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Nesaraja evaluates mass chains assigned to nuclear data program centers like ORNL. She selects best values for archiving in a specialized nuclear structure database and publication. (Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy)
Nuclear physicist Caroline Nesaraja of the Department of Energy s Oak Ridge National Laboratory evaluates nuclear data vital to applied and basic sciences. Her work ensures that the scientific community has the best nuclear data for fundamental research and applications including medical isotopes, nuclear energy and national and international security. At the heart of nuclear data evaluation is recommending values for a range of nuclear properties for the community to adopt and use, said Nesaraja. Her exacting evaluation process starts with gathering extensive nuclear structure and decay data from experimental measurements published in peer-reviewed journals.
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Brookhaven Intern Caroline Sears Analyzes Nuclear Fission Yields
The Smith College undergraduate is investigating what happens when the nucleus of an atom is split reaction dynamics that are relevant to designing and operating nuclear reactors
Caroline Sears, a rising junior at Smith College in Massachusetts, is completing a remote internship at Brookhaven Lab s National Nuclear Data Center.
A chart of fission fragment yields of U-235. The colors correspond to how often the particular fission product is produced. From the NuDat database on the NNDC website (the website version is interactive: https://www.nndc.bnl.gov/nudat2/reColor.jsp?newColor=235ufy).
A simplified graph plotting the yield of the silver-113 (Ag-113) fission fragment of U-238 over a range of neutron energies. The lines and curves running through the data points correspond to different regression techniques: the teal curve fits the data to a parabola; the purple line fits the data to a line; and the dotted black
CURCA allocates newly redesigned mini-grants to 10 student-led projects
Taylor Berry was one of a dozen students who won a Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities grant to conduct research. Berry is a sophomore from Villa Rica, Georgia, pursuing a degree in chemistry with a concentration in biochemistry.
University of North Georgia (UNG) students conducting research are trained to solve problems. Faced with delays and other obstacles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, students searched for another way to continue research.
More than a dozen UNG students found the answer through the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (CURCA) at UNG. Its mission is to promote learning through students active engagement in undergraduate research and creative activities during their collegiate career.