E. A. McLean

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

E. A. McLean is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. A. McLean has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 35 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 21 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in E. A. McLean's work include Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (36 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (34 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (14 papers). E. A. McLean is often cited by papers focused on Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (36 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (34 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (14 papers). E. A. McLean collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. E. A. McLean's co-authors include J. A. Stamper, B. H. Ripin, Stephen O. Dean, J. Grün, K. Papadopoulos, R. N. Sudan, John M. Dawson, R. C. Elton, C. K. Manka and S. P. Obenschain and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

E. A. McLean

47 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Spontaneous Magnetic Fields in Laser-Produced Plasmas

1971 423 citations J. A. Stamper, K. Papadopoulos et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. A. McLean United States	26	1.5k	1.3k	1.0k	414	372	49	2.2k
B. H. Ripin United States	27	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	991 1.0×	498 1.2×	276 0.7×	83	2.4k
R. G. Evans United Kingdom	19	2.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	593 1.4×	239 0.6×	60	2.5k
W. L. Kruer United States	25	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	529 1.3×	213 0.6×	43	2.3k
J. A. Stamper United States	29	2.3k 1.5×	1.9k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	688 1.7×	319 0.9×	63	3.0k
F. Brunel Canada	14	1.3k 0.9×	973 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	221 0.5×	292 0.8×	29	2.5k
E. L. Lindman United States	19	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	472 1.1×	424 1.1×	43	2.4k
R. L. Morse United States	26	2.7k 1.8×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	681 1.6×	546 1.5×	62	3.5k
M. K. Matzen United States	21	1.4k 0.9×	613 0.5×	738 0.7×	285 0.7×	261 0.7×	65	1.7k
J. M. Kindel United States	23	2.5k 1.7×	1.6k 1.2×	2.0k 2.0×	717 1.7×	363 1.0×	39	3.7k
R. W. Short United States	31	2.5k 1.7×	1.8k 1.4×	1.9k 1.9×	525 1.3×	349 0.9×	75	2.9k

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McLean, E. A., A. V. Deniz, A. J. Schmitt, et al.. (1999). Rear surface light emission measurements from laser-produced shock waves in clear and Al-coated polystyrene targets. Optics Communications. 166(1-6). 141–149. 5 indexed citations

McLean, E. A., et al.. (1992). Measurements on collisionally excited soft-x-ray lasers. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 9(3). 350–350. 15 indexed citations

Lewis, C. L. S., D. Neely, M. H. Key, et al.. (1990). Characterisation of soft X-ray amplification observed in Ne-like germanium. Optics Communications. 75(5-6). 406–412. 45 indexed citations

Mostovych, A. N., S. P. Obenschain, John H. Gardner, et al.. (1987). Brillouin scattering measurements from plasmas irradiated with spatially and temporally incoherent laser light. Physical Review Letters. 59(11). 1193–1196. 69 indexed citations

Grün, J., M. H. Emery, C. K. Manka, et al.. (1987). Rayleigh-Taylor instability growth rates in targets accelerated with a laser beam smoothed by induced spatial incoherence. Physical Review Letters. 58(25). 2672–2675. 91 indexed citations

Ripin, B. H., et al.. (1983). Laser-plasma interaction experiments and diagnostics at NRL (Naval Research Laboratory). Memorandum report. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).

Obenschain, S. P., R. R. Whitlock, E. A. McLean, et al.. (1983). Uniform Ablative Acceleration of Targets by Laser Irradiation at1014W/cm2. Physical Review Letters. 50(1). 44–48. 57 indexed citations

Gold, Steven H. & E. A. McLean. (1982). Measurement of rear surface temperatures of laser-irradiated thin transparent targets. Journal of Applied Physics. 53(1). 784–786. 27 indexed citations

Obenschain, S. P., J. Grün, B. H. Ripin, & E. A. McLean. (1982). Uniformity of Laser-Driven, Ablatively Accelerated Targets.. Physical Review Letters. 48(10). 709–709. 9 indexed citations

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Ripin, B. H., R. Décoste, S. P. Obenschain, et al.. (1980). Laser-plasma interaction and ablative acceleration of thin foils at 10/sup 12/--10/sup 15/ W/cm/sup 2/. Physics of Fluids. 1 indexed citations

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Ripin, B. H., R. R. Whitlock, F.C. Young, et al.. (1979). Long-Pulse Laser-Plasma Interactions at1012-1015W/cm2. Physical Review Letters. 43(5). 350–353. 27 indexed citations

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Ripin, B. H., F.C. Young, J. A. Stamper, et al.. (1977). Enhanced Backscatter with a Structured Laser Pulse. Physical Review Letters. 39(10). 611–615. 85 indexed citations

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Ripin, B. H., John M. McMahon, E. A. McLean, Wallace M. Manheimer, & J. A. Stamper. (1974). Time-Resolved Laser-Plasma Backscatter Studies. Physical Review Letters. 33(11). 634–637. 60 indexed citations

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McLean, E. A., A. W. Ali, J. A. Stamper, & Stephen O. Dean. (1972). On the electron impact excitation of the O - O band, N+2 3914 Å. Physics Letters A. 38(3). 209–210. 6 indexed citations

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Dean, Stephen O., E. A. McLean, J. A. Stamper, & Hans R. Griem. (1972). Reasons for the Collisionless Nature of Interactions in a Laser-Produced Plasma Experiment. Physical Review Letters. 29(9). 569–573. 6 indexed citations

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Stamper, J. A., K. Papadopoulos, R. N. Sudan, et al.. (1971). Spontaneous Magnetic Fields in Laser-Produced Plasmas. Physical Review Letters. 26(17). 1012–1015. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dean, Stephen O., E. A. McLean, J. A. Stamper, & Hans R. Griem. (1971). Demonstration of Collisionless Interactions Between Interstreaming Ions in a Laser-Produced - Plasma Experiment. Physical Review Letters. 27(8). 487–490. 38 indexed citations

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McLean, E. A.. (1967). Optical Measurement of Plasma Densities in a Large Theta-Pinch. Applied Optics. 6(12). 2120–2120. 3 indexed citations

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Ramsden, S. A. & E. A. McLean. (1962). Optical Refractivity of Free Electrons. Nature. 194(4830). 761–762. 11 indexed citations

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McLean, E. A., et al.. (1960). Spectroscopic Study of Helium Plasmas Produced by Magnetically Driven Shock Waves. The Physics of Fluids. 3(6). 843–856. 67 indexed citations

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