A/Prof Christian Wolf

Contacts

Contact email:christian.wolf@anu.edu.au
Contact phone:+61 2 6125 6373
Location:RSAA, W04
Link:ANU Researchers profile
SkyMapper Group Leader - EM Follow-up

Jan 1999:  PhD at Max-Planck-Institute of Astronomy Heidelberg, Germany

until 2001: Research Fellow at MPIA Heidelberg, PI of COMBO-17 survey

2001-2013: University of Oxford, UK (2004-2009 STFC Advanced Fellow)

from 2013: RSAA Mt Stromlo, ANU, Canberra, Australia

2016-2018: ANU Node Leader of CAASTRO (ARC Centre of Excellence in All-sky Astrophysics)

Research interests

wide-field sky surveys, object classification and photometric redshift estimation

growth of supermassive black holes, early universe and varaibility

optical counterparts to gravitational-wave events

galaxy evolution through cosmic epochs and via environmental influence

dust in the Milky Way and star-forming galaxies

 

Groups

  • Amon, A, Heymans, C, Klaes, D et al 2018, 'KiDS-i-800: Comparing weak gravitational lensing measurements from same-sky surveys', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 477, no. 4, pp. 4285-4307pp.
  • Alger, M, Banfield, J, Ong, C et al 2018, 'Radio Galaxy Zoo: Machine learning for radio source host galaxy cross-identification', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 478, no. 4, pp. 5556-5572pp.
  • Amon, A, Blake, C, Heymans, C et al 2018, 'KiDS+2dFLenS+GAMA: Testing the cosmological model with the EG statistic', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 479, no. 3, pp. 3422-3437pp.
  • Farah, W, Flynn, C, Bailes, M et al 2018, 'FRB microstructure revealed by the real-time detection of FRB170827', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 478, no. 1, pp. 1209-1217pp.
  • Bilicki, M, Hoekstra, H, Brown, M et al 2018, 'Photometric redshifts for the Kilo-Degree Survey Machine-learning analysis with artificial neural networks', Astronomy and Astrophysics (Online), vol. 616, no. 69, pp. 22pp.
  • Tortora, C, Napolitano, N, Spavone, M et al 2018, 'The first sample of spectroscopically confirmed ultra-compact massive galaxies in the Kilo Degree Survey', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 481, no. 4, pp. 4728-4752pp.
  • Anderson, J, Pessi, P, Dessart, L et al 2018, 'A nearby super-luminous supernova with a long pre-maximum & "plateau" and strong C II features', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 620, no. 67, pp. 1-16pp.
  • Tonry, J, Denneau, L, Flewelling, H et al 2018, 'The ATLAS All-Sky Stellar Reference Catalog', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 867, no. 105, pp. -.
  • Wolf, C, Weinzirl, T, Aragon-Salamanca, A et al 2018, 'OMEGA - OSIRIS mapping of emission-line galaxies in A901/2-IV. Extinction of star formation estimators with inclination', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 480, no. 3, pp. 3788-3799.
  • Tran, A, Ong, C & Wolf, C 2018, 'Combining active learning suggestions', PeerJ Computer Science, vol. 4, no. e157, pp. 1-34.
  • Wolf, C, Bian, F, Onken, C et al 2018, 'Discovery of the Most Ultra-Luminous QSO Using GAIA, SkyMapper, and WISE', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 35, pp. 1-6.
  • Wolf, C, Onken, C, Luvaul, L et al 2018, 'SkyMapper Southern Survey: First Data Release (DR1)', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 35, pp. 1-29.
  • Johnson, A, Blake, C, Amon, A et al 2017, '2dFLenS and KiDS: Determining source redshift distributions with cross-correlations', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 465, no. 4, pp. 4118-4132pp.
  • Wolf, C, Johnson, A, Bilicki, M et al 2017, 'The 2-degree Field Lensing Survey: Photometric redshifts from a large new training sample to r < 19.5', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 466, no. 2, pp. 1582-1596pp.
  • Scalzo, R, Yuan, F, Childress, M et al 2017, 'The SkyMapper Transient Survey', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 34, pp. e030 (13 pp).
  • Murphy, T, Kaplan, D, Croft, S et al 2017, 'A search for long-time-scale, low-frequency radio transients', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 466, no. 2, pp. 1944-1953pp.
  • Rodrıguez del Pino, B, Aragon-Salamanca, A, Chies-Santos, A et al 2017, 'OMEGA - OSIRIS Mapping of Emission-line Galaxies in A901/2 - II. Environmental influence on integrated star formation properties and AGN activity', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 467, no. 4, pp. 4200-4217pp..
  • Naud, M, Artigau, E, Artigau, E et al 2017, 'PSYM-WIDE: A Survey for Large-separation Planetary-mass Companions to Late Spectral Type Members of Young Moving Groups', Astronomical Journal, vol. 154, no. 3, pp. 1-20pp.
  • Joudaki, S, Blake, C, Johnson, A et al 2017, 'KiDS-450 + 2dFLenS: Cosmological parameter constraints from weak gravitational lensing tomography and overlapping redshift-space galaxy clustering', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 474, no. 4, pp. 4894-4924pp.
  • Weinzirl, T, Aragon-Salamanca, A, Gray, M et al 2017, 'OMEGA - OSIRIS Mapping of Emission-line Galaxies in A901/2 - III. Galaxy properties across projected phase space in A901/2', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 471, no. 1, pp. 182-200pp.
  • Hildebrandt, H, Choi, A, Heymans, C et al 2016, 'RCSLenS: The Red Cluster Sequence Lensing Survey', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 463, no. 1, pp. 635-654pp.
  • Hoyos, C, Aragon-Salamanca, A, Gray, M et al 2016, 'Linking the structural properties of galaxies and their star formation histories with STAGES', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 455, no. 1, pp. 295-307.
  • van der Wel, A, Noeske, K, Bezanson, R et al 2016, 'THE VLT LEGA-C SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY: The PHYSICS of GALAXIES at A LOOKBACK TIME of 7 Gyr', Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 223, no. 2, pp. 1-12.
  • Nataf, D, Gonzalez, O, Casagrande, L et al 2016, 'Interstellar extinction curve variations towards the inner Milky Way: A challenge to observational cosmology', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 456, no. 3, pp. 2692-2706.
  • Altin, P, Charlton, P, Chow, J et al 2016, 'LOCALIZATION AND BROADBAND FOLLOW-UP OF THE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE TRANSIENT GW 150914', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 826, no. 1, pp. 8pp.
  • Blake, C, Amon, A, Childress, M et al 2016, 'The 2-degree Field Lensing Survey: Design and clustering measurements', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 462, no. 4, pp. 4240-4265.
  • Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al 2016, 'Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 826, no. 1, pp. 1-8.
  • Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al 2016, 'Supplement: "Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914"', Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 225, no. 1, pp. (15pp).
  • Petroff, E, Bailes, M, Barr, E et al 2015, 'A real-time fast radio burst: Polarization detection and multiwavelength follow-up', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 447, no. 1, pp. 246-255.
  • Chies-Santos, A, Rodrıguez del Pino, B, Aragon-Salamanca, A et al 2015, 'OMEGA - OSIRIS mapping of emission-line galaxies in A901/2-I. survey description, data analysis, and star formation and AGN activity in the highest density regions', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 450, no. 4, pp. 4458-4474.
  • Childress, M, Hillier, D, Seitenzahl, I et al 2015, 'Measuring nickel masses in Type Ia supernovae using cobalt emission in nebular phase spectra', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 454, no. 4, pp. 3816-3842.
  • Maltby, D, Aragon-Salamanca, A, Gray, M et al 2015, 'The environmental dependence of the structure of galactic discs in STAGES S0 galaxies: Implications for S0 formation', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 447, no. 2, pp. 1506-1530.
  • Childress, M, Wolf, C & Zahid, H 2014, 'Ages of Type Ia supernovae over cosmic time', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 445, no. 2, pp. 1898-1911.
  • Wolf, C 2014, 'Milky Way dust extinction measured with QSOs', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 445, no. 4, pp. 4252-4258.
  • Bosch, B, Bohm, A, Wolf, C et al 2013, 'Tully-Fisher analysis of the multiple cluster system Abell 901/902', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 554, p. 15.
  • Bosch, B, Bohm, A, Wolf, C et al 2013, 'Ram pressure and dusty red galaxies - Key factors in the evolution of the multiple cluster system Abell 901/902', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 549, pp. A142.
  • Bohm, A, Wisotzki, L, Bell, E et al 2013, 'AGN host galaxies at redshift z approximate to 0.7: peculiar or not?', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 549, pp. A46.
  • Hoyos, C, Aragon-Salamanca, A, Gray, M et al 2012, 'A new automatic method to identify galaxy mergers - I. Description and application to the Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 419, no. 3, pp. 2703-2724.
  • Maltby, D, Hoyos, C, Gray, M et al 2012, 'Antitruncated stellar light profiles in the outer regions of STAGES spiral galaxies: Bulge or disc related?', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 420, no. 3, pp. 2475-2479.
  • Simon, P, Heymans, C, Schrabback, T et al 2012, 'Spatial matter density mapping of the STAGES Abell A901/2 supercluster field with 3D lensing', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 419, no. 2, pp. 998-1016.
  • Maltby, D, Gray, M, Aragon-Salamanca, A et al 2012, 'The environmental dependence of the structure of outer galactic discs in STAGES spiral galaxies', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 419, no. 1, pp. 669-686.
  • Nicol, M, Meisenheimer, K, Wolf, C et al 2011, 'Red-sequence galaxies at high redshift by the COMBO-17+4 survey', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 727, no. 1, p. 51.
  • Berger, E, Chornock, R, Holmes, T et al 2011, 'THE SPECTROSCOPIC CLASSIFICATION AND EXPLOSION PROPERTIES OF SN 2009nz ASSOCIATED WITH GRB 091127 AT z=0.490', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 743, no. 2, p. 204.
  • Cucchiara, A, Levan, A, Fox, D et al 2011, 'A photometric redshift of z ∼ 9.4 for GRB 090429B', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 736, no. 1, p. 12.
  • Marinova, I, Jogee, S, Heiderman, A et al 2011, 'Barred disks in dense environments', Memorie Della Societa Astronomica Italiana, vol. 18, pp. 61-67.
  • Justham, S, Podsiadlowski, P, Han, Z et al 2010, 'Helium-rich hot subdwarfs and single low-mass white dwarfs: Formation mechanisms and further implications', Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 329, no. 1-2, pp. 3-10.
  • Hildebrandt, H, Arnouts, S, Capak, P et al 2010, 'PHAT: PHoto-z accuracy testing', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 523, no. 2, pp. A31.
  • Maltby, D, Aragon-Salamanca, A, Gray, M et al 2010, 'The environmental dependence of the stellar-mass-size relation in STAGES galaxies', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 402, no. 1, pp. 282-294.
  • Roser, H, Hippelein, H, Wolf, C et al 2010, 'The Heidelberg InfraRed Optical Cluster Survey (HIROCS)', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 513, no. 3, pp. A15.
  • Robaina, A, Bell, E, van der Wel, A et al 2010, 'The merger-driven evolution of massive galaxies', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 719, no. 1, pp. 844-850.
  • Simon, P, Hetterscheidt, M, Wolf, C et al 2009, 'Relative clustering and the joint halo occupation distribution of red sequence and blue-cloud galaxies in COMBO-17', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 398, no. 2, pp. 807-831.
  • Wolf, C 2009, 'Bayesian photometric redshifts with empirical training sets', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 397, no. 1, pp. 520-533.
  • Galazzi, A, Bell, E, Wolf, C et al 2009, 'Obscured star formation in intermediate-density environments: A Spitzer study of the Abell 901/902 supercluster', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 690, no. 2, pp. 1883-1900.
  • Justham, S, Wolf, C, Podsiadlowski, P et al 2009, 'Type la supernovae and the formation of single low-mass white dwarfs', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 493, no. 3, pp. 1081-1091.
  • Gray, M, Wolf, C, Barden, M et al 2009, 'STAGES: The Space Telescope A901/2 Galaxy Evolution Survey', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 393, no. 4, pp. 1275-1301.
  • Jogee, S, Miller, S, Penner, K et al 2009, 'History of galaxy interactions and their impact on star formation over the last 7 Gyr from GEMS', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 697, no. 2, pp. 1971-1992.
  • Wolf, C, Aragon-Salamanca, A, Balogh, M et al 2009, 'The STAGES view of red spirals and dusty red galaxies: Mass-dependent quenching of star formation in cluster infall', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 393, no. 4, pp. 1302-1323.
  • Heiderman, A, Jogee, S, Marinova, I et al 2009, 'Interacting galaxies in the A901/902 supercluster with STAGES', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 705, no. 2, pp. 1433-1455.
  • Robaina, A, Bell, E, Skelton, R et al 2009, 'Less than 10 percent of star formation in z ~ 0.6 massive galaxies is triggered by major interactions', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 704, no. 1, pp. 324-340.
  • Barazza, F, Wolf, C, Gray, M et al 2009, 'Relating basic properties of bright early-type dwarf galaxies to their location in Abell 901/902', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 508, no. 2, pp. 665-675.
  • Marinova, I, Jogee, S, Heiderman, A et al 2009, 'Barred galaxies in the Abell 901/2 supercluster with STAGES', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 698, pp. 1639-1658.
  • Tanvir, N, Fox, D, Levan, A et al 2009, 'A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2', Nature, vol. 461, no. 7268, pp. 1254-1257.
  • Somerville, R, Barden, M, Rix, H et al 2008, 'An explanation for the observed weak size evolution of disk galaxies', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 672, no. 2, pp. 776-786.
  • Schawinski, K, Justham, S, Wolf, C et al 2008, 'Supernova shock breakout from a red supergiant', Science, vol. 321, no. 5886, pp. 223-226.
  • Hildebrandt, H, Wolf, C & Benitez, N 2008, 'A blind test of photometric redshifts on ground-based data', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 480, no. 3, pp. 703-714.
  • Heymans, C, Gray, M, Peng, C et al 2008, 'The dark matter environment of the Abell 901/902 supercluster: A weak lensing analysis of the HST STAGES survey', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 385, no. 3, pp. 1431-1442.
  • Lehmer, B, Brandt, W, Alexander, D et al 2008, 'Tracing the mass-dependent star formation history of late-type galaxies using X-ray emission: Results from the chandra deep fields', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 681, no. 2, pp. 1163-1182.
  • Caldwell, J, McIntosh, D, Rix, H et al 2008, 'GEMS survey data and catalog', Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 174, no. 1, pp. 136-144.
  • Wolf, C, Hildebrandt, H, Taylor, E et al 2008, 'Calibration update of the COMBO-17 CDFS catalogue', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 492, no. 3, pp. 933-936.

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