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Overview

Omar Almaini is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and specializes in Physics and Astronomy. Their research is concentrated primarily within the subfield of Astronomy and Astrophysics, supported by work in Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Global and Planetary Change. The scientist's investigations explore various key topics including Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, and phenomena such as Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

The research outputs by Omar Almaini are documented in leading publication venues, with frequent contributions to and collaborations published in:

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

Their recent scholarly articles include the following significant works:

  • "A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 CLS UDS field: physical properties of 707 sub-millimetre galaxies" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Dusty Starbursts Masquerading as Ultra-high Redshift Galaxies in JWST CEERS Observations" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "The Physical Conditions of Emission-line Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn from JWST/NIRSpec Spectroscopy in the SMACS 0723 Early Release Observations" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "The VANDELS ESO public spectroscopic survey" (2021), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Collaboration plays a notable role in Omar Almaini's work, with frequent co-authorship alongside several researchers. The most consistent collaborators include:

  • David T. Maltby
  • Anton M. Koekemoer
  • Vivienne Wild
  • Steven L. Finkelstein
  • Mark Dickinson

Their academic contributions focus on observational and instrumental approaches in astrophysical research, tackling questions of galaxy formation and evolution, as well as dynamic external cosmic phenomena. Through sustained publication in reputable astronomy and astrophysics journals, they contribute data and analysis relevant to early universe studies, galaxy surveys, and emission-line galaxy characterization using advanced observatories like JWST and ALMA.

Best Publications

  • The UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS)

    Andy Lawrence;S. J. Warren;Omar Almaini;A. C. Edge

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

    Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

  • Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) -- II. Submillimetre maps, catalogue and number counts

    K. Coppin;E.L. Chapin;A.M.J. Mortier;S.E. Scott

  • Improved constraints on the expansion rate of the Universe up to z ∼ 1.1 from the spectroscopic evolution of cosmic chronometers

    M. Moresco;A. Cimatti;R. Jimenez;L. Pozzetti

  • The SCUBA Half-Degree Extragalactic Survey – II. Submillimetre maps, catalogue and number counts

    K. Coppin;E. L. Chapin;E. L. Chapin;A. M. J. Mortier;S. E. Scott

  • Deep radio imaging of the SCUBA 8-mJy survey fields: sub-mm source identifications and redshift distribution

    Rob Ivison;Thomas Greve;Ian Smail;James Dunlop

  • Deep radio imaging of the SCUBA 8-mJy survey fields: submillimetre source identifications and redshift distribution

    Rob Ivison;Thomas Greve;Ian Smail;James Dunlop

  • CANDELS Multiwavelength catalogs: Source Identification and Photometry in the CANDELS UKIDSS Ultra-Deep Survey Field

    Audrey Galametz;Andrea Grazian;Adriano Fontana;Henry C. Ferguson

  • CANDELS Multiwavelength Catalogs: Source Identification and Photometry in the CANDELS UKIDSS Ultra-deep Survey Field

    Audrey Galametz;Andrea Grazian;Adriano Fontana;Henry C. Ferguson

  • The UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey Second Data Release

    S. J. Warren;N. C. Hambly;S. Dye;O. Almaini

  • The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: 850 μm maps, catalogues and number counts

    J.E. Geach;J.S. Dunlop;M. Halpern;Ian Smail

  • Stellar Masses from the CANDELS Survey: The GOODS-South and UDS Fields

    P. Santini;H. C. Ferguson;A. Fontana;B. Mobasher

  • The UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey Early Data Release

    Simon Dye;S. J. Warren;N. C. Hambly;N. J. G. Cross

  • The European Large Area ISO Survey - I. Goals, definition and observations

    Seb Oliver;Michael Rowan-Robinson;D. M. Alexander;O. Almaini

  • The evolution of the near-IR galaxy Luminosity Function and colour bimodality up to z ~ 2 from the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release

    M. Cirasuolo;R. J. McLure;J. S. Dunlop;O. Almaini

  • The SCUBA-2 Cosmology Legacy Survey: ALMA resolves the rest-frame far-infrared emission of sub-millimeter galaxies

    J.M. Simpson;Ian Smail;A.M. Swinbank;O. Almaini

  • The evolution of the near-infrared galaxy luminosity function and colour bimodality up to z = 2 from the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey Early Data Release

    M. Cirasuolo;R. J. McLure;J. S. Dunlop;O. Almaini

  • The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope Infrared Deep Sky Survey First Data Release

    S. J. Warren;N. C. Hambly;S. Dye;O. Almaini

  • An ALMA survey of the SCUBA-2 CLS UDS field: physical properties of 707 sub-millimetre galaxies

    U. Dudzevičiūtė;Ian Smail;A. M. Swinbank;S. M. Stach

Frequent Co-Authors

James S. Dunlop
James S. Dunlop University of Edinburgh
Ross J. McLure
Ross J. McLure University of Edinburgh
Chris Simpson
Chris Simpson Liverpool John Moores University
Rob Ivison
Rob Ivison European Southern Observatory
Michele Cirasuolo
Michele Cirasuolo European Southern Observatory
Christopher J. Conselice
Christopher J. Conselice University of Manchester
Ian Smail
Ian Smail Durham University
Andy Lawrence
Andy Lawrence University of Edinburgh
Chris J. Willott
Chris J. Willott National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute

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