David Donovan

1.1k citations

74 papers · 683 · h-index 16

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Geochemistry and Petrology top 10%
- Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 51
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 50
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 10
Materials Chemistry 47
- Fusion materials and technologies 45
- Nuclear Materials and Properties 11

Co-authors: E.A. Unterberg (27 shared papers)D.L. Rudakov (24 shared papers)T. M. Biewer (12 shared papers)P.C. Stangeby (17 shared papers)D. Buchenauer (8 shared papers)T. Abrams (15 shared papers)J. B. O. Caughman (8 shared papers)J. Rapp (6 shared papers)
Journals: Nuclear Materials and Energy (11 papers)IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (11 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (10 papers)Fusion Science & Technology (9 papers)Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada France

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David Donovan

69 papers receiving 654 citations

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1	Plasma source development for fusion-relevant material testing Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films ·J. B. O. Caughman, R. H. Goulding, T. M. Biewer, T.S. Bigelow, I. H. Campbell, J. F. Caneses, S. J. Diem, A. Fadnek, D. T. Fehling, R. C. Isler, E. H. Martin, Chad M. Parish, J. Rapp, Kun Wang, C. J. Beers, David Donovan, N. Kafle, H.B. Ray, G.C. Shaw, M. Showers	2017	41
2	Observations of wall conditioning by means of boron powder injection in DIII-D H-mode plasmas Nuclear Fusion ·A. Bortolon, R. Maingi, A. Nagy, Jun Ren, Jonah Duran, A. Maan, David Donovan, J.A. Boedo, D.L. Rudakov, A.W. Hyatt, T. W. Wilks, M.W. Shafer, C.M. Samuell, M.E. Fenstermacher, E.P. Gilson, R. Lunsford, D.K. Mansfield, T. Abrams, R. Nazikian	2020	38
3	Progress in the Development of a High Power Helicon Plasma Source for the Materials Plasma Exposure Experiment Fusion Science & Technology ·R. H. Goulding, J. B. O. Caughman, J. Rapp, T. M. Biewer, T. S. Bigelow, I. H. Campbell, J. F. Caneses, David Donovan, N. Kafle, E. H. Martin, H.B. Ray, G.C. Shaw, M. Showers	2017	34
4	Design and physics basis for the upcoming DIII-D SAS-VW campaign to quantify tungsten leakage and transport in a new slot divertor geometry Physica Scripta ·T. Abrams, G. Sinclair, J.H. Nichols, E.A. Unterberg, David Donovan, Jonah Duran, J.D. Elder, F. Glass, B. A. Grierson, Huan Guo, Tony Hall, X. Ma, R. Maurizio, A.G. McLean, C. Murphy, Ruby H.N. Nguyen, D.L. Rudakov, P.C. Stangeby, D. M. Thomas, Shawn Zamperini	2021	22
5	Evidence of near-SOL tungsten accumulation using a far-SOL collector probe array and OEDGE modelling in the DIII-D metal rings L-mode discharges Nuclear Materials and Energy ·J.D. Elder, P.C. Stangeby, E.A. Unterberg, T. Abrams, J.A. Boedo, David Donovan, A.G. McLean, D.L. Rudakov, W.R. Wampler, J.G. Watkins	2019	21
6	Detection of Highly Enriched Uranium Using a Pulsed D-D Fusion Source Fusion Science & Technology ·Ross Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, Robert Ashley, J. F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, G. Piefer, J. H. Sorebo, David R. Boris, Brian Egle, S. J. Zenobia, Eric Alderson, David Donovan	2007	21
7	Characterization of a compact ECR plasma source and its applications to studies of helium ion damage to tungsten Physica Scripta ·David Donovan, D. Buchenauer, Josh A. Whaley, Raymond W. Friddle	2016	21
8	A multi-technique analysis of deuterium trapping and near-surface precipitate growth in plasma-exposed tungsten Journal of Applied Physics ·Robert Kolasinski, Masashi Shimada, Yasuhisa Oya, D. Buchenauer, Takumi Chikada, Donald F. Cowgill, David Donovan, Raymond W. Friddle, Katsuyoshi Michibayashi, Mitsuhide Sato	2015	21
9	Modeling of ExB effects on tungsten re-deposition and transport in the DIII-D divertor Nuclear Fusion ·J.H. Nichols, T. Abrams, C. Chrobak, David Donovan, Jonah Duran, J.D. Elder, D.L. Rudakov, P.C. Stangeby, E.A. Unterberg, W.R. Wampler, J.G. Watkins, Shawn Zamperini	2021	19
10	A Software Package for Plasma-Facing Component Analysis and Design: The Heat Flux Engineering Analysis Toolkit (HEAT) Fusion Science & Technology ·Tom Looby, M. Reinke, A. Wingen, J. Ménard, S. P. Gerhardt, Travis Gray, David Donovan, E.A. Unterberg, Jonathan Klabacha, M. Messineo	2022	19
11	Heat flux estimates of power balance on Proto-MPEX with IR imaging Review of Scientific Instruments ·M. Showers, T. M. Biewer, J. B. O. Caughman, David Donovan, R. H. Goulding, J. Rapp	2016	19
12	Utilization of outer-midplane collector probes with isotopically enriched tungsten tracer particles for impurity transport studies in the scrape-off layer of DIII-D (invited) Review of Scientific Instruments ·David Donovan, E.A. Unterberg, P.C. Stangeby, Shawn Zamperini, John D. Auxier, D.L. Rudakov, W.R. Wampler, Michael Zäch, T. Abrams, Jonah Duran, J.D. Elder, Anton Neff	2018	18
13	HETEAC – the Hybrid End-To-End Aerosol Classification model for EarthCARE Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Ulla Wandinger, Athena Augusta Floutsi, Holger Baars, Moritz Haarig, Albert Ansmann, Anja Hünerbein, Nicole Docter, David Donovan, Gerd‐Jan van Zadelhoff, Shannon Mason, Jason N. S. Cole	2023	18
14	Negative ion-driven associated particle neutron generator Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·A. J. Antolak, K. N. Leung, D.H. Morse, David Donovan, Jeffrey Chames, Josh A. Whaley, D. Buchenauer, A.X. Chen, Paul Hausladen, F. Liang	2015	16
15	Plasma Facing Component Characterization and Correlation With Plasma Conditions in Lithium Tokamak Experiment-β IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science ·A. Maan, E. T. Ostrowski, R. Kaita, David Donovan, R. Majeski, Dennis Boyle, Paul Hughes, Enrique Merino, T. Kozub, Bruce E. Koel, Drew Elliott, T. M. Biewer, F. Scotti, V. Soukhanovskii, R. Lunsford	2020	16
16	The surface eroding thermocouple for fast heat flux measurement in DIII-D Review of Scientific Instruments ·Jun Ren, David Donovan, J.G. Watkins, Huiqian Wang, D.L. Rudakov, C. Murphy, A.G. McLean, C.J. Lasnier, E.A. Unterberg, D. M. Thomas, R. L. Boivin	2018	15
17	Mechanisms of gas precipitation in plasma-exposed tungsten Journal of Nuclear Materials ·Robert Kolasinski, Donald F. Cowgill, David Donovan, Masashi Shimada, W.R. Wampler	2013	15
18	Plasma flow measurements in the Prototype-Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (Proto-MPEX) and comparison with B2.5-Eirene modeling Physics of Plasmas ·N. Kafle, L.W. Owen, J. F. Caneses, T. M. Biewer, J. B. O. Caughman, David Donovan, R. H. Goulding, J. Rapp	2018	15
19	Developing solid-surface plasma facing components for pilot plants and reactors with replenishable wall claddings and continuous surface conditioning. Part A: concepts and questions Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·P.C. Stangeby, E.A. Unterberg, J.W. Davis, T. Abrams, A. Bortolon, I. Bykov, David Donovan, Huimin Guo, Robert Kolasinski, A.W. Leonard, J.H. Nichols, D.L. Rudakov, G. Sinclair, D. M. Thomas, J.G. Watkins	2022	12
20	Transport of tungsten to collector probes in DIII-D Nuclear Materials and Energy ·Shawn Zamperini, David Donovan, E.A. Unterberg, P.C. Stangeby, J.H. Nichols, Jonah Duran, J.D. Elder, Anton Neff, D.L. Rudakov, Michael Zäch	2018	12

About David Donovan

David Donovan is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 74 papers that have together received 683 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (50 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (45 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (11 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (11 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (10 papers), Superconducting Materials and Applications (8 papers), Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions (7 papers) and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (389 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (58 citations), Materials Chemistry (404 citations), Aerospace Engineering (147 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (59 citations). David Donovan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include E.A. Unterberg, D.L. Rudakov, T. M. Biewer, P.C. Stangeby, D. Buchenauer, T. Abrams, J. B. O. Caughman, J. Rapp, J.D. Elder and R. H. Goulding. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Materials and Energy, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Review of Scientific Instruments, Fusion Science & Technology and Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion.

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