David Sprayberry

5.0k total citations
30 papers, 725 citations indexed

About

David Sprayberry is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Sprayberry has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 725 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Instrumentation, 19 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in David Sprayberry's work include Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (24 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (13 papers) and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (11 papers). David Sprayberry is often cited by papers focused on Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (24 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (13 papers) and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (11 papers). David Sprayberry collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. David Sprayberry's co-authors include M. Irwin, G. D. Bothun, Craig B. Foltz, C. D. Impey, M. A. Zwaan, F. H. Briggs, G. Bothun, Chris Impey, G. M. Bernstein and James M. Schombert and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

David Sprayberry

27 papers receiving 691 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Sprayberry United States 14 693 382 82 62 35 30 725
Nicholas P. Konidaris United States 14 839 1.2× 472 1.2× 83 1.0× 54 0.9× 29 0.8× 19 881
Maaike Damen Netherlands 5 845 1.2× 533 1.4× 69 0.8× 59 1.0× 48 1.4× 5 855
J. I. Davies United Kingdom 18 971 1.4× 345 0.9× 91 1.1× 32 0.5× 49 1.4× 46 986
Lucimara P. Martins Brazil 17 906 1.3× 426 1.1× 59 0.7× 40 0.6× 28 0.8× 40 928
Allison Merritt United States 12 662 1.0× 354 0.9× 107 1.3× 47 0.8× 24 0.7× 19 690
P. Merluzzi Italy 16 675 1.0× 381 1.0× 95 1.2× 35 0.6× 21 0.6× 39 723
S. Allam United States 15 664 1.0× 332 0.9× 87 1.1× 37 0.6× 29 0.8× 39 689
E. M. Malumuth United States 18 842 1.2× 373 1.0× 87 1.1× 64 1.0× 16 0.5× 50 883
J. Snigula Germany 13 569 0.8× 343 0.9× 65 0.8× 47 0.8× 15 0.4× 26 585
Bruno Milliard France 12 688 1.0× 306 0.8× 134 1.6× 45 0.7× 47 1.3× 36 751

Countries citing papers authored by David Sprayberry

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Sprayberry

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Sprayberry

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Sprayberry. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Sprayberry 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 David Sprayberry. David Sprayberry is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Silva, David R., Robert Blum, Shadab Alam, et al.. (2016). The Mayall z-band Legacy Survey. 228. 2 indexed citations
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Dunlop, Psm, et al.. (2016). Ethylene glycol contamination effects on first surface aluminized mirrors. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9906. 99063F–99063F. 1 indexed citations
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Sprayberry, David, Psm Dunlop, J. Richard George, et al.. (2016). Modernization of the Mayall Telescope control system: design, implementation, and performance. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9906. 990608–990608. 4 indexed citations
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Kent, S., M. Lampton, D. Brooks, et al.. (2016). Impact of optical distortions on fiber positioning in the dark energy spectroscopic instrument. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9908. 99088F–99088F.
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Doel, Peter, Michael Sholl, Ming Liang, et al.. (2014). The DESI wide field corrector optics. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9147. 91476R–91476R. 13 indexed citations
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Schlawin, Everett, T. Herter, C. Henderson, et al.. (2014). Design updates and status of the fourth generation TripleSpec spectrograph. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9147. 91472H–91472H. 19 indexed citations
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Sprayberry, David, William M. Goble, Shadab Alam, et al.. (2014). Planning the installation of the dark energy spectroscopic instrument on the Mayall Telescope. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9145. 91453Y–91453Y.
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Hinkle, Kenneth H., Stephen S. Eikenberry, R. R. Joyce, et al.. (2006). Conceptual design for a high-resolution infrared spectrograph for the 8-m Gemini telescopes. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6269. 62693P–62693P. 2 indexed citations
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Eikenberry, Stephen S., Kenneth Hinkle, R. R. Joyce, et al.. (2006). Systems engineering and performance modeling of the Gemini High-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectrograph (HRNIRS). Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6271. 62710W–62710W. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Ming, R. R. Joyce, S. S. Eikenberry, et al.. (2006). Optical design of the high-resolution near-infrared spectrograph. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6269. 62694E–62694E. 2 indexed citations
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Mignant, D. Le, Franck Marchis, Paola Amico, et al.. (2003). Io, the movie. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4834. 319–319. 5 indexed citations
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Impey, Chris, et al.. (2001). High and Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in the Local Universe. IV. Optical and 21 Centimeter Spectroscopy. The Astronomical Journal. 122(5). 2341–2380. 25 indexed citations
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Impey, Chris, et al.. (2001). High and Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in the Local Universe. V. Optical and H [CSC]i[/CSC] Properties. The Astronomical Journal. 122(5). 2318–2340. 43 indexed citations
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Zwaan, M. A., et al.. (1997). The HiMass Function of Galaxies from a Deep Survey in the 21 Centimeter Line. The Astrophysical Journal. 490(1). 173–186. 112 indexed citations
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Sprayberry, David, et al.. (1996). Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in the Local Universe. II. Selection Effects and Completeness of the Automated Plate Measuring Survey. The Astrophysical Journal. 463. 535–535. 15 indexed citations
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Sprayberry, David, et al.. (1996). Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in the Local Universe. I. The Catalog. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 105. 209–209. 103 indexed citations
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Sprayberry, David, C. D. Impey, G. D. Bothun, & M. Irwin. (1995). Properties of the class of giant low surface brightness spiral galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 109. 558–558. 86 indexed citations
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Impey, C. D., David Sprayberry, G. D. Bothun, & M. J. Irwin. (1993). Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in the Local Universe. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 183. 2 indexed citations
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Bothun, G. D., James M. Schombert, Christopher D. Impey, David Sprayberry, & Stacy McGaugh. (1993). The small scale environment of low surface brightness disk galaxies. The Astronomical Journal. 106. 530–530. 49 indexed citations
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Sprayberry, David & Craig B. Foltz. (1992). Extinction in low-ionization broad absorption line quasi-stellar objects. The Astrophysical Journal. 390. 39–39. 92 indexed citations

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