Research Scientist
WX-9, Shock & Detonation Physics
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, MS P952
Los Alamos, NM 87545
505.665.9851
505.667.6372 (FAX)
 
Research interests
 
  1.  Detonations in both gas- and condensed-phase explosives
 
  1.  Performance measurements of energetic materials
 
  1.  Violent reactions in mechanically or thermally damaged high explosives
 
Selected Publications
 
S.I. Jackson, C.B. Kiyanda, and M. Short. “Experimental Observations of Detonation in Ammonium- Nitrate-Fuel-Oil (ANFO) Surrounded by a High-Sound Speed, Shockless, Aluminum Confiner.” In Proceedings of the 33rd International Symposium on Combustion (Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 2010). DOI Link
 
S.I. Jackson, C. B. Kiyanda, and M. Short. “Precursor Detonation Wave Development in ANFO due to Aluminum Confinement.” In Proceedings of the 14th International Detonation Symposium, Office of Naval Research, pp. 740–749 (Office of Naval Research, 2010). Det. Symp. Link
 
S.I. Jackson, B.J. Lee, W. Huang, F. Pintgen, J. Karnesky, Z. Liang, and J.E. Shepherd. “Experimental Detonation Propagation Under High Loss Conditions.” (2009). 21st International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Minsk, Belarus, July 27–July 31.
 
S.I. Jackson, J.S. Morris, and L.G. Hill. “Determination of Explosive Blast Loading Equivalencies with an Explosively Driven Shock Tube.” In Proceedings of the 16th APS Topical Group Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, volume 1195, pp. 323–326 (American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2009). DOI Link
 
S.I. Jackson and J.E. Shepherd. “Detonation Initiation in a Tube via Imploding Toroidal Shock Waves.” AIAA Journal 46, 2357–2367 (2008). DOI Link
 
S.I. Jackson and L.G. Hill. “Runaway Reaction in Solid Explosive Containing a Single Crack due to Gas- Dynamic Choking.” In Proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on Combustion, volume 32, pp. 2307–2313 (Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008).
 
L.G. Hill, J.S. Morris, and S.I. Jackson. “Peel-Off Case Failure in Thermal Explosions Observed by the Deflagration Cylinder Test.” In Proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on Combustion, volume 32, pp. 2379–2386 (Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008).
 
S.I. Jackson and J.E. Shepherd. “A Toroidal Imploding Detonation Wave Initiator for Pulse Detonation Engines.” AIAA Journal 45, 257–270 (2007). DOI Link
 
W.C. Davis, T.R. Salyer, S.I. Jackson, and T.D. Aslam. “Explosive-Driven Shock Waves in Argon.” In Proceedings of the 13th International Detonation Symposium, Office of Naval Research, pp. 1035–1044 (2006).
 
S.I. Jackson, J.M. Austin, and J.E. Shepherd. “Planar Detonation Wave Initiation in Large-Aspect-Ratio Channels.” AIAA Journal 44, 2422–2425 (2006). DOI Link
 
E. Wintenberger, J. Austin, M. Cooper, S. Jackson, and J.E. Shepherd. “An Analytical Model for the Impulse of a Single-Cycle Pulse Detonation Engine.” Journal of Propulsion and Power 19, 22–38 (2003).
 
M. Cooper, S. Jackson, J. Austin, E. Wintenberger, and J.E. Shepherd. “Direct Experimental Impulse Measurements for Detonations and Deflagrations.” Journal of Propulsion and Power 18, 1033–1041 (2002).
 
Scott Jackson
Los Alamos National Laboratory