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Simon Johnston is affiliated with the Australia Telescope National Facility in Australia. Their research spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography, Geophysics, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Simon Johnston has contributed to numerous papers, often publishing in prominent venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Simon Johnston are:

  • Science with the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The High Time Resolution Universe Pulsar Survey - I. System configuration and initial discoveries, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The Third Fermi Large Area Telescope Catalog of Gamma-Ray Pulsars, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Accurate Determination of the Neutron Skin Thickness of Pb-208 through Parity-Violation in Electron Scattering, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Precision Determination of the Neutral Weak Form Factor of Ca-48, 2022, Physical Review Letters

Simon Johnston collaborates frequently with other researchers. Some of the most frequent co-authors include:

  • M. Bailes
  • A. Karastergiou
  • M. Krämer
  • M. J. Keith
  • P. Weltevrede

Best Publications

  • A population of fast radio bursts at cosmological distances.

    D. Thornton;D. Thornton;B. Stappers;M. Bailes;M. Bailes;B. Barsdell;B. Barsdell

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

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

  • The First Fermi Large Area Telescope Catalog of Gamma-ray Pulsars

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;W. B. Atwood

  • Discovery of the Binary Pulsar PSR B1259-63 in Very-High-Energy Gamma Rays around Periastron with H.E.S.S

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;K.-M. Aye;A. R. Bazer-Bachi

  • The Australia Telescope Compact Array Broadband Backend (CABB)

    Warwick E. Wilson;R.H. Ferris;P. Axtens;A. Brown

  • PSR 1259-63 : a binary radio pulsar with a Be star companion

    Simon Johnston;R. N. Manchester;A. G. Lyne;M. Bailes

  • A radio pulsar with an 8.5-second period that challenges emission models

    Matthew D. T. Young;Richard N. Manchester;Simon Johnston

  • Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of the Crab Pulsar and Nebula

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. B. Atwood

  • The Australia Telescope Compact Array Broad-band Backend: description and first results

    Warwick E. Wilson;R. H. Ferris;P. Axtens;A. Brown

  • Science with ASKAP: The Australian square-kilometre-array pathfinder

    S. johnston;R. Taylor;M. Bailes;N. Bartel

  • The High Time Resolution Universe Pulsar Survey – I. System configuration and initial discoveries

    M. J. Keith;A. Jameson;W. van Straten;M. Bailes

  • Science with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder

    Simon Johnston;Matthew Bailes;Norbert Bartel;Carlton Baugh

  • A real-time fast radio burst: polarization detection and multiwavelength follow-up

    E. Petroff;E. Petroff;M. Bailes;E. D. Barr;B. R. Barsdell

  • A high-frequency survey of the southern Galactic plane for pulsars

    Simon Johnston;A. G. Lyne;R. N. Manchester;D. A. Kniffen

  • Precise Gamma-Ray Timing and Radio Observations of 17 Fermi Gamma-Ray Pulsars

    P. S. Ray;M. Kerr;D. Parent;A. A. Abdo

  • A Population of Gamma-Ray Millisecond Pulsars Seen with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    A.A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;W. B. Atwood

  • Science with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP)

    Simon Johnston;Ilana J. Feain;Neeraj Gupta

  • Five new fast radio bursts from the HTRU high-latitude survey at Parkes: First evidence for two-component bursts

    D. J. Champion;E. Petroff;E. Petroff;M. Kramer;M. Kramer;M. J. Keith

  • Australian SKA Pathfinder: A High-Dynamic Range Wide-Field of View Survey Telescope

    D.R. DeBoer;R.G. Gough;J.D. Bunton;T.J. Cornwell

  • The host galaxy of a fast radio burst

    E. F. Keane;E. F. Keane;S. Johnston;S. Bhandari;S. Bhandari;E. Barr

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Matthew Bailes
Matthew Bailes Swinburne University of Technology
Fernando Camilo
Fernando Camilo South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
W. van Straten
W. van Straten Auckland University of Technology
Roger W. Romani
Roger W. Romani Stanford University
Scott M. Ransom
Scott M. Ransom National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Andrew Lyne
Andrew Lyne University of Manchester
Andrea Possenti
Andrea Possenti National Institute for Astrophysics
Bryan Gaensler
Bryan Gaensler University of California, Santa Cruz
Paulo C. C. Freire
Paulo C. C. Freire Max Planck Society

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