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Jens Hjorth

PhD

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4571-2306

  • Jagtvej 155A

    2200 København N

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1995 …2024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Primary fields of research

Cosmology, astrophysical transients

Current research

Electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational waves

Gravitationally lensed transients

The origin of universality in dark-matter halos

Introductory remarks on publicationslist

> 300 refereed publications with > 20000 citations listed in the Astrophysics Data System
~20 scientific papers in Nature or Science
Most cited paper: J. Hjorth et al. Nature 423, 847–850 (2003): > 1000 citations
h-index (number of publications with more than h citations): 79

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Jens Hjorth

Director, professor

Phone: +45 353 25 928
Email: jens @ dark-cosmology.dk

Research field and projects

Cosmology: The origin of cosmic dust, supernovae, properties of dark-matter halos from first principles, gamma-ray bursts, gravitational lensing, dark matter and dark energy in the Universe, high-redshift galaxies, cosmological parameters
- The Optically Unbiased GRB Host Survey (TOUGH)
- Statistical mechanics approach to collisionless relaxation (DARKexp)
- The gamma-ray burst – supernova connection

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Keywords

  • Faculty of Science
  • Astrophysics
  • Astronomy
  • Cosmology
  • Dark matter
  • Dark energy
  • Gamma-ray bursts
  • Galaxies
  • Space research

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  • A mature quasar at cosmic dawn revealed by JWST rest-frame infrared spectroscopy

    Bosman, S. E. I., Álvarez-márquez, J., Colina, L., Walter, F., Alonso-herrero, A., Ward, M. J., Östlin, G., Greve, T. R., Wright, G., Bik, A., Boogaard, L., Caputi, K., Costantin, L., Eckart, A., García-marín, M., Gillman, S., Hjorth, J., Iani, E., Ilbert, O., Jermann, I. & 12 others, Labiano, A., Langeroodi, D., Peißker, F., Rinaldi, P., Topinka, M., Van Der Werf, P., Güdel, M., Henning, T., Lagage, P., Ray, T. P., Van Dishoeck, E. F. & Vandenbussche, B., 17 Jun 2024, In: Nature Astronomy. 12 p.

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  • A NIRCam-dark Galaxy Detected with the MIRI/F1000W Filter in the MIDIS/JADES Hubble Ultra Deep Field

    Pérez-gonzález, P. G., Rinaldi, P., Caputi, K. I., Álvarez-márquez, J., Annunziatella, M., Langeroodi, D., Moutard, T., Boogaard, L., Iani, E., Melinder, J., Costantin, L., Östlin, G., Colina, L., Greve, T. R., Wright, G., Alonso-herrero, A., Bik, A., Bosman, S. E. I., Crespo Gómez, A., Dicken, D. & 15 others, Eckart, A., García-marín, M., Gillman, S., Güdel, M., Henning, T., Hjorth, J., Jermann, I., Labiano, Á., Meyer, R. A., Peiβker, F., Pye, J. P., Ray, T. P., Tikkanen, T., Walter, F. & Van Der Werf, P. P., 24 Jun 2024, In: Astrophysics Journal Letters. 969, 1, 12 p., L10.

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  • Binary progenitor systems for Type Ic supernovae

    Solar, M., Michałowski, M. J., Nadolny, J., Galbany, L., Hjorth, J., Zapartas, E., Sollerman, J., Hunt, L., Klose, S., Koprowski, M., Leśniewska, A., Małkowski, M., Nicuesa Guelbenzu, A. M., Ryzhov, O., Savaglio, S., Schady, P., Schulze, S., De Ugarte Postigo, A., Vergani, S. D., Watson, D. & 1 others, Wróblewski, R., 3 Sep 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 9 p., 7667.

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  • Clumpy star formation and an obscured nuclear starburst in the luminous dusty z = 4 galaxy GN20 seen by MIRI/JWST

    Bik, A., Álvarez-márquez, J., Colina, L., Crespo Gómez, A., Peissker, F., Walter, F., Boogaard, L. A., Östlin, G., Greve, T. R., Wright, G., Alonso-herrero, A., Caputi, K. I., Costantin, L., Eckart, A., Gillman, S., Hjorth, J., Iani, E., Jermann, I., Labiano, A., Langeroodi, D. & 11 others, Melinder, J., Pérez-gonzález, P. G., Pye, J. P., Rinaldi, P., Tikkanen, T., Van Der Werf, P., Güdel, M., Henning, T., Lagage, P. O., Ray, T. & Van Dishoeck, E. F., 22 May 2024, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 686, 14 p., A3.

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  • Consistent extinction model for type Ia supernovae in Cepheid-based calibration galaxies and its impact on H0

    Wojtak, R. & Hjorth, J., 17 Aug 2024, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 533, 2, p. 2319-2334 16 p.

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  • Emission lines due to ionizing radiation from a compact object in the remnant of Supernova 1987A

    Fransson, C., Barlow, M. J., Kavanagh, P. J., Larsson, J., Jones, O. C., Sargent, B., Meixner, M., Bouchet, P., Temim, T., Wright, G. S., Blommaert, J. A. D. L., Habel, N., Hirschauer, A. S., Hjorth, J., Lenkić, L., Tikkanen, T., Wesson, R., Coulais, A., Fox, O. D., Gastaud, R. & 14 others, Glasse, A., Jaspers, J., Krause, O., Lau, R. M., Nayak, O., Rest, A., Colina, L., Van Dishoeck, E. F., Güdel, M., Henning, T., Lagage, P., Östlin, G., Ray, T. P. & Vandenbussche, B., 23 Feb 2024, In: Science. 383, 6685, p. 898-903 6 p.

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  • Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST

    Levan, A. J., Gompertz, B. P., Salafia, O. S., Bulla, M., Burns, E., Hotokezaka, K., Izzo, L., Lamb, G. P., Malesani, D. B., Oates, S. R., Ravasio, M. E., Rouco Escorial, A., Schneider, B., Sarin, N., Schulze, S., Tanvir, N. R., Ackley, K., Anderson, G., Brammer, G. B., Christensen, L. & 65 others, Dhillon, V. S., Evans, P. A., Fausnaugh, M., Fong, W., Fruchter, A. S., Fryer, C., Fynbo, J. P. U., Gaspari, N., Heintz, K. E., Hjorth, J., Kennea, J. A., Kennedy, M. R., Laskar, T., Leloudas, G., Mandel, I., Martin-carrillo, A., Metzger, B. D., Nicholl, M., Nugent, A., Palmerio, J. T., Pugliese, G., Rastinejad, J., Rhodes, L., Rossi, A., Saccardi, A., Smartt, S. J., Stevance, H. F., Tohuvavohu, A., Van Der Horst, A., Vergani, S. D., Watson, D., Barclay, T., Bhirombhakdi, K., Breedt, E., Breeveld, A. A., Brown, A. J., Campana, S., Chrimes, A. A., D’avanzo, P., D’elia, V., De Pasquale, M., Dyer, M. J., Galloway, D. K., Garbutt, J. A., Green, M. J., Hartmann, D. H., Jakobsson, P., Kerry, P., Kouveliotou, C., Langeroodi, D., Le Floc’h, E., Leung, J. K., Littlefair, S. P., Munday, J., O’brien, P., Parsons, S. G., Pelisoli, I., Sahman, D. I., Salvaterra, R., Sbarufatti, B., Steeghs, D., Tagliaferri, G., Thöne, C. C., De Ugarte Postigo, A. & Kann, D. A., 1 Feb 2024, In: Nature. 626, 8000, p. 737-741 12 p.

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  • JWST MIRI Imager Observations of Supernova SN 1987A

    Bouchet, P., Gastaud, R., Coulais, A., Barlow, M. J., Fransson, C., Kavanagh, P. J., Larsson, J., Temim, T., Jones, O. C., Hirschauer, A. S., Tikkanen, T., Blommaert, J. A. D. L., Fox, O. D., Glasse, A., Habel, N., Hjorth, J., Jaspers, J., Krause, O., Lau, R. M., Lenkić, L. & 14 others, Meixner, M., Nayak, O., Rest, A., Sargent, B., Wesson, R., Wright, G. S., Colina, L., Van Dishoeck, E. F., Güdel, M., Henning, T., Lagage, P., Östlin, G., Ray, T. P. & Vandenbussche, B., 10 Apr 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 965, 1, 15 p., 51.

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