R. N. Watts

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

R. N. Watts is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, R. N. Watts has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 11 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in R. N. Watts's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (13 papers), Advancements in Photolithography Techniques (7 papers) and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (7 papers). R. N. Watts is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (13 papers), Advancements in Photolithography Techniques (7 papers) and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (7 papers). R. N. Watts collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. R. N. Watts's co-authors include C. I. Westbrook, William D. Phillips, Phillip L. Gould, Carl Wieman, Paul D. Lett, Harold Metcalf, Paul D. Lett, S. L. Rolston, Carol E. Tanner and S. L. Gilbert and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Optics Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. N. Watts

37 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Observation of Atoms Laser Cooled below the Doppler Limit

1988 423 citations Paul D. Lett, R. N. Watts et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Optical molasses

1989 306 citations Paul D. Lett, William D. Phillips et al. Journal of the Optical Society of America B profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. N. Watts United States	18	1.2k	268	189	158	155	39	1.6k
Christopher R. Ekstrom United States	15	1.4k 1.2×	294 1.1×	44 0.2×	167 1.1×	62 0.4×	52	1.7k
R. Krotkov United States	16	594 0.5×	82 0.3×	441 2.3×	175 1.1×	90 0.6×	30	1.1k
L. Julién France	21	1.6k 1.3×	73 0.3×	50 0.3×	222 1.4×	310 2.0×	76	1.9k
E. A. Hinds United Kingdom	31	2.7k 2.2×	730 2.7×	111 0.6×	279 1.8×	178 1.1×	73	2.9k
P. Verhoeve Netherlands	18	433 0.4×	58 0.2×	841 4.4×	334 2.1×	177 1.1×	141	1.3k
Thomas Pattard Germany	16	1.1k 0.9×	143 0.5×	59 0.3×	24 0.2×	138 0.9×	28	1.2k
K. Smirnov Russia	17	634 0.5×	450 1.7×	276 1.5×	652 4.1×	110 0.7×	67	1.3k
C. C. Sung United States	20	720 0.6×	110 0.4×	10 0.1×	168 1.1×	146 0.9×	87	1.0k
K. R. Boyce United States	23	996 0.8×	31 0.1×	451 2.4×	84 0.5×	297 1.9×	84	1.5k
Y. H. Ohtsuki Japan	20	618 0.5×	44 0.2×	104 0.6×	194 1.2×	35 0.2×	111	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. N. Watts

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Judge, D. L., D. McMullin, Hiromitsu Ogawa, et al.. (1998). First Solar EUV Irradiances Obtained from SOHO by the SEM. Solar Physics. 177. 18 indexed citations

Tarrio, C., R. N. Watts, T. B. Lucatorto, J. M. Slaughter, & Charles M. Falco. (1998). Optical constants of in situ-deposited films of important extreme-ultraviolet multilayer mirror materials. Applied Optics. 37(19). 4100–4100. 30 indexed citations

Regan, S. P., M. J. May, V. Soukhanovskii, et al.. (1997). An evaluation of multilayer mirrors for the soft x ray and extreme ultraviolet wavelength range that were irradiated with neutrons. Review of Scientific Instruments. 68(1). 757–760. 4 indexed citations

Watts, R. N., et al.. (1997). A transmission x-ray microscope based on secondary-electron imaging. Review of Scientific Instruments. 68(9). 3464–3476. 17 indexed citations

Slaughter, J. M., C. R. Hills, Alessandro Mirone, et al.. (1994). Structure and performance of Si/Mo multilayer mirrors for the extreme ultraviolet. Journal of Applied Physics. 76(4). 2144–2156. 62 indexed citations

Jia, Junjun, T. A. Callcott, D. L. Ederer, et al.. (1994). Variable groove spaced grating monochromators for synchrotron light sources. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 347(1-3). 258–263. 9 indexed citations

Hoover, Richard B., Arthur B. C. Walker, C. E. DeForest, R. N. Watts, & C. Tarrio. (1993). Ultrahigh-resolution photographic films for x-ray/EUV/FUV astronomy. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1742. 549–549. 5 indexed citations

Watts, R. N., C. Tarrio, T. B. Lucatorto, et al.. (1993). XUV optics characterization at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 79(1-4). 244–246. 2 indexed citations

Westbrook, C. I., R. N. Watts, Carol E. Tanner, et al.. (1991). Reply to Comment on Localization of Atoms in a Three-Dimensional Standing Wave,. Physical Review Letters. 66. 3 indexed citations

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Phillips, William D., Paul D. Lett, S. L. Rolston, et al.. (1991). Atoms in Optical Molasses: Applications to Frequency Standards,. 2 indexed citations

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Phillips, William D., Paul D. Lett, S. L. Rolston, et al.. (1991). Optical Molasses: The Coldest Atoms Ever. Physica Scripta. T34. 20–22. 3 indexed citations

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Regan, S. P., M. Finkenthal, H. W. Moos, et al.. (1990). Peak reflectivity measurements of W/C, Mo/Si, and Mo/B_4C multilayer mirrors in the 8–190-Å range using both Kα line and synchrotron radiation. Applied Optics. 29(25). 3694–3694. 15 indexed citations

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Westbrook, C. I., R. N. Watts, Carol E. Tanner, et al.. (1990). Localization of atoms in a three-dimensional standing wave. Physical Review Letters. 65(1). 33–36. 113 indexed citations

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Sheehy, B., et al.. (1989). Diode-laser deceleration and collimation of a rubidium beam. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 6(11). 2165–2165. 37 indexed citations

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Lett, Paul D., William D. Phillips, S. L. Rolston, et al.. (1989). Optical molasses. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 6(11). 2084–2084. 306 indexed citations breakdown →

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Phillips, William D., Paul D. Lett, R. N. Watts, et al.. (1988). Observation of atoms laser-cooled below the Doppler limit. Annual Meeting Optical Society of America. FA2–FA2. 9 indexed citations

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Lett, Paul D., R. N. Watts, C. I. Westbrook, et al.. (1988). Observation of Atoms Laser Cooled below the Doppler Limit. Physical Review Letters. 61(2). 169–172. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pritchard, Duncan, E. L. Raab, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Carl Wieman, & R. N. Watts. (1986). Light Traps Using Spontaneous Forces. Physical Review Letters. 57(3). 310–313. 66 indexed citations

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Gilbert, S. L., R. N. Watts, & Carl Wieman. (1984). Measurement of the6S→7SM1transition in cesium with the use of crossed electric and magnetic fields. Physical review. A, General physics. 29(1). 137–143. 22 indexed citations

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Watts, R. N., S. L. Gilbert, & Carl Wieman. (1983). Precision measurement of the Stark shift of the6S−7Stransition in atomic cesium. Physical review. A, General physics. 27(5). 2769–2772. 17 indexed citations

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