Dr. Peter Weilbacher
Scientific Interests
I work with integral field spectroscopy and use this method to analyze various types of objects:
- Starburst Galaxies
- Interacting and Merging Galaxies
- Dwarf Galaxies
- Galaxy Evolution
Regarding instrument development I am interested in
- Integral Field / 3D Spectroscopy
- Data reduction methods and software
- Data Visualization
Phone: +49 331 7499 667
pweilbacher @aip.de
Leibniz-Institut
für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
An der Sternwarte 16
14482 Potsdam
I was involved in the development of the MUSE spectrograph, and designed its data reduction software, for which I also wrote and tested most of the code. In one of the early publications of this instrument I wrote about the Orion Nebula (M42). The corresponding datacube is still one of the largest contiguous datasets in existence, it was visualized in form a short movie by Kristin Riebe. Further publications of mine are related to the Antennae Galaxy.
I will also be take part in the development of the BlueMUSE spectrograph and of the MOSAIC instrument.
Press releases
- A Curious Cosmic Collision
- Stars and galaxies with MUSE - extra clear
- Neptune closer than ever: Super Sharp Pictures form the Edge of our Solar System
- Nova rediscovered after more than 2,000 years
- Three supermassive black holes at the core of NGC 6240
- MUSE discovers cosmic web filaments in the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field
Pictures
Publications
Publications at NASA ADS: ADS libraryPublications at ArXiv: ArXiv link
Latest refereed publications, retrieved from NASA ADS:
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 686, A247; published June 2024
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 530, 3, 3278; published May 2024
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 271, 2, 40; published April 2024
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 528, 3, 4941; published March 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 683, A205; published March 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 681, A100; published January 2024
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526, 2, 1940; published December 2023
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 678, A59; published October 2023
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 677, A27; published September 2023
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 674, A210; published June 2023