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Annette M. N. Ferguson

Annette M. N. Ferguson

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Physics

D-Index
86
Citations
23183
World Ranking
2548
National Ranking
221

Overview

Annette M. N. Ferguson is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Computational Mechanics. Additional areas of study include Aerospace Engineering and Global and Planetary Change.

Themes frequently addressed in their work encompass stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, and galaxies covering formation, evolution, and phenomena. Other main topics include astrophysics and star formation studies, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, astronomical observations and instrumentation, as well as adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

They have contributed extensively to various publication venues, notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Their recent significant papers include:

  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy (2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products (2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • The Hubble Space Telescope Survey of M31 Satellite Galaxies. I. RR Lyrae-based Distances and Refined 3D Geometric Structure (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • Euclid: Early Release Observations - Programme overview and pipeline for compact- and diffuse-emission photometry (2025, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • The Hubble Space Telescope Survey of M31 Satellite Galaxies. II. The Star Formation Histories of Ultrafaint Dwarf Galaxies (2023, The Astrophysical Journal)

Annette M. N. Ferguson collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Geraint F. Lewis
  • R. Michael Rich
  • A. Lançon
  • M. J. Irwin
  • Dougal Mackey

Best Publications

  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

    G. Gilmore;S. Randich;M. Asplund;J. Binney

  • The remnants of galaxy formation from a panoramic survey of the region around M31

    Alan W. McConnachie;Michael J. Irwin;Rodrigo A. Ibata;John Dubinski

  • A giant stream of metal-rich stars in the halo of the galaxy M31

    Rodrigo Ibata;Michael Irwin;Geraint Lewis;Annette M. N. Ferguson

  • Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies

    A. W. McConnachie;M. J. Irwin;Annette Ferguson;R. A. Ibata

  • A vast, thin plane of corotating dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy

    Rodrigo A. Ibata;Geraint F. Lewis;Anthony R. Conn;Michael J. Irwin

  • Evidence for Stellar Substructure in the Halo and Outer Disk of M31

    Annette M. N. Ferguson;Michael J. Irwin;Rodrigo A. Ibata;Geraint F. Lewis

  • The Haunted Halos of Andromeda and Triangulum: A Panorama of Galaxy Formation in Action*

    R. Ibata;N. F. Martin;M. Irwin;S. Chapman

  • A Search for Extended Ultraviolet Disk (XUV-Disk) Galaxies in the Local Universe

    David A. Thilker;Luciana Bianchi;Gerhardt Meurer;Armando Gil De Paz

  • One ring to encompass them all: a giant stellar structure that surrounds the Galaxy

    R. A. Ibata;M. J. Irwin;G. F. Lewis;Annette Ferguson

  • Discovery of Recent Star Formation in the Extreme Outer Regions of Disk Galaxies

    Annette M. N. Ferguson;Rosemary F. G. Wyse;Rosemary F. G. Wyse;Rosemary F. G. Wyse;J. S. Gallagher;J. S. Gallagher;Deidre A. Hunter;Deidre A. Hunter

  • The large-scale structure of the halo of the Andromeda Galaxy Part I: global stellar density, morphology and metallicity properties

    Rodrigo A. Ibata;Geraint F. Lewis;Alan W. McConnachie;Nicolas F. Martin

  • The Extreme Outer Regions of Disk Galaxies. I. Chemical Abundances of H II Regions

    Annette M. N. Ferguson;J. S. Gallagher;J. S. Gallagher;Rosemary F. G. Wyse;Rosemary F. G. Wyse;Rosemary F. G. Wyse

  • Gaia-ESO Survey: The analysis of high-resolution UVES spectra of FGK-type stars

    R. Smiljanic;A. J. Korn;M. Bergemann;A. Frasca

  • Sagittarius II, Draco II and Laevens 3: three new Milky Way satellites discovered in the Pan-STARRS 1 3pi Survey

    Benjamin P. M. Laevens;Nicolas F. Martin;Edouard J. Bernard;Edward F. Schlafly

  • The Extreme Outer Regions of Disk Galaxies: I. Chemical Abundances of HII Regions

    Annette M. N. Ferguson;Jay Gallagher;Rosemary F. G. Wyse

  • Diffuse Ionized Gas in Spiral Galaxies: Probing Lyman Continuum Photon Leakage From H II Regions?

    Annette M. N. Ferguson;Rosemary F. G. Wyse;J. S. Gallagher;Deidre A. Hunter

  • The Large-scale Structure of the Halo of the Andromeda Galaxy. I. Global Stellar Density, Morphology and Metallicity Properties

    Rodrigo A. Ibata;Geraint F. Lewis;Alan W. McConnachie;Nicolas F. Martin;Nicolas F. Martin

  • The Gaia-ESO Survey: radial metallicity gradients and age-metallicity relation of stars in the Milky Way disk

    M. Bergemann;G. Ruchti;A. Serenelli;S. Feltzing

  • On the Accretion Origin of a Vast Extended Stellar Disk around the Andromeda Galaxy

    R. Ibata;S. Chapman;A. M. N. Ferguson;G. Lewis

  • A Minor-Axis Surface Brightness Profile for M31

    Mike J. Irwin;Annette M. N. Ferguson;Rodrigo A. Ibata;Geraint F. Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodrigo A. Ibata
Rodrigo A. Ibata University of Strasbourg
Geraint F. Lewis
Geraint F. Lewis University of Sydney
Nial R. Tanvir
Nial R. Tanvir University of Leicester
Scott Chapman
Scott Chapman Dalhousie University
Mike Irwin
Mike Irwin University of Cambridge
R. Michael Rich
R. Michael Rich University of California, Los Angeles
K. C. Chambers
K. C. Chambers University of Hawaii at Manoa
Eric F. Bell
Eric F. Bell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Richard J. Wainscoat
Richard J. Wainscoat University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sergey E. Koposov
Sergey E. Koposov University of Edinburgh

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