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Alexander Kusenko

Alexander Kusenko

University of California, Los Angeles
United States

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Awards & Achievements

2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For original and seminal contributions to particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, as the inventor of supersymmetric Qballs, proposer of mechanisms for neutrinodriven pulsar recoil, proponent of sterile neutrinos as dark matter, and valued contributor to theories of baryogenesis and ultrahighenergy cosmic rays

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Astronomy
  • Electron

His primary areas of investigation include Astrophysics, Neutrino, Particle physics, Cosmic ray and Sterile neutrino. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Astronomy and Astrophysics. His studies in Neutrino integrate themes in fields like Pulsar and Neutron star.

His studies in Dark matter, Supersymmetry, Baryogenesis, Higgs boson and Standard Model are all subfields of Particle physics research. As a part of the same scientific family, Alexander Kusenko mostly works in the field of Dark matter, focusing on Warm dark matter and, on occasion, Seesaw mechanism. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Spectral line, Gamma ray, Active galactic nucleus and Photon.

His most cited work include:

  • Correlation of the highest energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic objects (705 citations)
  • Observation of the suppression of the flux of cosmic rays above 4x10(19) eV (549 citations)
  • Light Sterile Neutrinos: A White Paper (473 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Astrophysics, Particle physics, Dark matter, Neutrino and Astronomy. His studies link Sterile neutrino with Astrophysics. His study in Sterile neutrino is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Star formation and Seesaw mechanism.

The Dark matter study combines topics in areas such as Warm dark matter, Scalar field dark matter, Gravitational wave and Primordial black hole. Nuclear physics covers he research in Neutrino. His Cosmic ray study incorporates themes from Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Redshift, Active galactic nucleus and Photon.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (82.14%)
  • Particle physics (53.87%)
  • Dark matter (52.38%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Astrophysics (82.14%)
  • Dark matter (52.38%)
  • Primordial black hole (10.12%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Alexander Kusenko mainly focuses on Astrophysics, Dark matter, Primordial black hole, Particle physics and Neutrino. His research on Astrophysics often connects related areas such as Astronomy. His Dark matter research also works with subjects such as

  • Warm dark matter that connect with fields like Light dark matter and Baryonic dark matter,
  • COSMIC cancer database which intersects with area such as MAJORANA, Neutrino detector and Range.

His research on Primordial black hole also deals with topics like

  • Inflation which intersects with area such as Supermassive black hole, Event and LIGO,
  • Scalar field together with Topological defect, Supersymmetry and Q-ball,
  • Stellar black hole which is related to area like Binary black hole. His Particle physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Primordial fluctuations, Structure formation and Leptogenesis. Alexander Kusenko studies Neutrino, focusing on Sterile neutrino in particular.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Primordial black holes as dark matter in supergravity inflation models (84 citations)
  • Primordial black holes as dark matter in supergravity inflation models (84 citations)
  • Primordial Black Holes and r -Process Nucleosynthesis (55 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Astronomy
  • Electron

His main research concerns Dark matter, Primordial black hole, Astrophysics, Gravitational wave and Particle physics. The study incorporates disciplines such as Hot dark matter, Galaxy formation and evolution, r-process and Neutron star in addition to Dark matter. His study on Primordial black hole also encompasses disciplines like

  • Inflation that connect with fields like Cosmological constant, Primordial fluctuations and Cosmic microwave background,
  • Scalar field and related Topological defect, Supersymmetry, Q-ball, Hawking radiation and Binary black hole,
  • Stellar black hole together with LIGO.

His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Astronomy and Astrophysics. His Gravitational wave research includes themes of Fragmentation, Oscillon and Inflaton. His research ties Flatness and Particle physics together.

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Best Publications

Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic objects.

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta.
Science (2007)

1149 Citations

Observation of the suppression of the flux of cosmic rays above 4x10(19) eV

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre.
Physical Review Letters (2008)

1096 Citations

Light Sterile Neutrinos: A White Paper

K. N. Abazajian;M. A. Acero;S. K. Agarwalla;A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo.
arXiv: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (2012)

775 Citations

Origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry

Michael Dine;Alexander Kusenko;Alexander Kusenko.
Reviews of Modern Physics (2003)

744 Citations

Supersymmetric Q-balls as dark matter

Alexander Kusenko;Mikhail E. Shaposhnikov.
Physics Letters B (1998)

742 Citations

Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with the positions of nearby active galactic nuclei

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre.
Astroparticle Physics (2008)

621 Citations

The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre.
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (2010)

613 Citations

Sterile neutrinos: The Dark side of the light fermions

Alexander Kusenko;Alexander Kusenko.
Physics Reports (2009)

455 Citations

Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon flux above 10**19-eV using the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre.
Astroparticle Physics (2008)

335 Citations

Sterile neutrinos, dark matter, and pulsar velocities in models with a Higgs singlet.

Alexander Kusenko.
Physical Review Letters (2006)

327 Citations

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