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Quentin A. Parker

Quentin A. Parker

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Physics

D-Index
87
Citations
35276
World Ranking
2438
National Ranking
46

Overview

Quentin A. Parker is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research predominantly covers Astronomy and Astrophysics, with significant contributions also in Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several key topics, including stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, astrophysics and star formation studies, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, astro and planetary science, fullerene chemistry and applications, and atomic and molecular physics.

Publication activity is marked by frequent contributions to notable venues such as:

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

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Quentin A. Parker are:

  • IGAPS: the merged IPHAS and UVEX optical surveys of the northern Galactic plane, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The messy death of a multiple star system and the resulting planetary nebula as observed by JWST, 2022, Nature Astronomy
  • The RAdial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): Parameterisation of RAVE spectra based on convolutional neural networks, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • New optically identified supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Planetary nebulae and how to find them: A concise review, 2022, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Frequent collaborators include:

  • A. A. Zijlstra
  • Andreas Ritter
  • L. Sabin
  • M. A. Guerrero
  • F. Lykou

Best Publications

  • The 6dF Galaxy Survey: baryon acoustic oscillations and the local Hubble constant

    Florian Beutler;Chris Blake;Matthew Colless;D Heath Jones

  • The radial velocity experiment (RAVE): First data release

    M Steinmetz;A Siebert;H Enke;C Boeche

  • The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures

    D. Heath Jones;Mike A. Read;Will Saunders;Matthew Colless

  • The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): Fourth Data Release

    Andrea Kunder;Georges Kordopatis;Matthias Steinmetz;Tomaž Zwitter

  • The SuperCOSMOS Sky Survey. Paper I: Introduction and Description

    Nigel Hambly;Harvey MacGillivray;Mike Read;Sue Tritton

  • The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): Fifth Data Release

    Andrea Kunder;Georges Kordopatis;Matthias Steinmetz;Tomaz Zwitter

  • The RAVE survey: constraining the local Galactic escape speed

    Martin C. Smith;Gregory R. Ruchti;Amina Helmi;Rosemary F G Wyse

  • The GALAH survey: scientific motivation

    G.M. De Silva;G.M. De Silva;K.C. Freeman;J. Bland-Hawthorn;S. Martell

  • The SuperCOSMOS Sky Survey – I. Introduction and description

    Nigel Hambly;H. T. MacGillivray;Mike Read;S. B. Tritton

  • The 6dF Galaxy Survey: Samples, Observational Techniques and the First Data Release

    D. Heath Jones;Will Saunders;Matthew Colless;Mike A. Read

  • The 6dF Galaxy Survey: Samples, observational techniques and the first data release

    D. Heath Jones;Will J. Saunders;Matthew Colless;Michael A. Read

  • The INT Photometric H-alpha Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS)

    Janet E. Drew;R. Greimel;M. J. Irwin

  • The 6dF Galaxy Survey: z≈ 0 measurements of the growth rate and σ 8

    Florian Beutler;Chris Blake;Matthew Colless;D Heath Jones

  • The 6dF Galaxy Survey: z pprox 0 measurement of the growth rate and sigma_8

    Florian Beutler;Chris Blake;Matthew Colless;D. Heath Jones

  • The UKIDSS galactic plane survey

    P.~W. Lucas;M.~G. Hoare;A. Longmore;A.~C. Schröder

  • Vvv dr1: the first data release of the milky way bulge and southern plane from the near-infrared eso public survey vista variables in the via lactea

    R. K. Saito;M. Hempel;D. Minniti;D. Minniti;P. W. Lucas

  • The INT Photometric Hα Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS)

    Janet E. Drew;Robert Greimel;Mike J. Irwin;Amornrat Aungwerojwit

  • The Aao/Ukst Supercosmos H-alpha Survey (SHS)

    Q. A. Parker;S. Phillipps;M. J. Pierce;M. Hartley

  • The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE)

    M. Steinmetz;T. Zwitter;A. Siebert;F. G. Watson

  • The AAO/UKST SuperCOSMOS Hα survey

    Quentin A. Parker;Steven Phillipps;Michael J. Pierce;Malcolm Hartley

Frequent Co-Authors

Eva K. Grebel
Eva K. Grebel Heidelberg University
Brad K. Gibson
Brad K. Gibson University of Hull
Joss Bland-Hawthorn
Joss Bland-Hawthorn University of Sydney
Julio F. Navarro
Julio F. Navarro University of Victoria
Matthias Steinmetz
Matthias Steinmetz Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
Kenneth C. Freeman
Kenneth C. Freeman Australian National University
Amina Helmi
Amina Helmi University of Groningen
Gerard Gilmore
Gerard Gilmore University of Cambridge
Ulisse Munari
Ulisse Munari National Institute for Astrophysics
James Binney
James Binney University of Oxford

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