R. L. Kirk Source Confirmed

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Associate Professor of Christian Ministry and Formation ###

John Brown University

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rkirk@usgs.gov

49 h-index 384 pubs 10,182 cited

Research Areas

Planetary Science and Exploration Astro and Planetary Science Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Space Exploration and Technology Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Dr. R. L. Kirk is an Associate Professor of Christian Ministry and Formation at John Brown University whose research extends into planetary science and space exploration. His work encompasses a range of topics, including astro- and planetary science, geology, paleoclimatology, and the search for extraterrestrial life. Kirk's publications demonstrate experience with projects such as the Europa Clipper mission to explore the interior of Jupiter's moon Europa and the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment's search for dark matter. Additional research involves the use of HiRISE digital terrain models to study the surface of Mars and the physiography of Venus.

Metrics

  • h-index: 49
  • Publications: 384
  • Citations: 10,182

Selected Publications

  • New Constraints on Cosmic Ray-Boosted Dark Matter from the LUX-ZEPLIN Experiment (2025) DOI
  • First Constraint on Atmospheric Millicharged Particles with the LUX-ZEPLIN Experiment (2025) DOI
  • Measurements and models of enhanced recombination following inner-shell vacancies in liquid xenon (2025) DOI
  • Dark Matter Search Results from <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>4.2</mml:mn><mml:mtext> </mml:mtext><mml:mtext> </mml:mtext><mml:mtext>Tonne</mml:mtext><mml:mtext>−</mml:mtext><mml:mtext>Years</mml:mtext></mml:mrow></mml:math> of Exposure of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Experiment (2025) DOI
  • Constraints on Covariant Dark-Matter–Nucleon Effective Field Theory Interactions from the First Science Run of the LUX-ZEPLIN Experiment (2024) DOI
  • First constraints on WIMP-nucleon effective field theory couplings in an extended energy region from LUX-ZEPLIN (2024) DOI
  • First Constraints on WIMP-Nucleon Effective Field Theory Couplings in an Extended Energy Region From LUX-ZEPLIN (2023) DOI

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E. Hartigan-O’Connor John Brown University 3 shared publications J. Bang John Brown University 3 shared publications S. Dubey John Brown University 2 shared publications Samuel Birch John Brown University 1 shared publication R. J. Gaitskell John Brown University 1 shared publication

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