Professor Larry V. Knight
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Department of Physics and Astronomy
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
B.S. Brigham Young University, 1958
M.S. Brigham Young University, 1959
Ph.D Stanford University, 1965
Professor (1981-present), Associate Professor (76-81), Assistant Professor (73-76),
Brigham Young University, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Director of the Center for X-Ray Imaging (87-present), Brigham Young University
Founding editor of the Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology (1989-present)
Co-founder MOXTEK—a commercial x-ray technology company
Consultant, Laser Fusion Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA (1974-1994)—Consults on plasma diagnostics, x-ray imaging, x-ray lasers, high power lasers, laser produced plasmas, x-ray optics characterization, and x-ray instruments.
Research Associate, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (1972-1973)—low temperature experiments related to traps for low energy electrons, magnetic resonance, study of free electron lasers and gravitational effects on antimatter.
Senior Scientist, Barry Research Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (1971)—Designed and tested innovative, large HF antennas.
Vice President, Chief Technical Officer, Holograf Corporation, Los Gatos, CA (1969 -1972)—Directed research and development of holographically based metrology instruments.
Member Technical Staff, Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (1967-1969)—Worked on atomic frequency standards, noise thermometers and analytic instruments—ESCA,
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, Stanford CA (1965 -1967)
R. C. Woodbury, H. Fan, L. V. Knight, and J. M. Thorne, “Curved Silicon Substrates for Multilayer Structures,” Proc. SPIE 691, 69 (1986).
J. M. Thorne, L. V. Knight, and R. T. Perkins, “Optical Elements for Soft X-rays,” SPIE 927, paper No. 33 (1988).
G. Peterson, L. V. Knight, G. W. Hart, “A Capillary Discharge X-Ray Laser Driver”, invited paper presented at the International Conference on Lasers’ 90, San Diego, CA.
L. V. Knight, B. G. Peterson, C. R. Baker, G. W. Hart, R. L. Spencer and T. Stark, “The Capillary Discharge, Collisionally Pumped X-Ray/XUV Laser Source at BYU: Computer Simulation, Experimental Set-Up and Preliminary Results,” invited paper presented at the International Conference on Lasers’ 91, San Diego, CA.
E. P. Ivanova, L. N. Ivanov, L. V. Knight, B. G. Peterson, “Theoretical investigation of non-Maxwellian plasma electrons in spectra of Ne-like ions”, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Lasers’ 93, Lake Tahoe, NE., 704 (1994).
L. N. Ivanov, E. P. Ivanova, L. V. Knight, “Radiative Transition Probabilities for Ne-Like Ions. Consistent Quantum Mechanical Calculations.” Phys. Review Lett., A206, 89, 1995.
L.N. Ivanov, E.P. Ivanova, L.V. Knight, A.G. Molchanov, Physica Scripta, 53, (1995).
L. V. Knight, “Let There Be Light,” Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology (in Press) 1997.
Ph.D. ADVISOR to William M. Fairbank, Stanford University
David Gaines—Scientist, Ultratech Stepper, San Jose, CA
Ray Perkins—Vice President, MOXTEK, Inc., Orem, UT
Johnny Peterson—Scientist, IBM in Norway
Gary Stradling—Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Wael Karain—Assistant Professor, Bir Zeit University, West Bank
Hans Pew—Scientist, MOXTEK, Inc., Orem, UT
Grant Cook—Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Douglas Hansen—Manager, MOXTEK, Inc., Orem, UT
Paul Mills—Professor, Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT
and about twenty others.
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