Walter Pettus
- Program Years: 2011-2015
- Academic Institution: University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Field of Study: Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics (Astro)
- Academic Advisor: Karsten Heeger
- Practicum(s):
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2012) - Degree(s):
Ph.D., Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2015
B.A., Physics and Chemistry, Hillsdale College, 2009
Current Status
- Status: Assistant Professor - Indiana University, Department of Physics
- Research Area: Experimental Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics
- Personal URL: https://physics.indiana.edu/about/directory/all-faculty-scientists/pettus-walter.html
Publications
A. Ashtari Esfahani et al. (Project 8 Collaboration) Tritium Beta Spectrum Measurement and Neutrino Mass Limit from CRES- Physical Review Letters Volume 131, Sept. 2023, Page 102502
I. J. Arnquist et al (Majorana Collaboration) Final Result of the Majorana Demonstrator's Search for 0vBB in 76Ge
- Physical Review Letters Volume 130, Feb. 2023, Page 062501
Kevork N. Abazajian et al. Synergy Between Cosmological and Laboratory Searches in Neutrino Physics: A White Paper
- Physics of the Dark Universe, Volume 42, Dec. 2023, Page 101333
S. I. Alvis et al. (Majorana Collaboration) Multi-site event discrimination for the Majorana Demonstrator. arXiv:1901.05388
- Physical Review C Volume 99, June 2019, Page 065501
Govinda Adhikari et al. (COSINE-100 Collaboration) An Experiment to Search for Dark-Matter Interactions Using Sodium Iodide Detectors. arXiv:1906.01791
- Nature, Volume 564, Number 7734, December 2018, Page 83
C. E. Aalseth et al. (Majorana Collaboration) Search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay in 76Ge with the Majorana Demonstrator. arXiv:1710.11608
- Physical Review Letters, Volume 120, Issue 13, March 2018, Page 132502
A. Ashtari Esfahani et al. (Project 8 Collaboration) Determining the neutrino mass with Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy - Project 8. arXiv:1703.02037
- Journal of Physics G, Volume 44, March 2017, Page 054004
E. Barbosa de Souza et al. First Search for a Dark Matter Annual Modulation Signal with NaI(Tl) in the Southern Hemisphere by DM-Ice17. arXiv:1602.05939
- Physical Review D, Volume 95, Issue 3, Feb 2017, Page 032006
J. Cherwinka et al. Measurement of Muon Annual Modulation and Muon-Induced Phosphorescence in NaI(Tl) Crystals with DM-Ice17. arXiv:1509.02486
- Physical Review D, Volume 93, Issue 4, Feb 2016, Page 042001
J. Cherwinka et al. First Data from DM-Ice17. arXiv:1401.4804
- Physical Review D, Volume 90, Issue 9, Nov 2014, Page 092005
J. Cherwinka et al. A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice. arXiv:1106.1156
- Astroparticle Physics, Volume 35, Issue 11, June 2012, Pages 749-754
Awards
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Achievement Award (2022)Indiana University Trustee's Teaching Award (2024)