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Richard Walters

Astronomy

California Institute of Technology

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About Richard Walters at California Institute of Technology

Based at California Institute of Technology, Richard Walters focuses their scholarly efforts on gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, tidal disruption events, high-energy astrophysics, cosmic transients, neutrino astronomy, stellar explosions, astrophysical phenomena, bridging the gap between theory and practice in gamma-ray bursts. A representative example of their recent contribution is the study titled "Frontiers in the infrared spectroscopy of gas phase metal ion complexes", which offers critical insights into the dynamics of gamma-ray bursts and supernovae. Additional work such as "Infrared Spectroscopy of Ni<sup>+</sup>(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>)<i><sub>n</sub></i> Complexes:  Evidence for Intracluster Cyclization Reactions" further demonstrates their commitment to advancing knowledge in this domain.

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gamma-ray burstssupernovaetidal disruption eventshigh-energy astrophysicscosmic transientsneutrino astronomystellar explosionsastrophysical phenomena
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Total Citations724

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Publications22

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h-index12

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i10-index12

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