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Rafael T. Eufrasio

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Research Associate

Also affiliated: Goddard Space Flight Center (2009–2017); Johns Hopkins University (2015–2016); University of America (2012–2014); Deleted Institution (2015); Catholic University of America (2009–2014)

Postdoc Researcher

13 h-index 79 pubs 713 cited

Biography and Research Information

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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: 13
  • Publications: 79
  • Citations: 713

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 17 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

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