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Overview

Lin Yan is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Artificial Intelligence, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their publication record demonstrates a focus on topics such as Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Lin Yan has published numerous papers in prominent journals and repositories. Some recent works include:

  • The ALPINE-ALMA [CII] survey, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Zwicky Transient Facility Bright Transient Survey. I. Spectroscopic Classification and the Redshift Completeness of Local Galaxy Catalogs, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Final Season Reimagined: 30 Tidal Disruption Events from the ZTF-I Survey, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • The ALPINE-ALMA [C II] survey, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Tidal Disruption Event Demographics with the Zwicky Transient Facility: Volumetric Rates, Luminosity Function, and Implications for the Local Black Hole Mass Function, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent publication venues for Lin Yan include:

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

Lin Yan collaborates regularly with several researchers, often co-authoring publications with:

  • C. Fremling
  • J. Sollerman
  • M. M. Kasliwal
  • S. Schulze
  • D. A. Perley

Lin Yan's scholarly output is rooted primarily in the study of astronomical phenomena, with a significant emphasis on observational and theoretical aspects of astrophysics. Their work includes contributions to surveys, transient phenomena, and cosmic event demographics, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach within the scope of modern astronomy and high-energy astrophysics.

Best Publications

  • The zwicky transient facility: System overview, performance, and first results

    Eric C. Bellm;Shrinivas R. Kulkarni;Matthew J. Graham;Richard Dekany

  • The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

    P. Capak;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken

  • The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

    P. Capak;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken;H. J. McCracken

  • Mid-Infrared Selection of AGN with the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer. I. Characterizing WISE-Selected AGN in COSMOS

    Daniel Stern;Roberto J. Assef;Dominic J. Benford;Andrew Blain

  • Obscured and unobscured active galactic nuclei in the Spitzer Space Telescope First Look Survey

    M. Lacy;L. J. Storrie-Lombardi;A. Sajina;P. N. Appleton

  • MID-INFRARED SELECTION OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI WITH THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER. I. CHARACTERIZING WISE-SELECTED ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN COSMOS

    Daniel Stern;Roberto J. Assef;Dominic J. Benford;Andrew Blain

  • The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the HST-ACS 2 sq. deg. COSMOS Field: survey strategy and first analysis

    D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

  • The Zwicky Transient Facility: Science Objectives

    Matthew J. Graham;S. R. Kulkarni;Eric C. Bellm;Scott M. Adams

  • S-COSMOS: The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope ACS 2 deg^2 COSMOS Field I: Survey Strategy and First Analysis

    D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

  • COSMOS : Hubble Space Telescope Observations

    N. Scoville;A. Benson;A. W. Blain;D. Calzetti

  • COSMOS: Hubble Space Telescope Observations

    N. Scoville;N. Scoville;R. G. Abraham;H. Aussel;J. E. Barnes

  • Initial Performance of the NEOWISE Reactivation Mission

    A. Mainzer;J. Bauer;R. M. Cutri;T. Grav

  • The Interstellar Medium In Galaxies Seen A Billion Years After The Big Bang

    P.L. Capak;C. Carilli;G. Jones;C. M. Casey

  • Mid-Infrared Selection of Active Galactic Nuclei with the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer. II. Properties of WISE-Selected Active Galactic Nuclei in the NDWFS Bo"otes Field

    Roberto J. Assef;Daniel Stern;Christopher S. Kochanek;Andrew W. Blain

  • Illuminating gravitational waves: A concordant picture of photons from a neutron star merger

    M. M. Kasliwal;E. Nakar;L. P. Singer;L. P. Singer;D. L. Kaplan

  • Galaxies at redshifts 5 to 6 with systematically low dust content and high [C II] emission

    Peter L. Capak;C. Carilli;C. Carilli;G. Jones;C. M. Casey

  • A continuum of H- to He-rich tidal disruption candidates with a preference for E+A galaxies

    Iair Arcavi;Iair Arcavi;Iair Arcavi;Avishay Gal-Yam;Mark Sullivan;Yen Chen Pan

  • Star Formation and Extinction in Redshift z~2 Galaxies: Inferences from Spitzer MIPS Observations*

    Naveen A. Reddy;Charles C. Steidel;Dario Fadda;Lin Yan

  • The Far- and Mid-Infrared/Radio Correlations in the Spitzer Extragalactic First Look Survey

    P. N. Appleton;D. T. Fadda;F. R. Marleau;D. T. Frayer

  • The Zwicky Transient Facility: Science Objectives

    Matthew J. Graham;S. R. Kulkarni;Eric C. Bellm;Scott M. Adams

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Capak
Peter Capak California Institute of Technology
George Helou
George Helou California Institute of Technology
John D. Silverman
John D. Silverman University of Tokyo
Nick Scoville
Nick Scoville California Institute of Technology
Jesper Sollerman
Jesper Sollerman Stockholm University
Mansi M. Kasliwal
Mansi M. Kasliwal California Institute of Technology
S. Bardelli
S. Bardelli National Institute for Astrophysics
Kaushik De
Kaushik De The University of Texas at Arlington
Mara Salvato
Mara Salvato Max Planck Society
Avishay Gal-Yam
Avishay Gal-Yam Weizmann Institute of Science

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