Publications by Norman J. McCormick  

University of Washington, Mechanical Engineering Department, Seattle, WA 98195-2600

email: mccor@u.washington.edu

Books Authored

N. J. McCormick, Reliability and Risk Analysis, Academic Press (New York), 456 pp. (1981).  

J. C. Lee and N. J. McCormick, Risk and Safety Analysis of Nuclear Systems, Wiley (Hoboken, NJ), 477 pp. (2011).

Major Review Articles Published

N. J. McCormick and I. Kuščer, Singular Eigenfunction Expansions in Neutron Transport Theory,  Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology, Vol. 7,  (E. J. Henley and J. Lewins, eds.), Academic Press (New York), pp. 181-282, 1973.

R. Sanchez and N. J. McCormick, A Review of Neutron Transport Approximations, Nuclear Science and Engineering, 80, 481-535 (1982).  

N. J. McCormick, Inverse Radiative Transfer Problems:  A Review, Nuclear Science and Engineering, 112, 185-198 (1992).

Patent

N. J. McCormick,  Method of Preparing Gas Tags for Identification of Single and Multiple Failures of Nuclear Reactor Fuel Assemblies.   U.S. Patent No. 3,959,069, May 25, 1976 .  (This was patented in five countries.)  

Books Edited

M. M. R. Williams and N. J. McCormick (eds.), Selected Staff Reports to the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, Elsevier Science (Pergamon), 436 pp. (1981).

M. M. R. Williams and N. J. McCormick (eds.), Reactor Noise - SMORN IV, Elsevier Science (PPL, UK), 1024 pp. (1985).

M. M. R. Williams and N. J. McCormick (eds.), Fast Reactor Physics, Elsevier Science (PPL, UK), 136 pp. (1985).

The following publications are categorized separately as refereed journal publications, conference publications (numbered beginning with a C), and technical reports (numbered beginning with a T)

Refereed Journal Publications

1. Orthogonality of Case's Eigenfunctions in One-Speed Transport Theory (with I. Kuščer and G. C. Summerfield). Annals of Physics, 30, 411-421 (1964).

2. Transport Solution of the One-Speed Slab Albedo Problem (with M. R. Mendelson). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 20, 462-467 (1964).

 3. First Collision Probability of an Infinite Rectangular Cylinder. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 21, 120 (1965).

4. Half-Space Neutron Transport with Linearly Anisotropic Scattering (with I. Kuščer). Journal of Mathematical Physics, 6, 1939-1945 (1965).

5. On the Use of the Poincare-Bertrand Formula in Neutron Transport Theory (with I. Kuščer). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 23, 404 (1965).

6. Bi-Orthogonality Relations for Solving Half-Space Transport Problems (with I. Kuščer). Journal of Mathematical Physics, 7, 2036-2045 (1966).

 7. Reciprocity in Time-Dependent Neutron Transport Theory (with I. Kuščer). Nuclear Society and Engineering, 26, 522-529 (1966).

 8. Equivalence of Special Models in Energy-Dependent Neutron Transport and Non-Grey Radiative Transfer (with J. C. Stewart and I. Kuščer). Annals of Physics, 40, 321-333 (1966).

 9. On the Formulae for Chandrasekhar's X- and Y-Functions in Thick Atmospheres. Astrophysical Journal, 147, 816-817 (1967).

10. On an Exact Solution in the Theory of Line Formation in Stellar Atmospheres (with C. E. Siewert). Astrophysical Journal, 149, 649-653 (1967).

11. Source Convergence in Monte Carlo Calculations (with L. L. Carter). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 36, 438-441 (1969).

12. Neutron Transport for Anisotropic Scattering in Adjacent Half-Spaces.  I. Theory. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 37, 243-251 (1969).

13. Neutron Transport for Anisotropic Scattering in Adjacent Half-Spaces. II. Numerical Results (with R. J. Doyas). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 37, 252-261 (1969).

14. Effect of Infinite Reflectors on Critical Slab Thicknesses (with R. J. Doyas). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 37, 308-311 (1969).

15. Coupled Sampling with the Monte Carlo Method in Neutron Transport Calculations (with L. L. Carter). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 39, 296-310 (1970).

16. One-Speed Transport Disadvantage Factor Calculations for General Anisotropic Scattering (with G. W. Eccleston, Jr.). Journal of Nuclear Energy, 24, 23-34 (1970).

17. Radiation Heat Transfer in Ceramic Oxide Fuel Elements (with J. A. Stoddard). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 39, 126-129 (1970).

18. Spectral Line Formation by Non-Coherent Scattering (with C. E. Siewert). Astrophysical Journal, 162, 633-647 (1970).

19. Surface Densities and Currents in Half-Space Transport Problems (with I. Kuščer). Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, l, 1-4 (1971).

20. Energy-Dependent Transmissions and Reflection in Thin Slabs (with H. A. Larson). Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 1, 5-23 (1971).

21. Extrapolation Distance Calculations (with S. F. Su). Journal of Nuclear Energy, 25, 657-658 (1971).

22. Knudsen Flow in a Tube with Arbitrary Gas-Wall Interaction. (with I. Kuščer) Physics of Fluids, 15, 1567-1570 (1972).

23. Neutron Transport for a Slab with a Degenerate Scattering Kernel (with H. A. Larson). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 50, 10-19 (1973).

24. On the Burnett Theory of Thermal Transpiration with Wall Accommodation.  Journal of Chemical Physics, 58, 2660-2662 (1973).

25. On the Inverse Problem in Radiative Transfer (with I. Kuščer). Journal of Mathematical Physics, 15, 926-927 (1974).

26. Gas Tag Identification of Failed Fuel I.  Synergistic Use of Inert Gases (with R. E. Schenter). Nuclear Technology, 24, 149-155 (1974).

27. Gas Tag Identification of Failed Fuel II.  Resolution Between Single and  Multiple Failures.  Nuclear Technology, 24, 156-167 (1974).

28. A Computational Technique to Assess Procedures for Failed Fuel Identification.  Nuclear Science and Engineering, 56, 7-15 (1975).

29. Transport Calculations for Light Scattering in Blood (with G. D. Pedersen and L. O. Reynolds). Biophysical Journal, 16, 199-207 (1976).

30. Acoustic Emission Analysis of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Type 304 Stainless Steels (with J. Brihmadesam). Nuclear Technology, 29, 127-135 (1976).

31. Gas Tag Identification of Failed Reactor Assemblies - III.  Tag Ratios for the Fast Flux Test Facility Cores I-IV (with R. E. Schenter and R. P. Omberg). Nuclear Technology, 29, 200-208 (1976).

32. A High-Gain Fusion-Fission Reactor Producing Uranium-233 (with S. F. Su and G. L. Woodruff). Nuclear Technology, 29, 392-405 (1976).

33. Sensitivity Assessments in Reactor Safety Analysis (with J. E. Kelly, F. L. Leverenz, Jr. and R. C. Erdmann).  Nuclear Technology 32, 155-166 (1977).

34. On the Inverse Problem of Transport Theory with Azimuthal Dependence (with J. A. R. Veeder). Journal of Mathematical Physics, 19, 994-998 (1978).  Addendum:  On the Inverse Problem of Transport Theory with Azimuthal Dependence (with J. A. R. Veeder). Journal of Mathematical Physics, 20, 216  (1979).

35. Transport Scattering Coefficients from Reflection and Transmission Measurements. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 20, 1504-1507 (1979).

36. Gas Tag Identification of Failed Reactor Assemblies - IV Analysis Methods (with J. A. Figg et al.). Nuclear Technology, 50, 16-24 (1980).

37. Determination of the Single-Scattering Albedo of a Dense Rayleigh-Scattering Atmosphere with True Absorption.  Astrophysics and Space Science, 71,  235-238 (1980).

38. An Approximate Two-Parameter Phase Function for Light Scattering (with L. O. Reynolds). Journal of the Optical Society of America, 70, 1206-1212 (1980).

39. Inverse Problem Transport Calculations for Anisotropic Scattering Coefficients (with R. Sanchez). Journal of Mathematical Physics, 22, 199-208  (1981).

40. General Solutions to Inverse Transport Problems (with R. Sanchez). Journal of Mathematical Physics, 22, 847-855 (1981).

41. Power Density Flattening in Fusion-Fission Hybrid Reactors (with K. Erickson and G. L. Woodruff). Nuclear Technology/Fusion, 1, 533-541 (1981).

42. A Critique of Inverse Solutions to Slab Geometry Transport Problems.  Progress in Nuclear Energy, 8, 235-246 (1981).

43. Remote Characterization of a Thick Slab Target with a Pulsed Laser.  Journal of the Optical Society of America, 72, 756-759 (1982).

44. Numerical Evaluation of Optical Single-Scattering Properties Using Multiple-Scattering Inverse Transport Methods (with R. Sanchez). Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 28, 169-184 (1982). 

45. Changes in the Nuclear Power Industry After TMI.  Progress in Nuclear Energy, 10, 245-248 (1982).

46. Inverse Problem Calculations for Multigroup Diffusion Theory (with R. Sanchez). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 83, 63-71 (1983).

47. Solutions to an Inverse Problem in Radiative Transfer with Polarization -  II (with R. Sanchez). Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative  Transfer, 30, 527-535 (1983).

48. Inverse Methods for Remote Determination of Properties of Optically Thick Atmospheres.  Applied Optics, 22, 2556-2558 (1983).

49. Solutions to Inverse Problems for the Boltzmann-Fokker-Planck Equation (with R. Sanchez). Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 12, l29-l55 (1983).

50. Recent Developments in Inverse Scattering Transport Methods.  Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 13, l5-28 (1984).

51. Methods for Estimating the Similarity Parameter of Clouds from Internal Measurements of the Scattered Radiation Field.  Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 33, 63-70 (1985).

52. Numerical Test of an Inverse Method for Estimating Single-Scattering Parameters from Pulsed Multiple-Scattering Experiments (with K. K. Hunt).  Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 2, 1965-197l (1985).

53. Sensitivity of Multiple-Scattering Inverse Transport Methods to Measurement Errors (with J. C. Oelund). Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 2,  1972-1978 (1985).

54. Equations for Estimating the Similarity Parameter from Radiation Measurements Within Weakly Absorbing Optically Thick Clouds (with T. Duracz).  Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 43, 486-492 (1986).

55. Methods for Solving Inverse Problems for Radiation Transport--An Update.  Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 15, 759-772 (1986).

56. Analytical Error Estimates for the Time-Dependent Radiative-Transfer Inverse Problem (with T. Duracz).  Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 3, 1871-1875 (1986).

57. Asymptotic Unavailability for an M-out-of-N System Without Testing.  Reliability Engineering, 17, 189-191 (1987).

58. Inverse Radiative Transfer with a Delta-Eddington Phase Function.  Astrophysics and Space Science, 129, 331-334 (1987).

59. Numerical Study of the Time-Dependent Radiative Transfer Inverse Problem (with T. Duracz)..  Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 4, 1849-1855 (1987).

60. Experimental Test of a Time-Dependent Inverse Radiative Transfer Algorithm for Estimating Scattering Parameters (with R. A. Elliott, T. Duracz, and D. R. Emmons).  Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 5, 366-373 (1988).

61. Radiative Transfer Calculations for Characterizing Obscured Surfaces Using Time-Dependent Backscattered Pulses (with T. Duracz)..  Applied Optics, 28, 544-552 (1989).

62. Test of a Time-Dependent Inverse Radiative Transfer Algorithm for Estimating Scattering Parameters:  Addendum (with R. A. Elliott, T. Duracz, and D. J. Bossert).. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 6, 603-606 (1989).

63. Seawater Optical Property Estimation From In Situ Irradiance Measurements (with G. E. Rinaldi).. Applied Optics, 28, 2605-2613 (1989).

64. Estimation of Two Similarity Parameters from Polarized Radiation Measurements Within a Medium.  Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 42, 303-309 (1989).

65. Multiple Scattering Corrections for Lidar Detection of Obscured Objects (with T. Duracz). Applied Optics, 29, 4170-4175 (1990).

66. Particle Size Distribution Retrieval from Backscattered Polarized Radiation Measurements: A Proposed Method.  Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 7, 1811-1816 (1990).

67. Iterative Inverse Radiative Transfer Method to Estimate Optical Thickness and Surface Albedo (with R. Sanchez and H. C. Yi). Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 19, 357-385 (1990).

68. Cloud Optical Thickness Estimation from Irradiance Measurements (with H. C. Yi and R. Sanchez). Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 47, 2567-2579 (1990).

69. Some Analytical Results For Radiative Transfer in Thick Atmospheres (with I. Kuščer). Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 20, 351-381 (1991).  [This also was published in Multiple Scattering in Plane Parallel Atmospheres and Oceans: Methods, G. W. Kattawar, ed., SPIE Milestone Series MS42, 47-77 (1991).]

70. Particular Solutions for the Radiative Transfer Equation (with C. E. Siewert).. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 46, 519-522 (1991).

71. Bioluminescence Estimation From Ocean In Situ Irradiance  (with H. C. Yi and R. Sanchez). Applied Optics, 31, 822-830 (1992).

72. Asymptotic Optical Attenuation. Limnology and Oceanography, 37, 1570-1578 (1992).

73. A Particular Solution for Polarization Calculations in Radiative Transfer (with C. E. Siewert).. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 50, 531-540 (1993).

74. Ocean Source and Optical Property Estimation from Explicit and Implicit Algorithms (with Z. Tao and R. Sanchez). Applied Optics, 33, 3265-3275 (1994).

75. Chlorophyll Concentration Effects on Asymptotic Optical Attenuation (with P. W. Francisco). Limnology and Oceanography, 39, 1195-1205 (1994).

76. Ocean Optics Attenuation Coefficients: Local Versus Spatially Averaged (with N. K. Hoejerslev). Applied Optics, 33, 7067-7069 (1994).

77. Mathematical Models for the Mean Cosine of Irradiance and the Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient.  Limnology and Oceanography, 40, 1013-1018 (1995).

78. Ocean Optical-Property Estimation With The Zaneveld-Wells Algorithm (with L. J. Holl). Applied Optics, 34, 5433-5441 (1995).

79. Radiative Transfer Shape Factors For Ocean Optics. (with P. W. Francisco) Applied Optics, 34, 6248-6255 (1995).

80. Identities For The Chandrasekhar Polynomials In The Spherical Harmonics Radiative Transfer Method.  Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 54, 851-856 (1995) and Corrigendum. ibid, 56, p. I (1996).

81. Analytical Transport Theory Applications in Optical Oceanography.  Annals of Nuclear Energy, 23, 381-395 (1996).

82. Closed-Form Solutions for Transcendental Equations of Heat Transfer (with R. A. Leathers).  Journal of Heat Transfer, 118, 970-973 (1996).

83. Some Identities For Chandrasekhar Polynomials (with C. E. Siewert). Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 57, 399-404 (1997).

84. Radiative Transfer Single Scattering Albedo Estimation With a SuperPade Approximation of Chandrasekhar's H-Function (with E. Steinfelds , M. A. Samuel, and J. H. Reid).  International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 36, 997-1007 (1997).

85. Radiative Transfer Half-Space Problems by the Source Function Method. (with B. D. Ganapol) Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 26, 507-532 (1997).

86. Two-Region Inverse Transport Analysis with Solutions of the Two-Region Milne Problem (with R. Sanchez). Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 26, 607-618 (1997).

87. Cloud Optical Thickness Estimation from Ground-Level measurements (with R. Sanchez and H. C. Yi).  Atmospheric & Oceanic Physics, 10, 702-708 (1997).

88. Ocean Inherent Optical Property Estimation (with R. A. Leathers).  Applied Optics 36, 8685-8698 (1997).

89. Ocean Optical Source Estimation With Widely-Spaced Irradiance Measurements (with L. K. Sundman and R. Sanchez).  Applied Optics, 37, 3793-3803 (1998).

90. Approximate Scalar Equations For Polarized Radiative Transfer (with G. C. Pomraning).  Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 15, 1932-1939 (1998).

91. Ocean Scalar Irradiance Near-Surface Maxima (with R. A. Leathers).  Limnology & Oceanography, 43, 982-986 (1998).

92. Design of an Integrating Cavity Absorption Meter (with D. M. Hobbs).  Applied Optics 38, 456-461 (1999).

93. Unified Approach to Analytical Solutions of Three Inverse Transport Problems. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 34, 425-430 (1999).

94. Algorithms for Ocean-Bottom Albedo Determination from In-Water Natural-Light Measurements (with R. A. Leathers).  Applied Optics 38, 3199-3205 (1999).

95. Ocean Inherent Optical Property Determination from In-Water Light Field Measurements (with R. A. Leathers and C. S. Roesler).  Applied Optics, 38, 5096-5103 (1999).

96. Isotropic Spherical Source Analysis for Ocean Optics (with A. Kaşkaş). Applied Optics, 39, 4902-4910 (2000).

97. Ivan Kuščer obituary (with N. Corngold ). Physics Today, 63-64 (August 2000).

98. Memories of Ivan Kuščer 1918-2000 (with M. Williams and A. Kodre),. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 27, 1536-1542 (2000).

99. Exact PN Method Solutions. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 137, 359-363 (2001).

100. Approximate Polarization Calculations with Scalar Radiative Transfer Theory (with T. Viik),. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 74, 369-375 (2002).

101. Ocean Optics Phase-Function Inverse Equations. Applied Optics, 41, 4958-4961 (2002).

102. Analytic Beam Spread Function for Ocean Optics Applications (with R. Sanchez). Applied Optics, 41, 6276-6288 (2002).

103. Numerical Test of an Inverse Polarized Radiative Transfer Algorithm (with T. Viik),. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 78, 235-241 (2003).

104. Ocean Optics Estimation for Absorption, Backscattering, and Phase Function Parameters (with A. H. Hakim),. Applied Optics, 42, 931-938 (2003).

105. Asymptotic Optical Depths in Source-Free Ocean Waters (with B. D. Piening),. Applied Optics, 42, 5382-5387 (2003).

106.  Ivan Kuščer and Adriatic Sea Optics, Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 32, 227-238 (2003).

107. Analytic Inverse Radiative Transfer Equations for Atmospheric and Hydrologic Optics. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 21, 1009-1017 (2004).

108. Near-Asymptotic Angle Dependence of Ocean Optical Radiance (with A. H. Hakim and B. D. Piening).  Applied Optics, 43, 5825-5831 (2004).

109. Discrete Ordinates Solutions for Highly Forward-Peaked Scattering (with R. Sanchez). Nuclear Science and Engineering, 147, 249-274 (2004).

110. Quadratic Integrals in Inverse Problems with Multiple Scattering (with T. Viik),. in Photopolarimetry in Remote Sensing (G. Videen et al., eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers (Netherlands), 125-136 (2004).

111. Polarized Radiation Deep in an Atmosphere (with T. Viik),. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 96, 35-43 (2005).

112. Gas-Surface Accommodation Coefficients from Viscous Slip and Temperature Jump Coefficients. Physics of Fluids, 17, 107104-1 to 107104-8 (2005) [DOI: 10.1063/1.2111133].

113. Transport Theory for Optical Oceanography. in Computational Method in Transport, Granlibakken 2004 (F. Graziani, ed.), Springer-Verlag (Berlin Heidelberg), 151-163 (2006).

114. Analytic Algorithms for Determining Radiative Transfer Optical Properties of Ocean Waters (with A. Kaşkaş, M. Ç. Güleçyüz, and C. Tezcan),. Applied Optics, 45, 7698-7705 (2006).  

115. On the Uniqueness of the Inverse Source Problem for Linear Particle Transport Theory (with R. Sanchez). Transport Theory and Statistical Physics, 37, 236-263 (2008) [DOI: 10.1080/00411450802526301].

116.  Inherent Optical Property Estimation in Deep Waters (with E. Rehm). Optics Express, 19, 24,986-25005 (2011).

Conference Proceedings

C1. Half-Range Orthogonality Relations for Neutron Transport with a Separable Kernel (with I. Kuščer). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 9, 444-445 (1966).

C2. Analysis of a Neutron Pulse in a Slab Using the Reciprocity Principle (with I. Kuščer). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 9, 512-513 (1966).

C3. Half-Space Transport with Anisotropic Scattering. Developments in Transport Theory (E. Ínönü and P. F. Zweifel, ed.) Academic Press, pp. 323-329 (1967).

C4. Experiences with a Televised Nuclear Engineering Seminar Program (with A. L. Babb and G. L. Woodruff). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 11, 44 (1968).

C5. Transport in Two Half-Spaces (with R. J. Doyas). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 11, 318 (1968).

C6. Optimal Neutron Group Structure (with A. A. Harms). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 11, 527-528 (1968).

C7. Time Eigenvalues in Hydrogen Gas and Their Analytical Error Estimates (with E. Normand). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 11, 586 (1968).

C8. The Use of the Monte Carlo Method to Sample from the Adjoint Neutron Transport Equation (with L. L. Carter). Proceedings of the Livermore Array Symposium.  University of California Lawrence Radiation Laboratory Report, Conf-68009.  pp. 12-17 (1968).

C9. Some Results in One- and Two-Dimensional Transport Theory.  in Neutron Transport Theory Conferences, January 20-24, Atomic Energy Commission Report ORO-3858-1, 607-639 (1969).

C10. A Unified Modal-Nodal Representation of Neutron Angular Density (with A. A. Harms). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 12, 18 (1969).

C11. Transport Solution of a Quarter-Space Problem (with S. I. Schreiner and A. G. Gibbs). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 12, 160-161 (1969).

C12. Approximate Calculations for the Disappearance of Discrete Decay Modes (with E. Normand). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 12, 252-253 (1969).

C13. Some Implications of Information Theory for Monte Carlo Calculations.  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 15, 268-269 (1972).

C14. A Computational Technique for Assessing Procedures to Locate Failed Fuel.  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 16, 140-141 (1973).

C15. Second-Order Effects in Gas-Surface Accommodation (with J. Možina and I. Kuščer). Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Eighth International Symposium (K. Karamchetti, ed.),  Academic Press, New York, 399-404 (1974).

C16. Some Analytical Results for Radiative Transfer in Thick Atmospheres (with I. Kuščer). Radiation and Remote Probing of the Atmosphere (J. G. Kuriyan ed.), Western Periodicals, North Hollywood, California, 196-226 (1974).  [Later updated and published in Transport Theory and Statistical Physics,  20, 351-381 (1991) and also in Multiple Scattering in Plane Parallel Atmospheres and Oceans: Methods, G. W. Kattawar, ed., SPIE Milestone Series MS42, 47-77 (1991).]

C17. Gas Tagging Designs for Fuel Failure Identification. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 18, 270-271 (1974).

C18. On the Efficiency of Acoustic Emission Testing (with R. C. Erdmann and C. A. Stevens). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 21, 373 (1975).

C19. Gas Tag Design for Cores I-IV of FFTF (with R. E. Schenter and R. P. Omberg).  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 21, 376-377 (1975).  

C20. Sensitivity Assessments for Reactor Safety Studies (with J. E. Kelly and R. C. Erdmann). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 21, 342-343 (1975).

C21. Design of Gas Tags for CRBRP (with R. E. Schenter). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 22, 520 (1975).

C22. A High Gain Fusion-Fission Reactor for Producing U-233 (with S. F. Su and G. L. Woodruff). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 22, 12-13 (1975).

C23. Assessment of Accountability and Safeguards Efficiencies (with R. C. Erdmann). Nuclear Materials Management, 4, (3) 399-405 (1975).

C24. The Information in Neutron Fluctuations for Detection of Reactor Anomalies.  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 21, 428-429 (1975).

C25. Implications of Information Theory for Reliability Testing of Reactor Components.  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 23, 226-228  (1976).

C26. A Preliminary Benefit-Cost Analysis for Gas-Tagging of the CRBRP.  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 23, 471-472 (1976).

C27. Active Versus Passive Screening for Entrance Control.  Nuclear Materials Management, 5, (3) 283-291 (1976).

C28. Energy - A Privilege.  C and E News, p. 47, November 29, 1976 .

C29. A Unique Field-Readable Type E Security Seal.  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 26, 303 (1977).

C30. Assessment of the Uncertainty of Materials Differences.  Nuclear Materials Management, 6, (3) 632-640 (1977).

C31. Probabilistic Identification of Failed Core Assemblies from Gas Tag Releases (with J. F. DeClue and F. Schmittroth). Transactions of the American  Nuclear Society, 27, 686-687 (1977).

C32. Probabilistic Identification of an Explosive.  Proceedings of the New Concepts Symposium on Detection and Identification of Explosives (U.S. Department of Treasury, Energy, Justice, and Transportation), pp. 469-473  (1978).

C33. Gas Tagging for Identification of Failed Rods in LWR Assemblies.  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 32, 590-591 (1979).

C34. Fuel Production Characteristics of Fusion Hybrid Reactors (with R. P. Rose, et al.). Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research 1978  (International Atomic Energy Agency) Vol. 3, 413-418 (1979).

C35. Reliability and Risk Analysis Course for Nuclear Engineers. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 38, 72-74 (1981).

C36. Production of Substitute Natural Gas by a Fusion Hybrid Reactor Coupled to  a Catalyzed Coal Gasification Plant (with F. L. Ribe, G. L. Woodruff, B. C. Fryer, and D. S. Rowe). American Nuclear Society 4th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Controlled Nuclear Fusion, CONF-801011, pp. 1614-1621  (1981).

C37. Inverse Methods for Remotely Determining the Absorption and Anisotropic Scattering Properties of Optically Thick Atmospheres.  Topical Meeting on Optical Techniques for Remote Probing of the Atmosphere, Optical Society of America Technical Digest, January 10-12, 1983, pp. MC19-1 to MC19-3 (1983).

C38. Transport Methods for Estimating Single-Scattering Coefficients from Remote or In-Situ Multiply-Scattered Radiance Measurements.  Proceedings of the Chemical Research and Development Center's 1984 Scientific Conference on Obscuration and Aerosol Research (R. H. Kohl and D. Stroud, eds.), CRDC-SP- 85007, pp. 495-504 (June 1985).

C39. Inverse Methods for Multiple Scattering Problems.  Journal of the Optical Society of America A 2, (l3), P60 (1985).

C40. Effect of Incident Pulse Width on Parameters Estimated with the Time- Dependent Inverse Transport Method (with T. Duracz).  Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 3 (13), P65 (1986).

C41. Analytical Error Estimates for the Time-Dependent Radiative Transfer Inverse Method for Estimating Single-Scattering Parameters (with T. Duracz).  Proceedings of the International Conference on Optical and Millimeter Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Atmosphere (May 27-30, 1986 in Florence, Italy), 239-242 (1986).

C42. Preliminary Experimental Test of the Time-Dependent Radiative Transfer  Inverse Method for Estimating Single-Scattering Parameters (with R. A. Elliott and T. Duracz).  Proceedings of the International Conference on  Optical and Millimeter Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Atmosphere  (May 27-30, 1986 in Florence, Italy), 243-246 (1986).

C43. Algorithms for Solving Inverse Problems of Transport Theory.  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 56, 254-255 (1988).

C44. Operating Experience With Gas Tagging.  (with R. E. Schenter and F. Schmittroth).  Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 56, 585 (1988).

C45. Radiative Transfer Calculations for Detecting a Target Behind Obscuring Atmospheres (with T. Duracz).  Proceedings of the 1987 Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center Obscuration and Aerosol Research Conference (E. H. Engquist and K. A. Sistek, eds.), CRDEC-SP-88031, 395-399 (Oct. 1988).

C46. Experimental Test of a Time-Dependent Inverse Scattering Algorithm (with R. A. Elliott and T. Duracz).  Proceedings of the 1987 Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center Obscuration and Aerosol Research Conference (E. H. Engquist and K. A. Sistek, eds.), CRDEC-SP-88031, 581-589 (Oct. 1988).  

C47. Mathematical Inversion Algorithms for Optically-Thick Remote Sensing Applications.  RSRM '87: Advances in Remote Sensing Retrieval Methods, (A. Deepak, H. E. Fleming, and J. S. Theon, eds.), A. Deepak Publishing (Hampton, VA), 135-142 (1989).

C48. Radiative Transfer Algorithms for Underwater Sensing Applications.  Optical Society of America Technical Digest 18, Summary TUNN5 (Oct. 1989).

C49. Marine Bioluminescence Estimation Algorithms for In Situ Measurements (with R. Sanchez and H. C. Yi).  Ocean Optics X, (R. W. Spinrad, ed.) SPIE--International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 1302, 38-48 (1990).

C50. Particle Size Distribution Estimation from Inverse Radiative Transfer Measurements.  Digest of Topical Meeting on Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, 1990 (Optical Society of America, Washington, D.C.) 292-295 (1990).

C51. Inverse Radiative Transfer Algorithms for Estimating a Particle Size Distribution.  Modern Mathematical Methods in Transport Theory, (W. Greenberg and J. Polewczak, eds.), Birkhauser Verlag, Basel, pp. 208-214 (1990).

C52. Algorithms for Bioluminescence Estimation (with Z. Tao).  Optical Society of America 1991 Technical Digest Series, 17, 172 (1991).

C53. Bioluminescence Estimation Using Explicit and Implicit Algorithms (with Z. Tao). Ocean Optics XI, (G. D. Gilbert, ed.) SPIE--International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 1750, 126-137 (1992).

C54. Inverse Photon Transport Methods for Biomedical Applications. Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice (N. Zabaras, K. Woodbury, and M. Raynaud, eds.) American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 253-258 (1993).

C55. Source Estimation in Inverse Radiative Transfer Problems. Proceedings on Advances in Optical Imaging and Photon Migration, (R. R. Alfano, ed.), Optical Society of America (Washington, DC), Vol. 21,. pp. 207-211 (1994).

C56. Inherent Optical Property Estimation in Ocean Water Using the Zaneveld-Wells Algorithm  (with L. J. Holl).  Ocean Optics XII, (J. S. Jaffe, ed.) SPIE--International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 2258, pp. 2-11 (1994).

C57. Ocean Source Estimation Using Irradiance Measurements At Only One Depth.  Ocean Optics XII, (J. S. Jaffe, ed.) SPIE--International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 2258, pp. 711-722 (1994).

C58. Scalar Irradiance Estimation from Downward and Upward Irradiance Measurements (with Z. Tao). Ocean Optics XII, (J. S. Jaffe, ed.) SPIE--International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 2258, pp. 850-860 (1994).

C59. Inverse Radiative Source Algorithm for Nuclear Nondestructive Assays (with L. J. Holl). International Conference on Mathematics and Computations, Reactor Physics, and Environmental Analyses, American Nuclear Society, pp. 1306-1313 (1995).

C60. Explicit Inverse Radiative Transfer Algorithm for Estimating Embedded Sources from External Radiance Measurements (with L. J. Holl). Experimental and Numerical Methods for Solving Ill-Posed Inverse Problems: Medical and Non-Medical Applications, (R. L. Barbour et al. eds.) SPIE--International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 2570, pp. 50-58 (1995).

C61. Radiative Transfer in the Near-Asymptotic Regime (with R. A. Leathers). IRS '96: Current Problems in Atmospheric Radiation (Proceedings International Radiation Symposium), (W. L. Smith and K. Stamnes, eds.) A. Deepak Publishing, pp. 826-829 (1997).

C62. Absorption and Scattering Coefficient Estimation with Asymptotic Apparent Optical Properties (with R. A. Leathers). Ocean Optics XIII, (S. G. Ackleson and R. Frouin, eds.) SPIE--International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 2963, pp. 21-25 (1997).

C63. Analytical Solutions For Inverse Radiative Transfer Optical Property Estimation.  HTD-Vol. 353, Proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 367-371 (1997).

C64. Approximate Scalar Equations for Polarized Radiative Transfer (with G. C. Pomraning). OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 21, Advances in Optical Imaging and Photon Migration, J. G. Fujimoto and M. S. Patterson, eds. (Optical Society of America), pp. 51-52 (1998).

C65. Estimation of Inherent Optical Properties of Seawater and the Seafloor (with R. A. Leathers). Ocean Optics XIV (distributed only on a cd rom).

C66. Ocean Albedo Estimation Algorithm (with D. M. Hobbs). Ocean Optics XIV (distributed only on a cd rom) (1998).

C67. Design of a Flow-Through Integrating Cavity for Measuring the Optical Absorption Coefficient.  Oceans '99, Marine Technology Society/IEEE, Vol. 1, 359-362 (1999).

C68. Inverse Problems for Biomedical Characterization and Imaging.  Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice, Engineering Foundation, 6 pp. (distributed only on a cd rom) (1999).

C69. Inverse Particle Transport: Review of Recent Analysis and Applications.  Mathematics and Computation, Reactor Physics and Environmental Analysis in Nuclear Applications,  (J. M. Aragones, ed.) (Senda Editorial, S.A., Spain), Vol. 1, 467-473 (1999).

C70. Isotropic Spherical Source Analysis With Hydrolight (with A. Kaşkaş). Ocean Optics XV  (6 pp. distributed only on a cd rom) (2000).

C71. An Explicit Formulation Based on the Moments of the Exit Radiation Intensity for the One-Dimensional Inverse Radiative Transfer Problem (with A. J. Silva Neto),.  Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering, Engineering Foundation, 8 pp (on a cd rom) (2002).

C72. Absorption, Backscattering and Phase Function Parameter Estimation from In Water Measurements (with A.H. Hakim). Ocean Optics XVI  (distributed only on a cd rom) (2002).

C73. Determination of Bottom Reflectance Properties Using Irradiance and Remote Sensing Reflectance Measurements (with A.H. Hakim). Ocean Optics XVI  (Santa Fe, Nov. 2002) (distributed only on a cd rom) (2002).

C74. On the Use of Biased Angular Quadrature Formulas for the Numerical Treatment of Particle Transport in Media with Highly Forward-Peaked Scattering (with R. Sanchez), Nuclear Mathematical and Computational Sciences: A Century in Review, A Century Anew (Gatlinburg, TN, April 2003), 24 pp. (distributed only on a cd rom) (2003).

C75. Analytic Inverse Transport Algorithms. 18th International Conference on Transport Theory (Rio de Janeiro, July 2003), pp. 150-153  (distributed only on a cd rom) (2003).

C76. Neutron Transport Theory Applied to Optical Oceanography. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 90, 276-277 (2004).

C77. Inverse Source Problems in Linear Transport Theory (with R. Sanchez). Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 95, 523-524 (2006).

Technical Reports

T1.The Quantum Mechanical Neutron Scattering Formalism and its Use in Criticality Calculations.  University of California Lawrence Radiation Laboratory Internal Document, UCID-15249, 52 pp. (1967).

T2. Transport-Corrected Boundary Conditions for Neutron Diffusion Calculations (with R. J. Doyas). University of California Lawrence Radiation Laboratory  Report, UCRL-50443.  30 pp. (1968).

T3. Comparison of the Codes RSYN and 3DB (with R. W. Hardie). WADCO Corporation Report WHAN-IR-48, 25 pp. (1970).

T4. Compilation and Critique of Information Pertaining to Potential Severe Accidents at a Large LMFBR (with R. R. Fullwood, R. C. Erdmann, E. T. Rumble). Science Applications Inc. Report SAI/SR-101-PA (Jan. 1975).

T5. Gas Tag Location Systems for FFTF and CRBRP Failed Assemblies (with J. A. Figg, R. E. Schenter, F. Schmittroth, J. F. DeClue and F. E. Holt).  Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory Report HEDL-TME 78-14 (1978).

T6. Fusion-Fission Energy Systems Evaluation (with V. L. Teofilo et al.). Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories Report PNL-3116 (August 1979).

T7. Preconceptual Design and Assessment of a Tokamak Hybrid Reactor.  (with V. L. Teofilo et al.) Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories Report PNL-2720  (September 1980).

T8. Xenon Stability Analysis for N Reactor (with R. W. Albrecht, R. M. Wu, and J. S. Lan).  UNC Nuclear Industries Report UNI-4421 (June 23, 1987).

T9. Optical Oceanography Definitions (with C.D. Mobley). incorporated into Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy (R. A. Matzner, ed.)  (CRC Press, Boca Raton, LA) (2001).