Charles Hard Townes - Publications

Affiliations: 
1939-1947 Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, United States 
 1948-1961 Columbia University, New York, NY 
 1961-1967 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States 
 1967-1986 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States 
Area:
microwave physics, masers and lasers
Website:
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1964/townes-bio.html

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2015 Bloembergen N, Prokhorov AM, Porto SP, Townes CH, Javan A, Stoicheff BP, Jacquinot P, Kidder RE, Schawlow AL, Hall JL. From the archives: The future of lasers Physics Today. 68: 44-48. DOI: 10.1063/Pt.3.2784  0.635
2012 Willner AE, Byer RL, Chang-Hasnain CJ, Forrest SR, Kressel H, Kogelnik H, Tearney GJ, Townes CH, Zervas MN. Optics and photonics: Key enabling technologies Proceedings of the Ieee. 100: 1604-1643. DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2012.2190174  0.335
2012 Willner AE, Byer RL, Chang-Hasnain CJ, Forrest SR, Kressel H, Kogelnik H, Tearney GJ, Townes CH, Zervas MN. Prolog to the section on optics and photonics Proceedings of the Ieee. 100: 1600-1603. DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2012.2189839  0.329
2011 Ravi V, Wishnow EH, Townes CH, Lockwood S, Mistry H, Tatebe K. The non-uniform, dynamic atmosphere of betelgeuse observed at mid-infrared wavelengths Astrophysical Journal. 740. DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/740/1/24  0.357
2011 Townes CH, Wishnow EH, Ravi V. The dust distribution immediately surrounding V hydrae Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 123: 1370-1373. DOI: 10.1086/663594  0.459
2010 Wishnow EH, Mallard W, Ravi V, Lockwood S, Fitelson W, Werthimer D, Townes CH. Mid-infrared interferometry with high spectral resolution Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 7734. DOI: 10.1117/12.857656  0.464
2010 Wishnow EH, Townes CH, Walp B, Lockwood S. The dust surrounding w hydrae Astrophysical Journal Letters. 712: L135-L138. DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/712/2/L135  0.419
2009 Townes CH, Wishnow EH, Hale DDS, Walp B. A systematic change with time in the size of betelgeuse Astrophysical Journal. 697: L127-L128. DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/697/2/L127  0.341
2009 Woodruff HC, Ireland MJ, Tuthill PG, Monnier JD, Bedding TR, Danchi WC, Scholz M, Townes CH, Wood PR. The Keck Aperture Masking Experiment: Spectro-interferometry of three Mira variables from 1.1 to 3.8 μm Astrophysical Journal. 691: 1328-1336. DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/691/2/1328  0.809
2008 Townes CH, Wishnow EH. Interferometry at mid-infrared wavelengths: The ISI system Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 7013. DOI: 10.1117/12.791197  0.335
2008 Tatebe K, Wishnow EH, Ryan CS, Hale DDS, Griffith RL, Townes CH. The evolving shapes of o CETI and R Leonis Astrophysical Journal. 689: 1289-1294. DOI: 10.1086/592679  0.362
2007 Tatebe K, Hale DDS, Townes CH. Interferometry on stars at mid-infrared wavelengths Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 6678. DOI: 10.1117/12.734328  0.442
2007 Tatebe K, Chandler AA, Wishnow EH, Hale DDS, Townes CH. The nonspherical shape of betelgeuse in the mid-infrared Astrophysical Journal. 670: L21-L24. DOI: 10.1086/524108  0.443
2007 Chandler AA, Tatebe K, Wishnow EH, Hale DDS, Townes CH. Asymmetries and outflows in the circumstellar dust of Mira A Astrophysical Journal. 670: 1347-1352. DOI: 10.1086/522109  0.409
2007 Tatebe K, Hale DDS, Wishnow EH, Townes CH. Observation of a burst of high-velocity dust from α herculis Astrophysical Journal. 658: L103-L106. DOI: 10.1086/515569  0.317
2007 Chandler AA, Tatebe K, Hale DDS, Townes CH. The radiative pattern and asymmetry of IRC +10216 at 11 μm measured with interferometry and closure phase Astrophysical Journal. 657: 1042-1045. DOI: 10.1086/510796  0.363
2006 Tuthill P, Lloyd J, Ireland M, Martinache F, Monnier J, Woodruff H, Ten Brummelaar T, Turner N, Townes C. Sparse-aperture adaptive optics Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 6272. DOI: 10.1117/12.672342  0.633
2006 Ragland S, Traub WA, Berger JP, Danchi WC, Monnier JD, Willson LA, Carleton NP, Lacasse MG, Millan-Gabet R, Pedretti E, Schloerb FP, Cotton WD, Townes CH, Brewer M, Haguenauer P, et al. First surface-resolved results with the infrared optical telescope array imaging interferometer: Detection of asymmetries in asymptotic giant branch stars Astrophysical Journal. 652: 650-660. DOI: 10.1086/507453  0.812
2006 Tatebe K, Chandler AA, Hale DDS, Townes CH. Characterization of dust shell dynamics and asymmetry for six mira-type stars Astrophysical Journal. 652: 666-680. DOI: 10.1086/507416  0.427
2006 Tatebe K, Townes CH. Changes in apparent size of giant stars with wavelength due to electron-hydrogen collisions Astrophysical Journal. 644: 1145-1150. DOI: 10.1086/503862  0.419
2006 Weiner J, Tatebe K, Hale DDS, Townes CH, Monnier JD, Ireland M, Tuthill PG, Cohen R, Barry RK, Rajagopal J, Danchi WC. The asymmetric dust environment of IK tauri Astrophysical Journal. 636: 1067-1077. DOI: 10.1086/498062  0.823
2004 Rajagopal J, Barry R, Lopez B, Danchi WC, Monnier JD, Tuthill PG, Townes CH. Adaptive optics and aperture-masking: A comparison Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 5491: 1120-1128. DOI: 10.1117/12.552170  0.663
2004 Tevousjan S, Abdeli KS, Weiner J, Hale DDS, Townes CH. Mid-infrared interferometry on dust shells around four late-type stars Astrophysical Journal. 611: 466-475. DOI: 10.1086/421990  0.661
2004 Monnier JD, Millan-Gabet R, Tuthill PG, Traub WA, Carleton NP, Coudé Du Foresto V, Danchi WC, Lacasse MG, Morel S, Perrin G, Porro IL, Schloerb FP, Townes CH. High-resolution imaging of dust shells by using Keck aperture masking and the IOTA interferometer Astrophysical Journal. 605: 436-461. DOI: 10.1086/382218  0.812
2003 Short N, Fitelson W, Townes CH. Atmospheric turbulence measurements at mount wilson observatory Astrophysical Journal. 599: 1469-1477. DOI: 10.1086/379364  0.304
2003 Weiner J, Hale DDS, Townes CH. Asymptotic giant branch and supergiant stellar diameters in the mid-infrared Astrophysical Journal. 589: 976-982. DOI: 10.1086/374779  0.588
2003 Weiner J, Hale DDS, Townes CH. Interferometry on mira in the mid-infrared: Cyclic variability of the continuum diameter and the effect of spectral lines on apparent size Astrophysical Journal. 588: 1064-1071. DOI: 10.1086/374267  0.617
2002 Danchi WC, Townes CH, Fitelson W, Hale DDS, Monnier JD, Tevosian S, Weiner J. Status and progress on the upgraded infrared spatial interferometer Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 4838: 33-44. DOI: 10.1117/12.459774  0.805
2002 Short N, Fitelson W, Hale D, Townes CH. Low altitude atmospheric turbulence characteristics at Mt. Wilson observatory Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 4838: 803-814. DOI: 10.1117/12.456998  0.311
2002 Hale DDS, Fitelson W, Monnier JD, Weiner J, Townes CH. Techniques for measuring phase closure at 11 microns Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 4838: 387-397. DOI: 10.1117/12.456996  0.726
2002 Weiner J, Hale DDS, Townes CH. The variability of late-type stars' diameters measured using mid-infrared interferometry Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 4838: 172-180. DOI: 10.1117/12.456783  0.643
2002 Tuthill PG, Monnier JD, Danchi WC, Hale DDS, Townes CH. Imaging the disk around the luminous young star LkHα 101 with infrared interferometry Astrophysical Journal. 577: 826-838. DOI: 10.1086/342235  0.82
2002 Townes CH. The potential for atmospheric path length compensation in stellar interferometry Astrophysical Journal. 565: 1376-1380. DOI: 10.1086/337924  0.359
2001 Nikola T, Geis N, Herrmann F, Madden SC, Poglitsch A, Stacey GJ, Townes CH. Star formation in M51 triggered by galaxy interaction Astrophysical Journal. 561: 203-217. DOI: 10.1086/323235  0.41
2001 Danchi WC, Green WH, Hale DDS, McElroy K, Monnier JD, Tuthill PG, Townes CH. Proper motions of dust shells surrounding NML Cygni Astrophysical Journal. 555: 405-409. DOI: 10.1086/322237  0.799
2000 Monnier JD, Danchi WC, Hale DS, Tuthill PG, Townes CH. Combining high spectral and spatial resolution in the mid-infrared Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 4006: II/-. DOI: 10.1117/12.390255  0.808
2000 Weiner J, Danchi WC, Hale DDS, McMahon J, Townes CH, Monnier JD, Tuthill PG. Precision measurements of the diameters of α Orionis and o Ceti at 11 microns Astrophysical Journal. 544: 1097-1100. DOI: 10.1086/317264  0.781
2000 Monnier JD, Danchi WC, Hale DS, Tuthill PG, Townes CH. Mid-infrared interferometry on spectral lines. III. Ammonia and silane around IRC +10216 and VY canis majoris Astrophysical Journal. 543: 868-879. DOI: 10.1086/317127  0.796
2000 Monnier JD, Danchi WC, Hale DS, Lipman EA, Tuthill PG, Townes CH. Mid-infrared interferometry on spectral lines. II. Continuum (dust) emission around IRC +10216 and VY canis majoris Astrophysical Journal. 543: 861-867. DOI: 10.1086/317126  0.816
2000 Monnier JD, Fitelson W, Danchi WC, Townes CH. Mid-infrared interferometry on spectral lines. I. Instrumentation Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series. 129: 421-429. DOI: 10.1086/313417  0.795
2000 Hale DDS, Bester M, Danchi WC, Fitelson W, Hoss S, Lipman EA, Monnier JD, Tuthill PG, Townes CH. The Berkeley infrared spatial interferometer: A heterodyne stellar interferometer for the mid-infrared Astrophysical Journal. 537: 998-1012. DOI: 10.1086/309049  0.804
2000 Tuthill PG, Danchi WC, Hale DS, Monnier JD, Townes CH. Near- and mid-infrared subarcsecond structure of the dusty symbiotic star R Aquarii Astrophysical Journal. 534: 907-914. DOI: 10.1086/308782  0.816
2000 Lipman EA, Hale DDS, Monnier JD, Tuthill PG, Danchi WC, Townes CH. Interferometric observations of IRC +10011 and IRC +10420 in the mid-infrared Astrophysical Journal. 532: 467-473. DOI: 10.1086/308569  0.807
1998 Lipman EA, Bester M, Danchi WC, Townes CH. Near-infrared guiding and tip-tilt correction for the UC Berkeley Infrared Spatial Interferometer Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 3350: 933-940. DOI: 10.1117/12.317160  0.811
1998 Townes CH, Bester M, Danchi WC, Hale DDS, Monnier JD, Lipman EA, Tuthill PG, Johnson MA, Walters DL. Infrared spatial interferometer Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 3350: 908-932. DOI: 10.1117/12.317159  0.812
1998 Nikola T, Genzel R, Herrmann F, Madden SC, Poglitsch A, Geis N, Townes CH, Stacey GJ. [C II] emission from NGC 4038/9 (the "Antennae") Astrophysical Journal. 504: 749-760. DOI: 10.1086/306090  0.358
1997 Hale DDS, Bester M, Danchi WC, Hoss S, Lipman E, Monnr JD, Tuthill PG, Townes CH, Johnson M, Lopez B, Geballe TR. Multiple dust shells and motions around IK Tauri as seen by infrared interferometry Astrophysical Journal. 490: 407-411. DOI: 10.1086/512794  0.797
1997 Lopez B, Danchi WC, Bester M, Hale DDS, Lipman EA, Monnier JD, Tuthill PG, Townes CH, Degiacomi CG, Geballe TR, Greenhill LJ, Cruzalèbes P, Lefèvre J, Mékarnia D, Mattei JA, et al. Nonspherical structures and temporal variations in the dust shell of o Ceti observed with a long baseline interferometer at 11 microns Astrophysical Journal. 488: 807-826. DOI: 10.1086/304719  0.803
1997 Madden SC, Poglitsch A, Geis N, Stagey GJ, Townes CH. [C II] 158 micron observations of IC 10: Evidence for hidden molecular hydrogen in irregular galaxies Astrophysical Journal. 483: 200-209. DOI: 10.1086/304247  0.361
1997 Monnier JD, Bester M, Danchi WC, Johnson MA, Lipman EA, Townes CH, Tuthill PG, Geballe TR, Nlshimoto D, Kervin PW. Nonuniform dust outflow observed around infrared object NML Cygni Astrophysical Journal. 481: 420-432. DOI: 10.1086/304050  0.817
1997 Herrmann F, Madden SC, Nikola T, Poglitsch A, Timmermann R, Geis N, Townes CH, Stacey GJ. The Orion Molecular clouds OMC-1 and OMC-2 mapped in the far-infrared fine-structure line emission of C+ and O0 Astrophysical Journal. 481: 343-354. DOI: 10.1086/304022  0.348
1996 Timmermann R, Nikola T, Poglitsch A, Geis N, Stacey GJ, Townes CH. Possible Discovery of the 70 Micron H3O+ 43− → 33+ Transition in Orion BN-IRc2 The Astrophysical Journal. 463. DOI: 10.1086/310055  0.379
1996 Timmermann R, Genzel R, Poglitsch A, Lutz D, Madden SC, Nikola T, Geis N, Townes CH. Far-infrared observations of the radio arc (thermal arches) in the Galactic center Astrophysical Journal. 466: 242-253. DOI: 10.1086/177506  0.358
1996 Bester M, Danchi WC, Hale D, Townes CH, Degiacomi CG, Mekarnia D, Geballe TR. Measurement at 11 Micron Wavelengths of the Diameters of alpha Orionis and alpha Scorpii: Changes in Effective Temperature of alpha Orionis and Very Recent Dust Emission The Astrophysical Journal. 463: 336. DOI: 10.1086/177246  0.658
1995 Treuhaft RN, Lowe ST, Bester M, Danchi WC, Townes CH. Vertical scales of turbulence at the Mount Wilson Observatory Astrophysical Journal. 453: 522-531. DOI: 10.1086/176414  0.679
1995 Danchi WC, Bester M, Greenhill LJ, Degiacomi CG, Geis N, Hale D, Lopez B, Townes CH. Inner radii of dust shells and stellar diameters obtained by an infrared stellar interferometer at 11 micron wavelength Astrophysics and Space Science. 224: 447-448. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00667898  0.746
1994 Genzel R, Hollenbach D, Townes CH. The nucleus of our Galaxy Reports On Progress in Physics. 57: 417-479. DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/57/5/001  0.375
1994 Danchi WC, Bester M, Degiacomi CG, Greenhill LJ, Townes CH. Characteristics of dust shells around 13 late-type stars Astronomical Journal. 107: 1469-1513. DOI: 10.1086/116960  0.703
1994 Townes CH, Bester M, Danchi WC, Degiacomi CG, greenhill LJ. An IR spatial interferometer at 10 μm wavelength and measurement of stellar dust shells Infrared Physics and Technology. 35: 503-525. DOI: 10.1016/1350-4495(94)90107-4  0.759
1994 Poglitsch A, Geis N, Genzel R, Harris AI, Jackson JM, Krenz T, Madden SC, Stacey GJ, Townes CH. Infrared observations of the center of the Galaxy Infrared Physics and Technology. 35: 419-429. DOI: 10.1016/1350-4495(94)90099-X  0.706
1994 Madden SC, Geis N, Genzel R, Herrmann F, Poglitsch A, Stacey GJ, Townes CH. The interstellar medium of galaxies as seen through images of the 158 μm [CII] line Infrared Physics and Technology. 35: 311-319. DOI: 10.1016/1350-4495(94)90089-2  0.41
1994 Treuhaft RN, Lowe ST, Bester M, Danchi WC, Townes CH. Toward 10-milliarcsecond infrared astrometry Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 2200: 316-324.  0.69
1994 Danchi WC, Bester M, Greenhill LJ, Degiacomi CG, Townes CH. Analysis of visibility data from the University of California/Berkeley Infrared Spatial Interferometer: radiative transfer modeling and results on fifteen stars Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 2200: 286-303.  0.687
1993 Madden SC, Geis N, Genzel R, Herrmann F, Jackson J, Poglitsch A, Stacey GJ, Townes CH. 158 micron forbidden C II mapping of NGC 6946 - Probing the atomic medium The Astrophysical Journal. 407: 579. DOI: 10.1086/172539  0.566
1993 Stacey GJ, Jaffe DT, Geis N, Grenzel R, Harris AI, Poglitsch A, Stutzki J, Townes CH. 158 micron forbidden C II mapping of the Orion molecular cloud The Astrophysical Journal. 404: 219. DOI: 10.1086/172270  0.566
1993 Jackson JM, Geis N, Genzel R, Harris AI, Madden S, Poglitsch A, Stacey GJ, Townes CH. Neutral gas in the central 2 parsecs of the Galaxy Astrophysical Journal. 402: 173-184. DOI: 10.1086/172120  0.668
1992 Maloney PR, Hollenbach DJ, Townes CH. Heating of H II regions with application to the Galactic center Astrophysical Journal. 401: 559-573. DOI: 10.1086/172086  0.31
1992 Bester M, Danchi WC, Degiacomi CG, Greenhill LJ, Townes CH. Atmospheric fluctuations: Empirical structure functions and projected performance of future instruments Astrophysical Journal. 392: 357-374. DOI: 10.1086/171435  0.722
1991 Townes CH, Jackson JM, Madden SC, Poglitsch A, Herrmann F, Stacey GJ, Genzel R, Geis N. The optical depth of the 158 micron forbidden C-12 II line - Detection of the F = 1 - 0 forbidden C-13 II hyperfine-structure component The Astrophysical Journal. 382. DOI: 10.1086/186208  0.495
1991 Poglitsch A, Stacey GJ, Geis N, Haggerty M, Jackson J, Rumitz M, Genzel R, Townes CH. A survey of the 158 micron forbidden C II fine-structure line in the central 50 parsecs of the Galaxy The Astrophysical Journal. 374: L33. DOI: 10.1086/186065  0.585
1991 Bester M, Danchi WC, Degiacomi CG, Townes CH, Geballe TR. Distribution of dust about Omicron Ceti and Alpha Orionis based on 11 micron spatial interferometry The Astrophysical Journal. 367: L27. DOI: 10.1086/185924  0.721
1991 Stacey GJ, Geis N, Genzel R, Lugten JB, Poglitsch A, Sternberg A, Townes CH. The 158 micron forbidden C II line - A measure of global star formation activity in galaxies The Astrophysical Journal. 373: 423. DOI: 10.1086/170062  0.373
1991 Poglitsch A, Beeman JW, Geis N, Genzel R, Haggerty M, Haller EE, Jackson J, Rumitz M, Stacey GJ, Townes CH. The MPE/UCB far-infrared imaging Fabry-Perot interferometer (FIFI) International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves. 12: 859-884. DOI: 10.1007/Bf01009647  0.546
1990 Danchi WC, Bester M, Degiacomi CG, McCullough PR, Townes CH. Location and phase of dust formation in IRC +10216 indicated by 11 micron spatial interferometry Astrophysical Journal. 359: L59-L63. DOI: 10.1086/185795  0.65
1990 Genzel R, Stacey GJ, Harris AI, Townes CH, Geis N, Graf UU, Poglitsch A, Stutzki J. Far-infrared, submillimeter, and millimeter spectroscopy of the galactic center: Radio arc and +20/+50 kilometer per second clouds Astrophysical Journal. 356: 160-173. DOI: 10.1086/168827  0.615
1990 Townes CH, Melnick G. Atmospheric transmission in the far-infrared at the South Pole and astronomical applications Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 102: 357. DOI: 10.1086/132641  0.337
1990 Townes CH, Genzel R. What is Happening at the Center of Our Galaxy? Scientific American. 262: 46-55. DOI: 10.1038/Scientificamerican0490-46  0.38
1990 Danchi WC, Bester M, Degiacomi CG, McCullough PR, Townes CH. Visibility curves at 10 μm wavelength for stars with dust shells Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 1237: 327-334.  0.71
1990 Bester M, Danchi WC, Townes CH. Long baseline interferometer for the mid-infrared Proceedings of Spie - the International Society For Optical Engineering. 1237: 40-48.  0.651
1989 Danchi WC, Bester M, McCullough PR, Townes CH. Infrared Long Baseline Interferometry Highlights of Astronomy. 8: 563-564. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-0977-9_89  0.703
1988 Gasster SD, Townes CH, Goorvitch D, Valero FPJ. Foreign-gas collision broadening of the far-infrared spectrum of water vapor Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics. 5: 593-601. DOI: 10.1364/Josab.5.000593  0.788
1988 Bloemhof EE, Danchi WC, Townes CH, McLaren RA. High spatial resolution 10 micron imaging of IRC + 10216 The Astrophysical Journal. 333: 300. DOI: 10.1086/166746  0.711
1988 Serabyn E, Lacy JH, Townes CH, Bharat R. High-resolution forbidden Ne II observations of the ionized filaments in the Galactic center The Astrophysical Journal. 326: 171-185. DOI: 10.1086/166078  0.655
1987 Bloembergen N, Patel CKN, Avizonis P, Clem RG, Hertzberg A, Johnson TH, Marshall T, Miller RB, Morrow WE, Salpeter EE, Sessler AM, Sullivan JD, Wyant JC, Yariv A, Zare RN, ... ... Townes CH, et al. Report to the American Physical Society of the study group on science and technology of directed energy weapons Reviews of Modern Physics. 59: S1-S201. DOI: 10.1103/Revmodphys.59.S1  0.538
1986 Lugten JB, Genzel R, Crawford MK, Townes CH. C II forbidden-line 158 micron mapping in Sagittarius A Rotation curve and mass distribution in the galactic center The Astrophysical Journal. 306: 691-702. DOI: 10.1086/164379  0.41
1985 Bloemhof EE, Danchi WC, Townes CH. Rapid variation in the circumstellar 10 micron emission of Alpha Orionis The Astrophysical Journal. 299: L37. DOI: 10.1086/184576  0.695
1985 Watson DM, Genzel R, Townes CH, Storey JWV. Far-infrared emission lines of CO and OH in the Orion-KL molecular shock The Astrophysical Journal. 298: 316. DOI: 10.1086/163612  0.566
1985 Genzel R, Crawford MK, Townes CH, Watson DM. The neutral-gas disk around the galactic center The Astrophysical Journal. 297: 766. DOI: 10.1086/163574  0.614
1985 Crawford MK, Genzel R, Townes CH, Watson DM. Far-infrared spectroscopy of galaxies - The 158 micron C(+) line and the energy balance of molecular clouds The Astrophysical Journal. 291: 755. DOI: 10.1086/163113  0.593
1985 Crawford MK, Genzel R, Harris AI, Jaffe DT, Lacy JH, Lugten JB, Serabyn E, Townes CH. Mass distribution in the galactic centre Nature. 315: 467-470. DOI: 10.1038/315467A0  0.703
1984 Werner MW, Hollenbach DJ, Crawford MK, Genzel R, Townes CH, Watson DM. Detection of shocked atomic gas in the Kleinmann-Low nebula The Astrophysical Journal. 282: L81. DOI: 10.1086/184310  0.568
1984 Watson DM, Genzel R, Townes CH, Werner MW, Storey JWV. Detection of far-infrared forbidden O I and forbidden O III emission from the galaxy M82 The Astrophysical Journal. 279: L1. DOI: 10.1086/184242  0.569
1984 Bloemhof EE, Townes CH, Vanderwyck AHB. Diffraction-limited spatial resolution of circumstellar dust shells at 10 microns The Astrophysical Journal. 276: L21. DOI: 10.1086/184180  0.381
1984 Genzel R, Watson DM, Townes CH, Dinerstein HL, Hollenbach D, Lester DF, Werner M, Storey JWV. Far-infrared spectroscopy of the galactic center - Neutral and ionized gas in the central 10 parsecs of the Galaxy The Astrophysical Journal. 276: 551. DOI: 10.1086/161644  0.586
1984 Townes CH. Spatial interferometry in the mid-infrared region Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy. 5: 111-130. DOI: 10.1007/BF02714984  0.366
1983 Townes CH, Genzel R, Watson DM, Storey JWV. Detection of interstellar NH3 in the far-infrared - Warm and dense gas in Orion-KL The Astrophysical Journal. 269: L11. DOI: 10.1086/184045  0.592
1983 Harris A, Townes CH, Matsakis DN, Palmer P. Small rotating clouds of stellar mass in Orion molecular cloud 1 The Astrophysical Journal. 265. DOI: 10.1086/183959  0.603
1983 Townes CH, Lacy JH, Geballe TR, Hollenbach DJ. The centre of the Galaxy Nature. 301: 661-666. DOI: 10.1038/301661a0  0.621
1982 Beck SC, Tokunaga AT, Bloemhof EE, Serabyn E, Townes CH, Lacy JH, Smith HA. High spectral and spatial resolution observations of the 12.28 micron emission from H2 in the Orion Molecular Cloud The Astrophysical Journal. 253: L83. DOI: 10.1086/183741  0.771
1982 Lacy JH, Townes CH, Hollenbach DJ. The nature of the central parsec of the Galaxy The Astrophysical Journal. 262: 120-134. DOI: 10.1086/160402  0.635
1981 Matsakis DN, Hjalmarson A, Palmer P, Cheung AC, Townes CH. VLA observations of DR 21 NH3 /1, 1/ absorption - Direct evidence for clumping The Astrophysical Journal. 250. DOI: 10.1086/183679  0.368
1981 Lester DF, Werner MW, Storey JWV, Watson DM, Townes CH. Detection of forbidden line O I 63 micron emission from the galactic center The Astrophysical Journal. 248: L109. DOI: 10.1086/183636  0.588
1981 Storey JWV, Watson DM, Townes CH. Detection of interstellar OH in the far-infrared The Astrophysical Journal. 244: L27. DOI: 10.1086/183472  0.518
1981 Watson DM, Storey JWV, Townes CH, Haller EE. Far-infrared /O III/ and /N III/ line emission from galactic H II regions and planetary nebulae The Astrophysical Journal. 250: 605. DOI: 10.1086/159407  0.528
1981 Beck SC, Lacy JH, Townes CH, Aller LH, Geballe TR, Baas F. The abundances of neon, sulfur, and argon in planetary nebulae The Astrophysical Journal. 249: 592-601. DOI: 10.1086/159319  0.722
1981 Storey JWV, Watson DM, Townes CH, Haller EE, Hansen WL. Far-infrared observations of shocked CO in Orion The Astrophysical Journal. 247: 136. DOI: 10.1086/159019  0.566
1980 Watson DM, Storey JWV, Townes CH, Haller EE. Far-infrared forbidden O III line emission from the galactic center The Astrophysical Journal. 241: L43. DOI: 10.1086/183357  0.584
1980 Watson DM, Storey JWV, Townes CH, Haller EE, Hansen WL. Detection of CO J = 21-20 /124.2 microns/ and J = 22-21 /118.6 microns/ emission from the Orion nebula The Astrophysical Journal. 239: L129. DOI: 10.1086/183308  0.579
1980 Matsakis DN, Wright MCH, Townes CH, Welch WJ, Cheung AC, Askne JIH. An interferometric and multitransitional study of the Orion methanol masers The Astrophysical Journal. 236: 481. DOI: 10.1086/157765  0.339
1980 Storey JWV, Watson DM, Townes CH. An airborne far-infrared spectrometer for astronomical observations International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves. 1: 15-25. DOI: 10.1007/Bf01007063  0.591
1979 Lacy JH, Townes CH, Geballe TR, Hollenbach DJ. Observations of the motion and distribution of the ionized gas in the central parsec of the galaxy. II The Astrophysical Journal. 241: 132-146. DOI: 10.1086/158324  0.599
1979 Ho PTP, Barrett AH, Myers PC, Matsakis DN, Chui MF, Townes CH, Cheung AC, Yngvesson KS. Ammonia observations of the Orion Molecular Cloud The Astrophysical Journal. 234: 912. DOI: 10.1086/157575  0.703
1979 Storey JWV, Watson DM, Townes CH. Observations of far-infrared fine structure lines - Forbidden O III 88.35 microns and forbidden O I 63.2 microns The Astrophysical Journal. 233: 109. DOI: 10.1086/157371  0.546
1979 Storey JWV, Watson DM, Townes CH. AIRBORNE FAR-INFRARED SPECTROMETER FOR ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS International Telemetering Conference (Proceedings). 171-172.  0.574
1978 Sutton EC, Storey JWV, Townes CH, Spears DL. Variations in the spatial distribution of 11 micron radiation from Omicron Ceti The Astrophysical Journal. 224: L123. DOI: 10.1086/182774  0.377
1978 Beck SC, Lacy JH, Baas F, Townes CH. Ne II 12.8 micron emission and galactic dynamics in M82 The Astrophysical Journal. 226: 545. DOI: 10.1086/156638  0.748
1977 Wollman ER, Geballe TR, Lacy JH, Townes CH, Rank DM. NE II 12.8 micron emission from the galactic center. II The Astrophysical Journal. 218: L103. DOI: 10.1086/182585  0.765
1977 Sution EC, Storey JWV, Betz AL, Townes CH, Spears DL. Spatial heterodyne interferometry of VY Canis Majoris, Alpha Orionis, Alpha Scorpii, and R Leonis at 11 microns The Astrophysical Journal. 217: L97. DOI: 10.1086/182547  0.57
1977 Boyd RW, Townes CH. An infrared upconverter for astronomical imaging Applied Physics Letters. 31: 440-442. DOI: 10.1063/1.89733  0.451
1976 Johnson MA, Betz AL, McLaren RA, Townes CH, Sutton EC. Nonthermal 10 micron CO2 emission lines in the atmospheres of Mars and Venus The Astrophysical Journal. 208: L145. DOI: 10.1086/182252  0.587
1976 Wollman ER, Geballe TR, Lacy JH, Townes CH, Rank DM. Spectral and spatial resolution of the 12.8 micron NE II emission from the galactic center The Astrophysical Journal. 205: L5. DOI: 10.1086/182078  0.785
1975 Lacy JH, Larrabee AI, Wollman ER, Geballe TR, Townes CH, Bregman JD, Rank DM. Observations and analysis of the Jovian spectrum in the 10-micron nu-2 band of NH3 The Astrophysical Journal. 198: L145. DOI: 10.1086/181833  0.737
1974 Bertojo M, Chui MF, Townes CH. Isotopic Abundances and Their Variations within the Galaxy. Science (New York, N.Y.). 184: 619-23. PMID 17758277 DOI: 10.1126/science.184.4137.619  0.349
1974 Johnson MA, Betz AL, Townes CH. 10-μm Heterodyne Stellar Interferometer Physical Review Letters. 33: 1617-1620. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.33.1617  0.633
1974 Geballe TR, Townes CH. Infrared Pumping Processes for SiO Masers The Astrophysical Journal. 191: L37. DOI: 10.1086/181541  0.336
1974 Wollman ER, Geballe TR, Greenberg LT, Lacy JH, Townes CH, Rank DM. An upper limit on the evolution of carbon monoxide from Comet Kohoutek Icarus. 23: 599-600. DOI: 10.1016/0019-1035(74)90027-X  0.722
1973 Cheung AC, Chui MF, Matsakis D, Townes CH, Yngvesson KS. Ammonia in Dark Interstellar Clouds The Astrophysical Journal. 186: L73. DOI: 10.1086/181360  0.313
1972 Bloembergen N, Prokhorov AM, Porto SP, Townes CH, Javan A, Stoicheff BP, Jacquinot P, Kidder RE, Schawlow AL. The future of lasers Physics Today. 25: 23-27. DOI: 10.1063/1.3070769  0.631
1971 Rank DM, Townes CH, Welch WJ. Interstellar molecules and dense clouds. Science (New York, N.Y.). 174: 1083-101. PMID 17779392 DOI: 10.1126/Science.174.4014.1083  0.681
1970 Evans NJ, Townes CH, Weaver HF, Williams DR. A Search for the 110 larr 111 Transition of Interstellar Thioformaldehyde. Science (New York, N.Y.). 169: 680-1. PMID 17791847 DOI: 10.1126/science.169.3946.680  0.517
1970 Rank DM, Holtz JZ, Geballe TR, Townes CH. Detection Of 10.5-Micron Line Emission From The Planetary Nebula Ngc 7027. The Astrophysical Journal. 161. DOI: 10.1086/180600  0.679
1969 Knowles SH, Mayer CH, Cheung AC, Rank DM, Townes CH. Spectra, Variability, Size, and Polarization of H2O Microwave Emission Sources in the Galaxy. Science (New York, N.Y.). 163: 1055-7. PMID 17787305 DOI: 10.1126/science.163.3871.1055  0.701
1969 Townes CH, Cheung AC. A pumping mechanism for anomalous microwave absorption in formaldehyde in interstellar space. The Astrophysical Journal. 157. DOI: 10.1086/180395  0.369
1969 Cheung AC, Rank DM, Townes CH, Knowles SH, Sullivan WTI. Distribution of Ammonia Density, Velocity, and Rotational Excitation in the Region of Sagittarius B2 The Astrophysical Journal. 157: L13. DOI: 10.1086/180374  0.645
1969 Cheung AC, Rank DM, Townes CH, Welch WJ. Further microwave emission lines and clouds of ammonia in our galaxy Nature. 221: 917-919. DOI: 10.1038/221917A0  0.689
1969 Cheung AC, Rank DM, Townes CH, Thornton DD, Welch WJ. Detection of water in interstellar regions by its microwave radiation Nature. 221: 626-628. DOI: 10.1038/221626A0  0.68
1968 Townes C. Big maser in the sky Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics. 4: 327-327. DOI: 10.1109/Jqe.1968.1075319  0.35
1968 Rank DM, Cheung AC, Chiao RY, Townes CH. 5E-8 Phase Modulation of Trapped Laser Beams Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics. 4: 329-330. DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1968.1075138  0.674
1968 Cheung AC, Rank DM, Townes CH, Thornton DD, Welch WJ. Detection of NH3 molecules in the interstellar medium by their microwave emission Physical Review Letters. 21: 1701-1705. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.21.1701  0.677
1968 Cheung AC, Rank DM, Chiao RY, Townes CH. Phase modulation of Q-switched laser beams in small-scale filaments Physical Review Letters. 20: 786-789. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.20.786  0.696
1968 Brewer RG, Lifsitz JR, Garmire E, Chiao RY, Townes CH. Small-scale trapped filaments in intense laser beams Physical Review. 166: 326-331. DOI: 10.1103/Physrev.166.326  0.52
1966 Chiao RY, Johnson MA, Krinsky S, Smith HA, Townes CH, Garmire E. 6A1—A New Class of Trapped Light Filaments Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics. 2: 467-469. DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1966.1074117  0.681
1966 Garmire E, Chiao RY, Townes CH. Dynamics and characteristics of the self-trapping of intense light beams Physical Review Letters. 16: 347-349. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.16.347  0.518
1964 Chiao RY, Garmire E, Townes CH. Self-trapping of optical beams Physical Review Letters. 13: 479-482. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.14.1056  0.516
1964 Chiao RY, Townes CH, Stoicheff BP. Stimulated brillouin scattering and coherent generation of intense hypersonic waves Physical Review Letters. 12: 592-595. DOI: 10.1103/Physrevlett.12.592  0.639
1964 Jaseja TS, Javan A, Murray J, Townes CH. Test of special relativity or of the isotropy of space by use of infrared masers Physical Review. 133: A1221-A1225. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.133.A1221  0.316
1964 Garmire E, Townes CH. Stimulated brillouin scattering in liquids Applied Physics Letters. 5: 84-86. DOI: 10.1063/1.1754066  0.459
1963 Garmire E, Pandarese F, Townes CH. Coherently driven molecular vibrations and light modulation Physical Review Letters. 11: 160-163. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.11.160  0.549
1961 Abella ID, Townes CH. Mode characteristics and coherence in optical ruby masers Nature. 192: 957-959. DOI: 10.1038/192957b0  0.714
1959 Giordmaine JA, Alsop LE, Mayer CH, Townes CH. A Maser Amplifier for Radio Astronomy at X-Band Proceedings of the Ire. 47: 1062-1069. DOI: 10.1109/JRPROC.1959.287134  0.762
1958 Rosenblum B, Townes CH, Geschwind S. Recent determinations of atomic mass ratios by microwave spectroscopy Reviews of Modern Physics. 30: 409-411. DOI: 10.1103/RevModPhys.30.409  0.304
1958 Schawlow AL, Townes CH. Infrared and optical masers Physical Review. 112: 1940-1949. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.112.1940  0.461
1958 Giordmaine JA, Alsop LE, Nash FR, Townes CH. Paramagnetic relaxation at very low temperatures Physical Review. 109: 302-311. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.109.302  0.75
1957 Shimoda K, Takahasi H, Townes CH. Fluctuations in amplification of quanta with application to maser amplifiers Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 12: 686-700. DOI: 10.1143/Jpsj.12.686  0.557
1957 Alsop LE, Giordmaine JA, Townes CH, Wang TC. Measurement of noise in a maser amplifier [1] Physical Review. 107: 1450-1451. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.107.1450  0.752
1956 Shimoda K, Wang TC, Townes CH. Further aspects of the theory of the maser Physical Review. 102: 1308-1321. DOI: 10.1103/Physrev.102.1308  0.531
1955 Gordon JP, Zeiger HJ, Townes CH. The maser-new type of microwave amplifier, frequency standard, and spectrometer Physical Review. 99: 1264-1274. DOI: 10.1103/Physrev.99.1264  0.505
1955 Dousmanis GC, Sanders TM, Townes CH. Microwave spectra of the free radicals OH and OD Physical Review. 100: 1735-1754. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.100.1735  0.72
1955 Schawlow AL, Townes CH. Effect on X-ray fine structure of deviations from a Coulomb field near the nucleus Physical Review. 100: 1273-1280. DOI: 10.1103/Physrev.100.1273  0.481
1955 Dailey BP, Townes CH. The ionic character of diatomic molecules The Journal of Chemical Physics. 23: 18-25. DOI: 10.1063/1.1740508  0.58
1955 Dailey BP, Townes CH, Dreyfus B, Pritchard HO, Coulson CA, Hornig DF, Lurcat. General discussion Discussions of the Faraday Society. 19: 274-281. DOI: 10.1039/DF9551900274  0.517
1955 Townes CH, Dousmanis GC, White RL, Schwarz RF. Connections between molecular structure and certain magnetic effects in molecules Discussions of the Faraday Society. 19: 56-64. DOI: 10.1039/DF9551900056  0.703
1954 Honig A, Mandel M, Stitch ML, Townes CH. Microwave spectra of the alkali halides Physical Review. 96: 629-642. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.96.629  0.305
1954 Gordon JP, Zeiger HJ, Townes CH. Molecular microwave oscillator and new hyperfine structure in the microwave spectrum of NH3 [7] Physical Review. 95: 282-284. DOI: 10.1103/Physrev.95.282  0.515
1954 Bird GR, Townes CH. Sulfur bonds and the quadrupole moments of O, S, and Se isotopes Physical Review. 94: 1203-1208. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.94.1203  0.617
1954 Stitch ML, Honig A, Townes CH. A high-temperature microwave spectrometer Review of Scientific Instruments. 25: 759-764. DOI: 10.1063/1.1771171  0.315
1954 Sanders TM, Schawlow AL, Dousmanis GC, Townes CH. Examination of methods for detecting OH The Journal of Chemical Physics. 22: 245-246. DOI: 10.1063/1.1740042  0.759
1953 Sanders TM, Schawlow AL, Dousmanis GC, Townes CH. A microwave spectrum of the free OH radical [19] Physical Review. 89: 1158-1159. DOI: 10.1103/Physrev.89.1158.2  0.754
1953 Dousmanis GC, Sanders TM, Townes CH, Zeiger HJ. Structure of HNCS from microwave spectra The Journal of Chemical Physics. 21: 1416-1417. DOI: 10.1063/1.1699255  0.727
1952 Schawlow AL, Townes CH. Charge Distribution in Nuclei from X-Ray Fine Structure. Science (New York, N.Y.). 115: 284-5. PMID 17755328 DOI: 10.1126/Science.115.2985.284  0.471
1952 Wang TC, Townes CH, Schawlow AL, Holden AN. Quadrupole coupling ratio of the chlorine isotopes [30] Physical Review. 86: 809-810. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.86.809.2  0.459
1952 Miller SL, Aamodt LC, Dousmanis G, Townes CH, Kraitchman J. Structure of the methyl halides The Journal of Chemical Physics. 20: 1112-1114. DOI: 10.1063/1.1700676  0.715
1952 Townes CH, Dailey BP. Nuclear quadrupole effects and electronic structure of molecules in the solid state The Journal of Chemical Physics. 20: 35-40. DOI: 10.1063/1.1700192  0.572
1952 Amble E, Miller SL, Schawlow AL, Townes CH. Microwave Spectrum and Structure of ReO3Cl Journal of Chemical Physics. 20: 192-193. DOI: 10.1063/1.1700169  0.509
1951 Schawlow AL, Townes CH. Nuclear magnetic moments and similarity between neutron and proton states in the nucleus [12] Physical Review. 82: 268-269. DOI: 10.1103/Physrev.82.268  0.473
1951 Townes CH. Atomic clocks and frequency stabilization on microwave spectral lines Journal of Applied Physics. 22: 1365-1372. DOI: 10.1063/1.1699868  0.319
1950 Kisliuk P, Townes CH. Molecular Microwave Spectra Tables Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards. 44: 611. DOI: 10.6028/Jres.044.055  0.719
1950 Shulman RG, Dailey BP, Townes CH. Molecular dipole moments and stark effects. III. Dipole moment determinations Physical Review. 78: 145-148. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.78.145  0.646
1950 Townes CH, Herring C, Knight WD. The effect of electronic paramagnetism on nuclear magnetic resonance frequencies in metals [24] Physical Review. 77: 852-853. DOI: 10.1103/Physrev.77.852  0.62
1950 Shulman RG, Townes CH. Molecular dipole moments and stark effects. II. Stark effects in OCS Physical Review. 77: 500-506. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.77.500  0.482
1950 Shulman RG, Townes CH. New types of microwave transitions involving l-type doubling in OCS and HCN [33] Physical Review. 77: 421-422. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.77.421.2  0.436
1950 Kisliuk P, Townes CH. The microwave spectra and molecular structure of phosphorus and arsenic trichloride The Journal of Chemical Physics. 18: 1109-1111. DOI: 10.1063/1.1747872  0.715
1949 Townes CH, Mays JM, Dailey BP. Evidence on nuclear moments of stable Ge and Si isotopes from microwave spectra [24] Physical Review. 76: 700. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.76.700  0.591
1949 Dailey BP, Mays JM, Townes CH. Microwave rotational spectra and structures of GeH3Cl, SiH3Cl, and CH3Cl [2] Physical Review. 76: 136-137. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.76.136.2  0.619
1949 Townes CH, Dailey BP. Determination of electronic structure of molecules from nuclear quadrupole effects The Journal of Chemical Physics. 17: 782-796. DOI: 10.1063/1.1747400  0.588
1948 Townes CH, Holden AN, Merritt FR. Microwave spectra of some linear XYZ molecules Physical Review. 74: 1113-1133. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.74.1113  0.315
1939 Townes CH, Smythe WR. The spin of carbon thirteen Physical Review. 56: 1210-1213. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.56.1210  0.483
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