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Svetlana G. Jorstad

Svetlana G. Jorstad

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Physics

D-Index
97
Citations
44840
World Ranking
1790
National Ranking
936

Overview

Svetlana G. Jorstad is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and specializes in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Geophysics.

Their research topics prominently cover Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers, and Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies.

Jorstad has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Magnetic Field Structure near The Event Horizon (2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring (2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • Gravitational Test beyond the First Post-Newtonian Order with the Shadow of the M87 Black Hole (2020, Physical Review Letters)
  • Constraints on black-hole charges with the 2017 EHT observations of M87* (2021, Physical Review D)
  • Polarized x-rays constrain the disk-jet geometry in the black hole x-ray binary Cygnus X-1 (2022, Science)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Alan P. Marscher, Ioannis Liodakis, I. Agudo, Fiamma Capitanio, and N. Bucciantini.

Publication venues where they have contributed regularly include arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Best Publications

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. The Shadow and Mass of the Central Black Hole

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Physical Origin of the Asymmetric Ring

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF FERMI BRIGHT BLAZARS

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;I. Agudo;M. Ajello

  • POLARIMETRIC OBSERVATIONS OF 15 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI AT HIGH FREQUENCIES: JET KINEMATICS FROM BIMONTHLY MONITORING WITH THE VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY

    Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;Matthew L. Lister;Alastair M. Stirling;Alastair M. Stirling

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. II. Array and Instrumentation

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. III. Data Processing and Calibration

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • The inner jet of an active galactic nucleus as revealed by a radio-to-γ-ray outburst

    Alan P. Marscher;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Francesca D. D'Arcangelo;Paul S. Smith

  • Probing the Inner Jet of the Quasar PKS 1510?089 with Multi-Waveband Monitoring During Strong Gamma-Ray Activity

    Alan P. Marscher;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Valeri M. Larionov;Valeri M. Larionov;Margo F. Aller

  • Multi-Epoch VLBA Observations of EGRET-Detected Quasars and BL Lac Objects: Superluminal Motion of Gamma-Ray Bright Blazars

    Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;John R. Mattox;Ann E. Wehrle

  • Multiepoch Very Long Baseline Array Observations of EGRET-detected Quasars and BL Lacertae Objects: Superluminal Motion of Gamma-Ray Bright Blazars

    Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;John R. Mattox;John R. Mattox;Ann E. Wehrle

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Magnetic Field Structure near the Event Horizon

    Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Juan Carlos Algaba;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • Observational evidence for the accretion-disk origin for a radio jet in an active galaxy

    Alan P. Marscher;Svetiana G. Jorstad;Svetiana G. Jorstad;Josá Luis Gómez;Margo F. Aller

  • Location of gamma-ray Flare Emission in the Jet of the BL Lacertae Object OJ287 more than 14pc from the Central Engine

    Ivan Agudo;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;Valeri M. Larionov

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring

    Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Juan Carlos Algaba;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • Multi-Epoch VLBA Observations of EGRET-Detected Quasars and BL Lac Objects: Connection between Superluminal Ejections and Gamma-Ray Flares in Blazars

    Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;John R. Mattox;Margo F. Aller

  • Multiepoch Very Long Baseline Array Observations of EGRET-detected Quasars and BL Lacertae Objects: Connection between Superluminal Ejections and Gamma-Ray Flares in Blazars

    Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;John R. Mattox;John R. Mattox;Margo F. Aller

  • FLARING BEHAVIOR OF THE QUASAR 3C 454.3 ACROSS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

    Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;Valeri M. Larionov;Valeri M. Larionov;Iván Agudo

  • Location of γ-ray Flare Emission in the Jet of the BL Lacertae Object OJ287 More than 14 pc from the Central Engine

    Iván Agudo;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;Valeri M. Larionov;Valeri M. Larionov

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan P. Marscher
Alan P. Marscher Boston University
Valeri M. Larionov
Valeri M. Larionov Saint Petersburg State University
Mark Gurwell
Mark Gurwell Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Anne Lähteenmäki
Anne Lähteenmäki Aalto University
Merja Tornikoski
Merja Tornikoski Aalto University
Paul S. Smith
Paul S. Smith University of Arizona
Yuri Y. Kovalev
Yuri Y. Kovalev Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Hugh D. Aller
Hugh D. Aller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
M. Villata
M. Villata National Institute for Astrophysics
Margo F. Aller
Margo F. Aller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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