W. Tucker

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

W. Tucker is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Tucker has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 8 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 5 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in W. Tucker's work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (16 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (14 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (8 papers). W. Tucker is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (16 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (14 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (8 papers). W. Tucker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Italy. W. Tucker's co-authors include W. Forman, C. Jones, Maxim Markevitch, Anthony H. Gonzalez, A. Vikhlinin, S. S. Murray, L. P. David, Douglas Clowe, Marijn Franx and C. P. Stern and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Reports on Progress in Physics and Scientific American.

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W. Tucker

22 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Direct Constraints on the Dark Matter Self‐Interaction Cross Section from the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657−56

2004 497 citations Maxim Markevitch, Anthony H. Gonzalez et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Highlights and discoveries from theChandraX-ray Observatory 2014 ·Reports on Progress in Physics ·H. Tananbaum, Martin C. Weisskopf, W. Tucker, B. J. Wilkes, P. D. Edmonds	22
2	Direct Constraints on the Dark Matter Self‐Interaction Cross Section from the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657−56 breakdown → 2004 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Maxim Markevitch, Anthony H. Gonzalez, Douglas Clowe, A. Vikhlinin, W. Forman, C. Jones, S. S. Murray, W. Tucker	497
3	A Textbook Example of a Bow Shock in the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657-56 2002 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Maxim Markevitch, Anthony H. Gonzalez, L. P. David, A. Vikhlinin, S. S. Murray, W. Forman, C. Jones, W. Tucker	359
4	[ITAL]Chandra[/ITAL] X-Ray Detection of the Radio Hot Spots of 3C 295 2000 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·D. E. Harris, P. E. J. Nulsen, T. J. Ponman, M. Bautz, R. A. Cameron, L. P. David, Rich Donnelly, W. Forman, L. Grego, M. J. Hardcastle, J. P. Henry, C. Jones, J. P. Leahy, Maxim Markevitch, A. R. Martel, B. R. McNamara, P. Mazzotta, W. Tucker, S. Virani, J. M. Vrtilek	52
5	1E 0657−56: A Contender for the Hottest Known Cluster of Galaxies 1998 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·W. Tucker, P. R. Blanco, (unknown), L. P. David, Daniel G. Fabricant, E. Falco, W. Forman, Alan Dressler, M. Ramella	63
6	X‐Ray Emission from the Fornax Cluster 1997 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Jones, C. P. Stern, W. Forman, (unknown), L. P. David, W. Tucker, Marijn Franx	69
7	The Unusual Galaxy J2310−43: An Active Nucleus without Optical Emission Lines and without a Substantial Optical Continuum 1997 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·H. Tananbaum, W. Tucker, Andrea Prestwich, R. A. Remillard	10
8	Models of hot galactic coronae around early-type galaxies 1994 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·W. Forman, C. Jones, W. Tucker	14
9	Observations and evolution of hot coronae around early type galaxies 1990 ·Advances in Space Research ·W. Forman, C. Jones, L. P. David, W. Tucker	1
10	Book-Review - the Cosmic Inquirers - Modern Telescopes and Their Makers 1986 ·Scientific American ·W. Tucker, (unknown), P. Morrison	26
11	Hot coronae around early-type galaxies 1985 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·W. Forman, C. Jones, W. Tucker	228
12	Cluster of galaxies as a probe of the intergalactic medium 1984 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·W. Forman, C. Jones, W. Tucker	9
13	The mass of Tycho's supernova remnant as determined from a high-resolution X-ray map 1983 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·F. D. Seward, P. Gorenstein, W. Tucker	21
14	Clusters of Galaxies as a Probe of the Intercluster Medium 1982 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·W. Forman, C. Jones, W. Tucker	0
15	X-ray emission from compact groups of galaxies 1980 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·D. A. Schwartz, J. Schwarz, W. Tucker	18
16	A luminosity-temperature relation for cluster X-ray sources 1979 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·P. Henry, W. Tucker	6
17	Structure of the X-ray source in the Virgo cluster of galaxies 1977 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·P. Gorenstein, Daniel G. Fabricant, K. Topka, W. Tucker, Jr. Harnden F. R.	7
18	Observational constraints on the models for Cygnus X-3 1977 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·D. R. Parsignault, J. E. Grindlay, H. Gursky, W. Tucker	9
19	Detection of X-ray emission from 3C 120 1977 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·H. W. Schnopper, A. Epstein, J. P. Delvaille, W. Tucker, R. Doxsey, G. Jernigan	8
20	X-Ray Observations of NGC 5128 (centaurus a) from UHURU 1973 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·W. Tucker, E. Kellogg, H. Gursky, R. Giacconi, (unknown)	15

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