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  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering the use of Xray, optical, and radio observations of clusters of galaxies to determine the largescale properties of the Universe and better understand the emergence of structure, and for his leadership in developing new instruments and observational techniques for this purpose

Overview

Joseph J. Mohr is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with a significant body of work in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Their contributions also extend into Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's main research topics include:

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

Joseph J. Mohr has published extensively in several key venues throughout their career, such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Joseph J. Mohr include:

  • The Dark Energy Survey: Cosmology Results with ∼1500 New High-redshift Type Ia Supernovae Using the Full 5 yr Data Set, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The eROSITA X-ray telescope on SRG, 2021, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Cosmological constraints from cluster abundances and weak lensing, 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • The SPTpol Extended Cluster Survey, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Dark Energy Survey Year 3 Results: Photometric Data Set for Cosmology, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

The scientist collaborates frequently with several prominent colleagues, including:

  • A. Carnero Rosell
  • J. Carretero
  • M. Costanzi
  • L. N. da Costa
  • D. L. Hollowood

Joseph J. Mohr was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2010, recognized for pioneering the use of X-ray, optical, and radio observations of galaxy clusters to investigate large-scale properties of the Universe, the emergence of cosmic structure, and leadership in developing instruments and observational techniques in this area.

Best Publications

  • Euclid Definition Study Report

    R. Laureijs;J. Amiaux;S. Arduini;J.-L. Auguères

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

    Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-infrared Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

    P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

    Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

  • The Dark Energy Survey: more than dark energy - an overview

    T. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;J. Aleksić

  • Properties of the Intracluster Medium in an Ensemble of Nearby Galaxy Clusters

    Joe Mohr;Ben Mathiesen;Gus Evrard

  • Properties of the intracluster medium in an ensemble of nearby galaxy clusters

    Joseph J. Mohr;Benjamin Mathiesen;August E. Evrard

  • Eight New Milky Way Companions Discovered in First-Year Dark Energy Survey Data

    K. Bechtol;A. Drlica-Wagner;E. Balbinot

  • The 10 Meter South Pole Telescope

    J. E. Carlstrom;Peter A. R. Ade;K. A. Aird;B. A. Benson

  • Galaxy clusters discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey

    L. E. Bleem;L. E. Bleem;Brian A Stalder;T. de Haan;K. A. Aird

  • eROSITA science book: mapping the structure of the energetic universe

    A. Merloni;P. Predehl;W. E. Becker;H. Böhringer

  • Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: cosmological constraints from cosmic shear

    M. A. Troxel;N. MacCrann;N. MacCrann;J. Zuntz;T. F. Eifler

  • A MEASUREMENT OF THE DAMPING TAIL OF THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND POWER SPECTRUM WITH THE SOUTH POLE TELESCOPE

    R. Keisler;C. L. Reichardt;K. A. Aird;B. A. Benson

  • The eROSITA X-ray telescope on SRG

    P. Predehl;R. Andritschke;V. Arefiev;V. Babyshkin

  • The dark energy survey data release 1

    T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;F. B. Abdalla;S. Allam;A. Amara

  • Constraints on Cosmological Parameters from Future Galaxy Cluster Surveys

    Zoltán Haiman;Zoltán Haiman;Joseph J. Mohr;Joseph J. Mohr;Gilbert P. Holder

  • K-band Properties of Galaxy Clusters and Groups: Brightest Cluster Galaxies and Intracluster Light

    Yen-Ting Lin;Joseph J. Mohr

  • The Dark Energy Survey Data Release 1

    T. M. C. Abbott;F. B. Abdalla;S. Allam;A. Amara

  • Eight new Milky Way companions discovered in first-year Dark Energy Survey data

    K. Bechtol;A. Drlica-Wagner;E. Balbinot;A. Pieres

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. I. Dark Energy Camera Discovery of the Optical Counterpart

    M. Soares-Santos;D. E. Holz;J. Annis;R. Chornock

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian T. Lee
Adrian T. Lee University of California, Berkeley
John E. Carlstrom
John E. Carlstrom University of Chicago
C. L. Chang
C. L. Chang Argonne National Laboratory
Christian L. Reichardt
Christian L. Reichardt University of Melbourne
T. M. Crawford
T. M. Crawford University of Chicago
Joaquin Vieira
Joaquin Vieira University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
W. L. Holzapfel
W. L. Holzapfel University of California, Berkeley
Jeff McMahon
Jeff McMahon University of Chicago
N. W. Halverson
N. W. Halverson University of Colorado Boulder
Antony A. Stark
Antony A. Stark Harvard University

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