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92
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46817
World Ranking
2075
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1063

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Panofsky Prize, American Physical Society

Overview

W. B. Atwood is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their primary research contributions lie within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with 14 publications spanning several subfields such as Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The research topics covered by Atwood include:

  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications

Atwood has co-authored several papers with frequent collaborators including M. Ajello, L. Baldini, G. Barbiellini, D. Bastieri, and R. Bellazzini. These collaborations span across multiple research projects and publications.

Recent publications include:

  • "Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog," 2020, published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "High-energy emission from a magnetar giant flare in the Sculptor galaxy," 2021, published in Nature Astronomy
  • "A gamma-ray pulsar timing array constrains the nanohertz gravitational wave background," 2022, published in Science

These publications reflect the scientist's focus on high-energy astrophysics, gamma-ray phenomena, and pulsar timing arrays related to gravitational wave research.

Atwood's work has appeared in notable scientific venues such as The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Nature Astronomy, and Science, each representing important platforms within the astronomy and physics communities.

In 2012, W. B. Atwood was awarded the Panofsky Prize by the American Physical Society, recognizing contributions within the physics discipline.

Best Publications

  • The Large Area Telescope on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Mission

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

  • FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE FIRST SOURCE CATALOG

    A.A. Abdo;A.A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort

  • Fermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog

    P. L. Nolan;A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello

  • Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog Data Release 2

    J. Ballet;T.H. Burnett;S.W. Digel;B. Lott

  • Searching for dark matter annihilation from Milky Way dwarf spheroidal galaxies with six years of Fermi Large Area Telescope data

    M. Ackermann;A. Albert;B. Anderson;W. B. Atwood

  • Parity non-conservation in inelastic electron scattering

    C.Y. Prescott;W.B. Atwood;R.L.A. Cottrell;H. DeStaebler

  • The second catalog of active galactic nuclei detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort;E. Antolini;E. Antolini

  • Fermi-LAT observations of the diffuse γ-ray emission: implications for cosmic rays and the interstellar medium

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. B. Atwood;L. Baldini

  • The spectrum of isotropic diffuse gamma-ray emission between 100 MeV and 820 GeV

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;A. Albert

  • Measurement of Separate Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron Spectra with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

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

  • The Third Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. Atwood;L. Baldini

  • Fermi/Large Area Telescope bright gamma-ray source list

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

  • A limit on the variation of the speed of light arising from quantum gravity effects

    A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano

  • Spectrum of the Isotropic Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission Derived from First-Year Fermi Large Area Telescope Data

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

  • Constraining Dark Matter Models from a Combined Analysis of Milky Way Satellites with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

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

  • The fermi large area telescope on orbit: Event classification, instrument response functions, and calibration

    Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Albert;A. Allafort

  • Fermi Observations of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from GRB 080916C

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;L. Baldini;J. Ballet

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

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

  • Further measurements of parity non-conservation in inelastic electron scattering☆

    C.Y. Prescott;W.B. Atwood;R.L.A. Cottrell;H. DeStaebler

  • Searches for new particles in $Z$ decays using the ALEPH detector

    D. Decamp;A.S. Thompson;G. Zito;G. Capon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jie Zhang
Jie Zhang East China University of Science and Technology

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