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V. Le Brun is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of physics and astronomy. Their research portfolio encompasses a variety of topics related to astronomy and astrophysical research, with a particular focus on instrumentation, spectroscopy, and the study of galaxies and cosmic phenomena.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including instrumentation, astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, analytical chemistry, and biophysics. Their research topics further highlight interests in astronomy and astrophysical research, galaxies formation and evolution, spectroscopy and chemometric analyses, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, spectroscopy techniques in biomedical and chemical research, and the use of Gaussian processes and Bayesian inference.

V. Le Brun has published extensively in several scientific venues. Their frequent publication outlets include:

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

Their recent papers illustrate the diversity and focus of their research:

  • "Metal content of the circumgalactic medium around star-forming galaxies at z ∼ 2.6 as revealed by the VIMOS Ultra-Deep Survey" (2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • "The VIMOS Ultra-Deep Survey: the Lyα emission line morphology at 2 < z < 6" (2020, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • "Euclid: Testing photometric selection of emission-line galaxy targets" (2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • "Euclid: the potential of slitless infrared spectroscopy: a z = 5.4 quasar and new ultracool dwarfs" (2025, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • "Euclid preparation. Spectroscopy of active galactic nuclei with NISP" (2023, arXiv (Cornell University))

Collaboration is a significant aspect of V. Le Brun's scientific activity. Frequent co-authors with multiple joint publications include:

  • S. Bardelli
  • M. Moresco
  • J. Brinchmann
  • S. Andreon
  • V. Capobianco

Their work often addresses the development and application of spectroscopy techniques both in astrophysical and chemical contexts, and their research integrates advanced methodologies such as Gaussian processes and Bayesian inference to analyze data. The focus on instrumentation and the analysis of emission-line galaxy targets reflect an engagement with observational astronomy and survey-based astrophysics, contributing data crucial to understanding galactic environments and cosmic evolution.

Best Publications

  • Mass and environment as drivers of galaxy evolution in SDSS and zCOSMOS and the origin of the Schechter function

    Y. Peng;S. J. Lilly;K. Kovac;M. Bolzonella

  • Accurate photometric redshifts for the CFHT Legacy Survey calibrated using the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey

    O. Ilbert;S. Arnouts;H.J. McCracken;M. Bolzonella

  • Accurate photometric redshifts for the CFHT legacy survey calibrated using the VIMOS VLT deep survey

    O. Ilbert;O. Ilbert;S. Arnouts;H. J. Mccracken;M. Bolzonella

  • zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS redshift survey covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS field

    S.J. Lilly;O. Le Fevre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

  • COSMOS Photometric Redshifts with 30-bands for 2-deg2

    O. Ilbert;P. Capak;M. Salvato;H. Aussel

  • zCOSMOS: A Large VLT/VIMOS Redshift Survey Covering 0 < z < 3 in the COSMOS Field*

    S. J. Lilly;O. Le Fèvre;A. Renzini;G. Zamorani

  • A test of the nature of cosmic acceleration using galaxy redshift distortions

    L. Guzzo;M. Pierleoni;B. Meneux;E. Branchini

  • The VIMOS VLT deep survey. First epoch VVDS-deep survey: 11 564 spectra with 17.5 ≤ IAB ≤ 24, and the redshift distribution over 0 ≤ z ≤ 5

    O. Le Fèvre;G. Vettolani;B. Garilli;L. Tresse

  • zCOSMOS - 10k-bright spectroscopic sample. The bimodality in the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function: exploring its evolution with redshift

    L. Pozzetti;M. Bolzonella;E. Zucca;G. Zamorani

  • Improved constraints on the expansion rate of the Universe up to z ∼ 1.1 from the spectroscopic evolution of cosmic chronometers

    M. Moresco;A. Cimatti;R. Jimenez;L. Pozzetti

  • The XMM-Newton Wide-Field Survey in the COSMOS field (XMM-COSMOS): demography and multiwavelength properties of obscured and unobscured luminous AGN

    M. Brusa;F. Civano;A. Comastri;T. Miyaji

  • The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey: Public release of 1599 redshifts to IAB<=24 across the Chandra Deep Field South

    O. Le Fevre;G. Vettolani;S. Paltani;L. Tresse

  • On the cosmic evolution of the scaling relations between black holes and their host galaxies: Broad Line AGN in the zCOSMOS survey

    A. Merloni;A. Bongiorno;M. Bolzonella;M. Brusa

  • The VIMOS VLT Deep Survey final data release: a spectroscopic sample of 35016 galaxies and AGN out to z~6.7 selected with 17.5<=i_{AB}<=24.7

    O. Le Fevre;P. Cassata;O. Cucciati;B. Garilli

  • The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS). An unprecedented view of galaxies and large-scale structure at 0.5<z<1.2

    L. Guzzo;M. Scodeggio;B. Garilli;B. R. Granett

  • 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 SWIRE-VVDS-CFHTLS surveys: stellar mass assembly over the last 10 Gyears. Evidence for a major build up of the red sequence between z=2 and z=1

    S. Arnouts;C.J. Walcher;O. Le Fevre;G. Zamorani

  • The VIMOS Ultra-Deep Survey: ~10,000 galaxies with spectroscopic redshifts to study galaxy assembly at early epochs 2<z<~6

    O. Le Fevre;L.A.M. Tasca;P. Cassata;B. Garilli

  • ON THE COSMIC EVOLUTION OF THE SCALING RELATIONS BETWEEN BLACK HOLES AND THEIR HOST GALAXIES: BROAD-LINE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN THE zCOSMOS SURVEY*

    A. Merloni;A. Bongiorno;M. Bolzonella;Marcella Brusa

  • The XMM-Newton wide-field survey in the COSMOS field (XMM-COSMOS): demography and multiwavelength properties of obscured and unobscured luminous active galactic nuclei

    M. Brusa;F. Civano;A. Comastri;T. Miyaji;T. Miyaji

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Cappi
A. Cappi National Institute for Astrophysics
O. Le Fevre
O. Le Fevre Aix-Marseille University
A. Iovino
A. Iovino National Institute for Astrophysics
Luigi Guzzo
Luigi Guzzo University of Milan
S. Bardelli
S. Bardelli National Institute for Astrophysics
D. Maccagni
D. Maccagni National Institute for Astrophysics
H. J. McCracken
H. J. McCracken Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
G. Zamorani
G. Zamorani National Institute for Astrophysics
P. Franzetti
P. Franzetti National Institute for Astrophysics
R. Pello
R. Pello Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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