Publications
2024
Torres, S. M., Kimberley, J., Hargather, M. J., ``Stress field measurements using
quantitative schlieren'', Journal of Applied Physics, 136: 095102, 2024, DOI: 10.1063/5.0223560
Aboelezz, A., Beltran, M., Hargather, M. J., Hassanalian, M., Roghanchi, P., ``Comprehensive
design and performance validation of a wind tunnel for advanced respirable dust deposition
investigations'', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 478: 135516, 2024, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135516
Torres, S. M., Hargather, M. J., Kimberley, J., Robey, R. E., "Shock response of poly
methyl methacrylate (PMMA) under explosive loading", Journal of Dynamic Behavior of
Materials, 2024, DOI: 10.1007/s40870-024-00415-z
2023
Torres, S., D'Orazio, M. N., Hargather, M. J., “Focus enhancement in long schlieren
systems using corrector lenses", Applied Optics, 2023, DOI: 10.1364/AO.498240
Purcell, D. C., Hargather, M. J., Hargather, C. Z., “Shear and combustion characterization
of printable ammonium perchlorate composite propellant formulations", Propellants,
Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/prep.202300154
Hargather, M. J., Winter, K.O., Kimberley, J., Wei. T., "A comparison of explosively
driven shock wave radius versus time scaling approaches", Shock Waves, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-023-01149-y
Torres. S., Vorobiev, O. Y., Robey, R. E., Hargather, M. J., "A study of explosive-induced
fracture in polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)", Journal of Applied Physics, 134:075103,
2023, DOI: 10.1063/5.0160147
Palmer, S., Youngblood, S., Kimberley, J., Hargather, M. J., "In situ measurement
of the fragmentation behaviour of Al/PTFE reactive materials subjected to explosive
loading, Part 2: Fragment velocity and trajectory measurements", Propellants Explosives
Pyrotechnics, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/prep.202200104
Youngblood, S. H., Palmer, S., Avalos-Violante, D. A., Kimberley, J., Hargather, M.
J., "In situ measurement of the fragmentation behaviour of Al/PTFE reactive materials
subjected to explosive loading, Part 1: Fragment size measurements", Propellants Explosives
Pyrotechnics, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/prep.202200103
2022
Peterson, C., Espinoza, V., Hargather, M. J., "Experimental evolution of explosively
driven gas clouds in varying confinement", Experiments in Fluids, 63:185, 2022. DOI:
10.1007/s00348-022-03531-5
Mier, F. A., Hill, S. M. M., Lamb, J., Hargather, M. J., "Quantifications of the interaction
between nearby, outwardly angled gas jets", Experiments in Fluids, 63:88 2022. DOI: 10.1007/s00348-022-03442-5
Mier, F. A., Hill, S. M. M., Lamb, J., Hargather, M. J., "Non-invasive internal pressure
measurement of 18650 format lithium ion batteries during thermal runaway", Journal
of Energy Storage, 51:104322, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2022.104322
Youngblood, S.H., Hargather, M. J., Morales, R., Phillip, J., Peguero, J., Grubelich,
M., Saul, W. V., "Sea level performance of nitrous oxide and ethanol bi-propellant
rocket engines", International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion,
DOI: 10.1615/IntJEnergeticMaterialsChemProp.2022038989
2021
Novosselov, I. V., Coultas-McKenney, C. A., Miroshnik, L., Kottapalli, K., Ockerman,
B., Manley, T. E., Gardner, M. W., Lareau, R., Brady, J., Sweat, M., Smith, A.R.,
Hargather, M. J., Beaudoin, S., "Trace explosives sampling for security applications
(TESSA) study: Evaluation of procedures and methodology for contact sampling efficiency'',
Talanta, 234:122633, 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122633
Wei, T., Hargather, M., J., "A new blast wave scaling'', Shock Waves, 31:231-238,
2021, DOI: 10.1007/s00193-021-01012-y
2020
Peguero, J. C., Forrest, E. C., Knepper, R., Hargather, M. J., Tappan, A. S., Marquez,
M. P., Vasiliauskas, J. G., Rupper, S. G., "Refractive imaging of air shock above
microscale defects in pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) films", Propellants, Explosives,
Pyrotechnics, 2020, DOI: 10.1002/prep.202000029
2019
Winter, K. O., Hargather, M. J., "Three-dimensional shock wave reconstruction using
multiple high-speed digital cameras and background-oriented schlieren imaging" Experiments
in Fluids, 60:93, 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s00348-019-2738-x
Mier, F. A., Hargather, M. J., Ferreira, S. R., "Experimental quantification of vent
mechanism flow parameters in 18650 format lithium ion batteries", Journal of Fluids
Engineering, 141:061403-2, 2019.
Skinner, T., Hargather, M. J., Blackwood, J., Hays, M., Bangham, M., "An apparatus
for producing tunable, repeatable, hydrogen-oxygen de agrative blast waves", Shock
Waves, 2019 DOI: 10.1007/s00193-019-00922-2.
2018
Mier, F. A., Bhakta, R., Castano, N., Garcia, J., Hargather, M. J., "Experimental
measurement of steady and transient liquid coiling with high-speed video and digital
image processing", Fluids, 3:107, 2018. DOI: 10.3390/fluids3040107
2017
Mier, F. A., Morales, R., Coultas-McKenney, C. A., Hargather, M. J., Ostanek, J.,
"Overcharge and thermal destructive testing of lithium metal oxide and lithium metal
phosphate batteries incorporating optical diagnostics", Journal of Energy Storage,
13:378-386, 2017.
Settles, G. S., Hargather, M. J., "A review of recent developments in schlieren and
shadowgraph techniques," Measurement Science and Technology, 28:042001, DOI:10.1088/1361-6501/aa5748,
2017.
2016
Tobin, J. D., Hargather, M. J., "Quantitative Schlieren Measurement of Explosively-Driven
Shock Wave Density, Temperature, and Pressure Profiles," Propellants, Explosives,
Pyrotechnics, DOI: 10.1002/prep.201600097, 2016.
Mier, F. A., Hargather, M. J., "Color gradient background-oriented schlieren imaging," Experiments
in Fluids, DOI: 10.1007/s00348-016-2183-z, 2016.
Skaggs, M. N., Hargather, M. J., Cooper, M. A., "Characterizing pyrotechnic igniter
output with high-speed schlieren imaging," Shock Waves, DOI: 10.1007/s00193-016-0640-5,
2016.
Giannuzzi, P. M., Hargather, M. J., Doig, G. C., "Explosive-driven shock wave and
vortex ring interaction with a propane flame," Shock Waves, DOI: 10.1007/s00193-016-0627-2,
2016.
2014
Craven, B. A., Hargather, M. J., Volpe, J. A., Frymire, S. P., Settles, G. S., "Design
of a high-throughput chemical trace detection portal that samples the aerodynamic
wake of a walking person," IEEE Sensors, 14:1852-1866, DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2014.2304538,
2014.
2013
Hargather, M. J., "Background-oriented schlieren diagnostics for large-scale explosive
testing," Shock Waves, 23:529-536 DOI: 10.1007/s00193-013-0446-7 2013.
Hargather, M. J., Settles, G. S., Gogineni, S., "Optical diagnostics for characterizing
a transitional shear layer over a supersonic cavity," AIAA Journal, 51:2977-2982 DOI:
10.2514/1.J052421 2013.
Young, R. M., Hargather, M. J., and Settles, G. S., "Shear stress and particle removal
measurements of a round turbulent air jet impinging normally upon a planar wall," Journal
of Aerosol Science, 62:15-25, 2013.
Fulghum, M. R., Hargather, M. J., and Settles, G. S., "Integrated impactor/detector
for a high-throughput explosive-trace detection portal," IEEE Sensors Journal, 13:1252-1258,
2013.
2012
Svingala, F. R., Hargather, M. J., and Settles, G. S., "Optical techniques for measuring
the shock Hugoniot using ballistic projectile and high-explosive shock initiation," International
Journal of Impact Engineering, 50:76-82, 2012.
Hargather, M. J., and Settles, G. S., "A comparison of three quantitative schlieren
techniques," Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 50:8-17, 2012.
2011
Hargather, M. J., Lawson, M. J., Settles, G. S., and Weinstein, L. M., "Seedless velocimetry
measurements by schlieren image velocimetry," AIAA Journal, 49(3):611-620, 2011.
Hargather, M. J., Staymates, M. E., Madalis, M. J., Smith, D. J., and Settles, G.
S., "The internal aerodynamics of cargo containers for trace chemical sampling and
detection," IEEE Sensors Journal, 11(5):1184-1193, 2011.
2010
Hargather, M. J. and Settles G. S., "Background-oriented schlieren visualization of
heating and ventilation flows: HVAC-BOS," Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium
on Flow Visualization, Daegu, Korea, June 2010, paper no. 266.
Hargather, M. J., Settles, G. S., and Madalis, M. J., "Schlieren imaging of loud sounds
and weak shock waves in air near the limit of visibility," Shock Waves, 20(1):9-17,
2010.
Hargather, M. J. and Settles G. S., "Natural-background-oriented schlieren imaging," Experiments
in Fluids, 48(1):59-68, 2010.
2009
Hargather, M. J. and Settles, G. S., "Laboratory-scale techniques for the measurement
of a material response to an explosive blast," International Journal of Impact Engineering,
36:940-947, 2009.
Hargather, M. J. and Settles, G. S., "Retroreflective shadowgraph technique for large-scale
flow visualization," Applied Optics, 48(22):4449-4457, 2009.
Hargather, M. J., Lawson, M. J., Settles, G. S., Weinstein, L. M., and Gogenini, S.,
"Focusing-schlieren PIV measurements of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer," Proceedings
of the 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, January 2009, AIAA
Paper 2009-69.
2008
Settles, G. S., Hargather, M. J., Lawson, M. J., Bigger, R. P., and Madalis, M. J.,
"Schlieren imaging of shock waves in air at the extreme weak limit," Proceedings of
the 13th International Symposium on Flow Visualization, Nice, France, July 2008, paper
no. 277.
Hargather, M. J., Settles, G. S., Dodson-Dreibelbis, L. J., and Liebner, T. J.,"Natural-background-oriented
schlieren imaging," Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Flow Visualization,
Nice, France, July 2008, paper no. 275.
Hargather, M. J., Scaling, Characterization, and application of gram-range explosive
charges to blast testing of materials, PhD Thesis, Pennsylvania State University,
2008.
2007
Hargather, M. J., Settles, G. S., and Gatto, J. A., "Optical measurement and scaling
of blasts from gram-range explosive charges," Shock Waves, 17(4):215-223, 2007.
Hargather, M. J., Settles, G. S., and Gatto, J. A., "Gram-range explosive blast scaling
and associated materials response," Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium
on Shock Waves, G�ttingen, Germany, July 2007.
Biss, M. M., Hargather, M. J., Settles, G. S., Dodson, L. J., and Miller, J. D., "High-speed
digital shadowgraphy of shock waves from explosions and gunshots," Proceedings of
the 26th International Symposium on Shock Waves, G�ttingen, Germany, July 2007.
2006
Hargather, M. J., Settles, G. S., and Gatto, J. A., "Optical measurement, characterization,
and scaling of blasts from gram-range explosive charges," Proceedings of the 4th International
Aviation Security Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C., November-December 2006.
Hargather, M. J., Settles, G. S., Gatto, J. A., Grumstrup, T. P., and Miller, J. D.,
"Full-scale optical experiments on the explosive failure of a ULD-3 air cargo container," Proceedings
of the 4th International Aviation Security Technology Symposium, Washington, D.C.,
November-December 2006.
2005
Settles, G. S., Grumstrup, T. P., Miller, J. D., Hargather, M. J., Dodson, L. J.,
Gatto, J. A., "Full-scale high-speed "edgerton" retroreflective shadowgraphy of explosions
and gunshots," Proceedings of the 5th Pacific Symposium on Flow Visualization and
Image Processing, Australia, September 2005.
2004
Hargather, M. J., Molecular dynamics simulation of magnetic nanoparticles in a fluid,
Honors Thesis, Penn State Behrend, 2004.