Selected recent journal publications
Coherence imaging | Tomography and inverse methods | Patents + industrial |
Physics of Plasmas | Interferometry and polarimetry | Other |
High-speed high-resolution plasma spectroscopy using spatial-multiplex coherence imaging techniques (Invited) J. Howard, Rev. Sci. Instrum. (Accepted 2006) |
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Application of birefringent interferometers for Thomson scattering J. Howard, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, 48, 777-787 |
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Time resolved coherence-imaging spectrometer on WEGA
Stellarator, J. Chung, R. Konig, J. Howard, M. Otte and T. Klinger, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 47 919-940 (2005) |
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Time-resolved 2-d plasma spectroscopy using coherence
imaging techniques, J. Howard, C. Michael, F. Glass and A. Danielsson, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol 45, 1143-1166 (2003) |
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A
coherence-imaging approach to time-resolved charge exchange
recombination spectroscopy in high temperature plasma,
J. Howard, L. Carraro, M.E. Puiatti, F. Sattin, P. Scarin, M.Valisa, B.Zaniol, R. Konig, J. Chung, Review of Scientific Instruments, 74, 2060-2063 (2003) |
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Electrooptically
modulated polarizing Fourier transform spectrometer for
plasma spectroscopy applications.
J. Howard Appl. Opt.-OT Vol 41, 197-208 (2002) |
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Optical coherence techniques for plasma spectroscopy
(invited)
J. Howard, C. Michael, F. Glass and A. Cheetham, Review of Scientific Instruments Vol 72, 888-897, (2001) |
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The
MOSS Camera on H-1NF
C. A. Michael, J. Howard and B.D. Blackwell Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 72, 1034-1037, (2001) |
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Optical coherence-based techniques for motional Stark effect measurements of magnetic field pitch angle J. Howard, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion Vol 41, 271-284, (1999) |
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Modulated optical solid-state spectrometer applications
in plasma diagnostics,
J. Howard Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 70, 368-371,(1999) |
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Measurements and modeling of ion and neutral distribution
functions in a partially ionized magnetically confined argon
plasma, C. A. Michael and J. Howard and B. D. Blackwell, Physics of Plasmas 75, 4180-4182, (2004) |
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Fluctuations and stability of plasmas in the H-1NF heliac,
J.H. Harris, M. G. Shats, B.D. Blackwell, W. Solomon, S D.G. Pretty, S. Collis, J. Howard, H. Xia, C. Michael, H. Punzmann, Nuclear Fusion, 44, 279-286 (2004) |
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Studies of resonantly produced plasmas in the H-1NF
heliac plasmas using a far-infrared scanning interferometer
S. Collis, J. Howard, B.D. Blackwell, D.G. Pretty, J.H. Harris, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 74, 1629-1632 (2003) |
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Cold Bubble Formation During Density Limit Disruptions J. Howard and M.P. Persson, Nuclear Fusion, Vol 32 361-377 (1992) |
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Improved
particle confinement mode in low-temperature plasma in H-1
heliac, M. G. Shats, D. L. Rudakov, B. D. Blackwell G. B. Borg, R. L. Dewar, J. Howard and L. E. Sharp, Phys. Rev. Lett. Vol 77, (1996) 4190-4193 |
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Tomography and inverse methods
Visible
emission tomography in the H-1NF heliac F. Glass, J. Howard and B. Blackwell, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 33 472-473 (2005) |
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High resolution tomographic imaging of vacuum magnetic
surfaces in the H-1 heliac, B.D. Blackwell, R. B.Tumlos and J. Howard, Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 68, 388-391 (1997) |
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Vector Tomography Applications in Plasma Diagnostics, J. Howard, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion Vol 38, 489-503 (1996) |
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High Resolution 3-D Tomography Using Ion Beams, M. Cholewa, G.J.F. Legge, A. Saint, J. Howard and D. Whitehouse, Annales de Chimie, Vol 19 pp245-256 (1994) |
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Diffraction Analysis of Forward Angle Scattering in
Plasmas,
J. Howard and L.E. Sharp, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion. 34, (1992) 1133-56. |
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Laser
Probing of Weakly-fluctuating Random Media, J. Howard, J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, Vol 8 1955-1963 (1991) |
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Tomography
and Reliable Information, J. Howard, J. Opt. Soc. Am., A, Vol 5, (1988) 999-1014 |
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Interferometry and polarimetry
Electronically
swept millimetre-wave interferometer for spatially resolved
measurement of plasma electron density J. Howard and D. Oliver, Accepted, Appl Opt., (2006) |
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A
three-dimensional Gaussian-beam ray-tracing program for
designing interferometer/polarimeter plasma diagnostics G. B. Warr and J. Howard Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 72, 2305-2309, (2001) |
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Faraday
rotation measurements on compact helical system by using a
phase sensitive heterodyne polarimeter, K. Tanaka, K. Kawahata, A. Ejiri and CHS Group, J. Howard, S. Okajima. Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 70, 730-733 (1999) |
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The
multi-channel triple-laser interferometer/polarimeter system
at RTP, J. H. Rommers, J. Howard, A.J.H. Donn'e and F.A. Karelse, Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 68, 1217-1226 (1997) |
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First
results with the triple-laser polarimeter system at RTP, J. H. Rommers, J. Howard, F. Karelse, A.J.H. Donn'e and RTP Team, Fusion Eng. and Design Vol 34-35, 495-499 (1997) |
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First
results from the three view far-infrared interferometer for
the H1 heliac, G. B. Warr, J. Howard and L. E. Sharp, Fusion Eng. and Design Vol 34-35, 387-391 (1997) |
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A
new scheme for heterodyne polarimetry with high temporal
resolution,
J. Rommers and J. Howard, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion Vol 38, (1996) 1805-1816 |
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Quadrature
Polarimetry for Plasma Faraday Rotation Measurements J. Howard, Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 66, 383-385 (1995) |
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Multi-channel
Interferometry Using High Order Rotating Diffraction
Gratings, J. Howard, P. Dodds and G.B. Warr, Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 63 4965-4967 (1992) |
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Multi-order Rotating Grating Interferometer,
J. Howard, Appl. Opt. Vol 31 1419-25 (1992) |
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Application
of Diffraction Tomography to Plasma Density Measurements
(Invited),
J. Howard, W.A. Peebles, D.L. Brower, S.K. Kim and N.C. Luhmann Jr. Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 61 2829-2833 (1990) |
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Novel
Scanning Interferometer for Two-dimensional Plasma Density
Measurements,
J. Howard Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 61 1086-1094 (1990) |
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A
new Multi-Channel Heterodyne Polarimeter for Plasma Current
and Electron Density Measurements, J. Howard Infrared Physics Vol 34 175-189 (1993) |
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Quadrature
Sampling Phase Detection,
J. Howard and H. P. Landgraf Rev. Sci. Instrum. Vol 65 2130-2133 (1994) |
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Patents and Industrial applications
"See
the light - know the temperature"
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Measurement of Brightness, Flow
Velocity and Temperature of Radiant Media.
US Patent No 6462826 (2002) |
Method
and apparatus for the estimation of the temperature of a
blackbody radiator. US patent #7001068 (21-2-2006), Aust. Patent No. 2002335918 (2005) |
Multi-coherence imaging using polarization optics and
spatio-temporal multiplex method,
Provisional patent filed (2005) |
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Determination
of electron temperature from spectral line intensity decay
for radiation dominated plasmas C. A. Michael and J. Howard, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 11, 4008-4017, (2004) |
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Comparison
of hollow cathode and Penning discharges for metastable He
production, D. Andruczyk, P.X. Feng, B.W. James and J. Howard Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. Vol 11, 426-430, (2002) |
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High
Resolution Microanalysis Using a Scanning Proton Microprobe, M. Cholewa, A. Saint, S. Prawer, J.S. Laird, G. J. F. Legge, S-A. Stuart and J. Howard, Nucl. Instrum and Meth. Vol B89 157-163 (1994) |
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