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  • 1976 - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

W. M. Goss is affiliated with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the United States. Their research spans several fields, predominantly in physics and astronomy, with 51 publications in this area. They also have substantial work intersecting the arts and humanities and social sciences, evidencing an interdisciplinary approach with 30 and 25 publications respectively.

Their primary subfields include astronomy and astrophysics, with 48 publications, as well as history and philosophy of science, and anthropology, with 29 and 23 publications respectively. Additional subfields include nuclear and high energy physics and geography, planning, and development.

The main research topics that W. M. Goss has contributed to are:

  • History and Developments in Astronomy
  • Australian Indigenous Culture and History
  • History of Science and Natural History
  • History of Science and Medicine
  • Twentieth Century Scientific Developments
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

W. M. Goss has authored and contributed to notable recent papers, including:

  • "Detection of a Dense Group of Hypercompact Radio Sources in the Central Parsec of the Galaxy" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "A Population of Compact Radio Sources at the Galactic Center" (2020), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "The MACH Hi Absorption Survey. I. Physical Conditions of Cold Atomic Gas outside of the Galactic Plane" (2021), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Frequent co-authors in W. M. Goss's work include Claire Hooker and R. D. Ekers, each with 41 co-authored publications, followed by M. Morris with 3, Jun-Hui Zhao with 2, and Claire E. Murray with 1.

W. M. Goss has also published books, notably through Springer International Publishing. One known title is "Joe Pawsey and the Founding of Australian Radio Astronomy" released in 2023, which has attracted citations within the academic community.

Their contributions have been formally recognized, having received the Pawsey Medal from the Australian Academy of Science in 1976.

Best Publications

  • A millisecond pulsar

    D. C. Backer;Shrinivas R. Kulkarni;Carl Heiles;M. M. Davis

  • The All-Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey(AEGIS) Data Sets

    M. Davis;P. Guhathakurta;N. P. Konidaris;J. A. Newman

  • A Survey for OH(1720 MHz) Maser Emission Toward Supernova Remnants

    D. A. Frail;W. M. Goss;E. M. Reynoso;E. B. Giacani

  • Polarization Observations of 1720 MHz OH Masers toward the Three Supernova Remnants W28, W44, and IC 443

    M. J. Claussen;D. A. Frail;W. M. Goss;R. A. Gaume

  • Polarization Observations of 1720 MHz OH Masers toward the Three Supernova Remnants W28, W44, and IC443

    M. J Claussen;D. A. Frail;W. M. Goss;R. A. Gaume

  • Continuation of a survey of OH (1720 MHz) Maser Emission Towards Supernova Remnants

    A. J. Green;D. A. Frail;W. M. Goss;R. Otrupcek

  • The Simultaneous Spectrum of Sagittarius A* from 20 Centimeters to 1 Millimeter and the Nature of the Millimeter Excess

    Heino Falcke;Heino Falcke;W. M. Goss;Hiroshi Matsuo;Peter Teuben

  • A High-Resolution Radio Study of the W50-SS 433 System and the Surrounding Medium

    G. M. Dubner;G. M. Dubner;M. Holdaway;W. M. Goss;I. F. Mirabel;I. F. Mirabel

  • Detection of the Intrinsic Size of Sagittarius A* Through Closure Amplitude Imaging

    Geoffrey C. Bower;Heino Falcke;Heino Falcke;Heino Falcke;Robeson M. Herrnstein;Jun-Hui Zhao

  • The simultaneous spectrum of Sgr A* from 20cm to 1mm and the nature of the mm-excess

    Heino Falcke;W.M. Goss;Hiroshi Matsuo;Peter Teuben

  • The Intrinsic Size of Sagittarius A* from 0.35 to 6 cm

    Geoffrey C. Bower;W. M. Goss;Heino Falcke;Donald C. Backer

  • VLBA Measurement of Nine Pulsar Parallaxes

    Walter F. Brisken;John M. Benson;W. M. Goss;S. E. Thorsett

  • The Radio Lifetime of Supernova Remnants and the Distribution of Pulsar Velocities at Birth

    D. A. Frail;W. M. Goss;J. B. Z. Whiteoak

  • Very Long Baseline Array Measurement of Nine Pulsar Parallaxes

    Walter F. Brisken;John M. Benson;W. M. Goss;S. E. Thorsett

  • The Intrinsic Size of Sagittarius A* from 0.35 cm to 6 cm

    Geoffrey C. Bower;W.M. Goss;Heino Falcke;Donald C. Backer

  • SHOCK-EXCITED MASER EMISSION FROM THE SUPERNOVA REMNANT W28

    D. A. Frail;W. M. Goss;V. I. Slysh

  • Broad Radio Recombination Lines from Hypercompact H II Regions

    M. Sewilo;E. Churchwell;S. Kurtz;W. M. Goss

  • Detection of 1720 MHz Hydroxyl Masers at the Galactic Center: Evidence for Shock-excited Gas and Milligauss Fields

    F. Yusef-Zadeh;D. A. Roberts;W. M. Goss;D. A. Frail

  • The Sagittarius B2 Star-forming Region. I. Sensitive 1.3 Centimeter Continuum Observations

    R. A. Gaume;M. J. Claussen;C. G. de Pree;W. M. Goss

  • Dynamics of Ionized Gas at the Galactic Center: VLA Observations of the 3D Velocity Field and Location of the Ionized Streams in Sagittarius A West

    Jun-Hui Zhao;Mark R. Morris;W. M. Goss;Tao An

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Morris
Mark Morris University of California, Los Angeles
Dale A. Frail
Dale A. Frail National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Heino Falcke
Heino Falcke Radboud University
Geoffrey C. Bower
Geoffrey C. Bower Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
David J. Wilner
David J. Wilner Harvard University
Andrew Lyne
Andrew Lyne University of Manchester
Luis F. Rodríguez
Luis F. Rodríguez National Autonomous University of Mexico
Rob Ivison
Rob Ivison European Southern Observatory
Simon Johnston
Simon Johnston Australia Telescope National Facility
Ed Churchwell
Ed Churchwell University of Wisconsin–Madison

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