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Steven L. Finkelstein is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Finkelstein has published extensively in a range of scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

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

Among their recent papers are:

  • "CEERS Key Paper. I. An Early Look into the First 500 Myr of Galaxy Formation with JWST" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "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

Frequent co-authors working alongside Finkelstein include:

  • Casey Papovich
  • Anton M. Koekemoer
  • L. Y. Aaron Yung
  • Micaela B. Bagley
  • Mark Dickinson

This collaboration network reflects an engagement with a broad range of experts primarily involved in astrophysics and related research areas.

Finkelstein's work encompasses observational and theoretical approaches to astronomy, with a particular interest in the early universe, galaxy formation, and high-energy phenomena observed via advanced instrumentation like the James Webb Space Telescope. Their contributions are grounded in both detailed astronomical observations and the development of instrumentation crucial for advancing astrophysical research.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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 Evolution of the Galaxy Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Luminosity Function Over the First Two Billion Years

    Steven Lyle Finkelstein;Russell E. Ryan;Casey Papovich;Mark Dickinson

  • The Frontier Fields: Survey Design

    J. M. Lotz;A. Koekemoer;D. Coe;N. Grogin

  • The Relation Between SFR and Stellar Mass for Galaxies at 3.5 $\le z\le$ 6.5 in CANDELS

    Brett Salmon;Casey Papovich;Steven L. Finkelstein;Vithal Tilvi

  • A deep ALMA image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

    James Dunlop;Ross McLure;A. D. Biggs;J. E. Geach

  • Faint AGNs at z > 4 in the CANDELS GOODS-S field: looking for contributors to the reionization of the Universe

    E. Giallongo;A. Grazian;F. Fiore;A. Fontana

  • The Frontier Fields: Survey Design and Initial Results

    J. M. Lotz;A. Koekemoer;D. Coe;N. Grogin

  • A Critical Assessment of Photometric Redshift Methods: A CANDELS Investigation

    Tomas Dahlen;Bahram Mobasher;Sandra M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

  • A galaxy rapidly forming stars 700 million years after the Big Bang at redshift 7.51.

    S. L. Finkelstein;C. Papovich;M. Dickinson;M. Song

  • CANDELS: The Evolution Of Galaxy Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Colors From Z=8 To 4

    Steven L. Finkelstein;Steven L. Finkelstein;Casey Papovich;Brett Salmon;Kristian Finlator

  • Conditions for Reionizing the Universe with A Low Galaxy Ionizing Photon Escape Fraction

    Steven L. Finkelstein;Anson D’Aloisio;Jan-Pieter Paardekooper;Russell Ryan

  • The galaxy stellar mass function at 3.5 ≤z ≤ 7.5 in the CANDELS/UDS, GOODS-South, and HUDF fields

    A. Grazian;A. Fontana;P. Santini;J. S. Dunlop

  • A SPITZER-SELECTED GALAXY CLUSTER AT z = 1.62

    C. Papovich;I. Momcheva;C. N.A. Willmer;Keely D Finkelstein

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

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

  • The Relation between Star Formation Rate and Stellar Mass for Galaxies at 3.5 ? z ? 6.5 in CANDELS

    Brett Salmon;Casey Papovich;Steven L. Finkelstein;Vithal Tilvi

  • The rising star formation histories of distant galaxies and implications for gas accretion with time

    Casey Papovich;Steven L. Finkelstein;Henry C. Ferguson;Jennifer M. Lotz

  • Directly Observing the Galaxies Likely Responsible for Reionization

    R. C. Livermore;S. L. Finkelstein;J. M. Lotz

  • The HETDEX Pilot Survey. II. The Evolution of the Ly-alpha Escape Fraction from the UV Slope and Luminosity Function of 1.9<z<3.8 LAEs

    Guillermo A. Blanc;Joshua Adams;Karl Gebhardt;Gary J. Hill

Frequent Co-Authors

Casey Papovich
Casey Papovich Texas A&M University
Sangeeta Malhotra
Sangeeta Malhotra Goddard Space Flight Center
James E. Rhoads
James E. Rhoads Goddard Space Flight Center
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Henry C. Ferguson
Henry C. Ferguson Space Telescope Science Institute
Eric Gawiser
Eric Gawiser Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Caryl Gronwall
Caryl Gronwall Pennsylvania State University
Nimish P. Hathi
Nimish P. Hathi Space Telescope Science Institute
Robin Ciardullo
Robin Ciardullo Pennsylvania State University
Norman A. Grogin
Norman A. Grogin Space Telescope Science Institute

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