Florian Hofmann
Postdoctoral Researcher
Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
Contact Info
Publications:
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Research areas:
High energy astrophysics:
X-rays from clusters of galaxies
X-rays from compact objects
Research highlights:
2016:
Nature Magazine: Dark matter evidence weakens
Astronomy & Astrophysics: 7.1 keV sterile neutrino constraints
MPE: No evidence for sterile neutrinos in galaxy clusters
2019:
Max Planck Society: Chimneys in the Milky Way
ESA: Giant chimneys vent X-rays from Milky Way's core
Nature Magazine: X-ray chimneys in the Galactic Centre
Refereed first author papers:
Hofmann & Wegg 2019: 7.1 keV sterile neutrino dark matter constraints from a deep Chandra X-ray observation of the Galactic bulge Limiting Window.
Hofmann et al. 2018: New transient Galactic bulge intermediate polar candidate XMMU J175035.2-293557.
Hofmann et al. 2017: eROSITA cluster cosmology forecasts: cluster temperature substructure bias.
Hofmann et al. 2016b: 7.1 keV sterile neutrino constraints from X-ray observations of 33 clusters of galaxies with Chandra ACIS. (A&A and Nature Research Highlight)
Hofmann et al. 2016a: Thermodynamic perturbations in the X-ray halo of 33 clusters of galaxies observed with Chandra ACIS.
Hofmann et al. 2013: X-ray source variability study of the M 31 central field using Chandra HRC-I.
Selected presentations:
2018 Royal Society meeting, Chicheley Hall, UK Contributed talk: Sterile neutrino constraints from Chandra to eROSITA.
2018 ICM Physics and Modelling, Garching, Germany Poster presentation: Thermodynamic perturbations in clusters of galaxies.
2018 COSPAR Conference, Pasadena, California, USA Poster: New transient Galactic bulge intermediate polar candidate.
2018 Lorentz Center meeting, Leiden, Netherlands Invited talk: X-rays from galaxy clusters.
2015 NuDark workshop, Garching, Germany Poster presentation: Sterile neutrino line limits with Chandra.
2015 ESO Gas Matters Club, Garching, Germany Talk: Thermodynamic perturbations in clusters of galaxies.
2015 Let's group workshop, Garching, Germany Contributed talk: Galaxy cluster substructure study with Chandra.
2015 KIPAC Tea Talk, Stanford, California, USA Talk: Galaxy cluster substructure study with Chandra.
2015 SnowCluster - The Physics of Galaxy Clusters, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Poster presentation: Galaxy cluster substructure study with Chandra.
2014 The X-ray Universe, Dublin, Ireland Poster presentation: Galaxy cluster substructure study.
2013 10th Russbach School on Nuclear Astrophysics, Russbach, Austria Contibuted talk: X-ray source variability study of the M31 central field using Chandra HRC-I.
Projects:
Preview of galaxy cluster perturbation measurements:
All data (password required)
CygnusA (HTML preview):
perturbation measurements,
pixel by pixel map data (2.5 MByte)
eROSITA simulations:
Simulation data (password required)
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