Christopher M. S. Sears

590 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 434 citations indexed

About

Christopher M. S. Sears is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher M. S. Sears has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 434 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Christopher M. S. Sears's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (7 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (4 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (4 papers). Christopher M. S. Sears is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (7 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (4 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (4 papers). Christopher M. S. Sears collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Christopher M. S. Sears's co-authors include A. Buck, Ferenc Krausz, Karl Schmid, L. Veisz, J. M. Mikhailova, Raphael Tautz, Daniel Herrmann, M. Geissler, R. Siemann and J.E. Spencer and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Optics Letters and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

Christopher M. S. Sears

10 papers receiving 421 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.

Density-transition based electron injector for laser driven wakefield accelerators

2010 205 citations Karl Schmid, A. Buck et al. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher M. S. Sears United States	7	364	263	177	123	72	10	434
C.J. Sears United States	6	379 1.0×	314 1.2×	168 0.9×	94 0.8×	83 1.2×	17	451
O. Lundh Sweden	8	449 1.2×	230 0.9×	231 1.3×	113 0.9×	140 1.9×	8	498
Benno Zeitler Germany	6	398 1.1×	208 0.8×	160 0.9×	184 1.5×	134 1.9×	10	464
Changhai Yu China	8	419 1.2×	251 1.0×	198 1.1×	158 1.3×	120 1.7×	29	483
Stephan Kuschel Germany	10	319 0.9×	222 0.8×	160 0.9×	55 0.4×	57 0.8×	31	385
Aline Vernier France	11	408 1.1×	365 1.4×	229 1.3×	91 0.7×	56 0.8×	21	495
Franz-Josef Decker United States	7	416 1.1×	187 0.7×	130 0.7×	250 2.0×	98 1.4×	28	533
Lintong Ke China	6	260 0.7×	163 0.6×	122 0.7×	106 0.9×	76 1.1×	16	312
C. Filip United States	9	415 1.1×	337 1.3×	233 1.3×	205 1.7×	69 1.0×	17	534
Jurjen Couperus Cabadağ Germany	8	293 0.8×	137 0.5×	111 0.6×	99 0.8×	128 1.8×	23	336

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Mikhailova, J. M., A. Buck, Antonin Borot, et al.. (2011). Ultra-high-contrast few-cycle pulses for multipetawatt-class laser technology. Optics Letters. 36(16). 3145–3145. 47 indexed citations

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Schmid, Karl, A. Buck, Christopher M. S. Sears, et al.. (2010). Density-transition based electron injector for laser driven wakefield accelerators. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams. 13(9). 205 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sears, Christopher M. S., U. Schramm, Karl Schmid, et al.. (2010). A high resolution, broad energy acceptance spectrometer for laser wakefield acceleration experiments. Review of Scientific Instruments. 81(7). 73304–73304. 18 indexed citations

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Sears, Christopher M. S., A. Buck, Karl Schmid, et al.. (2010). Emittance and divergence of laser wakefield accelerated electrons. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams. 13(9). 48 indexed citations

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Sears, Christopher M. S., E. Colby, R. Ischebeck, et al.. (2008). Production and characterization of attosecond electron bunch trains. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams. 11(6). 61 indexed citations

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Sears, Christopher M. S., E. Colby, R. J. England, et al.. (2008). Phase stable net acceleration of electrons from a two-stage optical accelerator. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams. 11(10). 30 indexed citations

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Noble, R., Eric R. Colby, B. Cowan, et al.. (2007). Designing photonic bandgap fibers for particle acceleration. 3103–3105. 2 indexed citations

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Sears, Christopher M. S., Robert L. Byer, Eric R. Colby, et al.. (2006). Beam Coupling to Optical Scale Accelerating Structures. AIP conference proceedings. 877. 665–671. 3 indexed citations

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Plettner, T., Robert L. Byer, Eric R. Colby, et al.. (2006). Structure Loaded Vacuum Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration Experiments at SLAC. AIP conference proceedings. 877. 103–116. 1 indexed citations

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Sears, Christopher M. S., Eric R. Colby, B. Cowan, et al.. (2005). High-Harmonic Inverse-Free-Electron-Laser Interaction at 800 nm. Physical Review Letters. 95(19). 194801–194801. 19 indexed citations

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