Deanna M. Pennington

8.7k citations

58 papers · 5.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 20

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.2%
Mechanics of Materials top 0.2%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
Geophysics top 1%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 10%

Co-authors: S. C. Wilks S. P. Hatchett T. E. Cowan R. A. Snavely M. H. Key M. S. Singh A. J. Mackinnon M. D. Perry
Topics: Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (30 papers)Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (21 papers)Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (13 papers)
Cited by: Nuclear and High Energy Physics Geophysics Mechanics of Materials
Journals: Science Physical Review Letters Journal of Applied Physics
Partner nations: United States Germany Japan

In The Last Decade

Deanna M. Pennington

55 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser–solid interactions

2001 1.3k citations S. C. Wilks, T. E. Cowan et al. Physics of Plasmas profile →
Intense High-Energy Proton Beams from Petawatt-Laser Irradiation of Solids

2000 1.2k citations R. A. Snavely, M. H. Key et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Fast Ignition by Intense Laser-Accelerated Proton Beams

2001 1.0k citations M. Roth, T. E. Cowan et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Unique high-power fiber laser technologies 2005 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·(unknown),Deanna M. Pennington,Jay W. Dawson,(unknown),Raymond J. Beach,Igor Jovanovic,Zhi M. Liao,(unknown),C. P. J. Barty	2
2	Compact fiber laser approach to 589 nm laser guide stars 2004 ·Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·Deanna M. Pennington,J. Dawson,(unknown),Z. Liao,Sheila Payne,Domenico Bonaccini Calia,W. Hackenberg,Luke Taylor	2
3	Laser guide star adaptive optics imaging polarimetry of Herbig Ae/Be stars 2004 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Marshall D. Perrin,James R. Graham,Paul Kalas,James P. Lloyd,C. E. Max,Donald T. Gavel,Deanna M. Pennington,E. L. Gates	4
4	Conceptual design for a high-energy petawatt laser on the national ignition facility 2003 ·Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·Deanna M. Pennington,M. R. Hermann,(unknown),K. Skulina,C. P. J. Barty,J A Britten,J. A. Caird,J. Dawson,S. N. Dixit,(unknown),Igor Jovanovic,(unknown),A. Komashko,(unknown),(unknown)	1
5	Design and Test of Advanced Multi-Layer Dielectric Gratings for High Energy Petawatt 2003 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·William A. Molander,A. Komashko,J A Britten,Llewellyn H. Jones,C. G. Brown,J. A. Caird,Igor Jovanovic,Benoît Wattellier,(unknown),Deanna M. Pennington,C. P. J. Barty	3
6	Optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier as an alternative to Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifiers 2002 ·Applied Optics ·Igor Jovanovic,B. Comaskey,Christopher A. Ebbers,(unknown),Deanna M. Pennington,Edward Morse	82
7	<title>Science with laser guide stars at Lick Observatory</title> 2002 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Donald T. Gavel,C. E. Max,Scot S. Olivier,Brian Bauman,Deanna M. Pennington,Bruce Macintosh,Jennifer Patience,C. Brown,Pamela M. Danforth,(unknown),E. L. Gates,Scott Severson,James P. Lloyd	6
8	<title>Update on optical design of adaptive optics system at Lick Observatory</title> 2002 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Brian Bauman,Donald T. Gavel,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),E. L. Gates,C. E. Max,Scot S. Olivier,Deanna M. Pennington	7
9	Experimental measurements of deep directional columnar heating by laser-generated relativistic electrons at near-solid density 2001 ·Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Joachim Koch,M. H. Key,R. R. Freeman,S. P. Hatchett,R. W. Lee,Deanna M. Pennington,R. B. Stephens,M. Tabak	69
10	Intense ion beams accelerated by Petawatt-class Lasers 2001 ·Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·M. Roth,T. E. Cowan,C. Brown,M. J. Christl,W. F. Fountain,S. P. Hatchett,J. Johnson,M. H. Key,Deanna M. Pennington,M. D. Perry,T. W. Phillips,T. C. Sangster,M. S. Singh,R. A. Snavely,M. A. Stoyer,Yoshiyuki Takahashi,S. C. Wilks,K. Yasuike	6
11	Intense High-Energy Proton Beams from Petawatt-Laser Irradiation of Solidsbreakdown → 2000 ·Physical Review Letters ·R. A. Snavely,M. H. Key,S. P. Hatchett,T. E. Cowan,M. Roth,T. W. Phillips,M. A. Stoyer,E. A. Henry,T. C. Sangster,M. S. Singh,S. C. Wilks,A. J. Mackinnon,A. A. Offenberger,Deanna M. Pennington,K. Yasuike,A. B. Langdon,B. F. Lasinski,J. Johnson,M. D. Perry,E. M. Campbell	1247
12	Hard x-ray production from high intensity laser solid interactions (invited) 1999 ·Review of Scientific Instruments ·M. D. Perry,Ján Šefčı́k,T. E. Cowan,S. P. Hatchett,A. Hunt,Matthew Moran,Deanna M. Pennington,R. A. Snavely,S. C. Wilks	81
13	Blast wave diagnostic for the Petawatt laser system 1999 ·Review of Scientific Instruments ·K. S. Budil,David Gold,K. G. Estabrook,B. A. Remington,J. Kane,P. M. Bell,Deanna M. Pennington,C. Brown,S. P. Hatchett,Joachim Koch,M. H. Key,M. D. Perry	3
14	HIGH RESOLUTION WAVEFRONT CONTROL OF HIGH-POWER LASER SYSTEMS 1999 ·Michael W. Kartz,(unknown),(unknown),James M. Brase,(unknown),(unknown),Deanna M. Pennington,C. Brown	1
15	Improved gas-filled hohlraum performance on Nova with beam smoothing 1998 ·Physics of Plasmas ·R. L. Kauffman,(unknown),S. N. Dixit,S. G. Glendinning,S. H. Glenzer,R. K. Kirkwood,O. L. Landen,B. J. MacGowan,J. D. Moody,T. J. Orzechowski,Deanna M. Pennington,G. F. Stone,L. J. Suter,R. E. Turner,T. L. Weiland,A. Richard,(unknown)	27
16	The Petawatt Laser System and Targeting Performance 1997 ·University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) ·Deanna M. Pennington,Perry,J A Britten	1
17	<title>Implementation and performance of beam smoothing on 10 beams of the Nova laser</title> 1997 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Deanna M. Pennington,S. N. Dixit,(unknown),R. B. Ehrlich,Joshua E. Rothenberg	1
18	<title>Dynamics of surface thermal expansion and diffusivity using two-color reflection transient gratings</title> 1993 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Deanna M. Pennington,Charles B. Harris	1
19	<title>Effect of bandwidth on beam smoothing and frequency conversion at the third harmonic of the Nova laser</title> 1993 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Deanna M. Pennington,Mark A. Henesian,S. N. Dixit,H. T. Powell,(unknown),(unknown)	8
20	Ultrafast measurement of the thermal expansion of a GaAs surface 1991 ·Optical Society of America Annual Meeting ·Deanna M. Pennington,(unknown)	1

About Deanna M. Pennington

Deanna M. Pennington is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Geophysics, having authored 58 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (30 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (21 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (4.5k citations), Geophysics (1.7k citations) and Mechanics of Materials (2.9k citations). Deanna M. Pennington has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Frequent co-authors include S. C. Wilks, S. P. Hatchett, T. E. Cowan, R. A. Snavely, M. H. Key, M. S. Singh, A. J. Mackinnon, M. D. Perry, J. Johnson and C. Brown. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

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