##  [Publications](/publications) 

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####   Near-field/Short baseline reactor monitoring & detector development 

- M.J. Ford et al., [Synthesis and processing of lithium-loaded plastic scintillators on the kilogram scale](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168093), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated* Equipment (2023)
- M. Andriamirado et al., [Calibration strategy of the PROSPECT-II detector with external and intrinsic sources](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2211.09582), *arXiv* (2023)
- V.A. Li, F. Sutanto, T.M. Classen, S.A. Dazeley, I. Jovanovic, T.C. Wu, [Evaluation of a positron-emission-tomography-based SiPM readout for compact segmented neutron imagers](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.167624), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2023)
- F. Sutanto et al., [SANDD: A directional antineutrino detector with segmented 6Li-doped pulse-shape-sensitive plastic scintillator](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165409), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2021)
- O.A. Akindele et al., [ROADSTR: a Mobile Antineutrino Detector Platform for enabling Multi-Reactor Spectrum, Oscillation, and Application Measurements](///Nuclear%20Instruments%20and%20Methods%20in%20Physics%20Research%20Section%20A/%20Accelerators,%20Spectrometers,%20Detectors%20and%20Associated%20Equipment), *Snowmass Letter of Interest* (2021)
- V.A. Li, T.M. Classen, S.A. Dazeley, M.J. Duvall, I. Jovanovic, A.N. Mabe, E. T.E. Reedy, F. Sutanto, [A prototype for SANDD: A highly-segmented pulse-shape-sensitive plastic scintillator detector incorporating silicon photomultiplier arrays](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162334), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2019)
- G. Jocher et al., [miniTimeCube as a Neutron Scatter Camera](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5079429), *AIP Advances* (2019)
- J. Ashenfelter et al., [The Radioactive Source Calibration System of the PROSPECT Reactor Antineutrino Detector](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.162465), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2019)
- J. Ashenfelter et al., [A Low Mass Optical Grid for the PROSPECT Reactor Antineutrino Detector](https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/04/P04014), *Journal of Instrumentation* (2019)
- J. Ashenfelter et al., [Lithium-loaded Liquid Scintillator Production for the PROSPECT experiment](https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/14/03/P03026), *Journal of Instrumentation* (2019)
- J. Ashenfelter et al., [The PROSPECT Reactor Antineutrino Experiment](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.12.079), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2019)
- J. Ashenfelter et al., [Performance of a segmented 6Li-loaded liquid scintillator detector for the PROSPECT experiment](https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/06/P06023), *Journal of Instrumentation* (2018)
- J. Ashenfelter et al., [Background Radiation Measurements at High Power Research Reactors](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.10.023), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2016)
- J. Ashenfelter et al., [Light Collection and Pulse-Shape Discrimination in Elongated Scintillator Cells for the PROSPECT Reactor Antineutrino Experiment](https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/10/11/P11004), *Journal of Instrumentation* (2015)
- T. Classen, A. Bernstein, N.S. Bowden, B. Cabrera-Palmer, A. Ho, G. Jonkmans, L. Kogler, D. Reyna, B. Sur, [Development of an advanced antineutrino detector for reactor monitoring](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.10.022), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2015)
- N.S. Bowden, A. Bernstein, S. Dazeley, R. Svoboda, A. Misner, and T. Palmer, Observation of the Isotopic Evolution of Pressurized Water Reactor Fuel Using an Antineutrino Detector, *J. Appl. Phys.* **105** (2009).
- A. Bernstein, N.S. Bowden, A. Misner, and T. Palmer, Monitoring the thermal power of nuclear reactors with a prototype cubic meter antineutrino detector, *J. Appl. Phys.* **103,** 074905 (2008).



 

 

 



####   Neutrino Physics 

- M. Adriamirado et al., [Final Measurement of the U235 Antineutrino Energy Spectrum with the PROSPECT-I Detector at HFIR](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2212.10669), *arXiv (2023)*
- O.A., Akindele et al., [High Energy Physics Opportunities Using Reactor Antineutrinos](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.07214), *arXiv* (2022)
- J.R. Klein et al., [Future Advances in Photon-Based Neutrino Detectors](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.07479), *arXiv* (2022)
- M. Andriamirado, A.B. Balantekin, H.R. Band, C.D. Bass, D.E. Bergeron, N.S. Bowden, C.D. Bryan, R. Carr, T. Classen, A.J. ConantJoint, [PROSPECT-II Physics Opportunities](https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/ac48a4), *Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics (2022)*
- H. Almazán et al., [Joint Measurement of the 235U Antineutrino Spectrum by Prospect and Stereo](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.081802), *Physical Review Letters* (2022)
- F.P. An et al., [Joint Determination of Reactor Antineutrino Spectra from 235U and 239Pu Fission by Daya Bay and PROSPECT](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.081801), *Physical Review Letters* (2022)
- M. Andriamirado et al., [Improved Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Search and Energy Spectrum Measurement with the PROSPECT Experiment at HFIR](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.103.032001), *Physical Review D* (2021)
- A.B. Balantekin et al., [Nonfuel Antineutrino Contributions in the High Flux Isotope Reactor](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.101.054605), *Physical Review C* (2020)
- J. Ashenfelter et al., [Measurement of the Antineutrino Spectrum from 235U Fission at HFIR with PROSPECT](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.251801), *Physical Review Letters (2019)*
- J. Ashenfelter et al., [First search for short-baseline neutrino oscillations at HFIR with PROSPECT](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.251802), *Physical Review Letters* (2018)
- J. Ashenfelter, A.B. Balantekin, H.R. Band, G. Barclay, C.D. Bass, D. Berish, L. Bignell, N.S. Bowden, A. Bowes, J.P. Brodsky, [The PROSPECT Physics Program](https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/43/11/113001)*, Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics* (2016)



 

 

 



####   Reactor monitoring case studies and overviews 

- V.A. Li, S.A. Dazeley, M. Bergevin, A. Bernstein, [Scalability of Gadolinium-Doped-Water Cherenkov Detectors for Nuclear Nonproliferation](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.034059), *Phys. Rev. Applied* (2022)
- T. Akindele et al., [A Call to Arms Control: Synergies between Nonproliferation Applications of Neutrino Detectors and Large-Scale Fundamental Neutrino Physics Experiments](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.00042), *arXiv* (2022)
- T. Akindele et al., [Nu Tools: Exploring Practical Roles for Neutrinos in Nuclear Energy and Security](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2112.12593), *arXiv* (2021)
- Bernstein et al., [Neutrino Detectors as Tools for Nuclear Security](https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.92.011003), *Rev. of Modern Phys* (2020)
- D.L. Danielson, et al., [Directionally Accelerated Detection of an Unknown Second Reactor with Antineutrinos for Mid-Field Nonproliferation Monitoring](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1909.05374), *arXiv* (2019)
- V.A. Li, [Far-Field Monitoring of Reactor Antineutrinos for Nonproliferation](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1907.08891), *Proceedings of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) 60th Annual Meeting* (2019)
- Bernstein, N.S. Bowden, A.S. Erickson, [Reactors as a source of antineutrinos: the effect of fuel loading and burnup for mixed oxide fuels](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.9.014003), *Phys. Rev. Applied* (2018)
- T. Akindele, A. Bernstein, E. Norman, [Antineutrino Monitoring of Thorium Reactors](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4963402), *Journal of Applied Physics* (2016)
- M. Askins, et al, [The Physics and Nuclear Nonproliferation Goals of WATCHMAN: A WAter CHerenkov Monitor for Antineutrinos](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1502.01132), *arXiv* (2015)
- V. Bulaevskaya and A. Bernstein, [Detection of Anomalous Reactor Activity Using Antineutrino Count Evolution over the Course of a Cycle](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3594247), *Journal of Appl. Phys.* (2011)
- Bernstein, et al., [Nuclear Security Applications of Antineutrino Detectors: Current Capabilities and Future Prospects](https://doi.org/10.1080/08929882.2010.529785), *Science & Global Security* (2010).
- V. Bulaevskaya and A. Bernstein, Detection of Anomalous Reactor Activity Using Antineutrino Count Evolution over the Course of a Cycle, *J Appl. Phys.* **109,** 11 (2011).
- A. Bernstein, et al., Nuclear Security Applications of Antineutrino Detectors: Current Capabilities and Future Prospects, *Science and Global Security* **18,** 3 (2010).
- A. Bernstein and N. Bowden, Monitoring Reactors with Cubic Meter Scale Antineutrino Detectors, in Verifying Treaty Compliance - Limiting the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Avenhaus, Kyriakopoulos, Richard, Stein, Eds., Springer Berlin (2006).
- A. Bernstein, Y. Wang, G. Gratta, and T. West, Nuclear reactor safeguards and monitoring with antineutrino detectors, *Journal of Applied Physics* **91** (7), 4672 (2002).
- A. Bernstein, T. West, and V. Gupta, An Assessment of Antineutrino Detection as a Tool for Monitoring Nuclear Explosions, *Science and Global Security* **9** (3), 235 (2001).



 

 

 



####   Water-based detectors 

- A. Mullen, O. Akindele, M. Bergevin, A. Bernstein, S. Dazeley, [Improvement in light collection of a photomultiplier tube using a wavelength-shifting plate](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2022.167207), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2022)
- F. Sutanto, O. A. Akindele, M. Askins, M. Bergevin, A. Berstein, N.S. Bowden, S. Dazeley, P. Jaffke, I. Jovanovic, S. Quillin, C. Roecker, S.D. Rountree, [Measurement of Muon-induced High-energy Neutrons from Rock in an Underground Gd-doped Water Detector](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.034616), Phys. Rev. C (2020)
- S. Dazeley, M. Askins, M. Bergevin, A. Bernstein, N. Bowden, P. Jaffke, S.D. Rountree, T.M. Shokair, and M. Sweany, [A Search for Cosmogenic Production of Beta-neutron Emitting Radionuclides in Water](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.03.014), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2016).
- S. Dazeley, A. Asghari, A. Bernstein, N.S. Bowden, and V. Mozin, A water-based neutron detector as a well multiplicity counter, *NIM A* **771**, 32 (2015).
- S. Dazeley, A. Asghari, A. Bernstein, N.S. Bowden, and V. Mozin, [A water-based neutron detector as a well multiplicity counter](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.10.028), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2015).
- S. Dazeley, A. Bernstein, N.S. Bowden, and R. Svoboda, Observation of neutrons with a Gadolinium doped water Cherenkov detector, *NIM A* **607** (3), 616 (2009).
- W. Coleman, A. Bernstein, S. Dazeley, R. Svoboda, Transparency of 0.2% GdCl3 doped water in a stainless steel test environment, *NIM A* **595** (2), 339 (2008).



 

 

 



####   Xenu and noble liquid experiments 

- E.P. Bernard, E. Mizrachi, J. Kingston, J. Xu, S.V. Pereverzev, T. Pershing, R. Smith, C.G. Prior, N.S. Bowden, A. Bernstein, C.R. Hall, E. Pantic, M. Tripathi, D.N. McKinsey, P.S. Barbeau, [Thermodynamic Stability of Xenon-Doped Liquid Argon Detectors](https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2209.05435), *arXiv* (2022)
- T. Pershing, D. Naim, B.G. Lenardo, J. Xu, J. Kingston, E. Mizrachi, V. Mozin, P. Kerr, S. Pereverzev, A. Bernstein, M. Tripathi, [Calibrating the scintillation and ionization responses of xenon recoils for high-energy dark matter searches](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.106.052013), Phys. Rev. D (2022)
- T. Pershing, J. Xu, E. Bernard, J. Kingston, E. Mizrachi, J. Brodsky, A. Razeto, P. Kachru, A. Bernstein, E. Pantic, [Performance of Hamamatsu VUV4 SiPMs for detecting liquid argon scintillation](https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/17/04/P04017), (2022)
- B.G. Lenardo, J. Xu, S. Pereverzev, O.A. Akindele, D. Naim, J. Kingston, A. Bernstein, K. Kazkaz, M. Tripathi, C. Awe, L. Li, J. Runge, S. Hedges, P. An, P.S. Barbeau, “*[Low-Energy Physics Reach of Xenon Detectors for Nuclear-Recoil-Based Dark Matter and Neutrino Experiments](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.231106), Phys. Rev. Lett*. (2019)
- J. Xu, S. Pereverzev, B. Lenardo, J. Kingston, D. Naim, A. Bernstein, K. Kazkaz, M. Tripathi, [Electron extraction efficiency study for dual-phase xenon dark matter experiments](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.103024), Phys. Rev. D (2019)
- M. Foxe, C. Hagmann, I. Jovanovic, A. Bernstein, K. Kazkaz, V. Mozin, S.V. Pereverzev, S. Sangiorgio, P. Sorensen,[ Low-energy electron ionization and recombination model for a liquid argon detector](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.10.055), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2015).
- T.H. Joshi, S. Sangiorgio, V. Mozin, E.B. Norman, P. Sorensen, M. Foxe, G. Bench, A. Bernstein, [Design and demonstration of a quasi-monoenergetic neutron source](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2014.04.008), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms* (2014).
- T.H. Joshi, S. Sangiorgio, A. Bernstein, M. Foxe, C. Hagmann, I. Jovanovic, K. Kazkaz, V. Mozin, E.B. Norman, S.V. Pereverzev, F. Rebassoo, P. Sorensen, [First measurement of the ionization yield of nuclear recoils in liquid argon](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.171303), *Phys. Rev. Lett.* (2014).
- S. Sangiorgio, T.H. Joshi, A. Bernstein, J. Coleman, M. Foxe, C. Hagmann, I. Jovanovic, K. Kazkaz, K. Mavrokoridis, V. Mozin, S. Pereverzev, and P. Sorensen, [First demonstration of a sub-keV electron recoil energy threshold in a liquid argon ionization chamber](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.06.061), *Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment* (2013).
- C. Hagmann and A. Bernstein, Two-phase emission detector for measuring coherent neutrino nucleus scattering, *IEEE TNS* **51**, 2151 (2004).