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Search Publications by: Charles F. Majkrzak (Fed)

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6 LiF:ZnS(Ag) Neutron Detector Performance Optimized using Waveform Recordings and ROC Curves

January 1, 2020
Author(s)
Kevin N. Pritchard, A. Osovizky, Jeffrey B. Ziegler, Louis E. Binkley, Peter NMN Tsai, Nancy Hadad, M. Jackson, C. Hurlbut, George M. Baltic, Charles Majkrzak, Nicholas C. Maliszewskyj
We used data analysis and pattern recognition techniques to optimize the neutron sensitivity and selectivity of an ultrathin 6LiF:ZnS(Ag) scintillator based neutron detector paired with a Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM). We recorded waveforms from the

Nuclear Spin Incoherent Neutron Scattering from Quantum Well Resonators

July 1, 2019
Author(s)
Max Wolff, Anton Devishvili, Joseph Dura, Franz A. Adlmann, Brian Kitchen, Gunnar K. Palsson, Heikki Palonen, Brian B. Maranville, Charles Majkrzak, Boris P. Toperverg
We report the detection and quantification of nuclear spin incoherent scattering from hydrogen occupying interstitial sites in a thin film of vanadium. The neutron wave field is enhanced in a quantum resonator with magnetically switchable iron boundaries

Structural Investigations of Membrane-Associated Proteins by Neutron Reflectometry

July 1, 2019
Author(s)
Rebecca Eells, David Hoogerheide, Paul A. Kienzle, Mathias Loesche, Charles Majkrzak, Frank Heinrich
Neutron reflectometry is a powerful technique for probing the structure of lipid bilayer membranes and membrane-associated proteins. Measurements of the specular neutron reflectivity as a function of momentum transfer can be performed in aqueous

Optimization of Reflectometry Experiments using Information Theory

February 1, 2019
Author(s)
Bradley W. Treece, Paul A. Kienzle, David Hoogerheide, Charles Majkrzak, Mathias Loesche, Frank Heinrich
A method based on Bayesian statistics and information theory is developed to analyze the information gain Δ}H of surface-sensitive reflectometry experiments. After presenting the underlying mathematical framework and its implementation, the method is

An Energy Analyzing Detector for Cold Neutrons

November 1, 2018
Author(s)
Nicholas C. Maliszewskyj, A. Osovizky, Kevin Pritchard, Y. Yehuda-Zada, Louis E. Binkley, Jeffrey B. Ziegler, Peter Tsai, Nancy J. Hadad, George M. Baltic, M. Jackson, C. Hurlbut, Charles F. Majkrzak

Phase-Sensitive Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Experiment

September 19, 2018
Author(s)
Erik Brok, Kathryn L. Krycka, Erika C. Vreeland, Andrew Gomez, Dale L. Huber, Charles Majkrzak
Small angle neutron scattering is a useful technique for determining the structure of biomolecules in solution. However, because of the well-known problem that the phase of the scattered wave is lost in scattering experiments, unambiguous structural

Design of an Ultrathin Cold Neutron Detector

June 11, 2018
Author(s)
A. Osovizky, Kevin N. Pritchard, Y. Yehuda-Zada, Jeffrey B. Ziegler, Louis E. Binkley, Peter NMN Tsai, Alan Keith Thompson, Nancy Hadad, George M. Baltic, M. Jackson, C. Hurlbut, Charles Majkrzak, Nicholas C. Maliszewskyj
WE describe the designs, fabrication, and performance of an energy analyzing detector package for cold neutron spectrometers at the NIST Center for Neutron Research. The detector package consists of arrays of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite crystals set

Design of an Ultrathin Cold Neutron Detector

June 11, 2018
Author(s)
A. Osovizky, Kevin N. Pritchard, Y. Yehuda-Zada, Jeffrey B. Ziegler, Louis E. Binkley, Peter NMN Tsai, Alan Keith Thompson, Nancy Hadad, M. Jackson, C. Hurlbut, George M. Baltic, Charles Majkrzak, Nicholas C. Maliszewskyj
We describe the design and performance of an ultrathin ( 2mm) cold neutron proportional counter consisting of 6LiF:ZnS(Ag) scintillator in which wavelength shifting fibers have been embedded to conduct scintillation photons out of the medium to a silicon

Optimization of 6 LiF:ZnS(Ag) Scintillator Light Yield using GEANT4

June 1, 2018
Author(s)
Y. Yehuda-Zada, Kevin N. Pritchard, Jeffrey B. Ziegler, P. Yvonne Barnes, Kerry Siebein, M. Jackson, C. Hurlbut, Y. Kadmon, Y. Cohen, R. M. Ibberson, Charles Majkrzak, Nicholas C. Maliszewskyj, I. Orion, A. Osovizky
A new cold neutron detector has been developed at the NCNR for the CANDoR project. Geometric and performance constraints dictate that this detector be exceptionally thin (2nm). For this reason, the design of the detector consists of 6LiF:ZnS(Ag)

Selection of Silicon Photomultipliers for a 6 LiF:ZnS(Ag) Scintillator Based Cold Neutron Detector

April 8, 2018
Author(s)
A. Osovizky, Kevin N. Pritchard, Y. Yehuda-Zada, Jeffrey B. Ziegler, Peter NMN Tsai, M. Ghelman, Alan Keith Thompson, R. M. Ibberson, George M. Baltic, Charles Majkrzak, Nicholas C. Maliszewskyj
We describe the process of selecting a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) as the light sensor for an ultrathin (2 nm) highly efficient cold neutron proportional counter. The neutron detector consists of 6LiF:ZnS(Ag) scintillator in which wavelength shifting

6 LiF:ZnS(Ag) Mixture Optimization for a Miniature Highly Efficient Cold Neutron Detector

April 2, 2018
Author(s)
A. Osovizky, Kevin N. Pritchard, Jeffrey B. Ziegler, Louis E. Binkley, Y. Yehuda-Zada, Peter NMN Tsai, Alan Keith Thompson, P. Yvonne Barnes, Kerry Siebein, Nancy Hadad, M. Jackson, C. Hurlbut, R. Ibberson, George M. Baltic, Charles Majkrzak, Nicholas C. Maliszewskyj
We report the optimization of a ^6^LiF:ZnS(Ag) scintillator mixture for an ultrathin (2nm), highly efficient cold neutron dector. Preliminary results with early protypes demonstrate excellent for 3.62 meV (4.75 Angstrom wavelenght) neutrons but mediocre

Correlation Between Morphology and Device Performance of pBTTT:PC 71 BM Solar Cells

October 1, 2016
Author(s)
Wenluan Zhang, Hao Shen, Brett W. Guralnick, Brian Kirby, Ngoc A. Nguyen, Roddel Remy, Charles Majkrzak, Michael E. Mackay
Phenyl-C 71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC 71BM) could intercalate between the side-chains of poly(2,5-bis(3-tetradecylthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (pBTTT) creating a stable co-crystal structure, so optimal solar cell performance was obtained at