Experiments at the forefront of nuclear physics are an essential ingredient of the NSSC’s portfolio because they provide a broadened draw for the most talented scientists to enter NNSA related fields, and the needs of this research drives technology that will benefit the NNSA missions.
Focus area lead: Eric Norman, University of California, Berkeley
Current research includes the following at each participating institution:
University of California, Berkeley
- Surrogate reaction studies, in collaboration with LLNL and Texas A&M University
- Beta-delayed neutron studies, in collaboration with LLNL and ANL
- CUORE double beta decay research, in collaboration with LLNL and LBNL
- Anti-neutrino reactor monitoring, in collaboration with LLNL
- Nuclear forensics, in collaboration with LLNL
- Low background measurements, in collaboration with LBNL
- Nuclear Data, in collaboration with LLNL and LBNL
University of California, Davis
- Neutron activation analysis, in collaboration with UC Irvine and the McClellan Nuclear Research Center
- LUX Dark Matter experiment, in collaboration with LLNL, LBNL and a number of other university collaborators
- Noble Element Simulation Technique, in collaboration with LLNL, LBNL, and a number of other university collaborators
Michigan State University
- Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array (GRETINA), in collaboration with LBNL
- Modular Neutron Array (MoNA), in collaboration with NSSC Minority Serving Institution, Hampton University
