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D. C. Backer

186

Works

3,169

Citations

28

h-index

37

i10-index

Research Topics

Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Affiliations

Bryn Mawr College2008–2008

University of British Columbia Hospital2004–2004

United States Naval Research Laboratory1993–1993

Berkeley College1999–2009

Cornell University1970–1970

Top Works

A millisecond pulsar

D. C. Backer,S. R. Kulkarni,et al.

1982726 citations

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

The discovery of a millisecond pulsar in the globular cluster M28

A. G. Lyne,A. Brinklow,et al.

1987202 citations

Strong-field tests of gravity using pulsars and black holes

M. Krämer,D. C. Backer,et al.

2004188 citations

An Eccentric Binary Millisecond Pulsar in the Galactic Plane

D. J. Champion,S. M. Ransom,et al.

2008181 citations

Pulsar Timing and General Relativity

D. C. Backer,Ronald W. Hellings

1986162 citations

The Allen Telescope Array: The First Widefield, Panchromatic, Snapshot Radio Camera for Radio Astronomy and SETI

Jack Welch,D. C. Backer,et al.

2009132 citations

Discovery of a nuclear counterjet in NGC 1275: A new way to probe the parsec-scale environment

R. C. Vermeulen,A. C. S. Readhead,et al.

1994110 citations

<i>Chandra X‐Ray Observatory</i>Observations of the Globular Cluster M28 and Its Millisecond Pulsar PSR B1821−24

W. Becker,Douglas A. Swartz,et al.

200397 citations

A second companion of the millisecond pulsar 1620 – 26

D. C. Backer,Roger S. Foster,et al.

199395 citations