Prof. Dr. Stefan Funk Departament of Physics s.funk@fau.dehttps://www.physik.nat.fau.de/ Research Projects X-ray and optical phase contrast imaging Dosimetry and advanced photo detectors Phase-contrast imaging of bio-medical materials Eye-lens dosimeter Current projects Current projects Third Generation Gravitational Wave Telescope (Third Party Funds Single) Term: 1. July 2020 - 30. June 2023Funding source: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) →More information Recent publications Recent publications 2022 Abdollahi, S., Acero, F., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R.,... Zaharijas, G. (2022). Incremental Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 260(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac6751 Addazi, A., Alvarez-Muniz, J., Alves Batista, R., Amelino-Camelia, G., Antonelli, V., Arzano, M.,... Zornoza, J.D. (2022). Quantum gravity phenomenology at the dawn of the multi-messenger era—A review. Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ppnp.2022.103948 Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F.A., Anguener, E.O., Ashkar, H., Backes, M., Baghmanyan, V.,... Zywucka, N. (2022). Time-resolved hadronic particle acceleration in the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi. Science, 376(6588), 77-+. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abn0567 Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F.A., Angüner, E.O., Ashkar, H., Backes, M., Martins, V.B.,... Zywucka, N. (2022). Evidence for γ-ray emission from the remnant of Kepleras supernova based on deep H.E.S.S. observations. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 662. https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243096 Ajello, M., Atwood, W.B., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Bastieri, D.,... Zaharijas, G. (2022). A gamma-ray pulsar timing array constrains the nanohertz gravitational wave background. Science, 376(6592), 521-+. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abm3231 Ajello, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Bastieri, D., Gonzalez, J.B., Bellazzini, R.,... Zaharijas, G. (2022). The Fourth Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope: Data Release 3. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 263(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365 Akstaller, B., Schreiner, S., Dietrich, L., Rauch, C., Schuster, M., Ludwig, V.,... Funk, S. (2022). X-ray Dark-Field Imaging for Improved Contrast in Historical Handwritten Literature. Journal of Imaging, 8(9). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8090226 Alnussirat, S., Altomare, C., Bose, R.G., Braun, D., Buckley, J.H., Buhler, J.D.,... Zober, W.V. (2022). The Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope: Simulation of the Instrument Performance for Gamma-Ray Detection. In Proceedings of Science. Berlin, DE: Sissa Medialab Srl. Buckley, J.H., Alnussirat, S., Altomare, C., Bose, R.G., Braun, D., Buhler, J.D.,... Zober, W.V. (2022). The Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope (APT) Project Status. In Proceedings of Science. Virtual, Berlin, DEU: Sissa Medialab Srl. Chibueze, J.O., Caleb, M., Spitler, L., Ashkar, H., Schussler, F., Stappers, B.W.,... Zywucka, N. (2022). A MeerKAT, e-MERLIN, HESS, and Swift search for persistent and transient emission associated with three localized FRBs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 515(1), 1365-1379. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac1601 Hughes, Z., Alnussirat, S., Altomare, C., Bose, R.G., Braun, D., Buckley, J.H.,... Zober, W.V. (2022). Characterization of a prototype imaging calorimeter for the Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope from an Antarctic balloon flight and CERN beam test. In Proceedings of Science. Virtual, Berlin, DEU: Sissa Medialab Srl. Karl, S., Zmija, A., Richter, S., Vogel, N., Malyshev, D., Zink, A.,... Funk, S. (2022). Comparing different approaches for stellar intensity interferometry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(2), 1722-1729. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac489 Wolf, A., Akstaller, B., Cipiccia, S., Flenner, S., Hagemann, J., Ludwig, V.,... Funk, S. (2022). Single-exposure X-ray phase imaging microscopy with a grating interferometer. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 29, 794-806. https://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S160057752200193X Zmija, A., Vogel, N., Anton, G., Malyshev, D., Michel, T., Zink, A., & Funk, S. (2022). Optical intensity interferometry lab tests in preparation of stellar diameter measurements at IACTs at GHz photon rates. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 509(3), 3113-3118. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3058 2021 Adams, C.B., Alfaro, R., Ambrosi, G., Ambrosio, M., Aramo, C., Arlen, T.,... Zink, A. (2021). Detection of the Crab Nebula with the 9.7 m prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope. Astroparticle Physics, 128. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2021.102562 Ajello, M., Atwood, W.B., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M.G.,... Zaharijas, G. (2021). High-energy emission from a magnetar giant flare in the Sculptor galaxy. Nature Astronomy. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-01287-8 Ajello, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R.,... Zrake, J. (2021). Gamma Rays from Fast Black-hole Winds. Astrophysical Journal, 921(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac1bb2 Ajello, M., Baldini, L., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Berretta, A., Bissaldi, E.,... Zaharijas, G. (2021). First Fermi-LAT Solar Flare Catalog. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 252(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/abd32e Ajello, M., Baldini, L., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Berretta, A., Bissaldi, E.,... Zaharijas, G. (2021). Erratum: First fermi-LAT solar flare catalog (Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series (2021) 252 (13) DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/abd32e). Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 256(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac2155 Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Bastieri, D., Becerra Gonzalez, J., Bellazzini, R., Berretta, A.,... Zaharijas, G. (2021). Catalog of Long-term Transient Sources in the First 10 yr of Fermi-LAT Data. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 256(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac072a Koddenberg, T., Greving, I., Hagemann, J., Flenner, S., Krause, A., Laipple, D.,... Nopens, M. (2021). Three-dimensional imaging of xylem at cell wall level through near field nano holotomography. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83885-8 Schreiner, S., Akstaller, B., Dietrich, L., Meyer, P., Neumayer, P., Schuster, M.,... Funk, S. (2021). Noise reduction for single-shot grating-based phase-contrast imaging at an x-ray backlighter. Journal of Imaging, 7(9). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jimaging7090178 Taylor, A.M., Aharonian, F., Romoli, C., Khangulyan, D., Ruiz-Velasco, E., Schüssler, F.,... Page, K. (2021). Revealing x-ray and gamma ray temporal and spectral similarities in the GRB 190829A afterglow. Science, 372(6546), 1081-1085. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abe8560 2020 Abdalla, H., Adam, R., Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F.A., Anguner, E.O., Arakawa, M.,... Cerruti, M. (2020). Very high energy gamma-ray emission from two blazars of unknown redshift and upper limits on their distance. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494(4), 5590-5602. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa999 Abdalla, H., Adam, R., Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F.A., Anguner, E.O., Arakawa, M.,... Smith, P.S. (2020). HESS detection of very high-energy gamma-ray emission from the quasar PKS 0736+017. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 633. https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935906 Abdalla, H., Adam, R., Aharonian, F., Benkhali, F.A., Anguner, E.O., Arakawa, M.,... Bordas, P. (2020). HESS and Fermi-LAT observations of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 during its 2014 and 2017 periastron passages. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 633. https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936621 Abdollahi, S., Acero, F., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Atwood, W.B., Axelsson, M.,... Zaharijas, G. (2020). Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 247(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ab6bcb Ajello, M., Angioni, R., Axelsson, M., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Bastieri, D.,... Yassine, M. (2020). The Fourth Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope. Astrophysical Journal, 892(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab791e Ajello, M., Arimoto, M., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Bastieri, D.,... De Pasquale, M. (2020). Fermi and Swift Observations of GRB 190114C: Tracing the Evolution of High-energy Emission from Prompt to Afterglow. Astrophysical Journal, 890(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab5b05 Fiuza, F., Swadling, G.F., Grassi, A., Rinderknecht, H.G., Higginson, D.P., Ryutov, D.D.,... Park, H.-S. (2020). Electron acceleration in laboratory-produced turbulent collisionless shocks. Nature Physics. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41567-020-0919-4 Principe, G., Mitchell, A.M.W., Caroff, S., Hinton, J.A., Parsons, R.D., & Funk, S. (2020). Energy dependent morphology of the pulsar wind nebula HESSJ1825-137 with Fermi-LAT. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 640. https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038375 Seifert, M., Weule, M., Cipiccia, S., Flenner, S., Hagemann, J., Ludwig, V.,... Akstaller, B. (2020). Evaluation of the Weighted Mean X-ray Energy for an Imaging System Via Propagation-Based Phase-Contrast Imaging. Journal of Imaging, 6(7). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jimaging6070063 Wolf, A., Schuster, M., Ludwig, V., Anton, G., & Funk, S. (2020). Maximum likelihood reconstruction for grating-based X-ray microscopy. Optics Express, 28(9), 13553-13568. https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.380940 Zmija, A., Deiml, P., Malyshev, D., Zink, A., Anton, G., Michel, T., & Funk, S. (2020). LED as laboratory test source for astronomical intensity interferometry. Optics Express, 28(4), 5248-5256. https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.28.005248 Related Research Fields Imaging Sensors & Robotics Contact:Email: s.funk@fau.deWeb site: https://www.physik.nat.fau.de/
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