First-authored, refereed papers of Iver H. Cairns, ordered by citations


A list of first-authored, refereed publications of Iver H. Cairns, derived from the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and ordered by the numbers of citations.

Orcid ID: 0000-0001-6978-9765

Number of papers: 69
No. of citations: 2352

93 Type II Solar Radio Bursts: Theory and Space Weather Implications
Cairns, Iver H., Knock, S. A., Robinson, P. A. & Kuncic, Z., 2003, Space Science Reviews, 107, 27
93 A theory for the 2fp radiation upstream of the earth's bow shock
Cairns, I. H. & Melrose, D. B., 1985, Journal of Geophysical Research, 90, 6637
82 Strong Evidence for Stochastic Growth of Langmuir-like Waves in Earth's Foreshock
Cairns, Iver H. & Robinson, P. A., 1999, Physical Review Letters, 82, 3066
82 Fundamental plasma emission involving ion sound waves
Cairns, Iver H., 1987, Journal of Plasma Physics, 38, 169
81 The electron distribution function upstream from the earth's bow shock
Cairns, Iver H., 1987, Journal of Geophysical Research, 92, 2315
78 Second harmonic plasma emission involving ion sound waves
Cairns, Iver H., 1987, Journal of Plasma Physics, 38, 179
75 Herringbone bursts associated with type II solar radio emission.
Cairns, I. H. & Robinson, R. D., 1987, Solar Physics, 111, 365
71 Electron acceleration by lower hybrid waves in magnetic reconnection regions
Cairns, Iver H. & McMillan, B. F., 2005, Physics of Plasmas, 12, 102110
69 New waves at multiples of the plasma frequency upstream of the earth's bow shock
Cairns, I. H., 1986, Journal of Geophysical Research, 91, 2975
69 Unusual locations of Earth's bow shock on September 24-25, 1987: Mach number effects
Cairns, Iver H., Fairfield, Donald H., Anderson, Roger R., Carlton, Victoria E. H., Paularena, Karolen I. & Lazarus, Alan J., 1995, Journal of Geophysical Research, 100, 47
65 Theory for low-frequency modulated Langmuir wave packets
Cairns, Iver H. & Robinson, P. A., 1992, Geophysical Research Letters, 19, 2187
64 Intrinsic Variability of the Vela Pulsar: Lognormal Statistics and Theoretical Implications
Cairns, I. H., Johnston, S. & Das, P., 2001, ApJ, 563, L65
63 Turn-on of 2-3 kHz radiation beyond the heliopause
Cairns, Iver H. & Zank, G. P., 2002, Geophysical Research Letters, 29, 1143
59 MHD simulations of Earth's bow shock at low Mach numbers: Standoff distances
Cairns, Iver H. & Lyon, J. G., 1995, Journal of Geophysical Research, 100, 17173
52 A semiquantitative theory for the 2fp radiation observed upstream from the Earth's bow shock
Cairns, Iver H., 1988, Journal of Geophysical Research, 93, 3958
50 First test of stochastic growth theory for Langmuir waves in Earth's foreshock
Cairns, Iver H. & Robinson, P. A., 1997, Geophysical Research Letters, 24, 369
48 Low Altitude Solar Magnetic Reconnection, Type III Solar Radio Bursts, and X-ray Emissions
Cairns, I. H., Lobzin, V. V., Donea, A., Tingay, S. J., McCauley, P. I., Oberoi, D., Duffin, R. T., Reiner, M. J., Hurley-Walker, N., Kudryavtseva, N. A., Melrose, D. B., Harding, J. C., Bernardi, G., Bowman, J. D., Cappallo, R. J., Corey, B. E., Deshpande, A., Emrich, D., Goeke, R., Hazelton, B. J., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Kaplan, D. L., Kasper, J. C., Kratzenberg, E., Lonsdale, C. J., Lynch, M. J., McWhirter, S. R., Mitchell, D. A., Morales, M. F., Morgan, E., Ord, S. M., Prabu, T., Roshi, A., Shankar, N. Udaya, Srivani, K. S., Subrahmanyan, R., Wayth, R. B., Waterson, M., Webster, R. L., Whitney, A. R., Williams, A. & Williams, C. L., 2018, Scientific Reports, 8, 1676
48 Ion Acoustic Wave Frequencies and Onset Times during Type III Solar Radio Bursts
Cairns, Iver H. & Robinson, P. A., 1995, ApJ, 453, 959
47 Towards an MHD theory for the standoff distance of Earth's bow shock
Cairns, Iver H. & Grabbe, Crockett L., 1994, Geophysical Research Letters, 21, 2781
47 A theory for the Langmuir waves in the electron foreshock
Cairns, Iver H., 1987, Journal of Geophysical Research, 92, 2329
45 Intrinsic variability and field statistics for pulsars B1641-45 and B0950+08
Cairns, Iver H., Johnston, S. & Das, P., 2004, MNRAS, 353, 270
45 Properties and Interpretations of Giant Micropulses and Giant Pulses from Pulsars
Cairns, Iver H., 2004, ApJ, 610, 948
44 Electrostatic wave generation above and below the plasma frequency by electron beams
Cairns, Iver H., 1989, Physics of Fluids B, 1, 204
40 Constraints on Nonlinear and Stochastic Growth Theories for Type III Solar Radio Bursts from the Corona to 1 AU
Cairns, Iver H. & Robinson, P. A., 1998, ApJ, 509, 471
39 Magnetic field orientation effects on the standoff distance of Earth's bow shock
Cairns, Iver H. & Lyon, J. G., 1996, Geophysical Research Letters, 23, 2883
37 Thermal and driven stochastic growth of Langmuir waves in the solar wind and Earth's foreshock
Cairns, Iver H., Robinson, P. A. & Anderson, R. R., 2000, Geophysical Research Letters, 27, 61
37 Direct Radio Probing and Interpretation of the Sun's Plasma Density Profile
Cairns, I. H., Lobzin, V. V., Warmuth, A., Li, B., Robinson, P. A. & Mann, G., 2009, ApJ, 706, L265
35 The source of free energy for Type II solar radio bursts
Cairns, Iver H., 1986, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 6, 444
35 Arguments against modulational instabilities of Langmuir waves in Earth's foreshock
Cairns, Iver H., Robinson, P. A. & Smith, N. I., 1998, Journal of Geophysical Research, 103, 287
33 strong Langmuir turbulence at Jupiter?
Cairns, Iver H. & Robinson, P. A., 1992, Geophysical Research Letters, 19, 1069
32 Growth of electron plasma waves above and below fp in the electron foreshock
Cairns, Iver H. & Fung, Shing F., 1988, Journal of Geophysical Research, 93, 7307
32 Inconsistency of Ulysses millisecond Langmuir spikes with wave collapse in type III radio sources
Cairns, Iver H. & Robinson, P. A., 1995, Geophysical Research Letters, 22, 3437
31 Role of collective effects in dominance of scattering off thermal ions over Langmuir wave decay: Analysis, simulations, and space applications
Cairns, Iver H., 2000, Physics of Plasmas, 7, 4901
30 Stochastic growth of waves over Earth's polar cap
Cairns, Iver H. & Menietti, J. D., 2001, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, 29515
28 Intrinsic variability and field statistics for the Vela pulsar - II. Systematics and single-component fits
Cairns, Iver H., Johnston, S. & Das, P., 2003, MNRAS, 343, 512
28 A theory for the radiation at the third to fifth harmonics of the plasma frequency upstream from the Earth's bow shock
Cairns, Iver H., 1988, Journal of Geophysical Research, 93, 858
27 Outer Heliospheric Radio Emissions 1. Constraints on Emission Processes and the Source Region
Cairns, Iver H. & Gurnett, Donald A., 1992, Journal of Geophysical Research, 97, 6235
24 Angular Broadening: Effects of Nonzero, Spatially Varying Plasma Frequency between the Source and Observer
Cairns, Iver H., 1998, ApJ, 506, 456
24 Transition from ring to beam arc distributions of water ions near the space shuttle orbiter
Cairns, Iver H., 1990, Journal of Geophysical Research, 95, 15167
23 Outer Heliospheric Radio Emissions 2. Foreshock Source Models
Cairns, Iver H., Kurth, William S. & Gurnett, Donald A., 1992, Journal of Geophysical Research, 97, 6245
22 Foreshock Langmuir waves for unusually constant solar wind conditions: Data and implications for foreshock structure
Cairns, Iver H., Robinson, P. A., Anderson, Roger R. & Strangeway, R. J., 1997, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 24249
21 Simulations relevant to the beam instability in the foreshock
Cairns, I. H. & Nishikawa, K.-I., 1989, Journal of Geophysical Research, 94, 79
21 Plasma waves observed in the near vicinity of the space shuttle
Cairns, Iver H. & Gurnett, Donald A., 1991, Journal of Geophysical Research, 96, 13913
18 Control of plasma waves associated with the space shuttle by the angle between the orbiter's velocity vector and the magnetic field
Cairns, Iver H. & Gurnett, Donald A., 1991, Journal of Geophysical Research, 96, 7591
18 Radio wave scattering in the outer heliosphere: Preliminary calculations
Cairns, Iver H., 1995, Geophysical Research Letters, 22, 3433
18 Third and higher harmonic plasma emission due to Raman scattering
Cairns, Iver H., 1987, Journal of Plasma Physics, 38, 199
18 Angle-averaged efficiencies for linear mode conversion between Langmuir waves and radiation in an unmagnetized plasma
Cairns, Iver H. & Willes, A. J., 2005, Physics of Plasmas, 12, 052315
18 Progress on Coronal, Interplanetary, Foreshock, and Outer Heliospheric Radio Emissions
Cairns, Iver H., Robinson, P. A. & Zank, G. P., 2000, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 17, 22
18 The Plasma Depletion Layer Beyond the Heliopause: Evidence, Implications, and Predictions for Voyager 2 and New Horizons
Cairns, Iver H. & Fuselier, S. A., 2017, ApJ, 834, 197
16 Radiation near 2fp and intensified emissions near fp in the dayside and nightside auroral region and polar cap
Cairns, Iver H. & Menietti, J. D., 1997, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 4787
16 Stochastic growth of ion cyclotron and mirror waves in Earth's magnetosheath
Cairns, Iver H. & Grubits, K. A., 2001, Physical Review E, 64, 056408
15 Fine structure in plasma waves and radiation near the plasma frequency in Earth's foreshock
Cairns, Iver H., 1994, Journal of Geophysical Research, 99, 23,505
14 Solar, interplanetary, planetary, and related extra-solar system science for LOFAR
Cairns, Iver H., 2004, Planetary and Space Science, 52, 1423
13 Detectability of Electrostatic Decay Products in ULYSSES and Galileo Observations of Type III Solar Radio Sources
Cairns, Iver H., 1995, ApJ, 449, L95
13 Intrinsic variability and field statistics for the Vela pulsar - III. Two-component fits and detailed assessment of stochastic growth theory
Cairns, Iver H., Das, P., Robinson, P. A. & Johnston, S., 2003, MNRAS, 343, 523
12 Remote sensing of Neptune's bow shock: Evidence for large-scale shock motions
Cairns, Iver H., Smith, Charles W., Kurth, William S., Gurnett, Donald A. & Moses, Stewart, 1991, Journal of Geophysical Research, 96, 19153
10 Kinematics of electrostatic 3-wave decay of generalized Langmuir waves in magnetized plasmas
Cairns, Iver H. & Layden, A., 2018, Physics of Plasmas, 25, 082309
10 Lower Hybrid Drive in Solar Magnetic Reconnection Regions: Implications for Electron Acceleration and Solar Heating
Cairns, Iver H., 2001, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 18, 336
8 Comprehensive Characterization of Solar Eruptions with Remote and In-Situ Observations, and Modeling: The Major Solar Events on 4 November 2015
Cairns, Iver H., Kozarev, Kamen A., Nitta, Nariaki V., Agueda, Neus, Battarbee, Markus, Carley, Eoin P., Dresing, Nina, Gómez-Herrero, Raúl, Klein, Karl-Ludwig, Lario, David, Pomoell, Jens, Salas-Matamoros, Carolina, Veronig, Astrid M., Li, Bo & McCauley, Patrick, 2020, Solar Physics, 295, 32
8 Field statistics of two vectorially superposed wave populations
Cairns, Iver H., Robinson, P. A. & Das, P., 2002, Physical Review E, 66, 066614
7 Reply [to “Comments on ‘Towards an MHD theory for the standoff distance of Earth's bow shock’ by I. H. Cairns and C. L. Grabbe”]
Cairns, Iver H. & Grabbe, Crockett L., 1996, Geophysical Research Letters, 23, 311
6 Field statistics and correlation functions for stochastically growing waves
Cairns, Iver H., Konkolewicz, D. L. & Robinson, P. A., 2007, Physics of Plasmas, 14, 042105
6 The INSPIRE-2 CubeSat for the QB50 Project
Cairns, Iver H., Charles, Christine, Dempster, Andrew G., Funamoto, Jiro, Cheong, Joon Wayn, Peacock, Wayne, Lam, John, Osborne, Barnaby, Andrew, Will, Croston, Tom, Southwell, Ben, Boswell, R. W., Monger, A. G., Betters, Christopher H., Leon-Saval, Sergio G., Bland-Hawthorn, Joss, Khachan, J., Wu, X., Manidis, S., Tsifakis, D. & Maj, R., 2020, Space Science Reviews, 216, 40
6 Reply
Cairns, Iver H., Fairfield, Donald H., Anderson, Roger R., Paularena, Karolen I. & Lazarus, Alan J., 1996, Journal of Geophysical Research, 101, 7679
4 Measurement of the Plasma Density Using the Intensification of z-Mode Waves at the Electron Plasma Frequency
Cairns, Iver H., 1999, Physical Review Letters, 82, 564
4 Foreshock theories for the outer heliospheric radio emissions
Cairns, Iver H., Kurth, William S. & Gurnett, Donald A., 1993, Advances in Space Research, 13, 205
4 First theoretical predictions for dynamic spectra of the outer heliospheric radio emissions
Cairns, Iver H. & Zank, G. P., 1999, Geophysical Research Letters, 26, 2605
3 Towards a quantitative theory for 2-3 kHz radio emission from beyond the heliopause
Cairns, Iver H., Mitchell, J. J., Knock, S. A. & Robinson, P. A., 2004, Advances in Space Research, 34, 88
0 Predictions for the Shape and Orientation of Earth's Foreshock Radiation Sources
Cairns, Iver H. & Oppel, Patrick, 2025, Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), 130, e2025JA033774


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