D. Asoka Mendis

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D. Asoka Mendis's Degrees

PhD Physics University of California, Berkeley
Masters Physics University of California, Berkeley
Bachelors Physics University of California, Berkeley

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COSMIC DUSTY PLASMA (1994) (959)
The electrostatics of a dusty plasma (1985) (411)
Plasma interaction with microbes (2003) (378)
Dusty plasma effects in Saturn's magnetosphere (2004) (362)
Role of grain size and particle velocity distribution in secondary electron emission in space plasmas (1993) (313)
A note on the possible electrostatic disruption of bacteria (2000) (234)
Progress in the study of dusty plasmas (2002) (207)
Negative ions in the coma of comet Halley (1991) (198)
International Cometary Explorer Encounter with Giacobini-Zinner: Magnetic Field Observations (1986) (183)
UV-induced Coulomb crystallization in a dusty gas (1995) (159)
Modelling of dynamics and transport of carbon dust particles in tokamaks (2007) (156)
Dusty and Self‐Gravitational Plasmas in Space (1995) (146)
Dust release and mantle development in comets (1979) (125)
Satellites and magnetospheres of the outer planets (1974) (125)
Positively charged dust crystals induced by radiative heating (1999) (119)
Trajectories of charged dust grains in the cometary environment (1985) (117)
Intergrain Coupling in Dusty-Plasma Coulomb Crystals (1998) (116)
Some aspects of dust-plasma interactions in the cosmic environment (1992) (116)
The effects of electrostatic charging on the dust distribution at Halley's Comet (1986) (115)
The physics of comets (1985) (101)
Secondary emission from small dust grains at high electron energies (1994) (98)
The comet Halley dust and gas environment (1986) (92)
The Dynamics of Charged Dust in the Tail of comet Giacobini-Zinner (JGR 91(A1) 1986) (1986) (91)
Ion heating in a dusty plasma due to the dust/ion acoustic instability (1995) (90)
On the electrostatic charging of the cometary nucleus (1981) (87)
Giacobini‐Zinner magnetotail: ICE magnetic field observations (1986) (85)
The gravito‐electrodynamics of charged dust in planetary magnetospheres (1982) (83)
Advances in dusty plasmas (1997) (81)
Comet Halley–solar wind interaction from electron measurements aboard Giotto (1986) (74)
Evidence for Chain Molecules Enriched in Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen in Comet Halley (1987) (73)
Gyrophase drifts and the orbital evolution of dust at Jupiter's gossamer ring (1989) (71)
Dust-magnetosphere interactions (1984) (71)
Nonlinear ion modes in a dense plasma with strongly coupled ions and degenerate electron fluids. (2011) (68)
A new model of cometary ionospheres (1987) (67)
Recent progress in understanding the behavior of dust in fusion devices (2008) (66)
Comet-solar wind interaction - Dynamical length scales and models (1986) (61)
Monochromatic brightness variations of comets (1977) (59)
UV-induced Coulomb crystallization of dust grains in high-pressure gas (1996) (59)
The atmosphere of a dirty-clathrate cometary nucleus: a two-phase, multifluid model (1983) (58)
The dynamics and thermodynamics of a dusty cometary atmosphere. (1984) (57)
Charged dust in the Earth's magnetosphere (1988) (57)
Charged dust in the outer planetary magnetospheres (1979) (55)
DUSTY PLASMA EFFECTS IN COMETS: EXPECTATIONS FOR ROSETTA (2013) (54)
Generation of X-rays from Comet C/Hyakutake 1996 B2 (1997) (53)
Mass spectra of heavy ions near comet Halley (1986) (51)
The generation of magnetic fields and electric currents in cometary plasma tails (1976) (51)
The cometary atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind (1982) (51)
On the braids and spokes in Saturn's ring system (1981) (50)
Organic Ions in the Coma of Comet Halley (1992) (47)
The chemical differentiation of the cometary nucleus: the process and its consequences (1985) (46)
Probable detection of organic-dust-borne aromatic C3H3+ ions in the coma of comet Halley (1989) (45)
Electron plasma environment at comet Grigg‐Skjellerup: General observations and comparison with the environment at comet Halley (1993) (44)
General features of comet P/Halley: solar wind interaction from plasma measurements (1988) (43)
Electrodynamic processes in the ring system of Saturn (1984) (43)
Analysis of suprathermal electron properties at the magnetic pile‐up boundary of comet P/Halley (1989) (40)
Energetic electrons produced by lower hybrid waves in the cometary environment and soft X ray emission: Bremsstrahlung and K shell radiation (1999) (39)
Physicochemical and dynamical processes in cometary ionospheres. I - The basic flow profile (1980) (39)
A Postencounter View of Comets (1988) (38)
Charged dust in the outer planetary magnetospheres (1981) (37)
The flute instability as the trigger mechanism for disruption of cometary plasma tails (1978) (36)
Neutral hydrogen in cometary comas (1972) (36)
A note on dust grain charging in space plasmas (1992) (35)
The ionospheres and plasma tails of comets (1977) (35)
The dynamical evolution of the Saturnian ring spokes (1982) (33)
On the development and global oscillations of cometary ionospheres (1981) (32)
On the origin of striae in cometary dust tails (1980) (30)
Electrostatic disruption of a charged conducting spheroid (1981) (30)
Modeling of velocity distributions of dust in tokamak edge plasmas and dust–wall collisions (2009) (29)
The role of field emission in the electrostatic disruption of cosmic dust (1991) (29)
The neutral atmospheres of comets (1976) (29)
Giotto measurements of cometary and solar wind plasma at the Comet Halley bow shock (1987) (28)
The Bow Wave of comet Giacobini-Zinner:ICE Magnetic Field Observations (GRL 13(3) 1986) (1986) (26)
The role of thermionic emission in meteor physics (2001) (26)
Statics and dynamics of Giacobini‐Zinner magnetic tail (1986) (25)
The identification of H3S(+) with the ion of mass per charge (m/q) 35 observed in the coma of Comet Halley (1990) (25)
On the penetration of the solar wind into the cometary ionosphere (1983) (25)
The Interaction of the Jovian Magnetosphere with the Icy Galilean Satellites. (1983) (25)
The structure of cometary ionospheres: I. H2O dominated comets (1976) (24)
Charged dust in the outer planetary magnetospheres. II - Trajectories and spatial distribution (1980) (24)
Dust-plasma interactions in the cometary environment (2013) (24)
The comet — Meteor stream complex (1972) (24)
Plasma effects in the formation, evolution and present configuration of the Saturnian ring system (1983) (23)
Complex organic ions in the atmosphere of Comet Halley (1989) (23)
Dust in cosmic plasma environments (1979) (22)
An Einstein search for X-ray emission from Comet Bradfield (1981) (22)
The photochemical heating of the cometary atmosphere (1982) (22)
On the brightness variations of comet Halley at large heliocentric distances (1986) (22)
Effects of the interaction between plasma and neutrals on the stability of the cometary ionopause (1986) (21)
The cometary magnetic field and its associated electric currents (1975) (21)
The interaction of the solar wind with comets (1979) (20)
A note on the very small grains (VSGs) observed at Halley's comet (1992) (20)
Infrared heating of Comet Halleys atmosphere (1986) (19)
The Role of Electrostatic Charging of Small and Intermediate Sized Bodies in the Solar System (1981) (19)
On the injection of fine dust from the Jovian magnetosphere (1995) (18)
The electron density and temperature in the tail of comet Giacobini‐Zinner (1986) (18)
Neutral atmospheres of comets: A distributed source model (1974) (18)
On the dust ring current of Saturn's F‐ring (1982) (18)
A note on the mass-loaded MHD flow of the solar wind towards a cometary nucleus (1991) (17)
X-Ray Emission from Comets, Cometary Knots, and Supernova Remnants (2000) (17)
On the ammonia abundance in the coma of Halley's Comet (1988) (17)
Wave propagation in the magnetized cores of white dwarf stars with ultra-relativistic degenerate electrons (2011) (17)
Dust emission from comets at large heliocentric distances (1981) (17)
The structure of cometary ionospheres 2. CO-rich comets (1977) (17)
Electromagnetic waves in self-gravitating, strongly coupled magnetized degenerate plasma (2011) (16)
On the equatorial transport of Saturn's ionosphere as driven by a dust-ring current system (1983) (16)
Micrometeoroid flight in the upper atmosphere: Electron emission and charging (2005) (15)
The flow of the contaminated solar wind at comet P/Grigg-Skjellerup (1993) (15)
The multiple modes of interaction of the solar wind with a comet as it approaches the Sun (1984) (15)
On the fine structure of cometary plasma tails (1978) (14)
The nature of the solar wind interaction with CO2/CO-dominated comets (1981) (14)
On the hydromagnetic model of comets (1978) (14)
On the Outgassing Profile of Comet Hale-Bopp (1998) (14)
Electron energization by lower-hybrid waves as a possible source for x-ray emission from comets (1998) (14)
The Giotto electron plasma experiment (1987) (14)
Sulfur-bearing ions in the ionosphere of Comet Halley (1991) (13)
On the possible detection of organic dust-borne C3H+ ions in the Coma of Comet Halley (1989) (13)
On the monochromatic brightness variations of comets (1978) (13)
A self‐consistent model for the particles and fields upstream of an outgassing comet: 1. Gyrotropic and isotropic ion distributions (1991) (13)
Composition of cometary dust: The case against silicates (1975) (13)
The photochemistry and dynamics of a dusty cometary atmosphere (1982) (13)
The Physics of Dusty Plasmas: Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop (1996) (12)
A three-dimensional axisymmetric photochemical flow model of the cometary inner shock layer (1992) (12)
Charged dust in Saturn's magnetosphere (1983) (12)
The fine structure of the Saturnian ring system (1983) (11)
Physics of Dusty Plasmas: an Historical Overview (1997) (11)
Stability of the Sunlit Cometary Ionopause (1986) (11)
The composition and radial dependence of cometary ions in the coma of comet P/Halley (1988) (11)
Exploration of Halley’s Comet: symposium summary (1988) (10)
A multi-fluid model of an H2O-dominated dusty cometary atmosphere (1982) (10)
The effect of a sector boundary crossing on the cometary dust tail (1987) (10)
The electrodynamics of charged dust in the cometary environment (1991) (9)
The isolated non-circular ringlets of Saturn (1982) (9)
On the interpretation of the observed cometary scintillations (1975) (9)
On the global nature of the solar wind interaction with Comet Halley (1989) (8)
On the Observation of Charged Dust in the Tropical Mesosphere (2004) (8)
Dust in fusion devices: The state of theory and modeling (2010) (8)
Of comets, rings and other things: a random walk in cosmic physics (2000) (8)
On the origin of the magnetic field in type-1 comet tails - A reply to Ershkovich (1977) (8)
A cometary aurora (1987) (7)
The Giotto RPA-Copernic plasma experiment (1986) (7)
Weakly ionized cosmic gas: ionization and characterization (1994) (7)
The dynamical evolution of Saturn's E-ring (1986) (7)
The heavy ion analyser PICCA for the comet Halley fly-by with Giotto (1987) (7)
THE GLOBAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE SOLAR WIND INTERACTION WITH COMET CHURYUMOV–GERASIMENKO (2014) (6)
Interaction of the Solar Wind with Comet Hale-Bopp: Global Interaction and Microphysics (1997) (6)
Advances in Dusty Plasmas: Proceedings of the International Conference on Physics of Dusty Plasmas Goa, India 21-25 October 1996 (1997) (6)
On the effects of accretion and fragmentation in interplanetary matter streams (1974) (6)
Revisiting Iapetus following recent Cassini observations (2008) (6)
Non-radial flow near the cometary surface (1982) (6)
On the dust zoning of rapidly rotating cometary nuclei (1981) (6)
A self‐consistent model for the particles and fields upstream of an outgassing comet: 2. A time‐dependent description (1992) (6)
Ionization equilibria in dusty plasma environments (1998) (6)
A note on the altitude profiles of the electron production in the atmosphere by micrometeoroids entering it at different initial speeds (2009) (5)
DUST-MAGNETOSPHERIC INTERACTIONS (1979) (5)
Cometary ion observations at and within the cometopause-region of comet Halley (1985) (5)
Development of an H2O Atmosphere around Comet Kohoutek (1973f) and its Possible Detection (1973) (5)
Dynamics of nano-dust in tokamak edge plasma (2011) (5)
Dissociation-Ionization Fronts in Interstellar Gas Clouds — II The Structure and Propagation of R-Type Fronts (1968) (5)
Use of UV to reduce particle trapping in process plasmas (1996) (5)
Charged dust in the outer planetary magnetospheres (1980) (5)
Properties of plasma electrons in the magnetic pile-up region of comet Halley. (1989) (5)
On the drag force on non-spherical dust grain (2011) (4)
Space debris - Electrodynamic effects (1986) (4)
Dusty Plasma Effects in Saturn's Rings (2004) (4)
Busting dust: from cosmic grains to terrestrial microbes (2001) (4)
Entry of dust particles into planetary magnetospheres (1984) (4)
The upstream region, foreshock and bow shock wave at comet P/Halley from plasma electron measurements (1988) (4)
High Density Condensations in H II Regions (1969) (4)
On the acceleration of interstellar grains (1976) (4)
Grain growth in processing plasmas (2000) (4)
Behaviour of Comet Kohoutek (1973f) (1974) (4)
A note on the total mass of comets in the solar system (1986) (4)
Summary: Dust‐Plasma Interactions in Space (2005) (3)
IR heating of the cometary atmosphere (1986) (3)
The Solar-Comet Interactions (2007) (3)
The upstream region, foreshock and bow shock wave at Halley's Comet from plasma electron measurements (1986) (3)
Dissociation–Ionization Fronts in Interstellar Gas Clouds—III The Structure and Propagation of D-Type Fronts and their Associated Shock Fronts (1969) (3)
Simulation of Dust Statistical Characteristics in Tokamaks (2008) (3)
The solar wind interaction with comet P/Grigg-Skjellerup (1993) (3)
A Note on Jupiter's Gossamer Ring (1985) (3)
Geomagnetic Conjugacy Variations (1970) (2)
Interaction of Comets with the Interplanetary Medium (1981) (2)
Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas : La Jolla, California, USA, 22-25 March 1995 (1996) (2)
THE FLOW IN THE COMETOSHEATH OF COMET HALLEY (1994) (2)
The Comet-Solar Wind Interaction (1977) (2)
The Electron Density and Temperature in the Tail of Comet Giacobini-Zinner (2013) (2)
A New Model of Cometary (2007) (2)
Dissociation-Ionization Fronts in Interstellar Gas Clouds—I: Physical Processes (1968) (2)
The Role of Comet Tails in the Discovery of the Solar Wind and Its Spatial and Temporal Variations (2013) (2)
Dust in fusion plasmas: theory and modeling (2008) (2)
Physical Study of Comets Minor Planets and Meteorites (1977) (1)
COMPOSITION OF COMETARY DUST (1975) (1)
Comments by D. Asoka Mendis (2001) (1)
Plasma and the universe (1988) (1)
The role of plasma in the primeval nebula. [of sun] (1977) (1)
Production of X-rays by comet Hyakutake (1998) (1)
Comets and cometary missions (1980) (1)
On the size of the cometary tail magnetic field (1979) (1)
Grain dynamics and inter-grain coupling in dusty plasma Coulomb crystals (2001) (1)
On the Brightness Variations of the Satellites of the Outer Planets. (1973) (1)
The composition of heavy molecular ions inside the ionopause of Comet Halley (1989) (1)
TH / P 6-18 1 Modeling Of Dust-Particle Dynamics , Transport , And Impact On Tokamak Plasma Performance (2006) (1)
X-Ray Emission from Comets and Nonmagnetic Planets. Theory and Comparison with CHANDRA Observations (2005) (1)
The stability of the cometary plasma tail and rays (1986) (1)
The Effect of Dust Halos and Dust Mantles on Nuclear Outgassing (1985) (1)
The Gravito-Electrodynamics of Charged Dust in Planetary Ring Systems (1984) (1)
Plasma processes at comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko: Expectations for Rosetta (2013) (1)
Radiation Coupled Dynamics of the Dusty Cometary Atmosphere (1983) (1)
Dust dynamics and radiation in fusion plasmas (2009) (0)
Inter-Grain Coupling in Coulomb Crystals for Dusty Plasma (1999) (0)
On the Cassini spacecraft observations of Iapetus (2008) (0)
A New Model of Cometary Ionospheres JGR 92(A7) 1987) (1998) (0)
ABUNDANCE OF MOLECULAR HYDROGEN IN INTERSTELLAR GAS CLOUDS. (1968) (0)
Composition of Cometary Dust: The Case against Silicates (1999) (0)
BASIC PHYSICS OF DUSTY PLASMAS : GRAIN CHARGING AND ITS PHYSICAL AND DYNAMICAL EFFECTS (2013) (0)
The solar wind interaction with comets: A post encounter view (1987) (0)
On the Dynamics and Spatial Distribution of Charged Dust in Outer Planetary Magnetospheres (1979) (0)
Modeling of Dust Dynamics in Tokamaks (2006) (0)
Hydrodynamic Models of the Cometary Atmosphere (1983) (0)
A MULTI-FLUID M ODEL OF AN H20-DOMINATED D USTY COMETARY A TMOSPHERE (1982) (0)
A Synopsis of Recent Theoretical Developments in Dusty Plasma Physics (2002) (0)
Abstract Submitted for the DPP06 Meeting of The American Physical Society Investigation of fast ion mode nonlinear dynamics and spatial structure in NSTX1 (2012) (0)
Dusty Plasmas: From Cosmic Nurseries to Coloumb Crystals (1999) (0)
Introduction to entertainment law. (2014) (0)
Dust radiation and imaging in tokamak plasmas (2008) (0)
Electrodynamic control in planetesimal accretion (1990) (0)
Reply to ‘on the hydromagnetic models of the comet tails’ (1979) (0)
Radial variations of flow parameters and composition of cold heavy ions within 50,000 km of Halley's nucleus (1986) (0)
Comet-solar Wind Interaction: Dynamical Length Scales and Models (GRL 13(3) 1986) (2013) (0)
Special issue dedicated to Professor Hannes Alfvén on the occasion of his 80th birthday, 30 May 1988 (1988) (0)
On First Wall and Dust Issues in Fusion Devices (2010) (0)
Cosmic Dusty Plasmas: Some Recent Results (1994) (0)
Inter-grain coupling and grain charge in dusty plasma Coulomb crystals (1998) (0)
Behaviour of comet Kohoutek /1973f/. [chemical reactions in coma and tail (1974) (0)
Dust Laden Plasmas in Space (2011) (0)
Some recent developments in cometary physics. (1973) (0)
Dynamics of charged micrometeoroids entering the Earth's atmosphere (2009) (0)
Electron Energization by the Lower Hybrid Waves and Soft X-ray emission from the Different Space Environments: From Comets to Supernova Shocks (1998) (0)
ON T HE H YDROMAGNETIC M ODEL OF COMETS (1978) (0)
The variable nature of the solar wind interaction with cometary atmospheres. (1980) (0)
Dynamics, transport and impact of dust in fusion plasmas (2011) (0)
Joint Commission Meeting on Coma Models (1983) (0)
Charged Dust in the Saturnian Magnetosphere (1982) (0)
Dust in Fusion Plasmas: Modeling Approach (2007) (0)
THE FINE S TRUCTURE OF THE SATURNIAN R ING S YSTEM (1983) (0)
The electrical effects of micrometeoroids entering the terrestrial atmosphere at different speeds† (2010) (0)
PULSARS: IS A NOD AS GOOD AS A WINK. (1970) (0)
A proto-planetary contribution to interstellar dust (1975) (0)
Theory and Modeling of Edge Plasma Transport, Plasma-wall Interactions, and Dust Dynamics (0)
Gravito-electrodynamics and the structure of planetary ring systems (1984) (0)
The spacecraft encounters of comet Halley (1986) (0)
TIME OF RELAXATION OF A GLOBULAR CLUSTER. (1970) (0)
Magnetospheres, Satellites, and Dust (2010) (0)
Plasma and the Universe. Dedicated to Professor Hannes Alfvén on the occasion of his 80th birthday, 30 May 1988. (1988) (0)
Some speculations about the origin of the high speed HCN jets in Comet Kohoutek (1973f) (1977) (0)
Book reviews (1996) (0)
The study of cometary plasmas using artificial comets launched from the space shuttle (1976) (0)
The nature of the orbits of charged dust injected into the Jovian magnetosphere during the tidal break-up of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (1995) (0)
duced Coulomb Crystallizatio rains in High-pressure (1996) (0)
Evaluation of Grain Charging in a Flowing Plasma (0)
The Bow Wave of Comet Giacobini-Zinner: Ice Magnetic Field Observations (2013) (0)
Charged Dust Rings in the Outer Planetary Magnetospheres (1980) (0)
Lukewarm models of the intergalactic medium (1970) (0)

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University of California, San Diego