R. M. Steffen

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

R. M. Steffen is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. M. Steffen has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 40 papers in Radiation and 38 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in R. M. Steffen's work include Nuclear physics research studies (41 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (27 papers) and Nuclear Physics and Applications (19 papers). R. M. Steffen is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear physics research studies (41 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (27 papers) and Nuclear Physics and Applications (19 papers). R. M. Steffen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sweden. R. M. Steffen's co-authors include K. S. Krane, R. M. Wheeler, E. B. Shera, M. V. Hoehn, Y. Tanaka, E. Matthias, Helmut Wohlfahrt, Werner Schneider, W. Reuter and J. D. Zumbro and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Letters B and Advances In Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. M. Steffen

87 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Directional correlations of gamma radiations emitted from... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Directional correlations of gamma radiations emitted from nuclear states oriented by nuclear reactions or cryogenic methods
    1973 402 citations K. S. Krane, R. M. Steffen et al. profile →

Peers

R. M. Steffen
A. W. Sunyar United States
G. Goldring Israel
P. Axel United States
F. Boehm United States
P. Raghavan United States
K. P. Lieb Germany
J.S. Geiger Canada
M. E. Rose United States
N. Benczer-Koller United States
N. J. Stone United Kingdom
A. W. Sunyar United States
R. M. Steffen
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tanaka, Y., R. M. Steffen, E. B. Shera, et al.. (1984). Systematics of ground-state quadrupole moments of odd-Adeformed nuclei determined with muonicMx rays. Physical Review C. 29(5). 1830–1838. 42 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Y., R. M. Steffen, E. B. Shera, et al.. (1983). Precision Muonic-Atom Measurements of Nuclear Quadrupole Moments and the Sternheimer Effect in Rare-Earth Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 51(18). 1633–1635. 72 indexed citations
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Shera, E. B., et al.. (1979). The Spin-Expansion Hamiltonian and Quadrupole Moments of the Even Os Nuclei. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 47(3). 695–698. 3 indexed citations
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Wohlfahrt, Helmut, E. B. Shera, M. V. Hoehn, et al.. (1978). Muonic isotope shifts in the stable Ca nuclei. Physics Letters B. 73(2). 131–134. 50 indexed citations
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Shera, E. B., M. V. Hoehn, Louis K. Wagner, et al.. (1977). Isomer shift of the 2.61 MeV gamma-ray transition in muonic 208Pb. Physics Letters B. 67(1). 26–28. 12 indexed citations
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Grau, J., Z. W. Grabowski, F. A. Rickey, P. C. Simms, & R. M. Steffen. (1974). Measurements of Directional Correlation from Oriented Nuclei (DCO) and the Band Structure inPd102. Physical Review Letters. 32(12). 677–680. 32 indexed citations
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Sioshansi, P., et al.. (1972). Magnetic Dipole Moments of First2+States in Even Osmium Nuclei Recoil-Implanted in Nickel. Physical Review C. 6(6). 2245–2252. 13 indexed citations
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Steffen, R. M., et al.. (1969). M1−E2Mixing Ratios and Conversion-Electron Particle Parameters for the Electromagnetic Transitions inAs75. Physical Review. 180(4). 1043–1048. 53 indexed citations
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Frauenfelder, Hans, R. M. Steffen, S.R. de Groot, H.A. Tolhoek, & W.J. Huiskamp. (1965). Angular Distribution of Nuclear Radiation. 1. 997. 18 indexed citations
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Steffen, R. M. & Hans Frauenfelder. (1965). Polarization of Radiation Following β-DECAY. 1. 1453. 1 indexed citations
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Grabowski, Z. W., R. S. Raghavan, & R. M. Steffen. (1965). Beta-gamma circular polarization correlation of Sb122. Nuclear Physics. 70(1). 170–176. 10 indexed citations
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Matthias, E., Werner Schneider, & R. M. Steffen. (1963). NUCLEAR LEVEL SPLITTING CAUSED BY A COMBINED MAGNETIC DIPOLE AND NON- AXIALLY SYMMETRIC ELECTRIC QUADRUPOLE INTERACTION. 1 indexed citations
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Matthias, E., Werner Schneider, & R. M. Steffen. (1962). Nuclear Level Splitting Caused by a Combined Electric Quadrupole and Magnetic Dipole Interaction. Physical Review. 125(1). 261–268. 66 indexed citations
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Steffen, R. M.. (1961). Tensor Type (∫Bij) Component in the 2.31-MevβTransition ofSb124. Physical Review. 124(1). 145–149. 17 indexed citations
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Steffen, R. M.. (1959). Circular Polarization of Gamma Radiation Following Allowed Beta Transitions. Physical Review. 115(4). 980–985. 27 indexed citations
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Steffen, R. M.. (1956). Influence of the Time-Dependent Quadrupole Interaction on the Directional Correlation of theCd111Gamma Rays. Physical Review. 103(1). 116–125. 63 indexed citations
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Steffen, R. M., et al.. (1956). Angular Momenta and Parities of the Excited States ofCd114. Physical Review. 102(3). 753–761. 20 indexed citations
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Steffen, R. M. & W. Zobel. (1956). Magnetic Moment of the 247-kev Excited State ofCd111. Physical Review. 103(1). 126–133. 10 indexed citations
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Steffen, R. M.. (1951). The Dual Decay ofRe186. Physical Review. 82(6). 827–831. 15 indexed citations

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