K. G. Lynn

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

K. G. Lynn is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. G. Lynn has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 39 papers in Materials Chemistry and 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. G. Lynn's work include Muon and positron interactions and applications (87 papers), Graphene research and applications (26 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (21 papers). K. G. Lynn is often cited by papers focused on Muon and positron interactions and applications (87 papers), Graphene research and applications (26 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (21 papers). K. G. Lynn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. K. G. Lynn's co-authors include Peter J. Schultz, P. Asoka‐Kumar, B. Nielsen, D. O. Welch, V.J. Ghosh, A.C. Kruseman, M. Alatalo, R. Mayer, D. A. Fischer and L. O. Roellig and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

K. G. Lynn

100 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Interaction of positron beams with surfaces, thin films, and interfaces

1988 1.4k citations Peter J. Schultz, K. G. Lynn profile →
Increased Elemental Specificity of Positron Annihilation Spectra

1996 465 citations P. Asoka‐Kumar, V.J. Ghosh et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. G. Lynn United States	27	3.3k	2.0k	1.6k	1.2k	570	101	4.1k
Peter J. Schultz Canada	24	2.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	894 0.7×	414 0.7×	83	3.1k
A. Vehanen Finland	31	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	891 0.6×	625 0.5×	431 0.8×	88	3.1k
P. Hautojärvi Finland	45	4.5k 1.4×	3.9k 1.9×	2.8k 1.8×	1.9k 1.5×	1.1k 2.0×	190	7.3k
W. Triftshäuser Germany	27	1.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	477 0.3×	628 0.5×	318 0.6×	104	2.3k
Shoichiro Tanigawa Japan	24	1.4k 0.4×	999 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	540 0.4×	356 0.6×	215	2.3k
P. Asoka‐Kumar United States	23	1.4k 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	875 0.6×	346 0.3×	315 0.6×	82	2.6k
D. O. Welch United States	30	663 0.2×	1.4k 0.7×	568 0.4×	757 0.6×	775 1.4×	104	3.2k
M. Alatalo Finland	25	963 0.3×	1.5k 0.7×	876 0.6×	611 0.5×	287 0.5×	91	2.5k
S. Berko United States	30	2.1k 0.6×	938 0.5×	296 0.2×	1.2k 1.0×	210 0.4×	67	2.8k
M. J. Fluss United States	29	909 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	261 0.2×	602 0.5×	464 0.8×	102	2.7k

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Hunt, A., D. B. Cassidy, P. A. Sterne, et al.. (2001). Doppler Broadening of In-Flight Positron Annihilation Radiation due to Electron Momentum. Physical Review Letters. 86(24). 5612–5615. 9 indexed citations

Ghislotti, G., B. Nielsen, P. Asoka‐Kumar, et al.. (1997). Positron annihilation studies of silicon-rich SiO2 produced by high dose ion implantation. Applied Physics Letters. 70(4). 496–498. 9 indexed citations

Petkov, Mihail P., K. G. Lynn, & L. O. Roellig. (1996). Water-induced effects on the positron moderation efficiency of rare gas solids. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 8(41). L611–L615. 3 indexed citations

Ghosh, V.J., B. Nielsen, K. G. Lynn, & D. O. Welch. (1995). Defect profiling in elemental and multilayer systems: correlations of fitted defect concentrations with positron implantation profiles. Applied Surface Science. 85. 210–215. 8 indexed citations

Lynn, K. G., et al.. (1994). Two-dimensional angular-correlation-of-annihilation-radiation study of κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu(NCS)2. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 50(14). 10393–10396. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Xijia, P. Asoka‐Kumar, K. G. Lynn, & Kurt R. Hebert. (1994). Detection of Corrosion‐Related Defects in Aluminum Using Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 141(12). 3361–3368. 15 indexed citations

Keeble, D. J., et al.. (1993). Annealing of low-temperature GaAs studied using a variable energy positron beam. Applied Physics Letters. 63(1). 87–89. 22 indexed citations

Leung, Tsz‐Fai, P. Asoka‐Kumar, B. Nielsen, & K. G. Lynn. (1993). Study of SiO2-Si and metal-oxide-semiconductor structures using positrons. Journal of Applied Physics. 73(1). 168–184. 35 indexed citations

Nielsen, B., et al.. (1993). Positron studies of metal-oxide-semiconductor structures. Journal of Applied Physics. 73(6). 2972–2976. 18 indexed citations

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Asoka‐Kumar, P., J. S. Greenberg, Stuart Henderson, et al.. (1993). An intense monoenergetic positron beam with an adjustable energy between 0.5 and 3.0 MeV. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 337(1). 3–10. 7 indexed citations

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Gramsch, E., et al.. (1991). Positron diffusion in solid and liquid Ga and Bi. Physical Review Letters. 67(10). 1282–1285. 15 indexed citations

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Lynn, K. G., et al.. (1991). Trapping of thermal positrons at metal surfaces. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 44(19). 10843–10847.

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Lynn, K. G., et al.. (1991). Interface studies using variable energy positron beams. International Materials Reviews. 36(1). 1–15. 10 indexed citations

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Lynn, K. G., et al.. (1990). Transport model of thermal and epithermal positrons in solids. I. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 41(10). 6179–6184. 9 indexed citations

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Frost, Robert L., et al.. (1990). Slow positron annihilation spectroscopy and electron microscopy of electron beam evaporated cobalt and nickel silicides. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 8(4). 3210–3217. 2 indexed citations

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Kolk, G.J. van der, A. E. T. Kuiper, J. P. W. B. Duchateau, et al.. (1989). A study of Pd–Ta on Si(100) using Auger electron spectroscopy, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, and variable energy positron annihilation. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 7(3). 1601–1607. 8 indexed citations

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Lynn, K. G., et al.. (1985). Development and use of a thin-film transmission positron moderator. Applied Physics Letters. 47(3). 239–240. 70 indexed citations

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Schultz, Peter J., K. G. Lynn, & B. Nielsen. (1985). Temperature dependence of positron diffusion in metals. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 32(2). 1369–1372. 17 indexed citations

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Vehanen, A., K. G. Lynn, Peter J. Schultz, et al.. (1984). Variable-energy positron studies of metallic glasses. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 29(5). 2371–2381. 41 indexed citations

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Eldrup, M., A. Vehanen, Peter J. Schultz, & K. G. Lynn. (1984). Eldrupet al.Respond. Physical Review Letters. 53(9). 954–954. 8 indexed citations

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