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Dr. Root has published more than 100 journal articles and technical reports, and
presented at a number of scientific conferences.
Below are selected publications and presentations on the topics of laser interactions
and plasma discharges.
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R.G. Root, "Laser Interaction: Thermal and Mechanical Coupling to Targets,"
Invited paper presented at 3rd International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, Marseille,
France, Sept. 8-12, 1980. Published in Journal de Physique, Vol. 41, Colloque C-9, supplement 11, November 1980, pp. 59-73. |
| 2. |
R.G. Root, "Laser-Material Surface Interactions,"
Invited paper at DNA/AIAA Lethality and Target Hardening Symposium, Naval Post
Graduate School, Monterey, California, Aug. 7, 1990. |
| 3. |
R.G. Root, "Modeling of Post-Breakdown Phenomena," in Laser-Induced Plasmas and
Applications, Eds. L.J. Radziemski and D.A. Cremers, Marcel Dekker, (Marcel Dekker,
New York, 1989). |
| 4. |
R.G. Root and A.N. Pirri, "Theoretical
Modeling of Laser Damage Mechanisms (U)," J. Defense Research 1985,
CONFIDENTIAL. Awarded Honorable Mention in the Journal of Defense Research
Awards of 1985. |
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R.G. Root, O.C. Hofer, R.F. Adamowicz, F.P.
Gibson and J.R. Jones, "MOLADS Target Response Modeling Analysis," Aug. 29,
1986, SPARTA, Inc. |
| 6. |
R.G. Root, J.R. Jones and O.C. Hofer,
"Neutralization of Very Large Munitions," SPARTA, Inc.,
LTR-92, Aug. 6, 1992. |
| 7. |
R.G. Root, "Laser Vulnerability of Short Range Rocket Warhead,"
Prism Science Works Incorporated, PR95-005, May 5, 1995. |
| 8. |
R. G. Root and C. T. Walters, "Laser Interaction
Phenomenology for Neutralizing Munitions," Prism Science Works Incorporated, PR99-006,
Sept. 29, 1999. |
| 9. |
R.G. Root, "Pulsed Broadband Incoherent Illumination for
High-Speed and Ultrahigh-Speed Imaging," 26th International Congress on High-Speed
Photography and Photonics," Alexandria, Virginia, Sept. 19-24, 2004.
Proceedings of SPIE 5580, 270 (2004). |
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R.G. Root, "Intense Broadband Illumination for Ultrahigh-Speed Photography," 25th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and
Photonics," Beaune, France, Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 2002. Proceedings of SPIE,
4948, 129 (2002). |
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R.G. Root, et al., "MegaSun Illumination for
Ultrahigh-Speed Photography," Proceedings of SPIE, 4308, 28 (2001). |
| 12. |
R.G. Root and P. Falkos, "Repetitively Pulsed Plasma
Illumination Source Improvements," Proceedings of SPIE, 3642, 104 (1999). |
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