1 Sept 2026Open access
Size, Shape, Density, and Atmospheric Limit of (50000) Quaoar Revealed from 14 years of Stellar OccultationPublisher siteThe Astrophysical Journal, Astro and Planetary Science
Active, last published 2026
In astrophysics and cosmic phenomena
Michael
Backes
Scholar“Research focused on Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena and adjacent fields.”
University of Namibia
Namibia78
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01 · About the work
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ichael Backes is a researcher working on Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena. A fuller summary will appear once they update their profile.
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Michael's work has been cited 24,624 times across 2 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
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Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena×243Cryptography and Data Security×160Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae×124Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena×98Advanced Authentication Protocols Security×88
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Affiliation on published researchUniversity of Namibia, NamibiaDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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Recent publications
10 works1 Mar 2026Open access
The second H.E.S.S. gamma-ray burst catalogue: 15 years of observations with the H.E.S.S. telescopesPublisher siteAstronomy and Astrophysics, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
25 Nov 2024Open access15cites
High-Statistics Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Electron Spectrum with H.E.S.S.Publisher sitePhysical Review Letters, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
16 Oct 2024Open access2cites
Hidden by a star: The redshift and the offset broad line of the flat-spectrum radio quasar PKS 0903–57Publisher siteAstronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
10 Sept 2024Open access
Distance estimation of gamma-ray-emitting BL Lac objects from imaging observationsPublisher siteAstronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
2 Apr 2024Open access
Unveiling extended gamma-ray emission around HESS J1813-178Publisher siteAstronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
1 Mar 2024Open access2cites
TeV flaring activity of the AGN PKS 0625–354 in November 2018Publisher siteAstronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
1 Mar 2024Open access
Evidence for <i>γ</i>-ray emission from the remnant of Kepler’s supernova based on deep H.E.S.S. observations <i>(Corrigendum)</i>Publisher siteAstronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
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