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Ann M. Hirt

Ann M. Hirt

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Earth Science

D-Index
52
Citations
8287
World Ranking
3106
National Ranking
83

Overview

Ann M. Hirt is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Their research spans several subfields, including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles

Ann M. Hirt has frequently published in a variety of scientific journals, with notable outlets being:

  • Physical Review Letters
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators include:

  • B. S. Acharya
  • Jean Alexandre
  • P. Beneš
  • B. Bergmann
  • A. J. Bevan

Among recent published papers are:

  • "Magnetic cilia carpets with programmable metachronal waves", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Search for magnetic monopoles produced via the Schwinger mechanism", 2022, Nature
  • "First Search for Dyons with the Full MoEDAL Trapping Detector in 13 TeV p p Collisions", 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • "Tough metal-ceramic composites with multifunctional nacre-like architecture", 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Search for highly-ionizing particles in pp collisions at the LHC's Run-1 using the prototype MoEDAL detector", 2022, The European Physical Journal C

Best Publications

  • The magnetic anisotropy of rocks

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  • Modeling magnetic torque and force for controlled manipulation of soft-magnetic bodies

    J.J. Abbott;O. Ergeneman;M.P. Kummer;A.M. Hirt

  • Magnetic cilia carpets with programmable metachronal waves

    Hongri Gu;Quentin Boehler;Haoyang Cui;Eleonora Secchi

  • Hybrid, silica-coated, Janus-like plasmonic-magnetic nanoparticles.

    Georgios A. Sotiriou;Ann M. Hirt;Pierre-Yves Lozach;Alexandra Teleki

  • The anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility in biotite, muscovite and chlorite single crystals

    Fátima Martı́n-Hernández;Ann M Hirt

  • EFFECT OF PROGRESSIVE DEFORMATION ON REMANENT MAGNETIZATION OF PERMIAN REDBEDS FROM THE ALPES MARITIMES (FRANCE)

    R. Kligfield;W. Lowrie;A. Hirt;A.W.B. Siddans

  • Magnetic anisotropy, rock fabrics and finite strain in deformed sediments of SW Sardinia (Italy)

    Catalina M. Lüneburg;Stephan A. Lampert;Hermann D. Lebit;Ann M. Hirt

  • Formation of Magnetite Nanoparticles at Low Temperature: From Superparamagnetic to Stable Single Domain Particles

    Jens Baumgartner;Luca Bertinetti;Marc Widdrat;Ann M. Hirt

  • Magnetic iron compounds in the human brain: a comparison of tumour and hippocampal tissue

    Franziska Brem;Ann M Hirt;Michael Winklhofer;Karl Frei

  • The origin of tectonic lineation in extensional basins: Combined neutron texture and magnetic analyses on “undeformed” clays

    Francesca Cifelli;Massimo Mattei;M. Chadima;A. M. Hirt

  • Liquid-crystalline elastomer-nanoparticle hybrids with reversible switch of magnetic memory.

    Johannes M. Haberl;Antoni Sánchez-Ferrer;Adriana M. Mihut;Hervé Dietsch

  • Morphology, structure and magnetic properties of cobalt-nickel films obtained from acidic electrolytes containing glycine

    O. Ergeneman;K.M. Sivaraman;S. Pané;E. Pellicer

  • The age and timing of folding in the central Appalachians from paleomagnetic results

    John Stamatakos;Ann M. Hirt;William Lowrie

  • Hybrid wood materials with magnetic anisotropy dictated by the hierarchical cell structure.

    Vivian Merk;Munish Chanana;Munish Chanana;Notburga Gierlinger;Notburga Gierlinger;Ann M. Hirt

  • Search for Magnetic Monopoles with the MoEDAL Forward Trapping Detector in 13 TeV Proton-Proton Collisions at the LHC

    B. Acharya;P. Mermod;L. Patrizii;S.C. Lee

  • Separation of ferrimagnetic and paramagnetic anisotropies using a high-field torsion magnetometer

    Fátima Martı́n-Hernández;Ann M. Hirt

  • The correlation of magnetic anisotropy with strain in the Chelmsford Formation of the Sudbury Basin, Ontario

    A.M. Hirt;W. Lowrie;W.S. Clendenen;R. Kligfield

  • Thermal alteration of the magnetic mineralogy in ferruginous rocks

    A. M. Hirt;A. U. Gehring

  • Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility in the Scaglia Rossa pelagic limestone

    W. Lowrie;A.M. Hirt

  • The origin of tectonic fabrics in “undeformed” clays: The early stages of deformation in extensional sedimentary basins

    Francesca Cifelli;Massimo Mattei;Am Hirt;A. Günther

  • Thermal generation of ferromagnetic minerals from iron‐enriched smectites

    A. M. Hirt;A. Banin;A. U. Gehring

  • Quantitative correlation of texture and magnetic anisotropy of compacted calcite–muscovite aggregates

    Volkmar Schmidt;Ann M. Hirt;Bernd Leiss;Luigi Burlini

Frequent Co-Authors

William Lowrie
William Lowrie ETH Zurich
Thomas Pettke
Thomas Pettke University of Bern
John Ellis
John Ellis King's College London
Salvador Pané
Salvador Pané ETH Zurich
Alke Petri-Fink
Alke Petri-Fink University of Fribourg
Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser
Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser University of Fribourg
Peter Schurtenberger
Peter Schurtenberger Lund University

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