M. Serra‐Ricart
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Irkutsk State University
Papers
12
Total Citations
157
H-Index
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About
M. Serra‐Ricart is a leading astrophysicist specializing in multi-messenger astronomy, real-time optical follow-up of high-energy transients, and the development of global robotic telescope networks. Their major contributions center on the MASTER Global Robotic Net, a network of automated telescopes that provides rapid optical observations of gravitational-wave sources, gamma-ray bursts, and high-energy neutrino progenitors. Notably, Serra‐Ricart led the first optical observations of the historic gravitational-wave event GW150914, a landmark paper with 46 citations, and provided strong optical evidence for a high-energy neutrino progenitor (28 citations). Their work has been instrumental in synchronizing optical and gamma/X-ray observations of gamma-ray bursts, as well as monitoring microquasars like V404 Cygni during super-outbursts. Serra‐Ricart also contributed to the GLORIA citizen science project, enhancing public engagement in astronomy. With a portfolio of highly cited papers spanning gravitational-wave follow-ups, fast radio bursts, and near-Earth asteroid observations, their research has significantly advanced our understanding of the most energetic phenomena in the universe.
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- 3MASTER Real-Time Multi-Message Observations of High Energy Phenomena19 citations · 2022
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- 5THE GLOBAL ROBOTIC TELESCOPES INTELLIGENT ARRAY FOR E-SCIENCE (GLORIA)12 citations · 2014
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