D. C. Backer

7.0k citations

93 papers · 3.4k indexed · h-index 36

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 2%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in ⓘ

Astronomy and Astrophysics 84
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 52
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology 28
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 26
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 12
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 9
Nuclear and High Energy Physics 26
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 23

Co-authors: Geoffrey C. Bower (16 shared papers)Roger S. Foster (5 shared papers)H. Falcke (9 shared papers)Andrew H. Jaffe (1 shared paper)M. C. H. Wright (15 shared papers)Aaron R. Parsons (7 shared papers)J. M. Cordes (5 shared papers)I. Cognard (6 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (48 papers)Nature (10 papers)The Astronomical Journal (4 papers)Science (2 papers)New Astronomy Reviews (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Germany Australia

In The Last Decade

D. C. Backer

89 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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1	Constructing a pulsar timing array The Astrophysical Journal ·Roger S. Foster, D. C. Backer	1990	276
2	THE PRECISION ARRAY FOR PROBING THE EPOCH OF RE-IONIZATION: EIGHT STATION RESULTS The Astronomical Journal ·Aaron R. Parsons, D. C. Backer, Griffin Foster, M. C. H. Wright, Richard F. Bradley, Nicole E. Gugliucci, Chaitali Parashare, Erin E. Benoit, James Aguirre, Daniel Jacobs, C. L. Carilli, D. Herne, M. J. Lynch, Jason Manley, D. Werthimer	2010	262
3	Gravitational Waves Probe the Coalescence Rate of Massive Black Hole Binaries The Astrophysical Journal ·Andrew H. Jaffe, D. C. Backer	2003	260
4	Interferometric Detection of Linear Polarization from Sagittarius A* at 230 GHz The Astrophysical Journal ·Geoffrey C. Bower, M. C. H. Wright, H. Falcke, D. C. Backer	2003	159
5	Detection of the Intrinsic Size of Sagittarius A* Through Closure Amplitude Imaging Science ·Geoffrey C. Bower, H. Falcke, Robeson M. Herrnstein, Jun‐Hui Zhao, W. M. Goss, D. C. Backer	2004	109
6	Pulsar Fluctuation Spectra and the Generalized Drifting-Subpulse Phenomenon The Astrophysical Journal ·D. C. Backer	1973	90
7	Peculiar Pulse Burst in PSR 1237 + 25 Nature ·D. C. Backer	1970	80
8	The Intrinsic Size of Sagittarius A* from 0.35 to 6 cm The Astrophysical Journal ·Geoffrey C. Bower, W. M. Goss, H. Falcke, D. C. Backer, Yoram Lithwick	2006	75
9	The Spectrum and Variability of Circular Polarization in Sagittarius A* from 1.4 to 15 GHz The Astrophysical Journal ·Geoffrey C. Bower, H. Falcke, R. J. Sault, D. C. Backer	2002	70
10	The Characteristics of Millisecond Pulsar Emission. III. From Low to High Frequencies The Astrophysical Journal ·M. Krämer, Christoph Lange, D. R. Lorimer, D. C. Backer, K. M. Xilouris, A. Jessner, R. Wielebinski	1999	70
11	The Magnetar XTE J1810−197: Variations in Torque, Radio Flux Density, and Pulse Profile Morphology The Astrophysical Journal ·F. Camilo, I. Cognard, S. M. Ransom, J. P. Halpern, J. E. Reynolds, Neil T. Zimmerman, E. V. Gotthelf, D. J. Helfand, Paul Demorest, G. Theureau, D. C. Backer	2007	66
12	Masses, Parallax, and Relativistic Timing of the PSR J1713+0747 Binary System The Astrophysical Journal ·Eric M. Splaver, David J. Nice, I. H. Stairs, A. N. Lommen, D. C. Backer	2005	66
13	Pulsars as tools for fundamental physics & astrophysics New Astronomy Reviews ·J. M. Cordes, M. Krämer, T. Joseph W. Lazio, B. W. Stappers, D. C. Backer, S. Johnston	2004	64
14	Pulsar average wave forms and hollow-cone beam models The Astrophysical Journal ·D. C. Backer	1976	60
15	Detection of Circular Polarization in the Galactic Center Black Hole Candidate Sagittarius A* The Astrophysical Journal ·Geoffrey C. Bower, H. Falcke, D. C. Backer	1999	59
16	Small-scale structure and position of Sagittarius A() from VLBI at 3 millimeter wavelength The Astrophysical Journal* ·A. E. E. Rogers, Sheperd S. Doeleman, M. C. H. Wright, Geoffrey C. Bower, D. C. Backer, Stephen Padin, J. A. Philips, D. T. Emerson, Lincoln J. Greenhill, J. M. Moran, K. I. Kellermann	1994	53
17	A Microglitch in the Millisecond Pulsar PSR B1821-24 in M28 The Astrophysical Journal ·I. Cognard, D. C. Backer	2004	53
18	CALIBRATION OF LOW-FREQUENCY, WIDE-FIELD RADIO INTERFEROMETERS USING DELAY/DELAY-RATE FILTERING The Astronomical Journal ·Aaron R. Parsons, D. C. Backer	2009	51
19	The Rotation Measure and 3.5 Millimeter Polarization of Sagittarius A* The Astrophysical Journal ·Jean‐Pierre Macquart, Geoffrey C. Bower, M. C. H. Wright, D. C. Backer, H. Falcke	2006	50
20	Millisecond pulsars: a decade of surprise A. S. Fruchter, M. Tavani, D. C. Backer	1995	48

About D. C. Backer

D. C. Backer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography, Geophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 93 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (52 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (28 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (26 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (23 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (14 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (12 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (11 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.3k citations), Oceanography (447 citations), Geophysics (362 citations) and Instrumentation (49 citations). D. C. Backer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Geoffrey C. Bower, Roger S. Foster, H. Falcke, Andrew H. Jaffe, M. C. H. Wright, Aaron R. Parsons, J. M. Cordes, I. Cognard, W. M. Goss and J. M. Moran. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Nature, The Astronomical Journal, Science and New Astronomy Reviews.

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