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Jason W. T. Hessels

Jason W. T. Hessels

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Physics
Netherlands
2022

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Physics

D-Index
114
Citations
55420
World Ranking
1010
National Ranking
18

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Jason W. T. Hessels is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography, and Geophysics.

The scientist's work covers topics such as Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, GNSS positioning and interference, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Jason W. T. Hessels has published numerous papers in well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Nature Astronomy

Their recent papers include the following:

  • A repeating fast radio burst source localized to a nearby spiral galaxy, 2020, Nature
  • Periodic activity from a fast radio burst source, 2020, Nature
  • Repeating behaviour of FRB 121102: periodicity, waiting times, and energy distribution, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • LOFAR Detection of 110-188 MHz Emission and Frequency-dependent Activity from FRB 20180916B, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Burst timescales and luminosities as links between young pulsars and fast radio bursts, 2022, Nature Astronomy

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Kenzie Nimmo
  • Franz Kirsten
  • I. H. Stairs
  • B. Marcote
  • V. M. Kaspi

Jason W. T. Hessels' research output is predominantly concentrated in the area of radio astronomy and astrophysical phenomena, reflecting their involvement in identifying and analyzing fast radio bursts, pulsars, and related cosmic events. Their body of work contributes to advancing the understanding of high-energy astrophysical processes and observational techniques in astronomy.

Best Publications

  • A two-solar-mass neutron star measured using Shapiro delay

    Paul Demorest;Tim Pennucci;Scott Ransom;Mallory Roberts

  • LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray

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

  • A massive pulsar in a compact relativistic binary

    John Antoniadis;Paulo C. C. Freire;Norbert Wex;Thomas M. Tauris

  • LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray

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

  • American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts

    Ian M. Hoffman;George Heald;R. Oonk;John McKean

  • A radio pulsar spinning at 716 Hz.

    Jason W. T. Hessels;Scott M. Ransom;Ingrid H. Stairs;Paulo C. C. Freire

  • A repeating fast radio burst

    L. G. Spitler;P. Scholz;J. W. T. Hessels;J. W. T. Hessels;S. Bogdanov

  • THE SECOND FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE CATALOG OF GAMMA-RAY PULSARS

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ajello;A. Allafort;L. Baldini

  • A direct localization of a fast radio burst and its host

    S. Chatterjee;C. J. Law;R. S. Wharton;S. Burke-Spolaor;S. Burke-Spolaor

  • The International Pulsar Timing Array project: using pulsars as a gravitational wave detector

    G. Hobbs;A. Archibald;Z. Arzoumanian;D. Backer

  • The Host Galaxy and Redshift of the Repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102

    Shriharsh P. Tendulkar;Cees Bassa;James M. Cordes;Geoffery C. Bower

  • The Host Galaxy and Redshift of the Repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102

    S. P. Tendulkar;C. G. Bassa;J. M. Cordes;G. C. Bower

  • Swings between rotation and accretion power in a binary millisecond pulsar

    A. Papitto;C. Ferrigno;E. Bozzo;N. Rea

  • Fast Radio Burst Discovered in the Arecibo Pulsar ALFA Survey

    L. G. Spitler;J. M. Cordes;J. W. T. Hessels;D. R. Lorimer

  • A radio pulsar/x-ray binary link.

    Anne M. Archibald;Ingrid H. Stairs;Ingrid H. Stairs;Ingrid H. Stairs;Scott M. Ransom;Victoria M. Kaspi

  • Formation of Double Neutron Star Systems

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

  • Fast Radio Burst Discovered in the Arecibo Pulsar ALFA Survey

    L. G. Spitler;J. M. Cordes;J. W. T. Hessels;J. W. T. Hessels;D. R. Lorimer

  • European Pulsar Timing Array Limits On An Isotropic Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background

    Lindley Lentati;Stephen R. Taylor;Stephen R. Taylor;Chiara M. F. Mingarelli;Chiara M. F. Mingarelli;Alberto Sesana

  • High-precision timing of 42 millisecond pulsars with the European Pulsar Timing Array

    G Desvignes;R. N. Caballero;L Lentati;J. P. W. Verbiest;J. P. W. Verbiest

  • An extreme magneto-ionic environment associated with the fast radio burst source FRB 121102

    D. Michilli;D. Michilli;A. Seymour;J. W. T. Hessels;J. W. T. Hessels;L. G. Spitler

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott M. Ransom
Scott M. Ransom National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Ingrid H. Stairs
Ingrid H. Stairs University of British Columbia
Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Maura McLaughlin
Maura McLaughlin West Virginia University
Paulo C. C. Freire
Paulo C. C. Freire Max Planck Society
Heino Falcke
Heino Falcke Radboud University
Fernando Camilo
Fernando Camilo South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
Duncan R. Lorimer
Duncan R. Lorimer West Virginia University
Ben Stappers
Ben Stappers University of Manchester
Victoria M. Kaspi
Victoria M. Kaspi McGill University

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