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Masaomi Tanaka

Masaomi Tanaka

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Physics

D-Index
91
Citations
28679
World Ranking
2183
National Ranking
59

Overview

Masaomi Tanaka is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work encompasses related subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Radiation, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their research interests span a broad range of astrophysical phenomena and cosmic phenomena, with specific attention to gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, pulsars and gravitational waves research, various astrophysical phenomena and observations, as well as stellar, planetary, and galactic studies. Additionally, they engage with topics in astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, astro and planetary science, and atomic and molecular physics.

During their career, Masaomi Tanaka has published extensively in several reputable scientific venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

The following are some notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Masaomi Tanaka, highlighting the year of publication and the venue:

  • Systematic opacity calculations for kilonovae, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Diversity of Kilonova Light Curves, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Lanthanide Features in Near-infrared Spectra of Kilonovae, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Simulations of Early Kilonova Emission from Neutron Star Mergers, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Signatures of r-process Elements in Kilonova Spectra, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Daiji Kato, Gediminas Gaigalas, Nozomu Tominaga, Nanae Domoto, and Kyohei Kawaguchi. These collaborations reflect joint contributions to advancing understanding in their main fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Mass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function

    Y. Peng;S. J. Lilly;K. Kovac;M. Bolzonella

  • The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and Survey Design

    H. Aihara;N. Arimoto;R. Armstrong;S. Arnouts

  • Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

    E. Pian;P. D'Avanzo;S. Benetti;M. Branchesi

  • RADIATIVE TRANSFER SIMULATIONS OF NEUTRON STAR MERGER EJECTA

    Masaomi Tanaka;Kenta Hotokezaka

  • Radiative Transfer Simulations for Neutron Star Merger Ejecta

    Masaomi Tanaka;Kenta Hotokezaka

  • zCOSMOS - 10k-bright spectroscopic sample. The bimodality in the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function: exploring its evolution with redshift

    L. Pozzetti;M. Bolzonella;E. Zucca;G. Zamorani

  • The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and survey design

    Hiroaki Aihara;Nobuo Arimoto;Nobuo Arimoto;Robert Armstrong;Stéphane Arnouts

  • The XMM-Newton Wide-Field Survey in the COSMOS field (XMM-COSMOS): demography and multiwavelength properties of obscured and unobscured luminous AGN

    M. Brusa;F. Civano;A. Comastri;T. Miyaji

  • On the cosmic evolution of the scaling relations between black holes and their host galaxies: Broad Line AGN in the zCOSMOS survey

    A. Merloni;A. Bongiorno;M. Bolzonella;M. Brusa

  • Modeling GW170817 based on numerical relativity and its implications

    Masaru Shibata;Sho Fujibayashi;Kenta Hotokezaka;Kenta Hotokezaka;Kenta Kiuchi

  • ON THE COSMIC EVOLUTION OF THE SCALING RELATIONS BETWEEN BLACK HOLES AND THEIR HOST GALAXIES: BROAD-LINE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN THE zCOSMOS SURVEY*

    A. Merloni;A. Bongiorno;M. Bolzonella;Marcella Brusa

  • A neutron-star-driven X-ray flash associated with supernova SN 2006aj.

    Paolo A. Mazzali;Jinsong Deng;Ken'ichi Nomoto;Ken'ichi Nomoto;Daniel N. Sauer

  • Ongoing and co-evolving star formation in zCOSMOS galaxies hosting Active Galactic Nuclei

    J. D. Silverman;F. Lamareille;C. Maier;S. Lilly

  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Tycho Brahe's 1572 supernova as a standard type Ia as revealed by its light-echo spectrum.

    Oliver Krause;Masaomi Tanaka;Masaomi Tanaka;Tomonori Usuda;Takashi Hattori

  • Tracking the impact of environment on the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function up to z~1 in the 10k zCOSMOS sample

    M. Bolzonella;K. Kovac;L. Pozzetti;E. Zucca

  • The metamorphosis of supernova SN 2008D/XRF 080109: a link between supernovae and GRBs/hypernovae.

    Paolo A. Mazzali;Stefano Valenti;Stefano Valenti;Massimo Della Valle;Guido Chincarini;Guido Chincarini

  • An asymmetric explosion as the origin of spectral evolution diversity in type Ia supernovae

    K. Maeda;S. Benetti;M. Stritzinger;M. Stritzinger;F. K. Röpke

  • The impact of galaxy interactions on AGN activity in zCOSMOS

    J. D. Silverman;P. Kampczyk;K. Jahnke;R. Andrae

  • Asphericity in supernova explosions from late-time spectroscopy

    Keiichi Maeda;Koji Kawabata;Paolo A. Mazzali;Masaomi Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Nozomu Tominaga
Nozomu Tominaga Konan University
Ken'ichi Nomoto
Ken'ichi Nomoto University of Tokyo
Tomoki Morokuma
Tomoki Morokuma Chiba Institute of Technology
Paolo A. Mazzali
Paolo A. Mazzali Liverpool John Moores University
Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Mamoru Doi
Mamoru Doi University of Tokyo
Naoki Yasuda
Naoki Yasuda Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
Michitoshi Yoshida
Michitoshi Yoshida National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
A. Iovino
A. Iovino National Institute for Astrophysics
S. Bardelli
S. Bardelli National Institute for Astrophysics

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