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Overview

Douglas Scott is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and works primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research covers a range of topics within this broad field, contributing notably to the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's main research interests include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Douglas Scott has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several notable scientific venues. The most common publication outlets for their work include:

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

Collaborations feature prominently in Scott's career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • S. C. Chapman
  • L. T. Hergt
  • Ryley Hill
  • R. M. Sullivan
  • M. Remazeilles

Among recent scholarly contributions, Douglas Scott has co-authored papers addressing a variety of advanced topics in astrophysics and cosmology:

  • "An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 CLS UDS field: physical properties of 707 sub-millimetre galaxies," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Improved limits on the tensor-to-scalar ratio using BICEP and Planck data," 2022, Physical Review D
  • "Cosmological parameters derived from the final Planck data release (PR4)," 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "CCAT-prime Collaboration: Science Goals and Forecasts with Prime-Cam on the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "An ALMA survey of the S2CLS UDS field: optically invisible submillimetre galaxies," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Best Publications

  • Planck 2015 results. XIII. Cosmological parameters

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • Review of Particle Physics

    C. Amsler;M. Doser;M. Antonelli;D. M. Asner

  • Planck 2018 results. VI. Cosmological parameters

    N. Aghanim;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;M. Ashdown

  • Review of particle properties.

    K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;K. Nakamura;M. Tanabashi

  • Planck 2018 results. XII. Galactic astrophysics using polarized dust emission

    N. Aghanim;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;M. I. R. Alves;M. I. R. Alves;M. I. R. Alves

  • Planck early results. XV. Spectral energy distributions and radio continuum spectra of northern extragalactic radio sources

    J. Aatrokoski;P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;H. D. Aller

  • Planck 2013 results. XXII. Constraints on inflation

    P.A.R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;F. Arroja;F. Arroja

  • Planck 2015. XX. Constraints on inflation

    P.A.R. Ade;F.X. Desert;J. Knoche;M. Giard

  • GOODS-Herschel: an infrared main sequence for star-forming galaxies

    D.Elbaz;M.Dickinson;H.S.Hwang;T.Diaz-Santos

  • Planck 2018 results. I. Overview and the cosmological legacy of Planck

    Y. Akrami;F. Arroja;M. Ashdown

  • Planck 2015 results. XXIV. Cosmology from Sunyaev-Zeldovich cluster counts.

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • Planck 2015 results. XI. CMB power spectra, likelihoods, and robustness of parameters

    N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;M. Ashdown

  • Joint Analysis of BICEP2/Keck Array and Planck Data

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;Z. Ahmed;R. W. Aikin

  • Planck 2015 results. XVII. Constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

    S. J. Oliver;J. Bock;J. Bock;B. Altieri

  • Planck 2013 results. VII. HFI time response and beams

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;C. Armitage-Caplan

  • Planck 2015 results. XIV. Dark energy and modified gravity

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • Planck 2015 results. I. Overview of products and scientific results

    R. Adam;P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim

  • Planck 2015 results. XXII. A map of the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect

    N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;M. Ashdown;J. Aumont

  • Planck 2013 results. III. LFI systematic uncertainties

    P. A R Ade;J. Aumont;C. Baccigalupi;A. J. Banday;A. J. Banday

Frequent Co-Authors

G. de Zotti
G. de Zotti National Institute for Astrophysics
Rob Ivison
Rob Ivison European Southern Observatory
Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin
Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin University of La Laguna
Peter A. R. Ade
Peter A. R. Ade Cardiff University
Sabino Matarrese
Sabino Matarrese University of Padua
Krzysztof M. Gorski
Krzysztof M. Gorski Jet Propulsion Lab
Benjamin D. Wandelt
Benjamin D. Wandelt Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Calvin B. Netterfield
Calvin B. Netterfield University of Toronto
Charles R. Lawrence
Charles R. Lawrence Jet Propulsion Lab
Fabio Finelli
Fabio Finelli National Institute for Astrophysics

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