W.B. Colson

2.3k total citations
100 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

W.B. Colson is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, W.B. Colson has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 49 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 48 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in W.B. Colson's work include Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers (83 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (49 papers) and Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research (43 papers). W.B. Colson is often cited by papers focused on Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers (83 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (49 papers) and Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research (43 papers). W.B. Colson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Italy. W.B. Colson's co-authors include Roger A. Freedman, S. K. Ride, P. Elleaume, G. Dattoli, F. Ciocci, Alexander L. Fetter, D. Oepts, Robert Hebner, William H. Louisell and J. Gallardo and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Today and Physics Letters A.

In The Last Decade

W.B. Colson

93 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W.B. Colson United States 21 1.4k 1.0k 766 551 255 100 1.7k
T. Shintake Japan 17 830 0.6× 532 0.5× 501 0.7× 407 0.7× 289 1.1× 149 1.2k
P. Pierini Italy 14 909 0.6× 465 0.5× 535 0.7× 483 0.9× 333 1.3× 79 1.2k
L. Serafini Italy 21 1.0k 0.7× 600 0.6× 639 0.8× 558 1.0× 809 3.2× 162 1.6k
Zhentang Zhao China 17 866 0.6× 319 0.3× 455 0.6× 537 1.0× 249 1.0× 128 1.2k
R. Ischebeck Switzerland 15 640 0.5× 461 0.5× 311 0.4× 264 0.5× 730 2.9× 104 1.2k
R. Bartolini United Kingdom 14 634 0.4× 375 0.4× 396 0.5× 174 0.3× 163 0.6× 108 797
B.E. Carlsten United States 21 1.3k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 978 1.3× 219 0.4× 224 0.9× 176 1.6k
John Lewellen United States 16 591 0.4× 346 0.3× 279 0.4× 212 0.4× 133 0.5× 94 865
T.P. Wangler United States 19 977 0.7× 372 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 171 0.3× 886 3.5× 113 1.7k
F. Sannibale United States 16 623 0.4× 309 0.3× 340 0.4× 264 0.5× 162 0.6× 99 806

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.B. Colson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Colson, W.B., et al.. (2018). Femtosecond single-shot timing and direct observation of subpulse formation in an infrared free-electron laser. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams. 21(8). 9 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Dinh C., H.P. Freund, & W.B. Colson. (2006). High-power free-electron laser amplifier using a scalloped electron beam and a two-stage wiggler. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams. 9(5). 1 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B., et al.. (2004). Short Rayleigh length free electron laser simulations in expanding coordinates / Proceedings of the 2004 FEL Conference. 1 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B., et al.. (2003). The free electron laser interaction with a short-Rayleigh-length optical mode. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 507(1-2). 48–51. 8 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B., et al.. (2002). Simulations of the 100kW TJNAF FEL using a step-tapered undulator. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 483(1-2). 138–141. 3 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B., et al.. (2002). Free-electron-laser oscillator with a linear taper. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 66(5). 56502–56502. 5 indexed citations
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Todd, A.M.M., W.B. Colson, & George R. Neil. (1997). Megawatt-class free-electron laser concept for shipboard self-defense. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2988. 176–176. 7 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B.. (1995). Short wavelength free electron lasers in 1994. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 358(1-3). 555–557. 2 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B., et al.. (1991). A simple model of the LLNL ELF FEL amplifier. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 304(1-3). 641–643.
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Colson, W.B., et al.. (1991). Evaluation of compact FELs operating at 0.4 micron wavelength. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 304(1-3). 687–690. 4 indexed citations
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Oepts, D., et al.. (1989). Simulations of mode reduction with an intracavity etalon in an RF-Linac based FEL. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 285(1-2). 204–210. 5 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B.. (1988). Fundamental Free Electron Laser Theory And New Principles For Advanced Devices. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 738. 2–2. 10 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B., et al.. (1988). Parameterizing physical effects in free electron lasers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 272(1-2). 386–391. 13 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B., G. Dattoli, & F. Ciocci. (1985). Angular-gain spectrum of free-electron lasers. Rept. No. 3 (Final), 1 July 1984-28 February 1985. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 79(7). 954–6. 1 indexed citations
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Boscolo, I. & W.B. Colson. (1985). Small gain formula and saturation in an optical klystron free electron laser. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 237(1-2). 118–123. 8 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B. & S. K. Ride. (1980). The nonlinear wave equation for free electron lasers driven by single-particle currents. Physics Letters A. 76(5-6). 379–382. 39 indexed citations
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Ride, S. K. & W.B. Colson. (1979). A free-electron laser in a uniform magnetic field. Applied Physics A. 20(1). 41–50. 32 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B., William H. Louisell, Juan F. Lam, & C. D. Cantrell. (1978). Picosecond pulse generation with a cw GaAlAs laser diode (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 68. 1620. 4 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B.. (1978). One-body analysis of free electron lasers. 157–196. 11 indexed citations
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Colson, W.B.. (1977). One-body electron dynamics in a free electron laser. Physics Letters A. 64(2). 190–192. 152 indexed citations

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