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Overview

Peter F. Barker was affiliated with the British Antarctic Survey in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions to Engineering as well. The main areas of study included Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Ocean Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Barker's work concentrated on several key topics within these fields, including:

  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Drilling and Well Engineering

The scientist authored multiple papers, some of the recent notable publications are:

  • "Ultranarrow-linewidth levitated nano-oscillator for testing dissipative wave-function collapse," 2020, Physical Review Research
  • "Simultaneous cavity cooling of all six degrees of freedom of a levitated nanoparticle," 2023, Nature Physics
  • "Mesoscopic interference for metric and curvature & gravitational wave detection," 2020, New Journal of Physics
  • "Entanglement based tomography to probe new macroscopic forces," 2022, Physical Review D
  • "Master-equation treatment of nonlinear optomechanical systems with optical loss," 2021, Physical Review A

The frequent coauthors of Peter F. Barker included:

  • A. Pontin
  • Marko Toroš
  • Sougato Bose
  • Carol J. Pudsey
  • T. S. Monteiro

Major publication venues for their work comprised:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Physical Review Research
  • New Journal of Physics
  • Physical Review A

Best Publications

  • Geochemistry and tectonic significance of peridotites from the South Sandwich arc-basin system, South Atlantic

    Julian A. Pearce;P. F. Barker;S. J. Edwards;Ian J. Parkinson

  • The opening of Drake Passage

    P.F. Barker;J. Burrell

  • The Cenozoic subduction history of the Pacific margin of the Antarctic Peninsula: ridge crest–trench interactions

    P. F. Barker

  • Scotia Sea regional tectonic evolution: implications for mantle flow and palaeocirculation

    Peter F. Barker

  • Latest Cretaceous to Cenozoic Climate and Oceanographic Developments in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica: an Ocean-Drilling Perspective

    J.P. Kennett;P.F. Barker

  • Origin, signature and palaeoclimatic influence of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

    P.F. Barker;E. Thomas;E. Thomas

  • Effects of ridge crest-trench interaction on Antarctic-Phoenix Spreading: Forces on a young subducting plate

    Robert D. Larter;Peter F. Barker

  • Geology and seismic stratigraphy of the Antarctic margin

    Alan K. Cooper;Peter F. Barker;Giuliano Brancolini

  • Progress in Geodynamics in the Scotia Arc Region

    Peter F. Barker;Ian W. D. Dalziel

  • Ice sheet retreat from the Antarctic Peninsula shelf

    C.J. Pudsey;P.F. Barker;R.D. Larter

  • A spreading centre in the east Scotia sea

    P.F. Barker

  • Onset and Role of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

    Peter F. Barker;Gabriel M. Filippelli;Fabio Florindo;Ellen E. Martin

  • Giant sediment drifts on the continental rise west of the Antarctic Peninsula

    Michele Rebesco;Robert D. Larter;Angelo Camerlenghi;Peter F. Barker

  • Seismic stratigraphy of the Antarctic Peninsula Pacific margin: A record of Pliocene-Pleistocene ice volume and paleoclimate

    R. D. Larter;P. F. Barker

  • Magma genesis and mantle flow at a subducting slab edge: the South Sandwich arc-basin system

    P. T. Leat;Julian A. Pearce;P. F. Barker;I. L. Millar

  • The History of Sedimentation on the Continental Rise West of the Antarctic Peninsula

    Michele Rebesco;Robert D. Larter;Peter F. Barker;Angelo Camerlenghi

  • Tectonic evolution of the Pacific margin of Antarctica 1. Late Cretaceous tectonic reconstructions

    Robert D. Larter;Alex P. Cunningham;Peter F. Barker;Karsten Gohl

  • Cenozoic Tectonic, Sedimentary and Glacial History of the Continental Shelf West Of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula

    R. D. Larter;M. Rebesco;L. E. Vanneste;L. A. P. GambôA

  • The Evolution of the Scotia Ridge and Scotia Sea

    P. F. Barker;D. H. Griffiths

  • Sediment drifts and deep-sea channel systems, Antarctic Peninsula Pacific Margin

    M. Rebesco;C. J. Pudsey;M. Canals;A. Camerlenghi

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Camerlenghi
Angelo Camerlenghi National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Robert D Larter
Robert D Larter British Antarctic Survey
Gary D. Acton
Gary D. Acton Texas A&M University
Carol J. Pudsey
Carol J. Pudsey British Antarctic Survey
Ian W. D. Dalziel
Ian W. D. Dalziel The University of Texas at Austin
James P. Kennett
James P. Kennett University of California, Santa Barbara
Lawrence A. Lawver
Lawrence A. Lawver The University of Texas at Austin
Carlota Escutia
Carlota Escutia University of Granada
Julian A. Pearce
Julian A. Pearce Cardiff University
Michele Rebesco
Michele Rebesco National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics

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