Publications

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For a list of 87 publications, please see my CV

MAIN AUTHOR

12) E. M. Vavagiakis, C. J. Duell et al. 2022, “CCAT-prime: Design of the Mod-Cam receiver and 280 GHz MKID instrument module,” Proc. SPIE 12190:1219004, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, arXiv:2208.05468.

11) Z. Huber, Y. Li, E. M. Vavagiakis et al. 2022, “The Simons Observatory: Magnetic Shielding Measurements for the Universal Multiplexing Module,” J. Low Temp. Phys. 2022, arXiv:2111.11495.

10) E. M. Vavagiakis, P. A. Gallardo, V. Calafut, S. Amodeo et al. 2021, “The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Probing the Baryon Content of SDSS DR15 Galaxies with the Thermal and Kinematic Sunyaev-Zel’dovich Effects,” Phys. Rev. D 104, 043503, arXiv:2101.08373.

9) V. Calafut, P. A. Gallardo, E. M. Vavagiakis et al. 2021, “The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Detection of the Pairwise Kinematic Sunyaev-Zel’dovich Effect with SDSS DR15 Galaxies,” Phys. Rev. D 104, 043502, arXiv:2101.08374.

8) C. J. Duell, E. M. Vavagiakis et al. 2020, “CCAT-prime: Designs and Status of the First Light 280 GHz MKID Array and Mod-Cam Receiver,” Proc. SPIE 11453:114531F, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X, arXiv:2012.10411.

7) E. M. Vavagiakis et al. 2020, “The Simons Observatory: Magnetic Sensitivity Measurements of Microwave SQUID Multiplexers,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., 31, 5, arXiv:2012.04532.

6) E. M. Vavagiakis, N. F. Cothard, J. R. Stevens, C. L. Chang, M. D. Niemack, G. Wang, V.G. Yefremenko, J. Zhang 2019, “Developing AlMn films for Argonne TES fabrication,” J. Low Temp. Phys. 199, 408–415, arXiv:1910.10199.

5) J. R. Stevens, N. F. Cothard, E. M. Vavagiakis et al. 2019, “Characterization of Transition Edge Sensors for the Simons Observatory,” J. Low Temp. Phys. 199, 672–680, arXiv:1912.00860.

4) E. M. Vavagiakis et al. 2018, “Prime-Cam: A first-light instrument for the CCAT-prime telescope,” Proc. SPIE 10708:107081U, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, arXiv:1807.00058.

3) E. M. Vavagiakis, S. W. Henderson, K. Zheng et al. 2018, “Magnetic Sensitivity of AlMn TESes and Shielding Considerations for Next Generation CMB Surveys,” J. Low Temp. Phys. 193, 288–297, arXiv:1710.08456.

2) F. De Bernardis, S. Aiola, E. M. Vavagiakis, M. D. Niemack, N. Battaglia et al. 2017, “Detection of the pairwise kinematic Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect with BOSS DR11 and the Atacama Cosmology Telescope,” JCAP 03, 008, arXiv:1607.02139.

1) S. C. Parshley, E. M. Vavagiakis, T. Nikola, G. J. Stacey 2014, “A Miniature Cryogenic Scanning Fabry-Perot Interferometer for Mid-IR to Submm Astronomical Observations,” Proc. SPIE 9147:914745, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V.

 

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

E. M. Vavagiakis, “I’m a Photon” (M. Malbrough, Illus.), MIT Kids Press (Forthcoming, Fall 2024)

E. M. Vavagiakis, “I’m a Black Hole” (J. Lanan, Illus.), MIT Kids Press (Forthcoming, Spring 2024)

E. M. Vavagiakis, “I’m a Neutrino” (I. Lemesis, Illus.), MIT Kids Press (March 2022)

E. M. Vavagiakis, T. C. Bachlechner, M. Kleban, “Is the electric potential physical?”, Physics Today 74 (8), 62 (2021).