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Marianne Vestergaard

Marianne Vestergaard

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Physics

D-Index
86
Citations
27947
World Ranking
2523
National Ranking
18

Overview

Marianne Vestergaard is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research is primarily situated in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as evidenced by 107 publications in this subfield. Their work also extends to Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Oceanography, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, reflecting a diverse scientific interest.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of astrophysical phenomena and related studies. Main topics include:

  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Marianne Vestergaard has collaborated frequently with several researchers, who include:

  • M. R. Goad (27 joint works)
  • K. Horne (26 joint works)
  • J. M. Gelbord (26 joint works)
  • Aaron J. Barth (25 joint works)
  • E. Dalla Bontà (25 joint works)

The scientist's recent publication record features articles in notable journals and covers various astrophysical advances. Selected recent papers include:

  • Detection of stellar light from quasar host galaxies at redshifts above 6, 2023, Nature
  • Intensive disc-reverberation mapping of Fairall 9: first year of Swift and LCO monitoring, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • A dusty compact object bridging galaxies and quasars at cosmic dawn, 2022, Nature
  • A SPectroscopic Survey of Biased Halos in the Reionization Era (ASPIRE): A First Look at the Rest-frame Optical Spectra of z > 6.5 Quasars Using JWST, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Metallicity in Quasar Broad-line Regions at Redshift ∼ 6, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal

Publications appear frequently in key venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 20 publications
  • The Astrophysical Journal with 17 publications
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society with 10 publications
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics with 4 publications
  • Nature with 2 publications

Best Publications

  • CENTRAL MASSES AND BROAD-LINE REGION SIZES OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI. II. A HOMOGENEOUS ANALYSIS OF A LARGE REVERBERATION-MAPPING DATABASE

    Bradley M Peterson;Laura Ferrarese;K M Gilbert;K M Gilbert;S Kaspi;S Kaspi

  • SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS AND MULTIWAVELENGTH SELECTION OF TYPE 1 QUASARS

    Gordon T. Richards;Gordon T. Richards;Mark Lacy;Lisa J. Storrie-Lombardi;Patrick B. Hall

  • Determining Central Black Hole Masses in Distant Active Galaxies and Quasars. II. Improved Optical and UV Scaling Relationships

    Marianne Vestergaard;Bradley M. Peterson

  • Supermassive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Calibration of the M-sigma Relationship for AGNs

    Christopher A. Onken;Laura Ferrarese;David Merritt;Bradley M. Peterson

  • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUMINOSITY AND BROAD-LINE REGION SIZE IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI

    Shai Kaspi;Shai Kaspi;Dan Maoz;Hagai Netzer;Bradley M. Peterson

  • 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

  • Supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei. II. Calibration of the black hole mass-velocity dispersion relationship for active galactic nuclei

    Christopher A. Onken;Laura Ferrarese;David Merritt;David Merritt;Bradley M. Peterson

  • An Empirical Ultraviolet Template for Iron Emission in Quasars as Derived from I Zw 1

    M. Vestergaard;B. J. Wilkes

  • The Radius-Luminosity Relationship For Active Galactic Nuclei: The Effect of Host-Galaxy Starlight On Luminosity Measurements. II. The Full Sample of Reverberation-Mapped AGNs

    Misty C. Bentz;Misty C. Bentz;Bradley M. Peterson;Hagai Netzer;Richard W. Pogge

  • An Empirical Ultraviolet Template for Iron Emission in Quasars as Derived from I Zwicky 1

    M. Vestergaard;M. Vestergaard;M. Vestergaard;Belinda Jane Wilkes

  • MASS FUNCTIONS OF THE ACTIVE BLACK HOLES IN DISTANT QUASARS FROM THE LARGE BRIGHT QUASAR SURVEY, THE BRIGHT QUASAR SURVEY, AND THE COLOR-SELECTED SAMPLE OF THE SDSS FALL EQUATORIAL STRIPE.

    M. Vestergaard;Patrick S. Osmer

  • A Survey of z > 5.7 Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. IV. Discovery of Seven Additional Quasars* **

    Xiaohui Fan;Xiaohui Fan;Michael A. Strauss;Gordon T. Richards;Gordon T. Richards;Joseph F. Hennawi

  • Determining central black hole masses in distant active galaxies

    M. Vestergaard

  • Systematic effects in measurement of black hole masses by emission-line reverberation of active galactic nuclei: Eddington ratio and inclination

    Suzy Collin;Toshihiro Kawaguchi;Bradley M. Peterson;Marianne Vestergaard

  • The Radius-Luminosity Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei: The Effect of Host-Galaxy Starlight on Luminosity Measurements

    Misty C. Bentz;Bradley M. Peterson;Richard W. Pogge;Marianne Vestergaard

  • Reverberation Mapping Measurements of Black Hole Masses in Six Local Seyfert Galaxies

    K. D. Denney;B. M. Peterson;R. W. Pogge;A. Adair

  • Gemini Near-infrared Spectroscopy of Luminous z~6 Quasars: Chemical Abundances, Black Hole Masses, and MgII Absorption

    Linhua Jiang;Xiaohui Fan;Marianne Vestergaard;Jaron D. Kurk

  • 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

  • CONTINUUM AND EMISSION-LINE STRENGTH RELATIONS FOR A LARGE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI SAMPLE

    M. Dietrich;F. Hamann;J. C. Shields;A. Constantin

  • Gemini Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Luminous z ∼ 6 Quasars: Chemical Abundances, Black Hole Masses, and Mg II Absorption*

    Linhua Jiang;Xiaohui Fan;Marianne Vestergaard;Jaron D. Kurk

Frequent Co-Authors

Misty C. Bentz
Misty C. Bentz Georgia State University
Richard W. Pogge
Richard W. Pogge The Ohio State University
Keith Horne
Keith Horne University of St Andrews
Jelle Kaastra
Jelle Kaastra Leiden University
Aaron J. Barth
Aaron J. Barth University of California, Irvine
Xiaohui Fan
Xiaohui Fan University of Arizona
Kirk T. Korista
Kirk T. Korista Western Michigan University
Hagai Netzer
Hagai Netzer Tel Aviv University
Tommaso Treu
Tommaso Treu University of California, Los Angeles
Shai Kaspi
Shai Kaspi Tel Aviv University

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