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Richard Kessler

KICP Senior researcher
 
Contact Information
Phone: (773) 834-7941
Location: ERC 449
Email: kesslerkicp.uchicago.edu
WWW: Web Site

 
Research
Past Scientific Projects: Nearby Supernova Factory (SNfactory) | SDSS Supernova Survey (SDSS SS) | Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)

 
KICP Highlights & News

 
Talks, Lectures, & Workshops

 
Students
Past Students

GRADUATE: Benjamin E. Dilday (2008)

 
KICP Publications
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004


Latest Journal Publications
  1. "The Photometric LSST Astronomical Time-series Classification Challenge PLAsTiCC: Selection of a Performance Metric for Classification Probabilities Balancing Diverse Science Goals", The Astronomical Journal, Volume 158, Issue 5, article id. 171, 14 pp. (2019) (Nov 2019)
  2. "A DECam Search for Explosive Optical Transients Associated with IceCube Neutrino Alerts", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 883, Issue 2, article id. 125, 18 pp. (2019) (Oct 2019)
  3. "Assessment of the Systematic Uncertainties in the Cosmological Analysis of the SDSS Supernovae Photometric Sample", arXiv:1910.05228 (Oct 2019)
  4. "Models and Simulations for the Photometric LSST Astronomical Time Series Classification Challenge (PLAsTiCC)", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Volume 131, Issue 1003, pp. 094501 (2019) (Sep 2019)
  5. "Superluminous supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 487, Issue 2, p.2215-2241 (Aug 2019)
  6. "Measurement of the branching ratio of π0 Dalitz decay using KL→π0π0π0 decays", Physical Review D, Volume 100, Issue 3, id.032003 (Aug 2019)
  7. "The Foundation Supernova Survey: Measuring Cosmological Parameters with Supernovae from a Single Telescope", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 881, Issue 1, article id. 19, 23 pp. (2019) (Aug 2019)
  8. "VizieR Online Data Catalog: griz light curves of 15 DES quasars (Mudd+, 2018)", VizieR On-line Data Catalog: J/ApJ/862/123. Originally published in: 2018ApJ...862..123M (Jul 2019)
  9. "First cosmology results using Type IA supernovae from the dark energy survey: effects of chromatic corrections to supernova photometry on measurements of cosmological parameters", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 485, Issue 4, p.5329-5344 (Jun 2019)
  10. "First cosmological results using Type Ia supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey: measurement of the Hubble constant", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 486, Issue 2, p.2184-2196 (Jun 2019)
  11. "Supernovae in the Infrared avec Hubble", HST Proposal. Cycle 27, ID. #15889 (Jun 2019)
  12. "SALT3: Taking the Type Ia Supernova Cosmology Workhorse to Longer Wavelengths", HST Proposal. Cycle 27, ID. #15808 (Jun 2019)
  13. "Steve: A Hierarchical Bayesian Model for Supernova Cosmology", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 876, Issue 1, article id. 15, 21 pp. (2019) (May 2019)
  14. "First cosmology results using Type Ia supernova from the Dark Energy Survey: simulations to correct supernova distance biases", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 485, Issue 1, p.1171-1187 (May 2019)
  15. "First Measurement of the Hubble Constant from a Dark Standard Siren using the Dark Energy Survey Galaxies and the LIGO/Virgo Binary–Black-hole Merger GW170814", The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 876, Issue 1, article id. L7, 15 pp. (2019) (May 2019)
  16. "Cosmological Constraints from Multiple Probes in the Dark Energy Survey", Physical Review Letters, Volume 122, Issue 17, id.171301 (May 2019)
  17. "First Cosmology Results Using SNe Ia from the Dark Energy Survey: Analysis, Systematic Uncertainties, and Validation", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 874, Issue 2, article id. 150, 29 pp. (2019) (Apr 2019)
  18. "First Cosmology Results Using Type Ia Supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey: Photometric Pipeline and Light-curve Data Release", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 874, Issue 1, article id. 106, 12 pp. (2019) (Mar 2019)
  19. "A Search for Optical Emission from Binary Black Hole Merger GW170814 with the Dark Energy Camera", The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 873, Issue 2, article id. L24, 9 pp. (2019) (Mar 2019)
  20. "LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 873, Issue 2, article id. 111, 44 pp. (2019) (Mar 2019)

Latest Conference Proceedings
  1. "Supernova Cosmology with Luminous Red Galaxies", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #233, id.#349.01 (Jan 2019)
  2. "The Photometric LSST Astronomical Time Series Classification Challenge (PLAsTiCC)", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #233, id.#212.01 (Jan 2019)
  3. "Supernova Cosmology with Luminous Red Galaxies", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #233, id.349.01 (Jan 2019)
  4. "The Photometric LSST Astronomical Time Series Classification Challenge (PLAsTiCC)", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #233, id.212.01 (Jan 2019)
  5. "Dark energy survey operations: years 4 and 5", Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10704, id. 107040D 18 pp. (2018) (Jul 2018)
  6. "Supernova Cosmology Without Spectroscopy", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #231, id. 258.12 (Jan 2018)
  7. "Measuring Cosmological Parameters with Photometrically Classified Pan-STARRS Supernovae", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #231, id. 308.06 (Jan 2018)
  8. "Creation of a Unified Set of Core-Collapse Supernovae for Training of Photometric Classifiers", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #229, id.434.05 (Jan 2017)
  9. "Decontaminating Cosmology: Towards Measuring Dark Energy with Photometrically Classified Pan-STARRS Supernovae", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #229, id.115.03 (Jan 2017)
  10. "The dark energy survey and operations: years 1 to 3", Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9910, id. 99101D 19 pp. (2016) (Jul 2016)

 
Visitors
Past Visitors:
  1. Dillon Brout, University of Pennsylvania (2018)
  2. Dillon Brout, UPenn (2017)
  3. Rebekah Hounsell, University of California Santa Cruz (2017)
  4. Michelle Lochner, University College London (2016)
  5. Rachel Wolf, University of Pennsylvania (2016)
  6. Dillon Brout, University of Pennsylvania (2015)
  7. Pagnotta Ashley, American Museum of Natural History (2014)
  8. Mattia Bulla, Queen's University Belfast (2014)
  9. Ricardo Covarrubias, NCSA - University of Illinois (2014)
  10. Chris D'Andrea, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth (2014)
  11. John Fischer, University of Pennsylvania (2014)
  12. Daniel Goldstein, UC Berkeley (2014)
  13. Cole Holcomb, Princeton University (2014)
  14. Natallia Karpenka, Stockholm University (2014)
  15. Chiaki Kobayashi, University of Hertfordshire (2014)
  16. Marisa March, University of Pennsylvania (2014)
  17. Graur Or, New York University (NYU) (2014)
  18. Michele Sasdelli, Max Planck Institut for Astrophysics - Garching (2014)
  19. Daniel Scolnic, Johns Hopkins University (2014)
  20. William Wolf, University of California Santa Barbara (2014)
  21. Tyrone Woods, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (2014)
  22. Chenchong Zhu, University of Toronto (2014)
  23. Marc Betoule, LPNHE, CNRS-IN2P3 (2013)
  24. Rachel Cane, University of Pennsylvania (2013)
  25. Ricardo Covarrubias, University of Illinois (2013)
  26. Chris D'Andrea, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth (2013)
  27. Patrick El-Hage, LPNHE (2013)
  28. John Fischer, University of Pennsylvania (2013)
  29. Ravi Gupta, University of Pennsylvania (2013)
  30. Julien Guy, LPNHE Paris (2013)
  31. Marisa March, University of Sussex (2013)
  32. Jennifer Mosher, University of Pennsylvania (2013)
  33. Reynald Pain, IN2P3/LPNHE (2013)
  34. Nicolas Regnault, LPNHE - IN2P3 - CNRS (2013)
  35. Nicolas Regnault, LPNHE (2013)
  36. Daniel Scolnic, Johns Hopkins (2013)
  37. Marc Betoule, LPNHE (PARIS, FRANCE) (2012)
  38. Dillon Brout, Johns Hopkins University (2012)
  39. Chris D'Andrea, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth (2012)
  40. Patrick El-Hage, LPNHE (2012)
  41. Jesse Leaman, Space Science Institute (2012)
  42. Jennifer Mosher, University of Pennsylvania (2012)
  43. Daniel Scolnic, Johns Hopkins University (2012)
  44. Marc Betoule, Laboratoire de Physique Nucleaire et de Hautes Energies (2010)
  45. Julien Guy, Laboratoire de Physique Nucleaire et de Hautes Energies (2010)
  46. Jennifer Mosher, University of Pennsylvania (2010)