Publications

• Metal oxide films produced by polymer-assisted deposition (PAD) for nuclear science applications (2008)


• Lightest Isotope of Bh Produced via the ^{209}Bi(^{52}Cr,n)^{260}Bh Reaction (2008)


• New isotope 264Sg and decay properties of 262-264Sg (2006)


• Attempts to chemically investigate element 112 (2006)


• Extraction of short-lived zirconium and hafnium isotopes using crown ethers: A model system for the study of rutherfordium (2006)

• Berkelium nitrate complex formation using a solvent extraction technique (2006)

• Excitation function for the production of (262)Bh (Z=107) in the odd-Z-projectile reaction Pb-208(Mn-55, n) (2006)

• Heavy-ion-induced production and physical preseparation of short-lived isotopes for chemistry experiments (2005)

• Attempt to confirm superheavy element production in the Ca-48+U-238 reaction (2005)

Skarnemark, G., Alstad, J., Eberhardt, K., Gregorich, K.E., Hoffman, D.C., Johansson, M., Kirbach, U., Langrock, G., Mendel, M., Ninov, V., Nitsche, H., Nähler, A., Omtvedt, J.P., Omtvedt, L.A., Stavestra, L., Sudowe, R., Trautmann, N., Wiehl, N., 2002. Application of SISAK for Fast Continuous Solvent Extraction Processes to Study Exotic Nuclides, 2002, Journal of South African Mining and Metallurgy, Proc. Int. Solvent Extraction Conference ISEC 2002, Cape Town, 1199 – 1204. LBNL-51391.

Gregorich, K.E., Ginter, T.N., Loveland, W., Peterson, D., Patin, J.B., Folden III, C.M., Hoffman, D.C., Lee, D.M., Nitsche, H., Omtvedt, J.P., Omtvedt, L.A., Stravsetra, L. Sudowe, R., Wilk, P.A., Zielinski, P.M., Aleklett, K., 2003. Cross Section Limits for the 208Pb(86Kr,n)293118 Reaction, European Journal Physics A 18, 633. LBNL-51215.

Türler, A., Düllman, Ch.E., Gäggeler, H.W., Kirbach, U.W., Yakushev, A.B., Schädel, M., Brüchle, W., Dressler, R., Eberhardt, K., Eichler, B., Eichler, R., Ginter, T.N., Glaus, F., Gregorich, K.E., Hoffman, D.C., Jäger, E., Jost, D.T., Lee, D.M., Nitsche, H., Patin, J.B., Pershina, V., Piguet, D., Qin, Z., Shausten, B., Schimpf, E., Schött, H.-J., Soverna, S., Sudowe, R., Thörle, P., Timokhin, S.N., Trautmann, N., Vahle, A., Wirth, G., and Zielinski, P M., 2003. On the decay properties of 269Hs and indications for the new nuclide 270Hs, Phys. Rev. Letter, Eur. Phys. J. A 17, 505–508. LBNL-49779.

Ginter, T.N., Folden, C.M., Gregorich, K.E., Hoffman, D.C., Kirbach, U.W., Lee, D.M., Loveland, W., Ninov, V., Nitsche, H., Patin, J.B., Seward, N., Sudowe, R., Wilk, P.A., Zielinski, P.M., Aleklett, K., Eichler, R., 2003. Confirmation of Production of Element 110 by the 208Pb(64Ni,n) Reaction, Physical Review C 67, 064609-1-5, LBNL-51696.

Shaughnessy, D. A., Booth, C. H., Nitsche , H., Shuh, D. K., Waychunas, G. A., Wilson, R. E., Gill, H., Cantrell, K. J., Serne, R. J., 2003. Molecular Interfacial Reactions Between Pu(VI) and Manganese Oxide Minerals Manganite (MnOOH) and Hausmannite (Mn3O4), Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 3367 - 3374. LBNL- 51325.

Knopp, R., Panak, P.J., Wray, L.A., Renninger, N., Keasling, J.D., Nitsche, H., 2003, Laser spectroscopic studies of interaction of U(VI) with bacterial phosphate species, Chem. Eur. J. 2003, 9, 2812-2818. LBNL-48224.

Kratz, J.V., Nähler, A., Rieth, U., Kronenberg, A., Kuczewski, B., Strub, E., Brüchle, W., Schädel, M., Shausten, B., Türler, A., Gäggleler, H.W., Jost, D.T., Gregorich, K.E., Nitsche, H., Laue, C., Sudowe, R., Wilk, P.A., 2003. An EC-branch in decay of 27-s 263Db: Evidence for the new isotope 263Rf, Radiochimica Acta, 91, 59-63. LBNL-51398.

Shaughnessy, D., Booth, Corwin, Nitsche, H., Shuh, D., Waychunas, G., Wilson, R., 2002. Complexation and redox interactions between aqueous plutonium and manganese oxide interfaces, Journal of Nuclear Science andTechnology, Suppl. 3, 274 -277. LBNL-47777.

Silva, R. J., Nitsche, H.,2002. Environmental Chemistry, in “Advances in plutonium chemistry: 1967-1997”, D. C. Hoffman, Sr. Ed., American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL, and University Research Alliance, Amarillo, TX, Chapter 6, 89- 117. LBNL-47859.

Omtvedt, J.P., Alstad, J., Breivik, H., Dyve, J.E., Eberhardt, K., Folden III, C.M., Ginter, T., Gregorich, K.E., Hult, E.A., Johansson, M., Kirbach, U.W., Lee, D.M., Mendel, M., Nähler, A., Ninov, V., Omtvedt, L.A., Patin, J.B., Skarnemark, G., Stravestra, L., Sudowe, R., Wiehl, N., Wierczinski, B., Wilk, P.A., Zielinski, P.M., Kratz, J.V., Trautmann, N., Nitsche, H., Hoffman, D.C., 2002, SISAK Liquid-Liquid Extraction Experiments with Pre Separated 257Rf, Proceedings of the ASE2001 symposium, Journal of Nuclear and Radiochemical Sciences, 3, 1, 121-124.

Düllmann, Ch. E., Brüchle, W., Dressler, R., Eberhardt, K., Eichler, B., Eichler, R., Gäggler, H.W., Ginter, T.N., Glaus, F., Gregorich, K.E., Hoffman, D.C.H., Jäger, E., Jost, D.T., Kirbach, U.W., Lee, D.M., Nitsche, H., Patin, J.B., Pershina, V., Piguet, D., Qin, Z., Schädel, M., Schausten, B., Schimpf, E., Schött, H.-J., Soverna, S., Sudowe, R., Thörle, P., Timokhin, S.N., Trautmann, N., Vahle, A., Wirth, G., Yakushev, A.B., Zielinski, P.M , 2003. First Chemical Investigation of Hassium (Hs, Z=108), Czech. J. Phys, Volume 53, Suppl. A, A291-A298. LBNL-54320

Düllmann, Ch. E., Brüchle, W., Dressler, R., Eberhardt, K., Eichler, B., Eichler, R., Gäggler, H.W., Ginter, T.N., Glaus, F., Gregorich, K.E., Hoffman, D.C.H., Jäger, E., Jost, D.T., Kirbach, U.W., Lee, D.M., Nitsche, H., Patin, J.B., Pershina, V., Piguet, D., Qin, Z., Schädel, M., Schausten, B., Schimpf, E., Schött, H.-J., Soverna, S., Sudowe, R., Thörle, P., Timokhin, S.N., Trautmann, N., Vahle, A., Wirth, G., Yakushev, A.B., Zielinski, P.M., 2002, Chemical investigation of hassium (Hs, element 108), Nature, 418, 859-862, August 22.

Kirbach, U.W., Folden III, C.M., Ginter, T.N., Gregorich, K.E., Lee, D.M., Ninov, V. Omtvedt, J.P., Patin, J.B., Seward, N.K., Strellis, D.A., Sudowe, R., Türler, A., Wilk, P.A., Zielinski, P.M., Hoffman, D.C., Nitsche, H., 2002. The Cyro-Thermochromatographic Separator (CTS): A New Rapid Separation and a-Detection System for On-line Chemical Studies of Highly Volatile Osmium and Hassium (Z=108) Tetroxides, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, Section A., 484, 587-594.

Panak, P.J., Knopp, R., Booth, C.H., Nitsche, H., 2002. Spectroscopic Studies on the Interaction of U(VI) with Bacillus sphaericus , Radiochimica Acta, 90, 779-783. LBNL-49460.

Panak, P.J., Booth, C.H., Caulder, D.L., Bucher, J.J., Shuh, D.K., Nitsche, 2002. H., X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy of Plutonium Complexes with Bacillus sphaericus. Radiochimica Acta, 90, 315-321. LBNL-49271.

Silva, R.J., Nitsche, H., 2001. Challenges in Plutonium and Actinide Materials Science: Environmental Actinide Science, MRS bulletin, 26, 9, 707-713.

Panak, P. J., Nitsche, H., 2001. Interaction of Aerobic Soil Bacteria with Plutonium(VI); Radiochim. Acta., 89, 8, 499-504. LBNL-46688.

Hoffman, D. C., 2001. Impact of the Contributions of Glenn T. Seaborg on Nuclear Science, Radiochim. Acta, 89(11-12), 669-678.

Eichler, R., Brüchle, W., Dressler, R., Düllmann, Ch. E., Eichler, B., Gäggeler, H. W., Gregorich, K. E., Hoffman, D. C., Hübener, S., Jost, D. T., Kirbach, U. W., Laue, C. A., Lavanchy, V. M., Nitsche, H., Patin, J.B., Piguet, D., Schädel, M., Shaughnessy, D. A., Strellis, D. A., Taut, S., Tobler, L., Tsyganov, Y., Türler, A., Vahle, A., Wilk, P. A., Yakushev, A. B., 2000. Chemical Characterization of Bohrium (Element 107); Nature, 407, 63-65. LBNL-46848.

Shaughnessy, D. A., et al., 2000. Electron-Capture Delayed Fission Properties of 242Es, Phys. Rev. C, 61, 044609.

Gregorich, K. E., et al., 2000. Superheavy Elements with the Berkeley Gas-Filled Separator, J. Nucl. Radiochem. Sci., 1(1), 1-4.

Sylwester, E. R., K.E. Gregorich, D.M. Lee, B. Kadkhodayan, A. Türler, J.L. Adams, C.D. Kacher, M.R. Lane, C. Laue, C.A. McGrath, et al., 2000. On-line Gas Chromatographic Studies of Rf, Zr, and Hf bromides, Radiochim. Acta, 88(12), 837.

Wilk, P. A., Gregorich, K. E., Türler, A., Laue, C. A., Eichler, R., Ninov, V., Adams, J. L., Kirbach, U. W., Lane, M. R., Lee, D. M., Patin, J. B., Shaughnessy, D. A., Strellis, D. A., Nitsche, H., Hoffmann, D. C., 2000. Evidence for New isotopes of element 107: 266Bh and 267Bh; Phys. Rev. Lett., 85, 13, 2697-2700. LBNL-44757.

C. A. Laue, K. E. Gregorich, R. Sudowe, M. B. Hendricks, J. L. Adams, M. R. Lane, D. M. Lee, C. A. McGrath, D. A. Shaughnessy, D. A. Strellis, E. R. Sylwester, P. A. Wilk, and D. C. Hoffman, 1999. New Plutonium Isotope: 231Pu, Phys. Rev. C, 59(6), 3086-3092.

Ninov, V., Gregorich, K. E., Loveland, W., Ghiorso, A., Hoffman, D. C., Lee, D. M., Nitsche, H., Swiatecki, W. J., Kirbach, U. W., Laue, C. A., Adams, J. L., Patin, J. B., Shaughnessy, D.A., Strellis, D. A., Wilk, P.A., 1999. Observation of superheavy nuclei produced in the reaction of 86Kr with 208Pb; Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 1104-1107. LBNL-43361

Denecke, M. A., Reich, T., Pompe, S., Bubner, M., Heise, K. H., Nitsche, H., Allen, P. G., Bucher, J. J., Edelstein, N. M., Shuh, D. K., Czerwinski, K. R., 1998. EXAFS Investigations of the interaction of humic acids and model compounds with uranyl cations in solid complexes; Radiochim. Acta 82, 103.

Neu, M. P., Hoffman, D.C., Roberts, K. E., Nitsche, H., Silva, R. J., 1994. Comparison of chemical extractions and laser photoacoustic spectroscopy for the determination of plutonium species in carbonate solution; Radiochim. Acta 66/67, 251.