Rafael T. Eufrasio

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Research Associate

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Goddard Space Flight Center (2009–2019); Johns Hopkins University (2015–2016); Catholic University of America (2009–2014)

14 h-index 78 pubs 772 cited

Research Areas

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ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Rafael T. Eufrasio's research investigates the formation and emission of X-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei (AGN) in galaxies, particularly focusing on how these processes are influenced by galactic metallicity and star formation history. His work examines the relationship between galaxy properties and high-energy emissions, using observations from instruments like the Hubble Space Telescope. Eufrasio has published research on the metallicity dependence of high-mass X-ray binary luminosity functions and the impact of metallicity on hot gas and X-ray emission in low-metallicity galaxies, with implications for understanding the early universe. He also studies AGN activity and star formation enhancement in protoclusters, as well as the stellar-age dependence of X-ray emission from star-forming galaxies.

Metrics

h-index: 14
Publications: 78
Citations: 772

Positions

Research Associate 2015–present

University of Arkansas Physics ORCID
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2014–2015

Johns Hopkins University Physics and Astronomy ORCID
Research Assistant 2008–2014

The Catholic University of America Physics ORCID

Selected Publications

SFHs of GOODS z=0-3.5 gal. with X-ray em. (2026)

Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center DOI OpenAlex
lightning.py: Python SED Fitting Code (2025)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
lightning.py: Python SED Fitting Code (2025)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
M81 post-processed results from Lightning SED fitting (2023)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
M81 post-processed results from Lightning SED fitting (2023)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) DOI OpenAlex
Revisiting the Properties of X-Ray Active Galactic Nuclei in the SSA22 Protocluster: Normal Supermassive Black Hole and Host-galaxy Growth for AGNs in a z = 3.09 Overdensity (2023)

The Astrophysical Journal 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
Lightning: An X-Ray to Submillimeter Galaxy SED-fitting Code with Physically Motivated Stellar, Dust, and AGN Models (2023)

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Large Deficit of HMXB Emission from Luminous Infrared Galaxies: The Case of the Circumnuclear Starburst Ring in NGC 7552 (2023)

The Astrophysical Journal 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Elevated Hot Gas and High-mass X-Ray Binary Emission in Low-metallicity Galaxies: Implications for Nebular Ionization and Intergalactic Medium Heating in the Early Universe (2022)

The Astrophysical Journal 29 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Impact of Inclination-dependent Attenuation on Ultraviolet Star Formation Rate Tracers (2022)

The Astrophysical Journal 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters (2022)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Stellar-age Dependence of X-Ray Emission from Normal Star-forming Galaxies in the GOODS Fields (2022)

The Astrophysical Journal 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
On the Impact of Inclination-dependent Attenuation on Derived Star Formation Histories: Results from Disk Galaxies in the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey Fields (2021)

The Astrophysical Journal 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
On the Nature of AGN and Star Formation Enhancement in the z = 3.1 SSA22 Protocluster: The HST WFC3 IR View (2021)

The Astrophysical Journal 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
Local Analogs to High-redshift Galaxies. I. Characterization of Dust Emission and Star Formation History (2021)

The Astrophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex