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20232026
most citedThe SPHEREx Satellite Mission

33 citations · 69 across the 34 of their papers we have counts for

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35 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Comparing the Nebular and Stellar Dust Attenuation Curves in Nearby Star-Forming Galaxies

Jong Chul Lee, Hyunjin Shim, Hyunmi Song +3

Differences in the spatial distributions of stars and ionized gas relative to dust in galaxies imply that stellar and nebular dust attenuation curves need not be identical. Althoug…

astro-ph.GA2026

Comparing the Near-infrared Spectral Energy Distributions from Different Stellar Population Synthesis Models with SPHEREx Observations

Jeong Hwan Lee, Minjin Kim, Woong-Seob Jeong +17

While stellar population synthesis (SPS) models have been widely used for spectral analysis in optical wavelengths, their characteristics remain uncertain in the near-infrared (NIR…

astro-ph.GA2026

A UV-to-Near-infrared QSO Composite Spectrum from the SPHEREx All-Sky Survey

Minjin Kim, Yongjung Kim, Woong-Seob Jeong +19

We present a composite spectrum of type 1 SDSS QSOs (median ), constructed using SPHEREx spectrophotometric data and covering a rest-frame wavelength…

astro-ph.SR2026

SPHEREx 0.75 to 5 m Spectra for a Sequence of Nearby Brown Dwarfs

Zafar Rustamkulov, J. Kirkpatrick, Rachel Akeson +21

The SPHEREx all-sky survey has now measured the R40-100 infrared spectra of thousands of nearby brown dwarfs in the chemically rich 0.75-5 m range. The survey's wide spect…

astro-ph.GA2026

The SPHEREx View of Galaxy Clusters: A Simulation-based Validation of the Forced Photometry Pipeline for Extended Sources

Hyeonguk Bahk, Ho Seong Hwang, Lindsey Bleem +12

We present a simulation-driven assessment of the performance of the SPHEREx pipeline for galaxy cluster science, focusing on photometry, source blending, survey depth, and photomet…

astro-ph.GA2026

ODIN: Rest-frame Optical Morphologies and Star Formation Activity of Lyα Emitters at z=2.4, 3.1, and 4.5

Sang Hyeok Im, Ho Seong Hwang, Jeong Hwan Lee +19

We analyze the rest-frame optical (~8000 Å) morphologies and star formation activity of Lyα emitters (LAEs) at redshifts , , and , identified in the ODIN survey. To…

astro-ph.SR2026

EPISODE IV: Ice Inventory in the Envelope of EC 53

Jaeyeong Kim, Jeong-Eun Lee, Chul-Hwan Kim +9

We present the 1.628 m spectra of the young protostar EC 53, obtained with JWST NIRSpec IFU and MIRI MRS during the quiescent and burst phases of its periodic brightness vari…

astro-ph.GA2026

A Catalog of Mid-infrared Variable Sources in the Ecliptic Poles

Minjin Kim, Suyeon Son, Shinyu Kim +4

We construct a catalog of mid-infrared (MIR) variable sources using the multi-epoch 3.6 (W1) and 4.5 m (W2) dataset from the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explore…

astro-ph.IM2026

The SPHEREx Instrument: Calibration, testing and performance measurements of the NIR spectroscopic surveyor from the laboratory to in-orbit commissioning

Phil M. Korngut, James J. Bock, Samuel Condon +90

The SPHEREx near-infrared space telescope is an all-sky spectroscopic survey mission launched on March 12th, 2025 UTC. In addition to providing the community with a spectral databa…

astro-ph.GA2026

The SPHEREx Ices Investigation: An Overview

Gary J. Melnick, Joseph L. Hora, Matthew L. N. Ashby +26

SPHEREx is a NASA mission designed to perform an all-sky spectroscopic survey in the 0.75 - 5 m wavelength range. Its primary science objectives are to investigate: (1) inflatio…

astro-ph.GA2026

ODIN: Searching for LyC emission from Lyman- emitters at in the E-COSMOS and XMM-LSS fields

Eunsuk Seo, Hyunmi Song, Lucia Guaita +18

We investigated Lyman-continuum (LyC) emission from Lyman- emitters (LAEs) at , identified in the One-hundred-deg DECam Imaging in Narrowbands (ODIN) survey. Of the 7…

astro-ph.GA2026

SPHEREx Wide-Field Infrared Spectral Mapping of Interstellar Ices and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Joseph L. Hora, Jinyoung K. Noh, Gary J. Melnick +32

We present some of the first infrared spectral maps acquired by SPHEREx. These maps, which to our knowledge are the largest of their type ever compiled in the near-infrared, reveal…

astro-ph.GA2026

ODIN: Confirmation and 3D Reconstruction of Six Massive Protoclusters at Cosmic Noon

Ashley Ortiz, Vandana Ramakrishnan, Kyoung-Soo Lee +64

Protoclusters represent sites of accelerated galaxy formation and extreme astrophysical activity characteristic of dense environments. Identifying massive protoclusters and mapping…

astro-ph.IM2026★ 4 cited

Spectral response of SPHEREx

Howard Hui, Jamie Bock, Samuel Condon +31

The Spectro Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) is conducting the first all-sky near infrared spectral survey spanning 0.…

astro-ph.GA2026

Galaxy-Galaxy Blending in SPHEREx Survey Data

Kim Dachan, Hyunmi Song, Yigon Kim +8

The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) will provide all-sky spectral survey data covering optical to mid-infrared…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

ODIN: Clustering Properties of Ly Blobs at 2.4 and 3.1

Byeongha Moon, Yujin Yang, Eric Gawiser +18

Spatially extended Ly nebulae, known as Ly blobs (LABs), are a rare population at that are thought to trace proto-groups or the progenitors of massive galaxies in the…

astro-ph.GA2025

The Redshifts from 122 Bands: Comparative Redshift Forecast for Low-Resolution Spectra from SPHEREx and 7-Dimensional Sky Survey (7DS)

Jangho Bae, Bomee Lee, Myungshin Im +21

The recently initiated SPHEREx and 7DS surveys will deliver low-resolution spectra () for hundreds of millions of galaxies over the optical to near-infrared range…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

ODIN: A New Lyman Alpha Blob Selection Method, Sample, and Statistical Analysis at

Byeongha Moon, Yujin Yang, Kyoung-Soo Lee +26

Ly blobs (LABs) are large, spatially extended Ly-emitting objects whose nature remains unclear. Their statistical properties such as number densities and luminosity functions…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 33 cited

The SPHEREx Satellite Mission

James J. Bock, Asad M. Aboobaker, Joseph Adamo +111

SPHEREx, a NASA explorer satellite launched on 11 March 2025, is carrying out the first all-sky near-infrared spectral survey. The satellite observes in 102 spectral bands from 0.7…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

ODIN: Using multiplicity of Lyman-Alpha Emitters to assess star formation activity in dark matter halos

M. Candela Cerdosino, Nelson Padilla, Ana Laura O'Mill +16

We investigate if systems of multiple Lyman-alpha emitters (LAEs) can serve as a proxy for dark matter halo mass, assess how their radiative properties relate to the underlying hal…

astro-ph.IM2025

The SPHEREx Image and Spectrophotometry Processing Pipeline

Rachel Akeson, Gregory P. Dubois-Felsmann, Brendan P. Crill +41

In this paper, we describe the SPHEREx image and spectrophotometry data processing pipeline, an infrastructure and software system designed to produce calibrated spectral images an…

astro-ph.GA2025

ODIN: Characterizing the Three-dimensional Structure of Two Protocluster Complexes at

Vandana Ramakrishnan, Ashley Ortiz, Byeongha Moon +52

We present a detailed study of the 3D morphology of two extended associations of multiple protoclusters at . These protocluster 'complexes', designated COSMOS-z3.1-A and COS…

astro-ph.GA2025

Simulating Spectral Confusion in SPHEREx Photometry and Redshifts

Zhaoyu Huai, James J. Bock, Yun-Ting Cheng +12

We model the impact of source confusion on photometry and the resulting spectrophotometric redshifts for SPHEREx, a NASA Medium-Class Explorer that is carrying out an all-sky near-…

astro-ph.GA2025

The BlueDOG at Cosmic Noon: A Possible Analog to Little Red Dots?

Seongjae Kim, Woong-Seob Jeong, Minjin Kim +3

We discovered a hyperluminous dust-obscured galaxy with mysterious blue-excess emission (BlueDOG) in rest-frame UV of its spectral energy distribution (SED) from a multi-wavelength…