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IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
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High Resolution Fission Fragment Spectroscopy with Superconducting Microcalorimeters

Rico Schönemann 1
, 
Daniel G Mcneel 1
, 
D G McNeel 1
, 
Veronika Mocko 1
, 
Daniel R. Schmidt 2
, 
Jason Nobles 3
, 
J. E. Nobles 2
, 
Daniel T. Becker 1
, 
D T Becker 3
, 
Per E Magnelind 1
, 
Stefania Dede 1
, 
S. Dede 1
, 
Caleb W. Fink 1
, 
Shannon E Kossmann 1
, 
Katherine A Schreiber 1
, 
Mark P Croce 1
, 
Jack Winkelbauer 1
, 
Matthew H Carpenter 1
1
 
2
 
3
 
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2025-08-01
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ISSN: 10518223, 15582515, 23787074
Abstract
Sub-1 AMU mass determination is important for determining fission yields and neutron multiplicity, which are necessary inputs for fission models. Fission models can improve spent nuclear waste stream analysis and nuclear fuel burnup determination. To achieve this goal, we have used superconducting microcalorimeter detectors to directly measure the energy of fission fragments from the spontaneous fission of 252Cf. With a fiber coupled LED pulser setup we demonstrate that we can reach a relative energy resolution of 0.1% and better for photon pulses with energies above 60 MeV. This instrument, in conjunction with time-of-flight (TOF) measurement, would allow for sub-1 atomic mass unit (AMU) mass determination of fission fragments in a future beamline application.
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Schönemann R. et al. High Resolution Fission Fragment Spectroscopy with Superconducting Microcalorimeters // IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2025. Vol. 35. No. 5. pp. 1-4.
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Schönemann R., Mcneel D. G., McNeel D. G., Mocko V., Schmidt D. R., Nobles J., Nobles J., Becker D. T., Becker D. T., Magnelind P. E., Dede S., Dede S., Fink C. W., Kossmann S. E., Schreiber K. A., Croce M. P., Winkelbauer J., Carpenter M. H. High Resolution Fission Fragment Spectroscopy with Superconducting Microcalorimeters // IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2025. Vol. 35. No. 5. pp. 1-4.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1109/tasc.2024.3523251
UR - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10832113/
TI - High Resolution Fission Fragment Spectroscopy with Superconducting Microcalorimeters
T2 - IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
AU - Schönemann, Rico
AU - Mcneel, Daniel G
AU - McNeel, D G
AU - Mocko, Veronika
AU - Schmidt, Daniel R.
AU - Nobles, Jason
AU - Nobles, J. E.
AU - Becker, Daniel T.
AU - Becker, D T
AU - Magnelind, Per E
AU - Dede, Stefania
AU - Dede, S.
AU - Fink, Caleb W.
AU - Kossmann, Shannon E
AU - Schreiber, Katherine A
AU - Croce, Mark P
AU - Winkelbauer, Jack
AU - Carpenter, Matthew H
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/08/01
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
SP - 1-4
IS - 5
VL - 35
SN - 1051-8223
SN - 1558-2515
SN - 2378-7074
ER -
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@article{2025_Schönemann,
author = {Rico Schönemann and Daniel G Mcneel and D G McNeel and Veronika Mocko and Daniel R. Schmidt and Jason Nobles and J. E. Nobles and Daniel T. Becker and D T Becker and Per E Magnelind and Stefania Dede and S. Dede and Caleb W. Fink and Shannon E Kossmann and Katherine A Schreiber and Mark P Croce and Jack Winkelbauer and Matthew H Carpenter},
title = {High Resolution Fission Fragment Spectroscopy with Superconducting Microcalorimeters},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity},
year = {2025},
volume = {35},
publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
month = {aug},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10832113/},
number = {5},
pages = {1--4},
doi = {10.1109/tasc.2024.3523251}
}
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Schönemann, Rico, et al. “High Resolution Fission Fragment Spectroscopy with Superconducting Microcalorimeters.” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 35, no. 5, Aug. 2025, pp. 1-4. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10832113/.