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Robert E. Butler

Physics and Astronomy · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsAstronomy and Astrophysical Research

Publications

39

Citations

3,116

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

40

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
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Robert E. Butler works in observational astrophysics, focusing on the search for the light (electromagnetic) signals produced by cosmic events that also generate gravitational waves, such as mergers of neutron stars and black holes. Much of this work involves using wide-field telescope instruments like the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) to rapidly scan the sky and identify optical counterparts after gravitational wave detectors like LIGO and Virgo report an event. The research is highly collaborative, contributing observations and data catalogs to large multi-institution efforts.

Gravitational wave electromagnetic counterpartsNeutron star and black hole mergersOptical telescope follow-up (DECam)Kilonovae and transient astronomyMulti-messenger astrophysics

Publication activity has been uneven, with peaks tied to major gravitational-wave detection campaigns (2017 and 2020) and relatively few outputs in the most recent years, averaging under one paper per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently
2017: 10 publications10172018: 1 publication18192020: 8 publications202021: 2 publications21222023: 2 publications232024: 1 publication242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×8
  • GRB Coordinates Network×5
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters×3
  • The Astrophysical Journal×2
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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