Senior Scientist, IAC
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Idaho State University
Idaho Accelerator Center
921 So. 8th Avenue, Stop 8263
Pocatello, Idaho 83209-8263
Phone: (208) 282-5875
Fax: (208) 282-5878
E-mail: harmon@physics.isu.edu
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POSITIONS:
2006-Present: Senior Scientist, Idaho Accelerator
Center
1994-2006: Director Idaho Accelerator Center
1983 - 1997: Chairman of Department of Physics
AY 91/92: Acting Director of Particle Beam Laboratory
Spring 1990: Sabbatical leave at University of Münster,
Germany
1981 - present: Idaho State University, Professor
of Physics
1972 - 1977: Idaho State University, Chairman of Department
of Physics
1973 - 1980: Idaho State University, Associate Professor
of Physics
1969 - 1973: Idaho State University, Assistant Professor
of Physics
1968 - 1969: Research Associate Physics Department,
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST AND ACCOMPLISHMENT
Magnetic Resonance Techniques applied to the study of
molecular motion in condensed phases.
Design and development of scientific instrumentation
for nuclear measurements and radiation applications.
Use of accelerators for generation of charged particle,
photon and neutron beams with applications to materials
detection and materials modification.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Principle for more than 200 grants and contracts valued
at more than $10M from various sources, including National
Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
American Chemical Society, the Research Corporation,
U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense,
and private sector sources.
MISCELLANEOUS
Consultant to Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, 1979-1984.
Three Associated Western Universities Faculty Fellow
Appointments.
Developed advanced physics courses in biophysics, electronics,
application of charged particle beams and Health Physics.
Consultant to INEL, and DOE-ID 1986 - present.
Distinguished Researcher 1998 - 1999
The ISU Achievement Award 2000
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Publications
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS
J. F. Harmon, B.H. Muller, Spin Lattice Relaxation in
Ethane at the Ice Point, Journal of Chemical Physics,
43, 764, (1965).
J. F. Harmon, B.H. Muller and E.D. Finch, Nuclear Spin
Relaxation in Liquid Ethane, Proc. XIVth Colloque Ampere,
Amsterdam, North Holland Pub. Co., 115, (1967).
J. F. Harmon, L.J. Burnett, An rf Gate with 140 db Carrier
Suppression, Review of Scientific Instruments, 39, 1226
(1968).
J. F. Harmon, B.H. Muller Nuclear Spin Relaxation by Translational
Diffusion in Liquid Ethane, Physical Review, 182, 400
(1969).
J. F. Harmon, Low Frequency Spin Lattice Relaxation in
Glycerol, Chemical Physics Letters, 7, 207 (1970).
J. F. Harmon, E.D. Finch and B.H. Muller, Pulsed NMR Measurements
of the Diffusion Constant of Water in Muscle, Archives
of Biochemistry & Biophysics, 147, 299 (1971).
J. F. Harmon, E.D. Finch, Diffusion of Water in Muscle
and Blood as Measured with Pulsed nuclear Magnetic Resonance,
8th Annual Meeting, Society for for Cryobiology, 10, (1971).
J. F. Harmon, Self-Diffusion in Viscous Liquids: Pulse
NMR Measurements, Journal of Chemical Physics, 57, 1293
(1972).
J. F. Harmon, L.J. Burnett, Rotating Frame Proton Spin
Relaxation in Viscous Glycerol, Zeitschrift fur Physik,
253, 183 (1972).
J. F. Harmon, B. H. Muller and D.J. Noble, Deuteron Relaxation
in Liquid Ethane, Proc. XVIIth Colloque Ampere, Amsterdam,
North Holland Pub. Co., (Ed. V. Hovi), 336 (1973).
J. F. Harmon, E.D. Finch, Viscosity of Cellular Protoplasm:
What Do Spin Probes Tell Us? Science, 186, 157 (1974).
J. F. Harmon, D.S. Parker, Dipolar Spin-Lattice Relaxation
in Water Containing Oxygen, Chemical Physics Letters,
25, 505 (1974).
J. F. Harmon, B.H. Muller, L.J. Burnett, J.D.Noble and
D. McKay, Simple Spin Echo Spectrometer, American Journal
of Physics, 42 58 (1974).
J. F. Harmon, E.J. Sutter and D.M. Updegrove, Hydration
Number of the Li Ion by Pulsed Magnetic Resonance, Chemical
Physics Letters, 36, No. 1, 49 (1975).
J. F. Harmon, E.J. Sutter, Molecular Motion in Supercooled
Liquids, I. Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Lithium-7
in 1M Aqueous Lithium Chloride, Journal of Physical Chemistry,
79, 1958 (1975).
J. F. Harmon, Intermolecular Spin Relaxation by Reorientation
of Off-Center Spins, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 31,
411-417 (1978).
J. F. Harmon, E.J. Sutter, Molecular Motion in Supercooled
Liquids. II, Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation
of Deuterons and Protons in 11 M Aqueous Lithium Chloride,
Journal of Physical Chemistry, 82, 1938 (1978).
J. F. Harmon, J.A. Jackson and L.J. Burnett, Remote (Inside-Out)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance III. Detection of Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance in a Remotely Produced Region of Homogeneous
Magnetic Field, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 41, 411-421
(1980).
J. F. Harmon, with J. Knox, Non-Rutherford Proton Scattering
in RBS Spectra, Nuclear Instruments and Methods, B24/25,
688 (1987).
J. F. Harmon, J. Knox, Non-Rutherford Proton Scattering
in Fluorine, Nuclear Instruments and Methods, B44, 40-42
(1989).
J. F. Harmon, Cross Sections and Astrophysical S Factor
for the 7Li(p,a) Reaction at Low Energies, Nuclear Instruments
and Methods, B40/41, 507 (1989).
J. F. Harmon, J. Knox and S. Srinivasan, Detection and
Profiling of Tritium in Solids, Journal of Nuclear Materials
176 & 177 (1990), 1018-1021.
J. F. Harmon, J. Räisänen, E. Rauhala and J.
Knox, Non-Rutherford Cross Sections in Heavy Ion Elastic
Recoil Spectrometry: 40-70 MeV 32S Ions on Carbon, Nitrogen
and Oxygen, Journal of Applied Physics, 75, 3273-7 (1994).
J. F. Harmon, J. Knox and G. Vizkelethy, Use of the 9Be(a,n)12C
Reaction for Detection Beryllium, Nuclear Instruments
and Methods, B 85 (1994) 33-36.
J. F. Harmon, Y.D. Harker and G.W. Irwin, INEL and ISU
BNCT Research Using a RFQ Based Neutron Source, Nuclear
Instruments and Methods, B 99, 843-846 (1995).
J. F. Harmon, X. L. Zhou, C. Lee, Y. Harker, and R. Hamm,
Analysis of Epithermal Neutron Production by Near Threshold
(p,n) Reactions, J. Applied Radiation and Isotopes,48,1571,(1997).
J. F. Harmon, J. Kunze, R.J. Kudchadker, Balancing Neutron
Yield and Moderator Dimensions in Accelerator Neutron
Sources, Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy, Elsevier
Publishers, Netherlands, 516-521, 1997.
J. F. Harmon, R.J. Kudchadker, J.F. Kunze, S.W. Serrano,
X.L. Zhou, Y.D. Harker, and R.W. Hamm, Accelerator Neutron
Sources for Neutron Capture Therapy Using Near Threshold
Charged Particle Reactions, 14th International Confrence
on the Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry,
American Institute of Physics 1997.
D.P. Wells, J.L. Jones, W.Y. Yoon and F. Harmon, Cabinet-Safe
Study of 1-8 MeV Electron Accelerators, Nuclear Instruments
and Methods in Physics Research A 463, 118 (2000).
D.P. Wells, F. Harmon, J.L. Jones, Development of Cabinet-Safe
Accelerator Technology, Health Physics, 78(6), S80 (2000).
D. P. Wells, J.L. Jones, W.Y. Yoon and J.F. Harmon, Cabinet-Safe
Study of 1-8 MeV Electron Accelerators, Nuclear Instruments
and Methods in Physics Research A 463, 118 (2001).
K. Chouffani, D.P. Wells, J.F. Harmon, J.L. Jones, G.
Lancaster, Laser-Compton Scattering from a 20 MeV Electron
Beam, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research
A 495, 95 (2002).
F. A. Selim, D.P. Wells, J. F. Harmon, W. Scates, J. Kwofie,
R. Spaulding, S.P. Duttagupta, J.L. Jones, T. White, and
T. Roney, Doppler Broadening Measurements of Positron
Annihilation Using Bremsstrahlung Radiation, Nuclear Instruments
& Methods B, Vol. 192, p. 197, May 2002.
F. A. Selim, D.P. Wells, F. J. Harmon, J. Kwofie, R. Spaulding,
G.Erickson, and T. Roney, Bremsstrahlung Induced Non Destructive
Probes For Chemical Assays And Defect Analysis, Nuclear
Instruments & Methods A, Vol. 495. p.154, 2002.
K. Chouffani, J.F. Harmon, D. Wells, H. Uberall, I. Endo,
Axial CB of Type A in a Diamond Crystal, Nuclear Instruments
and Methods in Physics Research B 201 (2003) 16-24.
M. A. Reda and J. F. Harmon et al., Properties of Photo
neutron Sources for Accelerator Driven Sub-Critical Systems,
published in the American Nuclear Society's Proceedings
of the Sixth International Meeting on Nuclear Applications
of Accelerator Technology (AccApp'03), pp.86-90, February,
2004.
F. A. Selim, D. P. Wells, J. F. Harmon, J. Kwofie, A.
K. Roy, Applications of electron Linacs in stress and
defect measurements, published in proceedings of Accelerators
Applications in a Nuclear Renaissance, Ed: American Nuclear
Society, p. 900, Feb., 2004.
PRESENTATIONS, SUBMITTED PAPERS, AND PEER REVIEWED
PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
J. F. Harmon, B.H. Muller, Frequency Dependence of the
Intermolecular Contribution of Spin Lattice Relaxation
in Liquids, Bull.Amer. Phys. Soc., 13, 620 (1968).
J. F. Harmon, L.J. Burnett, NMR Measurement of Self-Diffusion
in Viscous Media, Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., 17, 648 (1972).
J. F. Harmon, L.J. Burnett and D.S. Parker, Frequency
Dependent T1 in Supercooled Water, Bull. Ameri. Phys.
Soc., 18, 406 (1973).
J. F. Harmon, D.S.Parker, Proton Relaxation in Supercooled
Glucose, Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., 19, 673 (1974).
J. F. Harmon, Non-Rutherford Proton Scattering, Ninth
Conference on Application ofAccelerators in Research and
Industry, North Texas State University (November 10-12,
1986).
J. F. Harmon, J. Knox, Non-Rutherford Scattering in RBS
Spectra, Joint meeting of Division of Atomic, Molecular
and Optical Physics, University of Oregon (June 1986).
J. F. Harmon, J.M. Knox, Non-Rutherford Proton Scattering
in Fluorine, Tenth Conference on the Application of Accelerators
in Research and Industry (November 7-9, 1988).
J. F. Harmon, J.M. Knox and Q. Wang, Materials Analysis
Using (p,n) Reactions, Tenth Conference on theApplicationof
Accelerators inResearch and Industry (November 7-9, 1988).
J. F. Harmon, Li Isotope Ratios and (p,a) Cross Sections,
Tenth Conference on the Application of Accelerators in
Research and Industry (November 7-9, 1988).
J. F. Harmon, J.M. Knox and S.Srinivasan, A Tritium Profiling
Experiment, Eleventh International Conference on the Application
of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Denton, TX,
(November 5-8, 1990).
J. F. Harmon, K. Rolfs and S. Engstler, Electronic Screening
in Nuclear Reactions, Nuclei in the Cosmos Conference,
Baden, Austria (June 1990).
J. F. Harmon, J.M. Knox and S. Srinivasan, Detection and
Profiling of Tritium in Solids, Plasma Surface Interactions
IX Conference, Bournemouth, UK (May 20-25, 1990).
J. F. Harmon, R.Balsley and R. Weppner, State Science
and Technology Policy: A Review of the Development Process,
Second International Conference on Management of Technology,
University of Miami (March 1990).
J. F. Harmon, J. Knox and G. Vizkelethy, Use of the 9Be(a,n)12C
Reaction for Detection Beryllium, 11th International Conference
on Ion Beam Analysis, Balatonfüred, Hungary, (July
5-9, 1993).
J. F. Harmon, J. Räisän, E. Rauhala and J. Knox,
Non-Rutherford Cross Sections in Heavy Ion Elastic Recoil
Spectrometry - 25-65MeV 32S Ions on Carbon, Nitrogen and
Oxygen, 11th International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis,
Balatonfüred, Hungary, (July 5-9, 1993).
J. F. Harmon, Y. Harker and G. Vizkelethy, Accelerator
Based Neutron Sources for BNCT, 13th International Conference
on the Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry,
Denton, TX. (September 1994).
J. F. Harmon, J. Knox and G. Vizkelethy, Neutron Elastic
Recoil Detection, 4th International Conference on Applications
of Nuclear Techniques, Crete, Greece (June 12-18, 1994).
J. F. Harmon, Y. Harker, A Waste Assay System Based on
Proton RFQ Accelerator Produced Neutrons, 4th International
Conference on Applications of Nuclear Techniques, Crete
Greece (June 12-18, 1994).
J. F. Harmon, J. Kunze and R. Kudchadker, Balancing Neutron
Yield and Moderator Dimensions in Accelerator Neutron
Sources, 7th International Symposium on Neutron Capture
Therapy for Cancer, Zurich, Switzerland, (Sept. 4-7, 1996).
J. F. Harmon, Y. Harker, J. Seamans, Jr., S. Serrano,
W. Trammell, L. Yost, X. Zhou, R. Hamm, Accelerator Neutron
Sources for Neutron Capture Therapy Using Near Threshold
Charged Particle Reactions, 5th International Conference
on Applications of Nuclear Techniques, Crete, Greece (June
1996).
C.L. Lee, X.L. Zhou, J.F. Harmon, R.W. Bartholomay, Y.D.
Harker, Feasibility of a Near-threshold BNCT Neutron Source
Based on Phantom Dosimetry, 8th International Symposium
on Neutron Capture Therapy, La Jolla, CA, October 1998.
C.L. Lee, X.L. Zhou, J.F. Harmon, R.W. Bartholomay, Y.D.
Harker and R.W. Hamm, Multi-fin Heat Removal for Accelerator
BNCT Targets, 8th International Symposium on Neutron Capture
Therapy, La Jolla, CA, October 1998.
J. F. Harmon, R.J.Kudchadker, J.F. Kunze, R. Bartholomay
and C. Lee, An Accelerator Based Epithermal Neutron Source
for BNCT, 6th International Confrence on Nuclear Engineering,
San Diego, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1998.
R. J. Kudchadker, J.F. Harmon, J. F. Kunze, R. Bartholomay
and C. L. Lee, An Accelerator Based Epithermal Neutron
Source for BNCT, Proceeding of the 6th International Conference
on Nuclear Engineering, (ICONE 6), May 1998.
J.F. Harmon, C. L. Lee, Thermal Neutron Flux Mapping in
a Head Phantom, Symposium on Radiation Measurements and
Applications, Mich. State Univ. May 1998.
R. Brey, J.F. Harmon, D. Wells and A. Tonchev, Photon
Activation Analysis of Radionuclides at Environmental
Levels, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference
on Nuclear Engineering, (ICONE 6), May 1998.
Wells, D.P., F. Harmon and A. Tonchev, Non-Exponential
Decay of Nuclei - A Search for a Fundamental Quantum Effect
in Nuclei, Second Meeting of the North-West Section of
the American Physical Society, July 2000, Bulletin of
the American Physical Society, 2000.
K. Chouffani, D.P. Wells, J.F Harmon, J.L. Jones, G. Lancaster,
Laser-Compton Scattering as a Potential Electron Beam
Monitor, AIP Beam Instrumentation Workshop Conference
Proceedings, AIP 648, 497 (2002).
K. Chouffani, J.F. Harmon, D. Wells, J. Jones, G. Lancaster,
Observation of Laser Compton Scattering from 20-22 MeV
Electron Beams, ICFA Laser Beam Workshop, Oxford England,
July 7-12 2003.
K. Chouffani, J.F. Harmon, D. Wells, J. Jones, G. Lancaster,
Laser Compton Scattering for a Bright X-ray Source, ANS
Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 1 - 4, 2003.
K. Chouffani, J.F. Harmon, D. Wells, J. Jones, G. Lancaster,
Laser Compton Scattering as a Bright X-ray Source, Denver
AIP Proceedings, 2003.
K. Chouffani, J.F. Harmon, D. Wells, J. Jones, G. Lancaster,
Exotic X-ray Sources from Intermediate Energy Electron
Beams, CARRI Texas AIP Proceedings, 2003.
R. Spaulding, W. Beezhold, J.F. Harmon, M. Reda, T. Webb
and P. Griffin Development of Accelerator-Driven High-Flux
Neutron Sources at Idaho State University, Conference
of Accelerator Applications in Nuclear Renaissance (AccApp'03)
American Nuclear Society, San Diego, California, June
1-5, 2003.
M. Reda and J.F. Harmon, A Photo neutron Source for Bulk
Material Studies, Presented at the 52nd Annual Denver
X-ray Conference, Denver, Colorado, August 4-9, 2003.
F. A. Selim, D.P. Wells, J. F. Harmon, J. Kwofie, G. Erickson,
and T. Roney, New positron annihilation spectroscopy techniques
for thick materials, Paper accepted to be published in
Journal of Radiation physics and chemistry, 2003, under
press.
F. A. Selim, D.P. Wells, J. F. Harmon, J. Kwofie, G. Lancaster
and J. L. Jones, Measurements of Dynamic Structural Changes
in Laser-Shocked Materials by Positron Annihilation, APS
meeting in Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Portland,
July 2003.
F. A. Selim, D.P. Wells, J. F. Harmon, J. Kwofie, Development
of a new positron lifetime spectroscopy technique, 52
Denver X-ray Conference, Denver, Aug. 2003.
F. A. Selim, D. P. Wells and J. F. Harmon, Positron Lifetime
Measurements by Proton Capture, submitted to physical
review letters, Sept 2003.
F. A. Selim, D. P. Wells and J. F. Harmon, Development
of a New Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy Technique for
Stress and Defect Characterization, submitted to Advances
in X-ray Analysis, to be published in vol. 47, Sept 2003.
J. F. Harmon, ISU-IAC Accelerators for ADSS Experiments,
Accelerator Driven Subcritical Systems, IAC Workshop,
August 21 and 22, 2003.
M. Reda and F. Harmon, A Photo neutron Source for Bulk
Material Studies, Accepted to be published in: "Advances
in X-ray Analysis, Vol. 47", proceedings of the 52nd
Annual X-ray Conference, Denver, Colorado 2003.
M. A. Reda, D. E. Beller and J. F. Harmon, Dose Calculations
in Reactor Accelerator Coupling Experiment (RACE), Submitted
to the 49th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society,
Washington, DC, July 11-15, 2004.
M. A. Reda and J. F. Harmon, Calculations of the Neutrons
Generation during Patient Irradiation with Photons or
Electrons Beam, submitted to the 46th Annual Meeting of
the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM),
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 25-29, 2004.
M. A. Reda and J. F. Harmon, Nondestructive Testing of
Moisture Distribution in Wood Using Pulsed Neutron Source,
submitted to 53rd Annual Denver X-ray Conference, Steamboat,
Colorado August 2-6, 2004.
M. A. Reda, D. E. Beller and J. F. Harmon, Criticality
Calculations in Reactor Accelerator Coupling Experiment
(RACE), submitted to Eighth Information Exchange Meeting,
Las Vegas, Nevada, November 9-11, 2004.
M. A. Reda and J. F. Harmon, A Photo neutron Source for
Bulk Material Studies, accepted to be published in Advances
in X-ray Analysis, Vol. 47, proceedings of the 52nd Annual
Denver X-ray Conference, Denver, Colorado, January, 2004.
F. A. Selim, D.P. Wells, J.F. Harmon and J. R. Williams,
Development of a new positron lifetime spectroscopy technique
for defect characterization in thick materials, Accepted
to be published in "Advances in X-ray Analysis",
Vol. 47, in press, Jan., 2004.
F. A. Selim, D.P. Wells, J.F. Harmon and J. R. Williams,
Study of Dynamic and Static states of shock waves induced
deformation, abstract submitted to Denver x-ray conference
2004, March, 2004.
F. A. Selim, D.P. Wells, J.F. Harmon, Positron lifetime
measurements by proton capture, submitted to Rev. Sci.
Instrum., March, 2004.
K. Chouffani, J.F. Harmon, D.P. Wells, J. Jones, G. Lancaster,
Laser-Compton Scattering as a tool for electron beam diagnostics,
submitted to BWI04 (Beam workshop instrumentation May
2004), American Physical Society proceedings, May, 2004.
K. Chouffani, J.F. Harmon, D.P. Wells, J. Jones, G. Lancaster,
Determination of Electron Beam Parameters by Means of
Laser-Compton Scattering, submitted June 26, Advanced
Accelerator Concepts Workshop 2004, June, 2004.
J. Urban-Klaehn, A.W.Hunt, M.Ford, L.Lau, C.A.Quarles,
R.Spaulding, F. Harmon , Studies of Superlattice Structure
of Opals by Use of Positron Annihilation, X-Ray Powder
Diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy Methods",
poster presentation, Idaho Academy of Science Meeting,
March 25-27, 2004.
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