S. K. Combs

3.1k citations

134 papers · 2.1k · h-index 25

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 1%
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Aerospace Engineering top 1%
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
- Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 114
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 111
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 34
Materials Chemistry 79
- Fusion materials and technologies 75

Co-authors: C. R. Foust (69 shared papers)S. L. Milora (46 shared papers)L. R. Baylor (66 shared papers)P.B. Parks (16 shared papers)S. J. Meitner (38 shared papers)D. A. Rasmussen (33 shared papers)T. C. Jernigan (25 shared papers)M.J. Gouge (26 shared papers)
Journals: Review of Scientific Instruments (27 papers)Fusion Science & Technology (12 papers)Nuclear Fusion (8 papers)Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films (8 papers)Fusion Engineering and Design (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Italy

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1	Pellet injection technology Review of Scientific Instruments ·S. K. Combs	1993	118
2	Improved core fueling with high field side pellet injection in the DIII-D tokamak Physics of Plasmas ·L. R. Baylor, T.C. Jernigan, S. K. Combs, W. A. Houlberg, M. Murakami, P. Gohil, K.H. Burrell, C. M. Greenfield, R. J. Groebner, C. L. Hsieh, R. J. La Haye, P.B. Parks, G. M. Staebler, (unknown), G. Schmidt, D. R. Ernst, E. J. Synakowski, M. Porkoláb	2000	117
3	Mitigation of Tokamak Disruptions Using High-Pressure Gas Injection Physical Review Letters ·D.G. Whyte, T. C. Jernigan, D.A. Humphreys, A.W. Hyatt, C.J. Lasnier, P.B. Parks, T.E. Evans, M. N. Rosenbluth, P. L. Taylor, A.G. Kellman, D. S. Gray, E.M. Hollmann, S. K. Combs	2002	117
4	First demonstration of rapid shutdown using neon shattered pellet injection for thermal quench mitigation on DIII-D Nuclear Fusion ·N. Commaux, D. Shiraki, L. R. Baylor, E.M. Hollmann, N.W. Eidietis, C.J. Lasnier, R. A. Moyer, T.C. Jernigan, S. J. Meitner, S. K. Combs, C. R. Foust	2016	95
5	Pellet fuelling and control of burning plasmas in ITER Nuclear Fusion ·L.R. Baylor, P.B. Parks, T.C. Jernigan, J. B. O. Caughman, S. K. Combs, C. R. Foust, W. A. Houlberg, S. Maruyama, D. A. Rasmussen	2007	92
6	Reduction of Edge-Localized Mode Intensity Using High-Repetition-Rate Pellet Injection in TokamakH-Mode Plasmas Physical Review Letters ·L. R. Baylor, N. Commaux, T. C. Jernigan, N.H. Brooks, S. K. Combs, T.E. Evans, M.E. Fenstermacher, R. C. Isler, C.J. Lasnier, S. J. Meitner, R. A. Moyer, T.H. Osborne, P.B. Parks, P.B. Snyder, E. J. Strait, E.A. Unterberg, A. Loarte	2013	83
7	Pellet fuelling, ELM pacing and disruption mitigation technology development for ITER Nuclear Fusion ·L. R. Baylor, S. K. Combs, C. R. Foust, T.C. Jernigan, S. J. Meitner, P.B. Parks, J. B. O. Caughman, D. T. Fehling, S. Maruyama, A. L. Qualls, D. A. Rasmussen, C. E. Thomas	2009	64
8	Novel rapid shutdown strategies for runaway electron suppression in DIII-D Nuclear Fusion ·N. Commaux, L. R. Baylor, S. K. Combs, N.W. Eidietis, T.E. Evans, C. R. Foust, E.M. Hollmann, D.A. Humphreys, V.A. Izzo, A.N. James, T. C. Jernigan, S. J. Meitner, P.B. Parks, J.C. Wesley, J.H. Yu	2011	60
9	Repeating pneumatic hydrogen pellet injector for plasma fueling Review of Scientific Instruments ·S. K. Combs, S. L. Milora, C. R. Foust, C.A. Foster, D.D. Schuresko	1985	59
10	Comparison of deuterium pellet injection from different locations on the DIII-D tokamak Nuclear Fusion ·L. R. Baylor, T. C. Jernigan, P.B. Parks, G. Antar, N.H. Brooks, S. K. Combs, D. T. Fehling, C. R. Foust, W. A. Houlberg, G. Schmidt	2007	54
11	Fast-opening magnetic valve for high-pressure gas injection and applications to hydrogen pellet fueling systems Review of Scientific Instruments ·S. L. Milora, S. K. Combs, C. R. Foust	1986	51
12	A three-barrel repeating pneumatic pellet injector for plasma fueling of the Joint European Torus Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films ·S. K. Combs, S. L. Milora, L. R. Baylor, C. R. Foust, F.E. Gethers, D. O. Sparks	1988	40
13	Alternative Techniques for Injecting Massive Quantities of Gas for Plasma-Disruption Mitigation IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science ·S. K. Combs, S. J. Meitner, L. R. Baylor, J. B. O. Caughman, N. Commaux, D. T. Fehling, C. R. Foust, T. C. Jernigan, J. M. McGill, P.B. Parks, D. A. Rasmussen	2010	39
14	Overview of recent developments in pellet injection for ITER Fusion Engineering and Design ·S. K. Combs, L.R. Baylor, S. J. Meitner, J. B. O. Caughman, D. A. Rasmussen, S. Maruyama	2012	37
15	Disruption Mitigation System Developments and Design for ITER Fusion Science & Technology ·L.R. Baylor, C. C. Barbier, J. Carmichael, S. K. Combs, M.N. Ericson, N. Dianne Ezell, P.W. Fisher, M. S. Lyttle, S. J. Meitner, D. A. Rasmussen, S. Smith, J. B. Wilgen, S. Maruyama, G. Kiss	2015	36
16	Pellet-Injector Technology—Brief History and Key Developments in the Last 25 Years Fusion Science & Technology ·S. K. Combs, L. R. Baylor	2018	36
17	A numerical model for swirl flow cooling in high-heat-flux particle beam targets and the design of a swirl-flow-based plasma limiter S. L. Milora, S. K. Combs, C.A. Foster	1986	29
18	Reduction of edge localized mode intensity on DIII-D by on-demand triggering with high frequency pellet injection and implications for ITER Physics of Plasmas ·L. R. Baylor, N. Commaux, T. C. Jernigan, S. J. Meitner, S. K. Combs, R. C. Isler, E.A. Unterberg, N.H. Brooks, T.E. Evans, A.W. Leonard, T.H. Osborne, P. B. Parks, P.B. Snyder, E. J. Strait, M.E. Fenstermacher, C.J. Lasnier, R. A. Moyer, A. Loarte, G. T. A. Huijsmans, S. Futatani	2013	27
19	Pellet delivery and survivability through curved guide tubes for fusion fueling and its implications for ITER Fusion Engineering and Design ·S. K. Combs, L. R. Baylor, J. B. O. Caughman, D. T. Fehling, C. R. Foust, T. C. Jernigan, S. Maruyama, J. M. McGill, D. A. Rasmussen, J.A. Ridenour, M. Watson	2005	27
20	High-Field-Side Pellet Injection Technology Fusion Technology ·S. K. Combs, L. R. Baylor, C. R. Foust, M.J. Gouge, T. C. Jernigan, S. L. Milora, J-F Artaud, A. Géraud	1998	26

About S. K. Combs

S. K. Combs is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 134 papers that have together received 2.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (111 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (75 papers), Superconducting Materials and Applications (57 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (37 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (34 papers), Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology (19 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (7 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.8k citations), Aerospace Engineering (776 citations), Materials Chemistry (1.2k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (259 citations) and Biomedical Engineering (621 citations). S. K. Combs has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Frequent co-authors include C. R. Foust, S. L. Milora, L. R. Baylor, P.B. Parks, S. J. Meitner, D. A. Rasmussen, T. C. Jernigan, M.J. Gouge, T.C. Jernigan and J. B. O. Caughman. Their work appears in journals such as Review of Scientific Instruments, Fusion Science & Technology, Nuclear Fusion, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films and Fusion Engineering and Design.

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