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Jong-Hak Woo is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and conducts research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and General Health Professions. The scientist's research topics broadly cover Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena; and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Jong-Hak Woo has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several academic venues. The main publication platforms include arXiv (Cornell University) with 26 papers, The Astrophysical Journal with 24 papers, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series with 3 papers, the Seoul National University Open Repository with 2 papers, and The Astrophysical Journal Letters with 1 paper.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jong-Hak Woo illustrate their focus on active galactic nuclei (AGN) and reverberation mapping techniques. Selected recent works include:

  • "The Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project. III. Hβ Lag Measurements of 32 Luminous Active Galactic Nuclei and the High-luminosity End of the Size-Luminosity Relation" (2024, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • "The Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2016: Velocity-resolved Hβ Lags in Luminous Seyfert Galaxies" (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • "The Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2016: Dynamical Modeling of Velocity-resolved Hβ Lags in Luminous Seyfert Galaxies" (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • "The Seoul National University AGN Monitoring Project. IV. Hα Reverberation Mapping of Six AGNs and the Hα Size-Luminosity Relation" (2023, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • "Estimating AGN Black Hole Masses via Continuum Reverberation Mapping in the Era of LSST" (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)

Coauthorship is an important aspect of Jong-Hak Woo's research activity. Frequent collaborators include Donghoon Son, Hojin Cho, Jaejin Shin, Shu Wang, and Suvendu Rakshit. These collaborations are reflected by multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships within their scientific community.

Best Publications

  • AGN Black Hole Masses and Bolometric Luminosities

    Jong-Hak Woo;C. Megan Urry

  • Y 2 Isochrones with an Improved Core Overshoot Treatment

    Pierre Demarque;Jong Hak Woo;Yong Cheol Kim;Sukyoung K. Yi

  • Active Galactic Nucleus Black Hole Masses and Bolometric Luminosities

    Jong-Hak Woo;C. Megan Urry

  • The Low-luminosity End of the Radius-Luminosity Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei

    Misty C. Bentz;Kelly D. Denney;Catherine J. Grier;Aaron J. Barth

  • The Lick AGN Monitoring Project: Broad-Line Region Radii and Black Hole Masses from Reverberation Mapping of Hbeta

    Misty C. Bentz;Jonelle L. Walsh;Aaron J. Barth;Nairn Baliber;Nairn Baliber

  • The lick agn monitoring project: Broad-line region radii and black hole masses from reverberation mapping of Hβ

    Misty C. Bentz;Jonelle L. Walsh;Aaron J. Barth;Nairn Baliber;Nairn Baliber

  • The Lick AGN Monitoring Project: The MBH - sigma Relation For Reverberation-Mapped Active Galaxies

    Jong-Hak Woo;Tommaso Treu;Aaron J. Barth;Shelley A. Wright

  • Modelling reverberation mapping data – II. Dynamical modelling of the Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2008 data set

    Anna Pancoast;Brendon J. Brewer;Tommaso Treu;Daeseong Park;Daeseong Park

  • The Lick AGN Monitoring Project: The M BH-σ* Relation for Reverberation-mapped Active Galaxies

    Jong Hak Woo;Jong Hak Woo;Tommaso Treu;Tommaso Treu;Aaron J. Barth;Shelley A. Wright

  • Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. III. Optical Continuum Emission and Broad-Band Time Delays in NGC 5548

    M. M. Fausnaugh;K. D. Denney;A. J. Barth;M. C. Bentz

  • Cosmic Evolution of Black Holes and Spheroids. I: The M_BH-sigma Relation at z=0.36

    Jong-Hak Woo;Tommaso Treu;Matthew A. Malkan;Roger D. Blandford

  • Cosmic Evolution of Black Holes and Spheroids. III. The M-sigma relation in the last six billion years

    J.-H. Woo;T. Treu;M. A. Malkan;R. Blandford

  • Do quiescent and active galaxies have different M_BH-sigma relations?

    Jong-Hak Woo;Andreas Schulze;Daeseong Park;Wol-Rang Kang

  • The Black Hole Mass–Stellar Velocity Dispersion Relation of Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxies

    Jong-Hak Woo;Yosep Yoon;Songyoun Park;Daeseong Park

  • Recalibration of the virial factor and M-sigma relation for local active galaxies

    Daeseong Park;Brandon C. Kelly;Jong-Hak Woo;Tommaso Treu

  • The Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2011: Spectroscopic Campaign and Emission-Line Light Curves

    A. J. Barth;V. N. Bennert;G. Canalizo;A. V. Filippenko

  • Cosmic Evolution of Black Holes and Spheroids. I. The MBH-σ Relation at z = 0.36

    Jong-Hak Woo;Tommaso Treu;Matthew A. Malkan;Roger D. Blandford

  • The Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2011: Fe II Reverberation from the Outer Broad-Line Region

    Aaron J. Barth;Anna Pancoast;Vardha N. Bennert;Brendon J. Brewer

  • Comparing and Calibrating Black Hole Mass Estimators for Distant Active Galactic Nuclei

    Kathryn L. McGill;Jong-Hak Woo;Tommaso Treu;Matthew A. Malkan

  • The Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2011: Spectroscopic Campaign and Emission-line Light Curves

    Aaron J. Barth;Vardha N. Bennert;Gabriela Canalizo;Alexei V. Filippenko

Frequent Co-Authors

Tommaso Treu
Tommaso Treu University of California, Los Angeles
Aaron J. Barth
Aaron J. Barth University of California, Irvine
Misty C. Bentz
Misty C. Bentz Georgia State University
Alexei V. Filippenko
Alexei V. Filippenko University of California, Berkeley
Matthew A. Malkan
Matthew A. Malkan University of California, Los Angeles
Marianne Vestergaard
Marianne Vestergaard University of Copenhagen
Myungshin Im
Myungshin Im Seoul National University
Jenny E. Greene
Jenny E. Greene Princeton University
Christopher S. Kochanek
Christopher S. Kochanek The Ohio State University
Keith Horne
Keith Horne University of St Andrews

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