Dept of Engineering Physics
Email: Charles Bridgman
B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1952
M.S., Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1958
Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1963
Nuclear weapon effects, especially fallout modeling. Technology aspects of non-proliferation of WMD, especially nuclear forensics.
NUCLEAR WEAPON EFFECTS
ESPECIALLY DELAYED RADIATION (FALLOUT)
NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Books:
3. Charles J. Bridgman, "Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Weapons Effects, 2nd Edition, Volume I (U)," Chapters 1 and 5-15, in preparation, distribution limited.
2. Charles J. Bridgman, "Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Weapons Effects, 2nd Edition, Volume II (U)," Chapters 2 and 3, 4,252 pages, December 2008, distribution to authorized users only.
1. Charles J. Bridgman, "Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Weapons Effects," 535 pages, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA/DTRIAC), July 2001, distribution limited to government agencies.
Book Chapters:
C.J. Bridgman and Arthur T. Hopkins, "Predicting Fallout Radiation Levels," in Would the Insects Inherit the Earth, Jack C. Greene and Daniel J. Strom, eds., Pergamon Professional Publishers, Washington, D.C., 1988, pp. 9-12.
Other:
6. C.J. Bridgman, "Radiation Effects on Electronics: Hostile Environments," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 57, June 1989.
5. C.J. Bridgman, "Sunlight Attenuation in Nuclear Winter," American Journal of Physics, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 166-170, February 1989.
4. C.J. Bridgman, "A Review of Developments in Modeling Nuclear Dust Clouds and Resulting Doses," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 55, pp. 542-543, November 1987.
3. C.J. Bridgman and Arthur T. Hopkins, "A Volcanic Ash Transport Model and Analysis of Mount St. Helens Ashfall," Journal of Geophysical Research, 90 No. D6, pp. 10,620-10,630, October 1985.
2. C.J. Bridgman and W.S. Bigelow, "A New Fallout Prediction Model," Health Physics, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 205-218, August 1982,
1. C.J. Bridgman and B. Hickman, "Aircraft Penetrations of Radioactive Clouds," Proceedings of the Shock Physics Aerospace System Conference, White Oak, Maryland, April 1982.