A. L. Broadfoot

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

A. L. Broadfoot is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. L. Broadfoot has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 40 papers in Atmospheric Science and 26 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. L. Broadfoot's work include Astro and Planetary Science (64 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (44 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (42 papers). A. L. Broadfoot is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (64 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (44 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (42 papers). A. L. Broadfoot collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. A. L. Broadfoot's co-authors include D. E. Shemansky, B. R. Sandel, Shailendra Kumar, D. F. Strobel, S. K. Atreya, T. M. Donahue, J. B. Holberg, Gerald R. Smith, D. M. Hunten and Jean‐Loup Bertaux and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. L. Broadfoot

116 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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Extreme Ultraviolet Observations from Voyager 1 Encounter with Jupiter

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The observation of chemiluminescent NiO* emissions in the laboratory and in the night airglow 2011 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·W. F. J. Evans, R. L. Gattinger, A. L. Broadfoot, E. J. Llewellyn	12
2	Bridging the gap between ground‐based and space‐based observations of the night airglow 1999 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·A. L. Broadfoot, (unknown)	17
3	N₂ triplet band systems and atomic oxygen in the dayglow 1997 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·A. L. Broadfoot, (unknown), E. Anderson, Thomas C. Stone, B. R. Sandel, J.A. Gardner, Edmond Murad, David J. Knecht, C. P. Pike, R. A. Viereck	37
4	The Arizona Airglow Experiment as flown on four space-shuttle missions 1997 ·Advances in Space Research ·David J. Knecht, Edmond Murad, R. A. Viereck, C. P. Pike, A. L. Broadfoot, E. Anderson, (unknown), Thomas C. Stone, B.R. Sandel	14
5	The AIS: A Spectrograph/Imager Ensemble for Space Flight 1990 ·NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N ·R. A. Viereck, David J. Knecht, A. L. Broadfoot, B. R. Sandel	2
6	Images of transequatorial bubbles based on field‐aligned airglow observations from Haleakala in 1984‐1986 1989 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. P. Rohrbaugh, W. B. Hanson, Brian A. Tinsley, B. L. Cragin, J. P. McClure, A. L. Broadfoot	57
7	Observations of the Jovian UV aurora by Voyager 1987 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·F. Herbert, B. R. Sandel, A. L. Broadfoot	52
8	Voyager/Uranus UV Occultations--Atmospheric Vertical Mixing and Photochemistry 1986 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·S. K. Atreya, B. R. Sandel, P. N. Romani, F. Herbert, A. L. Broadfoot, R. V. Yelle	6
9	Structure of the Upper Atmosphere of Uranus 1986 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·B. R. Sandel, (unknown), A. L. Broadfoot, J. B. Holberg, D. E. Shemansky, R. V. Yelle, S. K. Atreya	2
10	Observations of the Jovian UV Aurora by Voyager 1985 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·F. Herbert, B. R. Sandel, A. L. Broadfoot	1
11	Voyager UV Spectrometer Observations of He 584 Å Dayglow at Jupiter. 1980 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·A. L. Broadfoot, J. C. McConnell, B. R. Sandel	3
12	Mariner 10 Observations of Hydrogen Lyman α Emission from the Venus Exosphere: Evidence of Complex Structure. 1978 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·A. L. Broadfoot, Peter Z. Takacs, Gerald R. Smith, (unknown)	1
13	Mariner 10 ultraviolet spectrometer - Occultation experiment 1977 ·A. L. Broadfoot, (unknown), (unknown)	3
14	Mariner 10 ultraviolet spectrometer - Airglow experiment 1977 ·A. L. Broadfoot, (unknown), (unknown)	13
15	Microchannel plate life tests. [UV detector in Mariner Jupiter/Saturn spectrometer 1977 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·B. R. Sandel, A. L. Broadfoot, D. E. Shemansky	1
16	Production and Maintenance of the Lunar Atmosphere and Implications for Mercury. 1976 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·A. L. Broadfoot, D. E. Shemansky	1
17	Mariner 10 UV Experiment: The Albedo of Mercury at Ultraviolet Wavelengths 1976 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·A. L. Broadfoot, D. E. Shemansky, S. Chaitanya Kumar	1
18	Extreme Ultraviolet Observations 1974 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·A. L. Broadfoot	2
19	Weak emissions in the near infrared daytime airglow 1969 ·Planetary and Space Science ·L. Wallace, A. L. Broadfoot	23
20	Refrigeration for Photomultipliers 1966 ·Applied Optics ·A. L. Broadfoot	11

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