Yelena Prok, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Nuclear Structure
Proton Spin Structure
Education
- Ph.D., Nuclear Physics, University of Virginia, 2004
- B.A., Astrophysics, University of Virginia, 1997
Research Interests
- Nuclear structure
- Spin structure of the proton
Selected Publications
- "Electron-beam energy reconstruction for neutrino oscillation measurements," M. Khachatryan et al. Nature 599, no.7886, 565-570 (2021)
- "Probing the core of the strong nuclear interaction" A. Schmidt et al. Nature 578, no.7796, 540-544 (2020)
- "High precision measurement of Compton scattering in the 5 GeV region", Ambrozewicz, Phys.Lett.B , no.797, 134884 (2019)
- "Probing high-momentum protons and neutrons in neutron-rich nuclei" M. Duer et al., Nature 560, no. 7720, 617 (2018)
- "Precision measurements of g1 of the proton and the deuteron with 6 GeV electrons" Y. Prok et al. Phys. Rev. C 90, no. 2, 025212 (2014)
Affiliations
- Old Dominion University
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Courses
- PHYS 483, Introduction to Astrophysics
- PHYS 391, Life in the Universe
- PHYS 320, Modern Physics