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Thomas Shanks

Emeritus Professor


Affiliations
Affiliation
Emeritus Professor in the Department of Physics

Research interests

  • extragalactic astronomy and cosmology

Publications

Chapter in book

  • Digital Sky Surveys from the ground: Status and Perspectives
    Shanks, T. (2016). Digital Sky Surveys from the ground: Status and Perspectives. In N. R. Napolitano, G. Longo, M. Marconi, M. Paolillo, & E. Iodice (Eds.), The universe of digital sky surveys : a meeting to honour the 70th birthday of Massimo Capaccioli. (pp. 9-24). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19330-4_2

Conference Paper

  • VST ATLAS: Science Goals and Status
    Shanks, T., & Metcalfe, N. (2012). VST ATLAS: Science Goals and Status. In Science from the Next Generation Imaging and Spectroscopic Surveys, ESO Garching, 15-18 October 2012.
  • CEOI microslice spectrograph
    Content, R., Blake, S., Dunlop, C., Nandi, D., Sharples, R., Talbot, G., Shanks, T., Donoghue, D., Galiatsatos, N., & Luke, P. (2012). CEOI microslice spectrograph. In Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927267
  • VXMS: the VISTA extreme multiplex spectrograph
    Content, R., Shanks, T., Sharples, R., Bramall, D., & Percival, W. (2012). VXMS: the VISTA extreme multiplex spectrograph. In Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927260
  • Cosmological Parameters 2006
    Sánchez, A., & Baugh, C. (2007). Cosmological Parameters 2006. In N. Metcalfe & T. Shanks (Eds.), Cosmic Frontiers: proceedings of a conference held at Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham, UK, 31 July-4 August 2006. Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
  • Do Galaxies Form at High Redshift?
    Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T., Fong, D., McCracken, H. J., Campos, A., Gardner, J. P., & Thompson, D. (2002). Do Galaxies Form at High Redshift?. In ASP Conference Series (pp. 361-364). Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
  • Studying Large-scale Structure with the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey
    Peacock, J. A., & Baugh, C. (2002). Studying Large-scale Structure with the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey. In N. Metcalfe & T. Shanks (Eds.), Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series.
  • Evidence for Galaxy Formation at High Redshift.
    Shanks, T., Metcalfe, N., Fong, D., McCracken, H., Campos, A., & Thompson, D. (2001). Evidence for Galaxy Formation at High Redshift. In M. Harwit & M. G. Hauser (Eds.), IAU Symposium.. ASP.
  • Galaxy Clustering in the Herschel Deep Field.
    McCracken, H., Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T., Fong, R., Campos, A., & Gardner, J. P. (2000). Galaxy Clustering in the Herschel Deep Field. In A. Mazure, O. Le Fèvre, & V. Le Brun (Eds.), ASP Conference Series..
  • Integral Field and Multi-Object Spectroscopy with the NGST.
    Davies, R., Allington-Smith, J., Metcalfe, N., & Shanks, T. (1998). Integral Field and Multi-Object Spectroscopy with the NGST. In B. Kaldeich (Ed.), Liege International Astrophysical Colloquia (p. 141-).
  • Galaxy Counts; Sizes; Colours and Redshifts in the Hubble Deep Field.
    Shanks, T., Metcalfe, N., Fong, R., McCracken, H., Campos, A., & Gardner, J. (1998). Galaxy Counts; Sizes; Colours and Redshifts in the Hubble Deep Field. In S. D’Odorico, A. Fontana, & E. Giallongo (Eds.), ASP Conference Series (pp. 102-109). Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
  • Galaxy Counts, Colours and Redshifts in the Hubble and Herschel Deep Fields.
    Shanks, T., Metcalfe, N., Campos, A., Fong, R., & Gardner, J. (1997). Galaxy Counts, Colours and Redshifts in the Hubble and Herschel Deep Fields. In N. R. Tanvir, A. Aragon-Salamanca, & J. V. Wall (Eds.), 37th Herstmonceux Conference. (pp. 75-79). World Scientific Publishing.
  • Faint Galaxy Number Counts.
    Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T., Fong, R., Gardner, J., & Roche, N. (1996). Faint Galaxy Number Counts. In R. Bender & R. Davies (Eds.), IAU Symposium. (p. 225-). Kluwer.
  • The Faint Galaxy Contribution to the X-ray Background
    Shanks, T., Almaini, O., Boyle, B., della Ceca, R., Done, C., Georgantopoulos, I., Griffiths, R., Rawling, S., Roche, N., Stewart, ., & C., G. (1996). The Faint Galaxy Contribution to the X-ray Background. In Roentgenstrahlung from the Universe (pp. 341-344).
  • Photometric Calibration and Large-Scale Clustering in the Universe.
    Fong, R., Metcalfe, N., & Shanks, T. (1994). Photometric Calibration and Large-Scale Clustering in the Universe. In H. T. MacGillivray, E. B. Thomson, B. M. Lasker, I. N. Reid, D. F. Malin, R. M. West, & H. Lorenz (Eds.), IAU Symposium. (pp. 295-300). Kluwer.
  • Galaxy Number-Counts to B =28m
    Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T., Roche, N., & Fong, R. (1994). Galaxy Number-Counts to B =28<sup>m</sup>. In H. MacGillivray, E. Thomson, B. Lasker, I. Reid, D. Malin, R. West, & H. Lorenz (Eds.), IAU Symposium. (pp. 645-648). Kluwer.
  • Galaxy Clustering to B = 27m.
    Roche, N., Shanks, T., Metcalfe, N., & Fong, R. (1994). Galaxy Clustering to B = 27<sup>m</sup>. In H. MacGillivray, E. Thomson, B. Lasker, I. Reid, D. Malin, R. West, & H. Lorenz (Eds.), IAU Symposium. (pp. 635-648). Kluwer.
  • A Virgo Galaxy Resolved via WHT MARTINI Image Sharpening
    Shanks, T., Tanvir, N., Doel, A., Dunlop, C., Major, J., & Myers, R. (1993). A Virgo Galaxy Resolved via WHT MARTINI Image Sharpening. In Optics in Astronomy: 32nd Herstmonceux Conference (p. 206-).
  • Galaxy Number-Counts to B = 28m
    Metcalfe, N., Shanks, T., Roche, N., & Fong, R. (1993). Galaxy Number-Counts to B = 28<SUP>m</SUP>. In C. W. Akerlof & M. A. Srednicki (Eds.), Texas/ Pascos ’92 (pp. 534-538). New York Academy of Sciences.
  • Calibrating Cepheid Sequences in Nearby Galaxies
    Metcalfe, N., & Shanks, T. (1991). Calibrating Cepheid Sequences in Nearby Galaxies. In NATO ASIC Proc. 348: Observational Tests of Cosmological Inflation (p. 187-).
  • A High Resolution, Ground Based Observation of a Virgo Galaxy
    Shanks, T., Tanvir, N., Doel, P., Dunlop, C., Myers, R., Major, J., Redfern, M., Devaney, N., & O’Kane, P. (1991). A High Resolution, Ground Based Observation of a Virgo Galaxy. In NATO ASIC Proc. 348: Observational Tests of Cosmological Inflation (p. 205-).
  • CCD galaxy counts to B = 25 M
    Metcalfe, N., Fong, R., Jones, L., & Shanks, T. (1987). CCD galaxy counts to B = 25 M. In High Redshift and Primeval Galaxies (pp. 37-43).

Edited book

  • A New Era in Cosmology
    Metcalfe, N., & Shanks, T. (Eds.). (2002). A New Era in Cosmology. Sheridan Books.
  • Observational Tests of Cosmological Inflation.
    Shanks, T., Banday, A., Ellis, R., Frenk, C., & Wolfendale, A. (Eds.). (1991). Observational Tests of Cosmological Inflation. Kluwer Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3510-8

Journal Article

Working Paper

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