{"paper":{"title":"Ultra-pure Nickel for Structural Components of Low-Radioactivity Instruments","license":"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"nucl-ex","authors_text":"A. Amy, A. Anker, A. Atencio, A. Bolotnikov, A. Emara, A. Gorham, A. Iverson, A. Karelin, A. Kuchenkov, A. Larson, A. Nolan, A. Odian, A. Pena-Perez, A. Piepke, A. Pocar, B. Burnell, B. Eckert, B. G. Lenardo, B. Mong, B. T. Foust, C. A. Hardy, C. Licciardi, C. Malbrunot, C. T. Overman, D. Cesmecioglu, D. Chernyak, D. C. Moore, D. Gallacher, D. Ray, D. S. Leonard, E. Angelico, E. Brown, E. Caden, E. Hein, E. P. Bernard, E. van Bruggen, F. Spadoni, G. Gratta, G. Richardson, G. S. Ortega, H. B. Yang, H. Lewis, H. Peltz Smalley, H. Rasiwala, H. Xu, I. J. Arnquist, I. V. Kotov, J. Bane, J. Breslin, J. C. Nzobadila Ondze, J. D. Holt, J. L. Orrell, J. P. Brodsky, J. Soderstrom, K. G. Leach, K. Harouaka, K. K. H. Leung, K. Ni, K. P. Hobbs, L. Darroch, L. J. Wen, L. K. S. Horkley, L. Pagani, L. Q. Cao, L. Si, L. Yang, M. B. Latif, M. Chiu, M. Elbeltagi, M. Heffner, M. J. Dolinski, M. L. di Vacri, M. Marquis. J. Masbou, M. Medina-Peregrina, M. P. Watts, M. Vidal, M. Walent, M. Wehrfritz, M. Worcester, N. D. Rocco, N. Gallice, O. A. Tyuka, O. Zeldovich, P. A. Breur, P. Acharya, P. C. Rowson, Q. D. Wang, R. DeVoe, R. H. M. Tsang, R. Lindsay, R. MacLellan, R. Rai, R. Ross, R. Saldanha, S. A. Charlebois, S. C. Hedges, S. C. Nowicki, S. Lavoie, S. Majidi, S. Mngonyama, S. Prentice, S. Rescia, S. Sangiorgio, S. Sekula, S. Thibado, S. Triambak, S. Wilde, T. Bhatta, T. Brunner, T. Daniels, T. D. Schlieder, T. J. Roosendaal, T. Shetty, T. Totev, V. Belov, V. Radeka, V. Riot, V. Stekhanov, W. Fairbank, W. Gillis, X. E. Ngwadla, X. Li, X. L. Sun, X. M. Wu, Y. G. Wang, Z. Li","submitted_at":"2025-08-11T17:48:49Z","abstract_excerpt":"The next generation of rare-event search experiments in nuclear and particle physics demand structural materials combining exceptional mechanical strength with ultra-low levels of radioactive contamination. This study evaluates chemical vapor deposition (CVD) nickel as a candidate structural material for such applications. Manufacturer-supplied CVD Ni grown on aluminum substrates underwent tensile testing before and after welding alongside standard Ni samples. CVD Ni exhibited a planar tensile strength of ~600 MPa, significantly surpassing standard nickel. However, welding and heat treatment w"},"claims":{"count":0,"items":[],"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"source":{"id":"2508.08230","kind":"arxiv","version":1},"verdict":{"id":null,"model_set":{},"created_at":null,"strongest_claim":"","one_line_summary":"","pipeline_version":null,"weakest_assumption":"","pith_extraction_headline":""},"integrity":{"clean":true,"summary":{"advisory":0,"critical":0,"by_detector":{},"informational":0},"endpoint":"/pith/2508.08230/integrity.json","findings":[],"available":true,"detectors_run":[],"snapshot_sha256":"c28c3603d3b5d939e8dc4c7e95fa8dfce3d595e45f758748cecf8e644a296938"},"references":{"count":0,"sample":[],"resolved_work":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57","internal_anchors":0},"formal_canon":{"evidence_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"author_claims":{"count":0,"strong_count":0,"snapshot_sha256":"258153158e38e3291e3d48162225fcdb2d5a3ed65a07baac614ab91432fd4f57"},"builder_version":"pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1"}