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Over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, most of them co-authored with students.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Every journal article from the lab, newest first. Citation metrics and the full record live on the profiles below.

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2026

  1. H.M. McCallum, F. Kelly, E.C. Corcoran, P. Gros, Y. Liua, P. Samuleev, Z. She, Polonium Sequestration from Copper for Dark Matter Studies using a Resin-Bound Crown Ether, European Physical Journal Special Topics 235 (2026) 1377–1387. DOI
  2. N. Hartery, I. Skachkov, S. Nguyen, P. Samuleev, F. Guerout, E.C. Corcoran, J. Spencer, Neutron flux and gamma dose rate measurements in RMC's SLOWPOKE-2 reactor, Nuclear Engineering and Technology 58 4 (2026) 04057. DOI

2025

  1. D. Huston, N. Kotsios, A. Prasad, C. Azih, C. Thiriet, A. Bergeron, F. Kelly, and E.C. Corcoran, Progress towards Instrumented Nuclear Fuel Pellets Using Additive Manufacturing, Nuclear Technology (2025) 1–15. DOI
  2. M.M. Arora et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, F. Kelly, H.M. McCallum), The ionization yield in a methane-filled spherical proportional counter, Physical Review D 111 (2025) 072007. Link
  3. M.M. Arora et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, F. Kelly, H.M. McCallum), Search for light dark matter with NEWS-G at the LSM using a methane target, Physical Review Letters 134 (2025) 141002. Link

2024

  1. A. Lara-Contreras, G. Dean, J. Scott, and E.C. Corcoran, Thermodynamic Investigation of Reduced Barium Molybdates, Ceramics International 50 (2024) 46452–46459. DOI
  2. A. Lara-Contreras, P. Julien, J. Scott, E.C. Corcoran, Rapid and Efficient Mechanosynthesis of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Molybdates, RSC Mechanochemistry 1 (2024) 477–485. DOI
  3. A. Lara-Contreras, M. Affan, G. Schatte, J. Scott, E.C. Corcoran, Synthesis, Characterization, and Stability Assessment of Sodium and Barium Heptamolybdates, Applied Radiation and Isotopes 212 (2024) 111473. DOI
  4. D.A. Huston, P. Samuleev, F. Kelly, and E.C. Corcoran, Characterization of the Neutron Flux through the RMC SLOWPOKE-2 Pool via Neutron Activation Analysis and MCNP Modelling, Applied Radiation and Isotopes 207 (2024) 111262. DOI
  5. A. Bergeron, L. Kjellqvist, D. Manara, O. Beneš, R. Eloirdi, M.H.A. Piro, E.C. Corcoran, Corrigendum of "Thermodynamic modelling of thoria-urania and thoria-plutonia fuels: Description of the Th-U-Pu-O quaternary system", Journal of Nuclear Materials 599 (2024) 155250. DOI

2023

  1. L. Balogh et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, F. Kelly, P. Samuleev), DarkSPHERE: Exploring light dark matter with a spherical proportional counter electroformed underground at the Boulby Underground Laboratory, Physical Review D 108 (2023) 112006. DOI
  2. L. Balogh et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, F. Kelly, P. Samuleev), The NEWS-G detector at SNOLAB, Journal of Instrumentation 18 (2023) T02005. DOI

2022

  1. L. Balogh et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, F. Kelly, P. Samuleev), Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering: Terrestrial and astrophysical applications, Journal of High Energy Physics (2022). arXiv
  2. L. Balogh et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, F. Kelly, P. Samuleev), Measurements of the ionization efficiency of protons in methane, The European Physical Journal C 82 12 (2022) 1–10. DOI
  3. E. Geiger, C. Guéneau, T. Alpettaz, C. Bonnet, S. Chatain, O. Tougait, D. Menut, S. Béllayer, M.O.J.Y. Hunault, E.C. Corcoran, Fission Products Chemistry in Simulated PWR fuel up to 2100 °C: Experimental Characterisation and TAF-ID Modelling, Journal of Nuclear Materials 572 (2022) 154040. DOI
  4. L. Balogh et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, F. Kelly, P. Samuleev), Solar Kaluza-Klein axion search with NEWS-G, Physical Review D 105 5 (2022) 012002. DOI
  5. L. Balogh et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, F. Kelly, P. Samuleev), Quenching factor measurements of neon nuclei in neon gas, Physical Review D 105 5 (2022) 052004. DOI

2021

  1. E. Geiger, C. Guéneau, E.C. Corcoran, M.H.A. Piro, Fuel-Cladding Chemical Interaction in Irradiated Metallic Fuels: Thermodynamic Investigations on fuels U-5Fs and U-10Zr with the TAF-ID, Journal of Nuclear Materials 551 (2021) 152981. DOI
  2. D. Logtenberg, P.K. Chan, and E.C. Corcoran, Heat Transfer of CANDU® Fuel Bundles After a Loss of Coolant Accident in an Irradiated Fuel Bay, CNL Review 10 1 (2021). Link
  3. C. Guéneau, N. Dupin, L. Kjellqvist, E. Geiger, M. Kurata, S. Gossé, E. Corcoran, A. Quaini, R. Hania, A.L. Smith, M.H.A. Piro, T. Besmann, P.E.A. Turchi, J.C. Dumas, M.J. Welland, T. Ogata, B.O. Lee, J.R. Kennedy, C. Adkins, M. Bankhead, D. Costa, TAF-ID: An international thermodynamic database for nuclear fuels applications, CALPHAD 72 (2021) 102212. DOI
  4. L. Balogh et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, F. Kelly), Copper electroplating for background suppression in the NEWS-G experiment, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 988 1 (2021) 164844. arXiv

2020

  1. J.C. Rook, K.P. Weber, and E.C. Corcoran, Advanced MCNP Simulation of the Neutron and Photon Flux and Absorbed Dose Rates for the SLOWPOKE-2 Nuclear Reactor at the Royal Military College of Canada, Nuclear Technology 206 12 (2020) 1861–1874. DOI

2019

  1. Q. Arnaud et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, D.G. Kelly), Precision laser-based measurements of the single electron response of SPCs for the NEWS-G light dark matter search experiment, Physical Review D 99 (2019) 102003. DOI
  2. E. Geiger, C. Gueneau, Y. Pontillon, E.C. Corcoran, Modelling nuclear fuel behaviour with TAF-ID: Calculations on test VERDON-1, representative of a nuclear severe accident, Journal of Nuclear Materials 522 (2019) 294–219. DOI

2018

  1. E.C. Corcoran, J.-L. Flèche, N. Dupin, B. Sundman, and C. Guéneau, Thermodynamic Investigations of the Uranium-Molybdenum-Oxygen System by a Coupling of Density Functional Theory and CALPHAD Methodologies, CALPHAD 63 (2018) 196–211. DOI
  2. A. Bergeron, D. Manara, O. Beneš, R. Eloirdi, M.H.A. Piro, E.C. Corcoran, Thermodynamic modelling of thoria-urania and thoria-plutonia fuels: Description of the Th-U-Pu-O quaternary system, Journal of Nuclear Materials 512 (2018) 324–348. DOI
  3. D.G. Kelly, Q. Arnaud, A. Brossard, E.C. Corcoran, D. Durnford, J. McDonald, G. Gerbier, A. Faurschou, T. Mumby, P. Samuleev, The Facile Production of Ar-37 Using a Thermal Neutron Reactor Flux, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 318 1 (2018). DOI
  4. Q. Arnaud et al. (NEWS-G Collaboration, incl. E.C. Corcoran, D.G. Kelly), First Results from the NEWS-G direct dark matter search experiment at the LSM, Astroparticle Physics Journal 97 (2018) 54–62. DOI

2017

  1. G.A. Ferrier, D. Kerr, J. Metzler, E. Veryard, M. Farahani, P.K. Chan, M.R. Daymond, E.C. Corcoran, The Effect of Alkali Metal and Alkaline Earth Metal Impurities on the Iodine-Induced Corrosion of CANDU Fuel Sheathing, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science 3 4 (2017) 041004. DOI
  2. J. Liang, H. Yu, R.A. Barry, E.C. Corcoran, L. Balogh, M. Daymond, Re-investigation of Phase Transformations in the Zr-Excel Alloy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 716 (2017) 7–12. DOI

2016

  1. L. Zhou, R. Rho, E.C. Corcoran, D.G. Kelly, Distribution of Radionuclides between Atmosphere and Ash during Combustion of Contaminated Vegetation, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 165 (2016) 159–167. DOI
  2. E.C. Corcoran, M.H. Kaye, and M.H.A. Piro, An Overview of Thermochemical Modelling of CANDU Fuel and Applications in the Nuclear Industry, CALPHAD 55 1 (2016) 52–62. DOI
  3. R.A. Barry, J. Deveau, I. Korobkov, E.C. Corcoran, and J. Scott, A facile and accurate preparation of pure UMoO6 and a crystallographic study of a Na-U-Mo-O intermediate, Polyhedron 108 (2016) 143–150. DOI
  4. G.A. Ferrier, M. Farahani, J. Metzler, P.K. Chan, E.C. Corcoran, Mitigating the Stress Corrosion Cracking of Zircaloy-4 Fuel Sheathing: Siloxane Coatings Revisited, Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science 2 2 (2016) 021004. DOI

2015

  1. M.T. Andrews, G. Bentoumi, E.C. Corcoran, I. Dimayuga, D.G. Kelly, L. Li, B. Sur, R.B. Rogge, 235U Determination using an In-Beam Delayed Neutron Counting Technique at the NRU Reactor, American Nuclear Society Transactions 113 (2015).
  2. M.T. Andrews, E.C. Corcoran, J.T. Goorley, and D.G. Kelly, MCNP6 Simulations of Gamma Line Emissions from Fission Products and their Comparisons to Plutonium and Uranium Measurements, Progress in Nuclear Energy 79 (2015) 87–95. DOI
  3. S. Livingstone, L. Xiao, E.C. Corcoran, G.A. Ferrier, K.N. Potter, Development of Laser Welded Appendages to Zircaloy-4 Fuel Tubing (Sheath/Cladding), Nuclear Engineering and Design 284 (2015) 97–105. DOI
  4. M. Tayeb, X. Dai, E.C. Corcoran, and D.G. Kelly, Rapid Determination of Strontium-90Sr from 90Y in Seawater, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 304 3 (2015) 1043–1052. DOI
  5. S.J. White, W.T. Thompson, B.J. Lewis, S. Palleck, H. Goodyear, J.G. Harmsen, F. Dimayuga, and E.C. Corcoran, Thermodynamic Considerations in the Use of Nickel-Beryllium Alloy to Braze Zircaloy, Journal of Nuclear Materials 465 (2015) 42–53. DOI

2014

  1. M.T. Andrews, E.C. Corcoran, J.T. Goorley, D.G. Kelly, A system for the measurement of delayed neutrons and gammas from special nuclear materials, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 303 (2014) 2431–2437. DOI
  2. M.T. Andrews, J.T. Goorley, E.C. Corcoran, D.G. Kelly, Modeling the Detection of Delayed Neutron Signatures in MCNP6 and Comparison with 233U, 235U and 239Pu Measurements, Nuclear Technology 187 3 (2014) 235–242. DOI
  3. M.T. Andrews, J.T. Goorley, E.C. Corcoran, and D.G. Kelly, Uranium and Plutonium Fission Product Gamma Intensity Measurements and MCNP6 Simulations, American Nuclear Society Transactions 110 (2014) 490–493.
  4. M.J. Roeterink, M.T. Andrews, D.G. Kelly, E.G. Dickson, and E.C. Corcoran, Analysis and Monte Carlo modelling of radio-opaque personal protective fabrics, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 300 3 (2014) 1131–1139. DOI
  5. M. Tayeb, X. Dai, E.C. Corcoran, and D.G. Kelly, Evaluation of Interferences on Measurements of 90Sr/90Y by TDCR Čerenkov Counting Technique, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 300 1 (2014) 409–441. DOI

2013

  1. M.T. Andrews, J.T. Goorley, E.C. Corcoran, D.G. Kelly, Fission Product γ-ray Measurements of 235U and MCNP6 Predictions, American Nuclear Society Transactions 109 (2013) 995–998.
  2. M.T. Sellers, E.C. Corcoran, D.G. Kelly, The Analysis and Attribution of the Time-Dependent Neutron Background Resultant from Sample Irradiation in a SLOWPOKE-2 Reactor, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 295 2 (2013) 1221–1228. DOI

2012

  1. M.T. Sellers, J.T. Goorley, D.G. Kelly, E.C. Corcoran, A Preliminary Comparison of MCNP6 Delayed Neutron Emission from 235U and Experimental Measurements, American Nuclear Society Transactions 106 (2012) 813–816.
  2. E.C. Corcoran, W. Forest, R. Horton, D.G. Kelly, K. Mattson, K.S. Nielsen, K. Topping, R.D. Weir, and A. Yonkeu, A Performance Study of Radio-opaque Personal Protective Fabrics for Attenuation of Gamma-Rays and Neutrons, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 291 1 (2012) 251–256. DOI
  3. M.T. Sellers, E.C. Corcoran, D.G. Kelly, An Automated Delayed Neutron Counting System (DNCS) for Mass Determinations of Fissile Isotopes in Special Nuclear Materials, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 291 2 (2012) 281–285. DOI

2011

  1. T. Wood, B.J. Lewis, K. McDermott, E.C. Corcoran, D. Wilkinson, A. Jones, L. Prud'homme-Lalonde, D. Boudreau, J.-F. Gravel, C. Drolet, A. Kerr and L.J. Schreiner, Use of a Dual-Labelled Oligonucleotide as a DNA Dosimeter for Radiological Exposure Detection, Radiation Protection and Dosimetry 148 1 (2011) 20–33. DOI
  2. E.C. Corcoran, B.J. Lewis, W.T. Thompson, J. Mouris and Z. He, Controlled Oxidation Experiments of Simulated Irradiated UO2 Fuel in Relation to Thermochemical Modelling, Journal of Nuclear Materials 414 (2011) 73–82. DOI

2009

  1. E.C. Corcoran, B.J. Lewis, W.T. Thompson, J. Hood, F. Akbari, Z. He, and P. Reid, Computed Phase Equilibria for Burnable Neutron Absorbing Materials for Advanced Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors, Journal of Nuclear Materials 385 2 (2009) 424–430. DOI

2007

  1. W.T. Thompson, B.J. Lewis, E.C. Corcoran, M.H. Kaye, S.J. White, F. Akbari, J.D. Higgs, D.M. Thompson, T.M. Besmann, S.C. Vogel, Thermodynamic Model for Uranium Dioxide Based Nuclear Fuel, International Journal of Materials Research 98 10 (2007) 1004–1011. DOI
  2. E.C. Corcoran, Computed Phase Equilibria and Material Studies for the Zirconia-Gadolinia-Dysprosia-Yttria System, Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin 28 3 (2007) 19–25.

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