Atsushi Sunahara

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
198 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Atsushi Sunahara is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Atsushi Sunahara has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 145 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 104 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Atsushi Sunahara's work include Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (147 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (141 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (69 papers). Atsushi Sunahara is often cited by papers focused on Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (147 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (141 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (69 papers). Atsushi Sunahara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Ireland. Atsushi Sunahara's co-authors include K. Mima, Shinsuke Fujioka, Katsunobu Nishihara, T. Norimatsu, N. Miyanaga, K. Shigemori, Tomoyuki Johzaki, Hideo Nagatomo, Hiroaki Nishimura and Akira Sasaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Atsushi Sunahara

183 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fast heating of ultrahigh-density plasma as a step towards laser fusion ignition

2001 665 citations K. Mima, K. Shigemori et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Atsushi Sunahara Japan	29	2.3k	2.0k	1.6k	682	495	198	3.1k
W. Theobald United States	31	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	779 1.1×	270 0.5×	168	3.1k
H. Azechi Japan	29	2.7k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	870 1.3×	373 0.8×	250	3.5k
L. A. Gizzi Italy	27	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	765 1.1×	293 0.6×	204	3.3k
M. Kando Japan	32	2.9k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	636 0.9×	525 1.1×	222	3.5k
S. Letzring United States	23	2.9k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	984 1.4×	345 0.7×	62	3.4k
Hiroyuki Daido Japan	30	2.6k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	634 0.9×	792 1.6×	218	3.6k
L. Divol United States	35	3.2k 1.4×	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	1.0k 1.5×	272 0.5×	172	3.7k
P. Antici France	26	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1000 1.5×	239 0.5×	109	2.7k
J. Ullschmied Czechia	28	2.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	419 0.6×	252 0.5×	189	2.6k
А. А. Андреев Russia	29	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	567 0.8×	345 0.7×	292	2.8k

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Tanaka, Nozomi, Baojun Zhu, Chang Liu, et al.. (2024). Absolute density measurement of hydrogen radicals in XUV induced plasma for tin contamination cleaning via laser-induced fluorescence. Applied Physics Letters. 124(15). 1 indexed citations

Mori, Yoshitaka, S. Okihara, A. Iwamoto, et al.. (2021). Present Status of Fusion Fuel Injection System and Neutron Generation. The Review of Laser Engineering. 49(3). 167–167. 1 indexed citations

Sunahara, Atsushi, et al.. (2021). Adaptation of TCAD simulation in excimer laser doping. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 60(8). 86502–86502. 4 indexed citations

Johzaki, Tomoyuki, Wookyung Kim, T. Endo, et al.. (2020). Intensification of laser-produced relativistic electron beam using converging magnetic fields for ignition in fast ignition laser fusion. High Energy Density Physics. 36. 100841–100841. 6 indexed citations

Kawasaki, Hiromu, Hiroyuki Hara, Toru Oba, et al.. (2019). Optimized highly charged ion production for strong soft x-ray sources obeying a quasi-Moseley’s law. AIP Advances. 9(11). 8 indexed citations

Mori, Yoshitaka, Atsushi Sunahara, Tatsumi Hioki, et al.. (2018). Modification of single-crystalline yttria-stabilised zirconia induced by radiation heating from laser-produced plasma. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(10). 105202–105202. 2 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Naoji, T. Morita, Hideki Nakashima, et al.. (2018). Experimental demonstration of ion extraction from magnetic thrust chamber for laser fusion rocket. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 57(5). 50303–50303. 1 indexed citations

Johzaki, Tomoyuki, Y. Sentoku, Hideo Nagatomo, et al.. (2016). Electron beam guiding by external magnetic fields in imploded fuel plasma. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 717. 12025–12025. 2 indexed citations

Sasaki, Toru, Kazumasa Takahashi, Takashi Kikuchi, et al.. (2016). Magntohydrodynamic behavior of capacitor-coil target toward alternative inertial confinement fusion. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 717. 12078–12078. 1 indexed citations

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Tomita, Kentaro, Kazutaka Nishikawa, Kiichiro Uchino, et al.. (2015). Development of a collective Thomson scattering system for laser-produced tin plasmas for extreme-ultraviolet light sources. Applied Physics Express. 8(12). 126101–126101. 17 indexed citations

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Yanagawa, Takashi, H. Sakagami, Atsushi Sunahara, & Hideo Nagatomo. (2015). Asymmetric implosion of a cone-guided target irradiated by Gekko XII laser. Laser and Particle Beams. 33(3). 367–378. 7 indexed citations

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Sunahara, Atsushi. (2014). Numerical Simulation for Laser Processing. Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering. 80(9). 824–830. 3 indexed citations

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Olazabal-Loumé, M., Ph. Nicolaï, G. Riazuelo, et al.. (2013). Simulations of laser imprint reduction using underdense foams and its consequences on the hydrodynamic instability growth. New Journal of Physics. 15(8). 85033–85033. 9 indexed citations

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Nagatomo, Hideo, Tomoyuki Johzaki, Atsushi Sunahara, et al.. (2013). Optimum design of imploded core plasma for effective fast ignition at GXII. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 59. 3007–3007. 1 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Naoji, Hideki Nakashima, Shinsuke Fujioka, et al.. (2012). Experimental Demonstration of Magnetic Thrust Chamber for a Laser Fusion Rocket. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN. 10(ists28). Pb_109–Pb_114. 1 indexed citations

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Sunahara, Atsushi, Naoji Yamamoto, Shinsuke Fujioka, et al.. (2012). Numerical Analysis of Magnetic Thrust Chamber System for Laser Fusion Rocket Considering the Creation Process of Laser-Produced Plasma. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN. 10(ists28). Pb_71–Pb_77. 2 indexed citations

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Hirooka, Y., et al.. (2010). Laboratory experiments on cluster/aerosol formation by colliding ablation plumes. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 244(3). 32033–32033. 5 indexed citations

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Nagatomo, Hideo, Tomoyuki Johzaki, H. Sakagami, et al.. (2009). Numerical study of the advanced target design for FIREX-I. Nuclear Fusion. 49(7). 75028–75028. 7 indexed citations

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Sakaiya, T., H. Azechi, H. Shiraga, et al.. (2003). Stabilization Mechanism of Ablative Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Growth at Medium Wavelengths. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 45.

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Sunahara, Atsushi, J. A. Delettrez, C. Stöeckl, R. W. Short, & S. Skupsky. (2003). Time-Dependent Electron Thermal Flux Inhibition in Direct-Drive Laser Implosions. Physical Review Letters. 91(9). 95003–95003. 67 indexed citations

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