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Sara L. Ellison

Sara L. Ellison

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Physics

D-Index
93
Citations
28329
World Ranking
2054
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics, Royal Society of Canada

Overview

Sara L. Ellison is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Ellison has published numerous papers in several frequent venues. The top publication venues for their work are:

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

The following are notable recent publications by Ellison, including title, year, and venue:

  • How do central and satellite galaxies quench? - Insights from spatially resolved spectroscopy in the MaNGA survey, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Spatially resolved star formation and fuelling in galaxy interactions, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Interacting galaxies in the IllustrisTNG simulations - I: Triggered star formation in a cosmological context, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Interacting galaxies in the IllustrisTNG simulations - II: star formation in the post-merger stage, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Convolutional neural network identification of galaxy post-mergers in UNIONS using IllustrisTNG, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Mallory Thorp
  • David R. Patton
  • Robert W. Bickley
  • Lihwai Lin
  • Hsi-An Pan

Ellison has been recognized with the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics from the Royal Society of Canada, awarded in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Metallicity Calibrations and the Mass-Metallicity Relation for Star-forming Galaxies

    Lisa J. Kewley;Sara L. Ellison

  • New constraints on the free-streaming of warm dark matter from intermediate and small scale Lyman-α forest data

    Vid Iršič;Vid Iršič;Vid Iršič;Matteo Viel;Matteo Viel;Martin G. Haehnelt;James S. Bolton

  • An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

    E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

  • Galaxy Pairs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey I: Star Formation, AGN Fraction, and the Luminosity/Mass-Metallicity Relation

    Sara L. Ellison;David R. Patton;Luc Simard;Alan W. McConnachie

  • A CATALOG OF BULGE+DISK DECOMPOSITIONS AND UPDATED PHOTOMETRY FOR 1.12 MILLION GALAXIES IN THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY

    Luc Simard;Luc Simard;J. Trevor Mendel;David R. Patton;Sara L. Ellison

  • GALAXY PAIRS IN THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY. I. STAR FORMATION, ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS FRACTION, AND THE LUMINOSITY/MASS-METALLICITY RELATION

    Sara L. Ellison;David R. Patton;David R. Patton;Luc Simard;Alan W. McConnachie

  • Galaxy pairs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - IV: Interactions trigger AGN

    Sara L. Ellison;David R. Patton;J. Trevor Mendel;Jillian M. Scudder

  • Galaxy pairs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey – IV. Interactions trigger active galactic nuclei

    Sara L. Ellison;David R. Patton;J. Trevor Mendel;Jillian M. Scudder

  • Metal Abundances at z < 1.5: Fresh Clues to the Chemical Enrichment History of Damped Lyα Systems*

    Max Pettini;Sara L. Ellison;Charles C. Steidel;David V. Bowen

  • Metal Abundances at z < 1.5: Fresh Clues to the Chemical Enrichment History of Damped Lyman alpha Systems

    Max Pettini;Sara L. Ellison;Charles C. Steidel;David V. Bowen

  • The host of GRB 030323 at z=3.372: A very high column density DLA system with a low metallicity

    P.M. Vreeswijk;S.L. Ellison;S.L. Ellison;C. Ledoux;R.A.M.J. Wijers

  • The corals survey I: new estimates of the number density and gas content of damped lyman alpha systems free from dust bias

    S. L. Ellison;L. Yan;I. M. Hook;M. Pettini

  • The Enrichment History of the Intergalactic Medium-Measuring the C IV/H I Ratio in the Lyα Forest

    Sara L. Ellison;Antoinette Songaila;Joop Schaye;Max Pettini

  • Clues to the Origin of the Mass-Metallicity Relation: Dependence on Star Formation Rate and Galaxy Size

    Sara L. Ellison;David R. Patton;David R. Patton;Luc Simard;Alan W. McConnachie

  • The Enrichment History of the Intergalactic Medium: Measuring the CIV/HI Ratio in the Lyman Alpha Forest

    Sara L. Ellison;Antoinette Songaila;Joop Schaye;Max Pettini

  • A catalog of bulge, disk, and total stellar mass estimates for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    J. Trevor Mendel;Luc Simard;Michael Palmer;Sara L. Ellison

  • Rapid-Response Mode VLT/UVES spectroscopy of GRB060418: Conclusive evidence for UV pumping from the time evolution of FeII and NiII excited- and metastable-level populations

    P.M. Vreeswijk;C. Ledoux;A. Smette;S.L. Ellison

  • Galaxy pairs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey – VIII. The observational properties of post-merger galaxies

    Sara L. Ellison;J. Trevor Mendel;David R. Patton;Jillian M. Scudder

  • Galaxy pairs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey – II. The effect of environment on interactions

    Sara L. Ellison;David R. Patton;Luc Simard;Alan W. McConnachie

  • Bulge mass is king: the dominant role of the bulge in determining the fraction of passive galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Asa F. L. Bluck;J. Trevor Mendel;Sara L. Ellison;Jorge Moreno

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael T. Murphy
Michael T. Murphy Swinburne University of Technology
Max Pettini
Max Pettini University of Cambridge
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers University of Amsterdam
J. Xavier Prochaska
J. Xavier Prochaska University of California, Santa Cruz
Lex Kaper
Lex Kaper University of Amsterdam
Sebastián F. Sánchez
Sebastián F. Sánchez National Autonomous University of Mexico
C. Ledoux
C. Ledoux European Southern Observatory
Geraint F. Lewis
Geraint F. Lewis University of Sydney
Johan P. U. Fynbo
Johan P. U. Fynbo University of Copenhagen
Sean G. Ryan
Sean G. Ryan University of Hertfordshire

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