Christopher A. Thom

Low‐Temperature Plasticity in Olivine: Grain Size, Strain Hardening, and the Strength of the Lithosphere

Lars N. Hansen, Kathryn M. Kumamoto, Christopher A. Thom et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth · 2019 · 83 citations · Full text

Mineral Physic, Engineering, Severe Plastic Deformation +19

Size effects resolve discrepancies in 40 years of work on low-temperature plasticity in olivine

Kathryn M. Kumamoto, Christopher A. Thom, David Wallis et al. · Science Advances · 2017 · 74 citations · Full text

Dislocation interactions during low-temperature plasticity of olivine and their impact on the evolution of lithospheric strength

David Wallis, Lars N. Hansen, Kathryn M. Kumamoto et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2020 · 40 citations · Full text

Nanoscale Roughness of Natural Fault Surfaces Controlled by Scale‐Dependent Yield Strength

Christopher A. Thom, E. E. Brodsky, Robert W. Carpick et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2017 · 34 citations

Atomic Force Microscopy, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +20

Constraints on the Physical Mechanism of Frictional Aging From Nanoindentation

Christopher A. Thom, Robert W. Carpick, D. L. Goldsby · Geophysical Research Letters · 2018 · 24 citations · Full text

Rock Testing, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +18