A. V. Phelps

13.7k citations

105 papers · 11.3k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.2%
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 0.2%
- Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
- Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

Papers in

Spectroscopy 40
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications 21
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications 21
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 61
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 44
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 14
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research 13

Co-authors: J. L. Pack Zoran Petrović Leanne C. Pitchford L. Frost B. M. Jelenković R. D. Hake S. A. Lawton Clifford Risk
Journals: The Journal of Chemical Physics (17 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (10 papers)Physical Review Letters (4 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (3 papers)Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States France United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

A. V. Phelps

105 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Cold-cathode discharges and breakdown in argon: surface and gas phase production of secondary electrons 1999 · 742 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1999 Plasma Sources Science and Technology
1991 Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data
1985 Physical review. A, General physics
1967 Physical Review

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All Works

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1	Revolutionizing Agriculture With CRISPR Technology: Applications, Challenges, and Future Perspectives Biotechnology Journal ·Yu Wang, A. V. Phelps, J. B.. Auteur de lettres Hullin, Bob Evans, Arellano-Garcia, M Magherusan, Harvir Singh, Zhiqing Fang, Zhi‐Yan Du	2025	1
2	Comparisons of sets of electron-neutral scattering cross sections and calculated swarm parameters in He and Ne Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·S.F. Biagi, L. L. Alves, C. M. Ferreira, Marie‐Claude Bordage, Gerjan Hagelaar, Leanne C. Pitchford, W. L. Morgan, A. V. Phelps, Oleg Zatsarinny, Klaus Bartschat	2011	4
3	The LXCat project: Electron scattering cross sections and swarm parameters for low temperature plasma modeling Chemical Physics ·Sergey Pancheshnyi, S. Biagi, Marie‐Claude Bordage, Gerjan Hagelaar, W. L. Morgan, A. V. Phelps, Leanne C. Pitchford	2011	222
4	Energetic ion, atom, and molecule reactions and excitation in low-currentH2discharges: Model Physical Review E ·A. V. Phelps	2009	48
5	Energetic ion, atom, and molecule reactions and excitation in low-currentH2discharges:HαDoppler profiles Physical Review E ·Zoran Petrović, A. V. Phelps	2009	24
6	Excitation in low-current discharges and breakdown in He at low pressures and very high electric field to gas density ratiosE∕N Physical Review E ·B. M. Jelenković, A. V. Phelps	2005	18
7	Ion mobilities in Xe/Ne and other rare-gas mixtures Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Yong Chen, A. V. Phelps, J. de Urquijo, Eduardo Basurto, L. C. Pitchford	2003	44
8	Cold-cathode discharges and breakdown in argon: surface and gas phase production of secondary electrons Plasma Sources Science and Technology ·A. V. Phelps, Zoran Petrović Hit paper breakdown →	1999	742
9	The diffusion of charged particles in collisional plasmas: Free and ambipolar diffusion at low and moderate pressures Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology ·A. V. Phelps	1990	87
10	Effect of electrons produced by ionization on calculated electron-energy distributions Physical review. A, General physics ·Shintaro Yoshida, A. V. Phelps, Leanne C. Pitchford	1983	104
11	Quenching of optically pumped O2(b 1Σ+g) by ground state O2 molecules The Journal of Chemical Physics ·S. A. Lawton, Stewart E. Novick, H. P. Broida, A. V. Phelps	1977	33
12	Collision cross sections for electrons with atmospheric species. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·A. V. Phelps	1972	3
13	Electron Production by Associative Detachment of O– Ions with NO, CO, and H2 The Journal of Chemical Physics ·J L Moruzzi, J. W. Ekin, A. V. Phelps	1968	40
14	Electron Attachment in N2O The Journal of Chemical Physics ·A. V. Phelps, R. E. Voshall	1968	38
15	Measurement of Cesium Excitation Cross Section near Threshold by a Swarm Technique Physical Review ·Patskalev Af, A. V. Phelps	1965	23
16	Rotational Excitation and Momentum Transfer Cross Sections for Electrons inH2andN2from Transport Coefficients Physical Review ·L. Frost, A. V. Phelps	1962	368
17	Drift Velocities of Slow Electrons in Helium, Neon, Argon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen Physical Review ·J. L. Pack, A. V. Phelps	1961	236
18	Collisional Detachment in Molecular Oxygen Physical Review Letters ·A. V. Phelps, J. L. Pack	1961	77
19	Electron Collision Frequencies in Nitrogen and in the Lower Ionosphere Physical Review Letters ·A. V. Phelps, J. L. Pack	1959	79
20	Effect of the Imprisonment of Resonance Radiation on Excitation Experiments Physical Review ·A. V. Phelps	1958	107

About A. V. Phelps

A. V. Phelps is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Bioengineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Acoustics and Ultrasonics, having authored 105 papers that have together received 11.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (56 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (44 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (21 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (21 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (15 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (14 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (14 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (4.8k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (7.6k citations), Spectroscopy (2.2k citations), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (3.0k citations) and Mechanics of Materials (2.1k citations). A. V. Phelps has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include J. L. Pack, Zoran Petrović, Leanne C. Pitchford, L. Frost, B. M. Jelenković, R. D. Hake, S. A. Lawton, Clifford Risk, R. E. Voshall and L. M. Chanin. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Applied Physics, Physical Review Letters, Review of Scientific Instruments and Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data.

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