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Brian Siana is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work spans several subfields including Instrumentation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics centered on galaxies, stellar and planetary studies, and observational astrophysics. Key topics include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Brian Siana has contributed to numerous publications, frequently appearing in well-known venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona)
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters

The researcher has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Bahram Mobasher
  • Alice E. Shapley
  • Naveen A. Reddy
  • Alison L. Coil
  • Mariska Kriek

Recent publications by Brian Siana demonstrate their engagement with observational astrophysics and galaxy evolution studies. Selected papers include:

  • The MOSDEF-LRIS Survey: The Interplay Between Massive Stars and Ionized Gas in High-Redshift Star-Forming Galaxies1, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The MOSDEF Survey: The First Direct Measurements of the Nebular Dust Attenuation Curve at High Redshift*, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • The MOSDEF-LRIS Survey: The connection between massive stars and ionized gas in individual galaxies at z ∼ 2, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The MOSDEF survey: a comprehensive analysis of the rest-optical emission-line properties of z ∼ 2.3 star-forming galaxies, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field Survey: Implications of the Lack of Evolution in the Dust Attenuation-Mass Relation to z ∼ 2*, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal

Best Publications

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

    Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

  • The MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field (MOSDEF) Survey: Rest-frame Optical Spectroscopy for ~1500 H-selected Galaxies at 1.37 ? z ? 3.8

    Mariska Kriek;Alice E. Shapley;Naveen A. Reddy;Brian Siana

  • Intense star formation within resolved compact regions in a galaxy at z = 2.3

    A.M. Swinbank;I. Smail;S. Longmore;A.I. Harris

  • THE MOSDEF SURVEY: MEASUREMENTS OF BALMER DECREMENTS AND THE DUST ATTENUATION CURVE AT REDSHIFTS z ∼ 1.4–2.6*

    Naveen A. Reddy;Mariska Kriek;Alice E. Shapley;William R. Freeman

  • Chandra and Spitzer Unveil Heavily Obscured Quasars in the Chandra/SWIRE Survey

    Maria del Carmen Polletta;Belinda Jane Wilkes;Brian Siana;Brian Siana;Carol J. Lonsdale;Carol J. Lonsdale

  • Ultraviolet emission lines in young low-mass galaxies at z ≃ 2: physical properties and implications for studies at z > 7

    Daniel P. Stark;Johan Richard;Brian Siana;Stéphane Charlot

  • THE MOSDEF SURVEY: ELECTRON DENSITY AND IONIZATION PARAMETER AT z ∼ 2.3*

    Ryan L. Sanders;Alice E. Shapley;Mariska Kriek;Naveen A. Reddy

  • The MOSDEF Survey: Electron Density and Ionization Parameter at $z\sim2.3$

    Ryan L. Sanders;Alice E. Shapley;Mariska Kriek;Naveen A. Reddy

  • Spectroscopic detections of C iii] λ1909 Å at z ≃ 6–7: a new probe of early star-forming galaxies and cosmic reionization

    Daniel P. Stark;Johan Richard;Stéphane Charlot;Benjamin Clément;Benjamin Clément

  • THE MOSDEF SURVEY: EXCITATION PROPERTIES OF z ∼ 2.3 STAR-FORMING GALAXIES*

    Alice E. Shapley;Naveen A. Reddy;Naveen A. Reddy;Mariska Kriek;William R. Freeman

  • Dust extinction from Balmer decrements of star-forming galaxies at 0.75<z<1.5 with HST/WFC3 spectroscopy from the WISP survey

    A. Domínguez;B. Siana;A. L. Henry;C. Scarlata

  • THE MOSDEF SURVEY: MASS, METALLICITY, AND STAR-FORMATION RATE AT z ∼ 2.3*

    Ryan L. Sanders;Alice E. Shapley;Mariska Kriek;Naveen A. Reddy;Naveen A. Reddy

  • DUST EXTINCTION FROM BALMER DECREMENTS OF STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT 0.75 z 1.5 WITH HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE/WIDE-FIELD-CAMERA 3 SPECTROSCOPY FROM THE WFC3 INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC PARALLEL SURVEY

    A. Domínguez;B. Siana;A. L. Henry;C. Scarlata

  • Spectroscopic detection of C iv λ1548 in a galaxy at z = 7.045: implications for the ionizing spectra of reionization-era galaxies

    Daniel P. Stark;Gregory Walth;Stéphane Charlot;Benjamin Clément

  • Very Strong Emission-line Galaxies in the WFC3 Infrared Spectroscopic Parallel Survey and Implications for High-redshift Galaxies

    H. Atek;B. Siana;C. Scarlata;M. Malkan

  • Deep ATLAS Radio Observations of the Chandra Deep Field-South/Spitzer Wide-Area Infrared Extragalactic Field

    Ray P. Norris;José Afonso;Phil N. Appleton;Brian J. Boyle

  • Deep ATLAS radio observations of the CDFS-SWIRE field

    Ray P. Norris;Jose Afonso;Phil N. Appleton;Brian J. Boyle

  • Ultra-faint Ultraviolet Galaxies at z~2 Behind the Lensing Cluster Abell 1689: the Luminosity Function, Dust Extinction and Star Formation Rate Density

    Anahita Alavi;Brian Siana;Johan Richard;Daniel P. Stark

  • ON THE DETECTION OF IONIZING RADIATION ARISING FROM STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT REDSHIFT z ∼ 3-4: LOOKING FOR ANALOGS OF “STELLAR RE-IONIZERS”

    Eros Vanzella;Yicheng Guo;Mauro Giavalisco;Andrea Grazian

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry I. Teplitz
Harry I. Teplitz California Institute of Technology
Alice E. Shapley
Alice E. Shapley University of California, Los Angeles
Mariska Kriek
Mariska Kriek University of California, Berkeley
Bahram Mobasher
Bahram Mobasher University of California, Riverside
Naveen A. Reddy
Naveen A. Reddy University of California, Riverside
Claudia Scarlata
Claudia Scarlata University of Minnesota
Alison L. Coil
Alison L. Coil University of California, San Diego
Nimish P. Hathi
Nimish P. Hathi Space Telescope Science Institute
Mauro Giavalisco
Mauro Giavalisco University of Massachusetts Amherst
William R. Freeman
William R. Freeman University of California, San Diego

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