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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):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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CAREER: Low-energy Nuclear Physics and Fundamental Symmetries with Neutrons and Cryogenic Technologies
Leung, K. (PI)
1/04/23 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
Research output
- 22 Article
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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, , Jul 2026, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1087, 171402.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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, , Jan 2026, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1081, 170876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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, , 6 Nov 2025, In: Physical Review D. 112, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unveiling the Universe’s Heavy Element Alchemy With Neutron Star Mergers
8/03/24
2 items of Media coverage
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GLOBAL ROUND UP SECTOR WEEKLY: UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER OF WEEK-ENDED APR 16, 2023
17/04/23
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Professor Earns NSF CAREER Grant to Advance Nuclear Physics Research
Billings, L. & Leung, K. K. H.
12/04/23
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PROFESSOR EARNS NSF CAREER GRANT TO ADVANCE NUCLEAR PHYSICS RESEARCH
Billings, L. & Leung, K. K. H.
12/04/23
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PHYSICS PROFESSOR AWARDED $436,000 GRANT FOR NEUTRON RESEARCH
8/09/22
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