Selected Academic, Scientific and Technical Publications

(also written under Dr. J. Douglas Beason, PhD  or  Dr. James D. Beason)

Ackermann, Mark R., Rex R. Kiziah, J. Douglas Beason, Peter C. Zimmer, and John T. McGraw , “A Systematic Examination of Wide-Field Optical Systems for Sky Survey and Space Surveillance,”, Proceedings from SPIE 2014 Astronomical Telescopes  and Instrumentation Conference  (June 22 – 27 2014)

Ackermann, Mark R., Rex R. Kiziah, J. Douglas Beason, Peter C. Zimmer, and John T. McGraw, “Exploration of Wide-Field Optical System Technologies for Sky Survey and Space Surveillance,” Proceedings 30th Space Symposium, May 21, 2014.

Ackermann, Mark R., Rex R. Kiziah, Peter C. Zimmer, J. Douglas Beason, Earl J. Spillar, David D. Cox, John T. McGraw, W. Thomas Vestrand, and Mark Weeks, “Alternatives for Ground-Based, Large-Aperture Optical Space Surveillance Systems,” 2013 Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference Proceedings, September 10-13, 2013.

Beason, J. Douglas, Jim Riker, et al, “Space Requirements and Capabilities,” in Global Horizons, USAF Chief Scientist report, AF/ST-01, June, 2013.

Beason, J. Douglas and Tim Bonds (co-chairs), et al, as members of the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, “Theater Ballistic Missile Assessment: The Threat is Getting Worse: Executive Summary and Annotated Brief (U),” United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board,” SAB-TR-08-05 (1 Feb 2008) Washington: United States Air Force.

Beason, Dr. Doug, "The E-Bomb: Changing the Way Future Wars Will Be Fought," RUSI Defence Systems, The Royal United Services Institute, UK, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp 90-93, Summer 2006.

Beason, Dr. Doug, "Visionaries Win Wars, Bureaucrats Don't," OpEd, Defense News, February 20, 2006.

Beason, J. Douglas and Mark Lewis, "The War Fighter's Need for Science and Technology," Air and Space Power Journal, Air University Press, Winter, 2005.

Duffner, Robert, Russell Butts, J. Douglas Beason, and Ronald Fogelman, "A Real-Time Revolution in Military Affairs: the History and Science Behind the AirBorne Laser," commissioned by the USAF Chief Scientist on the USAF Centennial Celebration of Manned Flight, October, 2003.

Beason, J. Douglas, "Global Situational Awareness," Proceedings of the Statistical Analysis of Massive Data Streams, The National Academies of Science, Washington, DC, December 13-14, 2002.

Beason, J. Douglas, "The Need for Technical Warriors," Aerospace Power Journal, Air University Press, Spring, 2000.

Beason, J. Douglas, "The Success of the Airborne Laser," Air Force Magazine, December, 1999, p. 8.

Degnan, J.H., M.L. Alme, J.D. Beason, et al, "Compression of Plasma to Megabar Range Using Imploding Liner," Physical Review Letters, Vol. 82, No. 13, 29 March 1999, pp. 2681-2684.

Beason, J. Douglas, DoD Science and Technology: Strategy for the post-Cold War, National Defense University Press, Washington DC, 1997.

Beason, J. Douglas, 'Early Spacecraft Materials,' Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. XX, No.7, Jul, 95.

Beason, J. Douglas, 'Early Aircraft Materials,' Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. XX, No. 5, Apr, 95.

Degnan, J. H., W. L. Baker, M. L. Alme, C. Boyer, J. S. Buff, J. D. Beason, et al, "Multi-megajoule Electromagnetic Implosion of Shaped Solid Density Liners," Fusion Technology27(2), March 1995. 

Baker, W. L., J. H. Degnan, J. D. Beason, et al, "Current Delivery and Radiation Yield in Plasma Flow Switch Driven Implosions," Fusion Technology, 27(2), March 1995.

Beason, J. Douglas, 'Electric Cables,' Materials Research Bulletin,Vol. XX, No. 3, March, 1995.

Beason, J. Douglas, 'Paints,' Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. XX, No. 2, February, 1995.

Degnan, J. H., F. M. Lehr, J. D. Beason, et al, "Electromagnetic Implosion of Spherical Liner," Physical Review Letters, Vol. 74, No. 1, 2 January 1995, pp. 98-101.

Beason, J. Douglas, "America's Blueprint for Mars: the Report of the Synthesis Group," in Clashing Views on Controversial Issues: Science, Technology and Society, edited by Thomas Easton, Dushkin Publishing Group, CT, 1995, pp. 156-161.

Beason, J. Douglas, David Dietz, James H. Degnan, Marvin Alme and Peter Turchi, "Numerical Simulation of Spherically Symmetric Compression Obtained by Cylindrical Implosions," United States Air Force Academy, TR95-005, USAF Academy, CO, 1995.

Lehr, F. M., A. Alaniz, J. D. Beason, et al, "Formation of Plasma Working Fluids for Compression by Liner Implosions." Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 75, No. 8, 15 April 1994, pp. 3769-3776.

Hussey, T. W., J. D. Beason, et al, "Theoretical Modeling of Pulsed-Power Driven Flux Compression Systems at the Phillips Laboratory," Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation and Pulsed Power Applications, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY, pp. 101-108, 1994. 

Stafford, Thomas P., J. Douglas Beason (Committee Member and Executive Director), Gregory H. Canavan, and W. J. Sarjeant, "White House TOPAZ Nuclear Space Reactor Review Committee Report," White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, October 20, 1994.

Degnan, J. D., R.E. Peterkin, Jr., G.P. Baca, J. D. Beason, et al, "Compact Toroid Formation, Compression and Acceleration." Physics of Fluids: B, 5(8) August 1993, pp. 2938-2960. 

Beason, J. Douglas, David S. Kershaw, and Menoj K. Prasad, "Using Physical Insight to Solve Problems: the Relativistic Compton Scattering Kernel for Radiative Transfer."  Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 95, No. 2, August 1991. 

Beason, J. Douglas, "Architectures for the Space Exploration Initiative," Proceedings from the NATO Advanced Studies Institute Program on Behavior of Systems in the Space Environment, NATO, 1991. 

Stafford, Thomas P. (with J. Douglas Beason as an author and committee member, et al), "America at the Threshold: America's Space Exploration Initiative.  The Report of the Synthesis Group," Report to the Vice President of the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402, 1991. 

Degnan, J. H., W. L. Baker, J. D. Beason, et al, "Multi-megajoule Shaped Solid Liner Implosions." Megagauss Fields and Pulsed Power Systems, V. M. Titov and G. A. Shvetsov, ed., Nova Science Publishers, NY 1990, pp. 623-630. 

Beason, J. Douglas, Marvin L. Alme and Weng W. Chow, "Numerical Coupling of Radiative Transport, Hydrodynamics and Chemical Kinetics in a Photodissociation Atomic Iodine Amplifier." Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A., Vol. 17, pp. 349-364, 1990. 

Beason, J. Douglas, David Dietz and James H. Degnan, "Cylindrical Current Driven Spherical Implosions." Proceedings from the 1990 Nuclear Explosives Code Development Conference, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 1990. 

Baker, W. L., J. D. Beason, et al, "Plasma Flow Switch Driven Implosions." Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Magnetic Field Generation and Related Topics, 3-7 Jul 1989, Novosibirsk, USSR, 1989. 

Degnan, J. H., W. L. Baker, J. D. Beason, et al, "Multi-Megajoule Shaped Solid Liner Implosions." Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Magnetic Field Generation and Related Topics, 3-7 Jul 1989, Novosibirsk, USSR, 1989. 

Hackett, K. E., W. L. Baker, J. D. Beason, et al, "Megagauss Magnetic Field Production Using Compact Toroidal Plasmas." Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Magnetic Field Generation and Related Topics, 3-7 Jul 1989, Novosibirsk, USSR, 1989. 

Clouse, C.L., W.L. Baker, J.D. Beason, et al, "Computational Modeling of Compact Toroidal Plasmas." Conference Record of the 1989 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Buffalo, NY, 22-24 May 1989, IEEE, NY 1989. 

Price, D. W., W. L. Baker, J. D. Beason, et al, "Enhanced Load Current Delivery from the SHIVA Star Vacuum Inductive Store/Plasma Flow Switch," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol 16, No. 4, August, 1988. 

Kershaw, David, Menoj K. Prasad and J. Douglas Beason, "A Fast and Simple Method for Computing the Relativistic Compton Scattering Kernel for Radiative Transport." Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiant Heat Transfer, Vol. 36, No. 4, 1986.

Degnan, J.H., W.L. Baker, J.D. Beason, et al, "Multi-Megajoule Solid Liner Implosion Experiments," Conference Record of the 1987 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Arlington, VA, 1-3 Jun 1987, p24, IEEE, NY, 1987. 

Degnan, J.H., W.L. Baker, J.D. Beason, et al, "Radiation Yield from SHIVA Star Plasma Flow Switch Driven Fast Liner Implosions," Conference Record of the 1987 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Arlington, VA, 1-3 Jun 1987, p15, IEEE, NY, 1987. 

Hall, D.J., W.L. Baker, J.D. Beason, et al, "Results from AFWL 230 kJ Coaxial Plasma Gun Experiments," Conference Record of the 1987 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Arlington, VA, 1-3 Jun 1987, pp. 139-140, IEEE, NY, 1987. 

Prasad, Menoj K., David S. Kershaw and J. Douglas Beason, "A Simple Method for Computing the Relativistic Compton Scattering Kernel for Radiative Transport," Applied Physics Letters, 48(18), 5 May 1986. 

Kershaw, David S., Manoj K. Prasad and J. Douglas Beason, "Simple and Fast Method for Computing the Relativistic Compton Scattering Kernel for Radiative Transfer," UCRL-93556-Rev. 1, October 31, 1985.

Beason, J. Douglas, "Numerical Study of Radiative Transport and Hydrodynamics in a Photodissociation Atomic Iodine Laser."  AF Weapons Lab Technical Note, Kirtland AFB, NM  87117, 1984. 

Ahluwalia, H.S. and J. Douglas Beason, "On the Barometer Correction for the Dallas Neutron Monitor."  Conference Proceedings, Seventeenth International Conference on Cosmic Rays, Paris, France, 13-25 July 1981. 

Beason, J. Douglas, "Quantum Mechanical Derivation of Energy-Temperature Coupling." AF Weapons Lab TR-80-163, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117, 1980. 

Beason, J. Douglas and H.S. Ahluwalia "On the Mass Absorption Effect of the Nucleonic Component of Cosmic Rays."  Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1980.

Beason, J. Douglas, "A SAP Primer."  AF Weapons Lab TR-80-184, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117, 1980. 

Beason, J. Douglas, Robert L. Guice, Michael W. Booen and William E. Gifford "Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Calculations of a Blast Wave Over an Aircraft Shelter."  AF Weapons Lab Technical Note, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117, 1980. 

Beason, J. Douglas and C.E. Needham "A Two-Dimensional Computation of Ribbed Pipe Flow."  AF Weapons Lab TR-79-65, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117, 1980. 

Gagnon, L., J. Douglas Beason, and F. Click "Plug-in-Trench Simulation." AF Weapons Lab TR-78-145, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117, 1978.

Gibbs, R.E., Charles W. Beason and James D. Beason, "Solution to Boundary Value Problems of the Potential Type by Random Walk Method."  American Journal of Physics, 43(9), Sept 1975.