The development of measurement methodologies to detect and monitor nuclear-relevant
materials remains a consistent and significant interest across the nuclear energy …

Studies related to U gas-phase oxidation through plasma-and thermo-chemistry are
important for many fields, including environmental monitoring, forensic analysis, debris …

Nuclear security is one of the defining challenges of our time. Nuclear threats range from
deliberate dispersal of radioactive material to contaminate the vital infrastructure to diversion …

Laser-induced air shock from energetic materials (LASEM) is a laboratory-scale method for
assessing the microsecond and millisecond timescale performance of conventional military …

The early-time kinetic behavior of species in a plume produced from laser ablation of U 3 Si
2 in an environment containing 2% O 2 is characterized using time-resolved absorption …

Ultrafast laser ablation coupled with optical emission spectroscopy is currently under
development for standoff detection of elements and their isotopes for a wide range of …

Species stratification and local plasma composition can affect microsecond-timescale
oxidation reaction rates of metals such as Al in an oxidizing atmosphere. Here, we utilize …

In order to model the fate and transport of particles following a nuclear explosion, there must
first be an understanding of individual physical and chemical processes that affect particle …

Laser ablation plasma chemistry is governed by a complex interplay between hydrodynamic
plasma-gas mixing processes, thermodynamics, and rapid high-temperature chemical …

Laser-induced plasmas and reactions therein depend on the ablated target's chemical
composition and morphology. Recently, we have characterized plasma properties such as …