W. A. Peebles

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
232 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

W. A. Peebles is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. A. Peebles has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 132 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 49 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. A. Peebles's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (197 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (129 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (57 papers). W. A. Peebles is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (197 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (129 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (57 papers). W. A. Peebles collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. W. A. Peebles's co-authors include T. L. Rhodes, E. J. Doyle, Neville C. Luhmann, K.H. Burrell, D. L. Brower, R. J. Groebner, L. Zeng, N. C. Luhmann, H. Matsumoto and Ch. P. Ritz and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.

In The Last Decade

W. A. Peebles

228 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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Fluctuations and anomalous transport in tokamaks

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Core electron temperature turbulence and transport during sawtooth oscillations in the DIII-D tokamak 2024 ·Nuclear Fusion ·G. Wang, T. L. Rhodes, (unknown), W. A. Peebles, N. A. Crocker, R. Hong, (unknown), M. A. Van Zeeland, S. P. Smith	2
2	Observation of long-radial-range-correlation in turbulence in high-collisionality high-confinement plasmas on DIII-D 2023 ·Nuclear Fusion ·R. Hong, T. L. Rhodes, P. H. Diamond, Y. Ren, L. Zeng, Xiang Jian, K. Barada, (unknown), W. A. Peebles	0
3	Validating and optimizing mismatch tolerance of Doppler backscattering measurements with the beam model (invited) 2022 ·Review of Scientific Instruments ·(unknown), (unknown), F. I. Parra, (unknown), C. Michael, Peng Shi, T. L. Rhodes, N. A. Crocker, J. C. Hillesheim, R. Hong, (unknown), W. A. Peebles, Ching Eng Png, Juan Ruiz Ruiz	7
4	Observation of quasi-coherent density fluctuation in scrape-off layer enhancing boundary transport in high- β N hybrid plasmas on DIII-D 2021 ·Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·R. Hong, T. L. Rhodes, (unknown), Huiqian Wang, L. Zeng, K. Barada, (unknown), J.G. Watkins, W. A. Peebles	4
5	Physics of increased edge electron temperature and density turbulence during ELM-free QH-mode operation on DIII-D 2018 ·Physics of Plasmas ·C. Sung, T. L. Rhodes, G. M. Staebler, Z. Yan, G. R. McKee, S. P. Smith, T.H. Osborne, W. A. Peebles	1
6	Quasistationary Plasma Predator-Prey System of Coupled Turbulence, Drive, and Sheared E×B Flow During High Performance DIII-D Tokamak Discharges 2018 ·Physical Review Letters ·K. Barada, T. L. Rhodes, K.H. Burrell, L. Zeng, L. Bardóczi, Xi Chen, C. M. Muscatello, W. A. Peebles	13
7	Increased electron temperature turbulence during suppression of edge localized mode by resonant magnetic perturbations in the DIII-D tokamak 2017 ·Physics of Plasmas ·C. Sung, G. Wang, T. L. Rhodes, S. P. Smith, T.H. Osborne, Makoto Ono, G. R. McKee, Z. Yan, R. J. Groebner, (unknown), L. Zeng, W. A. Peebles, T.E. Evans	19
8	Modulation of Core Turbulent Density Fluctuations by Large-Scale Neoclassical Tearing Mode Islands in the DIII-D Tokamak 2016 ·Physical Review Letters ·L. Bardóczi, T. L. Rhodes, Troy Carter, A. Bañón Navarro, W. A. Peebles, F. Jenko, G. R. McKee	62
9	Intermediate-k density and magnetic field fluctuations during inter-ELM pedestal evolution in MAST 2015 ·Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·J. C. Hillesheim, David Dickinson, C.M. Roach, S. Saarelma, R. Scannell, A. Kirk, N. A. Crocker, W. A. Peebles, H. Meyer, (unknown)	29
10	Implementation of Doppler backscattering for MAST 2014 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·J. C. Hillesheim, N. A. Crocker, W. A. Peebles, (unknown), A. Meakins, A. R. Field, D. Dunai, M. Carr, N. Hawkes	0
11	A multichannel, frequency-modulated, tunable Doppler backscattering and reflectometry system 2009 ·Review of Scientific Instruments ·J.C. Hillesheim, W. A. Peebles, T. L. Rhodes, L. Schmitz, Troy Carter, P.-A. Gourdain, G. Wang	70
12	Observation of Reduced Electron-Temperature Fluctuations in the Coreof H-Mode Plasmas 2008 ·Physical Review Letters ·L. Schmitz, A. E. White, Troy Carter, W. A. Peebles, T. L. Rhodes, K.H. Burrell, W.M. Solomon, G. M. Staebler	18
13	Three-Wave Interactions between Fast-Ion Modes in the National Spherical Torus Experiment 2006 ·Physical Review Letters ·N. A. Crocker, W. A. Peebles, S. Kubota, E. D. Fredrickson, S. Kaye, B. LeBlanc, J. Ménard	37
14	Comparison of Broad Spectrum Turbulence Measurements and Gyrokinetic Code Predictions on the DIII-D Tokamak 2005 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·T.L. Rhodes, W. A. Peebles, (unknown), E. J. Doyle, Long Zeng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), C. M. Greenfield, (unknown), P. Gohil	2
15	Reflectometry Measurements of the Electron Density Profile and Fluctuations in NSTX 2001 ·APS ·(unknown), (unknown), W. A. Peebles, M. Gilmore, Liang Zeng, E. J. Doyle, A. L. Roquemore	0
16	Observation of Compressional Alfvén Modes During Neutral-Beam Heating on the National Spherical Torus Experiment 2001 ·Physical Review Letters ·E. D. Fredrickson, Н. Н. Гореленков, C. Z. Cheng, R. E. Bell, D. S. Darrow, D. Johnson, S. Kaye, B. LeBlanc, J. Ménard, S. Kubota, W. A. Peebles	73
17	Appearance of a low-frequency turbulence feature during saturated ohmic confinement plasma discharges 2001 ·Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·C. L. Rettig, G. M. Staebler, T. L. Rhodes, E. J. Doyle, W. A. Peebles, K.H. Burrell	4
18	Topical Conference on High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, 7th, Napa, CA, Mar. 13-17, 1988, Proceedings 1988 ·Review of Scientific Instruments ·N. C. Luhmann, W. A. Peebles	1
19	Phase imaging systems for measurement of plasma density contours 1985 ·J. Howard, E. J. Doyle, P. E. Young, W. A. Peebles, (unknown), R. L. Savage, Neville C. Luhmann, D. L. Brower, Jan Wagner, (unknown), W. Lam	1
20	Far-infrared laser scattering studies of density fluctuations in tokamak fusion plasmas 1982 ·Applied Optics ·(unknown), Neville C. Luhmann, (unknown), W. A. Peebles, Robert J. Taylor, Chengwei Yu	8

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