Modernization of the Nuclear Wallet Cards and Homeland Security Booklet

POSTER

Abstract

The Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF) is the world-leading source of nuclear structure and decay data, used for basic science as well as in many applied communities. Commonly used data in ENSDF is regularly printed into two popular booklets, the Nuclear Wallet Cards (NWC) and the Homeland Security Booklet (HSB). The NWC provides the mass, spin/parity, half-life, and decay mode for the ground state and long-lived isomers of more than 3,300 nuclei. The HSB contains data on long-lived radionuclides including half-lives as well as energies and intensities of strong γ and α emissions. In the present work, we developed a new JAVA code to parse ENSDF and generate formatted Latex files to create the printed booklets. We are also developing new mobile applications to allow for quick and easy searches of the data in both booklets. The new codes, along with improvements to searching and viewing the data, will be presented. Expanded versions of the NWC and the HSB will also be unveiled.

Presenters

  • Jeami Van Weele

    Saint Joseph's College

Authors

  • Jeami Van Weele

    Saint Joseph's College

  • Elizabeth McCutchan

    Brookhaven Natl Lab, Brookhaven National Laboratory

  • Alejandro A Sonzogni

    Brookhaven Natl Lab, Brookhaven National Laboratory

  • Timothy Johnson

    Brookhaven Natl Lab