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Richard J. Wainscoat is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with notable contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist has produced numerous publications with a strong emphasis on gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, astro and planetary science, and studies relating to stellar, planetary, and galactic phenomena. Their work also covers astrophysical phenomena and observations, astronomy and astrophysical research, planetary science and exploration, and research into pulsars and gravitational waves.

Richard J. Wainscoat has co-authored extensively with several researchers, among them are K. C. Chambers, E. A. Magnier, Thomas de Boer, M. E. Huber, and Hua Gao.

They have published frequently in a variety of academic venues including:

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

Recent significant papers include:

  • Pan-STARRS Photometric and Astrometric Calibration, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Pan-STARRS Pixel Processing: Detrending, Warping, Stacking, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • The Pan-STARRS Data-processing System, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Pan-STARRS Pixel Analysis: Source Detection and Characterization, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: Photo-ionization of Dense, Close-in Circumstellar Material in a Nearby Type II Supernova, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Best Publications

  • THE Pan-STARRS1 PHOTOMETRIC SYSTEM

    J. L. Tonry;C. W. Stubbs;K. R. Lykke;P. Doherty

  • A kilonova as the electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source

    S. J. Smartt;T.-W. Chen;A. Jerkstrand;M. Coughlin

  • 23 High Redshift Supernovae from the IfA Deep Survey: Doubling the SN Sample at z>0.7

    Brian J. Barris;John Tonry;Stephane Blondin;Peter Challis

  • A Three-dimensional Map of Milky Way Dust

    Gregory M. Green;Edward F. Schlafly;Douglas P. Finkbeiner;Hans-Walter Rix

  • Twenty-Three High-Redshift Supernovae from the Institute for Astronomy Deep Survey: Doubling the Supernova Sample at z > 0.7 * **

    Brian J. Barris;John L. Tonry;Stéphane Blondin;Peter Challis

  • Galactic reddening in 3D from stellar photometry – an improved map

    Gregory M. Green;Edward F. Schlafly;Douglas Finkbeiner;Hans-Walter Rix

  • Cosmological Constraints from Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae discovered during the first 1.5 years of the Pan-STARRS1 Survey

    A. Rest;D. Scolnic;R. J. Foley;M. E. Huber

  • The Pan-STARRS1 Database and Data Products

    H. A. Flewelling;E. A. Magnier;K. C. Chambers;J. N. Heasley

  • Super-luminous Type Ic Supernovae: Catching a Magnetar by the Tail

    C. Inserra;S.J. Smartt;A. Jerkstrand;S. Valenti

  • Photometric Calibration of the First 1.5 Years of the Pan-STARRS1 Survey

    E. F. Schlafly;Douglas Finkbeiner;M. Juric;E. A. Magnier

  • Ultra-bright optical transients are linked with type Ic supernovae

    A. Pastorello;S. J. Smartt;M. T. Botticella;K. Maguire

  • A systematic search for changing-look quasars in SDSS

    Chelsea L. MacLeod;Nicholas P. Ross;Andy Lawrence;Mike Goad

  • A brief visit from a red and extremely elongated interstellar asteroid

    Karen J. Meech;Robert Weryk;Marco Micheli;Jan T. Kleyna

  • Cosmological Constraints from Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae Discovered During the First 1.5 Yr of the Pan-STARRS1 Survey

    Armin Wolfgang Rest;D. Scolnic;R. J. Foley;R. J. Foley;M. E. Huber

  • Physical Properties of 15 Quasars at z ≳ 6.5

    C. Mazzucchelli;Eduardo Bañados;Eduardo Bañados;B. P. Venemans;R. Decarli

  • The Extremely Red, Young L Dwarf PSO J318.5338-22.8603: A Free-floating Planetary-mass Analog to Directly Imaged Young Gas-giant Planets

    Michael C. Liu;Eugene A. Magnier;Niall R. Deacon;Katelyn N. Allers

  • Hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae and long-duration gamma-ray bursts have similar host galaxies

    R. Lunnan;R. Chornock;E. Berger;T. Laskar

  • Absolute magnitudes and slope parameters for 250,000 asteroids observed by Pan-STARRS PS1 – Preliminary results

    Peter Vereš;Peter Vereš;Robert Jedicke;Alan Fitzsimmons;Larry Denneau

  • The Ursa Major Cluster of Galaxies. I. Cluster Definition and Photometric Data

    R. Brent Tully;Marc A.W. Verheijen;Michael J. Pierce;Jia-Sheng Huang

  • Sagittarius II, Draco II and Laevens 3: three new Milky Way satellites discovered in the Pan-STARRS 1 3pi Survey

    Benjamin P. M. Laevens;Nicolas F. Martin;Edouard J. Bernard;Edward F. Schlafly

Frequent Co-Authors

K. C. Chambers
K. C. Chambers University of Hawaii at Manoa
Nigel Metcalfe
Nigel Metcalfe Durham University
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ryan Chornock
Ryan Chornock Northwestern University
Nick Kaiser
Nick Kaiser University of Hawaii at Manoa
Edo Berger
Edo Berger Harvard University
Robert P. Kirshner
Robert P. Kirshner Harvard University
P. A. Price
P. A. Price University of Hawaii at Manoa
Christopher W. Stubbs
Christopher W. Stubbs Harvard University
Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess Johns Hopkins University

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