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Łukasz Wyrzykowski

Łukasz Wyrzykowski

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Physics

D-Index
87
Citations
48503
World Ranking
2426
National Ranking
10

Overview

Łukasz Wyrzykowski is affiliated with the University of Warsaw in Poland and has an extensive body of research primarily focused on the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly work spans over 200 publications, with a particular emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, as well as subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Aerospace Engineering.

Their research covers a broad spectrum of topics, prominently featuring stellar, planetary, and galactic studies. Other significant areas of study include gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, astronomy and astrophysical research, astrophysics and star formation studies, pulsars and gravitational waves research, astrophysical phenomena and observations, and astro and planetary science.

Key recent publications illustrating the focus and impact of their research include:

  • Constraining the masses of microlensing black holes and the mass gap with Gaia DR2, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • An Isolated Mass-gap Black Hole or Neutron Star Detected with Astrometric Microlensing, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Gaia Early Data Release 3, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • An outflow powers the optical rise of the nearby, fast-evolving tidal disruption event AT2019qiz, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • (Unnamed paper), 2022, Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick)

Wyrzykowski frequently collaborates with several co-authors, with whom they have published multiple papers. These collaborators include M. Gromadzki, Krzysztof A. Rybicki, Paweł Zieliński, P. Mróz, and K. Kruszyńska.

Their work has been disseminated through a variety of prominent publication venues, highlighting a consistent presence in significant journals and repositories such as:

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

Best Publications

  • Gaia Data Release 2. Summary of the contents and survey properties

    A. G. A. Brown;A. Vallenari;T. Prusti

  • The Gaia mission

    T. Prusti;J. H. J. de Bruijne;A. G. A. Brown

  • Gaia Data Release 1 Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties

    A. G. A. Brown;A. Vallenari;T. Prusti

  • Gaia Data Release 2: Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams

    C. Babusiaux;F. van Leeuwen;M.A. Barstow

  • Gaia Early Data Release 3. Structure and properties of the Magellanic Clouds

    X. Luri;L. Chemin;G. Clementini

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

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

  • A kilonova as the electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source

    S. J. Smartt;T.-W. Chen;A. Jerkstrand;M. Coughlin

  • Gaia Data Release 2. Photometric content and validation

    D. W. Evans;M. Riello;F. De Angeli;J. M. Carrasco

  • 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

  • Unbound or distant planetary mass population detected by gravitational microlensing

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

  • Gaia Data Release 2 - Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams

    C. Babusiaux;F. van Leeuwen;M. A. Barstow

  • 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

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

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

  • Gaia Data Release 2: Properties and validation of the radial velocities

    D. Katz;P. Sartoretti;M. Cropper;P. Panuzzo

  • Gaia Data Release 2. Properties and validation of the radial velocities

    D. Katz;P. Sartoretti;M. Cropper;P. Panuzzo

  • Gaia Early Data Release 3: Gaia Photometric Science Alerts

    S. T. Hodgkin;D. L. Harrison;E. Breedt;T. Wevers;T. Wevers

  • Gaia Data Release 1. The photometric data

    F. van Leeuwen;D. W. Evans;F. De Angeli;C. Jordi

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor Soszyński
Igor Soszyński University of Warsaw
Michał K. Szymański
Michał K. Szymański University of Warsaw
Grzegorz Pietrzyński
Grzegorz Pietrzyński Polish Academy of Sciences
Andrzej Udalski
Andrzej Udalski University of Warsaw
Krzysztof Ulaczyk
Krzysztof Ulaczyk University of Warwick
M. Kubiak
M. Kubiak University of Warsaw
David P. Bennett
David P. Bennett Goddard Space Flight Center
Andrew Gould
Andrew Gould The Ohio State University
Fumio Abe
Fumio Abe Nagoya University
Yoshitaka Itow
Yoshitaka Itow Nagoya University

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