S. P. Obenschain

3.9k total citations
104 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

S. P. Obenschain is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, S. P. Obenschain has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 56 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in S. P. Obenschain's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (84 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (56 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (38 papers). S. P. Obenschain is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (84 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (56 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (38 papers). S. P. Obenschain collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. S. P. Obenschain's co-authors include R. H. Lehmberg, A. J. Schmitt, R. H. Lehmberg, John H. Gardner, S. E. Bodner, J. D. Sethian, J. A. Stamper, E. A. McLean, B. H. Ripin and J. Weaver and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

S. P. Obenschain

98 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. P. Obenschain United States 28 2.0k 1.4k 1.3k 496 496 104 2.5k
A. J. Schmitt United States 29 2.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 564 1.1× 342 0.7× 107 2.6k
D. Colombant United States 20 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 898 0.7× 388 0.8× 302 0.6× 70 1.8k
R. W. Short United States 31 2.5k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 1.9k 1.5× 525 1.1× 349 0.7× 75 2.9k
P. Michel United States 27 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 417 0.8× 294 0.6× 123 2.4k
D. A. Callahan United States 26 1.8k 0.9× 926 0.7× 940 0.7× 510 1.0× 214 0.4× 108 2.0k
T. J. Kessler United States 16 1.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 545 1.1× 377 0.8× 40 2.2k
H. Takabe Japan 24 2.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 569 1.1× 170 0.3× 119 2.6k
D. D. Ryutov United States 26 2.7k 1.3× 814 0.6× 780 0.6× 472 1.0× 392 0.8× 133 3.3k
P. W. McKenty United States 25 1.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 913 0.7× 632 1.3× 153 0.3× 84 2.0k
A.R. Thiessen United States 7 1.5k 0.7× 843 0.6× 744 0.6× 502 1.0× 183 0.4× 9 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. P. Obenschain

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmitt, A. J. & S. P. Obenschain. (2023). The importance of laser wavelength for driving inertial confinement fusion targets. I. Basic physics. Physics of Plasmas. 30(1). 11 indexed citations
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Bates, J. W., R. K. Follett, J. G. Shaw, et al.. (2023). Suppressing parametric instabilities in direct-drive inertial-confinement-fusion plasmas using broadband laser light. Physics of Plasmas. 30(5). 20 indexed citations
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Bates, J. W., R. K. Follett, J. G. Shaw, et al.. (2020). Suppressing cross-beam energy transfer with broadband lasers. High Energy Density Physics. 36. 100772–100772. 24 indexed citations
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Oh, Jaechul, A. J. Schmitt, M. Karasik, & S. P. Obenschain. (2019). Direct-drive laser imprint experiment measuring shock velocity perturbations at Nike *. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 2 indexed citations
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Oh, Jaechul, M. Karasik, V. Serlin, & S. P. Obenschain. (2018). Measurements of shock velocity nonuniformities imprinted by the Nike laser. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Colombant, D. & S. P. Obenschain. (2006). Sub-mega joule laser target designs for direct-drive ignition and moderate gains. Nuclear Fusion. 47(1). 17–22. 2 indexed citations
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Karasik, M., A. N. Mostovych, R. H. Lehmberg, et al.. (2005). Measurements of low-level prepulse on Nike KrF laser. Journal of Applied Physics. 98(5). 7 indexed citations
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Colombant, D., S. P. Obenschain, & M. Klapisch. (2004). Comparison between radiation-preheated and conventional shock-driven direct-drive targets for KrF lasers. Nuclear Fusion. 44(7). 795–798. 4 indexed citations
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Sethian, J. D., M. Friedman, J. L. Giuliani, et al.. (2001). Fusion Electra: A Krypton Fluoride Laser for Fusion Energy. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3(0). 229–31. 2 indexed citations
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Deniz, A. V., T. Lehecka, R. H. Lehmberg, & S. P. Obenschain. (1998). Comparison between measured and calculated nonuniformities of Nike laser beams smoothed by induced spatial incoherence. Optics Communications. 147(4-6). 402–410. 26 indexed citations
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Sethian, J. D., S. P. Obenschain, K. A. Gerber, et al.. (1997). Large area electron beam pumped krypton fluoride laser amplifier. Review of Scientific Instruments. 68(6). 2357–2366. 40 indexed citations
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Aglitskiy, Y., T. Lehecka, S. P. Obenschain, et al.. (1997). Use of spherically bent crystals for Nike laser plasma spectral diagnostics and monochromatic imaging. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3157. 104–104. 5 indexed citations
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Serlin, V., J. D. Sethian, C. J. Pawley, et al.. (1996). The nike electron beam-pumped KrF laser amplifiers. 1. 627–627. 1 indexed citations
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Sethian, J. D., C. J. Pawley, S. P. Obenschain, et al.. (1994). The NIKE electron beam-pumped KrF amplifiers. 1. 256–259.
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Pawley, C. J., et al.. (1992). Large area electron beam generation and propagation for KrF lasers. International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams. 3. 1912–1917. 1 indexed citations
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Obenschain, S. P., et al.. (1988). Experimental studies on the second harmonic generation of broadband high-peak-power laser radiation at 527 nm using a quadrature crystal array. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations
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Mostovych, A. N., S. P. Obenschain, John H. Gardner, et al.. (1987). Brillouin scattering measurements from plasmas irradiated with spatially and temporally incoherent laser light. Physical Review Letters. 59(11). 1193–1196. 69 indexed citations
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Lehmberg, R. H., et al.. (1985). Baseline Design of a 5-7 kJ KrF Laser Facility for Direct Illumination ICF Experiments.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 86. 25776.
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Obenschain, S. P., J. Grün, B. H. Ripin, & E. A. McLean. (1982). Uniformity of Laser-Driven, Ablatively Accelerated Targets.. Physical Review Letters. 48(10). 709–709. 9 indexed citations
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Ripin, B. H., R. Décoste, S. P. Obenschain, et al.. (1980). Laser-plasma interaction and ablative acceleration of thin foils at 10/sup 12/--10/sup 15/ W/cm/sup 2/. Physics of Fluids. 1 indexed citations

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