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Michael T. Murphy is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. Their academic work primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, focusing notably on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Computational Mechanics.

Their research interests cover multiple topics including Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Astro and Planetary Science, and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

They have published extensively, contributing to prominent journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal

Michael T. Murphy has collaborated frequently with several researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • S. Cristiani
  • C. J. A. P. Martins
  • Tobias M. Schmidt
  • P. Molaro
  • N. J. Nunes

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope of their research interests and contributions:

  • ESPRESSO at VLT (2020), Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Precision measures of the primordial abundance of deuterium (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • High-precision wavelength calibration of astronomical spectrographs with laser frequency combs (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Cosmic dynamics in the era of Extremely Large Telescopes (2024), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • MUSE Analysis of Gas around Galaxies (MAGG) - II: metal-enriched halo gas around z ∼ 1 galaxies (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The range of publications and collaborations indicates involvement in both observational and instrumental aspects of astronomy, including calibration techniques and cosmic structure studies. The scientist's work integrates developments in instrumentation with astrophysical applications, contributing to both fundamental and applied research domains within the broader field of Physics and Astronomy.

Best Publications

  • Further Evidence for Cosmological Evolution of the Fine Structure Constant

    J. K. Webb;M. T. Murphy;V. V. Flambaum;V. A. Dzuba

  • Laser Frequency Combs for Astronomical Observations

    Tilo Steinmetz;Tobias Wilken;Constanza Araujo-Hauck;Ronald Holzwarth

  • Further evidence for a variable fine‐structure constant from Keck/HIRES QSO absorption spectra

    M. T. Murphy;M. T. Murphy;J. K. Webb;Victor V. Flambaum

  • Indications of a Spatial Variation of the Fine Structure Constant

    J. K. Webb;J. A. King;M. T. Murphy;V. V. Flambaum

  • Possible evidence for a variable fine structure constant from QSO absorption lines: Motivations, analysis and results

    M. T. Murphy;J. K. Webb;Victor V. Flambaum;V. A. Dzuba

  • Precision measures of the primordial abundance of deuterium

    Ryan J. Cooke;Max Pettini;Regina A. Jorgenson;Michael T. Murphy

  • High‐precision wavelength calibration of astronomical spectrographs with laser frequency combs

    Michael T. Murphy;Thomas Udem;Ronald Holzwarth;Andreas Sizmann

  • ESPRESSO at VLT - On-sky performance and first results

    F. Pepe;S. Cristiani;R. Rebolo;R. Rebolo;N. C. Santos

  • Deuterium abundance in the most metal-poor damped Lyman alpha system: converging on Ωb,0h2

    Max Pettini;Berkeley J. Zych;Michael T. Murphy;Michael T. Murphy;Antony M. Lewis

  • Deuterium Abundance in the Most Metal-Poor Damped Lyman alpha System: Converging on Omega_baryons

    Max Pettini;Antony Lewis;Berkeley J Zych;Michael T Murphy

  • Cosmic dynamics in the era of Extremely Large Telescopes

    Jochen Liske;Andrea Grazian;Eros Vanzella;Miroslava Dessauges

  • Spatial variation in the fine-structure constant – new results from VLT/UVES

    Julian A. King;John K. Webb;Michael T. Murphy;Victor V. Flambaum

  • Signatures of Cool Gas Fueling a Star-Forming Galaxy at Redshift 2.3

    N. Bouché;N. Bouché;M. T. Murphy;G. G. Kacprzak;C. Péroux

  • New perspectives on strong z ≃ 0.5 Mg II absorbers: Are halo mass and equivalent width anticorrelated?

    Nicolas Bouché;Michael T. Murphy;Céline Péroux;István Csabai

  • New perspectives on strong z=0.5 MgII absorbers: are halo-mass and equivalent width anti-correlated?

    Nicolas Bouche;Michael T. Murphy;Celine Peroux;Istvan Csabai

  • Halo Gas Cross Sections And Covering Fractions of MgII Absorption Selected Galaxies

    G. G. Kacprzak;C. W. Churchill;C. C. Steidel;M. T. Murphy

  • Halo Gas and Galaxy Disk Kinematics Derived from Observations and LCDM Simulations of MgII Absorption Selected Galaxies at Intermediate Redshift

    G. G. Kacprzak;C. W. Churchill;D. Ceverino;C. C. Steidel

  • Strong Limit on a Variable Proton-to-Electron Mass Ratio from Molecules in the Distant Universe

    Michael T. Murphy;Victor V. Flambaum;Sébastien Muller;Christian Henkel

  • The Giant Gemini GMOS survey of zem > 4.4 quasars – I. Measuring the mean free path across cosmic time

    Gábor Worseck;Gábor Worseck;J. Xavier Prochaska;J. Xavier Prochaska;John M. O'Meara;George D. Becker

  • The health of adult Britain 1841-1994.

    Jhon Charlton;Mike Murphy

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor V. Flambaum
Victor V. Flambaum University of New South Wales
Sandro D'Odorico
Sandro D'Odorico European Southern Observatory
Sara L. Ellison
Sara L. Ellison University of Victoria
Luca Pasquini
Luca Pasquini European Southern Observatory
Lex Kaper
Lex Kaper University of Amsterdam
Paolo Molaro
Paolo Molaro National Institute for Astrophysics
Charles C. Steidel
Charles C. Steidel California Institute of Technology
Jochen Liske
Jochen Liske Universität Hamburg
Martin G. Haehnelt
Martin G. Haehnelt University of Cambridge
J. Xavier Prochaska
J. Xavier Prochaska University of California, Santa Cruz

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