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Achim Weiss is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and specializes in Physics and Astronomy, contributing extensively to the field with 294 publications. Their research primarily covers subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Spectroscopy, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses a diverse array of topics, including:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology

Publishing predominantly in renowned venues, Achim Weiss has contributed to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University), with 34 publications
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics, with 26 publications
  • The Astrophysical Journal, with 24 publications
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, with 16 publications
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters, with 3 publications

Frequent collaborators include Manuel Aravena, P. van der Werf, S. C. Chapman, Fabian Walter, and C. Reuter, reflecting sustained partnerships in their research endeavors.

Among notable recent publications are:

  • "An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 CLS UDS field: physical properties of 707 sub-millimetre galaxies" (2020) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Molecular outflows in local galaxies: Method comparison and a role of intermittent AGN driving" (2020) in Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • "The Complete Redshift Distribution of Dusty Star-forming Galaxies from the SPT-SZ Survey" (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Low-J CO Line Ratios from Single-dish CO Mapping Surveys and PHANGS-ALMA" (2022) in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "An ALMA/NOEMA survey of the molecular gas properties of high-redshift star-forming galaxies" (2020) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Best Publications

  • Theoretical isochrones in several photometric systems I. Johnson-Cousins-Glass, HST/WFPC2, HST/NICMOS, Washington, and ESO Imaging Survey filter sets

    L Girardi;G Bertelli;A Bressan;C Chiosi

  • Combined CO & Dust Scaling Relations of Depletion Time and Molecular Gas Fractions with Cosmic Time, Specific Star Formation Rate and Stellar Mass

    R. Genzel;L.J. Tacconi;D. Lutz;A. Saintonge

  • COMBINED CO AND DUST SCALING RELATIONS OF DEPLETION TIME AND MOLECULAR GAS FRACTIONS WITH COSMIC TIME, SPECIFIC STAR-FORMATION RATE, AND STELLAR MASS

    R. Genzel;L. J. Tacconi;D. Lutz;A. Saintonge

  • The LABOCA Survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South

    A. Weiss;A. Kovacs;K. Coppin;T.R. Greve

  • A Molecular Star Formation Law in the Atomic-gas-dominated Regime in Nearby Galaxies

    Andreas Schruba;Adam K. Leroy;Fabian Walter;Frank Bigiel

  • The Large APEX Bolometer Camera LABOCA

    G. Siringo;E. Kreysa;A. Kovacs;F. Schuller

  • An ALMA survey of Sub-millimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: Physical properties derived from ultraviolet-to-radio modelling

    Elisabete da Cunha;Fabian Walter;Ian Smail;Mark Swinbank

  • AN ALMA SURVEY OF SUB-MILLIMETER GALAXIES IN THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTH: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES DERIVED FROM ULTRAVIOLET-TO-RADIO MODELING

    E. da Cunha;F. Walter;I. R. Smail;A. M. Swinbank

  • Molecular Gas in M82: Resolving the Outflow and Streamers

    F. Walter;A. Weiss;N. Scoville

  • Black hole accretion and star formation as drivers of gas excitation and chemistry in Mrk231

    P. P. Van der Werf;K. G. Isaak;R. Meijerink;M. Spaans

  • On the effect of the Cosmic Microwave Background in high-redshift (sub-)millimeter observations

    Elisabete da Cunha;Brent Groves;Fabian Walter;Roberto Decarli

  • On the Effect of the Cosmic Microwave Background in High-redshift (Sub-)millimeter Observations

    Elisabete Da Cunha;Brent Groves;Fabian Walter;Roberto Decarli

  • A kiloparsec-scale hyper-starburst in a quasar host less than 1 gigayear after the Big Bang

    Fabian Walter;Dominik A. Riechers;Dominik A. Riechers;Pierre Cox;Roberto Neri

  • ALMA redshifts of millimeter-selected galaxies from the SPT survey: The redshift distribution of dusty star-forming galaxies

    A. Weiss;C. De Breuck;D. P. Marrone;J. D. Vieira

  • An ALMA Survey of Submillimeter Galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Redshift Distribution and Evolution of Submillimeter Galaxies

    James Simpson;Mark Swinbank;Ian Smail;Dave Alexander

  • First detection of [CII]158um at high redshift: vigorous star formation in the early universe

    R. Maiolino;P. Cox;P. Caselli;A. Beelen

  • Highly-excited CO emission in APM08279+5255 at z=3.9

    A. Weiss;D. Downes;R. Neri;F. Walter

  • ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: The Infrared Excess of UV-selected z=2-10 galaxies as a function of UV-continuum Slope and Stellar Mass

    Rychard J Bouwens;Manuel Aravena;Roberto Decarli;Fabian E Walter;Fabian E Walter

  • The effect of violent star formation on the state of the molecular gas in M 82

    A. Weiß;N. Neininger;S. Hüttemeister;U. Klein

  • Suppression of star formation in the galaxy NGC 253 by a starburst-driven molecular wind

    Alberto D. Bolatto;Steven R. Warren;Adam K. Leroy;Fabian Walter

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabian Walter
Fabian Walter Max Planck Society
Karl M. Menten
Karl M. Menten Max Planck Society
Rob Ivison
Rob Ivison European Southern Observatory
Maurizio Salaris
Maurizio Salaris Liverpool John Moores University
P. van der Werf
P. van der Werf Leiden University
Frank Bertoldi
Frank Bertoldi University of Bonn
C. De Breuck
C. De Breuck European Southern Observatory
Thomas R. Greve
Thomas R. Greve University College London
Aldo Serenelli
Aldo Serenelli Spanish National Research Council

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