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W. L. Nighan

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48

Publications

1.5K

Citations

24

H-Index

1967

Active since

Affiliations

Hartford Financial Services (United States)(Current)

Princeton University

Rice University

University of Rochester

École Polytechnique

W. L. Nighan is an author at Hartford Financial Services (United States) specializing in engineering, applied physics, and physics.

Top concepts

Applied PhysicsEngineeringPhysicsHigh-power LasersLaser ApplicationsPhotonicsOptical PropertiesLaser PhysicsNatural SciencesAtomic Physics

Publications per year

1967–1999

48

Publications

48

Influence of negative-ion processes on steady-state properties and striations in molecular gas discharges

W. L. Nighan, W. J. Wiegand · Physical review. A, General physics · 1974 · 185 citations

Engineering, Glow Discharge, Steady-state Properties +19

ELECTRON ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS AND VIBRATIONAL EXCITATION RATES IN CO2 LASER MIXTURES

W. L. Nighan, John H. Bennett · Applied Physics Letters · 1969 · 102 citations

Optical Materials, Engineering, Laser-plasma Interaction +21

The properties of free carriers in amorphous silicon

P. M. Fauchet, D. Hulín, R. Vanderhaghen et al. · Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids · 1992 · 85 citations · Full text

Optical Materials, Engineering, Relaxation Time +16

Causes of arcing in cw CO2 convection laser discharges

W. L. Nighan, W. J. Wiegand · Applied Physics Letters · 1974 · 65 citations

Growth Time, Engineering, Glow-to-arc Transition +10

Plasma chemistry of CO2 –N2 –He discharges

W. J. Wiegand, W. L. Nighan · Applied Physics Letters · 1973 · 54 citations

Chemical Engineering, Convection Lasers, Engineering +13

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