Applications of Nuclear Physics

Presentations

• Line Shape Analysis of Polarized Targets Using Adiabatic Fast Passage

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 1:15 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:27 PM

  Presenters

  • Nisal Geemal Vismith

    • University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Nisal Geemal Vismith

    • University of Virginia

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• Optimized Packing Fraction Determination in Solid Polarized Targets

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 1:27 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:39 PM

  Presenters

  • Malinda Amarakoon Mudiyanselage

    • University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Malinda Amarakoon Mudiyanselage

    • University of Virginia

  • Sujan Subedi

    • University of Virginia

  • Dustin Keller

    • University of Virginia

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• Position-sensitive foil thickness measurements using alpha energy loss

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 1:39 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:51 PM

  Publication: Thickness and uniformity mapping of thin foils using resistive silicon detectors, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B, 566, 165788 (2025)

  Presenters

  • Travis Hankins

    • Texas A&M University

  Authors

  • Travis Hankins

    • Texas A&M University

  • Alan McIntosh

    • Texas A&M University, Cyclotron Institute

  • Kris Hagel

    • Texas A&M University, Cyclotron Institute

  • Austin Abbott

    • Texas A&M University, Cyclotron Institute

  • Arthur Alvarez

    • Texas A&M University, Cyclotron Institute

  • Robert Bartsch

    • Texas A&M University, Cyclotron Institute

  • Millyzient McClure

    • TAMU CI; Hastings College

  • Sebastian Regener

    • Texas A&M University, Cyclotron Institute

  • Maxwell Sorensen

    • Texas A&M University, Cyclotron Institute

  • Sherry Yennello

    • Texas A&M University, College Station

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• PROSPECT-I Antineutrino Absolute Flux Measurement

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 1:51 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:03 PM

  Presenters

  • Nicholas Craft

    • Drexel University

  Authors

  • Nicholas Craft

    • Drexel University

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• Evaluation of Radioactivity Levels in Soil Samples from Assosa City in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 2:03 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:15 PM

  Publication: 1. Yared Birhane Kidane, Tilahun Tesfaye Deressu, and Guadie Degu Belete. Evaluation of Radioactivity levels in Soil Samples from Assosa City in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia. Environmental Forensic, 26:122-133, Mar, 2024. doi.org/10.1080/15275922.2024.2330025
  
  2. Yared B. K., Tilahun T. D., and Guadie D. B. Evaluation of Radioactivity Level in Surface Soil from Bambasi District in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6633673
  
  3. Yared B. K. and Tilahun T. D. Determination of Radiological Doses in Medicinal Plants from the Assosa Zone, Ethiopia, International Journal of Low Radiation. October, 2025
  
  4. One of the research article is in final stage of re-review process with results of "accepted with minor correction", in Arabian Journal of Geoscience, Springer title "Assessment of Radioactivity Concentrations in Soil Samples from Menge and Sherkole Districts in Benishangul Gumuz region, Ethiopia".
  
  5. I have prepared well studied research article which will be submitted soon in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Elsevier.
  
  6. I presented my research at First International Conference in Earth Science and Energy transition, the extended abstract is expected to publish in conference proceeding books series of "Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation".

  Presenters

  • Yared Birhane Kidane

    • Assosa University

  Authors

  • Yared Birhane Kidane

    • Assosa University

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• Development of compact and modular neutron detector arrays using ⁶LiF+ZnS(Ag) and wavelength shifters

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 2:15 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:27 PM

  Presenters

  • Heshani Jayatissa

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  Authors

  • Heshani Jayatissa

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Felix Liang

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Nicholas Floyd

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

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• Characterization of Scintillation Quenching in GAGG:Ce Crystals

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 2:27 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:39 PM

  Presenters

  • Nicholas Floyd

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  Authors

  • Nicholas Floyd

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Felix Liang

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Heshani Jayatissa

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Sherry Yennello

    • Texas A&M University, College Station

  • Travis Hankins

    • Texas A&M University

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• Characterization of Halide Perovskite Crystals Grown via the Bridgman Method for Alpha and Gamma Radiation Detection

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 2:39 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:51 PM

  Presenters

  • Ana Dibert

    • University of New Mexico

  Authors

  • Ana Dibert

    • University of New Mexico

  • Carter Heinrich

    • University of New Mexico

  • Monica Rivera

    • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • Charles Han

    • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • Darryl Shima

    • University of New Mexico

  • Ganesh Balakrishnan

    • University of New Mexico

  • Adam Hecht

    • University of New Mexico

  • Alexander Barzilov

    • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • Sven Vogel

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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