Walter M. Harris

University of Arizona — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

21h-index1.9kcitations247works0.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Astro and Planetary Science(151), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate(49), Planetary Science and Exploration(43), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(38), Isotope Analysis in Ecology(38)

Publications247 total

Characterization and testing of a cross-delay line microchannel plate detector for the Aspera SmallSat mission
2025
Advancing remote sensing with SHEUVI: experimental validation of dual-ruled grating for extreme ultraviolet applications
2025
The hydrogen Lyman α line shape in the exospheres of terrestrial objects in the solar system
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
HELIX: Exploring the detailed properties of neutral hydrogen throughout the solar system
2025Open Access
Optical alignment of contamination-sensitive far-ultraviolet spectrographs for Aspera SmallSat mission
2024
Investigation of the energetic and radiative transfer properties of exospheric hydrogen with the Hydrogen Emission Line Interferometric eXplorer (HELIX)
2024· 1 cited
Optical alignment of contamination-sensitive Far-Ultraviolet spectrographs for Aspera SmallSat mission
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Ultraviolet reflective grating performance verification test setup and simulations for the Aspera SmallSat mission
2024
Payload design and development of Aspera: the UV SmallSat mission for mapping warm-hot phase gas in nearby galaxy halos
2023· 1 cited
Ice, Ice, Maybe? Investigating 46P/Wirtanen’s Inner Coma for Icy Grains
The Planetary Science Journal·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Ice, Ice, Maybe? Investigating 46P/Wirtanen's Inner Coma For Icy Grains
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
The Evolution of Activity and Chemical Composition in Rosetta’s Comet Targets across Multiple Apparitions: Complications for CS<sub>2</sub> as the CS Parent in Comet Nuclei
The Planetary Science Journal·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Erratum: “FUV Observations of the Inner Coma of 46P/Wirtanen” (2021, PSJ, 2, 8)
The Planetary Science Journal·2023Open Access
29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1: A Rosetta Stone for Amorphous Water Ice and CO ↔ CO<sub>2</sub> Conversion in Centaurs and Comets?
The Planetary Science Journal·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Near-infrared Spectroscopy of the Nucleus of Low-activity Comet P/2016 BA<sub>14</sub> during Its 2016 Close Approach
The Planetary Science Journal·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Of The Nucleus Of Low-Activity Comet P/2016 BA$_{14}$ During Its 2016 Close Approach
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022Open Access
Radial Distribution of the Dust Comae of Comets 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdusáková and 46P/Wirtanen
The Planetary Science Journal·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Repeating Gas Ejection Events from Comet 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková
The Planetary Science Journal·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Volatile Abundances, Extended Coma Sources, and Nucleus Ice Associations in Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
The Planetary Science Journal·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
“Operating spacecraft around comets: Evaluation of the near-nucleus environment”
Acta Astronautica·2021· 3 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Neil Dello Russo(10), A. L. Cochran(9), J. P. Morgenthaler(9), H. A. Weaver(9), M. R. Combi(8), Adam McKay(8), M. A. DiSanti(6), Hideyo Kawakita(6), John W. Noonan(6), G. E. Ballester(6), J. T. Clarke(6), Ronald J. Vervack(6), Theodore Kareta(6), F. Scherb(5), N. Biver(5), D. Bockelée–Morvan(5), J. Crovisier(5), Hitomi Kobayashi(5), R. Prangé(5), E. J. Mierkiewicz(5)