S. Letzring

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

S. Letzring 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, S. Letzring has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 41 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 29 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in S. Letzring's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (49 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (29 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (26 papers). S. Letzring is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (49 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (29 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (26 papers). S. Letzring collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. S. Letzring's co-authors include R. S. Craxton, T. J. Kessler, B. M. Hegelich, J. C. Fernández, S. Skupsky, J. M. Soures, R. W. Short, B. J. Albright, Kirk Flippo and J. Schreiber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

S. Letzring

59 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Initial performance results of the OMEGA laser system

1997 787 citations T. R. Boehly, David L. Brown et al. Optics Communications profile →
Improved laser-beam uniformity using the angular dispersion of frequency-modulated light

1989 578 citations S. Skupsky, R. W. Short et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →
Laser acceleration of quasi-monoenergetic MeV ion beams

2006 533 citations B. M. Hegelich, B. J. Albright et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. Letzring United States	23	2.9k	1.9k	1.8k	984	384	62	3.4k
M. H. Key United Kingdom	28	3.0k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	445 1.2×	65	3.6k
S. Skupsky United States	33	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	970 1.0×	208 0.5×	79	3.1k
P. A. Norreys United Kingdom	22	3.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	849 0.9×	511 1.3×	52	3.6k
R. L. McCrory United States	31	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	895 0.9×	262 0.7×	76	3.2k
Ε. L. Clark United Kingdom	31	3.7k 1.3×	2.5k 1.3×	2.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	416 1.1×	76	4.1k
K. Eidmann Germany	32	2.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	2.4k 1.4×	684 0.7×	479 1.2×	121	3.8k
L. A. Gizzi Italy	27	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	765 0.8×	521 1.4×	204	3.3k
Y. Kitagawa Japan	21	2.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	688 0.7×	208 0.5×	63	3.0k
B. Yaakobi United States	35	2.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	937 1.0×	545 1.4×	165	3.8k
R. L. McCrory United States	26	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	896 0.9×	230 0.6×	40	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Letzring

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. Letzring. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. Letzring based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with S. Letzring. S. Letzring is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Jung, D., L. Yin, D. C. Gautier, et al.. (2013). Laser-driven 1 GeV carbon ions from preheated diamond targets in the break-out afterburner regime. Physics of Plasmas. 20(8). 40 indexed citations

Hegelich, B. M., D. Jung, D. C. Gautier, et al.. (2012). Dynamics of relativistic transparency and optical shuttering in expanding overdense plasmas. Nature Physics. 8(10). 763–769. 130 indexed citations

Jung, D., L. Yin, B. J. Albright, et al.. (2011). Monoenergetic Ion Beam Generation by Driving Ion Solitary Waves with Circularly Polarized Laser Light. Physical Review Letters. 107(11). 115002–115002. 56 indexed citations

Niemann, C., А. С. Бондаренко, Carmen Constantin, et al.. (2011). Collisionless Shocks in a Large Magnetized Laser-Plasma Plume. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 39(11). 2406–2407. 8 indexed citations

Hegelich, B. M., Liang Yin, B. J. Albright, et al.. (2010). Laser-driven Ion-, electron- and photon-beams from relativistically overdense plasmas. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 52. 1 indexed citations

Henig, A., D. Kiefer, K. Markey, et al.. (2009). Enhanced Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration in the Relativistic Transparency Regime. Physical Review Letters. 103(4). 45002–45002. 177 indexed citations

Schollmeier, Marius, M. Roth, A. Blažević, et al.. (2007). Laser ion acceleration with micro-grooved targets. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 577(1-2). 186–190. 19 indexed citations

Hegelich, B. M., B. J. Albright, J. A. Cobble, et al.. (2006). Laser acceleration of quasi-monoenergetic MeV ion beams. Nature. 439(7075). 441–444. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

Roth, M., A. Blažević, E. Brambrink, et al.. (2006). Laser Accelerated, High Quality Ion Beams. Hyperfine Interactions. 162(1-4). 45–53. 1 indexed citations

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Boehly, T. R., David L. Brown, R. S. Craxton, et al.. (1997). Initial performance results of the OMEGA laser system. Optics Communications. 133(1-6). 495–506. 787 indexed citations breakdown →

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Бабушкин, А. Н., et al.. (1997). Stable, Reproducible, and Externally Synchronizable Regenerative Amplifier for Shaped Optical Pulses for the OMEGA Laser System. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. 2770. PS4–PS4. 3 indexed citations

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Boni, R., et al.. (1995). Design of an energy-balance-measurement diagnostic for the upgraded OMEGA laser system. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.

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Skeldon, Mark D., et al.. (1995). <title>Optically activated switches for the generation of complex electrical waveforms with multigigahertz bandwidth</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2343. 94–98. 2 indexed citations

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Boehly, T. R., R. S. Craxton, T. H. Hinterman, et al.. (1994). The Upgrade to the OMEGA Laser System. Fusion Technology. 26(3P2). 722–729. 131 indexed citations

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Skeldon, Mark D., et al.. (1992). Implementation of pulse shaping on the OMEGA laser system. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1627. 246–246. 2 indexed citations

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Skupsky, S., R. W. Short, T. J. Kessler, et al.. (1989). Improved laser-beam uniformity using the angular dispersion of frequency-modulated light. Journal of Applied Physics. 66(8). 3456–3462. 578 indexed citations breakdown →

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Richardson, M. C., S. Letzring, R. S. Marjoribanks, et al.. (1986). Time-Resolved X-Ray Spectrographic Instrumentation For Laser Fusion And X-Ray Laser Studies. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 569. 149–149. 3 indexed citations

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Yaakobi, B., J. A. Delettrez, L. M. Goldman, et al.. (1984). Thermal transport measurements in 1.05 μm laser irradiation of spherical targets. The Physics of Fluids. 27(2). 516–526. 37 indexed citations

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Letzring, S., et al.. (1983). An absolutely timed x-ray streak camera for laser fusion experiments. Journal of Applied Physics. 54(11). 6302–6306. 4 indexed citations

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Letzring, S., R. S. Marjoribanks, M. C. Richardson, & D. M. Villeneuve. (1983). <title>Time Resolved X-Ray Spectroscopy Of Symmetrically Imploded Targets</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 348. 325–329. 1 indexed citations

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