Walter R. Thorson

2.8k total citations
59 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Walter R. Thorson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter R. Thorson has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Walter R. Thorson's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (33 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (23 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (19 papers). Walter R. Thorson is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (33 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (23 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (19 papers). Walter R. Thorson collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Walter R. Thorson's co-authors include J. B. Delos, W. Moffitt, S. K. Knudson, M. Kimura, H. Levy, Ichiro Nakagawa, Jeff H. Rankin, Jong Hyun Choi, Jon P. Davis and V. Sethuraman and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

Walter R. Thorson

58 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter R. Thorson Canada 27 2.1k 592 229 201 177 59 2.4k
C. A. Nicolaides Greece 31 2.5k 1.2× 647 1.1× 147 0.6× 299 1.5× 80 0.5× 141 2.8k
A. W. Weiss United States 22 2.5k 1.2× 559 0.9× 306 1.3× 154 0.8× 50 0.3× 34 2.6k
R. M. Dreizler Germany 33 3.0k 1.4× 563 1.0× 180 0.8× 278 1.4× 196 1.1× 186 3.4k
H. Kümmel Germany 19 1.9k 0.9× 297 0.5× 176 0.8× 153 0.8× 107 0.6× 56 2.4k
Jacek Karwowski Poland 26 1.9k 0.9× 447 0.8× 191 0.8× 248 1.2× 272 1.5× 132 2.3k
Eric A. Gislason United States 30 2.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 190 0.8× 248 1.2× 157 0.9× 120 2.6k
W. Kol os United States 12 2.5k 1.2× 949 1.6× 237 1.0× 141 0.7× 62 0.4× 12 2.8k
A. C. Hurley Australia 23 1.5k 0.7× 607 1.0× 478 2.1× 248 1.2× 58 0.3× 52 1.9k
Thomas F. O'Malley United States 26 3.0k 1.4× 626 1.1× 132 0.6× 162 0.8× 89 0.5× 39 3.3k
Yngve Öhrn United States 34 3.3k 1.6× 987 1.7× 568 2.5× 301 1.5× 96 0.5× 145 3.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thorson, Walter R., et al.. (1993). Classical and quantum proton vibration in a nonharmonic strongly coupled system. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 99(6). 4611–4627. 2 indexed citations
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Choi, Jin‐Ho, et al.. (1990). Vibrational dynamics of the bifluoride ion. I. Construction of a model potential surface. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 92(1). 466–472. 24 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R., et al.. (1990). Vibrational dynamics of the bifluoride ion. II. Adiabatic separation and proton dynamics. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 92(1). 473–488. 27 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R., et al.. (1990). Vibrational dynamics of the bifluoride ion. III. F–F (ν1) eigenstates and vibrational intensity calculations. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 93(6). 3773–3786. 20 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R., Jong Hyun Choi, & S. K. Knudson. (1985). Novel theory of the HD dipole moment. I. Theory. Physical review. A, General physics. 31(1). 22–33. 31 indexed citations
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Kimura, M. & Walter R. Thorson. (1983). Molecular-state studies of charge transfer in Li3+-H, Be4+-H and B5+-H collisions. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 16(8). 1471–1480. 23 indexed citations
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Kimura, M. & Walter R. Thorson. (1981). Direct and charge-exchange excitation processes inH+−H(1s)collisions at 1 to 7 keV. Physical review. A, General physics. 24(4). 1780–1792. 65 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R., Masahiro Kimura, Jong Hyun Choi, & S. K. Knudson. (1981). Analytically derived switching functions for exactH2+eigenstates. Physical review. A, General physics. 24(4). 1768–1779. 24 indexed citations
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Bertie, John E., Dan F. Thomas, & Walter R. Thorson. (1980). The infrared spectrum of sodium bifluoride NaHf2 at 295 °K from 2100 to 5700 cm−1. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 73(10). 5399–5400. 6 indexed citations
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Davis, Jon P. & Walter R. Thorson. (1978). Very low energy scattering in HH+ and HD+. Canadian Journal of Physics. 56(8). 996–1020. 38 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R. & J. B. Delos. (1978). Theory of near-adiabatic collisions. I. Electron translation factor method. Physical review. A, General physics. 18(1). 117–134. 115 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R. & Jong Hyun Choi. (1977). Molecular orbital x-ray emission from primary exciting collisions. Physical review. A, General physics. 15(2). 550–562. 10 indexed citations
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Choi, Jong Hyun, R. P. Messmer, & Walter R. Thorson. (1972). Reduced Density Matrices for Valence Bond Wavefunctions. II. Symmetry and Reduction Procedures for Square Planar Nets. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 57(1). 238–251. 2 indexed citations
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Delos, J. B., Walter R. Thorson, & S. K. Knudson. (1972). Semiclassical Theory of Inelastic Collisions. I. Classical Picture and Semiclassical Formulation. Physical review. A, General physics. 6(2). 709–720. 205 indexed citations
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Delos, J. B. & Walter R. Thorson. (1972). Solution of the Two-State Potential-Curve—Crossing Problem. Physical Review Letters. 28(11). 647–649. 36 indexed citations
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Levy, H. & Walter R. Thorson. (1969). Impact Ionization in the Proton-H-Atom-System. III. Electron Translation Factor and Transition Operators. Physical Review. 181(1). 252–256. 35 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R. & W. Moffitt. (1968). Some Calculations on the Jahn-Teller Effect in Octahedral Systems. Physical Review. 168(2). 362–369. 41 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R., et al.. (1964). X 1Σg+—A 3Σu+ Excitation Energy in N2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 41(6). 1829–1832. 4 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R.. (1963). Nonadiabatic Effects in the High-Energy Scattering of Normal Helium Atoms. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 39(6). 1431–1441. 17 indexed citations
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Thorson, Walter R. & Richard M. Badger. (1957). On the Pressure Broadening in the Gamma Bands of Nitric Oxide. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 27(3). 609–611. 18 indexed citations

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