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  • 2019 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For major contributions to the discovery of both gravitational wave sources and their electromagnetic counterparts

Overview

Alessandra Corsi is a researcher affiliated with Texas Tech University in the United States, specializing in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly output encompasses over 100 publications with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their research spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Ocean Engineering, and Instrumentation.

Main topics covered in Alessandra Corsi's work include:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Geophysics and Sensor Technology
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Their frequent co-authors comprise various researchers with multiple collaborations, including:

  • M. M. Kasliwal
  • S. B. Cenko
  • D. A. Perley
  • Arvind Balasubramanian
  • C. Fremling

Alessandra Corsi has contributed regularly to several publication venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Alessandra Corsi are:

  • The Panchromatic Afterglow of GW170817: The full uniform dataset, modeling, comparison with previous results and implications (2020, arXiv)
  • Target-of-opportunity Observations of Gravitational-wave Events with Vera C. Rubin Observatory (2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series)
  • Searching for the radio remnants of short-duration gamma-ray bursts (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • Cosmic Explorer: A Submission to the NSF MPSAC ngGW Subcommittee (2023, arXiv)
  • Searches after Gravitational Waves Using ARizona Observatories (SAGUARO): Observations and Analysis from Advanced LIGO/Virgo's Third Observing Run (2021, The Astrophysical Journal)

In 2019, Alessandra Corsi was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for contributions related to the discovery of gravitational wave sources and their electromagnetic counterparts.

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State.

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Tests of general relativity with GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

Frequent Co-Authors

N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
A. Brillet
A. Brillet Université Côte d'Azur
Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
M. Davier
M. Davier University of Paris-Saclay
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Nelson Christensen
Nelson Christensen Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
Roman Schnabel
Roman Schnabel Universität Hamburg

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