F. Alan McDonald

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

F. Alan McDonald is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Alan McDonald has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in F. Alan McDonald's work include Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (27 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (23 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (8 papers). F. Alan McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (27 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (23 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (8 papers). F. Alan McDonald collaborates with scholars based in United States. F. Alan McDonald's co-authors include G. C. Wetsel, M. H. Hull, G. Breit, H.M. Ruppel, K. E. Lassila, J. Nuttall, Judy Creighton, Songwei Wu, Priya Bhat and Troy Stevens and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

F. Alan McDonald

44 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Generalized theory of the photoacoustic effect

1978 426 citations F. Alan McDonald, G. C. Wetsel profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Structural and functional characteristics of lung macro- and microvascular endothelial cell phenotypes 2004 ·Microvascular Research ·Judy King, (unknown), Judy Creighton, Songwei Wu, Priya Bhat, F. Alan McDonald, Troy Stevens	193
2	On realistic modeling of laser-generated ultrasound pulses 2003 ·F. Alan McDonald	0
3	Theory of magnetic force microscope images 1990 ·Applied Physics Letters ·David W. Abraham, F. Alan McDonald	23
4	On the calculation of laser-generated ultrasound pulses 1990 ·Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation ·F. Alan McDonald	6
5	Practical quantitative theory of photoacoustic pulse generation 1989 ·Applied Physics Letters ·F. Alan McDonald	44
6	Surface Absorption Studies Using Pulsed Photothermal Deformation 1987 ·F. Alan McDonald, R. W. Dreyfus, R. J. von Gutfeld	4
7	Energy deposition at insulator surfaces below the ultraviolet photoablation threshold 1987 ·Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics Processing and Phenomena ·R. W. Dreyfus, F. Alan McDonald, R. J. von Gutfeld	21
8	Laser energy deposition at sapphire surfaces studied by pulsed photothermal deformation 1987 ·Applied Physics Letters ·R. W. Dreyfus, F. Alan McDonald, R. J. von Gutfeld	23
9	Photothermal beam-deflection imaging of vertical interfaces in solids 1986 ·Canadian Journal of Physics ·F. Alan McDonald, G. C. Wetsel, (unknown)	27
10	Photothermal Deformation with Pulsed Excitation 1986 ·F. Alan McDonald, R. J. von Gutfeld, R. W. Dreyfus	9
11	Subsurface-structure determination using photothermal laser-beam deflection 1982 ·Applied Physics Letters ·G. C. Wetsel, F. Alan McDonald	31
12	Generalized classical theory of intramolecular coordinate relaxation in polyatomic molecules 1980 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·(unknown), F. Alan McDonald	3
13	Thermoacoustic Coupling in Photoacoustic Spectroscopy 1977 ·G. C. Wetsel, F. Alan McDonald	2
14	Neutron-Deuteron Elastic Scattering Above the Breakup Threshold 1972 ·Physical Review C ·F. Alan McDonald, J. Nuttall	16
15	Complex-Energy Method for Elastice-H Scattering above the Ionization Threshold 1969 ·Physical Review Letters ·F. Alan McDonald, J. Nuttall	50
16	Study of Nucleon-Nucleus Elastic Scattering in Second-Order Multiple-Scattering Theory 1966 ·Physical Review ·F. Alan McDonald, M. H. Hull	15
17	Form of one-pion exchange potential and charge independence of nucleon-nucleon interaction 1962 ·G. Breit, M. H. Hull, F. Alan McDonald, H.M. Ruppel	1
18	Significance of Neutron-Proton Polarization Measurements in the 20-Mev Energy Range 1962 ·Physical Review Letters ·M. H. Hull, F. Alan McDonald, H.M. Ruppel, G. Breit	7
19	Phase-Parameter Representation of Neutron-Proton Scattering from 13.7 to 350 MeV. II 1962 ·Physical Review ·M. H. Hull, K. E. Lassila, H.M. Ruppel, F. Alan McDonald, G. Breit	66
20	Note on a Nucleon-Nucleon Potential 1962 ·Physical Review ·K. E. Lassila, M. H. Hull, H.M. Ruppel, F. Alan McDonald, G. Breit	275

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