Kirk T. McDonald

Princeton University — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

44h-index11.0kcitations406works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics(87), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies(76), Neutrino Physics Research(71), Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies(58), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics(55)

Publications371 total

The Poynting vector should be E×B/μ0 not E×H
American Journal of Physics·2026
A magnetic field based on Ampère's force law
American Journal of Physics·2023· 1 cited
A vectorial analysis of the “Golfer's Nemesis”
American Journal of Physics·2022Open Access
Motion of a charged particle in the electric field of a uniformly charged finite wire
American Journal of Physics·2022Open Access
Breakdown of a misinterpretation of Noether's theorem
American Journal of Physics·2022Open Access
Comment on “A variable-mass snowball rolling down a snowy slope”
The Physics Teacher·2019
Deep diffused Avalanche photodiodes for charged particles timing
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment·2019· 3 citedOpen Access
Recombining rainbows
The Physics Teacher·2018· 2 cited
Radiation damage and thermal shock response of carbon-fiber-reinforced materials to intense high-energy proton beams
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams·2016· 14 citedOpen Access
X-ray diffraction studies of 145 MeV proton-irradiated AlBeMet 162
Nuclear Materials and Energy·2016· 2 citedOpen Access
Singing cymbals and radiometers
The Physics Teacher·2016
Tuval's Electromagnetic Spaceship
2016
Cylinder Rolling on Another Rolling Cylinder
2016
The Fields of a Pulsed, Small Dipole Antenna
2016· 4 cited
Space Charge in Ionization Detectors
2016· 4 cited
Laplace and the Speed of Gravity
2016· 1 cited
Second-Order Paraxial Gaussian Beam
2016· 1 cited
Forces on Magnetic Dipoles
2016· 3 cited
Electrodynamics of Rotating Systems
2016· 17 cited
Long Rod with Uniform Magnetization Transverse to its Axis
2016· 5 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

K. J. Anderson(15), E. I. Rosenberg(10), G. H. Sanders(10), J. E. Pilcher(9), S. Berridge(7), W. Bugg(7), A. W. Weidemann(7), A. J. S. Smith(7), P. Darriulat(7), M. Holder(7), H. Kirk(7), G. G. Henry(7), A. J. S. Smith(7), D. Walz(6), K. Eggert(6), P. Dittmann(6), Theodore Modis(6), K. Tittel(6), R. C. Field(5), G. A. Horton-Smith(5)