Scott A. Carpenter

Publications and Conference Proceedings (1990-2000)

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Chronological (1990-2000)

1. Carpenter, S. A. and K. M. Brennan, "Overview and Status of a Mirror Fusion Propulsion System Design Study," Acta Astronautica, Vol. 44, Issue 7-12 (471-506), September, 1999.

2. Carpenter, S. A. and K. M. Brennan, "The Heat Rejection Problem in Space Fusion Propulsion Systems," 49th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, IAF-98-R.1.02, September 28-October 2, 1998, Melbourne, Australia.

3. Carpenter, S. A. and K. M. Brennan "Assessment of Deep Space Capabilities for a Candidate Magnetic Fusion Propulsion System," 49th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, IAA-98-IAA.4.1.04, September 28-October 2, 1998, Melbourne, Australia.

4. Carpenter, S. A., "Continuous Acceleration Trajectory Space (CATS) for Preliminary Assessment of Space Colonization Strategies," Proceedings of the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialists Conference, Boston, MA, August 10-12, 1998.

5. Carpenter, S. A., Brennan, K. M., and Gatti, R. C., "A Fourth Design Principle for Application of Fusion Power to Space Propulsion," Proceedings of the 34th AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Paper AIAA-98-3593, July 13-15, 1998, Cleveland, OH.

6. Carpenter, S. A., Brennan, K. M., and Gatti, R. C., "Preliminary Assessment of Helium-3 Fuel Requirements to Support Infrastructure for Solar System Colonization," Proceedings of the 34th AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Paper AIAA-98-3407, July 13-15, 1998, Cleveland, OH.

7. Novak, C.F., Al Mahamid, I, Becraft, K. A., Carpenter, S. A., Hakem, N., and Prussin, T.; "Measurement and Thermodynamic Modeling of Np(V) Solubility in Aqueous K2CO3 Solutions to High Concentrations;" Journal of Solution Chemistry, Vol. 26, No. 7, 1997.

8. Gatti, R. C. and Carpenter, S. A., "New Low-Energy Gamma-Ray and X-Ray Spectroscopy," E. O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Sensor Workshop, February 26, 1996.

9. Carpenter, S. A., Gatti, R. C., Becraft, K. A., and Rossington, C., "Assuring 'End-Game' Integrity: Testbed Approach to Deployment of Detector Systems," 6th Annual International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1995.

10. Gatti, R. C., Carpenter, S. A., Becraft, K. A., Nitsche, H., Prussin, T., and Roberts, K., "Determining Plutonium Concentration Using a New L X-Ray/Gamma-Ray Spectrographic Method," 5th Annual International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1994.

11. Nitsche, H., Al Mahamid, I., Becraft, K. A., Carpenter, S. A., Gatti, R., C., Prussin, T., Roberts, K., Silber, H., and Xi, R., H., "Long Term Plutonium Solubility and Speciation Studies in a Synthetic Brine," Radiochimica Acta, 66/67 3-8 (1994).

12. Nitsche, H., Becraft, K. A., Carpenter, S. A., Gatti, R. C., Keeney, D., Muller, A., Prussin, T., and Roberts, K., "Milestone Report 3329: Measured Solubilities and Speciations from Oversaturation Experiments of Neptunium, Plutonium, and Americium in UE25p#1 Well Water from the Yucca Mountain Region," report LBL-32897 and Los Alamos Report LA-12563-MS, 1994.

13. Carpenter, S. A., M. E. Deveny, K. M. Brennan, and D. A. Deboskey, "IDEAs: Integrated Design Environment Algorithms - A Precursor to Systems Engineering in Virtual Reality," in Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, CONF-940101, M. S. El-Genk and M. D. Hoover, eds., American Institute of Physics, New York, AIP Conference Proc. at the UNM, ISNPS, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan 9-13, 1994.

14. Carpenter, S. A., M. E. Deveny, and G. Vulpetti, "Assessing New Materials, Technologies, and Implementing Strategies for Space Fusion Propulsion as Applied to an Extra-Solar-System Mission," in Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, CONF-940101, M. S. El-Genk and M. D. Hoover, eds., American Institute of Physics, New York, AIP Conference Proc. at the UNM, ISNPS, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan 9-13, 1994.

15. Carpenter, S. A., M. E. Deveny, N. R. Schulze, R. C. Gatti, and M. B. Peters, "Assessing Subsystems of the Mirror Fusion Propulsion System (MFPS) Concept as Applied to Outer-Solar-System Missions," in Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, CONF-940101, M. S. El-Genk and M. D. Hoover, eds., American Institute of Physics, New York, AIP Conference Proc. at the UNM, ISNPS, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan 9-13, 1994.

16. Carpenter, S. A. and M. E. Deveny, "The Systems Engineering Methods and Design Decisions of the Mirror Fusion Propulsion System (MFPS)," in Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, CONF-940101, M. S. El-Genk and M. D. Hoover, eds., American Institute of Physics, New York, AIP Conference Proc. at the UNM, ISNPS, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan 9-13, 1994.

17. Carpenter, S. A. and M. E. Deveny "Mirror Fusion Propulsion System (MFPS): An Option for the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI)," 43rd Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, IAF-92-0613, August 28-September 5, 1992, Washington, DC. and published in the Journal of Space Technology, Vol. 14, Num. 1, January 1994.

18. Nitsche, H., Becraft, K. A., Carpenter, S. A., Gatti, R. C., Keeney, D., Prussin, T., and Roberts, K., "Far-Field Radionuclide Solubility And Speciation Studies For The Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project," Proceedings of the 4th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1993, and report LBL-32874.

19. Carpenter, S. A., M. E. Deveny, and N. R. Schulze (1993a) "Applying Design Principles to Fusion Reactor Configurations for Propulsion in Space," AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE 29th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, AIAA-93-2027, June 28-30, Monterey, CA.

20. Deveny, M. E., S. A. Carpenter, T. O'Connell, and N. R. Schulze (1993a) "Mirror Fusion Propulsion System: A Performance Comparison with Alternate Propulsion Systems for the Manned Mars Missions," AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE 29th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, AIAA-93-2094, June 28-30, Monterey, CA.

21. Carpenter, S. A. and M. E. Deveny (1993b) "Overview of the Mirror Fusion Propulsion System (MFPS): An Optimized Open Magnetic Field Configuration Using D-3He," 2nd Wisconsin Symposium on 3He and Fusion Power, University of Wisconsin, July 19-21, Madison, WI.

22. Nitsche, H., Roberts, K., Xi, R. H., Prussin, T., Becraft, K., Al Mahamid-Al Rifai, Carpenter, S. A., and Gatti, R. C., Long-Term Solubility and Speciation Studies of Plutonium in Simulants of Brines from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Fourth International Conference on "Chemistry and Migration Behavior of Actinides and fission Products in the Geosphere," Charleston, South Carolina, December, 1993.

23. Nitsche, Becraft, Carpenter, Gatti, Keeney, Prussin, Roberts, "Far-Field radionuclide solubility and speciation Studies for the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project," Proceedings of the International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, 1490, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1993, and report LBL-32874.

24. Nitsche, Becraft, Carpenter, Gatti, Keeney, Muller, Prussin, Roberts, "Milestone Report 3329: Measured Solubilities and Speciations from Oversaturation Experiments of Neptunium, Plutonium, and Americium in UE25p#1 Well Water from the Yucca Mountain Region," report LBL-32897 and Los Alamos Report LA-12563-MS.

25. Nitsche, Becraft, Carpenter, Gatti, Leung, Novak, Prussin, Roberts, "Plutonium Solubility and Speciation Studies in a Simulant of Air Intake Shaft Water from the Culebra Dolomite at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant," report LBL-30877 and Sandia Report SAND92-0659.

26. Nitsche, H., Roberts, K., Prussin, T., Keeney, D., Carpenter, S. A., Becraft, K, and Gatti, R.C., "Radionuclide Solubility and Speciation Studies for the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project," Earth Sciences Division Report LBL-32874, December, 1992.

27. Nitsche, H., Gatti, R. C., Prussin, T., Roberts, K., Becraft, K., Carpenter, S. A., Leung, S., and Novak, G. F., 1992, "Plutonium Solubility and Speciation Studies in a Simulant of Water From the Culebra Formation at the Air Intake Shaft in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant," Report LBL-30877, Sandia Report SAND92-0659.

28. Nitsche, H., Muller, A., Standifer, R. S., Deinhammer, R. S., Becraft, K., Prussin, T., Carpenter, S. A., and Gatti, R. C., Dependence of Actinide Solubility and Speciation on Carbonate Concentration and Ionic Strength in Groundwater," Third International Conference on "Chemistry and Migration Behavior of Actinides and fission Products in the Geosphere," Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, 1991, and published in Radiochimica Acta 58/59, 27-32 (1992).

29. Carpenter, S. A., "Optimizing a Tokamak Fusion Reactor," Nuclear Engineering 280 Report, UCB, April, 1990.

Unique Scientific Technical Procedures (1989-1993)

1. Carpenter, S. A., and Nitsche, H., "Procedure for Operating and Calibrating a Low-Energy Gamma-Ray Counting System," LANL-LBL-DP-02 (1989).

2. Carpenter, S. A., "Procedure for Concentration Determination of Soluble Plutonium and Neptunium from Data Provided by a Low-Energy Gamma-Ray Counting System," WIPP-LBL-DP-3.7 (1993).

3. Carpenter, S. A., "Procedure for X-Ray Powder Diffraction by the Debye-Scherrer Method," WIPP-LBL-DP-3.6 (1992).

4. Carpenter, S. A., Nitsche, H., and Shalimoff, G., "Procedure for Trace Metal Characterization by Atomic Emission Spectroscopy for the Yucca Mountain Waste Element Solubility Study," TWS-LBL-DP-04 (1989).

5. Carpenter, S. A., Nitsche, H., and Prussin, T., "Procedure for Sodium Concentration Determination for the Yucca Mountain Waste Element Solubility Study," YMP-LBL-DP-05 (1990).

6. Carpenter, S. A., Gatti, R. C., and Nitsche, H., "Procedure for Determination of Plutonium Oxidation States of Soluble Species from Solubility Measurements at Concentrations Below 10-micro-M," TWS-LBL-DP-10 (1990).

7. Carpenter, S. A., and Nitsche, H., "Procedure for Control of Total Carbonate Concentration in Groundwaters for the Yucca Mountain Waste Element Solubility Study," TWS-LBL-DP-11 (1991).

8. Carpenter, S. A., Maurer, H., and Nitsche, H., "Procedure for pH Calibration and Measurement for the Yucca Mountain Waste Element Solubility Study," TWS-LBL-DP-13 (1990).