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D-Index
84
Citations
33376
World Ranking
2655
National Ranking
1309

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contribution to the establishment of the scientific program for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory and for his leadership in the design and construction of the RHIC detectors

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Electron
  • Particle physics
  • Nuclear physics

T. W. Ludlam mainly investigates Nuclear physics, Hadron, Particle physics, Quantum chromodynamics and Elliptic flow. T. W. Ludlam combines subjects such as Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and Atomic physics with his study of Nuclear physics. In his research, Deuterium is intimately related to Spectral line, which falls under the overarching field of Atomic physics.

His Elliptic flow research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Azimuth, Parton, Time projection chamber, Scaling and Anisotropy. His work in Transverse momentum addresses subjects such as Range, which are connected to disciplines such as Electron. T. W. Ludlam works mostly in the field of Jet quenching, limiting it down to concerns involving Lattice field theory and, occasionally, Strangeness production.

His most cited work include:

  • Experimental and theoretical challenges in the search for the quark-gluon plasma: The STAR Collaboration's critical assessment of the evidence from RHIC collisions (2216 citations)
  • Systematic measurements of identified particle spectra in pp, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at the star detector. (598 citations)
  • Disappearance of back-to-back high-pT Hadron correlations in central Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 200 GeV (533 citations)

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

His main research concerns Nuclear physics, Particle physics, Hadron, Atomic physics and Pion. His research in Nuclear physics intersects with topics in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and Charged particle. His research combines Elliptic flow and Particle physics.

T. W. Ludlam has included themes like Production, Quantum chromodynamics and Baryon in his Hadron study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Spectral line and Particle. T. W. Ludlam combines subjects such as Perturbative QCD, Particle identification, Antiproton, Proton and Gluon with his study of Pion.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nuclear physics (86.00%)
  • Particle physics (49.20%)
  • Hadron (26.80%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2016)?

  • Nuclear physics (86.00%)
  • Particle physics (49.20%)
  • Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (17.60%)

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

T. W. Ludlam mainly investigates Nuclear physics, Particle physics, Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, Atomic physics and STAR detector. His work focuses on many connections between Nuclear physics and other disciplines, such as Charged particle, that overlap with his field of interest in Multiplicity and Baryon. His Elliptic flow research extends to Particle physics, which is thematically connected.

His research in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider intersects with topics in Hadronization, Star, Strangeness production, Spectral line and Production. His Atomic physics study combines topics in areas such as Pi, Range and Pseudorapidity. T. W. Ludlam works mostly in the field of STAR detector, limiting it down to topics relating to Fermion and, in certain cases, Quantum chromodynamics, Super Proton Synchrotron and Particle accelerator, as a part of the same area of interest.

Between 2008 and 2016, his most popular works were:

  • Systematic measurements of identified particle spectra in pp, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at the star detector. (598 citations)
  • Azimuthal charged-particle correlations and possible local strong parity violation (391 citations)
  • Observation of charge-dependent azimuthal correlations and possible local strong parity violation in heavy-ion collisions (243 citations)

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

  • Electron
  • Photon
  • Particle physics

T. W. Ludlam focuses on Nuclear physics, Hadron, Particle physics, Quark–gluon plasma and Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The Nuclear physics study combines topics in areas such as Charged particle and Atomic physics. His Elliptic flow research extends to the thematically linked field of Particle physics.

In his research on the topic of Quark–gluon plasma, Jet, Time projection chamber and Elementary particle is strongly related with Rapidity. He interconnects Transverse momentum and Strangeness production in the investigation of issues within Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. His STAR detector study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Fermion, Quantum chromodynamics and Quark.

Best Publications

  • Experimental and theoretical challenges in the search for the quark-gluon plasma: The STAR Collaboration's critical assessment of the evidence from RHIC collisions

    J. Adams;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;J. Amonett

  • Systematic measurements of identified particle spectra in pp, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at the star detector.

    B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;B. D. Anderson

  • Disappearance of back-to-back high-pT Hadron correlations in central Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 200 GeV

    C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett

  • Transverse momentum and collision energy dependence of high p(T) hadron suppression in Au+Au collisions at ultrarelativistic energies

    J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Evidence from d + Au measurements for final state suppression of high p(T) hadrons in Au+Au collisions at RHIC

    J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Azimuthal anisotropy in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

    J. Adams;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;J. Amonett

  • Centrality dependence of high-pt hadron suppression in Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 130 GeV

    C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett

  • Particle-type dependence of azimuthal anisotropy and nuclear modification of particle production in Au plus Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV

    J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Azimuthal charged-particle correlations and possible local strong parity violation

    B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;A. V. Alakhverdyants

  • Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of high-pT nonphotonic electron suppression in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

    B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;B. D. Anderson

  • Distributions of charged hadrons associated with high transverse momentum particles in pp and Au plus Au collisions at root(S)(NN)=200 GeV

    J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Strange particle production in p+p collisions at s=200 GeV

    B. I. Abelev;J. Adams;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Centrality Dependence of High-pTHadron Suppression inAu+AuCollisions atsNN=130GeV

    C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett

  • Long range rapidity correlations and jet production in high energy nuclear collisions

    B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;A. V. Alakhverdyants

  • Elliptic flow from two- and four-particle correlations in Au+Au collisions at (s NN )=130 GeV

    C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett

  • Identified particle distributions in pp and Au+Au collisions at square root of (sNN)=200 GeV

    Adams J;Adler C;Aggarwal Mm;Ahammed Z

  • Observation of charge-dependent azimuthal correlations and possible local strong parity violation in heavy-ion collisions

    B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;A. V. Alakhverdyants

  • Centrality dependence of charged hadron and strange hadron elliptic flow from √SNN = 200 GeV Au+Au collisions

    B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;B. D. Anderson

  • Identified Particle Distributions inppandAu+AuCollisions atsNN=200GeV

    J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • The ALICE collaboration

    K. Aamodt;N. Abel;U. Abeysekara;A. Abrahantes Quintana

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Michael Cormier
Thomas Michael Cormier Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nu Xu
Nu Xu Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
J. Sandweiss
J. Sandweiss Yale University
H. Bichsel
H. Bichsel University of Washington
Zubayer Ahammed
Zubayer Ahammed Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
J. Sowinski
J. Sowinski Indiana University
J. G. Cramer
J. G. Cramer University of Washington
D. Keane
D. Keane Kent State University
H. S. Matis
H. S. Matis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
T. J.M. Symons
T. J.M. Symons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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