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Duncan’s Publications (Updated 3/2/23)

Doctoral Thesis (DPhil, University of Oxford, 1987)

  1. D. A. Tate, DPhil thesis, University of Oxford, Oxford UK, 1987. Download photocopy here

Research Articles (Refereed)

  1. E. V. Crockett (`13), R. C. Newell (`14), F. Robicheaux, and D. A. Tate, Heating and cooling of electrons in an ultracold neutral plasma, Physical Review A, 98, 043431 (2018). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.98.043431
  2. G. T. Forest (`18), Y. Li (`19), E. D. Ward (`16), A. L. Goodsell, and D. A. Tate, Expansion of an ultracold Rydberg plasma, Physical Review A, 97, 043401 (2018). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.97.043401
  3. D. A. Tate and T. F. Gallagher, Microwave-optical two-photon excitation of Rydberg states, Physical Review A, 97, 033410 (2018). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.97.033410
  4. D. B. Branden (`08), T. Juhasz (`02), T. Mahlokozera (`09), C. Vesa (`08), R. O. Wilson (`07), M. Zheng (`06), A. Kortyna and D. A. Tate, Radiative lifetime measurements of rubidium Rydberg states, Journal of Physics B, 43, 015002 (2010). http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0953-4075/43/1/015002?pageTitle=IOPscience (arXiv)
  5. M. Viteau, A. Chotia, D. Comparat, D. A. Tate, T. F. Gallagher, and P. Pillet, Melting a frozen Rydberg gas with an attractive potential, Physical Review A, 78, 040704(R) (2008). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.78.040704 (arXiv)
  6. D. A. Tate, Comment on “Measurement of the lifetimes of S and D states below n=31 using cold Rydberg gas”, Physical Review A, 75, 066502 (2007). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.75.066502
  7. R. M. Jennerich (`00), A. N. Keiser (`02), and D. A. Tate, Hyperfine structure and isotope shifts in near-infrared transitions of atomic nitrogen, European Physical Journal D, 40, 81 (2006). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140%2Fepjd%2Fe2006-00132-1
  8. N. Vanhaecke, D. Comparat, D. A. Tate, and P. Pillet, Ionization of Rydberg Atoms Embedded in an Ultra-Cold Plasma, Physical Review A, 71, 013416 (2005). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.71.013416 (arXiv)
  9. Wenhui Li, Michael W. Noel, Michael P. Robinson, Paul J. Tanner, Thomas F. Gallagher, Daniel Comparat, Bruno Laburthe Tolra, Nicolas Vanhaecke, Thibault Vogt, Nassim Zahzam, Pierre Pillet, and Duncan A. Tate, Evolution Dynamics of a Dense, Frozen Rydberg Gas to Plasma, Physical Review A, 70, 042713 (2004). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.042713

  10. R. M. Jennerich (`00) and D. A. Tate, Hyperfine Structure Intervals and Isotope Shifts in the 2p3 3s 5S2 – 2p3 3p 5PJ’ Fine Structure Multiplet of Atomic Oxygen, Physical Review A, 62, 042506 (2000). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.62.042506

  11. D. A. Tate and J. P. Walton (`98), Hyperfine Structure Intervals and Isotope Shifts in the 3p4 4s 4PJ – 3p4 4p 4DJ’ Fine Structure Multiplet of Atomic Chlorine by Diode Laser Spectroscopy, Physical Review A, 59, 1170 (1999). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.59.1170
  12. D. A. Tate and T. F. Gallagher, Multiphoton Ionization Dynamics of Barium Rydberg States in Intense Femtosecond Pulses, Physical Review A, 58, 3058 (1998). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.58.3058
  13. D. A. Tate and D. N. Aturaliye (`95), Hyperfine Structure Intervals and Absolute Frequency Measurement in the 2p4 3s 2PJ – 2p4 3p 4DJ’ Fine Structure Multiplet of Atomic Fluorine by Diode Laser Spectroscopy, Physical Review A, 56, 1844 (1997). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.56.1844
  14. J.-M. Flaud, R. Großkloß, S. B. Rai, R. Stuber, W. Demtroder, D. A. Tate, L.-G. Wang and T. F. Gallagher, Diode Laser Spectroscopy of H234S Around 0.82 μm, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 172, 275 (1995). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022285285711757?via=ihub
  15. T. S. Luk, D. A. Tate, K. Boyer and C. K. Rhodes, Comparison of Kinetic Energy Distributions and Ionic Fragment Yields of CO2 and N2O Arising from Coulomb Explosions Induced by Multiphoton Ionization and Fast Ion Impact, Physical Review A, 48, 1359 (1993). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.48.1359
  16. D. G. Papaioannou, D. A. Tate and T. F. Gallagher, Electron Spectroscopy of Single and Double Multiphoton Ionization of Barium by Visible Picosecond Laser Radiation, Journal of Physics B, 25, 2517 (1992). http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0953-4075/25/11/008/meta
  17. K. Boyer, A. B. Borisov, O. B. Shiryaev, D. A. Tate, B. E. Bouma, X. Shi, A. McPherson, T. S. Luk and C. K. Rhodes, Method of Concentration of Power in Materials for X-Ray Amplification, Applied Optics, 31, 3433 (1992). See abstract here Download photocopy here
  18. D. A. Tate, D. G. Papaioannou and T. F. Gallagher, Multiphoton Double Ionization of Barium With Intense Picosecond Pulses, Journal of Physics B, 24, 1953 (1991). http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0953-4075/24/8/013/meta
  19. D. A. Tate, D. G. Papaioannou and T. F. Gallagher, Phase-Sensitive Above-Threshold Ionization of Rydberg Atoms at 8 GHz, Physical Review A, 42, 5703 (1990). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.42.5703
  20. M. G. Boshier, P. E. G. Baird, C. J. Foot, E. A. Hinds, M. D. Plimmer, D. N. Stacey, J. B. Swan, D. A. Tate, D. M. Warrington and G. K. Woodgate, Laser Spectroscopy of the 1S-2S Transition in Hydrogen and Deuterium: Determination of the 1S Lamb Shift and the Rydberg Constant, Physical Review A, 40, 6169 (1989). https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.40.6169
  21. L-G. Wang, D. A. Tate, H. Riris and T. F. Gallagher, High Sensitivity Frequency-Modulation Spectroscopy With a GaAlAs Diode Laser, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 6, 817 (1989). https://www.osapublishing.org/josab/abstract.cfm?uri=josab-6-5-871
  22. D. A. Tate, P. E. G. Baird, M. G. Boshier, E. A. Hinds, D. N. Stacey and G. K. Woodgate, Fine Structure and Isotope Shift of Tritium in the Balmer – Alpha Transition, Journal of Physics B, 21, 421 (1988). http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0953-4075/21/3/011/meta
  23. M. G. Boshier, P. E. G. Baird, C. J. Foot, E. A. Hinds, M. D. Plimmer, D. N. Stacey, J. B. Swan, D. A. Tate, D. M. Warrington and G. K. Woodgate, Precision Spectroscopy of Hydrogen and Deuterium, Nature, 330, 463 (1987). https://www.nature.com/articles/330463a0

Conference Proceedings (Not Refereed)

  1. P. Pillet, T. Vogt, M. Viteau, A. Chotia, J. Zhao, D. Comparat, T. F. Gallagher, D. Tate, A. Gaëtan, Y. Miroshnychenko, T. Wilk, A. Browaeys, and P. Grangier, “Controllable Interactions between Rydberg Atoms and Ultracold Plasmas”, XXVI International Conference on Photonic, Electronic and Atomic Collisions, published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series 194, 012066 (IOP Publishing, Bristol UK, 2009). http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1088/1742-6596/194/1/012066
  2. R. O. Wilson (`07) and D.A. Tate, “External Control of Electron Temperature in Ultra-Cold Plasmas,” Proceedings of the National Society of Black Physicists: 2007 Joint Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists, (American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings 991, AIP, New York, NY, 2008), p. 47, edited by H. M. Oluseyi. Download preprint here
  3. D.A. Tate, L.-G. Wang and T.F. Gallagher, “High Sensitivity Near-Infrared Diode Laser Spectroscopy of Hydrogen Sulfide,” Laser Spectroscopy: XIth International Conference, (American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings 290, AIP, New York, NY, 1993), p. 134, edited by L. Bloomfield, T. Gallagher and D. Larson.
  4. A. Zigler, P.G. Burkhalter, D.J. Nagel, J.C. Solem, K. Boyer, T.S. Luk, A. McPherson, D.A. Tate, and C.K. Rhodes, “Studies of Plasmas Excited by Intense Subpicosecond Radiation for X-Ray Generation,” published in Proceedings of the 36th Annual International Symposium on Optical Applied Science and Engineering (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA, 1991), SPIE Volume 1551, 186 (1991).
  5. T.S. Luk, D.A. Tate, A. McPherson, K. Boyer and C.K. Rhodes, “Excitation of Molecules and Solids With Intense Subpicosecond Ultraviolet Radiation,” published in Coherence Phenomena in Atoms and Molecules in Laser Fields, (Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York, 1991), edited by N. Bandrauk and S. Wallace (NATO ARW series).
  6. T.S. Luk, A. McPherson, D.A. Tate, K. Boyer C.K. Rhodes, V.L. Jacobs, P.G. Burkhalter, A. Zigler, D.A. Newman and D.J. Nagel, “X-Ray Spectral Determination of Electron Density in Dense Laser Excited Targets,” published in Short Wavelength Coherent Radiation: Generation and Application, (Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, 1991), edited by P. Bucksbaum and N. Ceglio.
  7. T.S. Luk, A. McPherson, D.A. Tate, K. Boyer and C.K. Rhodes, “Subpicosecond Studies of Molecules and Solids,” published in Short-Wavelength Coherent Radiation: Generation and Application, (Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, 1991), edited by P. Bucksbaum and N. Ceglio.
  8. E.A. Hinds, M.G. Boshier, P.E.G. Baird, C.J. Foot, M.D. Plimmer, D.N. Stacey, D.A. Tate, G.K. Woodgate, J.B. Swan and D.M. Warrington, “High Precision CW Laser Measurement of the 1S-2S Interval in Atomic Hydrogen and Deuterium,” Advances in Laser Science III: Third International Laser Science Conference, (American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings 172, AIP, New York, NY, 1988), p. 319.
  9. M.G. Boshier, P.E.G. Baird, C.J. Foot, E.A. Hinds, M.D. Plimmer, D.N. Stacey, J.B. Swan, D.A. Tate, D.M. Warrington and G.K. Woodgate, “Precision CW Laser Spectroscopy of Hydrogen and Deuterium,” Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy, (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987), p. 18, edited by W. Persson and S. Svanberg.