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S. C. Wilks

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ORCID

507

Works

21,230

Citations

58

h-index

146

i10-index

Research Topics

Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications

Affiliations

Queen's University Belfast2005–2005

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory1990–2025

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory2007–2023

Los Alamos National Laboratory1989–2019

École Polytechnique2005–2005

Top Works

Ignition and high gain with ultrapowerful lasers*

M. Tabak,J. H. Hammer,et al.

19942,986 citations

High-pressure geophysics and materials

Laser Design and Applications

Absorption of ultra-intense laser pulses

S. C. Wilks,W. L. Kruer,et al.

19921,805 citations

Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser–solid interactions

S. C. Wilks,A. B. Langdon,et al.

20011,677 citations

Intense High-Energy Proton Beams from Petawatt-Laser Irradiation of Solids

R. A. Snavely,M. H. Key,et al.

20001,662 citations

Fast Ignition by Intense Laser-Accelerated Proton Beams

M. Roth,T. E. Cowan,et al.

20011,300 citations

Electron, photon, and ion beams from the relativistic interaction of Petawatt laser pulses with solid targets

S. P. Hatchett,C. Brown,et al.

2000968 citations

Pair Production by Ultraintense Lasers

Edison Liang,S. C. Wilks,et al.

1998405 citations

Hot electron production and heating by hot electrons in fast ignitor research

M. H. Key,M. D. Cable,et al.

1998387 citations

Absorption of ultrashort, ultra-intense laser light by solids and overdense plasmas

S. C. Wilks,W. L. Kruer

1997373 citations