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H. Gursky

HG

84

Publications

6.7K

Citations

40

H-Index

1962

Active since

Affiliations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Current)

United States Naval Research Laboratory

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

Harvard College Observatory

H. Gursky is an author at Massachusetts Institute of Technology specializing in engineering, synchrotron radiation, and astrophysics.

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EngineeringSynchrotron RadiationAstrophysicsX-ray SpectroscopyPhysicsX-ray ImagingPhotometryNatural SciencesCosmic RaySpace Engineering

Publications per year

1962–2009

84

Publications

84

Evidence for x Rays From Sources Outside the Solar System

R. Giacconi, H. Gursky, F. R. Paolini et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1962 · 793 citations

Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes, History Of Science, Experimental Nuclear Physics +14

The Einstein /HEAO 2/ X-ray Observatory

R. Giacconi, G. Branduardi, U. G. Briel et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1979 · 432 citations

Discovery of a Periodic Pulsating Binary X-Ray Source in Hercules from UHURU

H. Tananbaum, H. Gursky, E. Kellogg et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1972 · 379 citations · Full text

X-ray Spectroscopy, Engineering, Astrostatistics +17

Discovery of Periodic X-Ray Pulsations in Centaurus X-3 from UHURU

R. Giacconi, H. Gursky, E. Kellogg et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1971 · 317 citations

Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes, Periodic X-ray Pulsations, Pulse Rate Changes +12

The potential for plasma diagnostics from stellar extreme-ultraviolet observations

U. Feldman, P. Mandelbaum, J. F. Seely et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 1992 · 291 citations

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