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Richard Dekany

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California Institute of Technology

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About Richard Dekany at California Institute of Technology

Based at California Institute of Technology, Richard Dekany focuses their scholarly efforts on supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, gravitational lensing, adaptive optics, transient astronomy, stellar evolution, interstellar objects, bridging the gap between theory and practice in supernovae. A representative example of their recent contribution is the study titled "First results of an on-line adaptive optics system with atmospheric wavefront sensing by an artificial neural network", which offers critical insights into the dynamics of supernovae and gamma-ray bursts. Additional work such as "Adaptive optics experiments using sodium laser guide stars" further demonstrates their commitment to advancing knowledge in this domain.

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supernovaegamma-ray burstsgravitational lensingadaptive opticstransient astronomystellar evolutioninterstellar objects
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Total Citations164

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Publications23

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