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Rodrigo A. Ibata

Rodrigo A. Ibata

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Physics

D-Index
110
Citations
40006
World Ranking
1174
National Ranking
43

Overview

Rodrigo A. Ibata is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France and has an extensive publication record in the fields of physics and astronomy. Their research primarily contributes to areas including stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, galaxies' formation and evolution, astrophysics and star formation studies, cosmology and gravitation theories, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and astronomical observations and instrumentation.

Their work spans several subfields such as astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, computational mechanics, general health professions, and artificial intelligence. This interdisciplinary approach reflects a broad scientific inquiry into both observational and theoretical aspects of astronomy and related sciences.

Ibata's frequent co-authors comprise Benoît Famaey, Nicolas F. Martin, Guillaume F. Thomas, Khyati Malhan, and Anke Arentsen, indicating collaborative research efforts across various projects and studies.

Their research appears regularly in several key publication venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent papers include the following:

  • The Global Dynamical Atlas of the Milky Way Mergers: Constraints from Gaia EDR3-based Orbits of Globular Clusters, Stellar Streams, and Satellite Galaxies (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • The Pristine survey - X. A large population of low-metallicity stars permeates the Galactic disc (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters)
  • Deep Symbolic Regression for Physics Guided by Units Constraints: Toward the Automated Discovery of Physical Laws (2023, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • Globular Clusters in the Sagittarius stream. Revising members and candidates with Gaia DR2 (2020, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • The Hubble Space Telescope Survey of M31 Satellite Galaxies. I. RR Lyrae-based Distances and Refined 3D Geometric Structure (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)

Best Publications

  • A dwarf satellite galaxy in Sagittarius

    R. A. Ibata;G. Gilmore;M. J. Irwin

  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

    G. Gilmore;S. Randich;M. Asplund;J. Binney

  • The Ghost of Sagittarius and Lumps in the Halo of the Milky Way

    Heidi Jo Newberg;Brian Yanny;Connie Rockosi;Eva K. Grebel

  • The remnants of galaxy formation from a panoramic survey of the region around M31

    Alan W. McConnachie;Michael J. Irwin;Rodrigo A. Ibata;John Dubinski

  • A giant stream of metal-rich stars in the halo of the galaxy M31

    Rodrigo Ibata;Michael Irwin;Geraint Lewis;Annette M. N. Ferguson

  • Detection of massive tidal tails around the globular cluster Pal 5 with SDSS commissioning data

    M. Odenkirchen;E.K. Grebel;C.M. Rockosi;W. Dehnen

  • Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies

    A. W. McConnachie;M. J. Irwin;Annette Ferguson;R. A. Ibata

  • A vast, thin plane of corotating dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy

    Rodrigo A. Ibata;Geraint F. Lewis;Anthony R. Conn;Michael J. Irwin

  • Great Circle Tidal Streams: Evidence for a Nearly Spherical Massive Dark Halo around the Milky Way

    Rodrigo Ibata;Geraint F. Lewis;Geraint F. Lewis;Michael Irwin;Edward Totten

  • Detection of massive tidal tails around the globular cluster Palomar 5 with sloan digital sky survey commissioning data

    Michael Odenkirchen;Eva K. Grebel;Constance M. Rockosi;Walter Dehnen

  • Sagittarius: the nearest dwarf galaxy

    Rodrigo A. Ibata;Gerard F. Gilmore;Michael J. Irwin

  • A dwarf galaxy remnant in Canis Major: the fossil of an in-plane accretion onto the Milky Way

    N. F. Martin;R. A. Ibata;M. Bellazzini;M. J. Irwin

  • Evidence for Stellar Substructure in the Halo and Outer Disk of M31

    Annette M. N. Ferguson;Michael J. Irwin;Rodrigo A. Ibata;Geraint F. Lewis

  • A dwarf galaxy remnant in Canis Major: the fossil of an in-plane accretion on to the Milky Way

    N. F. Martin;R. A. Ibata;M. Bellazzini;M. J. Irwin

  • The Haunted Halos of Andromeda and Triangulum: A Panorama of Galaxy Formation in Action*

    R. Ibata;N. F. Martin;M. Irwin;S. Chapman

  • The Kinematics, Orbit, and Survival of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

    Rodrigo A. Ibata;Rosemary F. G. Wyse;Gerard Gilmore;Michael J. Irwin

  • Galactic Halo Substructure in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: The Ancient Tidal Stream from the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy

    Rodrigo Ibata;Michael Irwin;Geraint F. Lewis;Andrea Stolte

  • One ring to encompass them all: a giant stellar structure that surrounds the Galaxy

    R. A. Ibata;M. J. Irwin;G. F. Lewis;Annette Ferguson

  • The white dwarf cooling sequence of the globular cluster messier 4

    Brad M. Hansen;Brad M. Hansen;James Brewer;Greg G. Fahlman;Bradley K. Gibson

  • The large-scale structure of the halo of the Andromeda Galaxy Part I: global stellar density, morphology and metallicity properties

    Rodrigo A. Ibata;Geraint F. Lewis;Alan W. McConnachie;Nicolas F. Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Geraint F. Lewis
Geraint F. Lewis University of Sydney
Annette M. N. Ferguson
Annette M. N. Ferguson University of Edinburgh
Scott Chapman
Scott Chapman Dalhousie University
Mike Irwin
Mike Irwin University of Cambridge
Nial R. Tanvir
Nial R. Tanvir University of Leicester
Michele Bellazzini
Michele Bellazzini National Institute for Astrophysics
R. Michael Rich
R. Michael Rich University of California, Los Angeles
Julio F. Navarro
Julio F. Navarro University of Victoria
Brad K. Gibson
Brad K. Gibson University of Hull
Raymond G. Carlberg
Raymond G. Carlberg University of Toronto

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