D. MacDonald

472 citations

15 papers · 276 indexed · h-index 5

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7
- Particle Detector Development and Performance 4
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 3
Astronomy and Astrophysics 5
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 2
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 2

Co-authors: R. E. Rothschild W. A. Heindl D. E. Gruber D. Marsden M. R. Pelling P. L. Hink P. R. Blanco K. Jahoda
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (2 papers)AIP conference proceedings (1 paper)48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (1 paper)Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements (2 papers)Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Poland

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D. MacDonald

13 papers receiving 268 citations

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15 of 15 papers shown

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1	Deep space optical communications technology demonstration pre-launch validation and performance tests with the laser test evaluation station (LTES) Angel E. Velasco, Jason P. Allmaras, J. Kovalik, Jens Rautenstengel, Bradley Ross, Erik Alerstam, Malcolm W. Wright, Sukh Lal Dutt, Nyasha O. Bullock, D. MacDonald, David Zhu, Oscar S. Alvarez-Salazar, 松岡政夫, G.G. Ortiz, Sabino Piazzolla, Y. Anderson, K. Andrews, DI Conway, Abhijit Biswas	2024	1
2	Deep space optical communications (DSOC) beam expander design and engineering David Driscoll, Nicholas Usher, Ruth I. Poblete-Cruz, Kang Eu Ong, D. MacDonald, W. T. Roberts, G. Szabadkai, William Klipstein	2020	3
3	Cornell Caltech Atacama Telescope primary mirror surface sensing and controllability Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·D. MacDonald, D. P. Woody, C. M. Bradford, Richard Chamberlin, M. Dragovan, P. F. Goldsmith, S. J. E. Radford, Thomas A. Sebring, J. Žmuidzinas	2008	4
4	Advances in edge sensors for the Thirty Meter Telescope primary mirror Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Chris Shelton, Terry S. Mast, G. A. Chanan, J. Stuart Nelson, Lewis C. Roberts, Mitchell Troy, В. М. Чушенко, Byoung-Joon Seo, D. MacDonald	2008	13
5	Model and Test Validation of Gravity Offload System 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference ·P. Terrosi Vagnoli, P. Kumbhar, D. MacDonald, Sarah Honan Blake, Sung Sool Kim, Marcela Moraga Mansoulet, Gregory S. Agnes	2007	4
6	Current progress on TPFI nulling architectures at Jet Propulsion Laboratory Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Robert O. Gappinger, J. Kent Wallace, Randall Bartos, D. MacDonald, Kenneth Brown	2005	1
7	COMET C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) R. Naves, Peng Ye, A. Nakamura, Marija Zubčić, S. H. Pravdo, Huang Guang-wen, K. Lawrence, D. MacDonald, E. F. Helin, R. Thicksten, B. G. Marsden	2004	1
8	Measurements of fluctuations in the hard X-ray background with RXTE AIP conference proceedings ·D. MacDonald	2001	0
9	RXTE observations of Cas A Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements ·R. E. Rothschild, R. E. Lingenfelter, P. R. Blanco, D. E. Gruber, W. A. Heindl, D. MacDonald, Toshio Endoh, M. R. Pelling, K. Jahoda, G. E. Allen, J. H. Swank, S. E. Woosley, K. Nomoto, J. C. Higdon	1999	5
10	Granularity of the diffuse background observed Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements ·D. E. Gruber, D. MacDonald, R. E. Rothschild, E. A. Boldt, R. F. Mushotzky, A. C. Fabian	1999	0
11	Observation of Centaurus A by theRossi X‐Ray Timing Explorer The Astrophysical Journal ·R. E. Rothschild, D. L. Band, P. R. Blanco, D. E. Gruber, W. A. Heindl, D. MacDonald, D. Marsden, K. Jahoda, E. Roti, G. M. Madejski, M. Elvis, D. A. Schwartz, Ronald A. Remillard, A. A. Zdziarski, Chris Done, Roger Svensson	1999	12
12	In‐Flight Performance of the High Energy X‐Ray Timing Experiment on theRossi X‐Ray Timing Explorer The Astrophysical Journal ·R. E. Rothschild, P. R. Blanco, D. E. Gruber, W. A. Heindl, D. MacDonald, D. Marsden, M. R. Pelling, 達乎後藤, P. L. Hink	1998	219
13	<title>CdZnTe strip detectors for high-energy x-ray astronomy</title> Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·J. L. Matteson, W. Coburn, Johanna van der Ven, Thomas M. Gasaway, W. A. Heindl, Philippe Leblanc, D. MacDonald, Elisa Salanova Díaz, Laurence E. Peterson, R. E. Rothschild, R. T. Skelton, P. L. Hink, Chris Crabtree	1996	8
14	<title>UCSD high-energy x-ray timing experiment cosmic ray particle anticoincidence detector</title> Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·P. L. Hink, R. E. Rothschild, Elisa Salanova Díaz, D. MacDonald, D. E. Gruber	1991	2
15	<title>Design and performance of an automatic gain control system for the high-energy x-ray timing experiment</title> Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Elisa Salanova Díaz, R. E. Rothschild, D. MacDonald, Rui Lopes, 임순록	1991	3

About D. MacDonald

D. MacDonald is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Radiation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 15 papers that have together received 276 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (4 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (4 papers), Optical Systems and Laser Technology (3 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (3 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (2 papers), Optical Wireless Communication Technologies (2 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (2 papers) and Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (235 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (97 citations), Geophysics (60 citations), Instrumentation (10 citations) and Radiation (21 citations). D. MacDonald has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Poland. Frequent co-authors include R. E. Rothschild, W. A. Heindl, D. E. Gruber, D. Marsden, M. R. Pelling, P. L. Hink, P. R. Blanco, K. Jahoda, Gregory S. Agnes and Chris Crabtree. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, AIP conference proceedings, 48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements and Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE.

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