M. Bacal

3.8k total citations
110 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

M. Bacal is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Bacal has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 70 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 56 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in M. Bacal's work include Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (71 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (70 papers) and Magnetic confinement fusion research (28 papers). M. Bacal is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (71 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (70 papers) and Magnetic confinement fusion research (28 papers). M. Bacal collaborates with scholars based in France, Japan and United States. M. Bacal's co-authors include G.W. Hamilton, A. M. Bruneteau, M. Wada, M. Nachman, J. Bretagne, K. W. Ehlers, K. N. Leung, M. Capitelli, C. Gorse and A. Hatayama and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

M. Bacal

109 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
M. Bacal 2.2k 1.7k 1.4k 980 405 110 3.1k
U. Fantz 4.6k 2.1× 4.5k 2.7× 1.5k 1.1× 4.0k 4.1× 895 2.2× 319 6.5k
H. Sugai 2.1k 0.9× 391 0.2× 902 0.7× 439 0.4× 864 2.1× 123 3.0k
Zhirong Huang 3.6k 1.6× 1.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 169 0.4× 211 5.0k
Yevgeny Raitses 4.6k 2.1× 504 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 681 0.7× 809 2.0× 233 5.4k
E. Bellotti 2.3k 1.0× 336 0.2× 1.6k 1.2× 705 0.7× 1.3k 3.2× 246 4.7k
I. Ben‐Zvi 1.6k 0.7× 975 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 996 1.0× 152 0.4× 329 2.6k
K. Wiesemann 1.1k 0.5× 325 0.2× 509 0.4× 245 0.3× 241 0.6× 90 1.6k
J. H. Whealton 792 0.4× 696 0.4× 597 0.4× 296 0.3× 278 0.7× 112 1.5k
J. R. Hiskes 632 0.3× 419 0.2× 1.3k 1.0× 266 0.3× 196 0.5× 56 1.7k
A. Garscadden 1.1k 0.5× 361 0.2× 855 0.6× 108 0.1× 427 1.1× 118 2.1k

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All Works

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Bacal, M., et al.. (2021). Performance of tantalum as plasma electrode material in negative hydrogen ion sources. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 30(7). 75014–75014. 1 indexed citations
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Aleiferis, S., P. Svarnas, S. Béchu, O. Tarvainen, & M. Bacal. (2018). Production of hydrogen negative ions in an ECR volume source: balance between vibrational excitation and ionization. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 27(7). 75015–75015. 16 indexed citations
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Bacal, M. & M. Wada. (2017). Effect due to plasma electrode adsorbates upon the negative ion current and electron current extracted from a negative ion source. AIP conference proceedings. 1869. 30025–30025. 3 indexed citations
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Bacal, M., et al.. (2015). Roles of a plasma grid in a negative hydrogen ion source. AIP conference proceedings. 1655. 20001–20001. 12 indexed citations
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Bacal, M., et al.. (2015). Optimum plasma grid bias for a negative hydrogen ion source operation with Cs. Review of Scientific Instruments. 87(2). 02B132–02B132. 8 indexed citations
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Bacal, M.. (2008). Physics basis and future trends for negative ion sources (invited). Review of Scientific Instruments. 79(2). 02A516–02A516. 14 indexed citations
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Bacal, M., А. А. Иванов, M. Glass-Maujean, et al.. (2004). Contribution of wall material to the vibrational excitation and negative ion formation in hydrogen negative ion sources (invited). Review of Scientific Instruments. 75(5). 1699–1703. 21 indexed citations
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Bacal, M., A. M. Bruneteau, A. I. Livshits, V.N. Alimov, & M. E. Notkin. (2003). Hydrogen superpermeable membrane operation under plasma conditions. Fusion Engineering and Design. 65(3). 423–427. 6 indexed citations
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Nishiura, M., M. Sasao, M. Wada, & M. Bacal. (2001). Plasma perturbation induced by laser photodetachment. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 63(3). 36408–36408. 12 indexed citations
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Ivanov, Alexander A., et al.. (1999). On the electron energy distribution function in a Hall-type thruster. Physics of Plasmas. 6(11). 4360–4365. 29 indexed citations
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Bruneteau, A. M., C. Courteille, R. Leroy, & M. Bacal. (1996). Investigation of two negative hydrogen and deuterium ion sources: Effect of the volume. Review of Scientific Instruments. 67(11). 3827–3830. 7 indexed citations
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Tontegode, A. Ya., et al.. (1996). Investigation of the nature of the impurities in tantalum foils, induced by their exposure to a hydrogen plasma. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 5(3). 412–415. 1 indexed citations
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Bruneteau, A. M., et al.. (1993). Isotope effect and electron-temperature dependence in volumeH−andD−ion sources. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 48(3). 2122–2132. 29 indexed citations
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Bacal, M., P. Berlemont, A. M. Bruneteau, R. Leroy, & R. A. Stern. (1991). Measurement of the H− thermal energy in a volume ion source plasma. Journal of Applied Physics. 70(3). 1212–1219. 47 indexed citations
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Berlemont, P., et al.. (1991). Modeling surface effects in negative-ion volume sources. Chemical Physics Letters. 183(5). 397–402. 10 indexed citations
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Stern, R. A., P. Devynck, M. Bacal, P. Berlemont, & F. Hillion. (1990). Nonresonant optical tagging and ‘‘monopolar’’ transport in negative-ion plasmas. Physical Review A. 41(6). 3307–3320. 41 indexed citations
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Bruneteau, A. M., et al.. (1990). Temperature and relative density of atomic hydrogen in a multicusp H− volume source. Journal of Applied Physics. 67(12). 7254–7264. 31 indexed citations
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Bruneteau, A. M., et al.. (1990). Atomic temperature and density in multicusp H− volume sources. AIP conference proceedings. 210. 504–515. 1 indexed citations
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Gorse, C., M. Capitelli, M. Bacal, & J. Bretagne. (1986). Non-equilibrium dissociation of HCI and H2 molecules under electrical discharges: the role of dissociative attachment from vibrationally excited molecules. Chemical Physics. 102(1-2). 1–10. 9 indexed citations
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Bacal, M., G.W. Hamilton, A. M. Bruneteau, H. J. Doucet, & J. Taillet. (1979). Measurement of H - density in a plasma by photodetachment. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 40(7). 791. 1 indexed citations

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