(above) Lee Bernstein (center) works with NSSC Affiliate Andrew Voyles (left) and Alexander Springer (right) to prepare for an experiment in Cave 0 at Berkeley Lab’s 88-Inch Cyclotron. Photo from LBL.
Expert evaluation of nuclear data is critical for a range of applications, including the interpretation of signatures from nuclear forensics and active/passive interrogation systems, an understanding of advanced fuel cycles, and modeling of nuclear reactions responsible for the generation of energy and formation of stable and radioactive nuclides in nuclear weapons and astrophysical settings.
Key Personnel:
Crosscutting Focus Area Lead: Lee Bernstein, University of California, Berkeley
Crosscutting Focus Area Co-Lead: Sean Liddick, Michigan State University
- Dr. Bethany Goldblum, University of California, Berkeley
- Prof. Rachel Slaybaugh, University of California, Berkeley
- Prof. Sean Liddick, Michigan State University
- Prof. Robert Svoboda, University of California, Davis
- Prof. Mani Tripathi, University of California, Davis
- Prof. George Miller, University of California, Irvine
- Prof. Daniel Cebra, University of California, Davis
Current research is focused on:
- Fission fragment distribution and beta-decay studies
- Forensics/delayed gamma-ray measurements
- Statistical nuclear properties for nuclear reaction modeling
- Topical evaluations for nonproliferation
- Nuclear data architecture development
- (n,f), (n,n’) and (n,γ) experiments
- New! – “Baghdad Atlas” (n,n’γ)
- Workshop on Nuclear Data Needs and Capabilities for Applications
- 22nd Technical Meeting of the Nuclear Structure and Decay Data Section of the IAEA
