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Overview

Tom A. Barlow is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of physics and astronomy with a specific emphasis on astronomy and astrophysics. The scientist's work intersects several subfields, including aerospace engineering.

The main topics addressed in their research span astro and planetary science, planetary science and exploration, space exploration and technology, and broader stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

Barlow has published recent papers on the topic of tidally heated sub-Neptunes and planetary compositions. Notably, their work includes:

  • Tidally Heated Sub-Neptunes, Refined Planetary Compositions, and Confirmation of a Third Planet in the TOI-1266 System, 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Tidally Heated Sub-Neptunes, Refined Planetary Compositions, and Confirmation of a Third Planet in the TOI-1266 System, 2025, The Astronomical Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Barlow include Michael Greklek-McKeon, Shreyas Vissapragada, Heather A. Knutson, Akihiko Fukui, and Morgan Saidel. Each of these co-authors has contributed jointly to at least two publications with Barlow.

The scientist's work is disseminated through publication venues such as arXiv (Cornell University) and The Astronomical Journal, reflecting an engagement with both preprint platforms and peer-reviewed journals in the field of astronomy.

Best Publications

  • The Galaxy Evolution Explorer: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission

    D. Christopher Martin;James Fanson;David Schiminovich;Patrick Morrissey

  • The Galaxy Evolution Explorer: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission

    D. Christopher Martin;James Fanson;David Schiminovich;Patrick Morrissey

  • The zwicky transient facility: System overview, performance, and first results

    Eric C. Bellm;Shrinivas R. Kulkarni;Matthew J. Graham;Richard Dekany

  • The calibration and data products of GALEX

    Patrick Morrissey;Tim Conrow;Tom A. Barlow;Todd Small

  • The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies

    A. Gil de Paz;S. Boissier;B. F. Madore;M. Seibert

  • The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies

    Armando Gil De Paz;Armando Gil De Paz;Samuel Boissier;Barry F. Madore;Barry F. Madore;Mark Seibert

  • The Zwicky Transient Facility: Science Objectives

    Matthew J. Graham;S. R. Kulkarni;Eric C. Bellm;Scott M. Adams

  • Abundances at High Redshifts: the Chemical Enrichment History of Damped Lyman-alpha Galaxies

    Limin Lu;Wallace L. W. Sargent;Thomas A. Barlow

  • The Opacity of the Lyα Forest and Implications for Ωb and the Ionizing Background

    Michael Rauch;Jordi Miralda-Escudé;Wallace L. W. Sargent;Tom A. Barlow

  • The Opacity of the Lyman Alpha Forest and Implications for Omega_{baryon} and the Ionizing Background

    M. Rauch;J. Miralda-Escude;W. L. W. Sargent;T. A. Barlow

  • The On-Orbit Performance of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer

    P. Morrissey;D. Schiminovich;T. A. Barlow;D. C. Martin

  • Dust attenuation in the nearby Universe: comparison between galaxies selected in the ultraviolet or in the infrared

    V. Buat;J. Iglesias-Paramo;M. Seibert;D. Burgarella

  • UV-optical colours as probes of early-type galaxy evolution

    S. Kaviraj;K. Schawinski;J. E. G. Devriendt;I. Ferreras

  • The UV-Optical Galaxy Color-Magnitude Diagram. I. Basic Properties

    Ted K. Wyder;D. Christopher Martin;David Schiminovich;Mark Seibert

  • GALEX UV Color-Magnitude Relations and Evidence for Recent Star Formation in Early-type Galaxies

    S Yi;SJ Yoon;S Kaviraj;JM Deharveng

  • The Observed Probability Distribution Function, Power Spectrum, and Correlation Function of the Transmitted Flux in the Lyman-alpha Forest

    Patrick McDonald;Jordi Miralda-Escude;Michael Rauch;Wallace L. W. Sargent

  • The GALEX-VVDS measurement of the evolution of the far-ultraviolet luminosity density and the cosmic star formation rate

    D. Schiminovich;D. Schiminovich;O. Ilbert;S. Arnouts;B. Milliard

  • The Observed Probability Distribution Function, Power Spectrum, and Correlation Function of the Transmitted Flux in the Lyα Forest*

    Patrick McDonald;Patrick McDonald;Jordi Miralda-Escudé;Jordi Miralda-Escudé;Michael Rauch;Wallace L. W. Sargent

  • The Zwicky Transient Facility: Data Processing, Products, and Archive

    Frank J. Masci;Russ R. Laher;Ben Rusholme;David L. Shupe

  • The Zwicky Transient Facility: Science Objectives

    Matthew J. Graham;S. R. Kulkarni;Eric C. Bellm;Scott M. Adams

Frequent Co-Authors

David Schiminovich
David Schiminovich Columbia University
Luciana Bianchi
Luciana Bianchi Johns Hopkins University
Alexander S. Szalay
Alexander S. Szalay Johns Hopkins University
Barry F. Madore
Barry F. Madore Carnegie Institution for Science
Young-Wook Lee
Young-Wook Lee Yonsei University
Mark Seibert
Mark Seibert Carnegie Institution for Science
Timothy M. Heckman
Timothy M. Heckman Johns Hopkins University
Todd Small
Todd Small California Institute of Technology
D. Christopher Martin
D. Christopher Martin California Institute of Technology
Jose Donas
Jose Donas Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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