Profile

Dennis Zaritsky

Professor, Astronomy | Astronomer, Steward Observatory | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Deputy Director, Steward Observatory

Astronomy

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Collaboration(22)

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Grants(23)

Comparing Efficient vs. Inefficient Galaxies to Explore the Drivers of Star Formation
Active·2023·$327.1K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
galaxy evolution, star formation, galactic efficiency, galactic inefficiency, astrophysics
Aspera: Revealing the Diffuse Universe
Active·2022·$301.6K / $15.1M·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
cosmology, astrophysics, diffuse matter, dark matter, galactic structure
Extreme Galaxies: The Physical Nature of SMUDGes
Active·2020·$387.7K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
galaxies, physical nature, smudges, extreme, research
Aspera: Revealing the Diffuse Universe
2021·$25.3K / $1.3M·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
cosmology, astrophysics, dark matter, galactic structure, extragalactic astronomy
Does Globular Cluster Formation Precede Galaxy Formation?
2019·$96.8K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
galaxy formation, globular clusters, formation sequence, cosmology, astrophysics

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Publications(394)

Recent

Implications for galaxy formation models from observations of globular clusters around ultradiffuse galaxies

2022

galaxy formation, globular clusters, ultra-diffuse galaxies, observations, formation models

Wide binaries from the H3 survey: The thick disk and halo have similar wide binary fractions

2022

stellar binaries, galactic structure, thick disk, halo stars, astronomical surveys

Evidence from Disrupted Halo Dwarfs that r-process Enrichment via Neutron Star Mergers is Delayed by ≳500 Myr

2022

astrophysics, neutron stars, cosmic nucleosynthesis, galactic archaeology, stellar evolution

The GOGREEN survey: transition galaxies and the evolution of environmental quenching

2021

galaxy evolution, environmental quenching, gogreen survey, transition galaxies, environmental impact

Introducing the LBT Imaging of Galactic Halos and Tidal Structures LIGHTS) survey. A preview of the low surface brightness Universe to be unveiled by LSST

2021

galactic halos, tidal structures, low surface brightness, lsst, imaging survey

Discovery of a possible splashback feature in the intracluster light of MACS J1149.5+2223

2021

galaxy clusters, intracluster light, splashback feature, macs j1149.5+2223, cosmology

SEEDisCS. I. Molecular gas in galaxy clusters and their large-scale structure: The case of CL1411.1\ensuremath{1148 at z ensuremath{sim} 0.5

2021

galaxy clusters, molecular gas, large-scale structure, cosmology, galaxies

Introducing the LBT Imaging of Galactic Halos and Tidal Structures LIGHTS) survey

2021

galactic halos, tidal structures, imaging, survey, lbt

Ancient Very Metal-poor Stars Associated with the Galactic Disk in the H3 Survey

2021

stellar population, galactic archaeology, h3 survey, metallicity, galactic disk

All-sky dynamical response of the Galactic halo to the Large Magellanic Cloud

2021

galactic halo, large magellanic cloud, dynamical response, all-sky, research

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Dennis Zaritsky

Collaboration(22)

Daewook Kim

Daniel Apai

Benjamin Weiner

Buell Jannuzi

Michael Lesser

Grants(23)

Comparing Efficient vs. Inefficient Galaxies to Explore the Drivers of Star Formation

Aspera: Revealing the Diffuse Universe

Extreme Galaxies: The Physical Nature of SMUDGes

Aspera: Revealing the Diffuse Universe

Does Globular Cluster Formation Precede Galaxy Formation?

Publications(394)

Implications for galaxy formation models from observations of globular clusters around ultradiffuse galaxies

Wide binaries from the H3 survey: The thick disk and halo have similar wide binary fractions

Evidence from Disrupted Halo Dwarfs that r-process Enrichment via Neutron Star Mergers is Delayed by ≳500 Myr

The GOGREEN survey: transition galaxies and the evolution of environmental quenching

Introducing the LBT Imaging of Galactic Halos and Tidal Structures LIGHTS) survey. A preview of the low surface brightness Universe to be unveiled by LSST

Discovery of a possible splashback feature in the intracluster light of MACS J1149.5+2223

SEEDisCS. I. Molecular gas in galaxy clusters and their large-scale structure: The case of CL1411.1\ensuremath{1148 at z ensuremath{sim} 0.5

Introducing the LBT Imaging of Galactic Halos and Tidal Structures LIGHTS) survey

Ancient Very Metal-poor Stars Associated with the Galactic Disk in the H3 Survey

All-sky dynamical response of the Galactic halo to the Large Magellanic Cloud