Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 3:00pm
Speaker: David Clark, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Program Description
For over 20 years, synchrotron studies at SSRL have supported nuclear security research. Currently, electronic structure studies in the Tender X-ray region are giving insights on closing the nuclear fuel cycle, and micro-spectroscopy on single particles are of growing interest for nuclear forensics applications. Over the last decade, EXAFS studies helped guide cleanup of contaminated Superfund Sites; and helped table plans for a new US nuclear weapon’s production facility. I will give highlights of these studies and offer my perspective on future opportunities for SSRL and LCLS to contribute new science in support of nuclear security.
