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General Atomics (United States) — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma(62), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics(45), Atomic and Molecular Physics(40), Advanced ceramic materials synthesis(25), Nuclear Materials and Properties(18)

Publications148 total

Accelerated Fuel Qualification of Fast Modular Reactor Fuel in a Thermal Reactor: Modeling and Simulation Paired with Irradiation Testing
Nuclear Technology·2025
Multiscale Modeling of the Mechanical Response of Silicon Carbide Composite Within the Accelerated Fuel Qualification Framework
Nuclear Technology·2025
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor: Recent Advances in Design, Materials, and Fuel Testing
2025
Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment
Physical Review Letters·2024· 331 citedOpen Access
Roles of Nuclear Electric Propulsion and Nuclear Thermal Propulsion in Cislunar Space
2024
Accelerating nuclear fuel development and qualification: Modeling and simulation integrated with separate-effects testing
Journal of Nuclear Materials·2020· 53 citedOpen Access
Accelerated Fuel Qualification (AFQ) Workshop II (Summary Report)
2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Overview of General Atomics SiGA™ SiC-SiC Composite Development for Accident Tolerant Fuel
OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)·2019· 5 citedOpen Access
Accelerated Fuel Qualification (AFQ) Workshop I Summary Report
2019· 1 citedOpen Access
Consolidation of Molybdenum nanopowders by spark plasma sintering: Densification mechanism and first mirror application
Journal of Nuclear Materials·2019· 20 citedOpen Access
Sensitivity Analysis of Fission Gas Release and Swelling for Carbide Fuel
Transactions American Geophysical Union·2018
Preliminary Evaluation of Advanced Cladding Material Performance Under Accident Conditions
Transactions American Geophysical Union·2018
Oxidation effects on spark plasma sintering of molybdenum nanopowders
Journal of the American Ceramic Society·2018· 17 citedOpen Access
Spark plasma sintering of structure‐tailored ultrahigh‐temperature components: First step to complex net shaping
Journal of the American Ceramic Society·2018· 14 citedOpen Access
Effect of electric current on densification behavior of conductive ceramic powders consolidated by spark plasma sintering
Acta Materialia·2017· 121 citedOpen Access
Effects of loading modes on densification efficiency of spark plasma sintering: sample study of zirconium carbide consolidation
Philosophical Magazine Letters·2017· 9 cited
Irradiation resistance of silicon carbide joint at light water reactor–relevant temperature
Journal of Nuclear Materials·2017· 41 citedOpen Access
Radiation stable, hybrid, chemical vapor infiltration/preceramic polymer joining of silicon carbide components
Journal of Nuclear Materials·2017· 21 citedOpen Access
Zirconium Carbide Produced by Spark Plasma Sintering and Hot Pressing: Densification Kinetics, Grain Growth, and Thermal Properties
Materials·2016· 38 citedOpen Access
Thermal Diffusivity Measurement of Curved Samples Using The Flash Method
Ceramic engineering and science proceedings·2015· 12 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

H. Ezzat Khalifa(10), Christian Deck(9), B. J. MacGowan(9), S. H. Glenzer(9), Eugene A. Olevsky(7), M.C. Miller(7), George M. Jacobsen(6), D. S. Montgomery(6), J. D. Moody(6), O. L. Landen(6), R. K. Kirkwood(5), R. W. Lee(5), Oleg Izhvanov(5), R.W. Lee(5), Bedros Afeyan(4), R. L. Berger(4), K. G. Estabrook(4), R. L. Kauffman(4), B. A. Hammel(4), E.J. Hsieh(4)