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AMS Joint/Bilateral Surveys

A historical presentation depicting the International Joint Aerial Surveys AMS has co-created and collaborative efforts that were implemented as result of those efforts.

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CWMD Nuclear Forensics Quarterly Report

Analysis and evaluation of nuclear debris is a key component to identify forensic signatures in a post-detonation environment. Currently, methods exist and are practiced in obtaining signatures from post-detonation debris. However, efforts to reduce the timeline in obtaining signatures is continuous within nuclear forensics research and will be forwarded by this research. This education and research project will explore combined material chemistry and separations of radionuclides to provide actionable signatures in less time than standard methods. The research will use the phase distribution of radionuclides in debris to develop targeted and rapid dissolution methods. These dissolution methods will be coupled with microfluidics to achieve samples suitable for analysis within reduced timelines.

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2025 Mykonos Facility Report

This document summarizes the activities at the Mykonos Pulsed Power Facility during the calendar year 2025. Section 1 reports on the yearly shot statistics along with some facility highlights. Section 2 discusses the many improvements we were able to complete this year, thanks to the generous Mykonos Academic Access Programs (MAAP) funding from SSAP and Sandia strategic investments. Section 3 focuses on each individual campaign and their respective results.

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Optical-Gating of Spin-based Quantum States (Final Report)

This project developed a generalizable strategy for optical control of spin-based quantum states through the Photoisomerization-Induced Spin–Charge Excited State (PISCES) process, in which a photochromic spirooxazine ligand bound to an electronically bistable metal complex enables reversible, room-temperature optical switching of spin states in both dilute matrices and the solid state. A multidisciplinary team integrated synthesis, spectroscopy, theory, and surface science to establish design principles for opto-spintronic quantum materials. Systematic structure–property studies across four spirooxazine series revealed that donor–π–acceptor interactions govern thermal isomerization, which proceeds via a rotational pathway. Pulsed EPR measurements demonstrated millisecond-scale coherence times in cobalt-dioxolene-spirooxazine complexes, establishing their promise as optically addressable molecular qubits; the approach was extended to Cu(II), Ni(II), and lanthanide complexes, including optical modulation of zero-field splittings and clock transitions. Two-dimensional IR spectroscopy resolved picosecond ground-state population exchange dynamics, while ab initio calculations elucidated photoisomerization mechanisms and parametrized Hamiltonians for spin relaxation and decoherence. Toward device integration, the team fabricated 2D polymer scaffolds for covalent qubit organization, developed tip-enhanced Raman imaging of molecular monolayers, and demonstrated optical gating of gate voltage in spirooxazine-graphene field-effect transistors. The project produced numerous publications, dissertations, and presentations, and trained over 30 researchers.

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Material Characterization Report of EBR II Mark IV Fuel Element

The focus of this report is the characterization of an unirradiated as-built fuel element from the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) Mark IV driver fuel design. The fuel in this element is a metallic uranium-zirconium alloy, and the cladding material is HT9 stainless steel. Both the metallic fuel and cladding materials are characterized, including chemical composition, grain size, morphology, phase composition, precipitate composition, crystallography, density, and hardness.

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Material Characterization Report of FFTF MFF 5 Fuel Element

This report was written as part of the TerraPower Cooperative Research and Development Agreement No. 11-CR-19 with Idaho National Laboratory. TerraPower provided the funding. An as-fabricated fuel element from the Fast Flux Test Facility MFF-5 experiment was sectioned and analyzed for material properties. Results reported include phase characterization, microstructural analysis, density, microhardness, and chemical composition.

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