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most citedDiscovery and properties of ultra-high redshift galaxies () in the JWST ERO SMACS 0723 Field

274 citations · 1.1k across the 40 of their papers we have counts for

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42 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

A JWST View of Cosmic Star Formation from to 9 with Hydrogen Recombination Lines in the COSMOS and GOODS-N fields

Shuqi Fu, Linhua Jiang, Christopher J. Conselice +9

We combine wide-area COSMOS-3D observations with deeper GOODS-N data from JWST/NIRCam F444W wide-field slitless spectroscopy to trace cosmic star formation over --9. The ob…

astro-ph.GA2026

EPOCHS-DR2 I: Expanded data release and properties of photometrically selected galaxies across NIRCam deep fields covering with the galfind software

Duncan Austin, Christopher J. Conselice, Thomas Harvey +14

We present the \epochstwo\ sample of star forming galaxies at produced using the \galfind\ photometric pipeline across $\sim650-740~\mathrm{arcmin}^2…

astro-ph.GA2026

Sown at Cosmic Dawn: Searching for Pop III Signatures in JWST JADES He II Selected Line Emitters

Rosa Roberts, Giorgia Riley, Christopher J. Conselice +4

Population III (Pop III) stars, the first generation of metal-free stars, remain undetected, partly because entirely pristine galaxies represent a short-lived phase. We instead tar…

astro-ph.GA2026

Tilting at the Turnover: Modeling the Faint-End of the UV Luminosity Function Behind Abell s1063 with JWST

Caio Moreira Goolsby, Christopher J. Conselice, Duncan Austin +6

We leverage the strong gravitational field of Abell S1063 to identify faint, highly magnified galaxies using ultra-deep James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)/NIRCam imaging from the GL…

astro-ph.GA2026

Diverse Histories and Common Origins of Nitrogen-enhanced JWST Galaxies

Vadim Rusakov, Christopher J. Conselice, Thomas Harvey +2

Early JWST spectra revealed galaxies with a strong nitrogen excess challenging galactic chemical evolution models. Using public JWST surveys, we construct a sample of 76 N/O-enhanc…

astro-ph.GA2026

Environmental dependence of the Mass-Metallicity Star Formation Relations at z=4-10 with JWST

Qiong Li, Christopher J. Conselice, Lewi Westcott +8

We study how environment affects the mass-metallicity relation (MZR) at - using deep imaging and spectroscopy from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Combining CEERS a…

astro-ph.GA2025

Resolving the ionizing photon budget crisis with JWST/NIRCam HII clumping constraints at z=6

Duncan Austin, Thomas Harvey, Christopher J. Conselice +18

We present a comprehensive study of the ionizing properties of 1721 galaxies at using deep JWST/NIRCam photometric imaging from the NEP, JADES, and PRIMER surveys spann…

astro-ph.HE2025

Probing the origin of the kilonova candidate GRB 230307A: analysis of host galaxy and offset

Clecio R. Bom, Davi C. Rodrigues, Arianna Cortesi +12

We investigate the host galaxy of the long gamma-ray burst GRB 230307A, which is associated with a kilonova candidate likely produced by a binary neutron-star (BNS) merger. The tra…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Flexible Simulation Based Inference for Galaxy Photometric Fitting with Synthesizer

Thomas Harvey, Christopher C. Lovell, Sophie Newman +13

We introduce Synference, a new, flexible Python framework for galaxy SED fitting using simulation-based inference (SBI). Synference leverages the Synthesizer package for flexible f…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 3 cited

Cloudy with a chance of starshine: Possible photometric signatures of nebular-dominated emission in JADES galaxies

James A. A. Trussler, Alex J. Cameron, Daniel J. Eisenstein +21

The discovery of high-redshift galaxies exhibiting a steep spectral UV downturn potentially indicative of two-photon continuum emission marks a turning point in our search for sign…

astro-ph.GA2025

A dual AGN at z = 5.4 associated with a Lyman-alpha Nebula in the Center of a Cosmic Filament

Qiong Li, Christopher J. Conselice, Qiao Duan +9

Predictions from current theories and simulations suggest that dual AGN systems are exceedingly rare at high redshifts. The intense radiation and powerful outflows from AGNs regula…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

Reionization in Protocluster Environments at with JWST/NIRSpec

Qiong Li, Christopher J. Conselice, Duncan Austin +4

Understanding the role of high-redshift protoclusters in cosmic reionization is essential to unveiling the early stages of structure formation. Using deep imaging and spectroscopy…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 15 cited

Lonely Little Red Dots: Challenges to the AGN-nature of little red dots through their clustering and spectral energy distributions

María Carranza-Escudero, Christopher J. Conselice, Nathan Adams +31

Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal a previously unseen population of compact red objects, known as ``little red dots`` (LRDs). We study a new photometri…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 10 cited

Behind the Spotlight: A systematic assessment of outshining using NIRCam medium-bands in the JADES Origins Field

Thomas Harvey, Christopher J. Conselice, Nathan J. Adams +9

The spatial resolution and sensitivity of JWST's NIRCam instrument has revolutionised our ability to probe the internal structure of early galaxies. By leveraging deep medium-band…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 3 cited

JWSTs PEARLS: NIRCam imaging and NIRISS spectroscopy of a star-forming galaxy lensed into a near-Einstein Ring by a massive elliptical galaxy

Nathan J. Adams, Giovanni Ferrami, Lewi Westcott +30

We present the discovery, and initial lensing analysis, of a high-redshift galaxy-galaxy lensing system within the JWST-PEARLS/HST-TREASUREHUNT North Ecliptic Pole Time Domain Fiel…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 6 cited

New Methods of Identifying AGN in the Early Universe using Spectroscopy and Photometry in the JWST Era

Flor Arevalo Gonzalez, Titanilla Braun, James Trussler +7

We explore spectroscopic and photometric methods for identifying high-redshift galaxies containing an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) with JWST observations. After demonstrating the…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 5 cited

Cosmic Stillness: High Quiescent Galaxy Fractions Across Upper Mass Scales in the Early Universe to z = 7 with JWST

Tobias A. Russell, Neva Dobric, Nathan J. Adams +25

We present a detailed investigation into the abundance and morphology of high redshift quenched galaxies at using James Webb Space Telescope data in the NEP, CEERS and…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

EPOCHS XI: The Structure and Morphology of Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization to z ~ 12.5

Lewi Westcott, Christopher J. Conselice, Thomas Harvey +29

We present a structural analysis of 521 galaxy candidates at 6.5 < z < 12.5, with in the F444W filter, taken from the EPOCHS v1 sample, consisting of uniformly reduced…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 8 cited

Galaxy Mergers in the Epoch of Reionization II: Major Merger-Triggered Star Formation and AGN Activities at 4.5-8.5

Qiao Duan, Qiong Li, Christopher J. Conselice +29

Galaxy mergers are a key driver of galaxy formation and evolution, including the triggering of AGN and star formation to a still unknown degree. We thus investigate the impact of g…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 6 cited

EPOCHS I. The Discovery and Star Forming Properties of Galaxies in the Epoch of Reionization at with PEARLS and Public JWST data

Christopher J. Conselice, Nathan Adams, Thomas Harvey +32

We present in this paper the discovery, properties, and a catalog of 1165 high redshift galaxies found in deep JWST NIRCam imaging from the GTO PEARLS survey combine…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 48 cited

Galaxy Mergers in the Epoch of Reionization I: A JWST Study of Pair Fractions, Merger Rates, and Stellar Mass Accretion Rates at

Qiao Duan, Christopher J. Conselice, Qiong Li +30

We present a full analysis of galaxy major merger pair fractions, merger rates, and mass accretion rates, thus uncovering the role of mergers in galaxy formation at the earliest pr…

astro-ph.GA2024

EPOCHS Paper X: Environmental effects on Galaxy Formation and Protocluster Galaxy candidates at from JWST observations

Qiong Li, Christopher J. Conselice, Florian Sarron +16

In this paper we describe our search for galaxy protocluster candidates at and explore the environmental and physical properties of their member galaxies identified t…

astro-ph.GA2024

EPOCHS Paper V. The dependence of galaxy formation on galaxy structure at z < 7 from JWST observations

Christopher J. Conselice, Justin T. F. Basham, Daniel O. Bettaney +11

We measure the broad impact of galaxy structure on galaxy formation by examining the ongoing star formation and integrated star formation history as revealed through the stellar ma…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 10 cited

EPOCHS III: Unbiased UV continuum slopes at 6.5<z<13 from combined PEARLS GTO and public JWST NIRCam imaging

Duncan Austin, Christopher J. Conselice, Nathan J. Adams +34

We present an analysis of rest-frame UV continuum slopes, , using a sample of 1011 galaxies at from the EPOCHS photometric sample collated from the GTO PEARLS and pub…