M. B. Mason

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

M. B. Mason is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mechanics of Materials and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. B. Mason has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 8 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in M. B. Mason's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (23 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (13 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (8 papers). M. B. Mason is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (23 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (13 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (8 papers). M. B. Mason collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Germany. M. B. Mason's co-authors include N. Hay, Emma Springate, T. Ditmire, M. H. R. Hutchinson, J. P. Marangos, J. W. G. Tisch, J. P. Marangos, R. A. Smith, Marta Castillejo and J. W. G. Tisch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

M. B. Mason

29 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

High-energy ions produced in explosions of superheated atomic clusters

1997 494 citations T. Ditmire, J. W. G. Tisch et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. B. Mason United Kingdom	14	1.4k	816	616	255	209	31	1.8k
J. Wieser Germany	20	339 0.2×	196 0.2×	336 0.5×	441 1.7×	99 0.5×	76	1.3k
Annarita Laricchiuta Italy	29	1.3k 0.9×	481 0.6×	145 0.2×	227 0.9×	133 0.6×	93	2.3k
T C Griffith United Kingdom	28	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.7×	333 0.5×	69 0.3×	23 0.1×	59	1.8k
R.H. Sherman United States	17	520 0.4×	149 0.2×	212 0.3×	75 0.3×	53 0.3×	62	1.0k
Marco Antonio Gigosos Spain	20	923 0.7×	1.3k 1.6×	164 0.3×	492 1.9×	66 0.3×	104	1.9k
Jason A. Young United States	15	529 0.4×	557 0.7×	77 0.1×	57 0.2×	36 0.2×	57	868
Katsunori Muraoka Japan	20	328 0.2×	500 0.6×	284 0.5×	173 0.7×	202 1.0×	140	1.4k
E. Holzschuh Switzerland	17	225 0.2×	467 0.6×	257 0.4×	78 0.3×	30 0.1×	50	967
Fan-Di Jou Taiwan	5	574 0.4×	363 0.4×	75 0.1×	186 0.7×	67 0.3×	6	1.2k
Christian G. Parigger United States	25	572 0.4×	1.4k 1.8×	89 0.1×	337 1.3×	299 1.4×	126	1.8k

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Hay, N., et al.. (2009). Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers for high average-power and high peak-power operation. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7193. 719309–719309. 5 indexed citations

Moore, A. S., D. R. Symes, Joseph S. Robinson, et al.. (2004). Control parameters for ion heating and X-ray emission from laser induced cluster explosion. Applied Physics B. 80(1). 101–107. 11 indexed citations

Mason, M. B., et al.. (2002). Ellipticity dependence of atomic and molecular high harmonic generation. The European Physical Journal D. 21(1). 115–119. 17 indexed citations

Hay, N., et al.. (2001). Cluster-size distribution effects in laser-cluster interaction experiments. Physical Review A. 64(5). 44 indexed citations

Mason, M. B., et al.. (2001). Professional Xsl. 7 indexed citations

Hay, N., R. de Nalda, Thomas Halfmann, et al.. (2001). High-order harmonic generation from organic molecules in ultra-short pulses. The European Physical Journal D. 14(2). 231–240. 22 indexed citations

Mason, M. B., et al.. (2001). High harmonic generation at 1 kHz repetition rate with a pulsed valve. Applied Physics B. 73(2). 129–132. 19 indexed citations

Head, Richard, M. B. Mason, & Alan G. Ryder. (2000). Geographic Information Systems and their Application to Environmental Data Management -- Case Study from Kazakhstan. Proceedings of SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. 1 indexed citations

Mason, M. B., N. Hay, & M. H. R. Hutchinson. (2000). Implementation of a novel reflective doublet based stretcher design for a sub-50-fs chirped pulse amplification laser system. 542–543. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, R. A., J. W. G. Tisch, T. Ditmire, et al.. (1999). The Generation of High Energy Ions by Photo-Induced Dissociation of Atomic Clusters. Physica Scripta. T80(A). 35–35. 13 indexed citations

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Hay, N., Emma Springate, M. B. Mason, et al.. (1999). Explosion of irradiated with a high-intensity femtosecond laser pulse. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 32(2). L17–L25. 13 indexed citations

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Eckert, Andreas & M. B. Mason. (1999). Development and Disorder: A History of the Third World since 1945. The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 32(1). 237–237. 5 indexed citations

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Mason, M. B. & M. H. R. Hutchinson. (1998). Three-dimensional ray tracing model for the design of femtosecond chirped pulse amplification laser systems. 281–282. 1 indexed citations

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Ditmire, T., Emma Springate, J. W. G. Tisch, et al.. (1998). High–intensity lasers: interactions with atoms, molecules and clusters. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 356(1736). 297–315. 14 indexed citations

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Tisch, J. W. G., D. D. Meyerhofer, T. Ditmire, et al.. (1998). Measurement of the Spatiotemporal Evolution of High-Order Harmonic Radiation Using Chirped Laser Pulse Spectroscopy. Physical Review Letters. 80(6). 1204–1207. 7 indexed citations

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Tisch, J. W. G., T. Ditmire, Darren Fraser, et al.. (1997). Investigation of high-harmonic generation from xenon atom clusters. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 30(20). L709–L714. 107 indexed citations

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Ditmire, T., J. W. G. Tisch, Emma Springate, et al.. (1997). High-energy ions produced in explosions of superheated atomic clusters. Nature. 386(6620). 54–56. 494 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ditmire, T., J. W. G. Tisch, Emma Springate, et al.. (1997). High Energy Ion Explosion of Atomic Clusters: Transition from Molecular to Plasma Behavior. Physical Review Letters. 78(14). 2732–2735. 163 indexed citations

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Mason, M. B.. (1994). Batailles pour la Mémoire. The Journal of African History. 35(2). 303–308. 1 indexed citations

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Mason, M. B.. (1985). The Mystery of Marriage: As Iron Sharpens Iron. 1 indexed citations

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