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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his outstanding contributions to the understanding of a broad range of astrophysical processes in the solar corona, supernova remnants, Xray binaries, and other objects
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John C. Raymond is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their academic output spans 264 publications, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, which accounts for 211 of these works. Other notable subfields include Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, General Health Professions, and Instrumentation.

The main research topics addressed by John C. Raymond encompass a diverse array of subjects:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

Among the more recent publications, the following are noteworthy for their scope and impact:

  • The origin of Galactic cosmic rays as revealed by their composition, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • An Obscured, Seyfert 2-like State of the Stellar-mass Black Hole GRS 1915+105 Caused by Failed Disk Winds, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Line Emission Mapper (LEM): Probing the physics of cosmic ecosystems, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Defining the Middle Corona, 2023, Solar Physics
  • The Role of Turbulence for Heating Plasmas in Eruptive Solar Flares, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • D. Milisavljević
  • J. M. Mïller
  • Yeimy J. Rivera
  • Robert A. Fesen
  • Abderahmen Zoghbi

John C. Raymond's research has appeared in a variety of publication venues, with the highest number of papers published in:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Throughout their career, John C. Raymond has been recognized by several professional organizations. They were named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2017. In 2009, they were elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for their contributions to understanding a broad range of astrophysical processes in the solar corona, supernova remnants, X-ray binaries, and other objects. Additionally, they were named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1997.

Best Publications

  • Collisional Plasma Models with APEC/APED: Emission-Line Diagnostics of Hydrogen-like and Helium-like Ions

    Randall K. Smith;Nancy S. Brickhouse;Duane A. Liedahl;John C. Raymond

  • Soft X-ray spectrum of a hot plasma.

    John C. Raymond;Barham W. Smith

  • Radiative Bow Shock Models of Herbig-Haro Objects

    Patrick Hartigan;John Raymond;Lee Hartmann

  • The Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer for the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

    J. L. Kohl;R. Esser;L. D. Gardner;S. Habbal

  • UVCS/SOHO Empirical Determinations of Anisotropic Velocity Distributions in the Solar Corona

    J. L. Kohl;G. Noci;E. Antonucci;G. Tondello

  • First Results from the SOHO Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer

    J. L. Kohl;G. Noci;E. Antonucci;G. Tondello

  • UBVRI Light Curves of 44 Type Ia Supernovae

    Saurabh Jha;Saurabh Jha;Robert P. Kirshner;Peter Challis;Peter M. Garnavich

  • An Empirical Model of a Polar Coronal Hole at Solar Minimum

    S. R. Cranmer;J. L. Kohl;G. Noci;E. Antonucci

  • The optical emission from a fast shock wave with application to supernova remnants.

    R. A. Chevalier;R. P. Kirshner;J. C. Raymond

  • Mass-loss rates, ionization fractions, shock velocities, and magnetic fields of stellar jets

    Patrick Hartigan;Jon A. Morse;John Raymond

  • The Expansion Asymmetry and Age of the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant

    R. A. Fesen;M. C. Hammell;J. Morse;R. A. Chevalier

  • Direct Observations of the Magnetic Reconnection Site of an Eruption on 2003 November 18

    J Lin;YK Ko;L Sui;JC Raymond

  • The Expansion Asymmetry and Age of the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant

    Robert A. Fesen;Molly C. Hammell;Jon Morse;Roger A. Chevalier

  • Dynamical and Physical Properties of a Post-Coronal Mass Ejection Current Sheet

    Yuan-Kuen Ko;John C. Raymond;Jun Lin;Gareth Lawrence

  • Optical emission from a fast shock wave - The remnants of Tycho's supernova and SN 1006

    R. A. Chevalier;J. C. Raymond

  • Ultraviolet spectroscopy of the extended solar corona

    John L. Kohl;Giancarlo Noci;Steven R. Cranmer;John C. Raymond

  • The magnetic nature of disk accretion onto black holes

    Jon M. Miller;John Raymond;Andy Fabian;Danny Steeghs

  • Balmer-dominated Spectra of Nonradiative Shocks in the Cygnus Loop, RCW 86, and Tycho Supernova Remnants

    Parviz Ghavamian;Parviz Ghavamian;Parviz Ghavamian;John Raymond;R. Chris Smith;Patrick Hartigan

  • X-ray emission from cataclysmic variables with accretion disks. I - Hard X-rays. II - EUV/soft X-ray radiation

    J. Patterson;J. C. Raymond

  • Plasma Properties in Coronal Holes Derived from Measurements of Minor Ion Spectral Lines and Polarized White Light Intensity

    Ruth Esser;Silvano Fineschi;Danuta Dobrzycka;Shadia R. Habbal

Frequent Co-Authors

William P. Blair
William P. Blair Johns Hopkins University
Lee Hartmann
Lee Hartmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Knox S. Long
Knox S. Long Space Telescope Science Institute
Andrea K. Dupree
Andrea K. Dupree Harvard University
Jon M. Miller
Jon M. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John H. Black
John H. Black Chalmers University of Technology
A. C. Fabian
A. C. Fabian University of Cambridge
Angelos Vourlidas
Angelos Vourlidas Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Roger J. Davis
Roger J. Davis University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Robert P. Kirshner
Robert P. Kirshner Harvard University

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