R. F. Pfaff

10.7k citations
232 papers · 7.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 45
Topics
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (187 papers)Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (133 papers)Earthquake Detection and Analysis (63 papers)

In The Last Decade

R. F. Pfaff

223 papers receiving 6.7k citations

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R. F. Pfaff
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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 6.1k
  • Geophysics 2.1k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.5k
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1.5k
  • Molecular Biology 1.4k
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All Works

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A Large Amplitude (>300 M/S) Neutral Wind "Jet" Observed Near 130 km Altitude and Associated DC Electric Fields, Energetic Electron and Other Measurements Revealed by a Vapor Trail and Dual Sounding Rocket and Ground-Based Instruments in the Auroral Zone Lower Ionosphere
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Ionospheric Currents Observed Using the Flux-gate Magnetometer on the C/NOFS Satellite
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An Overview of the Scientific and Space Weather Motivation for the "Notional" Geospace Dynamics Constellation Mission
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Survey of the high resolution frequency structure of the fast magnetosonic mode and proton energy diffusion associated with these waves
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Observations of an Auroral Arc using the 4-Channel Camera on the VISIONS Rocket
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Interpretation of Vector Electric Field Measurements of Bursty Langmuir Waves in the Cusp
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Structured DC Electric Fields With and Without Associated Plasma Density Gradients Observed with the C/NOFS Satellite
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Plasma Impedance Spectrum Analyzer (PISA): an advanced impedance probe for measuring plasma density and other parameters
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Surface property effects on Langmuir probes launched on sounding rockets
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Plasma Density Enhancements Associated With Equatorial Spread F
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Enhanced Auroral Proton and Electron Precipitation Immediately Following Rapid Magnetopause Compressions
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About R. F. Pfaff

R. F. Pfaff is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, having authored 232 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (187 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (133 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (63 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (6.1k citations), Geophysics (2.1k citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.5k citations). R. F. Pfaff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Frequent co-authors include C. W. Carlson, M. C. Kelley, M. Temerin, F. S. Mozer, C. A. Cattell, W. K. Peterson, R. J. Strangeway, R. E. Ergun, D. M. Klumpar and R. C. Elphic. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Astrophysical Journal.

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