R. A. Snavely

9.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

R. A. Snavely is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Snavely has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 15 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in R. A. Snavely's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (26 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (19 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (15 papers). R. A. Snavely is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (26 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (19 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (15 papers). R. A. Snavely collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. R. A. Snavely's co-authors include S. P. Hatchett, S. C. Wilks, T. E. Cowan, Deanna M. Pennington, A. J. Mackinnon, M. H. Key, M. S. Singh, M. D. Perry, K. Yasuike and J. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Review of Scientific Instruments and Physics of Plasmas.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Snavely

26 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser–solid ... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2001 2000 2001 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser–solid interactions
    2001 1.3k citations S. C. Wilks, A. B. Langdon et al. Physics of Plasmas profile →
  2. Intense High-Energy Proton Beams from Petawatt-Laser Irradiation of Solids
    2000 1.2k citations R. A. Snavely, M. H. Key et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  3. Fast Ignition by Intense Laser-Accelerated Proton Beams
    2001 1.0k citations M. Roth, T. E. Cowan et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers

R. A. Snavely
B. M. Hegelich United States
Ε. L. Clark United Kingdom
M. Roth Germany
J. Fuchs France
P. K. Patel United States
Kirk Flippo United States
Y. Sentoku Japan
S. P. Hatchett United States
M. H. Key United Kingdom
S. Kar United Kingdom
B. M. Hegelich United States
R. A. Snavely
Citations per year, relative to R. A. Snavely R. A. Snavely (= 1×) peers B. M. Hegelich

Countries citing papers authored by R. A. Snavely

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. A. Snavely

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. A. Snavely

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lei, Anle, A. Pukhov, R. Kodama, et al.. (2007). Relativistic laser channeling in plasmas for fast ignition. Physical Review E. 76(6). 66403–66403. 22 indexed citations
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Izumi, N., et al.. (2006). Application of imaging plates to x-ray imaging and spectroscopy in laser plasma experiments (invited). Review of Scientific Instruments. 77(10). 50 indexed citations
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Key, M. H., S. P. Hatchett, Troy W. Barbee, et al.. (2006). Measurements of electron and proton heating temperatures from extreme-ultraviolet light images at 68eV in petawatt laser experiments. Review of Scientific Instruments. 77(11). 6 indexed citations
4.
Town, R. P. J., M. H. Key, W. L. Kruer, et al.. (2005). Simulations of electron transport for fast ignition using LSP. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 544(1-2). 61–66. 19 indexed citations
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Theobald, W., C. Stöeckl, T. C. Sangster, et al.. (2004). X-Ray Line Emission Spectroscopy of 100-TW Laser-Pulse--Generated Plasmas for Backlighter Development of Cryogenic Implosion Capsules. APS. 46. 1 indexed citations
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Stöeckl, C., W. Theobald, J. A. Delettrez, et al.. (2004). K-Shell Spectroscopy Using a Single-Photon--Counting X-Ray CCD Camera Spectrometer in Ultrafast Laser--Plasma Interaction Experiments. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 46.
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Freeman, R. R., J. Hill, J. A. King, et al.. (2003). Understanding the role of fast electrons in the heating of dense matter: experimental techniques and recent results. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 81(1-4). 183–190. 7 indexed citations
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Freeman, R. R., J. Hill, J. A. King, et al.. (2003). High-intensity lasers and controlled fusion. The European Physical Journal D. 26(1). 73–77. 1 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, A. J., Y. Sentoku, P. K. Patel, et al.. (2002). Enhancement of Proton Acceleration by Hot-Electron Recirculation in Thin Foils Irradiated by Ultraintense Laser Pulses. Physical Review Letters. 88(21). 215006–215006. 336 indexed citations
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Martinolli, E., D. Batani, E. Perelli Cippo, et al.. (2002). Fast electron transport and heating in solid-density matter. Laser and Particle Beams. 20(2). 171–175. 10 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, A. J., M. Borghesi, S. P. Hatchett, et al.. (2001). Effect of Plasma Scale Length on Multi-MeV Proton Production by Intense Laser Pulses. Physical Review Letters. 86(9). 1769–1772. 198 indexed citations
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Roth, M., T. E. Cowan, C. Brown, et al.. (2001). Intense ion beams accelerated by Petawatt-class Lasers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 464(1-3). 201–205. 6 indexed citations
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Yasuike, K., M. H. Key, S. P. Hatchett, R. A. Snavely, & K. B. Wharton. (2001). Hot electron diagnostic in a solid laser target by K-shell lines measurement from ultraintense laser–plasma interactions (3×1020 W/cm2,⩽400 J). Review of Scientific Instruments. 72(1). 1236–1240. 79 indexed citations
14.
Roth, M., T. E. Cowan, M. H. Key, et al.. (2001). Fast Ignition by Intense Laser-Accelerated Proton Beams. Physical Review Letters. 86(3). 436–439. 1002 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wilks, S. C., A. B. Langdon, T. E. Cowan, et al.. (2001). Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser–solid interactions. Physics of Plasmas. 8(2). 542–549. 1284 indexed citations breakdown →
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Snavely, R. A., M. H. Key, S. P. Hatchett, et al.. (2000). Intense High-Energy Proton Beams from Petawatt-Laser Irradiation of Solids. Physical Review Letters. 85(14). 2945–2948. 1247 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pennington, Deanna M., C. Brown, T. E. Cowan, et al.. (2000). Petawatt laser system and experiments. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 6(4). 676–688. 32 indexed citations
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Cowan, T. E., A. Hunt, T. W. Phillips, et al.. (2000). Photonuclear Fission from High Energy Electrons from Ultraintense Laser-Solid Interactions. Physical Review Letters. 84(5). 903–906. 169 indexed citations
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Perry, M. D., Ján Šefčı́k, T. E. Cowan, et al.. (1999). Hard x-ray production from high intensity laser solid interactions (invited). Review of Scientific Instruments. 70(1). 265–269. 81 indexed citations
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Key, M. H., E. M. Campbell, T. E. Cowan, et al.. (1998). The Potential of Fast Ignition and Related Experiments with a Petawatt Laser Facility. Journal of Fusion Energy. 17(3). 231–236. 15 indexed citations

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