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Grzegorz Pietrzyński

Grzegorz Pietrzyński

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Physics
Poland
2022

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Physics

D-Index
111
Citations
40928
World Ranking
1135
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Poland Leader Award
  • 2021 - Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science - Nagroda Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej for the precise distance determination to the Large Magellanic Cloud

Overview

Grzegorz Pietrzyński is affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland. Their research is primarily situated within the broad domain of Physics and Astronomy, with a substantial focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as a subfield. Additional subfields include Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their scholarly work encompasses diverse topics, predominantly:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Grzegorz Pietrzyński has contributed to numerous publications over their career. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Empirical Calibration of the Reddening Maps in the Magellanic Clouds" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Time Delay of Mg ii Emission Response for the Luminous Quasar HE 0435-4312: toward Application of the High-accretor Radius-Luminosity Relation in Cosmology" (2021), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Time-delay Measurement of Mg ii Broad-line Response for the Highly Accreting Quasar HE 0413-4031: Implications for the Mg ii-based Radius-Luminosity Relation" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "The Araucaria Project. Distances to Nine Galaxies Based on a Statistical Analysis of their Carbon Stars (JAGB Method)" (2021), available on arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Metallicities and ages for 35 star clusters and their surrounding fields in the Small Magellanic Cloud" (2021), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Their collaborative efforts often involve several frequent co-authors, including:

  • W. Gieren
  • Marek Górski
  • B. Pilecki
  • P. Kervella
  • G. Hajdu

Grzegorz Pietrzyński's research is disseminated across a range of publication venues with multiple contributions in:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Among professional recognitions, Grzegorz Pietrzyński received the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science in 2021 for their work on the precise distance determination to the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Best Publications

  • VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way

    D. Minniti;P. W. Lucas;J. P. Emerson;R. K. Saito

  • Discovery of a cool planet of 5.5 Earth masses through gravitational microlensing

    J.-P. Beaulieu;D. P. Bennett;P. Fouqué;A. Williams

  • An eclipsing-binary distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud accurate to two per cent

    G. Pietrzyński;G. Pietrzyński;D. Graczyk;W. Gieren;I. B. Thompson

  • One or more bound planets per Milky Way star from microlensing observations

    A. Cassan;A. Cassan;D. Kubas;D. Kubas;J.-P. Beaulieu;J.-P. Beaulieu;M. Dominik;M. Dominik

  • OGLE 2003-BLG-235/MOA 2003-BLG-53: A Planetary Microlensing Event

    I. A. Bond;A. Udalski;M. Jaroszyński;M. Jaroszyński;N. J. Rattenbury

  • Unbound or distant planetary mass population detected by gravitational microlensing

    T. Sumi;K. Kamiya;D. P. Bennett

  • Vvv dr1: the first data release of the milky way bulge and southern plane from the near-infrared eso public survey vista variables in the via lactea

    R. K. Saito;M. Hempel;D. Minniti;D. Minniti;P. W. Lucas

  • Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog with Gravitational Microlensing

    B. S. Gaudi;D. P. Bennett;A. Udalski;A. Gould

  • REDDENING AND EXTINCTION TOWARD THE GALACTIC BULGE FROM OGLE-III: THE INNER MILKY WAY'S RV ∼ 2.5 EXTINCTION CURVE*

    David M. Nataf;David M. Nataf;Andrew Gould;Pascal Fouqué;Pascal Fouqué;Oscar A. Gonzalez

  • V1309 Scorpii: merger of a contact binary

    R. Tylenda;M. Hajduk;T. Kamiński;A. Udalski

  • OGLE-2003-BLG-262: Finite-Source Effects from a Point-Mass Lens

    Jaiyul Yoo;D. L. DePoy;A. Gal-Yam;B. S. Gaudi

  • Quantifying Quasar Variability As Part of a General Approach To Classifying Continuously Varying Sources

    Szymon Kozlowski;Christopher S. Kochanek;A. Udalski;L. Wyrzykowski;L. Wyrzykowski

  • OGLE 2003-BLG-235/MOA 2003-BLG-53: A planetary microlensing event

    I. A. Bond;A. Udalski;M. Jaroszynski;N. J. Rattenbury

  • Microlens OGLE-2005-BLG-169 Implies Cool Neptune-Like Planets are Common

    A. Gould;A. Udalski;D. An;D. P. Bennett

  • QUANTIFYING QUASAR VARIABILITY AS PART OF A GENERAL APPROACH TO CLASSIFYING CONTINUOUSLY VARYING SOURCES

    Szymon Kozłowski;Christopher S. Kochanek;A. Udalski;Ł. Wyrzykowski;Ł. Wyrzykowski

  • Microlens OGLE-2005-BLG-169 Implies That Cool Neptune-like Planets Are Common

    A. Gould;A. Udalski;D. An;D. P. Bennett

  • Extragalactic chemical abundances: do HII regions and young stars tell the same story? The case of the spiral galaxy NGC 300

    Fabio Bresolin;Wolfgang Gieren;Rolf-Peter Kudritzki;Grzegorz Pietrzynski

  • FREQUENCY OF SOLAR-LIKE SYSTEMS AND OF ICE AND GAS GIANTS BEYOND THE SNOW LINE FROM HIGH-MAGNIFICATION MICROLENSING EVENTS IN 2005-2008

    A. Gould;Subo Dong;B. S. Gaudi;A. Udalski

  • A Jovian-Mass Planet in Microlensing Event OGLE-2005-BLG-071

    A. Udalski;M. Jaroszyński;B. Paczyński;M. Kubiak

  • OGLE-2003-BLG-262: FINITE-SOURCE EFFECTS FROM A POINT-MASS LENS

    Jaiyul Yoo;D. L. DePoy;A. Gal-Yam;B. S. Gaudi

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor Soszyński
Igor Soszyński University of Warsaw
Andrzej Udalski
Andrzej Udalski University of Warsaw
Michał K. Szymański
Michał K. Szymański University of Warsaw
M. Kubiak
M. Kubiak University of Warsaw
Łukasz Wyrzykowski
Łukasz Wyrzykowski University of Warsaw
Krzysztof Ulaczyk
Krzysztof Ulaczyk University of Warwick
David P. Bennett
David P. Bennett Goddard Space Flight Center
Pierre Kervella
Pierre Kervella Université Paris Cité
Andrew Gould
Andrew Gould The Ohio State University
Fumio Abe
Fumio Abe Nagoya University

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