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R. K. Yamamoto

R. K. Yamamoto

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
96
Citations
36078
World Ranking
1870
National Ranking
968

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1978 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

R. K. Yamamoto was affiliated with MIT in the United States and conducted research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompassed multiple subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Radiation, Hardware and Architecture, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics covered by Yamamoto's research included:

  • Radiation Effects in Electronics
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
  • Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering

Yamamoto's recent published papers demonstrated a strong focus on radiation and neutron production studies. Selected publications included:

  • "On the Vulnerability of UMOSFETs in Terrestrial Radiation Environments," 2025, IEEE Access
  • "CoolGAL: a Galinstan bathed Be fast neutron production target at the NEPIR facility," 2020, EPJ Web of Conferences
  • "Fast neutrons at LNL Legnaro," 2020, Journal of Neutron Research
  • "Fast neutron production at the LNL Tandem from the $^7$Li($^{14}$N,xn)X reaction," 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Fast neutron production at the LNL Tandem from the $$^7$$Li($$^{14}$$N,xn)X reaction," 2024, The European Physical Journal C

The venues where Yamamoto frequently published included:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Access
  • EPJ Web of Conferences
  • Journal of Neutron Research
  • The European Physical Journal C

Collaborations were evident with several frequent co-authors across multiple papers, notably:

  • L. Silvestrin
  • Pierfrancesco Mastinu
  • Saulo G. Alberton
  • Alexis C. Vilas-Bôas
  • Vitor A. P. Aguiar

Throughout their career, Yamamoto's research contributed to advancing understanding in semiconductor device behavior under radiation and nuclear physics applications. Their expertise included hardware design under radiation environments and applications in radiation therapy and dosimetry.

Yamamoto was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1978.

Best Publications

  • The BABAR detector

    B. Aubert;A. Bazan;A. Boucham;D. Boutigny

  • Observation of a broad structure in the pi(+)pi(-)J/psi mass spectrum around 4.26 GeV/c(2)

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • The BABAR detector: Upgrades, operation and performance

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • Study of the B- → J/ΨK -π+π- decay and measurement of the B - → X(3872)K- branching fraction

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • Searches for Lepton Flavor Violation in the Decays tau(+/-) -> e(+/-)gamma and tau(+/-) -> mu(+/-)gamma

    B. Aubert;Y. Karyotakis;J. P. Lees;V. Poireau

  • Observation of a Narrow Meson State Decaying to Ds+π0 at a Mass of 2.32 GeV/c2

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;J. M. Gaillard

  • Search for lepton flavor violation in the decay τ±→ e±γ

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • The Physics of the B Factories

    A. J. Bevan;B. Golob;Th Mannel;S. Prell

  • Study of time-dependent CP-violating asymmetries and flavor oscillations in neutral B decays at the Υ(4S)

    B. Aubert;D. Boutigny;J. M. Gaillard;A. Hicheur

  • Search for T and CP violation in B0 - anti-B0 mixing with inclusive dilepon events

    Bernard Aubert;S. Yellin;G. Simi;S. Trincaz-Duvoid

  • The Physics of the B Factories

    A. J. Bevan;B. Golob;Th. Mannel;S. Prell

  • Measurements of branching fractions, rate asymmetries, and angular distributions in the rare decays B→Kℓ^+ℓ^- and B→K^*ℓ^+ℓ^-

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;M. Bona;D. Boutigny

  • Precise measurement of the e+e-→π+π-(γ) cross section with the initial-state radiation method at BABAR

    B. Aubert;Y. Karyotakis;J. P. Lees;V. Poireau

  • Evidence of a broad structure at an invariant mass of 4.32GeV/c2 in the reaction e+e-→π+π-ψ(2S) measured at BABAR

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;M. Bona;D. Boutigny

  • Study of e+e-→pp̄ using initial state radiation with BABAR

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • Measurements of e+e-→K+K-η, K+K-π0, and Ks0K±π cross sections using initial state radiation events

    B. Aubert;M. Bona;D. Boutigny;Y. Karyotakis

  • Measurement of the CP asymmetry amplitude sin2β with B0 mesons

    B. Aubert;D. Boutigny;J. M. Gaillard;A. Hicheur

  • Measurement of the B -> X(s)l(+)l(-) branching fraction with a sum over exclusive modes

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • Observation of Y(3940) -> J/psi omega in B -> J/psi omega K at BABAR

    B. Aubert;M. Bona;D. Boutigny;Y. Karyotakis

  • The e+e-→2(π+π-)π0, 2(π+π-)η, K+K-π+π-π0 and K+K-π+π-η cross sections measured with initial-state radiation

    B. Aubert;M. Bona;D. Boutigny;Y. Karyotakis

Frequent Co-Authors

T. Schalk
T. Schalk University of California, Santa Cruz
B. N. Ratcliff
B. N. Ratcliff Stanford University
A. Seiden
A. Seiden University of California, Santa Cruz
D. G. Hitlin
D. G. Hitlin California Institute of Technology
W. H. Toki
W. H. Toki Colorado State University
F. C. Porter
F. C. Porter California Institute of Technology
E. I. Rosenberg
E. I. Rosenberg Iowa State University
R. Waldi
R. Waldi University of Rostock
D. Kirkby
D. Kirkby University of California, Irvine
J. D. Richman
J. D. Richman University of California, Santa Barbara

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