E. N. Fortson

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

E. N. Fortson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. N. Fortson has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Spectroscopy and 12 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in E. N. Fortson's work include Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (37 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (26 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (18 papers). E. N. Fortson is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (37 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (26 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (18 papers). E. N. Fortson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Australia. E. N. Fortson's co-authors include S. K. Lamoreaux, Michael Romalis, W. C. Griffith, J. P. Jacobs, B. R. Heckel, P. K. Majumder, B. R. Heckel, M. D. Swallows, T. Loftus and F. J. Raab and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Reports and Physical Review A.

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E. N. Fortson

58 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Improved Limit on the Permanent Electric Dipole Moment ofHg199

2009 337 citations W. C. Griffith, M. D. Swallows et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Coherent excitation of the6S1/2to5D3/2electric-quadrupole transition in138Ba+ 2012 ·Physical Review A ·(unknown), (unknown), Jeff Sherman, (unknown), B. B. Blinov, E. N. Fortson	9
2	Measurement of Linear Stark Interference inHg199 2011 ·Physical Review Letters ·T. Loftus, M. D. Swallows, W. C. Griffith, Michael Romalis, B. R. Heckel, E. N. Fortson	4
3	Improved Limit on the Permanent Electric Dipole Moment ofHg199 breakdown → 2009 ·Physical Review Letters ·W. C. Griffith, M. D. Swallows, T. Loftus, Michael Romalis, B. R. Heckel, E. N. Fortson	337
4	Precision Measurement of Light Shifts in a Single TrappedBa+Ion 2005 ·Physical Review Letters ·Jeff Sherman, (unknown), (unknown), Warren Nagourney, E. N. Fortson	39
5	Optical Clocks Based on Ultranarrow Three-Photon Resonances in Alkaline Earth Atoms 2005 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), Claire Cramer, Warren Nagourney, E. N. Fortson	93
6	Measurement of the collisional self-broadening of the cesium6S1∕2→5D3∕2(689−nm)electric quadrupole transition 2004 ·Physical Review A ·(unknown), M. Iinuma, (unknown), E. N. Fortson	1
7	Progress Toward an Improved Limit on the Permanent Electric Dipole Moment of ^199Hg 2003 ·W. C. Griffith, M. D. Swallows, (unknown), E. N. Fortson, Michael Romalis	1
8	rf Spectroscopy with a SingleBa+Ion 2002 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), K Hendrickson, Warren Nagourney, E. N. Fortson	18
9	New Limit on the Permanent Electric Dipole Moment of199Hg 2001 ·Physical Review Letters ·Michael Romalis, W. C. Griffith, J. P. Jacobs, E. N. Fortson	229
10	A new limit on the permanent electric dipole moment of ^{199}Hg 2000 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·Michael Romalis, W. C. Griffith, E. N. Fortson	9
11	Limit on the electric-dipole moment ofHg199using synchronous optical pumping 1995 ·Physical Review A ·J. P. Jacobs, (unknown), S. K. Lamoreaux, B. R. Heckel, E. N. Fortson	60
12	Calculation of a linear Stark effect on the 254-nm line of Hg 1992 ·Physical Review A ·S. K. Lamoreaux, E. N. Fortson	7
13	Search for a coupling of the Earth’s gravitational field to nuclear spins in atomic mercury 1992 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), P. K. Majumder, S. K. Lamoreaux, B. R. Heckel, E. N. Fortson	114
14	Nuclear-Structure Effects in Atomic Parity Nonconservation 1991 ·Physical Review Letters ·E. N. Fortson, (unknown), L. Wilets	2
15	Isotope shifts at 1.28 μm in Pb 1991 ·Physical Review A ·(unknown), E. N. Fortson	19
16	New Limits on Spatial Anisotropy from Optically PumpedHg201andHg199 1987 ·Physical Review Letters ·S. K. Lamoreaux, J. P. Jacobs, B. R. Heckel, F. J. Raab, E. N. Fortson	3
17	Search for a Permanent Electric Dipole Moment on theXe129Atom 1984 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), F. J. Raab, B. R. Heckel, E. N. Fortson	111
18	Penning-Trap Technique for Studying Electron-Atom Collisions at Low Energy 1974 ·Physical Review Letters ·Michael McGuire, E. N. Fortson	8
19	Possibility of High-Resolution Double-Quantum Laser Spectroscopy in Hydrogen 1973 ·Physical Review Letters ·David E. Roberts, E. N. Fortson	24
20	Hyperfine Structure of the Ground State ofHe+3by the Ion-Storage Exchange-Collision Technique 1969 ·Physical Review ·H. A. Schuessler, E. N. Fortson, Hans Dehmelt	124

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