023.104960
  8. J. Arrue, C. Chandler, M. Duce, A. Lim, A. Sellinger, A. Erickson, “Impact of temperature on light yield and pulse shape discrimination of polysiloxane-based organic scintillators formulated with commercial resins”, NIMA, 1056, 2023. DOI 10.1016/j.nima.2023.168650
  9. N. Cannon, S. Biegalski, and A. Erickson, “Additive manufacturing: a challenge to nuclear nonproliferation,” J Radioanal Nucl Chem (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08599-1
  10. M. Dunbrack, C. Stewart, and A. Erickson, “High bias machine learning for antineutrino based safeguards for small reactors,” Annals of Nuclear Energy, Volume 169, 108897, May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108897
  11. Y. Tao, A. Rajapakse, and A. Erickson, “Advanced antireflection for back-illuminated silicon photomultipliers to detect faint light,” Sci Rep 12,13906 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18280-y
  12. L. Maloney, M. Duce, and A. Erickson, “Assessment of image reconstruction algorithm coupled with fine-resolution array of Cherenkov detectors,” Sci Rep 12, 4311 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08158-4
  13. Y. Tao, A. Erickson, “Enhanced Surface Passivation by Atomic Layer Deposited Al2O3 for Ultraviolet Sensitive Silicon Photomultipliers”, IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 69 (2) (2022) 187–191. doi: 10.1109/TNS.2022.3141991
  14. M. Andriamirado, et al. (PROSPECT Collaboration), “Improved short-baseline neutrino oscillation search and energy spectrum measurement with the PROSPECT experiment at HFIR”, Phys. Rev. D 103, 032001 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.103.032001
  15. W. C. Gillis, A. J. Gilbert, K. Pazdernik, and A. S. Erickson, “A partial-volume correction for quantitative spectral x-ray radiography”, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 2321-2328, Nov. 2020. doi: 10.1109/TNS.2020.3028009
  16. A. Lim, J. Arrue, P. Rose, A. Sellinger, A. Erickson, “Polysiloxane Scintillators for Efficient Neutron and Gamma-Ray Pulse Shape Discrimination”, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2, 36573662 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00641 
  17. A. B. Balantekin, H. R. Band, C. D. Bass, et al. (PROSPECT Collaboration), “Nonfuel antineutrino contributions in the high ux isotope reactor”, Phys. Rev. C 101, 054605 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.101.054605 
  18. J. Harms, L. Maloney, J. Sohn, A. Erickson, Yu. Lin, R. Zhang, “Flat-panel imager energy-dependent proton radiography for a proton pencil-beam scanning system”, Phys. Med. Biol. 2020 Jun 4; doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab9981
  19. N. Kaffezakis, S. Terlizzi, C. Smith, A. S. Erickson, S. K. Yee, D. Kotlyar, “High Temperature Ultra-Small Modular Reactor: Pre-conceptual Design”, Annals of Nuclear Energy 141, 15, 107311 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2020.107311
  20. J. Ashenfelter, A. Balantekin, C. Band, et al. (PROSPECT Collaboration), “The radioactive source calibration system of the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino detector”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 944, 162465 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162465
  21. J. Ashenfelter, A. Balantekin, C. Band, et al. (PROSPECT Collaboration), “Measurement of the Antineutrino Spectrum from 235U Fission at HFIR with PROSPECT”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 122, 251801 (2019). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1812.10877
  22. C. Stewart, A. Abou Jaoude and A. Erickson. “Employing Antineutrino Detectors to Safeguard Future Nuclear Reactors from Diversions.” Nature Communications 10, 3527 (2019).
  23. J. Harms, L. Maloney and A. Erickson. “Low-dose material-specific radiography using monoenergetic photons.” Plos one, 14(9), p.e0222026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222026
  24. J Ashenfelter, A B Balantekin, C. Band, et al. (PROSPECT Collaboration), “A low mass optical grid for the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino detector”, J. Instrumentation 14, P04014 (2019). DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/14/04/P04014
  25. J. Nattress, T. Nolan, S. McGuinness, P. Rose, A. Erickson, G. Peaslee, and I. Jovanovic, “High-contrast material identification by energetic multiparticle spectroscopic transmission radiography”, Physical Review Applied 11, 044085 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.11.044085
  26. J Ashenfelter, A B Balantekin, C. Band, et al. (PROSPECT Collaboration), “Lithium-loaded liquid scintillator production for the PROSPECT experiment”, J. Instrumentation 14, P03026 (2019). DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/14/03/P03026
  27. A. Abou Jaoude, N. Stauff and A. Erickson, “Performance and Safety Evaluation of a Mixed-Spectrum Reactor Design”, Annals of Nuclear Energy, 26, 33-42 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2018.10.057
  28. A. Abou Jaoude, A. Erickson, and N. Stauff, “Design of a Mixed-Spectrum Reactor With Improved Proliferation Resistance for Long-Lived Applications”, Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, 16 (3), 355-363 (2018). https://doi.org/10.7733/jnfcwt.2018.16.3.359
  29. P. B. Rose, Jr. and A S. Erickson, “High-energy rays resulting from low-energy nuclear reactions in light nuclei”, Phys. Rev. C 97, 064305 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.97.064305
  30. B. Littlejohn, A. Conant, D. Dwyer, A. Erickson, I. Gustafson, and K. Hermanek, “Impact of fission neutron energies on reactor antineutrino spectra”, Phys. Rev. D 97, 073007 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.073007
  31. Ashenfelter, A B Balantekin, C. Baldenegro, et al. (PROSPECT Collaboration), “First Search for Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillations at HFIR with PROSPECT”, Phys. Rev. Letters, 121, 251802 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.251802
  32. M. Robel, B. Isselhardt, E. Ramon, A. Hayes, A. Ganey, L. Borg, R. Lindvall, A. Erickson, K. C., T. Battisti, A. Conant, B. Ade, H. Trellue, C. Weber, “A composite position independent monitor of reactor fuel irradiation using Pu, Cs, and Ba isotope ratios”, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 195, p. 9-19 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.08.014 
  33. J. Ashenfelter, A. B. Balantekin, H. R. Band, et al. (PROSPECT Collaboration), “Performance of a segmented 6Li-loaded liquid scintillator detector for the PROSPECT experiment”, J. Instrumentation 13 P06023 (2018). DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/13/06/P06023
  34. A. Bernstein, N. Bowden, and A. S. Erickson, “Reactors as a source of antineutrinos: the effect of fuel loading and burnup for mixed oxide fuels,” Phys. Rev. Applied 9, 014003 (2018). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1612.00540
  35. J. Harms, P. Rose, and A. S. Erickson, “Characterization of γ-ray Cross Talk in Cherenkov-based Detectors for Active Interrogation Imaging Applications”, IEEE Sensors 17, p. 6707-6715 (2017). DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2017.2745711
  36. E. Redd, A. Erickson, “Computationally-Generated Nuclear Forensic Characteristics of Early Production Reactors with an Emphasis on Sensitivity and Uncertainty”, Annals of Nuclear Energy 110C, 941-947 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2017.07.032
  37. A. Conant, A. Erickson, M. Robel, B. Isselhardt, “Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Plutonium and Cesium Isotopes in Modeling of BR3 Reactor Spent Fuel,” Nuclear Technology 197, p. 12-19 (2017). https://doi.org/10.13182/NT16-88
  38. PROSPECT collaboration (J. Ashenfelter, et al.), “The PROSPECT Physics Program,” Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 43, 113001 (2016). DOI: 10.1088/0954-3899/43/11/113001
  39. P. Rose, A. Erickson, “Cherenkov Detectors for Spatial Imaging Applications Using Discreet-Energy Photons,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 120, no. 064903 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4960778
  40. P. Rose, A. Erickson, M. Mayer, J. Nattress, I. Jovanovic, “Uncovering Special Nuclear Materials by Low-energy Nuclear Reaction Imaging,” Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, 24388; DOI: 10.1038/srep24388.
  41. C. Struebing, J. Y. Chong, G. Lee, M. Zavala, A. Erickson, Y. Ding, C.-L. Wang, Y. Diawara, R. Engels, B. K. Wagner, and Z. Kang, “A Neutron Scintillator Based on Transparent Nanocrystalline CaF2:Eu Glass Ceramic,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 153106 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945999
  42. A. Abou Jaoude, C. Thomas and A.S. Erickson, “Neutronic and Thermal Analysis of Composite Fuel for Potential Deployment in Fast Reactors,” Nuclear Engineering and Design 303, 50-57 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.04.010
  43. B. Rose Jr., A.S. Erickson, “Calibration of Cherenkov detectors for monoenergetic photon imaging in active interrogation applications”, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A, Vol. 799, no. 1, pp. 99-104 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.07.065
  44. C. Stewart and A.S. Erickson, “Antineutrino Analysis for Continuous Monitoring of Nuclear Reactors: Sensitivity Study”, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 118, no. 16, 164902 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4934638
  45. W. M. Stacey, C. L. Stewart, J.-P. Floyd, T. M. Wilks, A. P. Moore, A. T. Bopp, M. D. Hill, S. Tandon, and A. S. Erickson, “Resolution of Fission and Fusion Technology Integration Issues: An Upgraded Design Concept for the Subcritical Advanced Burner Reactor,” Nucl. Technol., 187, 1 (2014). https://doi.org/10.13182/NT13-96
  46. A. Erickson, A. Bernstein and N. Bowden, “Antineutrinos for reactor safeguards: effect of fuel loading and burnup on the signal,” Int. J. Mod. Phys. Conf. Ser. 27, 1460159 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010194514601598
  47. Double Chooz Collaboration (Y. Abe (Tokyo Inst. Tech.) et al.), “First Measurement of θ13 from Delayed Neutron Capture on Hydrogen in the Double Chooz Experiment,” Phys. Lett. B723, pp 66- 70 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2013.04.050
  48. Double Chooz Collaboration (Y. Abe (Tokyo Inst. Tech.) et al.), “Direct Measurement of Backgrounds using Reactor-Off Data in Double Chooz,” Phys. Rev. D87, 011102 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.87.011102
  49. Double Chooz Collaboration (Y. Abe (Tokyo Inst. Tech.) et al.), “First Test of Lorentz Violation with a Reactor-based Antineutrino Experiment,” Phys. Rev. D86, 112009 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.86.112009
  50. B. Yildiz, A. Erickson (Nikiforova), S. Yip, “Metallic interfaces in harsh chemo-mechanical environments”, Nucl. Eng. Tech., 41, 1, pp. 21-38 (2009). https://doi.org/10.5516/NET.2009.41.1.021
  51. A. Erickson (Nikiforova), P. Hejzlar, N.E. Todreas, “Lead Cooled Flexible Conversion Ratio Fast Reactor”, Nucl. Eng. Des., 239, 2596-2611 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.07.013
  52. N. E. Todreas, P. Hejzlar, A. Erickson (Nikiforova), R. Petroski, E. Shwageraus, C.J. Fong, M.J. Driscoll, M.A. Elliott, G. Apostolakis, “Flexible conversion ratio fast reactors: Overview,” Nucl. Eng. Des., 239, 2582-2595 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.07.014
  53. P. Hejzlar, N. E. Todreas, E. Shwageraus, A. Erickson (Nikiforova), R. Petroski, M. J. Driscoll, “Cross-comparison of fast reactor concepts with various coolants,” Nucl. Eng. Des., 239, 2672-2691 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.07.007