What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Quantum mechanics
- Astrophysics
- Astronomy
His main research concerns Astrophysics, Gravitational wave, LIGO, Astronomy and Binary black hole.
His study brings together the fields of General relativity and Astrophysics.
His study in Gravitational wave is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Observatory, Detector and Binary star.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Stars, Compact star, Galaxy, Gamma-ray burst and Pulsar in addition to LIGO.
As a member of one scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Binary black hole, focusing on Gravitational wave background and, on occasion, Big Bang, Cosmic background radiation and De Sitter universe.
His work on Primordial black hole as part of general Black hole research is often related to Sensitivity, thus linking different fields of science.
His most cited work include:
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger (7103 citations)
- GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral (4913 citations)
- GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence (2671 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Richard O'Shaughnessy spends much of his time researching Gravitational wave, Astrophysics, LIGO, Astronomy and Neutron star.
His work in Gravitational wave tackles topics such as Detector which are related to areas like Coalescence.
His Astrophysics and Binary black hole, Black hole, Pulsar, Gamma-ray burst and Galaxy investigations all form part of his Astrophysics research activities.
Richard O'Shaughnessy combines subjects such as General relativity, Numerical relativity, Spin-flip and Angular momentum with his study of Binary black hole.
Richard O'Shaughnessy studies LIGO, focusing on GW151226 in particular.
He has included themes like Star formation and Supernova in his Neutron star study.
He most often published in these fields:
- Gravitational wave (74.85%)
- Astrophysics (72.12%)
- LIGO (64.13%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- LIGO (64.13%)
- Gravitational wave (74.85%)
- Astrophysics (72.12%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Richard O'Shaughnessy mainly focuses on LIGO, Gravitational wave, Astrophysics, Neutron star and Binary black hole.
His research in LIGO focuses on subjects like Gamma-ray burst, which are connected to Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
His Gravitational wave study is focused on Astronomy in general.
His research on Astrophysics often connects related areas such as Amplitude.
His Neutron star research includes elements of Cosmology, Mass distribution, Equation of state and Coalescence.
Richard O'Shaughnessy has researched Binary black hole in several fields, including Numerical relativity and Angular momentum.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs (1290 citations)
- GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State (831 citations)
- Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA (582 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Quantum mechanics
- General relativity
- Astrophysics
His primary areas of study are LIGO, Astrophysics, Gravitational wave, Neutron star and Binary black hole.
He interconnects Amplitude, Spins, Cosmic string and Dark matter in the investigation of issues within LIGO.
His Astrophysics course of study focuses on General relativity and Gravitational field.
His Gravitational wave research entails a greater understanding of Astronomy.
The Neutron star study combines topics in areas such as Coalescence, Gamma-ray burst, Equation of state and LIGO Scientific Collaboration.
His research in Binary black hole intersects with topics in Redshift, Spin-½, Angular momentum and Supernova.
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