W. B. Atwood

31.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

W. B. Atwood is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, W. B. Atwood has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in W. B. Atwood's work include Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (14 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (8 papers) and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (8 papers). W. B. Atwood is often cited by papers focused on Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (14 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (8 papers) and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (8 papers). W. B. Atwood collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. W. B. Atwood's co-authors include C.Y. Prescott, H. DeStaebler, R.L.A. Cottrell, Richard E. Taylor, Stephen J. Stein, D. J. Sherden, D. H. Coward, A. Bodek, J. S. Poucher and N. Giokaris and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Astrophysical Journal and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

W. B. Atwood

35 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Electron Scattering from Nuclear Targets and Quark Distributions in Nuclei

1983 252 citations A. Bodek, N. Giokaris et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. B. Atwood United States	15	1.3k	184	164	96	88	36	1.6k
E. D. Bloom United States	17	1.6k 1.2×	173 0.9×	226 1.4×	58 0.6×	84 1.0×	55	1.8k
M. Breidenbach United States	17	1.6k 1.2×	229 1.2×	70 0.4×	183 1.9×	150 1.7×	53	1.9k
Samuel C.C. Ting United States	19	1.5k 1.1×	199 1.1×	62 0.4×	84 0.9×	85 1.0×	47	1.7k
D. J. Sherden United States	22	2.2k 1.6×	287 1.6×	65 0.4×	126 1.3×	157 1.8×	32	2.5k
J. Drees Germany	13	1.0k 0.7×	174 0.9×	109 0.7×	63 0.7×	51 0.6×	22	1.2k
P. Giacomelli Italy	22	1.4k 1.1×	168 0.9×	142 0.9×	111 1.2×	283 3.2×	63	1.8k
D. H. Coward United States	18	2.0k 1.5×	269 1.5×	60 0.4×	152 1.6×	124 1.4×	29	2.3k
V.T. Cocconi Switzerland	23	1.2k 0.9×	210 1.1×	81 0.5×	70 0.7×	122 1.4×	59	1.4k
G. Bellettini Italy	18	1.0k 0.8×	148 0.8×	71 0.4×	94 1.0×	271 3.1×	51	1.3k
W. Bartel Germany	18	956 0.7×	167 0.9×	51 0.3×	130 1.4×	84 1.0×	32	1.2k

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Atwood, W. B., L. Baldini, J. Bregeon, et al.. (2013). NEWFERMI-LAT EVENT RECONSTRUCTION REVEALS MORE HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA RAYS FROM GAMMA-RAY BURSTS. The Astrophysical Journal. 774(1). 76–76. 33 indexed citations

Atwood, W. B., A. Albert, L. Baldini, et al.. (2013). Pass 8: Toward the Full Realization of the Fermi-LAT Scientific Potential. 13 indexed citations

Ziegler, M., B. M. Baughman, R. P. Johnson, & W. B. Atwood. (2008). A Search for Radio‐Quiet Gamma‐Ray Pulsars in EGRET Data Using a Time‐Differencing Technique. The Astrophysical Journal. 680(1). 620–626. 8 indexed citations

Ziegler, M., R. P. Johnson, B. M. Baughman, W. B. Atwood, & G. A. Caliandro. (2007). A Blind Search for Pulsars in EGRET Data using a Time Differencing Technique. AIP conference proceedings. 921. 433–435. 1 indexed citations

Atwood, W. B.. (1999). BEAM TEST OF GAMMA-RAY LARGE AREA SPACE TELESCOPE COMPONENTS. 16 indexed citations

Atwood, W. B., J.A. Hernando, M. Hirayama, et al.. (1999). The silicon tracker/converter for the gamma-ray large area space telescope. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 435(1-2). 224–232. 14 indexed citations

Atwood, W. B.. (1994). Gamma Large Area Silicon Telescope (GLAST) applying silicon strip detector technology to the detection of gamma rays in space. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 342(1). 302–307. 50 indexed citations

Atwood, W. B., et al.. (1991). B Physics at the Z⁰ Pole^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 619(1). 250–261.

Atwood, W. B., James L. Carr, G. B. Chadwick, et al.. (1986). Performance of the SLD central drift chamber prototype. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 252(2-3). 295–298. 8 indexed citations

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Young, C. C., W. B. Atwood, J. Carr, et al.. (1986). Performance of the SLD Central Drift Chamber Prototype. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 33(1). 176–177. 6 indexed citations

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Mestayer, M. D., W. B. Atwood, E. D. Bloom, et al.. (1983). RatioσLσTfrom deep-inelastic electron scattering. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 27(1). 285–288. 24 indexed citations

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Bodek, A., N. Giokaris, W. B. Atwood, et al.. (1983). Electron Scattering from Nuclear Targets and Quark Distributions in Nuclei. Physical Review Letters. 50(19). 1431–1434. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

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Atwood, W. B., Gordon Bowden, G. R. Bonneaud, et al.. (1983). A test of planar spark counters at the PEP storage ring. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. 206(1-2). 99–106. 10 indexed citations

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Abbott, L. F., W. B. Atwood, & R. Michael Barnett. (1980). Quantum-chromodynamic analysis ofeNdeep-inelastic scattering data. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 22(3). 582–593. 65 indexed citations

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Atwood, W. B., R.L.A. Cottrell, H. DeStaebler, et al.. (1978). Search for parity violation in deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons by unpolarized deuterons. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 18(7). 2223–2226. 6 indexed citations

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Atwood, W. B., E. D. Bloom, R.L.A. Cottrell, et al.. (1976). Inelastic electron scattering from hydrogen at 50° and 60°. Physics Letters B. 64(4). 479–482. 46 indexed citations

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Cottrell, R.L.A., W. W. Ash, W. B. Atwood, et al.. (1976). Search for new resonances and thresholds in inelastic electron scattering. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 13(1). 166–170. 1 indexed citations

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Rochester, L.S., W. B. Atwood, E. D. Bloom, et al.. (1976). Comparison of the Yields of Inelastic Electron and Positron Scattering from Hydrogen and Deuterium at 15(GeV/c)2. Physical Review Letters. 36(22). 1284–1287. 14 indexed citations

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Stein, Stephen J., W. B. Atwood, E. D. Bloom, et al.. (1975). Electron scattering at 4° with energies of 4.5-20 GeV. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 12(7). 1884–1919. 199 indexed citations

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Atwood, W. B. & Geoffrey B. West. (1973). Extraction of Asymptotic Nucleon Cross Sections from Deuterium Data. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 7(3). 773–783. 75 indexed citations

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