D. A. Rafferty

10.9k citations

49 papers · 2.0k · h-index 24

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Instrumentation top 2%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 42
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 38
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 22
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology 18
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 6
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 5
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 4
Nuclear and High Energy Physics 24
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 24

Co-authors: P. E. J. Nulsen (14 shared papers)B. R. McNamara (14 shared papers)M. W. Wise (12 shared papers)L. Bırzan (15 shared papers)C. L. Carilli (3 shared papers)Niruj R. Mohan (1 shared paper)H. J. A. Röttgering (18 shared papers)M. Brüggen (20 shared papers)
Journals: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (13 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (11 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (4 papers)Combustion Science and Technology (1 paper)Historia (1 paper)
Partner nations: Netherlands United States Germany

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D. A. Rafferty

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1	The Feedback‐regulated Growth of Black Holes and Bulges through Gas Accretion and Starbursts in Cluster Central Dominant Galaxies The Astrophysical Journal ·D. A. Rafferty, B. R. McNamara, P. E. J. Nulsen, M. W. Wise	2006	342
2	The heating of gas in a galaxy cluster by X-ray cavities and large-scale shock fronts Nature ·B. R. McNamara, P. E. J. Nulsen, M. W. Wise, D. A. Rafferty, C. L. Carilli, Craig L. Sarazin, E. L. Blanton	2005	269
3	The Regulation of Cooling and Star Formation in Luminous Galaxies by Active Galactic Nucleus Feedback and the Cooling‐Time/Entropy Threshold for the Onset of Star Formation The Astrophysical Journal ·D. A. Rafferty, B. R. McNamara, P. E. J. Nulsen	2008	150
4	Systematic effects in LOFAR data: A unified calibration strategy Astronomy and Astrophysics ·F. de Gasperin, Tammo Jan Dijkema, A. Drabent, M. Mevius, D. A. Rafferty, R. J. van Weeren, M. Brüggen, J. R. Callingham, K. L. Emig, G. Heald, H. T. Intema, L. K. Morabito, A. R. Offringa, Raymond Oonk, E. Orrú, H. J. A. Röttgering, J. Sabater, T. W. Shimwell, A. Shulevski, W. L. Williams	2018	115
5	The Powerful Outburst in Hercules A The Astrophysical Journal ·P. E. J. Nulsen, D. Clay Hambrick, B. R. McNamara, D. A. Rafferty, L. Bırzan, M. W. Wise, Laurence P. David	2005	83
6	PyBDSF: Python Blob Detection and Source Finder Astrophysics Source Code Library ·Niruj R. Mohan, D. A. Rafferty	2015	79
7	The duty cycle of radio-mode feedback in complete samples of clusters Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·L. Bırzan, D. A. Rafferty, P. E. J. Nulsen, B. R. McNamara, H. J. A. Röttgering, M. W. Wise, R. Mittal	2012	68
8	The Starburst in the Abell 1835 Cluster Central Galaxy: A Case Study of Galaxy Formation Regulated by an Outburst from a Supermassive Black Hole The Astrophysical Journal ·B. R. McNamara, D. A. Rafferty, L. Bırzan, James F. Steiner, M. W. Wise, P. E. J. Nulsen, C. L. Carilli, Russell E. Ryan, Mangala Sharma	2006	64
9	Identifications and photometric redshifts of the 2 Ms Chandra deep field-south sources MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) ·Bin Luo, W. N. Brandt, Yongquan Xue, M. Brusa, D. M. Alexander, F. E. Bauer, A. Comastri, Anton M. Koekemoer, Bret Lehmer, V. Mainieri, D. A. Rafferty, Donald P. Schneider, J. D. Silverman, C. Vignali	2010	61
10	SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE GROWTH IN STARBURST GALAXIES OVER COSMIC TIME: CONSTRAINTS FROM THE DEEPESTCHANDRAFIELDS The Astrophysical Journal ·D. A. Rafferty, W. N. Brandt, D. M. Alexander, Yongquan Xue, F. E. Bauer, Bret Lehmer, Bin Luo, Casey Papovich	2011	58
11	Constraining the Nature of X‐Ray Cavities in Clusters and Galaxies The Astrophysical Journal ·Steven Diehl, Hui Li, Chris L. Fryer, D. A. Rafferty	2008	55
12	Conduction and the Star Formation Threshold in Brightest Cluster Galaxies The Astrophysical Journal ·G. Mark Voit, K. W. Cavagnolo, Megan Donahue, D. A. Rafferty, B. R. McNamara, P. E. J. Nulsen	2008	53
13	LOFAR discovery of an ultra-steep radio halo and giant head–tail radio galaxy in Abell 1132 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·A. Wilber, M. Brüggen, A. Bonafede, F. Savini, T. W. Shimwell, R. J. van Weeren, D. A. Rafferty, A. P. Mechev, H. T. Intema, Felipe Andrade-Santos, A. O. Clarke, E. K. Mahony, R. Morganti, I. Prandoni, G. Brunetti, H. J. A. Röttgering, S. Mandal, F. de Gasperin, M. Hoeft	2017	50
14	A LOFAR study of non-merging massive galaxy clusters Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·F. Savini, A. Bonafede, M. Brüggen, D. A. Rafferty, T. W. Shimwell, A. Botteon, G. Brunetti, H. T. Intema, A. Wilber, R. Cassano, F. Vazza, R. J. van Weeren, V. Cuciti, F. de Gasperin, H. J. A. Röttgering, Martin W. Sommer, L. Bırzan, A. Drabent	2019	47
15	A POWERFUL AGN OUTBURST IN RBS 797 The Astrophysical Journal ·K. W. Cavagnolo, B. R. McNamara, M. W. Wise, P. E. J. Nulsen, M. Brüggen, Myriam Gitti, D. A. Rafferty	2011	43
16	The effect of the ionosphere on ultra-low-frequency radio-interferometric observations Astronomy and Astrophysics ·F. de Gasperin, M. Mevius, D. A. Rafferty, H. T. Intema, R. A. Fallows	2018	42
17	First evidence of diffuse ultra-steep-spectrum radio emission surrounding the cool core of a cluster Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·F. Savini, A. Bonafede, M. Brüggen, R. J. van Weeren, G. Brunetti, H. T. Intema, A. Botteon, T. W. Shimwell, A. Wilber, D. A. Rafferty, S. Giacintucci, R. Cassano, V. Cuciti, F. de Gasperin, H. J. A. Röttgering, M. Hoeft, G. J. White	2018	36
18	Radio observations of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 520 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·D. N. Hoang, T. W. Shimwell, R. J. van Weeren, G. Brunetti, H. J. A. Röttgering, Felipe Andrade-Santos, A. Botteon, M. Brüggen, R. Cassano, A. Drabent, F. de Gasperin, M. Hoeft, H. T. Intema, D. A. Rafferty, A. Shweta, Andra Stroe	2018	32
19	LOFAR observations of X-ray cavity systems Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·L. Bırzan, D. A. Rafferty, M. Brüggen, A. Botteon, G. Brunetti, V. Cuciti, A. C. Edge, R. Morganti, H. J. A. Röttgering, T. W. Shimwell	2020	32
20	The Faint Afterglow and Host Galaxy of the Short-Hard GRB 060121 The Astrophysical Journal ·A. J. Levan, N. R. Tanvir, A. S. Fruchter, E. Rol, J. P. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth, G. G. Williams, E. Bergeron, D. Bersier, Michael Bremer, T. Grav, P. Jakobsson, K. Nilsson, Edward W. Olszewski, R. S. Priddey, D. A. Rafferty, James E. Rhoads	2006	32

About D. A. Rafferty

D. A. Rafferty is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Anthropology, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 49 papers that have together received 2.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (38 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (24 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (22 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (18 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (6 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (5 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (4 papers) and Classical Antiquity Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.9k citations), Instrumentation (309 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (867 citations), Aerospace Engineering (59 citations) and Computational Mechanics (37 citations). D. A. Rafferty has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include P. E. J. Nulsen, B. R. McNamara, M. W. Wise, L. Bırzan, C. L. Carilli, Niruj R. Mohan, H. J. A. Röttgering, M. Brüggen, E. L. Blanton and Craig L. Sarazin. Their work appears in journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Combustion Science and Technology and Historia.

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