Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

    1. Survival Analysis of the Brightness Temperatures of Blazar Emission Regions at 43 GHz observed with the VLBA

      Weaver, Z.R.
      (In Prep.)

    2. Rapid Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in the Relativistic Jet of BL Lacertae

      Jorstad, S.G., Marscher, A.P., …, Weaver, Z.R., et al.
      Nature, 609, 265, 2022

    3. Parsec-Scale Kinematics of Gamma-Ray Blazars at 43 GHz within the VLBA-BU-BLAZAR Program: 2013-2018

      Weaver, Z.R., Jorstad, S.G., Marscher, A.P., et al.
      ApJS 260, 12 (ArXiv: 2202.12290) 2022

    4. Emission Line Variability during a Nonthermal Outburst in the Gamma-Ray Bright Quasar 1156+295

      Hallum, M.K., Jorstad, S.G., …, Weaver, Z.R., et al.
      ApJ 926, 180 (ArXiv: 2202.00061) 2022

    5. New Jet Feature in the Parsec-Scale Jet of the Blazar OJ 287 Connected to the 2017 TeV Flaring Activity

      Lico, R., Casadio, C., …, Weaver, Z.R., et al.
      A&A 658, L10 (ArXiv: 2202.02523) 2022

    6. Radio and Gamma-Ray Activity in the Jet of the Blazar S5 0716+714

      Kim, D.W., Kravchenko, E.V., …, Weaver, Z.R., et al.
      ApJ 925, 64 (ArXiv: 2111.03006) 2022

    7. Investigation of the Correlation Patterns and the Compton Dominance Variability of Mrk 421 in 2017

      MAGIC Collaboration: Acciari, V.A., Ansoldi, S., …, Weaver, Z.R., et al.
      A&A 655, A89 (ArXiv: 2106.05516) 2021

    8. The Complex Variability of Blazars: Time-Scales and Periodicity Analysis in S4 0954+65 

      Raiteri, C.M., Villata, M., …, Weaver, Z.R., et al.
      MNRAS 504, 5629 (ArXiv: 2104.15005) 2021

    9. The Jet Collimation Profile at High Resolution in BL Lacertae 

      Casadio, C., MacDonald, N.R., …, Weaver, Z.R., et al.
      A&A 649, 153 (ArXiv: 2102.08952) 2021

    10. GRB 191016A: A Long Gamma-Ray Burst Detected by TESS 

      Smith, K.L., Ridden-Harper, R., …, Weaver, Z.R., et al.
      ApJ 911, 43 (ArXiv: 2102.11295) 2021

    11. H.E.S.S. and MAGIC Observations of a Sudden Cessation of a Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Flare in PKS 1510-089 in May 2016

      H.E.S.S. Collaboration, Abdalla, H., Adam, R., … , & Weaver, Z.R.
      A&A 648, A23 (ArXiv: 2012.10254) 2021

    12. VHE Gamma-Ray Detection of FSRQ QSO B1420+326 and Modeling of its Enhanced Broadband State in 2020 

      MAGIC Collaboration: Acciari, V.A., Ansoldi, S., …, Weaver, Z.R., et al.
      A&A 647, A123 (ArXiv: 2012.11380) 2021

    13. Two Flares with One Shock: The Interesting Case of 3C 454.3

      Liodakis, I., Blinov, D., …, & Weaver, Z.R. 
      ApJ 902, 61 (ArXiv: 2008.08603) 2020

    14. Multiwavelength Variability of BL Lacertae Measured with High Time Resolution

      Weaver, Z.R., Wiliamson, K.E., Jorstad, S.G., et al.
      ApJ 900, 2 (ArXiv: 2007.07999) 2020

    15. Multiwavelength Behaviour of the Blazar 3C 279: Decade-Long Study from Gamma-Ray to Radio

      Larionov, V.M., Jorstad, S.G., …, Weaver, Z.R.,, et al.
      MNRAS 492, 3829 (ArXiv: 2001.06512) 2020

    16. The June 2016 Optical and Gamma-Ray Outburst of the Blazar 3C454.3 and Optical Micro-Variability

      Weaver, Z. R., Balonek, T. J., Jorstad, S. G., et al.
      ApJ 875, 15 (ArXiv: 1903.04587) 2019

Poster Presentations

(PDF versions of select posters available)

  1. Time-Dependent, Multi-Wavelength Polarization of Gamma-Ray Bright Blazars Marscher, A.P., Jorstad, S.G., … Weaver, Z.R., et al. (2020) B.A.A.S. #235, id.305.02
  2. The VLBA-BU-BLAZAR Program: Linear Polarization in Parsec-Scale Jets of Gamma-Ray Blazars Jorstad, S.G., Marscher, A.P., Pressburger, L., & Weaver, Z.R. (2020) B.A.A.S. #235, id.305.04
  3. Kinematics of Parsec-Scale Jets of Gamma-Ray Blazars at 43 GHz within the VLBA-BU-BLAZAR Program: 2013-2019 Weaver, Z.R., Jorstad, S.G., Marscher, A.P., et al. (2020) B.A.A.S. #235, id.305.06
  4. Short-Term Variability of BL Lacertae at Different Photon Energies Williamson, K.E., Jorstad, S.G., Marscher, A.P., & Weaver, Z.R. (2020) B.A.A.S. #235, id.305.10
  5. Kinematics of Parsec-Scale Jets of Three Gamma-Ray Blazars at 43 GHz: 2013-2018 Behavior Weaver, Z.R., Jorstad, S.G., & Marscher, A.P. (2019) Presented at the 29th Annual New England Regional Quasar Meeting (NERQUAM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  6. Identifying Blazar Variability with Machine Learning Weaver, Z.R., Jorstad, S.G., Marscher, A.P., & Balonek, T.J. (2018) Presented at the XXX IAC Winter School on “Big Data Analysis in Astronomy”, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
  7. The June 2016 Multi-Frequency Outburst and Optical Micro-Variability of the Blazar 3C454.3 Weaver, Z.R., Jorstad, S.G., Marscher, A.P., et al. (2018) Presented at the 8th International Fermi Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland
  8. Connection Between Gamma-Ray Activity, Emission Line Variability, and Jet Behavior in Blazars Jorstad, S.G., Marscher, A.P., … , Weaver, Z.R. (2018) Presented at the 8th International Fermi Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland
  9. The Dramatic June 2016 Optical Outburst and Micro-Variability of the Blazar 3C454.3 Weaver, Z., & Balonek, T. J. (2017) B.A.A.S. #229, id.250.33
  10.  The Optical Variability of the Blazar 3C454.3 over Three Decades from the Colgate University Foggy Bottom Observatory Balonek, T. J., Weaver, Z., Didio, N., Jenks, L., Morris, C., Stahlin, R., Zagorac, J., Chapman, K., D’Auteuil, B., Karnes, K., Reding, J., Sabyr, A., Zhang, S., Boni, S., Rose, C., & Rilinger, A. (2017) B.A.A.S. #229, id.250.34
  11. The 2013-2015 Optical Outburst and Historic Lightcurve of the Blazar 3C454.3 Balonek, T. J., Weaver, Z., Dido, N., Jenks, L., Morris, C., Zagorac, J., D’Auteuil, B., Karnes, K., Reding, J., Rose, C., Rilinger, A., & Lam, M. (2016) B.A.A.S. #227, id.243.60

Astronomer’s Telegrams

  1. Detection of optical activity in the BL Lac Object OT 081 (PKS 1749+096) Balonek, T. J., Stahlin, R. W., Chapman, K. J., Sabyr, A., Weaver, Z. R., Zhang, S., Boni, S. J, Larioniv, V. M., Morozova, D., & Jorstad, S. (2016) Astronomer’s Telegram #9259

  2. A Dramatic Optical Flare and Microvariability in the Blazar 3C 454.3 Balonek, T. J., Boni, S. J, Chapman, K. J., Didio, N. A., Sabyr, A., Stahlin, R. W., Weaver, Z. R., & Zhang, S.  (2016) Astronomer’s Telegram #9178

The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden. A single lifetime, even though entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the investigation of so vast a subject… And so this knowledge will be unfolded only through long successive ages. There will come a time when our descendants will be amazed that we did not know things that are so plain to them… Many discoveries are reserved for ages still to come, when memory of us will have been effaced. – Seneca