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20092026

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Research interests

Nuclear physics, fundamental symmetries, and searches for Beyond Standard Model physics, with an interest in low-energy, high-precision experiments, performed at low-temperatures involving neutrons. 

Scholarly Interests

Cryogenic devices and apparatuses involving superconductors and superfluid helium at milli-Kelvin temperatures, quantum sensors for magnetic and electric fields, nuclear magnetic resonance with hyper-polarized gases at low fields, scintillation and fluorescence radiation detection, synthesis of high-purity deuterated polymers and coatings, and surface morphology and properties measurements.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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  • Superconducting properties of commercially available solders for low-field applications

    Hickman, C., Leung, K. K. H., Al-Tawhid, A. H., Filippone, B. W., Huffman, P. R., Korobkina, E., Kumah, D. P. & Swank, C. M., Jan 2026, In: Cryogenics. 153, 104219.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
  • Ultra-pure nickel for structural components of low-radioactivity instruments

    Roosendaal, T. J., Overman, C. T., Ortega, G. S., Schlieder, T. D., Rocco, N. D., Horkley, L. K. S., Hobbs, K. P., Harouaka, K., Orrell, J. L., Acharya, P., Amy, A., Angelico, E., Anker, A., Arnquist, I. J., Atencio, A., Bane, J., Belov, V., Bernard, E. P., Bhatta, T. & Bolotnikov, A. & 108 others, Breslin, J., Breur, P. A., Brodsky, J. P., Brown, E., Brunner, T., Burnell, B., Caden, E., Cao, L. Q., Cesmecioglu, D., Charlebois, S. A., Chernyak, D., Chiu, M., Daniels, T., Darroch, L., DeVoe, R., di Vacri, M. L., Dolinski, M. J., Eckert, B., Elbeltagi, M., Emara, A., Fairbank, W., Foust, B. T., Gallacher, D., Gallice, N., Gillis, W., Gorham, A., Gratta, G., Hardy, C. A., Hedges, S. C., Heffner, M., Hein, E., Holt, J. D., Hoppe, E. W., Iverson, A., Karelin, A., Kotov, I. V., Kuchenkov, A., Larson, A., Latif, M. B., Lavoie, S., Leach, K. G., Lenardo, B. G., Leonard, D. S., Leung, K. K. H., Lewis, H., Li, X., Li, Z., Licciardi, C., Lindsay, R., MacLellan, R., Majidi, S., Malbrunot, C., Marquis, M., Masbou, J., Medina-Peregrina, M., Mngonyama, S., Mong, B., Moore, D. C., Ngwadla, X. E., Ni, K., Nolan, A., Nowicki, S. C., Ondze, J. C. N., Odian, A., Pagani, L., Smalley, H. P., Pena-Perez, A., Piepke, A., Pocar, A., Prentice, S., Radeka, V., Rai, R., Rasiwala, H., Ray, D., Rescia, S., Richardson, G., Riot, V., Ross, R., Rowson, P. C., Saldanha, R., Sangiorgio, S., Sekula, S., Shetty, T., Si, L., Soderstrom, J., Spadoni, F., Stekhanov, V., Sun, X. L., Thibado, S., Totev, T., Triambak, S., Tsang, R. H. M., Tyuka, O. A., van Bruggen, E., Vidal, M., Walent, M., Wang, Y. G., Wang, Q. D., Watts, M. P., Wehrfritz, M., Wen, L. J., Wilde, S., Worcester, M., Wu, X. M., Xu, H., Yang, H. B., Yang, L. & Zeldovich, O., Jul 2026, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1087, 171402.

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  • Ultra-sensitive radon assay using an electrostatic chamber in a recirculating system

    Anker, A., Breur, P. A., Mong, B., Acharya, P., Amy, A., Angelico, E., Arnquist, I. J., Atencio, A., Bane, J., Belov, V., Bernard, E. P., Bhatta, T., Bolotnikov, A., Breslin, J., Brodsky, J. P., Bron, S., Brown, E., Brunner, T., Burnell, B. & Caden, E. & 120 others, Cao, L. Q., Cao, G. F., Cesmecioglu, D., Chernyak, D., Chiu, M., Collister, R., Daniels, T., Darroch, L., DeVoe, R., di Vacri, M. L., Ding, Y. Y., Dolinski, M. J., Dragone, A., Eckert, B., Elbeltagi, M., Emara, A., Fairbank, W., Fatemighomi, N., Foust, B., Fu, Y. S., Gallacher, D., Gallice, N., Giacomini, G., Gillis, W., Gorham, A., Gornea, R., Gratta, G., Guan, Y. D., Hardy, C. A., Hedges, S., Heffner, M., Hein, E., Holt, J. D., Iverson, A., Jiang, X. S., Karelin, A., Keblbeck, D., Kotov, I., Kuchenkov, A., Kumar, K. S., Larson, A., Latif, M. B., Leach, K. G., Lenardo, B. G., Lennarz, A., Leonard, D. S., Leung, K., Lewis, H., Li, G., Li, X., Li, Z., Licciardi, C., Lindsay, R., MacLellan, R., Majidi, S., Malbrunot, C., Marquis, M., Masbou, J., Medina-Peregrina, M., Mngonyama, S., Moore, D. C., Ngwadla, X. E., Ni, K., Nolan, A., Nowicki, S. C., Nzobadila Ondze, J. C., Odian, A., Orrell, J. L., Ortega, G. S., Overman, C. T., Pagani, L., Peltz Smalley, H., Perna, A., Piepke, A., Pocar, A., Radeka, V., Raguzin, E., Rai, R., Rasiwala, H., Ray, D., Rescia, S., Retière, F., Richardson, G., Rocco, N., Ross, R., Rowson, P. C., Saldanha, R., Sangiorgio, S., Sekula, S., Shetty, T., Si, L., Spadoni, F., Stekhanov, V., Sun, X. L., Thibado, S., Totev, T., Triambak, S., Tsang, R. H. M., Tyuka, O. A., van Bruggen, E., Vidal, M., Viel, S., Walent, M., Wang, H., Wang, Q. D., Wang, Y. G., Watts, M., Wehrfritz, M., Wei, W., Wen, L. J., Wichoski, U., Wilde, S., Worcester, M., Wu, X. M., Xu, H., Yang, H. B., Yang, L., Yu, M., Zeldovich, O. & Zhao, J., Jan 2026, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1081, 170876.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
  • Sensitivity of nEXO to 136Xe charged-current interactions: Background-free searches for solar neutrinos and fermionic dark matter

    Richardson, G., Lenardo, B. G., Yu, M., Gallacher, D., Saldanha, R., Acharya, P., Kharusi, S. A., Amy, A., Angelico, E., Anker, A., Arnquist, I. J., Atencio, A., Bane, J., Belov, V., Bernard, E. P., Bhatta, T., Bolotnikov, A., Breslin, J., Breur, P. A. & Brodsky, J. P. & 119 others, Bron, S., Brown, E., Brunner, T., Burnell, B., Caden, E., Cao, G. F., Cao, L. Q., Cesmecioglu, D., Chernyak, D., Chiu, M., Collister, R., Daniels, T., Darroch, L., DeVoe, R., Vacri, M. L. D., Dolinski, M. J., Eckert, B., Elbeltagi, M., Emara, A., Fatemighomi, N., Fairbank, W., Foust, B. T., Gallice, N., Giacomini, G., Gillis, W., Gorham, A., Gornea, R., Gracequist, K., Gratta, G., Hardy, C. A., Hedges, S. C., Heffner, M., Hein, E., Holt, J. D., Iverson, A., Kachru, P., Karelin, A., Keblbeck, D., Kotov, I., Kuchenkov, A., Kumar, K. S., Larson, A., Latif, M. B., Lavoie, S., Leach, K. G., Lennarz, A., Leonard, D. S., Leung, K. K. H., Lewis, H., Li, G., Li, X., Li, Z., Licciardi, C., Lindsay, R., MacLellan, R., Majidi, S., Malbrunot, C., Marquis, M., Masbou, J., Medina-Peregrina, M., Mngonyama, S., Mong, B., Moore, D. C., Ngwadla, X. E., Ni, K., Nolan, A., Nowicki, S. C., Ondze, J. C. N., Odian, A., Orrell, J. L., Ortega, G. S., Pagani, L., Smalley, H. P., Perez, A. P., Piepke, A., Pocar, A., Radeka, V., Rai, R., Rasiwala, H., Ray, D., Rescia, S., Reti‘ere, F., Riot, V., Rocco, N., Ross, R., Rowson, P. C., Sangiorgio, S., Sekula, S., Shetty, T., Si, L., Soderstrom, J., Spadoni, F., Stekhanov, V., Sun, X. L., Thibado, S., Totev, T., Triambak, S., Tsang, R. H. M., Tyuka, O. A., John, T. V., Bruggen, E. V., Vidal, M., Viel, S., Vuilleumier, J., Walent, M., Wang, H., Wang, Q. D., Watts, M. P., Wei, W., Wehrfritz, M., Wen, L. J., Wichoski, U., Wilde, S., Worcester, M., Wu, X. M., Xu, H., Yang, H. B., Yang, L. & Zeldovich, O., 6 Nov 2025, In: Physical Review D. 112, 10

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  • Electric charging effects on insulating surfaces in cryogenic liquids

    Korsch, W., Broering, M., Timsina, A., Leung, K. K. H., Abney, J., Budker, D., Filippone, B. W., He, J., Kandu, S., McCrea, M., Roy, M., Swank, C. & Yao, W., 1 Apr 2024, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 95, 4, 043101.

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