D. Mehta

3.2k citations

140 papers · 2.8k · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

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Radiation top 0.2%
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
- Nuclear physics research studies

Papers in

Radiation 62
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis 59
- Nuclear Physics and Applications 5
- Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques 3
Nuclear and High Energy Physics 69
- Nuclear physics research studies 69

Co-authors: P.N. Trehan (46 shared papers)Sanjiv Puri (30 shared papers)Nirmal Singh (47 shared papers)Mohan Lal Garg (29 shared papers)Bhawana Chand (14 shared papers)Nirmal Singh (37 shared papers)Surinder Singh (8 shared papers)R. R. Garg (5 shared papers)
Journals: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (29 papers)The European Physical Journal A (20 papers)Physical Review C (16 papers)Vacuum (7 papers)Physical Review A (6 papers)
Partner nations: India Germany United Kingdom

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137 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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A Review, Bibliography, and Tabulation of K, L, and Higher Atomic Shell X-Ray Fluorescence Yields 1994 · 465 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.

1994 Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data

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1	A Review, Bibliography, and Tabulation of K, L, and Higher Atomic Shell X-Ray Fluorescence Yields Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data ·J.H. Hubbell, P.N. Trehan, Nirmal Singh, Bhawana Chand, D. Mehta, Mohan Lal Garg, R. R. Garg, Surinder Singh Hit paper breakdown →	1994	465
2	L shell fluorescence yields and coster—kronig transition probabilities for the elements with 25 ⩽ Z ⩽ 96 X-Ray Spectrometry ·Sanjiv Puri, D. Mehta, Bhawana Chand, Nirmal Singh, P.N. Trehan	1993	221
3	“Shears bands” in 199Pb and 200Pb Nuclear Physics A ·G. Baldsiefen, H. Hübel, W. Korten, D. Mehta, N. Nenoff, B. V. Thirumala Rao, P. Willsau, Hubert Grawe	1994	121
4	K and L Shell X-Ray Fluorescence Cross Sections Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables ·Sanjiv Puri, Bhawana Chand, D. Mehta, Mohan Lal Garg, Nirmal Singh, P.N. Trehan	1995	103
5	Oblate collective bands in 199Pb and 200Pb Physics Letters B ·G. Baldsiefen, H. Hübel, D. Mehta, B. V. Thirumala Rao, U. Birkental, G. Fröhlingsdorf, M. Neffgen, N. Nenoff	1992	82
6	Measurements of L X-ray fluorescence cross sections and yields for elements in the atomic range 41 ≤ Z ≤ 52 at 5.96 keV Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·R. R. Garg, Sanjiv Puri, Surinder Singh, D. Mehta, Jangvir Singh Shahi, Mohan Lal Garg, Nirmal Singh, P.C. Mangal	1992	54
7	Production of L subshell and M shell vacancies following inner-shell vacancy production Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·Sanjiv Puri, D. Mehta, Bhawana Chand, Nirmal Singh, J.H. Hubbell, P.N. Trehan	1993	52
8	Angular dependence ofLx-ray production cross sections in uranium at 22.6- and 59.5-keV photon energies Physical Review A ·D. Mehta, Sanjiv Puri, Nirmal Singh, Mohan Lal Garg, P.N. Trehan	1999	48
9	Elemental composition and sources of air pollution in the city of Chandigarh, India, using EDXRF and PIXE techniques Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·Harish K. Bandhu, Sanjiv Puri, Mohan Lal Garg, Baljinder Singh, Jangvir Singh Shahi, D. Mehta, Erik Swietlicki, Devinder Kumar Dhawan	2000	48
10	Transition quadrupole moments of a large-deformation intruder band in 163Lu Physics Letters B ·H. Hübel, C.X. Yang, G. Baldsiefen, U. Birkental, G. Fröhlingsdorf, D. Mehta, R. Müβeler, M. Neffgen	1993	46
11	Average l-shell fluorescence yields for elements 56 ⩽ Z ⩽ 92 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·Surinder Singh, D. Mehta, R. R. Garg, Sudhir Kumar, Mohan Lal Garg, Nirmal Singh, P.C. Mangal, J.H. Hubbell	1990	45
12	Lifetimes of shears bands in 199Pb Nuclear Physics A ·M. Neffgen, G. Baldsiefen, S. Frauendorf, Hubert Grawe, Jürgen Heese, H. Hübel, Heinz Kluge, A. Korichi	1995	45
13	The Lγ1,5 , Lγ2,3,(6) , Lγ4 , andLα x-ray fluorescence cross sections for the elements with 71⩽Z⩽83 at 22.6 keV Physical Review A ·Sanjiv Puri, D. Mehta, Nirmal Singh, P.N. Trehan	1996	40
14	M shell X-ray production cross sections and fluorescence yields for the elements with 71 ≤ Z ≤ 92 using 5.96 keV photons Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·Sanjiv Puri, D. Mehta, Bhawana Chand, Nirmal Singh, P.C. Mangal, P.N. Trehan	1993	38
15	Measurement of photo-induced L X-ray fluorescence cross sections for Ta, W, Au, Tl and Bi in the 15-60 keV energy range Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics ·Mohan Lal Garg, Sudhir Kumar, D. Mehta, H. R. Verma, P.C. Mangal, P.N. Trehan	1985	37
16	Study of uranium contamination of ground water in Punjab state in India using X-ray fluorescence technique Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry ·Muhanad Alrakabi, Gagandeep Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Bimal Rai, Nirmal Singh, Jangvir Singh Shahi, D. Mehta +2 others	2012	37
17	Matrix corrections for quantitative determination of trace elements in biological samples using energy‐dispersive X‐ray fluorescence spectrometry X-Ray Spectrometry ·Sudhir Kumar, Surinder Singh, D. Mehta, Mohan Lal Garg, P.C. Mangal, P.N. Trehan	1989	32
18	Measurements of K to L shell vacancy transfer probability for the elements 37 ≤ Z ≤ 42 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·Sanjiv Puri, D. Mehta, Bhawana Chand, Nirmal Singh, P.N. Trehan	1993	30
19	Fabrication of thin targets for nuclear reaction studies at IUAC Vacuum ·Tathagata Banerjee, S.R. Abhilash, D. Kabiraj, Sunil Ojha, G.R. Umapathy, M. Shareef, P. V. Laveen, Heena Duggal	2017	30
20	L X-ray fluorescence cross section and relative intensity measurements for Hf, Re, Ir, Pt and Pb in the energy range 15-60 keV Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·Shashank Singh, Bhawana Chand, D. Mehta, Sanjeev Kumar, Mohan Lal Garg, Nirmal Singh, P.C. Mangal, P.N. Trehan	1989	29

About D. Mehta

D. Mehta is a scholar working on Radiation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 140 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nuclear physics research studies (69 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (59 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (8 papers), Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis (5 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (5 papers), Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques (3 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (2 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Radiation (1.6k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (900 citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (65 citations), Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (27 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (197 citations). D. Mehta has collaborated with scholars based in India, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include P.N. Trehan, Sanjiv Puri, Nirmal Singh, Mohan Lal Garg, Bhawana Chand, Nirmal Singh, Surinder Singh, R. R. Garg, J.H. Hubbell and Jangvir Singh Shahi. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, The European Physical Journal A, Physical Review C, Vacuum and Physical Review A.

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