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Dr. Flores’ research interests are in astrophysical cosmology and the applications of quantum field theory to the physics of elementary particles. Most recently, Dr. Flores worked with students on gravitational-lensing shear maps of realistic, simulated clusters of galaxies, as well as on making predictions for the expected evolution in maps of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in clusters.
Flores’ most recent work was an analysis of large samples of dark matter halos from cosmological simulations to work out their expected properties in the concordance Cold Dark Matter cosmology with dark energy, which is currently favored by a large body of observational evidence. The first work was on the predicted systematics of the shape of DM halos over a wide range in mass, and at different epochs ( MNRAS 367(2006)1781). The second work was on comparisons to x-ray observations to test the predictions ( MNRAS 377(2007)883). Other relatively recent work has been on clusters of galaxies (ApJ 532(2000)206 and ApJ 538(2000)92) and gravitational lensing (ApJ 533(2000)194 and ApJ 535(2000)555).
On the particle physics side, Flores’ work was on some of the phenomenology expected in supersymmetric quantum field theories. His work has been funded in the past by the National Science Foundation, the University of Missouri System Research Board, and by Research Awards at UM-St. Louis. Over the years, he has collaborated on a long-term basis with scientists from around the world to carry out his research.
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Education/Academic qualification
Department of Physics, PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz
… → 1984
Dpto. de Física, B.S., University of Chile
… → 1979
External positions
Associate Professor, University of Chile
Jan 1 1992 → Jan 1 1993
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Minnesota
Jan 1 1988 → Jan 1 1990
Scientific Associate, CERN, Switzerland
Jan 1 1986 → Jan 1 1988
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brandeis University
Jan 1 1984 → Jan 1 1986
Research Interests
- Astrophysical Cosmology
- Quantum Field Theory
- Cosmology
- Dark Matter Halos
- Astrophysics
- Astronomy
- Physics
- High Energy Physics
Disciplines
- Astrophysics and Astronomy
- Physics
Projects
- 3 Finished
Research output
- 37 Article
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The Shape of Galaxy Cluster Dark Matter Haloes: Systematics of Its Imprint on Cluster Gas and Comparison to Observations
Flores, R. A., Allgood, B., Kravtsov, A. V., Primack, J. R., Buote, D. A. & Bullock, J. S., May 11 2007, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 377Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Shape of Dark Matter Haloes: Dependence on Mass, Redshift, Radius and Formation
Flores, R. A., Allgood, B., Primack, J. R., Kravtsov, A. V., Wechsler, R. H., Faltenbacher, A. & Bullock, J. S., Apr 21 2006, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 367Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Prediction of Observable Rotation in the Intracluster Medium of Abell 3266
Roettiger, K. & Flores, R., Jul 20 2000, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 538Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Arc Statistics in Clusters: Galaxy Contribution
Flores, R. A., Maller, A. H. & Primack, J. R., Jan 6 2000, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 535Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaking the Disk/Halo Degeneracy with Gravitational Lensing
Maller, A. H., Simard, L., Guhathakurta, P., Hjorth, J., Jaunsen, A. O., Flores, R. A. & Primack, J. R., Apr 10 2000, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 533Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review