Dr. Dunford is an Emeritus Physicist in the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physic Group at Argonne. His research interests include quantum elecrodynamics, parity nonconservation in atoms, forbidden transitions, the interface between nuclear and atomic physics, and studies of higher-order processes in photoionization and inner shell decay. He has a particular interest in two-photon decay in highly charged few-electron ions and the inner-shells of heavy atoms.

Education

• Ph.D., Physics, University of Michigan, 1978
• M.S., Physics, University of Michigan, 1974
• B.S.E., Science Engineering, University of Michigan, 1969

Selected Publications

• The 1s Lamb Shift in Hydrogenlike Uranium Measured on Cooled, Decelerated Ion Beams
  Stöhlker, Mokler, Bosch, Dunford, Klepper, Kozhuharov, Ludziejewski, Franzke, Nolden, Reich, Rymuza, Stachura, Steck, Swiat, and Warczak, PRL. 85, 3109 (2000).
• Parity violation in hydrogen revisited, Dunford and Holt, J. Phys. G 34, 2099 (2007).
• Parity Nonconservation in High-Z Heliumlike Ions, Dunford, PRA 54, 3820 (1996).
• Double K-Vacancy Production in Molybdenum by X-Ray Photoionization, Kanter, Dunford, Krässig, Southworth, PRL 83, 508 (1999).
• Nuclear Excitation by Electronic Transition in ¹⁸⁹Os, Ahmad, Dunford, Esbensen, Gemmell, Kanter, Rütt, and Southworth, Phys. Rev. C 61, 051304, 1-5 (2000).
• Two-photon decay in gold atoms, Dunford, Kanter, Krässig, Southworth, Young, Mokler, Stöhlker and Cheng, Phys Rev A 74, 012504, 1-11 (2006).
• Nonvanishing J=1 ↔ 0 equal-frequency two-photon decay: E1M2 decay of the He-like 2 ³S₁ state, Dunford, Phys Rev A 69, 062502 (2004).
• Evidence for interatomic Coulombic decay in Xe K-shell-vacancy decay of XeF₂,
  Dunford, Southworth, Ray, Kanter, Krässig, Young, Arms, Dufresne, Walko, Vendrell, Son, Santra, Phys. Rev. A 86, 033401 (2012).