Richard B. Firestone Publication List

A. Books, Invited Papers, and Journal Articles
B. Reports and Abstracts

1. Failure of the Allowed Assumption in the EC/B⁺ Decays of ¹⁴⁵Gd^g and ¹⁴³Sm^g - Experimental Evidence for Interference Effects in Nuclear B Decay, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, Phys. Rev. Lett. 33, 30 (1974).
2. Fast Calibration of Large Si(Li) Detectors from 511.0 to 4564.0 keV Using Double-Escape Peaks and Compton Edges from ⁶⁶Ga, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, Nucl. Instr. Meth. 120, 199 (1974).
3. An Improved and Modular Helium-Jet Recoil Transport System for the Study of Short-Lived Nuclei, K.L. Kosanke, M.D. Edmiston, R.A. Warner, R.B. Firestone, and Wm. C. McHarris, Nucl. Instr. Meth. 124, 365 (1975).
4. Experimental Studies of the Neutron-Deficient Gadolinium Isotopes: ¹⁴⁵Gd^m1 and ¹⁴⁵Gd^m2, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, Phys. Rev. C11, 1864 (1975).
5. Absolute Measurements of Anomalous EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratios, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, Phys. Rev. Lett. 35, 401 (1975).
6. Anomalous EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratios: A Theoretical Explanation, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, Phys. Rev. Lett. 35, 713 (1975).
7. The EC/B⁺ Decay of ¹⁴³Gd^g+m, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, Phys. Rev. C17, 718 (1978).
8. Interpretation of the Anomalous EC/B⁺ Ratio in ²²Na, R.B. Firestone, Wm. C. McHarris, and B.R. Holstein, Phys. Rev. C18, 2719 (1978).
9. Methods for the Production and Use of ¹³N in Studies of Denitrification, J.M. Tiedje, R.B. Firestone, M.K. Firestone, M.R. Betlach, M.S. Smith, and W.H. Caskey, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 43, 1140 (1979).
10. The Influence of Nitrate, Nitrite, and Oxygen on the Composition of the Gaseous Products of Denitrification in Soil, M.K. Firestone, M.S. Smith, R.B. Firestone, and J.M. Tiedje, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 43, 1140 (1979).
11. Experimental Resolution of the ¹⁴⁵Gd EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratio Anomaly, R.B. Firestone, R.C. Pardo, and Wm. C. McHarris, Phys. Lett. 89B, 36 (1980).
12. Observation of Particle Alignment in the Octupole Band in¹⁷²Yb, P.M. Walker, S.R. Faber, W.H. Bentley, R.M. Ronningen, and R.B. Firestone, Phys. Lett. 87B, 339 (1979).
13. Negative-Parity Yrast Band in ¹⁷⁰Yb: Rotational-Aligned Neutrons with Deformation-Coupled Bandhead, P.M. Walker, S.R. Faber, W.H. Bentley, R.M. Ronningen, R.B. Firestone, and F.M. Bernthal, Phys. Lett. 86B, 9 (1979).
14. Nitric Oxide as an Intermediate in Denitrification: Evidence from Nitrogen-13 Isotope Exchange, M.K. Firestone, R.B. Firestone, and J.M. Tiedje, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 91, 10 (1979).
15. Nitrous Oxide from Soil Denitrification: Factors Controlling its Biological Production, M.K. Firestone, R.B. Firestone, and J.M. Tiedje, Science 208, 749 (1980).
16. The Feasibility of Producing ¹¹C, ¹³N, ¹⁵O, and ¹⁸F with Heavy-ion Beams, R.B. Firestone, M.K. Firestone, J.M. Tiedje, and M.R. Betlach, Proceedings of the Symposium on Recent Developments in Biological and Chemical Research with Short-Lived Radioisotopes, ACS Advances in Chemistry, Series 197, 251 (1981).
17. Inhibition by Sulfide of Nitric and Nitrous Oxide Reduction by Denitrifying Pseudomonas Flourescens, J. Sorenson, J.M. Tiedje, and R.B. Firestone, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 39, 105 (1980).
18. A Study of ¹⁷²Yb Following the ¹⁷⁰Er(a,2n) Reaction, P.M. Walker, S.R. Faber, W.H. Bentley, R.M. Ronningen, and R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Phys. A343, 45 (1980).
19. On Improving Ge Detector Energy Resolution and Peak-to-Compton Ratios by Pulse-Shape Discrimination, N. Matsushita, Wm. C. McHarris, R.B. Firestone, J. Kasagi, and W.H. Kelly, Nucl. Instr. Meth. 179, 119 (1981).
20. Use of Nitrogen-13 in Studies of Denitrification, J.M. Tiedje, R.B. Firestone, M.K. Firestone, M.R. Betlach, H.F. Kaspar, and J. Sorenson, Proceedings of the Symposium on Recent Developments in Biological and Chemical Research with Short-Lived Radioisotopes; in ACS Advances in Chemistry, Series 197, 295 (1981).
21. Ammonia Assimilation in Alnus glutinosa and Glycine max: Short-term Studies Using [¹³N] Ammonium, K.R. Schubert, G.T. Koker, and R.B. Firestone, Plant Physiology 67, 662 (1981).
22. In-Beam gamma-ray Spectroscopy of Excited States in ¹⁴³Eu, R. Aryeinejad, R.B. Firestone, W.H. Bentley, and Wm. C. McHarris, Phys. Rev. C23, 194 (1981).
23. Rotational Band in ¹⁷⁰Yb Observed Following (a,xn) Reactions, P.M. Walker, W.H. Bentley, S.R. Faber, R.M. Ronningen, R.B. Firestone, F.M. Bernthal, and J. Borggreen, Nucl. Phys. A365, 61 (1981).
24. The EC/B⁺ Decay of ¹⁴⁵Gd: Resolution of EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratio Anomalies and Evidence for Pronounced Structures in the B-decay Strength, R.B. Firestone, R.C. Pardo, R.A. Warner, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, Phys. Rev. C25, 527 (1982).
25. Assimilatory Nitrate Uptake in Pseudomonus flourescens Studied Using Nitrogen-13, M.R. Betlach, J.M. Tiedje, and R.B. Firestone, Arch. Microbiol. 129, 135 (1981).
26. Denitrification and Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium by Digested Sludge, H.F. Kaspar, J.M. Tiedje, and R.B. Firestone, Can. J. Microbiol.
27. Complex Beta-Decay Schemes: Pandemonium Lost and Paradise Regained, R.B. Firestone, Phys. Lett. 113B, 129 (1982).
28. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=189, R.B. Firestone, Nuclear Data Sheets 34, 537 (1981).
29. Beta-Delayed Proton Precursors with 59In-Beam gamma-ray Spectroscopy of Excited States in ¹⁴¹Pm, R. Aryeinejad, P.M. Walker, R.B. Firestone, and Wm. C. McHarris, Phys. Rev. C32, 1855 (1985).
30. B-Delayed Proton Emission in the Lanthanide Region, P.A. Wilmarth, J.M. Nitschke, R.B. Firestone, and J. Gilat, Z. Phys. A325, 485 (1986).
31. Table of Radioactive Isotopes, E. Browne and R.B. Firestone, edited by V.S. Shirley, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York (1986).
32. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=181, R.B. Firestone, Nuclear Data Sheets 43, 289 (1984).
33. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=183, R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Data Sheets 52, 715 (1987).
34. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=182, R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Data Sheets 54, 307 (1988).
35. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=186, R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Data Sheets 55, 583 (1988).
36. Fine Structure in ¹⁵³Tm a Decay, K.S. Toth, P.A. Wilmarth, J.M. Nitschke, R.B. Firestone, K. Vierinen, M.O. Kortelahti, and F.T. Avignone III, Phys. Rev. C38, 1932 (1988).
37. Beta Decay of ¹⁵⁴Lu and ¹⁵⁴Yb, K.S. Vierinen, A.A. Shihab-Eldin, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, R.M. Chasteler, R.B. Firestone, and K.S. Toth, Phys. Rev. C38, 1509 (1988).
38. Identification of the Neutron-Rich Isotope ¹⁷⁴Er, R.M. Chasteler, J.M. Nitschke, R.B. Firestone, K.S. Vierinen, P.A. Wilmarth, and A.A. Shihab-Eldin, Z. Phys. A332, 239 (1989).
39. Decay of ¹⁴⁹Er^g+m by Positron and Delayed Proton Emission and Electron Capture, R.B. Firestone, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, K. Vierinen, J. Gilat, K.S. Toth, and Y.A. Akovali, Phys. Rev. C39, 219 (1989).
40. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=184, R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Data Sheets 58, 243 (1989).
41. Decay Studies of Neutron Deficient Nuclei Near the Z=64 Subshell: ¹⁴¹Dy, ¹⁴¹Tb, ¹⁴¹Gd^g+m, and ¹⁴¹Er^m, J. Gilat, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, and R.B. Firestone, Phys. Rev. C40, 2249 (1989).
42. Decay Properties of ¹⁵³Yb and ¹⁵³Tm: Excitation Energies of the s_1/2 and h_11/2 Proton States in ¹⁵³Tm, M.O. Kortelahti, K.S. Toth, K. Vierinen, J.M. Nitschke, P.M. Wilmarth, R.B. Firestone, R.M. Chasteler, and A.A. Shihab-Eldin, Phys. Rev. C39, 636 (1989).
43. Doorway-State Formation and Structure in B Delayed Proton Decay, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, R.B. Firestone, P. Moller, K.S. Toth, and J. Gilat, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 2805 (1989).
44. Identification of ¹⁴⁵Er and ¹⁴⁵Ho, K. Vierinen, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, R.M. Chasteler, and R.B. Firestone, Phys. Rev. C39, 1972 (1989).
45. Decay of Neutron Deficient Eu, Sm, and Pm Isotopes Near the Proton Drip Line, K. Vierinen, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, R.B. Firestone, and J. Gilat, Nucl. Phys. A499, 1 (1989).
46. Nuclear Decay Studies Far-From-Stability, R.B. Firestone, J.M. Nitschke, R.M. Chasteler, J. Gilat, A.A. Shihab-Eldin, K. Vierinen and P.A. Wilmarth, Proceedings of the Symposium on Exotic Nuclear Spectroscopy, 198th ACS National Meeting, Ch. 5, Plenum, p. 57 (1990).
47. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=189, R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Data Sheets 59, 869 (1990).
48. Analysis of alpha-, beta-, and gamma-Ray Emission Probabilities, R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. A286, 584 (1990).
49. Decay of the Neutron-Rich Isotope ¹⁷¹Ho and the Identification of ¹⁶⁹Dy, R.M. Chasteler, J.M. Nitschke, R.B. Firestone, K.S. Vierinen, and P.A. Wilmarth, Phys. Rev. C42, R1171 (1990).
50. Decay Studies of Neutron-Deficient Nuclei near the Z=64 Subshell: ¹⁴²Dy, ^140,142Tb, ^140,142Gd, ^140,142Eu, ¹⁴²Sm, and ¹⁴²Pm, R.B. Firestone, J. Gilat, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, and K.S. Vierinen, Phys. Rev. C43, 1066 (1991).
51. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=187, R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Data Sheets 62, 159 (1991).
52. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=181, R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Data Sheets 62, 101 (1991).
53. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=183, R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Data Sheets 65, 589 (1992).
54. Decay Studies of Neutron-Rich Isotopes ¹⁶⁸Dy and ¹⁶⁸Ho^g and the Identification of the New Isomer ¹⁶⁸Ho^m , R.M. Chasteler, J.M. Nitschke, R.B. Firestone, K.S. Vierinen, and P.A. Wilmarth, Phys. Rev. C42, R1796 (1990).
55. The Electronic Table of Isotopes, R.B. Firestone, 1991 annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society, June 2-6, 1991, invited paper for the session "Role of Nuclear Data in Science and Technology" (1991), LBL-30157-S.
56. Spectroscopy of Proton-Rich Nuclei in the Rare Earth Region, K.S. Toth, J.M. Nitschke, K.S. Vierinen, P.A. Wilmarth, R.B. Firestone, and M.O. Kortelahti, Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B56, 484 (1991).
57. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=181: Continuous Update, R.B. Firestone, (1991).
58. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=187: Continuous Update, R.B. Firestone, (1992).
59. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=189: Continuous Update, R.B. Firestone, (1992).
60. Table of Superdeformed Nuclear Bands and Fission Isomers, R.B. Firestone and B. Singh, LBL-35916 (1994).
61. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=189, B. Singh and R.B. Firestone, Nucl. Data Sheets 74,383 (1995).
62. Table of Isotopes, 8th Edition, R.B. Firestone, V.S. Shirley, C.M. Baglin, S.Y.F. Chu, and J. Zipkin, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York (1996).
63. Table of Isotopes, 8th Edition CD-ROM, R.B. Firestone, V.S. Shirley, C.M. Baglin, S.Y.F. Chu, and J. Zipkin, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York (1996).
64. Table of Superdeformed Nuclear Bands and Fission Isomers, Second Edition, B. Singh, R.B. Firestone, and S.Y.F. Chu, Nucl. Data Sheets 70, 1 (1996).
65. Future Directions in Nuclear Data Publication, R.B. Firestone, S.Y.F. Chu, L.P. Ekstrom, and H. Nordberg, Ninth International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, Budapest, 8-12 October 1996, Proceedings (invited paper), in press.
66. The Table of Isotopes - 8th Edition and Beyond, R.B. Firestone, Joint American Nuclear Society and European Nuclear Society 1996 International Conference on the Global Benefits of Nuclear Technology and Embedded Topical Meetigs and the American Nuclear Society, 10-14 November 1996, Transactions 75 p 117 (invited paper).
67. Nuclear Information Technology-II: Tutorial, R.B. Firestone, Joint American Nuclear Society and European Nuclear Society 1996 International Conference on the Global Benefits of Nuclear Technology and Embedded Topical Meetigs and the American Nuclear Society, 10-14 November 1996, Transactions 75 p 121 (invited demonstration).
68. Exploring the Isotopes, R.B. Firestone, S.Y.F. Chu, and H. Nordberg, American Chemical Society National Meeting, 13-18 April 1997, San Francisco, invited paper.
69. High-Spin Nuclear Structure Data on the Internet, B. Singh and R.B. Firestone, American Chemical Society National Meeting, 13-18 April 1997, San Francisco, invited paper.
70. 1998 Update to the 8th Edition of the Table of Isotopes CD-ROM, R.B. Firestone, C.M. Baglin, and S.Y.F. Chu, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1998).
71. Nuclear Astrophysics Data on the Internet R.B. Firestone, S.Y.F. Chu, and E.B. Norman, Nuclei in the Cosmos 98, 6-11 July 1998, Volos Greece, invited paper.
72. Nuclear Astrophysics Data and Measurements E.B. Norman, R.B. Firestone, E. Browne, R.G. Stokstad, and S.C. Wu, 2nd Oak Ridge Symposium on Atomic and Nuclear Astrophysics, 2-6 December, 1997, Oak Ridge TN, invited paper.
73. 1999 Update to the 8th Edition of the Table of Isotopes CD-ROM, R.B. Firestone, C.M. Baglin, and S.Y.F. Chu, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1999).
74. A New Gamma-Ray Spectrum Catalog for PGAA, Z. Revay, G.L. Molnar, T. Belgya, Z. Kasztovsky, and R.B. Firestone, proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Modern Trends in Activation Analysis (MTAA-10), 19-23 April 1999, Bethesda Md, J. Radioanalytical Nucl. Chem. 244, 383(2000).
75. The New Prompt Gamma-ray Catalog for PGAA, G.L. Molnar, Zs. Revay, T. Belgya, and R.B. Firestone, proceedings of 4th Topical meeting on Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications (IRRMA'99), 3-7 October 1999, Raleigh, NC, Applied Radiaction and Isotopes 53, 527(2000).
76. Nuclear Structure and Decay Data in the Electronic Age, R.B. Firestone, J. Radioanalytical and Nucl. Chem. 243, 77 (2000).
77. Databases: Science's Neglected Legacy, S.M. Maurer, R.B. Firestone, and C.R. Scriver, Nature 405, 116 (2000).
78. The Nuclear Science Databases: 60 Years of Community Service keynote address presented at the Human Genome Organization Mutation Database Meeting, Vancouver CA, April 9, 2000.
79. Terrestrial Evidence of a Nuclear Catastrophe in Paleoindian Times, R.B. Firestone and W. Topping, The Mammoth Trumpet 16, 9(2001).
80. Neutron-Induced Prompt Gamma-ray Activation Analysis (PGAA) of Metals and Non-metals in Ocean Floor Geothermal Vent-Generated Samples, D.L. Perry, R.B. Firestone, G. Molnar, Zs. Revay, Zs. Kasztovszky, R.C. Gatti, and P. Wilde, J. Anal. At, Spectrom. 16, 1 (2001).
81. Nuclear Data Sheets for A=267-293, R.B. Firestone and J. Gilat, Nuclear Data Sheets 90, 391(2000).
82. Nuclear Data for A=21-39, R.B. Firestone and J. Blachot, published in the Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF), March 2001.
83. IAEA Coordinated Research Project on the Development of a Database for Prompt Gamma-ray Neutron Activation Analysis: Progress Report, R.B. Firestone in INDC(NDS)-411, 45(2000).
84. Development of a Database for Prompt Gamma-ray Neutron Activation Analysis, H.D. Choi, R.B. Firestone, R.M. Lindstrom, G.L. Molnar, A.V.R. Reddy, V.H. Tan, C.M. Zhou, R. Paviotti-Corcuera, and A. Trkov, Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, 7-12 October 2001, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, Supplement 2, 1372-1375 (2002).
85. New Catalog of Neutron Capture Gamma Rays for Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis, G.L. Molnar, Zs. Revay, T. Belgya, R.B. Firestone, Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, 7-12 October 2001, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Journal of Nuclear Science And Technology, Supplement 2, 1338-1343 (2002).
86. Compact Neutron Generators for Environmental Recovery Applications, K.N. Leung, R.B. Firestone, T.P. Lou, J. Reijonen, and J. Vujic, Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Recovery of Yugoslavia, ENRY2001, 27-30 September 2001, Belgrade.
87. Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis: An Old Technique Made New, J. English, R. Firestone, D. Perry, K-N. Leung, J. Reijonen, G. Garabedian, B. Bandong, G. Molnar, and Zs. Revay, Accelerator Radiation Safety Newsletter 11 (2002).
88. The Characterization of Legacy Radioactive Materials by Gamma Spectroscopy and Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA), G.A. English, D.L. Perry, J. Reijonen, B. Ludewigt, K-N. Leung, R.B. Firestone, G. Garabedian, G. Molnar, and Zs. Revay, Proceedings of the 5th International Topical Meeting on Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications (IRRMA-V), Bologna, Italy, 9-14 June 2002, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B213, 410 (2004).
89. The Use of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) for the Analyses and Characterization of Photochromic Materials, D.L. Perry, G.A. English, R.B. Firestone, K-N. Leung, G. Garabedian, G.L. Molnar and Zs. Revay, Proceedings of the 5th International Topical Meeting on Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications(IRRMA-V), Bologna, Italy, 9-14 June 2002. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B213, 527 (2004).
90. New Capture Gamma-Ray Library and Atlas of Spectra for All Elements, R. B. Firestone, Zs. Revay, and G. L. Molnar, Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, Pruhonice near Prague, Czech Republic, September 2 - 6, 2002, invited talk, World Scientic, p. 507.
91. Response to the Comments by J.R. Southon and R.E. Taylor on Terrestrial Evidence of a Nuclear Catastrophe in Paleoindian Times, R.B. Firestone, Mammoth Trumpet 17, 14 (2002).
92. Thermal Neutron Capture for A=26-35, Z. Chunmei and R.B. Firestone, IAEA Report INDC(CPR)-057 (2001).
93. Development of a Database for Prompt Gamma-ray Neutron Activation Analysis: Summary Report of the Second Research Coordination Meeting, R.B. Firestone in INDC(NDS)-424, (2001).
94. Development of a Database for Prompt Gamma-ray Neutron Activation Analysis: Summary Report of the Third Research Coordination Meeting, Prepared by R.M. Lindstrom, R.B. Firestone and R. Paviotti-Corcuera, INDC(NDS)-443, (2003).
95. Thermal Neutron Capture for A=36-44, Z. Chunmei and R.B. Firestone, IAEA Report INDC(CPR)-057 (2003).
96. Table of Superdeformed Nuclear Bands and Fission Isomers, Third Edition (October 2002), B. Singh, R. Zywina, and R.B. Firestone, Nuclear Data Sheets 97, 241 (2002). LBNL-38004 Rev.
97. Overview of Nuclear Data, R.B. Firestone, Lecture given at the Workshop on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology: Materials Analysis, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, 19-30 May 2003.
98. Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) and Short-Lived Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) Applied to the Characterization of Legacy Materials, Gerald A. English, Richard B. Firestone, Dale L. Perry, Jani P. Reijonen, Bernhard A. Ludewigt, Ka-Ngo Leung, Glenn F. Garabedian and Bryan B. Bandong, Gabor L. Molnar and Zsolt Revay, Sixth international conference on Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry, MARC VI Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, April 7-11 2003.
99. Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA), Jerry English, Richard Firestone, Dale Perry, Ka-Ngo Leung, Jani Reijonen, Glenn Garabedian, Bryan Bandong, Gabor Molnar, Accelerator Radiation Safety Newsletter 11 (2002).
100. First PGAA and NAA Experimental Results from a Compact High Intensity D-D Neutron Generator, J. Reijonen, K.-N. Leung, R.B. Firestone, J. English, D. Perry, A. Smith, F. Gicquel, M. Sun, Bryan Bandong, Glenn Garabedian, Zsolt Revay, Laszlo Szentmiklosi and Gabor Molnar, Nucl. Instrum Meth. in Phys. Res. A522, 598 (2004).
101. Searching for X(5) Behavior in Nuclei, R. M. Clark, M. Cromaz, M. A. Deleplanque, M. Descovich, R. M. Diamond, P. Fallon, R. B. Firestone, I. Y. Lee, A. O. Macchiavelli, H. Mahmud, E. Rodriguez-Vieitez, F. S. Stephens, and D. Ward, Phys. Rev. C 68, 037301 (2003).
102. Thermal Neutron Capture Cross Sections of Tellurium Isotopes, I. Tomandl, J. Honzatko, T. von Egidy, H.-F. Wirth, T. Belgya, M. Lakatos, L. Szentmiklosi, Zs. Revay, G.L. Molnar, R.B. Firestone, and V. Bondarenko, Phys. Rev. C68, 067602 (2003).
103. Compact Neutron Generator Development at LBNL, J. Reijonen, G. English, R. Firestone, F. Giquel, M. King, K-N. Leung, M. Sun, Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 2003 Annual Meeting, June 1-5 2003, San Diego CA., p 579, Accelerator Applications 2003 (ANS Publishing, Chicago, 2004).
104. PGAA/NAA Analysis with the LBNL D+D Neutron Generator, G. A. English, R.B. Firestone, D. L. Perry, J. Reijonen, K. Leung (LBNL), G. Garabedian, B. Bandong (LLNL), G. L. Molnar, Zs. Revay, Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 2003 Annual Meeting, June 1-5 2003, San Diego CA., p. 940, Accelerator Applications 2003 (ANS Publishing, Chicago, 2004).
105. Appendix: Reference Data, R.B. Firestone and G.L. Molnar, published in the Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 1 Basics of Nuclear Science, A. Vertes, S. Nagy, K. Klenscar, and G.L. Molnar eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
106. Appendix: Table of the Nuclides, R.B. Firestone and G.L. Molnar, published in the Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 2 Elements and Isotopes, A. Vertes, S. Nagy, K. Klenscar, and G.L. Molnar eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
107. Appendix: Reference Data, R.B. Firestone, published in the Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 3 Chemical Applications of Nuclear Reactions and Radiations, A. Vertes, S. Nagy, K. Klenscar, and G.L. Molnar eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
108. Appendix: Reference Data, R.B. Firestone, published in the Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 5 Instrumentation, Separation techniques, Environmental Issues, A. Vertes, S. Nagy, K. Klenscar, and G.L. Molnar eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
109. Revisiting the U-238 Thermal Neutron Capture Cross Section and Gamma-emission Probabilities from Np-239 Decay, A. Trkov, G.L. Molnar, Zs. revay, S.F. Mughabghab, R.B. Firestone, V.G. Pronyaev, A.L. Nichols, and M.C. Moxon, submitted to Nucl. Sci. Eng. 150,336 (2005).
110. Analysis of Fissile Materials by High-Energy Neutron-Induced Fission Decay Gamma Rays, R.B. Firestone, G.A. English, J. Reijonen, F. Gicquel, K-N. Leung, D.L. Perry, G. Garabedian, B. Bandong, Zs. Revay and G.L. Molnar, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 265, 241 (2005).
111. Determination of Contaminants in Rare Earth Materials by Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA), D.L. Perry, G.A. English, R.B. Firestone, G.L. Molnar, and Zs. Revay, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 265, 229 (2005).
112. A=21, R.B. Firestone, Nuclear Data Sheets 103, 269 (2004).
113. Handbook of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis with Neutron Beams, Zs. Revay, T. Belgya, R.M. Lindstrom, Ch. Yonezawa, D.L. Anderson, Zs. Kasztovsky, and R.B. Firestone, edited by G.L. Molnar (Kluwer Publishers, 2004).
114. The Evaluated Gamma-ray Activation File (EGAF), R.B. Firestone, G.L. Molnar, Zs. Revay, T. Belgya, D.P. McNabb, and B.W. Sleaford, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Capture Gamma-ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, eds. A. Woehr and A. Aprahamian, South Bend, IN, Sept. 4-9, 2005, 138-147 (2005).
115. Thermal Neutron Capture Cross Sections of the Palladium Isotopes, R.B. Firestone, M. Krticka, D.P. McNabb, B. Sleaford, U. Agvaanluvsan, T. Belgya and Zs. Revay, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Capture Gamma-ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, eds. A. Woehr and A. Aprahamian, South Bend IN, Sept. 4-9, 389-395 (2005).
116. Summary Report: First Research Coordination Meeting on Reference Database for Neutron Activation Analysis, R.B. Firestone and A. Trkov, International Atomic Energy Agency Report INDC(NDS)-0477 (2005).
117. A=22, R.B. Firestone, Nuclear Data Sheets 106, 1-89 (2005).
118. A=23, R.B. Firestone, Nuclear Data Sheets 108, 1-78 (2007).
119. Database of Prompt Gamma Rays from Slow Neutron Capture for Elemental Analysis, R.B. Firestone, H.D. Choi, R.M. Lindstrom, G.L. Molnar, S.F. Mughabghab, R. Paviotti-Corcuera, Zs. Revay, V. Zerkin, and C.M. Zhou, IAEA STI/PUB/1263, 251 pp (2007).
120. Analyses of Oxyanion Materials by Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis, D. L. Perry, G. A. English, R. B. Firestone, K.-N. Leung, G. Garabedian, G. L. Molnar, and Zs. Revay, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 276, 273-277 (2008).
121. A=24, R.B. Firestone, Nuclear Data Sheets 108, 2319-2392 (2007).
122. New Methods for the Determination of Total Radiative Thermal Neutron Capture Cross Sections, R.B. Firestone, M. Krticka, D.P. McNabb, B. Sleaford, U. Agvaanluvsan, T. Belgya, and Zs. Revay, AIP Proceedings of the 2007 International Workshop on Compound-Nuclear Reactions and Related Topics - CNR* 2007, Yosemite , 22–26 October 2007, pp 26-29.
123. Evidence for an extraterrestrial impact 12,900 years ago that contributed to the megafaunal extinctions and the Younger Dryas cooling, R. B. Firestonea, A. West, J. P. Kennett, L. Becker, T. E. Bunch, Z. S. Revay, P. H. Schultz, T. Belgya, D. J. Kennett, J. M. Erlandson, O. J. Dickenson, A. C. Goodyear, R. S. Harris, G. A. Howard, J. B. Kloosterman, P. Lechler, P. A. Mayewski, J. Montgomery, R. Poreda, T. Darrah, S. S. Que Hee, A. R. Smith, A. Stich, W. Topping, J. H. Wittke, and W. S. Wolbach, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 104, 16016-16021 (2007).
124. Prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA) and short-lived neutron activation analysis (NAA) applied to the characterization of legacy materials, G.A. English, R.B. Firestone, D.L. Perry, J.P. Reijonen, Ka-Ngo Leung, G.F. Garabedian, G.L. Molnár, and Zs. Révay, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 277, 25-29 (2008).
125. Thermal neutron capture cross sections of the Palladium isotopes, M. Krticka,R.B. Firestone, D.P. McNabb, B. Sleaford, U. Agvaanluvsan, T. Belgya, and Z.S. Revay, Phys. Rev. C 77, 054615 (2008).
126. Evidence against correlations between nuclear decay rates and Earth–Sun distance, E.B. Norman, E. Browne, H.A. Shugart, T.H. Joshi, and R.B. Firestone, Astroparticle Physics 31, 135-137 (2009).
127. A=25, R.B. Firestone, Nuclear Data Sheets 110, 1691 (2007).
128. The Case for the Younger Dryas Extraterrestrial Impact Event: Mammoth, Megafauna and Clovis Extinction, R.B. Firestone, Journal of Cosmology 2, 286-288 (2009)
129. Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes, R.B. Firestone, A. West, and S. Warwick-Smith, Inner Traditions Publishers (2006).
130. Analysis of the Younger Dryas Impact Layer, R.B. Firestone, A. West, Zs. Revay, J.T. Hagstrum, T. Belgya, S.S. Que Hee, and A.R. Smith, J. Siberian Federal University. Engineering and Tecjnologies 1, 30-62 (2010).
131. Micrometeorite Impacts in Beringian Mammoth Tusks and a Bison Skull, J.T. Hagstrum, R.B. Firestone2, A. West, Z. Stefanka, Z. Revay, J. Siberian Federal University. Engineering and Tecjnologies 1, 123-132 (2010).
132. Comparison of IUPAC k0 Values and Neutron Cross Sections to Determine a Self-consistent Set of Data for Neutron Activation Analysis, R.B. Firestone and Zs. Revay, Radiochimica Acta, in press.
133. Geochemical data reported by Paquay et al. do not refute Younger Dryas impact event, T.E. Bunch, A. West, R.B. Firestone, J.P. Kennett, J.H. Wittke, C.R. Kinzie, and W.S. Wolbach, PNAS 107, E58 (2010).
134. Confirmation of the Younger Dryas boundary (YDB) data at Murray Springs, AZ, R.B. Firestone, A. West, and T.E. Bunch, PNAS 107, E (2010).

     Richard B. Firestone Publication List

     A. Books, Invited Papers, and Journal Articles
     B. Reports and Abstracts

     Reports and Abstracts

135. Anomalous EC(tot)/B⁺ Branching Ratios for ¹⁴⁵Gd Decay, R.B. Firestone, Wm. C. McHarris, W.H. Kelly, and R.A. Warner, International Conference on Nuclear Physics, Munich, 27th August - 1st September 1973, Proceedings, Vol. 1 (contributed paper), p. 698, North-Holland, Amsterdam (1973).
136. Helium Jet Recoil Transport Method Used for Studying Nuclides Far From Beta Stability, K.L. Kosanke, M. Edmiston, R. Firestone, R.A. Warner, F.M. Bernthal, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, International Conference on Reactions Between Complex Nuclei, Vanderbilt University, 10-14 June 1974, Proceedings, p. 77 (1974).
137. Gamma-ray Energy and Intensity Calibration Standards, R.B. Firestone, unpublished report 32 p., (1975).
138. Short-Term Measurement of Denitrification Rates in Soils Using ¹³N and Acetylene Inhibition Methods, J.M. Tiedje, M.K. Firestone, M.S. Smith, M.R. Betlach, and R.B. Firestone, International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Dunedin, N.Z., August 1977,; in Proceedings International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Springer-Verlag, p. 132 (1978).
139. Experimental and Theoretical Studies of ²²Na Beta decay, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, and Wm. C. McHarris, International Conference on Nuclear Structure, Tokyo, 5-10 September 1977, Proceedings, p. 784 (1977).
140. Possible Low-Spin Members of Stockholm Band: Excited K=0⁺ Band in ¹⁷²Yb, P.M. Walker, S.R. Faber, W.H. Bentley, R.M. Ronningen, and R.B. Firestone, Michigan State University Preprint MSUCL-315 (1980).
141. Possible Low-Spin Members of Stockholm Band in ¹⁷²Yb, P.M. Walker, S.R. Faber, W.H. Bentley, R.M. Ronningen, and R.B. Firestone, International Conference on Band Structure and Nuclear Dynamics, New Orleans, Feb. 1980, Proceedings (1980).
142. Painless Improvement of Ge Detector Energy Resolution, N. Matsushita, Wm. C. McHarris, J. Kasagi, and R.B. Firestone, International Conference on Nuclear Physics, Berkeley, CA 24-30 August 1980, Proceedings.
143. Observation of Large Resonances in the Beta-decay of ¹⁴⁵Gd₈₁, R.B. Firestone, International Conference on Nuclear Physics, Berkeley, CA 24-30 August 1980, Proceedings.
144. Nuclear Structure Database, R.B. Firestone and E. Browne, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report LBL-11089.
145. Aligned K^pi=0⁺ Yrare Band in ¹⁷⁰Yb: Is it Responsible for the Yrast Anomaly?, P.M. Walker, W.H. Bentley, S.R. Faber, R.M. Ronningen, R.B. Firestone, F.M. Bernthal, J. Borggreen, J. Pedersen, and G. Sletten, Conference on Nuclear Structure and Particle Physics, Oxford, 6-8 April 1981, Proceedings.
146. Exotic Reactions for Producing Short-Lived Isotopes, R.B. Firestone, Invited paper to the 11th International Hot Atom Chemistry Symposium, Davis, CA (1982).
147. Are Logft Values Reliable Guides for Spin and Parity?, R.B. Firestone, Proceedings of the First Conference on Nuclear Structure Data Evaluation, Asilomar, CA 27-30 October 1981, LBL-14070.
148. Reevaluation of the Logft Systematics for the Assignment of Spins and Parities, R.B. Firestone, Proceedings of the First Conference on Nuclear Structure Data Evaluation, Asilomar, CA 27-30 October 1981, LBL-14070.
149. Systematic Survey of Gamma-ray Multipolarities, E. Browne and R.B. Firestone, Proceedings of the First Conference on Nuclear Structure Data Evaluation, Asilomar, CA 27-30 October 1981, LBL-14070.
150. Anomalous EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratios, R.B. Firestone and Wm. C. McHarris, American Chemical Society Boston Meeting, 10-13 April, 1972, paper NUCL 51.
151. The EC/B⁺ Decay of ¹⁴³Sm, Wm. C. McHarris R.B. Firestone, and W.H. Kelly, American Physical Society 1973 Annual Meeting, New York, 29 January - 1 February 1973 paper BG1; published in Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 18, 36 (1973).
152. The EC/B⁺ Decay of ¹⁴³Eu, R.B. Firestone, Wm. C. Mcharris, and W.H. Kelly, APS 1973 Annual Meeting, New York, 29 January- 1 February 1973, Paper BG2; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 18, 36 (1973).
153. Anomalous EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratios, R.B. Firestone and Wm. C. McHarris, APS 1973 Summer Meeting, East Lansing, 18-20 June 1973, paper AB5; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 18, 767 (1973).
154. The EC/B⁺ decay of ^143g+mGd, R.B. Firestone, Wm. C. McHarris, R.A. Warner, and W.H. Kelly, APS 1975 Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., 28 April - 1 May 1975, paper EE3; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 20, 623 (1975).
155. The Decay of ^145m1+m2Gd, R.A. Warner, R.B. Firestone, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, APS 1975 Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., 28 April - 1 May 1975, paper EE5; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 20, 624 (1975).
156. Resolution of the EC/B⁺ Anomalies - All Matrix Elements Great and Small, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, APS 1975 Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., 28 April - 1 May 1975, paper JP12; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 20, 716 (1975).
157. Electron Capture vs. Positron Decay, Wm. C. McHarris, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, and W.H. Kelly, ACS Chicago Meeting, August, 1975.
158. An Explanation of the Anomalous ²²Na EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratio, R.B. Firestone, Wm. C. McHarris, and W.H. Kelly, APS 1976 Spring Meeting, Washington D.C., 26-29 April 1976, paper HH5; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 21, 639 (1976).
159. The Contribution of Second Forbidden terms to Allowed EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratios, R.B. Firestone, Wm. C. McHarris, and B.R. Holstein, Meeting of the APS Nuclear Physics Division, East Lansing, 28-30 October 1976, paper AF9; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 21, 971 (1976).
160. Study of ¹⁹⁸Tl Levels Populated in the Decay of ¹⁹⁸Pb, M.J. Marshall, Wm. C. McHarris, R.A. Warner, R.B. Firestone, and W.H. Kelly, Meeting of the APS Nuclear Physics Division, East Lansing, 28-30 October 1976, paper BC12; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 21, 976 (1976).
161. ⁹³Ru EC/B⁺ Decay, M. Distasio, Wm. C. McHarris, R.B. Firestone, R.A. Warner, and W.H. Kelly, Meeting of the APS Nuclear Physics Division, East Lansing, 28-30 October 1976, paper DC1; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 21, 994 (1976).
162. N-13 methodology for Short-Term Assay of Rates and Products of Denitrification, J.M. Tiedje, M.K. Firestone, M.R. Betlach, M.S. Smith, and R.B. Firestone, American Society of Agronomy Annual Meetings, Los Angeles, 13-17 November 1977.
163. Factors Influencing the Biological Release of N₂O During Denitrification as determined by ¹³N Methodology, M.K. Firestone, M.S. Smith, R.B. Firestone, and J.M. Tiedje, American Society of Agronomy Annual Meetings, Los Angeles, 13-17 November 1977.
164. Denitrification Studies Using ¹³N Tracers, R.B. Firestone, Wm. C. McHarris, M.K. Firestone, and J.M. Tiedje, ACS Anaheim Meeting, 12-17 march 1978, paper NUCL 18.
165. ¹⁴⁵Gd EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratios Revisited, R.B. Firestone, R.C. Pardo, and Wm. C. McHarris, APS 1978 Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., 24-27 April 1978, paper KF1; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 23, 626 (1978).
166. Recoil Mass Identification Via Time-of-Flight, M. Distasio, R.B. Firestone, and Wm. C. McHarris, APS 1978 Spring Meeting, Washington D.C., paper DG16; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 23, 542 (1978).
167. Acetylene Inhibition and ¹³N Methods for Study of Soil Denitrification, M.S. Smith, M.K. Firestone, R.B. Firestone, and J.M. Tiedje, 11th Congress, International Society of Soil Science, Commission III, Edmonton, Alberta, June 1978.
168. In-Beam Gamma-ray Spectroscopy of Excited States in ¹⁴³Eu, R. Aryeinejad, R.B. Firestone, W. Bentley, and Wm. C. McHarris, APS New York Meeting, 29 January - 1 February 1979, paper HF9; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 24, 52 (1979).
169. Isomeric Negative-Parity Yrast Band in ¹⁷²Yb, P.M. Walker, S.R. Faber, W.H. Bentley, R.M. Ronningen, R.B. Firestone, and F.M. Bernthal, APS 1979 Spring Meeting, Washington D.C., 23-26 April 1979, paper HL12; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 24, 668 (1979).
170. Experimental Resolution of the ¹⁴⁵Gd EC/B⁺ Decay Branching Ratio Anomalies, R.B. Firestone, R.C. Pardo, and Wm. C. McHarris, APS 1979 Spring Meeting, Washington D.C., 23-26 April 1979, paper HL2; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 24, 666 (1979).
171. In-Beam Gamma-ray Spectroscopy in the Odd-Mass N=80 Region, R. Aryeinejad, R.B. Firestone, W. Bentley, and Wm. C. McHarris, APS 1979 Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C., 23-26 April 1979, paper GL13; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 24, 650 (1979).
172. Search for Light Tin Isotopes, D.C. Coyle, R.B. Firestone, and Wm. C. McHarris, APS 1979 Spring Meeting, Washington D.C., 23-26 April 1979, paper GL8; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 24, 649 (1979).
173. Nitrous Oxide Production by Bacteria that Reduce Nitrate to Ammonium, J.M. Tiedje, N.V. Caskey, M.S. Smith, and R.B. Firestone, ASA-CSSA-SSSA 1979 Annual Meetings, 5-10 August, Ft. Collins, Colorado.
174. Improvement of Ge(Li) Detector Energy Resolution and Peak-to-Compton by Use of a Pulse Shape Discriminator, N. Matsushita, Wm. C. McHarris, and R.B. Firestone, APS Nuclear Physics Division Meeting, Knoxville, 18-20 October 1979, paper AE9; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 24, 823 (1979).
175. On the Influence of Two-Quasiparticle Structure in the Negative-Parity Yrast States: i_13/2 Couplings in ¹⁷⁰Yb and ¹⁷²Yb, P.M. Walker, S.R. Faber, W.H. Bentley, R.M. Ronningen, and R.B. Firestone, APS Nuclear Physics Division Meeting, Knoxville, 18-20 October 1979, paper EC4; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 24, 836 (1979).
176. Techniques for the Production, Purification, and Detection of the Short-Lived Tracer ¹³N, R.B. Firestone, M.K. Firestone, and J.M. Tiedje, ACS Houston Meeting, March 1980, paper NUCL 124.
177. Are Logft Values Reliable Guides for Spin and Parity Assignment?, R.B. Firestone, APS Nuclear Physics Division Meeting, Asilomar, 28-30 October 1981, paper DD14; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 26, 1148 (1981).
178. Systematic Study of Gamma-ray Transition Multipolarities, R.B. Firestone and E. Browne, APS Nuclear Physics Division Meeting, Asilomar, 28-30 October 1981, paper DD15; Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 26, 1148 (1981).
179. Short-Term Studies of Nitrogen and Carbon Assimilation in Soybean Roots and Nodules Using (13N) and (11C), K.R. Schubert, G. Coker, and R. Firestone, ACS Washington Meeting, September 1979.
180. Use of ¹³N in Studies of Denitrification, J.M. Tiedje, R.B. Firestone, M.K. Firestone, M.R. Betlach, H.F. Kaspar, and J. Sorenson, ACS Washington Meeting, September 1979.
181. Table of Radioactive Isotopes, R.B. Firestone and E. Browne, Proceedings of the Recent Advances in the Study of Nuclei Off the Line of Stability, a symposium of the Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, ACS, 8-13 September 1985.
182. Decay of New Isotopes ¹⁴⁰Tb, ¹⁴⁰Gd, and ^142m,gTb, J. Gilat, J.M. Nitschke, P. Wilmarth, and R.B. Firestone, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 31, 1212 (186).
183. Decay Studies of Neutron Deficient Rare Earth Isotopes With OASIS, J. Gilat, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, K. Vierinen, and R.B. Firestone, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Nuclei Far From Stability, Rousseau Lake, Canada, abstract G7 (1987).
184. Decay Studies of Neutron Deficient Rare Earth Isotopes With OASIS, J. Gilat, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, K. Vierinen, and R.B. Firestone, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Nuclei Far From Stability, Rousseau Lake, Canada 1987; edited by I.S. Towner, p. 463 (1988).
185. GAMUT, a Computer Code for Gamma-ray Energy and Intensity Analysis, R.B. Firestone, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report LBL-26024 (1988).
186. Gamma-Ray Strength Function for EC/B⁺ Decay Near N=82, R.B. Firestone, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 34, 1824 (1989).
187. Analysis of Alpha-, Beta-, and Gamma-Ray Emission Probabilities, R.B. Firestone, Report LBL-27109, April 1989, published in the Proceedings of the International Committee for Radionuclide Metrology (ICRM) Meetings and International Symposium, Braunschweig, June 5-9, 1989.
188. Beta-Delayed Proton Emission in Neutron-Deficient Lanthanide Isotopes, P.A. Wilmarth, J.M. Nitschke, K. Vierinen, and R.B. Firestone, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 34, 1807 (1989).
189. Nuclear Spectroscopy Far-From-Stability, R.B. Firestone, abstract of an invited paper presented at the Symposium on Exotic Nuclear Spectroscopy, Division of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 198th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Miami Beach, Florida, September 10-15, 1989.
190. Beta-Delayed Decay Studies of Lu, Yb, Tm, and Er Nuclei with N>=82 and Z>64, K. Vierinen, J.M. Nitschke, P.A. Wilmarth, R.B. Firestone, R.M. Chasteler, and K.S. Toth, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 34, 1807 (1989).
191. Self-Consistent Normalization of Alpha-, Beta-, and Gamma-Ray Emission Probabilities, R.B. Firestone, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 34, 1805 (1989).
192. Database Management Software at LBL: An Introduction and Comparative Assessment, J.L. McCarthy, R. Firestone, F. Gey, C. Madison, J. Olivares, and A. Spurlock, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report LBID-1585, February, 1990.
193. Table of Isotopes 1940-1990, R.B. Firestone, 50th Aniversary of the Discovery and First Chemical Identification of Plutonium, February 22-23, 1991, Berkeley, CA, procedings (1991).
194. Nuclear Data for the High-Spin Community, R.B. Firestone and B. Singh, Proceedings of the International Conference on Nuclear Structure at High Angular Momentua, Ottawa, Canada, 18-21 May, 1992.
195. Internet Activites of the LBNL Isotopes Project, R.B. Firestone, S.Y.F. Chu, H. Nordberg, E. Browne, and J.M. Dairiki, Institutional Summaries Prepared for the Coordinated Workshop on DOE Nuclear Data Services via the Internet, 14-15 August, Livermore CA.
196. The 8th edition of the Table of Isotopes, R.B. Firestone, V.S. Shirley, C.M. Baglin, S.Y.F. Chu, and J. Zipkin, Ninth International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, Budapest, 8-12 October 1996, Proceedings (contributed paper).
197. Superdeformed and High-Spin Nuclear Structure data on the Internet, B. Singh, R.B. Firestone, and S.Y.F. Chu, Ninth International Symposium on Capture Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics, Budapest, 8-12 October 1996, Proceedings (contributed paper).
198. Spin Distributions of Spontaneous Fission Fragments, D.A. Strellis, G.M. Ter-Akopian, A.V. Daniel, G.S. Popeko, Y.T. Oganessian, J.O. Rasmussen, R. Aryeinejad, S. Asztalos, B.R.S. Babu, J. Becker, L. Bernstein, K. Butler-Moore, S.Y.F. Chu, J.D. Cole, Y.X. Dardenne, R. Donangelo, M.W. Drigert, R.B. Firestone, T.N. Ginter, K.E. Gregorich, H. Griffin, J.H. Hamilton, J. Kormicki, I.Y. Lee, R.W. Lougheed, W.C. Ma, A.O. Macchiavelli, R. McLeod, M.F. Mohar, K.J. Moody, S. Prussin, A.V. Ramayya, M.A. Stoyer, P. Varmette, M.G. Wang, and S.J. Zhu, American Chemical Society National Meeting, 13-18 April 1997, San Francisco, paper NUCL93.
199. Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy of Odd-Z Nuclei from ²⁵²Cf at Gammasphere, S. Asztalos, G.M. Ter-Akopian, A.V. Daniel, G.S. Popeko, Y.T. Oganessian, J.O. Rasmussen, R. Aryeinejad, B.R.S. Babu, J. Becker, L. Bernstein, K. Butler-Moore, S.Y.F. Chu, J.D. Cole, Y.X. Dardenne, R. Donangelo, M.W. Drigert, R.B. Firestone, T.N. Ginter, K.E. Gregorich, H. Griffin, J.H. Hamilton, J. Kormicki, I.Y. Lee, R.W. Lougheed, W.C. Ma, A.O. Macchiavelli, R. McLeod, M.F. Mohar, K.J. Moody, S. Prussin, A.V. Ramayya, M.A. Stoyer, P. Varmette, M.G. Wang, J.F. Wild, and S.J. Zhu, American Chemical Society National Meeting, 13-18 April 1997, San Francisco, paper NUCL94.
200. Nuclear Structure Data on WWW, S.Y.F. Chu, R.B. Firestone, L.P. Ekstrom, H. Nordberg, and G. Dahlstrom, International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, May 19-24, 1997, Trieste, Italy, proceedings.
201. New Data Libraries of Discrete Nuclear Levels and Neutron-Capture Gamma Rays, J. Ostor, T. Belgya, G.L. Molnar, and R.B. Firestone, International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, May 19-24, 1997, Trieste, Italy, proceedings.
202. 8th Edition of the Table of Isotopes: 1998 Update, R.B. Firestone, S.Y.F. Chu, and Coral Baglin, DNP97 Meeting of the American Physical Society, October 5-8, 1997, Whistler, CA, paper BD11.
203. Nuclear Data on the WWW, R.B. Firestone, S.Y.F. Chu, L.P. Ekstrom, S.C. Wu, and Balraj Singh, DNP97 Meeting of the American Physical Society, October 5-8, 1997, Whistler, CA, paper BD12.
204. Isotope Explorer, S.Y.F. Chu, R.B. Firestone, and L.P. Ekstrom, DNP97 Meeting of the American Physical Society, October 5-8, 1997, Whistler, CA, paper BD13.
205. Systematics of Positive Parity Bands in Z=39-47 and N=60-70 Nuclei Observed in Spontaneous Fission, J. Gilat, J.O. Rasmussen, S.C. Wu, R.B. Firestone, R. Donangelo, J.H. Hamilton, A.V. Ramayya, J.K. Hwang, M.A. Stoyer, and GANDS95 Collaboration, 1998 APS/AAPT Joint April Meeting, April 18-21, 1998, Columbus, paper R15.07.
206. Competition Between Neutron and Gamma-Ray Emission in the Prompt Deexcitation of Spontaneous Fission Fragments, M.A. Stoyer, J. Gilat, J.O. Rasmussen, S.C. Wu, R.B. Firestone, Y.X. Dardenne, and GANDS95 Collaboration, 1998 APS/AAPT Joint April Meeting, April 18-21, 1998, Columbus, paper R15.08.
207. WWW Table of Radioactive Isotopes, R.B. Firestone, L.P. Ekstrom, and S.Y.F. Chu, DNP99 Meeting of the American Physical Society, 21-24 October, 1999, Asilomoar CA, paper CE13.
208. Data Dissemination Activities of the U.S. Nuclear Data Program, R.B. Firestone, Centennial Meeting of the American Physical Society, 20-26 March, 1999, Atlanta, GA, paper FB11.03.
209. Application of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) to Inorganic Photochromic Host Materials, D.L. Perry, R. Gatti, R.B. Firestone, G.L. Molnar, Zs. Revay, and Zs. Kasztovszky, Am. Chem. Soc. National Meeting, 26-30 March 2000, San Francisco, CA, Paper INOR590.
210. Application of Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) to Ocean Floor Geothermal Vent-Produced Metal Sulfides, D.L. Perry, R. Gatti, R.B. Firestone, P. Wilde, G.L. Molnar, Zs. Revay, and Zs. Kasztovszky, Am. Chem. Soc. National Meeting, 26-30 March 2000, San Francisco, CA, Paper GEOC83.
211. A New Prompt Gamma-ray Database for Cold and Thermal Neutron Capture, R.B. Firestone, G.L. Molnár, Z. Révay, Z. Kasztovszky, Proceedings of the International Nuclear Physics Conference, 30 July - 3 August 2001, Berkeley CA.
212. Terrestrial Evidence for a Nuclear Catastrophe in Paleo-Indian Times, R.B. Firestone and W. Topping, Proceedings of the International Nuclear Physics Conference, 30 July - 3 August 2001, Berkeley CA.
213. Analysis of Unknown Materials With prompt Gamma-Ray Activation Analysis, R.B. Firestone and J. English, Russian-American WSSX Workshop on High Explosives Aging, July 25, 2002, Monterey, invited paper.
214. Evidence for the Extinction of Mammoths by an Extraterrestrial Impact Event, R.B. Firestone and A. West, abstract submitted to the 2nd International Conference "The World of Elephants", Rapid City SD, Sept. 22-25, 2005.
215. Determination of Contaminants in Rare Earth Materials by Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA); D.L. Perry, G.A. English, R.B. Firestone, G.L. Molnar2 and Zs. Revay, paper 241, FACSS Conference, Quebec City Canada, Oct. 9-13, 2005.
216. PGAA for the Analyses of Metal Oxyanion Materials, D.L. Perry, G.A. English, R.B. Firestone, G.L. Molnar, and Zs. Revay, paper 242, FACSS Conference, Quebec City Canada, Oct. 9-13, 2005.
217. Evidence for a Massive Extraterrestrial Airburst over North America 12.9 ka Ago, R B Firestone, A West, Z Revay, T Belgya, A Smith, S S Que Hee, paper PP41A-01, 2007 Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Acapulco, 22-25 May, 2007.
218. Extraterrestrial Markers Found at Clovis Sites Across North America, A West, R B Firestone, J P Kennett, L Becker, paper PP41A-02, 2007 Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Acapulco, 22-25 May, 2007.
219. Evidence for an Extraterrestrial Impact Origin of the Carolina Bays on the Atlantic Coast of North America, G A Howard, A West, R B Firestone, J P Kennett, D Kimbel, W Newell, R Kobres, paper PP42A-05, 2007 Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Acapulco, 22-25 May, 2007.
220. Evidence for an Extraterrestrial Impact Event 12,900 years ago that Contributed to Megafaunal Extinctions and the Younger Dryas Cooling, R B Firestone, A West, J P Kennett, L Becker, T E Bunch, Z Revay, P H Schultz, T Belgya, O J Dickenson, J M Erlandson, A C Goodyear, R S Harris, G A Howard, D J Kennett, J B Kloosterman, P Lechler, J Montgomery, R Poreda, T Darrah, S S Que Hee, A R Smith, A Stich, W Topping, J H Wittke, W S Wolbach, paper PP43A-01, 2007 Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Acapulco, 22-25 May, 2007.
221. Is There Evidence for Impact-Triggered Fires at the End Pleistocene?, W S Wolbach, A Stich, J B Kloosterman, *L Becker, J Kennett, R Firestone, A West, paper PP43A-03, 2007 Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Acapulco, 22-25 May, 2007.
222. Formation of the Carolina Bays: ET Impact vs. Wind-and-Water, R Kobres, G A Howard, A West, R B Firestone, J P Kennett, D Kimbel, W Newell, paper PP43A-10, 2007 Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Acapulco, 22-25 May, 2007.
223. R.B. Firestone, A. West, Z. Stefanka, Z. Revay and J.T. Hagstrum, : Micrometeorite Impacts in Beringian Mammoth Tusks and a Bison Skull, AGU Fall Meeting, 10-14 December 2007, San Francisco, CA, Paper U23A-0865.
224. J.T. Hagstrum, R.B. Firestone, A. West, Z. Stefanka, Z. Revay, Micrometeorite Impacts in Beringian Mammoth Tusks and a Bison Skull, Tunguska Conference, Krasnoyarsk Territory in Siberia, 26-28 June 2008.
225. W.B. Masse, D.H. Abbott, M. Baillie, K. Ernstson, R.B. Firestone, V.K. Gusiakov, S.K. Haslett, M.A. Rappenglück, The history of recent cosmic impact and its potential role in Holocene rapid climate change, Tunguska Conference, Krasnoyarsk Territory in Siberia, 26-28 June 2008.
226. A. Stich, G. Howard, J.B. Kloosterman, R.B. Firestone, A. West, J/P. Kennett, D.J. Kennett, T.E. Bunch, and W.S. Wolbach, Soot as Evidence for Widespread Fires at the Younger Dryas Onset (YDB; 12.9 ka), AGU Fall Meeting, 15-19 December 2008, San Francisco, CA, Paper PP13C-1471.
227. R.B. Firestone, A. West, Zs. Revay, J.T. Hagstrom, A. Smith, and S.S. Que Hee, Elemental Analysis of the Sediment, Magnetic Grains and Microspherules from the Younger Dryas Impact Layer, AGU Fall Meeting, 15-19 December 2008, San Francisco, CA, Paper PP13C-1472.
228. J. T. Hagstrum, R. B. Firestone, and A. West, Beringian Megafaunal Extinctions at ~37 ka B.P.: Do Micrometeorites Embedded in Fossil Tusks and Skulls Indicate an Extraterrestial Precursor to the Younger Dryas Event?, paper PP31D-1385.
229. R.B. Firestone, Evidence of four prehistoric supernovae <250 pc from Earth during the past 50,000 years, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 14-18 December 2009, San Francisco, CA, paper PP31D-1386.
230. Intercomparison of the k0, sg, Pg, and s0 Databases, R.B. Firestone, 5th International k0-Users Workshop Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 13-17 September 2009.
231. Elemental analysis with prompt and delayed gamma-rays using guided neutron beams, neutron generators, and cosmic rays, R.B. Firestone and Zs. Revay, CAARI 2010 21st International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, August 8-13, 2010, Fort Worth, TX.