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Karl Forster is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics. The scientist's work also covers Radiation and Instrumentation as important subfields.

The topics addressed in Karl Forster's publications include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Sensing, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, as well as Gamma-ray Bursts and Supernovae.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Karl Forster include:

  • The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: The growth rate of cosmic structure since redshift z=0.9 (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: Testing the cosmological model with baryon acoustic oscillations at z= 0.6 (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: the transition to large-scale cosmic homogeneity (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: high-resolution kinematics of luminous star-forming galaxies (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Effective area calibration of the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (2022), Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems

Karl Forster frequently collaborates with other researchers. The most frequent coauthors include Kristin K. Madsen, Brian W. Grefenstette, Fiona A. Harrison, Murray Brightman, and Hannah P. Earnshaw.

The scientist's work appears in journals and venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), The Astrophysical Journal, Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems, and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. ArXiv is the most frequent publication venue, followed by OPAL and other noted academic journals.

Best Publications

  • The Galaxy Evolution Explorer: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission

    D. Christopher Martin;James Fanson;David Schiminovich;Patrick Morrissey

  • The Galaxy Evolution Explorer: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission

    D. Christopher Martin;James Fanson;David Schiminovich;Patrick Morrissey

  • The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) Mission

    Fiona A. Harrison;William W. Craig;Finn E. Christensen;Charles J. Hailey

  • THE NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE ARRAY (NuSTAR) HIGH-ENERGY X-RAY MISSION

    Fiona A. Harrison;William W. Craig;William W. Craig;Finn E. Christensen;Charles J. Hailey

  • UV Star Formation Rates in the Local Universe

    Samir Salim;R. Michael Rich;Stéphane Charlot;Jarle Brinchmann

  • The calibration and data products of GALEX

    Patrick Morrissey;Tim Conrow;Tom A. Barlow;Todd Small

  • The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: mapping the distance-redshift relation with baryon acoustic oscillations

    Chris Blake;Eyal A. Kazin;Florian Beutler;Tamara M. Davis;Tamara M. Davis

  • The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies

    A. Gil de Paz;S. Boissier;B. F. Madore;M. Seibert

  • The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies

    Armando Gil De Paz;Armando Gil De Paz;Samuel Boissier;Barry F. Madore;Barry F. Madore;Mark Seibert

  • The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: joint measurements of the expansion and growth history at z < 1

    Chris Blake;Sarah Brough;Matthew Colless;Carlos Contreras

  • The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: survey design and first data release

    Michael J. Drinkwater;Russell J. Jurek;Chris Blake;David Woods;David Woods

  • The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: the growth rate of cosmic structure since redshift z=0.9

    Chris Blake;Sarah Brough;Matthew Colless;Carlos Contreras

  • The On-Orbit Performance of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer

    P. Morrissey;D. Schiminovich;T. A. Barlow;D. C. Martin

  • Dust attenuation in the nearby Universe: comparison between galaxies selected in the ultraviolet or in the infrared

    V. Buat;J. Iglesias-Paramo;M. Seibert;D. Burgarella

  • UV-optical colours as probes of early-type galaxy evolution

    S. Kaviraj;K. Schawinski;J. E. G. Devriendt;I. Ferreras

  • An ultraviolet-optical flare from the tidal disruption of a helium-rich stellar core

    S. Gezari;Ryan T. Chornock;A. Rest;M. E. Huber

  • The UV-Optical Galaxy Color-Magnitude Diagram. I. Basic Properties

    Ted K. Wyder;D. Christopher Martin;David Schiminovich;Mark Seibert

  • GALEX UV Color-Magnitude Relations and Evidence for Recent Star Formation in Early-type Galaxies

    S Yi;SJ Yoon;S Kaviraj;JM Deharveng

  • The GALEX-VVDS measurement of the evolution of the far-ultraviolet luminosity density and the cosmic star formation rate

    D. Schiminovich;D. Schiminovich;O. Ilbert;S. Arnouts;B. Milliard

  • The nuclear spectroscopic telescope array (NuSTAR) high-energy X-ray mission

    Kristin K. Madsen;Fiona A. Harrison;Hongjun An;Steven E. Boggs

Frequent Co-Authors

David Schiminovich
David Schiminovich Columbia University
Barry F. Madore
Barry F. Madore Carnegie Institution for Science
Luciana Bianchi
Luciana Bianchi Johns Hopkins University
Tom A. Barlow
Tom A. Barlow California Institute of Technology
Alexander S. Szalay
Alexander S. Szalay Johns Hopkins University
Jose Donas
Jose Donas Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Timothy M. Heckman
Timothy M. Heckman Johns Hopkins University
Young-Wook Lee
Young-Wook Lee Yonsei University
Mark Seibert
Mark Seibert Carnegie Institution for Science
Todd Small
Todd Small California Institute of Technology

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