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Overview

Donald P. Schneider is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Other areas of study include Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and General Health Professions.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology

Donald P. Schneider has a significant publication record with frequent contributions to several scientific journals and platforms. Major venues where their work has appeared include:

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

Several recent papers highlight Schneider's involvement in large cosmological surveys and analyses. Selected works include:

  • Completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Cosmological implications from two decades of spectroscopic surveys at the Apache Point Observatory (2021, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.)
  • The completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: BAO and RSD measurements from anisotropic clustering analysis of the quasar sample in configuration space between redshift 0.8 and 2.2 (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • The completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: measurement of the BAO and growth rate of structure of the luminous red galaxy sample from the anisotropic correlation function between redshifts 0.6 and 1 (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • The Completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: measurement of the BAO and growth rate of structure of the emission line galaxy sample from the anisotropic power spectrum between redshift 0.6 and 1.1 (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • The Completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Large-scale structure catalogues for cosmological analysis (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)

Collaboration is an important aspect of Schneider's research, evidenced by frequent co-authors who have worked closely on numerous studies. These collaborators include:

  • Erin Mentuch Cooper
  • Karl Gebhardt
  • Daniel J. Farrow
  • W. N. Brandt
  • Gary J. Hill

Best Publications

  • The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary

    D. G. York

  • The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

  • Cosmological parameters from SDSS and WMAP

    Max Tegmark;Max Tegmark;Michael Abram Strauss;Michael R. Blanton;Kevork Abazajian

  • Detection of the baryon acoustic peak in the large-scale correlation function of SDSS luminous red galaxies

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Idit Zehavi;David W. Hogg;Roman Scoccimarro

  • The Sloan digital sky survey photometric system

    M. Fukugita;T. Ichikawa;J. E. Gunn;M. Doi

  • The host galaxies of active galactic nuclei

    Guinevere Kauffmann;Timothy M. Heckman;Christy Tremonti;Jarle Brinchmann

  • LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

    Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release

    C. Stoughton;R. H. Lupton;M. Bernardi;M. R. Blanton

  • The Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

    Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

  • The Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Carlos Allende Prieto

  • The fourth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

  • SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

  • The clustering of galaxies in the completed SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: cosmological analysis of the DR12 galaxy sample

    Shadab Alam;Metin Ata;Stephen Bailey;Florian Beutler

  • The 2.5 m Telescope of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    James E. Gunn;Walter A. Siegmund;Edward J. Mannery;Russell E. Owen

  • SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

  • THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL POWER SPECTRUM OF GALAXIES FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY

    Max Tegmark;Michael R. Blanton;Michael A. Strauss;Fiona Hoyle

  • Baryon Acoustic Oscillations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 Galaxy Sample

    Will J. Percival;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Beth A. Reid;Daniel J. Eisenstein;Neta Bahcall

  • The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Photometric Camera

    J. E. Gunn;M. Carr;C. Rockosi;C. Rockosi;M. Sekiguchi;M. Sekiguchi

  • The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

    Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An

  • Improved cosmological constraints from a joint analysis of the SDSS-II and SNLS supernova samples

    M. Betoule;R. Kessler;J. Guy;J. Guy;J. Mosher

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon T. Richards
Gordon T. Richards Drexel University
Michael A. Strauss
Michael A. Strauss University of Oklahoma
Donald G. York
Donald G. York University of Chicago
Joshua A. Frieman
Joshua A. Frieman University of Chicago
Patrick B. Hall
Patrick B. Hall York University
Robert C. Nichol
Robert C. Nichol University of Surrey
W. N. Brandt
W. N. Brandt Pennsylvania State University
Dmitry Bizyaev
Dmitry Bizyaev New Mexico State University
James E. Gunn
James E. Gunn Princeton University
Xiaohui Fan
Xiaohui Fan University of Arizona

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