C. Danson

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
110 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

C. Danson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Danson has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 73 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 41 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in C. Danson's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (71 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (60 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (41 papers). C. Danson is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (71 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (60 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (41 papers). C. Danson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. C. Danson's co-authors include D. Neely, A. E. Dangor, Z. Najmudin, V. Malka, David Hillier, N. W. Hopps, Paul Lee, A.P. Fews, A. Modena and C. Joshi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

C. Danson

105 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Electron acceleration from the breaking of relativistic plasma waves

1995 647 citations Z. Najmudin, A. E. Dangor et al. profile →
A study of picosecond laser–solid interactions up to 1019 W cm−2

1997 497 citations A. E. Dangor, C. Danson et al. profile →
Petawatt class lasers worldwide

2015 379 citations C. Danson, David Hillier et al. High Power Laser Science and Engineering profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Danson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. Danson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. Danson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with C. Danson. C. Danson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Future for inertial-fusion energy in Europe: a roadmap 2023 ·High Power Laser Science and Engineering ·D. Batani, A. Colaïtis, F. Consoli, C. Danson, L. A. Gizzi, J. J. Honrubia, (unknown), S. Le Pape, (unknown), J.M. Perlado, R. H. H. Scott, M. Tatarakis, V. T. Tikhonchuk, L. Volpe	22
2	Inertial confinement fusion ignition achieved at the National Ignition Facility – an editorial 2023 ·High Power Laser Science and Engineering ·C. Danson, L. A. Gizzi	13
3	Petawatt class lasers worldwide breakdown → 2015 ·High Power Laser Science and Engineering ·C. Danson, David Hillier, N. W. Hopps, D. Neely	379
4	Ultrahigh contrast from a frequency-doubled chirped-pulse-amplification beamline 2013 ·Applied Optics ·David Hillier, C. Danson, (unknown), David Egan, Stephen Elsmere, (unknown), (unknown), N. W. Hopps, Michael Norman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	34
5	Overview of Project Orion 2011 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), C. Danson, (unknown), David A. Egan, Stephen Elsmere, (unknown), (unknown), David Hillier, D. J. Hoarty, (unknown), Michael Norman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	5
6	35 J broadband femtosecond optical parametric chirped pulse amplification system 2006 ·Optics Letters ·O. Chekhlov, J. L. Collier, I. N. Ross, Philip K. Bates, M. Notley, Cristina Hernandez–Gomez, W. Shaikh, C. Danson, D. Neely, Pavel Matousek, S. Hancock, (unknown)	99
7	Recent progress towards a petawatt power using optical parametric chirped pulse amplification 2005 ·O. Chekhlov, J. L. Collier, I. N. Ross, Philip K. Bates, M. Notley, W. Shaikh, C. Danson, D. Neely, Pavel Matousek, S. Hancock	1
8	Short pulse laser beatwave experiments using the VULCAN laser facility 2001 ·APS ·B. Walton, Z. Najmudin, M. S. Wei, (unknown), Karl Krushelnick, A. E. Dangor, R. J. Clarke, (unknown), Cristina Hernandez–Gomez, (unknown), D. Neely, C. Danson, J. L. Collier, S. Fritzler, V. Malka	1
9	Measurements of forward Raman scattering and electron acceleration from high intensity plasma interactions at 527nm 2000 ·ePubs (Science and Technology Facilities Council, Research Councils UK) ·Z. Najmudin, R. Allott, F. Amiranoff, Ε. L. Clark, C. Danson, D. Gordon, (unknown), (unknown), V. Malka, D. Neely, M. Salvati, M. Santala, M. Tatarakis, A. E. Dangor	12
10	Wave-front control of a large-aperture laser system by use of a static phase corrector 2000 ·Applied Optics ·Cristina Hernandez–Gomez, John Collier, Steve Hawkes, C. Danson, Chris Edwards, D. Pepler, (unknown), Trevor Winstone	18
11	Application of a picosecond laser plasma continuum light source to a dual-laser plasma photoabsorption experiment 2000 ·Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·(unknown), C. Danson, (unknown), (unknown), A. G. MacPhee, Cormac McGuinness, (unknown), W. Shaikh, I. C. E. Turcu, John Costello	8
12	Generation of terawatt pulses by use of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification 2000 ·Applied Optics ·I. N. Ross, John Collier, Pavel Matousek, C. Danson, D. Neely, R. Allott, D. Pepler, Cristina Hernandez–Gomez, K. Osvay	105
13	Proposed beatwave experiment at RAL with the Vulcan CPA laser 2000 ·IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science ·D. Neely, J. L. Collier, R. Allott, C. Danson, Sarah Hawkes, Z. Najmudin, R. J. Kingham, K. Krushelnick, A. E. Dangor	4
14	Evaluation of an ultrabroadband high-gain amplification technique for chirped pulse amplification facilities 1999 ·Applied Optics ·John Collier, Cristina Hernandez–Gomez, I. N. Ross, Pavel Matousek, C. Danson, (unknown)	46
15	Optical Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplifiers for the Generation of Extremes in Power. Intensity and Pulse Duration 1998 ·Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe ·I. N. Ross, Pavel Matousek, Michael Towrie, A. J. Langley, J. L. Collier, C. Danson, D. Neely, K. Osvay	1
16	Saturated operation of a transient collisional x-ray laser 1998 ·Physical Review A ·M.P. Kalachnikov, P. V. Nickles, M. Schnürer, W. Sandner, Vyacheslav N. Shlyaptsev, C. Danson, D. Neely, E. Wolfrum, Jie Zhang, Abbas Behjat, (unknown), G. J. Tallents, (unknown), C. L. S. Lewis	66
17	Coherence and bandwidth measurements of harmonics generated from solid surfaces irradiated by intense picosecond laser pulses 1996 ·Physical Review A ·Jie Zhang, M. Zepf, P. A. Norreys, A. E. Dangor, Makis Bakarezos, C. Danson, A. Dyson, A.P. Fews, P. Gibbon, M. H. Key, Paul Lee, P. A. Loukakos, S. Moustaizis, D. Neely, Florian Walsh, J. S. Wark	37
18	Saturated output of a GeXXIII x-ray laser at 19.6 nm 1996 ·Physical Review A ·Jie Zhang, (unknown), E. Wolfrum, M. H. Key, C. Danson, A. Demir, S.B. Healy, D. H. Kalantar, (unknown), C. L. S. Lewis, J.‐Y. Lin, A. G. MacPhee, D. Neely, Joseph Nilsen, G. J. Pert, Rowan J. Smith, G. J. Tallents, J. S. Wark	48
19	Characteristics of rapidly recombining plasmas suitable for high-gain X-ray laser action 1996 ·Laser and Particle Beams ·Jie Zhang, M. H. Key, P. A. Norreys, C. Danson, D. Neely, S. J. Rose, Florian Walsh, G. J. Tallents, (unknown), Matthew T. G. Holden, Philip B. Holden, G. J. Pert, S. A. Ramsden, C. L. S. Lewis, A. G. MacPhee, (unknown)	2
20	Generation of uniform plasmas for beat wave experiments 1987 ·AIP conference proceedings ·A. E. Dangor, A. K. L. Dymoke-Bradshaw, A. Dyson, T. Garvey, I. H. Mitchell, (unknown), C. Danson, Charles Edwards, Roger G. Evans	1

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