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E.P.J. van den Heuvel

E.P.J. van den Heuvel

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Physics

D-Index
76
Citations
23148
World Ranking
3310
National Ranking
59

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council
  • 1992 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1982 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

E.P.J. van den Heuvel is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their academic work primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics, specifically:

  • History and Developments in Astronomy
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers

Among recent peer-reviewed papers attributed to E.P.J. van den Heuvel are:

  • ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF BOSSCHA OBSERVATORY, INDONESIA: DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1939, 2025, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
  • Fifteen-plus years of INTEGRAL science, 2021, New Astronomy Reviews
  • Cornelis de Jager, 2021, Astronomy & Geophysics

Additionally, in collaboration with co-authors, the scientist has been involved in works such as "Probing a Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor at a Redshift of z = 2: A Comprehensive Observing Campaign of the Afterglow of GRB 030226," 2021, UNC Libraries.

E.P.J. van den Heuvel has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Thomas M. Tauris
  • G. Bélanger
  • L. Hanlon
  • E. Kuulkers
  • S. Klose

Publications are found across notable venues such as the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, New Astronomy Reviews, Astronomy & Geophysics, and UNC Libraries.

The scientist has also contributed to book publications with Princeton University Press, with titles including "Physics of Binary Star Evolution" published in 2023, which has received citations reflecting academic engagement.

Throughout their career, E.P.J. van den Heuvel has received several recognitions, including:

  • Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council, 1995
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 1992
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1982

Best Publications

  • A very energetic supernova associated with the |[gamma]|-ray burst of 29 March 2003

    Jens Hjorth;Jesper Sollerman;Palle Møller;Johan P. U. Fynbo

  • Formation and evolution of binary and millisecond radio pulsars

    D Bhattacharya;E.P.J van den Heuvel

  • Common Envelope Evolution: Where we stand and how we can move forward

    N. Ivanova;S. Justham;X. Chen;O. De Marco

  • X-RAY BINARIES

    W.H.G. Lewin;J.A. van Paradijs;E.P.J. van den Heuvel

  • Common envelope evolution: where we stand and how we can move forward

    N. Ivanova;S. Justham;S. Justham;X. Chen;O. De Marco

  • Accreting white dwarf models for CAL 83, CAL 87 and other ultrasoft X-ray sources in the LMC

    E. P. J. Van Den Heuvel;D. Bhattacharya;K. Nomoto;S. A. Rappaport

  • Formation of Double Neutron Star Systems

    T. M. Tauris;T. M. Tauris;M. Kramer;P. C. C. Freire;N. Wex

  • Catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy (4th edition)

    Q. Z. Liu;Q. Z. Liu;J. van Paradijs;E. P. J. van den Heuvel

  • A catalogue of low-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy, LMC, and SMC (Fourth edition)

    Q.Z. Liu;Q.Z. Liu;J.A. van Paradijs;E.P.J. van den Heuvel

  • Catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Galaxy ($4^{th}$ edition)

    Q. Z. Liu;J. van Paradijs;E. P. J. van den Heuvel

  • Formation and evolution of compact stellar X-ray sources

    T. M. Tauris;E. P. J. van den Heuvel

  • Luminous supersoft X-ray sources

    P. Kahabka;E.P.J. van den Heuvel

  • Is SAX J1808.4-3658 a Strange Star ?

    X.-D. Li;I. Bombaci;Mira Dey;Jishnu Dey;Jishnu Dey

  • A catalogue of low-mass X-ray binaries

    Q. Liu;Q. Liu;J.A. van Paradijs;E.P.J. van den Heuvel

  • On the nature of the 'anomalous' 6-s X-ray pulsars

    J.A. van Paradijs;R.E. Taam;E.P.J. van den Heuvel

  • Magnetic Field Decay and the Origin of Neutron Star Binaries

    R. E. Taam;E. P. J. Van Den Heuvel

  • Infrared helium emission lines from Cygnus X-3 suggesting a Wolf-Rayet star companion

    M.H. van Kerkwijk;M.H. van Kerkwijk;P.A. Charles;T.R. Geballe;D.L. King

  • The host of GRB 030323 at z=3.372: A very high column density DLA system with a low metallicity

    P.M. Vreeswijk;S.L. Ellison;S.L. Ellison;C. Ledoux;R.A.M.J. Wijers

  • Intensity-dependent quasi-periodic oscillations in the X-ray flux of GX5 - 1

    M. van der Klis;F. Jansen;J. van Paradijs;W.H.G. Lewin

  • A catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries

    Q. Z. Liu;J. van Paradijs;E. P.J. van den Heuvel

Frequent Co-Authors

Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Lex Kaper
Lex Kaper University of Amsterdam
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado Spanish National Research Council
Javier Gorosabel
Javier Gorosabel Spanish National Research Council
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers University of Amsterdam
Eliana Palazzi
Eliana Palazzi National Institute for Astrophysics
Jochen Greiner
Jochen Greiner Max Planck Society
Nial R. Tanvir
Nial R. Tanvir University of Leicester
J. van Paradijs
J. van Paradijs University of Amsterdam
Johan P. U. Fynbo
Johan P. U. Fynbo University of Copenhagen

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