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Michael E Zucker

Michael E Zucker

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Physics

D-Index
120
Citations
98736
World Ranking
795
National Ranking
431

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For development of fundamental techniques and practical instrumentation for interferometric gravitational wave detection and for leadership in LIGO during the transition from laboratoryscale to kilometerscale devices

Overview

Michael E Zucker is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with specific focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Geophysics and Sensor Technology
  • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Advanced Frequency and Time Standards

Michael E Zucker has contributed to a number of publications, frequently appearing in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Classical and Quantum Gravity

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Zucker include:

  • "Frequency-Dependent Squeezing for Advanced LIGO," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Characterizing gravitational wave detector networks: from A to cosmic explorer," 2024, Classical and Quantum Gravity
  • "Cosmic Explorer: A Submission to the NSF MPSAC ngGW Subcommittee," 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Characterizing Gravitational Wave Detector Networks: From A to Cosmic Explorer," 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "3G R&D: R&D for the Next Generation of Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Michael E Zucker collaborates frequently with several co-authors including B. S. Sathyaprakash, D. H. Shoemaker, J. R. Smith, L. Barsotti, and D. E. McClelland.

In 2008, Zucker was awarded the Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) honor. The citation recognized development of fundamental techniques and practical instrumentation for interferometric gravitational wave detection as well as leadership in LIGO during its transition from laboratory scale to kilometer scale devices.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

    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

  • A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

  • Binary Black Hole Population Properties Inferred from the First and Second Observing Runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

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
Roman Schnabel
Roman Schnabel Universität Hamburg

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