A. W. DeSilva

University of Maryland, College Park — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma(31), Magnetic confinement fusion research(29), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications(26), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics(25), Atomic and Molecular Physics(19)

Publications101 total

Electrical conductivity of dense Al, Ti, Fe, Ni, Cu, Mo, Ta, and W plasmas
Physical Review E·2011· 59 cited
Electrical conductivity of carbon plasma
Physical Review E·2009· 9 cited
Electrical Conductivity Measurement of Nonideal Carbon Plasma
2008
Radially resolved measurements of plasma rotation and flow-velocity shear in the Maryland Centrifugal Experiment
Physics of Plasmas·2006· 31 cited
Electrical Resistivity and Thermodynamic Properties of Dense Tungsten Plasma
International Journal of Thermophysics·2005· 11 cited
Progress in Measurements of the Electrical Conductivity of Metal Plasmas
Contributions to Plasma Physics·2005· 41 cited
The dense Z-pinch as a fusion power source
2003
The Evolution of Light Scattering as a Plasma Diagnostic
Contributions to Plasma Physics·2000· 27 cited
The Evolution of Light Scattering as a Plasma Diagnostic
Contributions to Plasma Physics·2000
Electrical conductivity measurement in dense metal plasmas : Comparisons of several metals
Journal de Physique IV (Proceedings)·2000· 10 cited
Measurement of the Electrical Conductivity of Metals in the Vicinity of the Critical Point
International Journal of Thermophysics·1999· 26 cited
Erratum: Electrical conductivity of dense copper and aluminum plasmas [Phys. Rev. E<b>57</b>, 5945 (1998)]
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics·1999· 10 citedOpen Access
Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Strongly Coupled Metal Plasmas
APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts·1998
Nitric oxide production by simulated lightning: Dependence on current, energy, and pressure
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres·1998· 185 cited
Electrical conductivity of dense copper and aluminum plasmas
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics·1998· 228 cited
Maryland Centrifugal Torus (MCT): An Experiment to Test Centrifugal Confinement for Fusion
APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts·1997
Measurements of High Density Plasmas after Pulsed Discharges in Liquid Helium
Journal de Physique IV (Proceedings)·1997Open Access
Stark broadening observations for a cool, dense plasma
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics·1997
Fast pyroelectric detector for broadband radiated power measurements
Review of Scientific Instruments·1996· 7 cited
Experimental study of the electrical conductivity of strongly coupled copper plasmas
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics·1994· 101 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

G. C. Goldenbaum(11), C. Chin-Fatt(6), R. Heß(6), J. D. Katsouros(4), John M. Wilcox(4), Y. P. Chong(4), H. Kunze(3), William S. Cooper(3), H.R. Griem(3), Hans R. Griem(3), G. W. Hart(3), R. S. Shaw(3), A. N. Mostovych(3), Forrest I. Boley(3), D. Evans(2), M. Forrest(2), George B. Vunni(2), I. J. Spalding(2), A. D. Rakhel(2), R. E. Pechacek(2)