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Physics D-index 94 Citations 29,054 605 World Ranking 1317 National Ranking 690

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Awards & Achievements

2019 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

2019 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering experiments in quantum information science and quantum networking, including the first loopholefree Bell test

2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for pioneering research in optical diagnostics, sensors, combustion science, and advanced propulsion

2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

2002 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For the development and application of innovative laser diagnostics and sensors in the fields of combustion, chemical kinetics, and power conversion.

1957 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Optics, Analytical chemistry, Laser, Absorption and Combustion. His studies link Temperature measurement with Optics. Ronald K. Hanson interconnects Spectroscopy, Shock wave, Shock tube and Fluorescence in the investigation of issues within Analytical chemistry.

Ronald K. Hanson works mostly in the field of Laser, limiting it down to topics relating to Diode and, in certain cases, Water vapor, as a part of the same area of interest. His study looks at the relationship between Absorption and fields such as Absorption spectroscopy, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. His Combustion research integrates issues from Toluene and Overtone.

His most cited work include:

  • Cavity Flame-Holders for Ignition and Flame Stabilization in Scramjets: An Overview (455 citations)
  • Shock tube determination of ignition delay times in full-blend and surrogate fuel mixtures (428 citations)
  • Acetone: a tracer for concentration measurements in gaseous flows by planar laser-induced fluorescence (360 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Analytical chemistry, Laser, Shock tube, Optics and Absorption. His study in Analytical chemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Absorption, Combustion, Reaction rate constant and Atmospheric temperature range. His studies deal with areas such as Optoelectronics, Diode and Wavelength as well as Laser.

Ronald K. Hanson has included themes like Ignition system and Shock in his Shock tube study. His Optics research includes themes of Spectroscopy, Temperature measurement and Supersonic speed. His Absorption study combines topics in areas such as Semiconductor laser theory, Spectral line, Atomic physics, Mole fraction and Absorption spectroscopy.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Analytical chemistry (41.14%)
  • Laser (34.48%)
  • Shock tube (31.52%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Shock tube (31.52%)
  • Analytical chemistry (41.14%)
  • Absorption (27.81%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ronald K. Hanson mostly deals with Shock tube, Analytical chemistry, Absorption, Laser and Shock wave. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ignition system, Argon and Shock. His Analytical chemistry research includes elements of Absorption, Reaction rate constant, Pyrolysis and Methane.

His work deals with themes such as Combustion, Wavelength, Quantum cascade laser, Atomic physics and Absorption spectroscopy, which intersect with Absorption. His Laser study is concerned with the field of Optics as a whole. His studies in Optics integrate themes in fields like Spectroscopy, Diode and Detonation.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Infrared laser-absorption sensing for combustion gases (215 citations)
  • An experimental and modeling study of propene oxidation. Part 2: Ignition delay time and flame speed measurements (167 citations)
  • Recent advances in laser absorption and shock tube methods for studies of combustion chemistry (144 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Laser
  • Optics

Shock tube, Laser, Absorption, Analytical chemistry and Combustion are his primary areas of study. The Shock tube study combines topics in areas such as Ignition system and Argon. Laser is the subject of his research, which falls under Optics.

His Absorption research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Nanotechnology, Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy, Absorption band, Atomic physics and Absorption spectroscopy. His Analytical chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Absorption, Reaction rate constant and Syngas. His research integrates issues of Interband cascade laser, Pyrolysis and Infrared in his study of Combustion.

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Best Publications

Shock tube determination of ignition delay times in full-blend and surrogate fuel mixtures

B.M. Gauthier;D.F. Davidson;R.K. Hanson.
Combustion and Flame (2004)

613 Citations

Cavity Flame-Holders for Ignition and Flame Stabilization in Scramjets: An Overview

Adela Ben-Yakar;Ronald K. Hanson.
Journal of Propulsion and Power (2001)

570 Citations

Acetone: a tracer for concentration measurements in gaseous flows by planar laser-induced fluorescence

A. Lozano;B. Yip;R. K. Hanson.
Experiments in Fluids (1992)

527 Citations

Laser diode wavelength-modulation spectroscopy for simultaneous measurement of temperature, pressure, and velocity in shock-heated oxygen flows

Louis C. Philippe;Ronald K. Hanson.
Applied Optics (1993)

402 Citations

Planar laser-fluorescence imaging of combustion gases

Ronald K. Hanson;Jerry M. Seitzman;Phillip H. Paul.
Applied Physics B (1990)

395 Citations

Calibration-free wavelength-modulation spectroscopy for measurements of gas temperature and concentration in harsh environments

Gregory B Rieker;Jay B Jeffries;Ronald K Hanson.
Applied Optics (2009)

388 Citations

Survey of Rate Constants in the N/H/O System

Ronald K. Hanson;Siamak Salimian.
(1984)

386 Citations

Collisional narrowing effects on spectral line shapes measured at high resolution.

Philip L. Varghese;Ronald K. Hanson.
Applied Optics (1984)

383 Citations

Kinetics modeling of shock-induced ignition in low-dilution CH4/O2 mixtures at high pressures and intermediate temperatures

E.L. Petersen;D.F. Davidson;R.K. Hanson.
Combustion and Flame (1999)

333 Citations

Time evolution and mixing characteristics of hydrogen and ethylene transverse jets in supersonic crossflows

A. Ben-Yakar;M. G. Mungal;R. K. Hanson.
Physics of Fluids (2006)

326 Citations

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