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A. F. Cheng

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Publications

209

Citations

15.2K

H-Index

63

Active since

1974

Affiliations

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory(Current)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Southwest Research Institute

University of Maryland, College Park

Goddard Space Flight Center

A. F. Cheng is an author at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory specializing in engineering, astrophysics, and physics.

Top concepts

EngineeringAstrophysicsPhysicsNatural SciencesMagnetospheric PhysicsPlasma PhysicsPlasma TheorySpace ScienceSpace WeatherAstrodynamics

Publications per year

1974–2024

209

Publications

209

A new class of radio pulsars

M. A. Alpar, A. F. Cheng, M. Ruderman et al. · Nature · 1982 · 1.1K citations

Engineering, Radio Frequency, Radio Communication +3

The Rubble-Pile Asteroid Itokawa as Observed by Hayabusa

Akira Fujiwara, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi, D. K. Yeomans et al. · Science · 2006 · 933 citations

Geophysics, Engineering, Hayabusa Spacecraft +9

The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons

S. A. Stern, F. Bagenal, Kimberly Ennico et al. · Science · 2015 · 471 citations · Full text

The MESSENGER mission to Mercury: scientific objectives and implementation

Sean C. Solomon, R. L. McNutt, R. E. Gold et al. · Planetary and Space Science · 2001 · 400 citations

Planetary Exploration, Messenger Mission

Magnetosphere Imaging Instrument (MIMI) on the Cassini Mission to Saturn/Titan

S. M. Krimigis, D. G. Mitchell, D. C. Hamilton et al. · Space Science Reviews · 2004 · 396 citations

Space Mission, Magnetosphere Imaging Instrument, Planetary Exploration +3

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