A. J. Mackinnon

23.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
186 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

A. J. Mackinnon is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. J. Mackinnon has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 100 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 89 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in A. J. Mackinnon's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (151 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (97 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (87 papers). A. J. Mackinnon is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (151 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (97 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (87 papers). A. J. Mackinnon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. A. J. Mackinnon's co-authors include P. K. Patel, S. P. Hatchett, R. A. Snavely, T. E. Cowan, S. C. Wilks, O. Willi, M. Borghesi, M. H. Key, Deanna M. Pennington and M. S. Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. J. Mackinnon

181 papers receiving 8.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser–solid interactions

2001 1.3k citations S. C. Wilks, M. H. Key et al. Physics of Plasmas profile →
Intense High-Energy Proton Beams from Petawatt-Laser Irradiation of Solids

2000 1.2k citations T. C. Sangster, S. C. Wilks et al. profile →
Isochoric Heating of Solid-Density Matter with an Ultrafast Proton Beam

2003 452 citations A. J. Mackinnon, R. B. Stephens et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. J. Mackinnon United States	46	7.7k	5.1k	4.1k	3.4k	1.1k	186	9.3k
B. J. MacGowan United States	35	2.2k 0.3×	1.9k 0.4×	3.2k 0.8×	359 0.1×	531 0.5×	150	4.5k
S. Atzeni Italy	31	3.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.4×	1.8k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	277 0.3×	125	4.3k
John H. Gardner United States	33	2.3k 0.3×	1.4k 0.3×	1.9k 0.5×	617 0.2×	103 0.1×	91	3.7k
J. Krall United States	39	3.4k 0.4×	2.2k 0.4×	3.1k 0.8×	861 0.3×	159 0.1×	115	6.6k
P. B. Price United States	53	2.8k 0.4×	386 0.1×	1.0k 0.3×	1.4k 0.4×	3.0k 2.8×	304	11.4k
M. Allen United States	39	1.7k 0.2×	1.1k 0.2×	1.4k 0.3×	678 0.2×	163 0.2×	173	6.7k
J. Davis United States	40	2.5k 0.3×	1.7k 0.3×	2.2k 0.5×	506 0.1×	664 0.6×	230	4.7k
H. F. Robey United States	39	3.1k 0.4×	1.2k 0.2×	1.1k 0.3×	1.1k 0.3×	301 0.3×	156	4.0k
Per Jönsson Sweden	43	1.5k 0.2×	1.1k 0.2×	5.4k 1.3×	58 0.0×	791 0.7×	242	12.2k
J. L. Milovich United States	28	2.4k 0.3×	733 0.1×	774 0.2×	581 0.2×	135 0.1×	90	3.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rusby, D., G. J. Williams, S. Kerr, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic development and needs for laser driven MeV x-ray radiography. Review of Scientific Instruments. 95(12).

Palmer, N. E., S. R. Nagel, Robert Petre, et al.. (2024). Time resolved x-ray diffraction using the flexible imaging diffraction diagnostic for laser experiments (FIDDLE) at the National Ignition Facility (NIF): Preliminary assessment of diffraction precision. Review of Scientific Instruments. 95(9). 2 indexed citations

Palmer, N. E., Robert Petre, S. R. Nagel, et al.. (2024). Electrical design of the flexible imaging diffraction diagnostic for laser experiments (FIDDLE) at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)—Requirements, design, and performance. Review of Scientific Instruments. 95(7). 2 indexed citations

Palmer, N. E., L. R. Benedetti, Robert Petre, et al.. (2024). Developing time-resolved x-ray diffraction diagnostics at the National Ignition Facility (invited). Review of Scientific Instruments. 95(9). 1 indexed citations

Kilkenny, J. D., W. W. Hsing, S. H. Batha, et al.. (2023). National Diagnostic Working Group (NDWG) for inertial confinement fusion (ICF)/high-energy density (HED) science: The whole exceeds the sum of its parts. Review of Scientific Instruments. 94(8). 7 indexed citations

Berg, G.P.A., J. A. Frenje, J. H. Kunimune, et al.. (2022). Design of the ion-optics for the MRSt neutron spectrometer at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Review of Scientific Instruments. 93(3). 33505–33505. 7 indexed citations

Hohenberger, M., S. Kerr, C. B. Yeamans, et al.. (2022). A combined MeV-neutron and x-ray source for the National Ignition Facility. Review of Scientific Instruments. 93(10). 103510–103510. 2 indexed citations

Schlossberg, D. J., R. M. Bionta, D. T. Casey, et al.. (2021). Three-dimensional diagnostics and measurements of inertial confinement fusion plasmas. Review of Scientific Instruments. 92(5). 53526–53526. 5 indexed citations

Zylstra, A. B., C. B. Yeamans, S. Le Pape, et al.. (2020). Enhanced direct-drive implosion performance on NIF with wavelength separation. Physics of Plasmas. 27(12). 7 indexed citations

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MacPhee, A. G., D. Alessi, Hui Chen, et al.. (2020). Enhanced laser–plasma interactions using non-imaging optical concentrator targets. Optica. 7(2). 129–129. 17 indexed citations

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MacDonald, M. J., E. E. McBride, Eric Galtier, et al.. (2020). Using simultaneous x-ray diffraction and velocity interferometry to determine material strength in shock-compressed diamond. Applied Physics Letters. 116(23). 13 indexed citations

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Dewald, E. L., R. Tommasini, N. B. Meezan, et al.. (2018). First demonstration of improved capsule implosions by reducing radiation preheat in uranium vs gold hohlraums. Physics of Plasmas. 25(9). 13 indexed citations

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Bolme, C. A., A. J. Mackinnon, & S. H. Glenzer. (2017). Fourth User Workshop on High-Power Lasers at the Linac Coherent Light Source. Synchrotron Radiation News. 30(3). 58–62. 4 indexed citations

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Tracy, S. J., R. F. Smith, J. K. Wicks, et al.. (2017). High-pressure phase transition in silicon carbide under shock loading using ultrafast x-ray diffraction. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2017. 1 indexed citations

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Pape, S. Le, L. Divol, Steven Ross, et al.. (2016). Plasma interpenetration study on the Omega laser facility. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2016. 1 indexed citations

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Mackinnon, A. J.. (2013). Performance of high-density-carbon (HDC) ablator implosion experiments on the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013.

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Town, R. P. J., M.J. Edwards, O. L. Landen, et al.. (2006). Proton Deflectometry of Electric and Magnetic Fields. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 48. 1 indexed citations

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Divol, L., D. H. Froula, S. H. Glenzer, et al.. (2004). Reduction of laser beam spray at 0.527 (micron)m in an ignition scale length plasma with temporal beam smoothing. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 59(3). 305–309. 1 indexed citations

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Park, Hyesook, G. Gregori, N. Izumi, et al.. (2004). High Energy K-alpha Radiography Using High-Intensity-Short-Pulse Laser. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 46. 3 indexed citations

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Bedford, Lorne & A. J. Mackinnon. (1996). Mechanical site preparation for vegetation management in northeastern British Columbia.. 35–42. 3 indexed citations

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