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T. A. Thompson

Physics and Astronomy · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 2000

Publications

299

Citations

256

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
AI-generated

T. A. Thompson's work centers on time-domain astronomy—the study of objects in the sky that change brightness over time, such as supernovae (exploding stars), novae, cataclysmic variables, and other transient events. Much of the output involves discovery reports and survey data from projects like ASAS-SN (All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae) and related catalogs of variable stars, alongside occasional in-depth studies of specific objects like binary star systems and gamma-ray emission. This research relies heavily on wide-field sky surveys to detect and characterize short-lived astronomical events.

Time-domain astronomy and transient detectionSupernovae and novaeVariable star surveys (ASAS-SN)Compact object binariesGamma-ray and high-energy astrophysics

Publication output was high around 2017-2018 but has declined sharply and become sparse in the last five years, with only a few outputs per year recently.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently
2017: 95 publications95172018: 43 publications182019: 27 publications192020: 13 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 1 publication2223242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
  • Investigating the <i>γ</i> -Ray Emission from Explosive Dispersal Outflows with Fermi-LAT

    The Astrophysical Journal · 2026

  • The HST Ultraviolet Spectrum of V723 Mon: Additional Evidence of a Stellar Companion

    arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025

  • The Galactic Nova Rate: Estimates from the ASAS-SN and Gaia Surveys

    The Astrophysical Journal · 2022

  • A search for non-interacting compact object binaries with APOGEE and ASAS-SN

    American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts · 2021

  • Citizen ASAS-SN Discovery of a Likely RCB Variable ASASSN-V J024731.89+635437.9

    The astronomer's telegram · 2021

  • ASASSN-21ml: Discovery of an Extreme (Delta g > 10 mag) L-Dwarf Flare

    The astronomer's telegram · 2021

  • ASASSN-21sa: A Deep Dimming Event

    The astronomer's telegram · 2021

  • ASASSN-20ls: Discovery of A Probable Low-Redshift Supernova in TESS

    The astronomer's telegram · 2020

  • VizieR Online Data Catalog: NUV to NIR photometry of type IIP ASASSN-16at (Bose+, 2019)

    VizieR Online Data Catalog · 2020

  • ASAS-SN Discovery of an Unusually Luminous Cataclysmic Variable Candidate Undergoing a Dimming Episode

    The astronomer's telegram · 2020

  • ASAS-SN Discovery of ASASSN-20mg, a Likely Bright Microlensing Event in the Galactic Disk

    The astronomer's telegram · 2020

  • Discovery of 9 ASAS-SN Supernova Candidates, Including 3 in the TESS Field of View

    The astronomer's telegram · 2020

  • ASASSN-20ni: Discovery of a Likely Classical Nova in the Small Magellanic Cloud

    The astronomer's telegram · 2020

  • VizieR Online Data Catalog: ASAS-SN catalog of variable stars (Jayasinghe+, 2018-2020)

    VizieR Online Data Catalog · 2020

  • ASAS-SN Discovery of an Unusual Cataclysmic Variable (ASASSN-20jo)

    The astronomer's telegram · 2020

Publishes in
  • The astronomer's telegram×113
  • ATel×69
  • VizieR Online Data Catalog×5
  • yCat×5
  • The Astrophysical Journal×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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