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Säm Krucker is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research work primarily falls within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialized focus in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Krucker has contributed extensively to topics related to Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, and Astro and Planetary Science.

Their publication record includes papers in prominent venues such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal, Solar Physics, and The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Krucker's frequent publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics includes a total of 37 papers, indicating a significant presence in this journal.

Several key papers authored or co-authored by Krucker highlight specific aspects of their research interests. Notable recent papers include:

  • The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX), 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Solar Orbiter mission, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Solar Orbiter Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Solar Orbiter Science Activity Plan, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The relativistic solar particle event on 28 October 2021: Evidence of particle acceleration within and escape from the solar corona, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Krucker has collaborated repeatedly with a group of co-authors including Andrea Francesco Battaglia, Hannah Collier, Astrid Veronig, Ewan C. M. Dickson, and Paolo Massa. These collaborations suggest a network of researchers focused on similar themes in solar physics and related studies.

The main topical areas covered in Krucker's research are diverse but firmly anchored in solar and space sciences. These include:

  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
  • Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies
  • Gamma-ray Bursts and Supernovae
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Krucker's contributions extend into related subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, and parts of Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, reflecting some interdisciplinary engagements beyond core astrophysical research.

Best Publications

  • The Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (Rhessi)

    R. P. Lin;B. R. Dennis;G. J. Hurford;D. M. Smith

  • The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus: Measuring the Coronal Plasma and Magnetic Field, Plasma Waves and Turbulence, and Radio Signatures of Solar Transients.

    S. D. Bale;K. Goetz;P. R. Harvey;P. Turin

  • An Observational Overview of Solar Flares

    Lyndsay Fletcher;Brian R. Dennis;Hugh S. Hudson;Sam Krucker

  • An Observational Overview of Solar Flares

    L. Fletcher;B. R. Dennis;H. S. Hudson;S. Krucker

  • An exceptionally bright flare from SGR 1806–20 and the origins of short-duration γ-ray bursts

    K. Hurley;S. E. Boggs;S. E. Boggs;D. M. Smith;R. C. Duncan

  • The RHESSI Imaging Concept

    G. J. Hurford;E. J. Schmahl;E. J. Schmahl;R. A. Schwartz;A. J. Conway

  • RHESSI Observations of Particle Acceleration and Energy Release in an Intense Solar Gamma-Ray Line Flare

    R. P. Lin;S. Krucker;G. J. Hurford;D. M. Smith;D. M. Smith

  • Highly structured slow solar wind emerging from an equatorial coronal hole

    S. D. Bale;S. T. Badman;J. W. Bonnell;T. A. Bowen

  • S/WAVES: The radio and plasma wave investigation on the STEREO Mission

    J. L. Bougeret;K. Goetz;M. L. Kaiser;S. D. Bale

  • MEASUREMENTS OF THE CORONAL ACCELERATION REGION OF A SOLAR FLARE

    Säm Krucker;H. S. Hudson;L. Glesener;S. M. White;S. M. White

  • Energy Distribution of Heating Processes in the Quiet Solar Corona

    Säm Krucker;Säm Krucker;Arnold O. Benz

  • Intensity variation of large solar energetic particle events associated with coronal mass ejections

    N. Gopalswamy;S. Yashiro;S. Yashiro;S. Krucker;G. Stenborg;G. Stenborg

  • On the Origin of Impulsive Electron Events Observed at 1?AU

    Säm Krucker;Davin E. Larson;Robert P. Lin;Barbara J. Thompson

  • RHESSI Microflare Statistics II. X-ray Imaging, Spectroscopy & Energy Distributions

    I. G. Hannah;S. Christe;S. Krucker;G. J. Hurford

  • Hard X-ray emission from the solar corona

    S. Krucker;M. Battaglia;P. J. Cargill;L. Fletcher

  • Hard X-Ray Source Motions in the 2002 July 23 Gamma-Ray Flare

    Säm Krucker;G. J. Hurford;R. P. Lin

  • The source region of an interplanetary type II radio burst

    S. D. Bale;M. J. Reiner;J. L. Bougeret;M. L. Kaiser

  • ELECTRON ACCELERATION BY MULTI-ISLAND COALESCENCE

    M. Oka;T.-D. Phan;S. Krucker;M. Fujimoto

  • Combined STEREO/RHESSI Study of Coronal Mass Ejection Acceleration and Particle Acceleration in Solar Flares

    M. Temmer;A. M. Veronig;E. P. Kontar;S. Krucker

  • Hard X-Ray Emissions from Partially Occulted Solar Flares

    Säm Krucker;R. P. Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh S. Hudson
Hugh S. Hudson University of Glasgow
R. P. Lin
R. P. Lin University of California, Berkeley
Arnold O. Benz
Arnold O. Benz ETH Zurich
Stuart D. Bale
Stuart D. Bale University of California, Berkeley
Tadayuki Takahashi
Tadayuki Takahashi Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Angelos Vourlidas
Angelos Vourlidas Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
James Drake
James Drake University of Maryland, College Park
Fiona A. Harrison
Fiona A. Harrison California Institute of Technology
R. A. Mewaldt
R. A. Mewaldt California Institute of Technology
Christopher J. Owen
Christopher J. Owen University College London

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