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David H. Shoemaker

David H. Shoemaker

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Physics

D-Index
139
Citations
127892
World Ranking
417
National Ranking
237

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his insightful work, experimental artistry, and leadership role in the LIGO gravity wave program

Overview

David H. Shoemaker is affiliated with MIT in the United States, working primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy with a focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Ocean Engineering, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their research covers a range of topics that include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Geophysics and Sensor Technology, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, and Free Will and Agency.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shoemaker include:

  • B. S. Sathyaprakash
  • D. E. McClelland
  • J. R. Smith
  • M. Punturo
  • S. Vitale

David H. Shoemaker's recent publications illustrate a concentration on gravitational-wave physics and related areas. Some notable recent papers are:

  • Gravitational-wave physics and astronomy in the 2020s and 2030s (2021, Nature Reviews Physics)
  • A cryogenic silicon interferometer for gravitational-wave detection (2020, Classical and Quantum Gravity)
  • A Horizon Study for Cosmic Explorer: Science, Observatories, and Community (2021, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • Ultra high energy cosmic rays The intersection of the Cosmic and Energy Frontiers (2023, Astroparticle Physics)
  • Gravitational-wave physics with Cosmic Explorer: Limits to low-frequency sensitivity (2021, Physical Review D)

Their works have been published predominantly in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Classical and Quantum Gravity, Astroparticle Physics, The Caltech Institute Archives, and Nature Reviews Physics.

David H. Shoemaker was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2001, with a citation acknowledging their contributions to experimental techniques and leadership in the LIGO gravity wave program.

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

  • LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.

    Alex Abramovici;William E. Althouse;Ronald W. P. Drever;Yekta Gürsel

  • 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

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

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • 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

  • GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence

    Nancy Aggarwal;Lisa Barsotti

Frequent Co-Authors

N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Maria Alessandra Papa
Maria Alessandra Papa Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics

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