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W. van Straten is affiliated with the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. Their research is situated primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Oceanography, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Aerospace Engineering.

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

  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • GNSS positioning and interference

W. van Straten has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in several key venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

Frequent collaborators in W. van Straten's research include M. Bailes, R. M. Shannon, M. Krämer, N. D. R. Bhat, and M. J. Keith. These coauthors have contributed to numerous joint publications reflecting overlapping research interests in astronomy and astrophysics.

Selected recent papers by W. van Straten illustrate their focus and scope of research:

  • "Upper bounds on the low-frequency stochastic gravitational wave background from pulsar timing observations: Current limits and future prospects," 2024, published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "The High Time Resolution Universe Pulsar Survey - I. System configuration and initial discoveries," 2024, published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "Timing stability of millisecond pulsars and prospects for gravitational-wave detection," 2024, published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "The Swinburne intermediate-latitude pulsar survey," 2024, published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "The MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array: first data release," 2022, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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

  • PSRCHIVE and PSRFITS: An Open Approach to Radio Pulsar Data Storage and Analysis

    Aidan W. Hotan;W. van Straten;R.N. Manchester

  • The International Pulsar Timing Array project: using pulsars as a gravitational wave detector

    G. Hobbs;A. Archibald;Z. Arzoumanian;D. Backer

  • FRBCAT: The Fast Radio Burst Catalogue

    E. Petroff;E. D. Barr;A. Jameson;E. F. Keane

  • The Parkes Pulsar Timing Array Project

    R. N. Manchester;G. Hobbs;M. Bailes;W. A. Coles

  • Pulsar rotation measures and the large-scale structure of Galactic magnetic field

    J.L. Han;R.N. Manchester;A.G. Lyne;G.J. Qiao

  • PULSAR ROTATION MEASURES AND THE LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE OF THE GALACTIC MAGNETIC FIELD

    Jinlin Lin Han;Richard N. Manchester;Andrew G. Lyne;Guo Jun Qiao

  • Gravitational waves from binary supermassive black holes missing in pulsar observations

    R.M. Shannon;R.M. Shannon;V. Ravi;L.T. Lentati;P.D. Lasky

  • The International Pulsar Timing Array: First Data Release

    Joris Verbiest;Joris Verbiest;L. Lentati;G. Hobbs;R. van Haasteren

  • Upper bounds on the low-frequency stochastic gravitational wave background from pulsar timing observations: current limits and future prospects

    Fredrick A. Jenet;George B. Hobbs;W. van Straten;Richard N. Manchester

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

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

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

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

  • Timing analysis for 20 millisecond pulsars in the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array

    D. J. Reardon;D. J. Reardon;G. Hobbs;W. Coles;Y. Levin

  • 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

  • Precision Timing of PSR J0437–4715: An Accurate Pulsar Distance, a High Pulsar Mass, and a Limit on the Variation of Newton's Gravitational Constant

    Joris P. W. Verbiest;Joris P. W. Verbiest;Matthew Bailes;W. van Straten;George B. Hobbs

  • The host galaxy of a fast radio burst

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

  • DSPSR: Digital Signal Processing Software for Pulsar Astronomy

    W. van Straten;M. Bailes

  • Measurement and correction of variations in interstellar dispersion in high-precision pulsar timing

    M. J. Keith;W. Coles;R. M. Shannon;G. B. Hobbs

  • Spectral properties of 441 radio pulsars

    F. Jankowski;F. Jankowski;W. van Straten;W. van Straten;W. van Straten;E. F. Keane;E. F. Keane;M. Bailes;M. Bailes

  • A test of general relativity from the three-dimensional orbital geometry of a binary pulsar

    W. van Straten;M. Bailes;M. C. Britton;S. R. Kulkarni

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Bailes
Matthew Bailes Swinburne University of Technology
Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Simon Johnston
Simon Johnston Australia Telescope National Facility
Richard N. Manchester
Richard N. Manchester Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
George Hobbs
George Hobbs Australia Telescope National Facility
Andrea Possenti
Andrea Possenti National Institute for Astrophysics
Ben Stappers
Ben Stappers University of Manchester
Fernando Camilo
Fernando Camilo South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
Maura McLaughlin
Maura McLaughlin West Virginia University
David J. Thornton
David J. Thornton Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research

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