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Dawn K. Erb is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the United States. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with extensive work in subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Spectroscopy, and General Health Professions.

The research mainly focuses on topics related to galaxies, astrophysical phenomena, and observational astronomy. The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology

They have contributed numerous papers to prominent publication venues. The most frequent venues for their work are:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Among recent notable publications by Dawn K. Erb are:

  • The synchrony of production and escape: half the bright Lyα emitters at z ≈ 2 have Lyman continuum escape fractions ≈50, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The COS Legacy Archive Spectroscopy Survey (CLASSY) Treasury Atlas*, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • The Keck Baryonic Structure Survey: using foreground/background galaxy pairs to trace the structure and kinematics of circumgalactic neutral hydrogen at z ∼ 2, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • (Re)Solving reionization with Lyα: how bright Lyα Emitters account for the z ≈ 2-8 cosmic ionizing background, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • CLASSY. II. A Technical Overview of the COS Legacy Archive Spectroscopic Survey*, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Dawn K. Erb frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Danielle A. Berg
  • Evan D. Skillman
  • Matthew Hayes
  • Bethan L. James
  • John Chisholm

Best Publications

  • The Structure and Kinematics of the Circum-Galactic Medium from Far-UV Spectra of z~2-3 Galaxies

    C. C. Steidel;D. K. Erb;A. E. Shapley;M. Pettini

  • The Mass-Metallicity Relation at z≳2*

    Dawn K. Erb;Dawn K. Erb;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini;Charles C. Steidel

  • THE SINS SURVEY: SINFONI INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY OF z ∼ 2 STAR-FORMING GALAXIES*

    N. M. Förster Schreiber;R. Genzel;N. Bouché;G. Cresci

  • THE STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS OF THE CIRCUMGALACTIC MEDIUM FROM FAR-ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA OF z ≃ 2-3 GALAXIES*

    Charles C. Steidel;Dawn K. Erb;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini;Max Pettini

  • Submillimeter Galaxies at z~2: Evidence for Major Mergers & Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF and CO-H2 Conversion Factor

    L.J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;I. Smail;R. Neri

  • A Survey of Star-Forming Galaxies in the z=1.4-2.5 `Redshift Desert': Overview

    C. C. Steidel;A. E. Shapley;M. Pettini;K. L. Adelberger

  • Submillimeter Galaxies at z ~ 2: Evidence for Major Mergers and Constraints on Lifetimes, IMF, and CO-H2 Conversion Factor*

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;I. Smail;R. Neri

  • A SURVEY OF STAR-FORMING GALAXIES IN THE 1.4 z 2.5 REDSHIFT DESERT: OVERVIEW

    Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;M. A. X. Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

  • From Rings to Bulges: Evidence for Rapid Secular Galaxy Evolution at z ~ 2 from Integral Field Spectroscopy in the SINS Survey

    R. Genzel;A. Burkert;N. Bouché;G. Cresci

  • STRONG NEBULAR LINE RATIOS IN THE SPECTRA of z ∼ 2-3 STAR FORMING GALAXIES: FIRST RESULTS FROM KBSS-MOSFIRE*

    Charles C. Steidel;Gwen C. Rudie;Gwen C. Rudie;Gwen C. Rudie;Allison L. Strom;Max Pettini

  • Multi-Wavelength Constraints on the Cosmic Star Formation History from Spectroscopy: the Rest-Frame UV, H-alpha, and Infrared Luminosity Functions at Redshifts 1.9<z<3.4

    Naveen A. Reddy;Charles C. Steidel;Max Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

  • 3D-HST: a wide-field grism spectroscopic survey with the Hubble Space Telescope

    Gabriel B. Brammer;Pieter G. Van Dokkum;Marijn Franx;Mattia Fumagalli

  • The Stellar, Gas, and Dynamical Masses of Star-forming Galaxies at z ~ 2

    Dawn K. Erb;Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

  • H-alpha Observations of a Large Sample of Galaxies at z~2: Implications for Star Formation in High Redshift Galaxies

    Dawn K. Erb;Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

  • Dust Obscuration and Metallicity at High Redshift: New Inferences from UV, H-alpha, and 8 Micron Observations of z~2 Star-Forming Galaxies

    Naveen A. Reddy;Dawn K. Erb;Max Pettini;Charles C. Steidel

  • SINFONI Integral Field Spectroscopy of z ~ 2 UV-selected Galaxies: Rotation Curves and Dynamical Evolution*

    N. M. Förster Schreiber;R. Genzel;M. D. Lehnert;N. Bouché

  • Multiwavelength constraints on the cosmic star formation history from spectroscopy: the rest-frame ultraviolet, Hα, and infrared luminosity functions at redshifts 1.9 ≾ z ≾ 3.4

    Naveen A. Reddy;Charles C. Steidel;Max Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

  • The Characteristic Star Formation Histories of Galaxies at Redshifts z ~ 2-7

    Naveen A. Reddy;Max Pettini;Max Pettini;Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley

  • Diffuse Lyman Alpha Emitting Halos: A Generic Property of High Redshift Star Forming Galaxies

    C. C. Steidel;M. Bogosavljević;A. E. Shapley;J. A. Kollmeier

  • UV to Mid-IR Observations of Star-forming Galaxies at z~2: Stellar Masses and Stellar Populations

    Alice E. Shapley;Charles C. Steidel;Dawn K. Erb;Naveen A. Reddy

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles C. Steidel
Charles C. Steidel California Institute of Technology
Alice E. Shapley
Alice E. Shapley University of California, Los Angeles
Naveen A. Reddy
Naveen A. Reddy University of California, Riverside
Max Pettini
Max Pettini University of Cambridge
Reinhard Genzel
Reinhard Genzel Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Dieter Lutz
Dieter Lutz Max Planck Society
Giovanni Cresci
Giovanni Cresci National Institute for Astrophysics
Linda J. Tacconi
Linda J. Tacconi Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Emanuele Daddi
Emanuele Daddi University of Paris-Saclay
Alvio Renzini
Alvio Renzini National Institute for Astrophysics

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