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R. S. Foster
Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publications - 15
Citations - 2634
R. S. Foster is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neutron star & Pulsar. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 15 publications receiving 1925 citations. Previous affiliations of R. S. Foster include United States Naval Research Laboratory & Performance Technologies, Incorporated.
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X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) on Board Suzaku
Katsuji Koyama,Hiroshi Tsunemi,Tadayasu Dotani,Mark W. Bautz,Kiyoshi Hayashida,Takeshi Go Tsuru,Hironori Matsumoto,Yoshiaki Ogawara,George R. Ricker,John P. Doty,Steven E. Kissel,R. S. Foster,Hiroshi Nakajima,Hiroya Yamaguchi,Hideyuki Mori,Masaaki Sakano,Kenji Hamaguchi,Mamiko Nishiuchi,Emi Miyata,Ken'ichi Torii,M. Namiki,Satoru Katsuda,Daisuke Matsuura,Tomofumi Miyauchi,Naohisa Anabuki,Noriaki Tawa,Masanobu Ozaki,Hiroshi Murakami,Yoshitomo Maeda,Yoshinori Ichikawa,Gregory Y. Prigozhin,E. Boughan,Beverly LaMarr,Eric D. Miller,Barry E. Burke,J. A. Gregory,Allen D. Pillsbury,Aya Bamba,Junko S. Hiraga,Atsushi Senda,Haruyoshi Katayama,Shunji Kitamoto,Masahiro Tsujimoto,Takayoshi Kohmura,Yohko Tsuboi,Hisamitsu Awaki +45 more
TL;DR: The XIS is an X-ray imaging spectrometer system, consisting of state-of-the-art charge-coupled devices (CCDs) optimized for Xray detection, camera bodies, and control electronics as mentioned in this paper.
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PSR J0030+0451 Mass and Radius from NICER Data and Implications for the Properties of Neutron Star Matter
M. C. Miller,Frederick K. Lamb,Alexander J. Dittmann,Slavko Bogdanov,Zaven Arzoumanian,Keith C. Gendreau,Sebastien Guillot,Alice K. Harding,Wynn C. G. Ho,Wynn C. G. Ho,James M. Lattimer,Renee M. Ludlam,Simin Mahmoodifar,Simin Mahmoodifar,Sharon M. Morsink,Paul S. Ray,Tod E. Strohmayer,K. S. Wood,Teruaki Enoto,R. S. Foster,Takashi Okajima,Gregory Y. Prigozhin,Yang Soong +22 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the mass and radius of the isolated 205.53 Hz millisecond pulsar PSR J0030+0451 were estimated using a Bayesian inference approach to analyze its energy-dependent thermal X-ray waveform, which was observed using the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER).
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PSR J0030+0451 Mass and Radius from NICER Data and Implications for the Properties of Neutron Star Matter
M. C. Miller,Frederick K. Lamb,Alexander J. Dittmann,Slavko Bogdanov,Zaven Arzoumanian,Keith C. Gendreau,Sebastien Guillot,Alice K. Harding,Wynn C. G. Ho,Wynn C. G. Ho,James M. Lattimer,Renee M. Ludlam,Simin Mahmoodifar,Simin Mahmoodifar,Sharon M. Morsink,Paul S. Ray,Tod E. Strohmayer,K. S. Wood,Teruaki Enoto,R. S. Foster,Takashi Okajima,Gregory Y. Prigozhin,Yang Soong +22 more
TL;DR: In this article, the mass and radius of the isolated 205.53 Hz millisecond pulsar PSR J0030+0451 were estimated using a Bayesian inference approach to analyze its energy-dependent thermal X-ray waveform.
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A programmable 36-mhz digital filter bank for radio science
TL;DR: In this article, the Harris HSP 43168 Finite-Impulse Response (FIR) filter bank was used to detect weak signals in a background of noise and the search for narrow-band radio emissions from extraterrestrial civilizations.
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Discovery of Correlated Behavior Between the HXR and the Radio Bands in Cygnus X-3
Michael L. McCollough,C. R. Robinson,S. N. Zhang,B. A. Harmon,Robert M. Hjellming,E. B. Waltman,R. S. Foster,Frank D. Ghigo,Michael S. Briggs,Geoffrey N. Pendleton,K. J. Johnston +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a long-term study of the unusual X-ray binary Cyg X-3 was performed and the discovery of a remarkable relationship between these two wavelength bands was made.