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Claude André Faucher-Giguère

Claude André Faucher-Giguère

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Physics

D-Index
102
Citations
33352
World Ranking
1552
National Ranking
818

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Galaxy
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Astrophysics, Galaxy, Star formation, Astronomy and Galaxy formation and evolution. Astrophysics is a component of his Halo, Redshift, Dark matter, Quasar and Interstellar medium studies. His Interstellar medium research integrates issues from Stellar population and Radiation pressure.

His Luminosity, Metallicity and Milky Way study, which is part of a larger body of work in Galaxy, is frequently linked to Radiative transfer, bridging the gap between disciplines. Gravitation is closely connected to Accretion in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Star formation. His Galaxy formation and evolution study frequently links to related topics such as Supernova.

His most cited work include:

  • Galaxies on FIRE (Feedback In Realistic Environments): stellar feedback explains cosmologically inefficient star formation (1017 citations)
  • Galaxies on FIRE (Feedback In Realistic Environments): stellar feedback explains cosmologically inefficient star formation (1017 citations)
  • Birth and Evolution of Isolated Radio Pulsars (568 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Astrophysics, Galaxy, Star formation, Astronomy and Redshift are his primary areas of study. His Astrophysics research focuses on Stars, Halo, Stellar mass, Dark matter and Accretion. His Halo study incorporates themes from Radius, Virial theorem, Baryon and Cosmic ray.

Galaxy formation and evolution, Milky Way, Metallicity, Dwarf galaxy and Interstellar medium are the primary areas of interest in his Galaxy study. As part of the same scientific family, Claude André Faucher-Giguère usually focuses on Star formation, concentrating on Luminosity and intersecting with Line. His research in the fields of Reionization and Luminosity function overlaps with other disciplines such as Opacity.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (96.72%)
  • Galaxy (80.90%)
  • Star formation (45.07%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Astrophysics (96.72%)
  • Galaxy (80.90%)
  • Star formation (45.07%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Claude André Faucher-Giguère focuses on Astrophysics, Galaxy, Star formation, Redshift and Stars. His study brings together the fields of Radius and Galaxy. Claude André Faucher-Giguère interconnects Molecular cloud, Dwarf galaxy, Disc galaxy, Interstellar medium and Star cluster in the investigation of issues within Star formation.

His Redshift research focuses on Extinction and how it connects with Luminous infrared galaxy. His work in Stars covers topics such as Superbubble which are related to areas like Reionization and Stellar population. The Galaxy formation and evolution study combines topics in areas such as Dark matter and Bulge.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • But what about.: Cosmic rays, magnetic fields, conduction, and viscosity in galaxy formation (41 citations)
  • The bolometric quasar luminosity function at z = 0–7 (37 citations)
  • Properties of the circumgalactic medium in cosmic ray-dominated galaxy haloes (32 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Galaxy
  • Milky Way
  • Astronomy

His primary scientific interests are in Galaxy, Astrophysics, Star formation, Milky Way and Redshift. His Galaxy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Dark matter and Black hole. Stellar mass, Virial theorem, Local Group, Stars and Supernova are the subjects of his Astrophysics studies.

His Star formation study combines topics in areas such as Accretion, Metallicity, Radius and Molecular cloud. Claude André Faucher-Giguère has included themes like Galaxy formation and evolution and Cold dark matter in his Milky Way study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cosmic ray and Cooling flow.

Best Publications

  • Galaxies on FIRE (Feedback In Realistic Environments): stellar feedback explains cosmologically inefficient star formation

    Philip F. Hopkins;Philip F. Hopkins;Dušan Kereš;José Oñorbe;Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Claude André Faucher-Giguère

  • Birth and Evolution of Isolated Radio Pulsars

    Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Victoria M. Kaspi

  • FIRE-2 simulations: physics versus numerics in galaxy formation

    Philip F. Hopkins;Andrew Wetzel;Andrew Wetzel;Andrew Wetzel;Dušan Kereš;Claude André Faucher-Giguère

  • A New Calculation of the Ionizing Background Spectrum and the Effects of HeII Reionization

    C.-A. Faucher-Giguere;A. Lidz;M. Zaldarriaga;L. Hernquist

  • A New Calculation of the Ionizing Background Spectrum and the Effects of He II Reionization

    Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Adam Lidz;Matias Zaldarriaga;Lars Hernquist

  • The physics of galactic winds driven by active galactic nuclei

    Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Eliot Quataert

  • Gusty, gaseous flows of FIRE: Galactic winds in cosmological simulations with explicit stellar feedback

    Alexander L. Muratov;Dušan Kereš;Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Philip F. Hopkins

  • Reconciling dwarf galaxies with LCDM cosmology: Simulating a realistic population of satellites around a Milky Way-mass galaxy

    Andrew R. Wetzel;Philip F. Hopkins;Ji-hoon Kim;Claude-Andre Faucher-Giguere

  • Concordance models of reionization: implications for faint galaxies and escape fraction evolution

    Michael Kuhlen;Claude André Faucher-Giguère

  • RECONCILING DWARF GALAXIES WITH ΛCDM COSMOLOGY: SIMULATING A REALISTIC POPULATION OF SATELLITES AROUND A MILKY WAY–MASS GALAXY

    Andrew R. Wetzel;Andrew R. Wetzel;Andrew R. Wetzel;Philip F. Hopkins;Ji Hoon Kim;Ji Hoon Kim;Claude André Faucher-Giguère

  • The origin and evolution of the galaxy mass–metallicity relation

    Xiangcheng Ma;Philip F. Hopkins;Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Nick Zolman

  • The cosmic baryon cycle and galaxy mass assembly in the FIRE simulations

    Daniel Anglés-Alcázar;Claude André Faucher-Giguère;Dušan Kereš;Philip F. Hopkins

  • Forged in FIRE: cusps, cores and baryons in low-mass dwarf galaxies

    Jose Oñorbe;Jose Oñorbe;Michael Boylan-Kolchin;Michael Boylan-Kolchin;James S. Bullock;Philip F. Hopkins

  • Lyman-alpha Cooling Emission from Galaxy Formation

    C.-A. Faucher-Giguere;C.-A. Faucher-Giguere;D. Keres;D. Keres;M. Dijkstra;M. Dijkstra;L. Hernquist

  • The Baryonic Assembly of Dark Matter Halos

    Claude-André Faucher-Giguère;Dušan Kereš;Chung-Pei Ma

  • HeII Reionization and its Effect on the IGM

    Matthew McQuinn;Adam Lidz;Matias Zaldarriaga;Lars Hernquist

  • The impact of baryonic physics on the structure of dark matter haloes: the view from the FIRE cosmological simulations

    T. K. Chan;D. Kereš;J. Oñorbe;P. F. Hopkins

  • A Direct Precision Measurement of the Intergalactic Lyman-alpha Opacity at 2<z<4.2

    C.-A. Faucher-Giguere;J. X. Prochaska;A. Lidz;L. Hernquist

  • Arecibo pulsar survey using ALFA. I. Survey strategy and first discoveries

    J. M. Cordes;P. C. C. Freire;D. R. Lorimer;F. Camilo

  • Not so lumpy after all: modelling the depletion of dark matter subhaloes by Milky Way-like galaxies

    Shea Garrison-Kimmel;Andrew R. Wetzel;Andrew R. Wetzel;Andrew R. Wetzel;James S. Bullock;Philip F. Hopkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip F. Hopkins
Philip F. Hopkins California Institute of Technology
Dušan Kereš
Dušan Kereš University of California, San Diego
Eliot Quataert
Eliot Quataert Princeton University
Michael Boylan-Kolchin
Michael Boylan-Kolchin The University of Texas at Austin
Norman Murray
Norman Murray University of Toronto
James S. Bullock
James S. Bullock University of California, Irvine
Matias Zaldarriaga
Matias Zaldarriaga Princeton University
Lars Hernquist
Lars Hernquist Harvard University
Daniel R. Weisz
Daniel R. Weisz University of California, Berkeley
Hongzheng Chen
Hongzheng Chen Zhejiang University

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