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Gaston Folatelli
Position
Visiting Associate Scientist (from 2014/11/01 to 2023/03/31)
Project Researcher (from 2010/10/01 to 2014/09/30)
Main Affiliation
Supernova Observations and Simulations, Institute of Astrophysics La Plata

URL
https://sos.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/personal/gaston-folatelli-2/
PHOTO

Last Update 2023/01/25

I am an observational astrophysicist working in the field of supernovae. I first got interested in this subject through the use of Type Ia supernovae as powerful distance indicators in the study of the expansion history of the Universe. I focused on the use of spectroscopy and multi-band photometry as a means to improve the precision of distance measurements. In the past few years, I also became interested in understanding supernovae as astrophysical objects in connection with stellar evolution, the mechanism of explosion, and the interaction with the interstellar medium. For that purpose I have been involved in the monitoring of all types of supernovae very soon after explosion.


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