R. J. Mason

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

R. J. Mason is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, R. J. Mason has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 37 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 31 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in R. J. Mason's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (32 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (30 papers) and Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena (14 papers). R. J. Mason is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (32 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (30 papers) and Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena (14 papers). R. J. Mason collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. R. J. Mason's co-authors include M. Tabak, J. H. Hammer, E. M. Campbell, J. G. Woodworth, W. L. Kruer, S. C. Wilks, Michael E. Glinsky, M. D. Perry, R. L. Morse and G.S. Fraley and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. J. Mason

60 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Multi-gap high impedance plasma opening switch 2023 ·OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·R. J. Mason	0
2	Hot Electrons in Shock Ignition 2011 ·APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), R. J. Mason, R.C. Kirkpatrick	0
3	Collimation of relativistic laser-generated high energy electron beams via double cone target in fast ignition scheme 2010 ·Journal of Physics Conference Series ·Hongbo Cai, K. Mima, (unknown), Hideo Nagatomo, Atsushi Sunahara, Weimin Zhou, R. J. Mason	0
4	Enhancing the Number of High-Energy Electrons Deposited to a Compressed Pellet via Double Cones in Fast Ignition 2009 ·Physical Review Letters ·Hongbo Cai, K. Mima, Weimin Zhou, (unknown), Hideo Nagatomo, Atsushi Sunahara, R. J. Mason	69
5	Heating Mechanisms in Short-Pulse Laser-Driven Cone Targets 2006 ·Physical Review Letters ·R. J. Mason	58
6	Hot-electron surface retention in intense short-pulse laser-matter interactions 2005 ·Physical Review E ·R. J. Mason, E. S. Dodd, B. J. Albright	24
7	A Compressible Lattice-Boltzmann Model 2000 ·APS ·R. J. Mason	6
8	Computational study of laser imprint mitigation in foam-buffered inertial confinement fusion targets 1998 ·Physics of Plasmas ·R. J. Mason, R. A. Kopp, H. X. Vu, D. C. Wilson, S. R. Goldman, R. G. Watt, Mike Dunne, O. Willi	27
9	Wavelength scaling of high-intensity illumination of an exploded foil 1998 ·Physics of Plasmas ·J. A. Cobble, R. P. Johnson, R. J. Mason	1
10	Anthem simulational studies of the Plasma Opening Switch 1992 ·International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams ·R. J. Mason	1
11	Sport TMJ dysfunction. Case report 1992 ·Australian Dental Journal ·R. J. Mason	0
12	Self-similar magnetic field penetration of a homogeneous collisionless plasma due to electron velocity advection 1992 ·Physics of Fluids B Plasma Physics ·B. V. Oliver, L. I. Rudakov, R. J. Mason, Peter Auer	18
13	Current channel migration and magnetic field penetration in a perfectly conducting plasma with emitting, conducting boundaries 1989 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·J. M. Grossmann, P. F. Ottinger, R. J. Mason	21
14	Implicit moment PIC-hybrid simulation of collisional plasmas 1983 ·Journal of Computational Physics ·R. J. Mason	22
15	Apparent and Real Thermal Inhibition in Laser-Produced Plasmas 1981 ·Physical Review Letters ·R. J. Mason	62
16	Double-Diffusion Hot-Electron Transport in Self-ConsistentEandBFields 1979 ·Physical Review Letters ·R. J. Mason	31
17	Laser-Driven Implosion of Spherical DT Targets to Thermonuclear Burn Conditions 1973 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), R. J. Mason	120
18	Computer Simulation of Ion-Acoustic Shocks. II. Slug and Piston Problems 1972 ·The Physics of Fluids ·R. J. Mason	29
19	Structure of Evolving Ion-Acoustic Fronts in Collisionless Plasmas 1970 ·The Physics of Fluids ·R. J. Mason	27
20	Electric-Field Penetration into a Plasma with a Fractionally Accommodating Boundary 1968 ·Journal of Mathematical Physics ·R. J. Mason	5

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