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Prof. Dr. Christoph Pfrommer

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Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
Section Head
Office: KH/1.29
Phone: +49 331 7499 513
cpfrommernothing@aip.de

Leibniz-Institut
für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
An der Sternwarte 16
14482 Potsdam

Link to personal webpage.

Publications

Latest refereed publications, retrieved from NASA ADS:

Why are thermally and cosmic ray-driven galactic winds fundamentally different?
Thomas, T., Pfrommer, C., Pakmor, R., 2025
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 698, A104; published June 2025
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202450817, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
Relighting the fire in Hickson Compact Group (HCG) 15: Magnetised fossil plasma revealed by the SKA Pathfinders and Precursors
Riseley, C. J., ... Pfrommer, C., ..., 2025
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 697, A45; published May 2025
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202553890, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
Anisotropic Velocity Fluctuations in Galaxy Mergers: A Probe of the Magnetic Field
Hu, Y., Whittingham, J., ... Pfrommer, C., ..., 2025
The Astrophysical Journal, 983, 1, 32; published April 2025
doi:10.3847/1538-4357/adbe68, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
Exploring magnetised galactic outflows in starburst dwarf galaxies NGC 3125 and IC 4662
Taziaux, S., ... Pfrommer, C., ..., 2025
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 696, A226; published April 2025
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202453311, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
The Theory of Resonant Cosmic Ray–driven Instabilities—Growth and Saturation of Single Modes
Lemmerz, R., Shalaby, M., Pfrommer, C., Thomas, T., 2025
The Astrophysical Journal, 979, 1, 34; published January 2025
doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad8eb3, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
Simulating Radio Synchrotron Morphology, Spectra, and Polarization of Cosmic Ray Driven Galactic Winds
Chiu, H.-H. S., Ruszkowski, M., Thomas, T., Werhahn, M., Pfrommer, C., 2024
The Astrophysical Journal, 976, 1, 136; published November 2024
doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad84e9, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
Comparing the interstellar and circumgalactic origin of gas in the tails of jellyfish galaxies
Sparre, M., Pfrommer, C., Puchwein, E., 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 691, A259; published November 2024
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202450544, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
Thermal conductivity with bells and whistlers: Suppression of the magnetothermal instability in galaxy clusters
Perrone, L. M., Berlok, T., Pfrommer, C., 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 690, A292; published October 2024
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202449555, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
Magnetic field amplification in cosmological zoom simulations from dwarf galaxies to galaxy groups
Pakmor, R., ... Pfrommer, C., ..., 2024
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 528, 2, 2308; published February 2024
doi:10.1093/mnras/stae112, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics
Spectrally resolved cosmic rays - III. Dynamical impact and properties of the circumgalactic medium
Girichidis, P., Werhahn, M., Pfrommer, C., Pakmor, R., Springel, V., 2024
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527, 4, 10897; published February 2024
doi:10.1093/mnras/stad3628, NASA ADS
Participating AIP sections and groups: Cosmology and High-Energy Astrophysics