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78
Citations
23553
World Ranking
3161
National Ranking
165

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Galaxy

Her primary areas of study are Astrophysics, Galaxy cluster, LOFAR, Radio telescope and Astronomy. Her Astrophysics study frequently involves adjacent topics like Polarization. Her work on Radio relics as part of general Galaxy cluster study is frequently linked to Scaling, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope is closely connected to Particle acceleration in her research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Radio relics. Annalisa Bonafede combines subjects such as Telescope, Sky, Pulsar, Murchison Widefield Array and Remote sensing with her study of LOFAR. Her research integrates issues of Ionosphere and Optics in her study of Radio telescope.

Her most cited work include:

  • LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray (1540 citations)
  • LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray (1391 citations)
  • The Coma cluster magnetic field from Faraday rotation measures (344 citations)

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

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Astrophysics, LOFAR, Galaxy cluster, Astronomy and Radio halo. Her Halo, Galaxy, Radio galaxy, Radio telescope and Radio relics investigations are all subjects of Astrophysics research. Her Radio telescope research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Telescope and Ionosphere.

Her research investigates the connection between LOFAR and topics such as Sky that intersect with problems in Remote sensing. She has researched Galaxy cluster in several fields, including Luminosity, Surface brightness, Redshift and Spectral index. Her Radio halo study incorporates themes from Coma Cluster and Particle acceleration.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (113.43%)
  • LOFAR (63.58%)
  • Galaxy cluster (69.25%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Astrophysics (113.43%)
  • Galaxy cluster (69.25%)
  • LOFAR (63.58%)

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

Her main research concerns Astrophysics, Galaxy cluster, LOFAR, Halo and Radio relics. Her Astrophysics research includes themes of Radio spectrum and Spectral index. Her Spectral index study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Surface brightness and Radio telescope.

Her Galaxy cluster study improves the overall literature in Galaxy. The various areas that she examines in her LOFAR study include Sky, Faraday effect, Active galactic nucleus, Luminosity and Radio frequency. Her Halo research incorporates elements of Emissivity and Order of magnitude.

Between 2019 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • The Beautiful Mess in Abell 2255 (12 citations)
  • The LOFAR view of intergalactic magnetic fields with giant radio galaxies (12 citations)
  • Magnetism science with the square kilometre array (12 citations)

Best Publications

  • LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray

    M. P. van Haarlem;M. W. Wise;M. W. Wise;A. W. Gunst;George Heald

  • LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray

    M. P. van Haarlem;M. W. Wise;A. W. Gunst;G. Heald

  • The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey - II. First data release

    T. W. Shimwell;T. W. Shimwell;C. Tasse;C. Tasse;M. J. Hardcastle;A. P. Mechev

  • The Coma cluster magnetic field from Faraday rotation measures

    Annalisa Bonafede;L. Feretti;M. Murgia;F. Govoni

  • The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey. I. Survey description and preliminary data release

    T. W. Shimwell;H. J. A. Röttgering;Philip N. Best;W. L. Williams

  • Lensing and X-ray mass estimates of clusters (SIMULATION)

    E. Rasia;M. Meneghetti;R. Martino;S. Borgani

  • Radio halos in nearby (z < 0.4) clusters of galaxies

    Gabriele Giovannini;Annalisa Bonafede;L. Feretti;F. Govoni

  • An improved map of the Galactic Faraday sky

    N. Oppermann;H. Junklewitz;G. Robbers;Michael R Bell

  • The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey

    T. W. Shimwell;H. J. A. Röttgering;P. N. Best;W. L. Williams

  • Lensing and x-ray mass estimates of clusters (simulations)

    E. Rasia;M. Meneghetti;R. Martino;S. Borgani;S. Borgani;S. Borgani

  • Discovery of radio haloes and double relics in distant MACS galaxy clusters: clues to the efficiency of particle acceleration

    A. Bonafede;A. Bonafede;M. Brüggen;M. Brüggen;R. van Weeren;R. van Weeren;F. Vazza;F. Vazza

  • LOFAR, VLA, and Chandra observations of the Toothbrush galaxy cluster

    R. J. van Weeren;G. Brunetti;M. Brüggen;F. Andrade-Santos

  • LOFAR facet calibration

    R. J. van Weeren;W. L. Williams;W. L. Williams;W. L. Williams;M. J. Hardcastle;T. W. Shimwell

  • Discovery of radio halos and double-relics in distant MACS galaxy clusters: clues to the efficiency of particle acceleration

    A. Bonafede;M Brueggen;R. van Weeren;F. Vazza

  • A large light-mass component of cosmic rays at 10 17 –10 17.5 electronvolts from radio observations

    S. Buitink;S. Buitink;A. Corstanje;H. Falcke;J. R. Hörandel

  • Double relics in Abell 2345 and Abell 1240: spectral index and polarization analysis

    Annalisa Bonafede;Annalisa Bonafede;Gabriele Giovannini;Gabriele Giovannini;L. Feretti;F. Govoni

  • The intracluster magnetic field power spectrum in Abell 665

    V. Vacca;M.Murgia;F. Govoni;L. Feretti

  • LOFAR, VLA, and Chandra Observations of the Toothbrush Galaxy Cluster

    R. J. van Weeren;G. Brunetti;M. Brüggen;F. Andrade-Santos

  • Initial deep LOFAR observations of epoch of reionization windows. I. The north celestial pole

    S. Yatawatta;de Antonius Bruyn;de Antonius Bruyn;M. A. Brentjens;P. Labropoulos

  • The Coma cluster magnetic field from Faraday rotation measures

    A. Bonafede;F. Govoni;M. Murgia;L. Feretti

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcus Brüggen
Marcus Brüggen Universität Hamburg
Heino Falcke
Heino Falcke Radboud University
Michael W. Wise
Michael W. Wise Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Mark J. Bentum
Mark J. Bentum Eindhoven University of Technology
Gianfranco Brunetti
Gianfranco Brunetti National Institute for Astrophysics
Gianni Bernardi
Gianni Bernardi National Institute for Astrophysics
Philip Best
Philip Best University of Edinburgh
Jason W. T. Hessels
Jason W. T. Hessels University of Amsterdam
Gabriele Giovannini
Gabriele Giovannini National Institute for Astrophysics
Benedetta Ciardi
Benedetta Ciardi Max Planck Society

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