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Stefan J. Wijnholds is affiliated with the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The scientist's main areas of study and topics include Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Antenna Design and Optimization, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements, and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations.

Stefan J. Wijnholds has contributed to a notable number of scientific papers, including the following recent ones:

  • "Chromatic periodic activity down to 120 megahertz in a fast radio burst," 2021, Nature
  • "Apertif: Phased array feeds for the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope. System overview and performance characteristics," 2022, The Caltech Institute Archives (California Institute of Technology)
  • "Repeating fast radio bursts with WSRT/Apertif," 2020, Wiardi Beckman Foundation (Wiardi Beckman Foundation)
  • "A bright, high rotation-measure FRB that skewers the M33 halo," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "First release of Apertif imaging survey data," 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Frequent co-authors in their research publications include:

  • W. J. G. de Blok
  • Tom Oosterloo
  • J. van Leeuwen
  • Elizabeth A. K. Adams
  • B. Adebahr

The common venues where Stefan J. Wijnholds publishes their work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems
  • 2022 3rd URSI Atlantic and Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting (AT-AP-RASC)

Best Publications

  • LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray

    M. P. van Haarlem;M. W. Wise;M. W. Wise;A. W. Gunst;George Heald

  • LOFAR: The LOw-Frequency ARray

    M. P. van Haarlem;M. W. Wise;A. W. Gunst;G. Heald

  • Upper limits on the 21 cm Epoch of Reionization power spectrum from one night with LOFAR

    A.H. Patil;S. Yatawatta;L.V.E. Koopmans;A.G. de Bruyn

  • Observing pulsars and fast transients with LOFAR

    B. W. Stappers;J. W. T. Hessels;J. W. T. Hessels;A. Alexov;K. Anderson

  • Upper limits on the 21-cm Epoch of Reionization power spectrum from one night with LOFAR

    A.H. Patil;S. Yatawatta;L.V.E. Koopmans;A.G. de Bruyn

  • Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope

    P. Schellart;A. Nelles;S. Buitink;A. Corstanje

  • A large light-mass component of cosmic rays at 10 17 –10 17.5 electronvolts from radio observations

    S. Buitink;S. Buitink;A. Corstanje;H. Falcke;J. R. Hörandel

  • Calibrating high-precision Faraday rotation measurements for LOFAR and the next generation of low-frequency radio telescopes

    C. Sotomayor-Beltran;C. Sobey;J. W. T. Hessels;G. De Bruyn

  • The LOFAR Multifrequency Snapshot Sky Survey (MSSS) I. Survey description and first results

    G. H. Heald;R. F. Pizzo;E. Orrú;R. P. Breton

  • The LOFAR pilot surveys for pulsars and fast radio transients

    Thijs Coenen;Joeri van Leeuwen;Jason W T Hessels;Benjamin W Stappers

  • EMBRACE: A Multi-Beam 20,000-Element Radio Astronomical Phased Array Antenna Demonstrator

    G W Kant;P D Patel;S J Wijnholds;M Ruiter

  • The LOFAR Multifrequency Snapshot Sky Survey (MSSS) - I. Survey description and first results

    G.H. Heald;R.F. Pizzo;E. Orrú;R.P. Breton

  • Calibrating High-Precision Faraday Rotation Measurements for LOFAR and the Next Generation of Low-Frequency Radio Telescopes

    C. Sotomayor-Beltran;C. Sobey;J. W. T. Hessels;G. de Bruyn

  • Multisource Self-Calibration for Sensor Arrays

    S.J. Wijnholds;A.-J. van der Veen

  • The LOFAR radio environment

    A. R. Offringa;A. R. Offringa;A. G. De Bruyn;A. G. De Bruyn;S. Zaroubi;G. Van Diepen

  • Calibration challenges for future radio telescopes

    S. Wijnholds;S. van der Tol;R. Nijboer;A.-J. van der Veen

  • Fast gain calibration in radio astronomy using alternating direction implicit methods: Analysis and applications

    Stefano Salvini;Stefan J. Wijnholds

  • Calibration Challenges for Future Radio Telescopes

    Stefan J. Wijnholds;Sebastiaan van der Tol;Ronald Nijboer;Alle-Jan van der Veen

  • Medicina array demonstrator: calibration and radiation pattern characterization using a UAV-mounted radio-frequency source

    G. Pupillo;G. Naldi;G. Bianchi;A. Mattana

  • LOFAR MSSS: detection of a low-frequency radio transient in 400 h of monitoring of the North Celestial Pole

    A J Stewart;A J Stewart;R P Fender;R P Fender;J W Broderick;J W Broderick;J W Broderick;T E Hassall;T E Hassall

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. Bentum
Mark J. Bentum Eindhoven University of Technology

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