Michael Player

Research output

Research output per year 1969 1992 1993 2004 2008

• 71 Article
• 4 Other
• 4 Conference article
• 3 Published conference contribution
• 3 More
  • 2 Unpublished paper
  • 1 Chapter

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• A comparison of different methods for x-ray diffraction line broadening analysis of Ti and Ag UHV deposited thin films: nanostructural dependence on substrate temperature and film thickness

  Savaloni, H., Gholipour-Shahraki, M. & Player, M. A., May 2006, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 39, 10, p. 2231-2247 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Film thickness 100%
  • Diffraction 99%
  • Thin films 87%
  • X rays 84%
  • x ray diffraction 80%
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Advection-diffusion model for normal grain growth

  Lou, C. G. & Player, M. A., May 2001, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 34, 9, p. 1286-1292 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Advection 100%
  • Grain growth 97%
  • Grain Growth 95%
  • advection 90%
  • Ordinary differential equations 55%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Advection-diffusion model for the stagnation of normal grain growth in thin films

  Lou, C. G. & Player, M. A., 2002, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 35, 14, p. 1805-1811 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Advection 100%
  • Grain growth 97%
  • Grain Growth 95%
  • advection 90%
  • Thin films 74%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• A fast resistance measurement system for impedance tomography using a bipolar DC pulse method

  Van Weereld, J. J. A., Collie, D. A. L. & Player, M. A., Aug 2001, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 12, 8, p. 1-10 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• A low-cost electrically programmable logic device controlled Mossbauer spectrometer

  Woodhams, F. W. D. & Player, M. A., 2001, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 12, 1, p. N1-N5

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  3 Citations (Scopus)

• A microprocessor controlled Mössbauer spectrometer

  Holbourn, P. E., Player, M. A. & Woodhams, F. W. D., 15 Sept 1979, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods. 165, 1, p. 119-123 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Microcomputers 100%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• A multichannel phase-sensitive detection method using orthogonal square waveforms

  Harrison, G. E., Player, M. A. & Sandars, P. G. H., Oct 1971, In: Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments. 4, 10, p. 750-754 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Phase-Sensitive Detection 100%
  • Molecular Beam 70%
  • Molecular beams 52%
  • waveforms 51%
  • Resonance 46%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• A multipurpose UHV manipulator for surface studies

  Pritchard, F., Wood, S., Marr, G. V. & Player, M. A., 1 Oct 1989, In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 1, Suppl. B, SB227.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • manipulators 100%
  • Manipulators 99%
  • Substrates 79%
  • Temperature 45%
  • Surface 36%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• An 'advection-diffusion' model for grain growth

  Player, M. A. & Shi, Z., 7 Feb 1997, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 30, 3, p. 468-474 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Advection 100%
  • Grain growth 97%
  • Grain Growth 95%
  • advection 90%
  • shrinkage 26%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• An electrical impedance tomography algorithm with well-defined spectral properties

  Player, M. A., van Weereld, J., Hutchison, J. M. S., Allen, A. R. & Shang, L., 1999, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 10, 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Electrical Impedance Tomography 100%
  • Inverse problems 73%
  • electrical impedance 70%
  • Spectral Properties 66%
  • Tomography 65%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• An experiment to search for an electric dipole moment in the ³ P ₂ metastable state of xenon

  Player, M. A. & Sandars, P. G. H., Dec 1970, In: Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics. 3, 12, p. 1620-1635 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • electric moments 100%
  • metastable state 88%
  • xenon 88%
  • electric dipoles 86%
  • dipole moments 78%
  86 Citations (Scopus)

• Angular momentum balance and transverse shifts on reflection of light

  Player, M. A., 1 Dec 1987, In: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General. 20, 12, p. 3667-3678 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Angular Momentum 100%
  • Transverse 84%
  • angular momentum 69%
  • shift 50%
  • Conservation 34%
  59 Citations (Scopus)

• An improved interferometric calibrator for Mossbauer spectrometer drive systems

  Player, M. A. & Woodhams, F. W. D., Dec 1976, In: Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments. 9, 12, p. 1148-1152 5 p., 036.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Spectrometers 100%
  • Velocity 71%
  • spectrometers 64%
  • linearity 54%
  • Mossbauer spectroscopy 49%

• A novel X-ray diffractometer to study the texture of materials

  Tang, C. C., Miller, M. C., Clark, S. M., Player, M. A. & Craib, G. R. G., 1996, In: Journal of synchrotron radiation. 3, 1, p. 6-13 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Diffractometers 100%
  • diffractometers 80%
  • Diffraction 79%
  • X rays 67%
  • textures 61%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• A simple microprocessor Mossbauer spectrometer

  Player, M. A. & Woodhams, F. W. D., Mar 1978, In: Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments. 11, 3, p. 191-192 2 p., 004.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • kits 100%
  • microprocessors 86%
  • Spectrometers 83%
  • Microprocessor chips 63%
  • spectrometers 53%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• A simple scanning tunnelling microscope

  Player, M. A. & Ping, G., Dec 1992, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 3, 12, p. 1205-1210 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Microscope 100%
  • Scanning 87%
  • Tunneling 69%
  • Microscopes 66%
  • Hardware Design 59%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A simple wide-range thermistor thermometer

  Player, M. A., Oct 1986, In: Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments. 19, 10, p. 787-789 3 p., 005.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bridge components 100%
  • Thermometer 90%
  • Thermistors 89%
  • Thermometers 86%
  • thermistors 85%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterization of evaporated erbium films at various stages of growth

  Gu, E. D., Savaloni, H., Player, M. A. & Marr, G. V., 1 Jan 1992, In: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 53, 1, p. 127-136 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Erbium 100%
  • erbium 61%
  • Characterization (materials science) 56%
  • Substrates 45%
  • characterization 35%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Control system analysis of a scanning tunnelling microscope

  Ping, G. & Player, M. A., 1 Dec 1993, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 4, 6, p. 677-681 5 p., 007.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Control system analysis 100%
  • Microscope 93%
  • Scanning 82%
  • systems analysis 77%
  • Systems Analysis 76%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Deconvolution of bipolar ultrasonic signals using a modified maximum entropy method

  Smith, P. F. & Player, M. A., 14 Oct 1991, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 24, 10, p. 1714-1721 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Maximum entropy methods 100%
  • maximum entropy method 87%
  • Deconvolution 75%
  • Ultrasonics 55%
  • Entropy 53%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Determination of diffusion coefficients of fluorescently labelled molecules in lipid membranes using confocal scanning laser microscopy

  Oncan, N., Player, M. A. & MacDonald, A. G., 2004, In: Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung Section A-A Journal of Physical Sciences. 59, 10, p. 683-688 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Laser Scanning 100%
  • Lipids 83%
  • Microscopy 82%
  • laser microscopy 81%
  • Dioleoyl Phosphatidylcholine 62%

• Differential polarisabilities in metastable states of helium and the rare gases

  Player, M. A. & Sandars, P. G. H., 15 Dec 1969, In: Physics Letters A. 30, 8, p. 475-476 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • atomic beams 100%
  • metastable state 85%
  • rare gases 78%
  • helium 66%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Enhanced surface parametrization using maximum entropy signal processing of ultrasonic pulses

  Smith, P. F. & Player, M. A., 1 Dec 1991, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 2, 5, p. 419-429 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Maximum Entropy 100%
  • Signal Processing 92%
  • Parametrization 85%
  • signal processing 81%
  • Ultrasonics 74%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Extended computer method for predicting the transient response of ultrasonic NDT probes

  Collie, D. A. L. & Player, M. A., May 1989, In: Ultrasonics. 27, 3, p. 141-149 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • transient response 100%
  • Ultrasonics 86%
  • ultrasonic wave transducers 82%
  • ultrasonics 64%
  • computer programs 61%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Extended x-ray absorption fine structure studies of structure and short-range order in C-Er bilayer and Er/C multilayer films

  Player, M. A., Marr, G. V., Gu, E., Savaloni, H. & Munro, I. H., Jan 1992, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 63, 1, p. 1474-1477 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multilayer films 100%
  • Erbium 82%
  • x ray absorption 72%
  • erbium 63%
  • Multilayers 63%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Extracellular polymeric substances: quantification and use in erosion experiments

  Perkins, R. G., Paterson, D. M., Sun, H., Watson, J. & Player, M. A., Oct 2004, In: Continental Shelf Research. 24, 15, p. 1623-1635 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • sediments 100%
  • erosion 73%
  • sediment 51%
  • experiment 42%
  • polymer 41%
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Fabrication and X-ray diffraction studies of Er/C multilayer films

  Gu, E., Player, M. A., Marr, G. V. & Savaloni, H., Sept 1993, In: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 126, 1-3, p. 48-51 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multilayer films 100%
  • Multilayer Film 77%
  • X ray diffraction 64%
  • Fabrication 48%
  • fabrication 39%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Importance of rotational beam alignment in the generation of second harmonic errors in laser heterodyne interferometry

  De Freitas, J. M. & Player, M. A., 1 Dec 1993, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 4, 10, p. 1173-1176 4 p., 025.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Laser Interferometry 100%
  • laser interferometry 60%
  • Interferometry 56%
  • Alignment 54%
  • Interferometer 39%
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of deposition conditions and film thickness on the 〈001〉 orientation of erbium films

  Savaloni, H., Gu, E., Player, M. A., Marr, G. V. & Munro, I. H., Jan 1992, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 63, 1, p. 1494-1496 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Erbium 100%
  • Film thickness 68%
  • erbium 61%
  • film thickness 52%
  • Substrates 45%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of deposition conditions and of substrate on the structure of uhv deposited erbium films

  Savaloni, H. & Player, M. A., Feb 1995, In: Vacuum. 46, 2, p. 167-179 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Erbium 100%
  • erbium 61%
  • Deposition rates 54%
  • Substrates 45%
  • Liquid Film 30%
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of deposition rate and time on nucleation of Er on a-C

  Savaloni, H., Shahrestani, S. A. & Player, M. A., 1 Dec 1997, In: Nanotechnology. 8, 4, p. 172-178 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Deposition rates 100%
  • Adatoms 99%
  • Nucleation 81%
  • Atoms 80%
  • Erbium 40%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of substrate temperature, deposition rate, surface texture and material on the structure of uhv deposited erbium films

  Savaloni, H., Player, M. A., Gu, E. & Marr, G. V., Oct 1992, In: Vacuum. 43, 10, p. 965-980 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Erbium 100%
  • Deposition rates 82%
  • erbium 61%
  • textures 53%
  • Textures 51%
  52 Citations (Scopus)

• Influence of substrate temperature and deposition rate on the structure of erbium films deposited on glass and a-C substrates

  Savaloni, H., Player, M. A., Gu, E. & Marr, G. V., Jan 1992, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 63, 1, p. 1497-1500 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Erbium 100%
  • Deposition rates 82%
  • erbium 61%
  • Glass 50%
  • Substrates 45%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• In-line digital video holography for the study of erosion processes in sediments

  Sun, H., Dong, H., Player, M. A., Watson, J., Paterson, D. M. & Perkins, R., 4 Sept 2002, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 13, 10, p. L7-L12

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Digital Video 100%
  • Sediment 78%
  • Holography 77%
  • Erosion 68%
  • Sediments 61%
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• In-line laser holography and video analysis of eroded floc from engineered and estuarine sediment

  Perkins, R., Sun, H., Watson, J., Player, M. A., Gust, G. & Paterson, D. M., 1 Sept 2004, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 38, 17, p. 4640-4648 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • holography 100%
  • estuarine sediment 89%
  • video 66%
  • laser 53%
  • sediment 34%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• In Situ Underwater Electronic Holographic Camera for Studies of Plankton

  Sun, H., Hendry, D. C., Player, M. A. & Watson, J., Apr 2007, In: IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 32, 2, p. 373-382 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Plankton 100%
  • Cameras 42%
  • Holograms 32%
  • Pulsed lasers 16%
  • Neodymium lasers 15%
  61 Citations (Scopus)

• Investigation of wide-range stylus profilometry

  Player, M. A. & Henry, D. M., 8 Jan 1990, In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 1184, p. 133-139 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Profilometry 100%
  • Transducer 62%
  • Substrate 61%
  • Transducers 49%
  • Vertical 48%

• Load cell for dynamic measurement of cutting forces generated during ultrasonic drilling and milling of hard materials

  Wiercigroch, M., Neilson, R. D. & Player, M. A., 1 Nov 1998, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part E, Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. 212, 4, p. 263-270 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Drilling 100%
  • Ultrasonics 99%
  • Membranes 97%
  • Transducers 55%
  • Calibration 44%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Low-temperature SEM imaging of polymer structure in engineered and natural sediments and the implications regarding stability

  Perkins, R. G., Davidson, I. R., Paterson, D. M., Sun, H., Watson, J. & Player, M. A., Sept 2006, In: Geoderma. 134, 1-2, p. 48-55 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • manmade structures 100%
  • sediments 58%
  • image analysis 52%
  • polymer 48%
  • polymers 47%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Material removal rate prediction for ultrasonic drilling of hard materials using an impact oscillator approach

  Wiercigroch, M., Neilson, R. D. & Player, M. A., 9 Aug 1999, In: Physics Letters A. 259, 2, p. 91-96 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • drilling 100%
  • machining 90%
  • ultrasonics 65%
  • oscillators 64%
  • ultrasonic machining 50%
  78 Citations (Scopus)

• Mobility of tungsten clusters and microstructure of tungsten films on amorphous carbon substrates

  Savaloni, H., Loong, K. H. & Player, M. A., 1 Dec 1994, In: Nanotechnology. 5, 1, p. 44-56 13 p., 005.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Amorphous carbon 100%
  • Tungsten 70%
  • Correlation Function 57%
  • Compound Mobility 49%
  • Substrates 45%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Morphological changes in UHV deposited Er a-C films: nucleation, growth and grain structure

  Savaloni, H. & Player, M. A., 1 Feb 1995, In: Thin Solid Films. 256, 1-2, p. 48-58 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Crystal microstructure 100%
  • Nucleation 83%
  • nucleation 59%
  • Film growth 41%
  • Erbium 41%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Nano-structural characteristics of Ti/glass and Ti/Mo films as a function of deposition rate and angle

  Savaloni, H., Reissi, M. H., Shariati, M. & Player, M. A., 2006, In: Thin Solid Films. 515, 2, p. 439-443 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Deposition rates 100%
  • Glass 61%
  • incidence 50%
  • glass 45%
  • Liquid Film 37%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Nucleation and growth of erbium clusters on amorphous carbon substrates. I. Cluster size and spatial distribution

  Savaloni, H., Player, M. A. & Marr, G. V., Oct 1990, In: Nanotechnology. 1, 2, p. 145-151 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Erbium 100%
  • Amorphous carbon 98%
  • Spatial distribution 70%
  • Nucleation 66%
  • Size Distribution 56%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Nucleation and growth of erbium clusters on amorphous carbon substrates. II. Rate equation approaches to nucleation kinetics

  Savaloni, H., Player, M. A. & Marr, G. V., Oct 1990, In: Nanotechnology. 1, 2, p. 152-155 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Erbium 100%
  • Amorphous carbon 98%
  • Correlation Function 84%
  • Nucleation 66%
  • Substrates 45%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Observations of coastal sediment erosion using in-line holography

  Sun, H., Perkins, R., Watson, J., Player, M. A. & Paterson, D. M., Jul 2004, In: Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics. 6, 7, p. 703-710 8 p., PII S1464-4285(04)75656-1 .

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • sediments 100%
  • erosion 80%
  • holography 80%
  • beds 19%
  • shear stress 18%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Optimization of reflectivity of periodic and quasiperiodic multilayer films at soft x-ray wavelengths

  Gu, E., Marr, G. V. & Player, M. A., 1 Jun 1990, In: Optics Communications. 77, 1, p. 99-106 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Multilayer films 100%
  • Multilayer Film 77%
  • Reflectivity 75%
  • X rays 59%
  • Wavelength 57%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Parallel implementations of maximum entropy method for signal processing

  Wang, D., Allen, A. & Player, M., 1996, In: Transputer Communications. 3, 2, p. 1-11 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Parametric amplification in fluxgate sensors

  Player, M. A., 14 Oct 1988, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 21, 10, p. 1473-1480 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Amplification 100%
  • Numerical methods 86%
  • oscillations 61%
  • sensors 59%
  • Sensors 50%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Phase-step insensitive algorithms for phase-shifting interferometry

  Farrell, C. T. & Player, M. A., 1 Dec 1994, In: Measurement Science and Technology. 5, 6, p. 648-654 7 p., 003.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Phase Shifting 100%
  • Interferometry 90%
  • Pixel 65%
  • Interferogram 46%
  • interferometry 46%
  83 Citations (Scopus)