W.P. West

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
158 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

W.P. West is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W.P. West has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 99 papers in Materials Chemistry and 28 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in W.P. West's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (131 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (96 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (41 papers). W.P. West is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (131 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (96 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (41 papers). W.P. West collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. W.P. West's co-authors include A.W. Leonard, M.E. Fenstermacher, K.H. Burrell, R. A. Moyer, N.H. Brooks, D.G. Whyte, J.G. Watkins, G. D. Porter, R. F. Stebbings and P.B. Snyder and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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W.P. West

155 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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Edge stability and transport control with resonant magnetic perturbations in collisionless tokamak plasmas

2006 481 citations R. A. Moyer, K.H. Burrell et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Quiescent H-Mode Plasmas with Strong Edge Rotation in the Cocurrent Direction 2009 ·Physical Review Letters ·K.H. Burrell, T.H. Osborne, P.B. Snyder, W.P. West, M.E. Fenstermacher, R. J. Groebner, P. Gohil, A.W. Leonard, W.M. Solomon	65
2	Simulating ITER plasma startup and rampdown scenarios in the DIII-D tokamak 2009 ·Nuclear Fusion ·G.L. Jackson, T. A. Casper, T. C. Luce, David Humphreys, J.R. Ferron, A.W. Hyatt, J.A. Leuer, T.W. Petrie, F. Turco, W.P. West	24
3	3D-DIVIMP-HC modeling analysis of methane injection into DIII-D using the DiMES porous plug injector 2009 ·Journal of Nuclear Materials ·(unknown), A.G. McLean, J.D. Elder, P.C. Stangeby, B.D. Bray, N.H. Brooks, J.W. Davis, M.E. Fenstermacher, M. Groth, C.J. Lasnier, D.L. Rudakov, J.G. Watkins, W.P. West, C.P.C. Wong	3
4	Correlation of submicron dust production in DIII-D to impulsive wall heating from ELMs 2009 ·Journal of Nuclear Materials ·B.D. Bray, W.P. West, D.L. Rudakov	10
5	Sensitivity of injected argon behavior to changes in magnetic balance in double-null plasmas in DIII-D 2009 ·Journal of Nuclear Materials ·T.W. Petrie, N.H. Brooks, M.E. Fenstermacher, M. Groth, A.W. Hyatt, C.J. Lasnier, A.W. Leonard, G. D. Porter, M. J. Schaffer, M. R. Wade, J.G. Watkins, W.P. West	1
6	Gas Balance in Ohmic Discharges on DIII-D 2008 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·W.P. West, N.H. Brooks, A.W. Leonard, D.G. Whyte, B. Lipschultz, J.G. Watkins, M. Groth, C.J. Lasnier, M.E. Fenstermacher, J.A. Boedo, D.L. Rudakov, E.A. Unterberg	1
7	Comparison of radiating divertor behaviour in single-null and double-null plasmas in DIII-D 2008 ·Nuclear Fusion ·T.W. Petrie, N.H. Brooks, M.E. Fenstermacher, M. Groth, A.W. Hyatt, R. C. Isler, C.J. Lasnier, A.W. Leonard, G. D. Porter, M. J. Schaffer, J.G. Watkins, M. R. Wade, W.P. West	39
8	The investigation of structure, chemical composition, hydrogen isotope trapping and release processes in deposition layers on graphite sample surfaces exposed to DIII-D divertor plasma in extreme conditions 2002 ·Fusion Engineering and Design ·O.I. Buzhinskij, (unknown), (unknown), А. В. Маркин, W.P. West, D.G. Whyte	2
9	Quiescent Double Barrier Regime in the DIII-D Tokamak 2001 ·Physical Review Letters ·C. M. Greenfield, K.H. Burrell, J. C. DeBoo, E. J. Doyle, B. W. Stallard, E. J. Synakowski, C. Fenzi, P. Gohil, R. J. Groebner, L. L. Lao, M. A. Makowski, G. R. McKee, R. A. Moyer, C. L. Rettig, T. L. Rhodes, R. I. Pinsker, G. M. Staebler, W.P. West, the DIII-D Team	115
10	Suppression of net erosion in the DIII-D divertor with detached plasmas 2001 ·Journal of Nuclear Materials ·W.R. Wampler, D.G. Whyte, C.P.C. Wong, W.P. West	11
11	Impurity enrichment studies with induced scrape-off layer flow on DIII-D 1998 ·Nuclear Fusion ·M. R. Wade, J. Hogan, S. L. Allen, N.H. Brooks, D. N. Hill, R. Maingi, M. J. Schaffer, J.G. Watkins, D.G. Whyte, R. D. Wood, W.P. West	52
12	The performance of thick B4C coatings on graphite divertor tiles in the DIII-D tokamak 1996 ·Journal of Nuclear Materials ·O.I. Buzhinskij, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), W.P. West, N.H. Brooks	10
13	*In situmeasurement of erosion/deposition in the DIII-D divertor by colorimetry 1996 ·Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion* ·F. Weschenfelder, G.L. Jackson, P. Wienhold, J. Winter, N.H. Brooks, W.P. West, (unknown)	8
14	Safety factor measurements on the magnetic axis of the Texas experimental tokamak plasma in Ohmic and electron-cyclotron-resonance heated discharges 1992 ·Physical Review A ·(unknown), M. Finkenthal, D. Wróblewski, H. W. Moos, W.P. West, P. E. Phillips, David C. Sing	1
15	Magnetic pitch angle measurements on TEXT using laser-enhanced attenuation of a Li beam 1990 ·Review of Scientific Instruments ·W.P. West, J. M. McChesney, (unknown), Xu Yang	2
16	Low-divergence, high-brightness lithium ion source for plasma diagnostics 1988 ·Review of Scientific Instruments ·D. M. Thomas, W.P. West, K. McCormick	22
17	Observation of the asymmetric O–U–O stretch in the vibronic absorption spectrum of uranyl formate monohydrate 1983 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W.P. West, (unknown), (unknown), M.M. Malley	2
18	Pressure dependence of Na resonance line broadening by Kr and Xe 1978 ·Physical review. A, General physics ·W.P. West, Alan Gallagher	29
19	The effects of multiperturber interactions on the sodium–rare gas excimer bands 1978 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W.P. West, (unknown), Alan Gallagher	23
20	Studies of Xenon Atoms in High Rydberg States 1975 ·C J Latimer, W.P. West, Terri Cook, F. B. Dunning, R. F. Stebbings	7

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