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Overview

David J. Lawrence is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Radiation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their scholarly contributions cover several core topics, including Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David J. Lawrence include:

  • Science Goals and Objectives for the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft Relocatable Lander (2021), published in The Planetary Science Journal
  • Martian moons exploration MMX: sample return mission to Phobos elucidating formation processes of habitable planets (2022), published in Earth Planets and Space
  • Observations, Meteorites, and Models: A Preflight Assessment of the Composition and Formation of (16) Psyche (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Science operation plan of Phobos and Deimos from the MMX spacecraft (2021), published in Earth Planets and Space
  • Distinguishing the Origin of Asteroid (16) Psyche (2022), published in Space Science Reviews

David J. Lawrence's frequent co-authors include:

  • P. N. Peplowski
  • L. T. Elkins-Tanton
  • B. P. Weiss
  • T. J. McCoy
  • J. Goldsten

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, notably:

  • Space Science Reviews
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
  • Earth Planets and Space
  • The Planetary Science Journal

Best Publications

  • Fluxes of fast and epithermal neutrons from Lunar Prospector: evidence for water ice at the lunar poles.

    W. C. Feldman;S. Maurice;A. B. Binder;B. L. Barraclough

  • Global distribution of neutrons from Mars: Results from Mars Odyssey

    W. C. Feldman;W. V. Boynton;R. L. Tokar;T. H. Prettyman

  • Dawn at Vesta: Testing the Protoplanetary Paradigm

    C. T. Russell;C. A. Raymond;A. Coradini;H. Y. McSween

  • Global distribution of near-surface hydrogen on Mars

    W. C. Feldman;T. H. Prettyman;S. Maurice;J. J. Plaut

  • The Major-Element Composition of Mercury’s Surface from MESSENGER X-ray Spectrometry

    Larry R. Nittler;Richard D. Starr;Shoshana Z. Weider;Timothy J. McCoy

  • Understanding the Lunar Surface and Space-Moon Interactions

    Paul Lucey;Randy L. Korotev;Jeffrey J. Gillis;Larry A. Taylor

  • Elemental composition of the lunar surface: Analysis of gamma ray spectroscopy data from Lunar Prospector

    T. H. Prettyman;J. J. Hagerty;R. C. Elphic;W. C. Feldman

  • Evidence for water ice near the lunar poles

    W. C. Feldman;S. Maurice;D. J. Lawrence;R. C. Little

  • Global Elemental Maps of the Moon: The Lunar Prospector Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

    D. J. Lawrence;W. C. Feldman;B. L. Barraclough;A. B. Binder

  • Iron abundances on the lunar surface as measured by the Lunar Prospector gamma‐ray and neutron spectrometers

    D. J. Lawrence;W. C. Feldman;R. C. Elphic;R. C. Little

  • Polar hydrogen deposits on the Moon

    W. C. Feldman;D. J. Lawrence;R. C. Elphic;B. L. Barraclough

  • The MESSENGER Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer

    John O. Goldsten;Edgar A. Rhodes;William V. Boynton;William C. Feldman

  • Thorium abundances on the lunar surface

    D. J. Lawrence;W. C. Feldman;B. L. Barraclough;A. B. Binder

  • Radioactive Elements on Mercury’s Surface from MESSENGER: Implications for the Planet’s Formation and Evolution

    Patrick N. Peplowski;Larry G. Evans;Steven A. Hauck;Timothy J. McCoy

  • Elemental mapping by Dawn reveals exogenic H in Vesta's regolith.

    Thomas H. Prettyman;David W. Mittlefehldt;Naoyuki Yamashita;David J. Lawrence

  • Dawn Arrives at Ceres: Exploration of a Small Volatile-Rich World

    C. T. Russell;C. A. Raymond;E. Ammannito;D. L. Buczkowski

  • Major-Element Abundances on the Surface of Mercury: Results from the MESSENGER Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

    Larry G. Evans;Patrick N. Peplowski;Edgar A. Rhodes;David J. Lawrence

  • Magmatic volatiles (H, C, N, F, S, Cl) in the lunar mantle, crust, and regolith: Abundances, distributions, processes, and reservoirs

    Francis M. McCubbin;Kathleen E. Vander Kaaden;Romain Tartèse;Rachel L. Klima

  • Small-area thorium features on the lunar surface

    D. J. Lawrence;R. C. Elphic;W. C. Feldman;T. H. Prettyman

  • Evidence for water ice near Mercury's north pole from MESSENGER Neutron Spectrometer measurements.

    David J. Lawrence;William C. Feldman;John O. Goldsten;Sylvestre Maurice

  • Evidence of water ice near the lunar poles

    W. C. Feldman;S. Maurice;David J. Lawrence;R. C. Little

  • Major-element composition of Mercury's surface from MESSENGER X-ray Spectrometry

    S. Z. Weider;L. R. Nittler;R. D. Starr;T. J. McCoy

Frequent Co-Authors

W. C. Feldman
W. C. Feldman Los Alamos National Laboratory
Thomas H. Prettyman
Thomas H. Prettyman Planetary Science Institute
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Sylvestre Maurice
Sylvestre Maurice Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
Olivier Gasnault
Olivier Gasnault Paul Sabatier University
R. C. Elphic
R. C. Elphic Ames Research Center
Timothy J. McCoy
Timothy J. McCoy National Museum of Natural History
William V. Boynton
William V. Boynton University of Arizona
Ralph L. McNutt
Ralph L. McNutt Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Michael J. Toplis
Michael J. Toplis Paul Sabatier University

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