Christopher Speas

1.1k citations

14 papers · 192 indexed · h-index 8

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
Radiation top 10%
- Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
- Nuclear Physics and Applications

Papers in ⓘ

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 12
Radiation 6
- Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques 6

Co-authors: I. C. Smith (10 shared papers)J. L. Porter (11 shared papers)Patrick K. Rambo (5 shared papers)H.C. Ives (2 shared papers)R. G. Adams (2 shared papers)J. W. Kellogg (1 shared paper)J. A. Caird (1 shared paper)James E. Murray (1 shared paper)
Journals: Review of Scientific Instruments (6 papers)Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams (1 paper)Physics of Plasmas (1 paper)The Astrophysical Journal (1 paper)Minerals (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Israel

In The Last Decade

Christopher Speas

12 papers receiving 185 citations

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14 of 14 papers shown

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1	Z-Beamlet: a multikilojoule, terawatt-class laser system Applied Optics ·Patrick K. Rambo, I. C. Smith, J. L. Porter, M.J. Hurst, Christopher Speas, R. G. Adams, Antonio J. García, Elliot W. Dawson, Benjamin D. Thurston, Colleen Wakefield, J. W. Kellogg, Michael J. Slattery, H.C. Ives, Robin Broyles, J. A. Caird, Alvin C. Erlandson, James E. Murray, W. Behrendt, Norman D. Neilsen, J. Narduzzi	2005	74
2	Energy loss to conductors operated at lineal current densities≤10 MA/cm: Semianalytic model, magnetohydrodynamic simulations, and experiment Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams ·W. A. Stygar, S.E. Rosenthal, H.C. Ives, T. C. Wagoner, G. O. Allshouse, K. E. Androlewicz, G.L. Donovan, D. L. Fehl, Michael Fresé, T. L. Gilliland, M. Johnson, J. A. Mills, D. B. Reisman, P. Reynolds, Christopher Speas, R. B. Spielman, K. W. Struve, A. Toor, E. M. Waisman	2008	23
3	Symmetric inertial confinement fusion capsule implosions in a high-yield-scale double-Z-pinch-driven hohlraum on Z Physics of Plasmas ·G. R. Bennett, R. A. Vesey, M. E. Cuneo, J. L. Porter, R. G. Adams, R. A. Aragon, Patrick K. Rambo, D. C. Rovang, L. E. Ruggles, W. W. Simpson, I. C. Smith, Christopher Speas, K. W. Struve, D. F. Wenger, O. L. Landen	2003	22
4	Sandia's Z-Backlighter Laser Facility Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Patrick K. Rambo, Jens Schwarz, Marius Schollmeier, Matthias Geißel, I. C. Smith, Mark Kimmel, Christopher Speas, J. E. Shores, Darrell J. Armstrong, John Curtis Bellum, Ella Suzanne Field, Damon E. Kletecka, J. L. Porter	2016	15
5	Enhancement of x-ray yield from the Z-Beamlet laser for monochromatic backlighting by using a prepulse Review of Scientific Instruments ·D. B. Sinars, Guy R. Bennett, Mark Herrmann, I. C. Smith, Christopher Speas, L. E. Ruggles, J. L. Porter	2006	14
6	A 7.2 keV spherical x-ray crystal backlighter for two-frame, two-color backlighting at Sandia’s Z Pulsed Power Facility Review of Scientific Instruments ·Marius Schollmeier, Patrick Knapp, D. J. Ampleford, Eric Harding, Christopher Jennings, Derek C. Lamppa, Guillaume Loisel, Matthew Martin, G. K. Robertson, Jonathon Shores, I. C. Smith, Christopher Speas, Matthew Weis, J. L. Porter, R. D. McBride	2017	12
7	X-ray self-emission imaging with spherically bent Bragg crystals on the Z-machine Review of Scientific Instruments ·Eric Harding, G. K. Robertson, G. S. Dunham, M. R. Gómez, Jeffrey Fein, Patrick Knapp, A. J. Harvey-Thompson, Christopher Speas, D. J. Ampleford, G. A. Rochau, R. Doron, Y. Maron	2023	11
8	A spherical crystal diffraction imager for Sandia’s Z Pulsed Power Facility Review of Scientific Instruments ·Tommy Ao, Marius Schollmeier, Pat Kalita, Paul Gard, I. C. Smith, Jonathon Shores, Christopher Speas, Christopher Seagle	2020	10
9	Polycapillary x-ray lenses for single-shot, laser-driven powder diffraction Review of Scientific Instruments ·Marius Schollmeier, Tommy Ao, Ella Suzanne Field, Benjamin Galloway, Pat Kalita, Mark Kimmel, D.V. Morgan, Patrick K. Rambo, Jens Schwarz, J. E. Shores, I. C. Smith, Christopher Speas, J.F. Benage, J. L. Porter	2018	5
10	Exploring the High-Pressure Phases of Carbon through X-ray Diffraction of Dynamic Compression Experiments on Sandia’s Z Pulsed Power Facility Minerals ·Tommy Ao, Pat Kalita, Caroline Blada, Nathan P. Brown, Karin Fulford, Paul Gard, Matthias Geißel, Heath L. Hanshaw, Michael Montoya, Sheri Payne, Edward Scoglietti, Anthony Smith, Christopher Speas, J. L. Porter, Christopher Seagle	2023	3
11	Adaptive Beam Smoothing with Plasma-Pinholes for Laser-Entrance-Hole Transmission Studies OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·Matthias Geißel, Lawrence E. Ruggles, I. C. Smith, Jonathn E. Shores, Christopher Speas, J. L. Porter	2014	2
12	Optimization of X-ray backlighting for experiments on Z OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·Matthias Geißel, Carlos Manuel Cox, Marius Schollmeier, Jonathon Shores, I. C. Smith, Christopher Speas, J. L. Porter	2013	1
13	Phase modulation failsafe system for multi-kJ lasers based on optical heterodyne detection Review of Scientific Instruments ·Darrell J. Armstrong, Quinn Looker, John Stahoviak, I. C. Smith, Jonathon Shores, Patrick K. Rambo, Jens Schwarz, Christopher Speas, J. L. Porter	2018	0
14	Magnetic Field Effects on the Vishniac Overstability in Scaled Radiative Blast Waves The Astrophysical Journal ·Nathan Riley, Hernan Quevedo, Roger D. Bengtson, T. Ditmire, Mark Kimmel, Christopher Speas, J. L. Porter	2020	0

About Christopher Speas

Christopher Speas is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geophysics and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 14 papers that have together received 192 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (12 papers), Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (6 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (5 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (3 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (3 papers), Laser Design and Applications (2 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (1 paper) and Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (133 citations), Radiation (53 citations), Geophysics (44 citations), Computational Mechanics (34 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (46 citations). Christopher Speas has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Israel. Frequent co-authors include I. C. Smith, J. L. Porter, Patrick K. Rambo, H.C. Ives, R. G. Adams, J. W. Kellogg, J. A. Caird, James E. Murray, W. Behrendt and Marius Schollmeier. Their work appears in journals such as Review of Scientific Instruments, Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Physics of Plasmas, The Astrophysical Journal and Minerals.

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