B. A. Hammel

3.9k citations

50 papers · 3.3k · 3 hit papers · h-index 26

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
Geophysics top 2%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 38
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 38
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 28
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications 17
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 13

Co-authors: C. J. Keane (7 shared papers)Joseph D. Kilkenny (3 shared papers)K. S. Budil (3 shared papers)Steven W. Haan (7 shared papers)Niall Holmes (2 shared papers)R. John Wallace (3 shared papers)R. Cauble (3 shared papers)Peter M. Celliers (3 shared papers)
Journals: Physics of Plasmas (11 papers)Physical Review Letters (8 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (8 papers)Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (3 papers)Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States France United Kingdom

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B. A. Hammel

50 papers receiving 3.2k citations

B. A. Hammel's Hit Papers

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Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment 2024 · 247 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2024 Physical Review Letters
2022 Nature
2011 Physics of Plasmas

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1	Point design targets, specifications, and requirements for the 2010 ignition campaign on the National Ignition Facility Physics of Plasmas ·Steven W. Haan, John D. Lindl, Debra A. Callahan, Daniel S. Clark, JAY D. SALMONSON, B. A. Hammel, L J Atherton, Robert C. Cook Hit paper breakdown →	2011	561
2	Burning plasma achieved in inertial fusion Nature ·Alex B. Zylstra, Omar Hurricane, Debra A. Callahan, Andrea kritcher, Joseph Ralph, Harry Robey, Jeffrey S. Ross, Christopher V. Young Hit paper breakdown →	2022	409
3	Absolute Equation of State Measurements on Shocked Liquid Deuterium up to 200 GPa (2 Mbar) Physical Review Letters ·L. B. Da Silva, Peter M. Celliers, Garrett W. Collins, K. S. Budil, Niall Holmes, Troy W. Barbee, B. A. Hammel, Joseph D. Kilkenny	1997	296
4	Progress towards ignition on the National Ignition Facility Physics of Plasmas ·M. J. Edwards, P. K. Patel, John D. Lindl, L J Atherton, Siegfried Heinz Glenzer, Steven W. Haan, J. D. Kilkenny, Otto Landen	2013	258
5	Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment Physical Review Letters ·H. Abu-Shawareb, Robert L. Acree, P. A. Adams, John J. Adams, B. Addis, Rieke Aden, Patrick Adrian, Bedros Afeyan Hit paper breakdown →	2024	247
6	Onset of Hydrodynamic Mix in High-Velocity, Highly Compressed Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions Physical Review Letters ·Tammy Ma, P. K. Patel, Nobuhiko IZUMI, Paul T. Springer, M. H. Key, L. J. Atherton, Laura Robin Benedetti, David Bradley	2013	217
7	The experimental plan for cryogenic layered target implosions on the National Ignition Facility—The inertial confinement approach to fusion Physics of Plasmas ·M. J. Edwards, John D. Lindl, Brian Spears, Stephen V. Weber, L. J. Atherton, Darren Bleuel, David Bradley, Debra A. Callahan	2011	160
8	Detailed implosion modeling of deuterium-tritium layered experiments on the National Ignition Facility Physics of Plasmas ·Daniel S. Clark, Denise E. Hinkel, D. C. Eder, Ogden S. Jones, Steven W. Haan, B. A. Hammel, Marty, Michael Marinak, Jose L. Milovich	2013	129
9	Diagnosis of Pusher-Fuel Mix in Indirectly Driven Nova Implosions Physical Review Letters ·Thomas R. Dittrich, B. A. Hammel, C. J. Keane, Randall L. McEachern, R. E. Turner, Steven W. Haan, Larry J. Suter	1994	80
10	Nuclear imaging of the fuel assembly in ignition experiments Physics of Plasmas ·Gary P. Grim, N. Guler, Frank Merrill, George L. Morgan, Christopher Danly, Petr L Volegov, Carl H. Wilde, D. C. Wilson	2013	70
11	Improving ICF implosion performance with alternative capsule supports Physics of Plasmas ·Christopher R. Weber, Daniel Casey, Daniel S. Clark, B. A. Hammel, Andrew G. MacPhee, Jose L. Milovich, David A. Martinez, Harry Robey	2017	57
12	Energetics of Inertial Confinement Fusion Hohlraum Plasmas Physical Review Letters ·Siegfried Heinz Glenzer, Larry J. Suter, R. E. Turner, Brian J. MacGowan, Kent G. Estabrook, M. A. Blain, Sham N. Dixit, B. A. Hammel	1998	56
13	Absolute measurements of the equations of state of low-Z materials in the multi-Mbar regime using laser-driven shocks Physics of Plasmas ·R. Cauble, L. B. Da Silva, T. S. Perry, D. R. Bach, K. S. Budil, Peter M. Celliers, Gilbert Collins, G. André Ng	1997	56
14	Density and temperature sensitive features in high temperature plasmaL-shell xenon emission spectra Physical Review Letters ·C. J. Keane, B. A. Hammel, Albert L. Osterheld, Don R. Kania	1994	51
15	Competing effects of collisional ionization and radiative cooling in inertially confined plasmas Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Nigel C. Woolsey, B. A. Hammel, C. J. Keane, C. A. Back, Justin K. Nash, A. Calisti, C. Mossé, R. Stamm	1998	51
16	Performance of High-Convergence, Layered DT Implosions with Extended-Duration Pulses at the National Ignition Facility Physical Review Letters ·Vladimir A. Smalyuk, L. J. Atherton, Laura Robin Benedetti, Richard Bionta, Darren Bleuel, E. Bond, D. K. Bradley, J. A. Caggiano	2013	48
17	Capsule modeling of high foot implosion experiments on the National Ignition Facility Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·Daniel S. Clark, Andrea kritcher, Jose L. Milovich, JAY D. SALMONSON, Christopher R. Weber, Steven W. Haan, B. A. Hammel, Denise E. Hinkel	2017	46
18	Wavelengths and Energy Levels for the Zn I Isoelectronic Sequence Sn20+ Through U62+ Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables ·C. M. Brown, John F. Seely, Daniel Kania, B. A. Hammel, C. A. Back, R.W. Lee, A. Bar‐Shalom, W.E. Behring	1994	41
19	Progress towards ignition on the National Ignition Facility Nuclear Fusion ·John D. Lindl, L. J. Atherton, P.A. Amednt, Steven H. Batha, Perry Bell, Richard L. Berger, R. Betti, Darren Bleuel	2011	37
20	Density and temperature diagnostic based on the Ar He β line and associated Li-like satellites Review of Scientific Instruments ·R. C. Mancini, Charles F. Hooper, N. D. Delamater, Allan A. Hauer, C. J. Keane, B. A. Hammel, Justin K. Nash	1992	35

About B. A. Hammel

B. A. Hammel is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics and Radiation, having authored 50 papers that have together received 3.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (38 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (20 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (17 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (13 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (13 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (7 papers), Laser Design and Applications (3 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.5k citations), Geophysics (1.1k citations), Mechanics of Materials (1.3k citations), Radiation (422 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.5k citations). B. A. Hammel has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include C. J. Keane, Joseph D. Kilkenny, K. S. Budil, Steven W. Haan, Niall Holmes, R. John Wallace, R. Cauble, Peter M. Celliers, G. Chiu and Andrew Ng. Their work appears in journals such as Physics of Plasmas, Physical Review Letters, Review of Scientific Instruments, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion and Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer.

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