500 citations · 3k across the 24 of their papers we have counts for
24 papers
Developing a New Generation of Integrated Micro-Spec Far Infrared Spectrometers for the EXperiment for Cryogenic Large-Aperture Intensity Mapping (EXCLAIM)
Carolyn G. Volpert, Emily M. Barrentine, Mona Mirzaei +21
The current state of far-infrared astronomy drives the need to develop compact, sensitive spectrometers for future space and ground-based instruments. Here we present details of th…
The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning
Jane Rigby, Marshall Perrin, Michael McElwain +623
This paper characterizes the actual science performance of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), as determined from the six month commissioning period. We summarize the performanc…
A multi-wavelength analysis of a collection of short-duration GRBs observed between 2012-2015
S. B. Pandey, Y. Hu, A. J. Castro-Tirado +71
We investigate the prompt emission and the afterglow properties of short duration gamma-ray burst (sGRB) 130603B and another eight sGRB events during 2012-2015, observed by several…
ALMA and RATIR observations of GRB131030A
Kuiyun Huang, Yuji Urata, Satoko Takahashi +22
We report on the first open-use based Atacama Large Millimeter/submm Array (ALMA) 345-GHz observation for the late afterglow phase of GRB131030A. The ALMA observation constrained a…
Design Overview of the DM Radio Pathfinder Experiment
Maximiliano Silva-Feaver, Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Hsiao-Mei Cho +12
We introduce the DM Radio, a dual search for axion and hidden photon dark matter using a tunable superconducting lumped-element resonator. We discuss the prototype DM Radio Pathfin…
The Quiescent Intracluster Medium in the Core of the Perseus Cluster
Hitomi Collaboration, Felix Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu +213
Clusters of galaxies are the most massive gravitationally-bound objects in the Universe and are still forming. They are thus important probes of cosmological parameters and a host…
Happy Birthday Swift: Ultra-long GRB141121A and its broad-band Afterglow
A. Cucchiara, P. Veres, A. Corsi +27
We present our extensive observational campaign on the Swift-discovered GRB141121A, al- most ten years after its launch. Our observations covers radio through X-rays, and extends f…
The central engine of GRB 130831A and the energy breakdown of a relativistic explosion
M. De Pasquale, S. R. Oates, J. L. Racusin +37
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous explosions in the universe, yet the nature and physical properties of their energy sources are far from understood. Very important clu…
A detailed study of the optical attenuation of gamma-ray bursts in the Swift era
O. M. Littlejohns, N. R. Butler, A. Cucchiara +16
We present optical and near-infrared (NIR) photometry of 28 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected by the \textit{Swift} satellite and rapidly observed by the Reionization and Transients…
Identifying high-redshift GRBs with RATIR
O. M. Littlejohns, N. R. Butler, A. Cucchiara +16
We present a template fitting algorithm for determining photometric redshifts, , of candidate high-redshift gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Using afterglow photometry, obtai…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Cosmological parameters from three seasons of data
Jonathan L. Sievers, Renée A. Hlozek, Michael R. Nolta +90
We present constraints on cosmological and astrophysical parameters from high-resolution microwave background maps at 148 GHz and 218 GHz made by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (A…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Data Characterization and Map Making
Rolando Dünner, Matthew Hasselfield, Tobias A. Marriage +71
We present a description of the data reduction and mapmaking pipeline used for the 2008 observing season of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT). The data presented here at 148 GH…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Cosmology from Galaxy Clusters Detected via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect
Neelima Sehgal, Hy Trac, Viviana Acquaviva +66
We present constraints on cosmological parameters based on a sample of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected galaxy clusters detected in a millimeter-wave survey by the Atacama Cosmology Tel…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Sunyaev Zel'dovich Selected Galaxy Clusters at 148 GHz in the 2008 Survey
T. A. Marriage, V. Acquaviva, P. A. R. Ade +68
We report on twenty-three clusters detected blindly as Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) decrements in a 148 GHz, 455 square-degree map of the southern sky made with data from the Atacama Co…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Cosmological Parameters from the 2008 Power Spectra
J. Dunkley, R. Hlozek, J. Sievers +64
We present cosmological parameters derived from the angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation observed at 148 GHz and 218 GHz over 296 deg^2 with th…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Calibration with WMAP Using Cross-Correlations
Amir Hajian, Viviana Acquaviva, Peter A. R. Ade +64
We present a new calibration method based on cross-correlations with WMAP and apply it to data from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT). ACT's observing strategy and map making p…
Overview of EXIST mission science and implementation
J. Grindlay, N. Gehrels, J. Bloom +14
The Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey Telescope (EXIST) is designed to i) use the birth of stellar mass black holes, as revealed by cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), as probes of the ve…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: The Receiver and Instrumentation
D. S. Swetz, P. A. R. Ade, M. Amiri +38
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope was designed to measure small-scale anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background and detect galaxy clusters through the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Extragalactic Sources at 148 GHz in the 2008 Survey
T. A. Marriage, J. B. Juin, Y. -T. Lin +66
We report on extragalactic sources detected in a 455 square-degree map of the southern sky made with data at a frequency of 148 GHz from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope 2008 observ…
Herschel-SPIRE spectroscopy of the DR21 molecular cloud core
Glenn J. White, A. Abergel, L. Spencer +47
We present far-infrared spectra and maps of the DR21 molecular cloud core between 196 and 671 microns, using the Herschel-SPIRE spectrometer. Nineteen molecular lines originating f…
Revealing the First Stellar and Supermassive Black Holes to EXIST
J. Grindlay, J. Bloom, P. Coppi +8
The epochs of origin of the first stars and galaxies, and subsequent growth of the first supermassive black holes, are among the most fundamental questions. Observations of the hig…
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Measurement of the 600< ell <8000 Cosmic Microwave Background Power Spectrum at 148 GHz
J. W. Fowler, V. Acquaviva, P. A. R. Ade +69
We present a measurement of the angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation observed at 148 GHz. The measurement uses maps with 1.4' angular resolutio…
A New Era in Extragalactic Background Light Measurements: The Cosmic History of Accretion, Nucleosynthesis and Reionization
Asantha Cooray, Alexandre Amblard, Charles Beichman +52
(Brief Summary) What is the total radiative content of the Universe since the epoch of recombination? The extragalactic background light (EBL) spectrum captures the redshifted ener…
Joint Efficient Dark-energy Investigation (JEDI): a Candidate Implementation of the NASA-DOE Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM)
Arlin Crotts, Peter Garnavich, William Priedhorsky +15
JEDI will probe dark energy in three independent ways by measuring the expansion history of the universe: (1) using type Ia supernovae as cosmological standard candles over a range…