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Career

  • 2017-present Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics
    • Deputy Director, Institute of Astromony
    • Deputy Director, Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge
  • 2011-2017 Reader in Astrophysics and Cosmology
  • 2006 -2011 University Lecturer, Institute of Astronomy and DAMTP
  • 2002 -2007 Royal Society University Research Fellow
  • 2000 -2002 PPARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • 1998 -present Fellow, Queens' College

Research

I have a range of research interests in physical and theoretical cosmology, mostly centred on the issue of testing the cosmological model and the origin of cosmic structure with cosmological observations. A particular focus is the the origin, interpretation, and measurement of temperature anisotropies and polarization in the CMB. I am a Core Team member of the Planck High-Frequency Instrument and a member of the Simons Observatory with particular interests in lensing of the CMB, constraining the key cosmological parameters and searching for B-mode polarization induced by gravitational waves from the early universe.

Selected Publications

Publications list on ADS

 

Publications

Planck intermediate results. LI. Features in the cosmic microwave background temperature power spectrum and shifts in cosmological parameters
Planck Collaboration, N Aghanim, Y Akrami, M Ashdown, J Aumont, M Ballardini, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, N Bartolo, S Basak, K Benabed, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet, C Burigana, E Calabrese, J-F Cardoso, A Challinor, HC Chiang, LPL Colombo, C Combet, BP Crill, A Curto, F Cuttaia, P de Bernardis, A de Rosa, G de Zotti, J Delabrouille, E Di Valentino, C Dickinson, JM Diego, O Doré, A Ducout, X Dupac, S Dusini, G Efstathiou, F Elsner, TA Enßlin, HK Eriksen, Y Fantaye, F Finelli, F Forastieri, M Frailis, E Franceschi, A Frolov, S Galeotta, S Galli, K Ganga, RT Génova-Santos, M Gerbino, J González-Nuevo, KM Górski, A Gruppuso, JE Gudmundsson, D Herranz, E Hivon, Z Huang, AH Jaffe, WC Jones, E Keihänen, R Keskitalo, K Kiiveri, J Kim, TS Kisner, L Knox, N Krachmalnicoff, M Kunz, H Kurki-Suonio, G Lagache, J-M Lamarre, A Lasenby, M Lattanzi, CR Lawrence, ML Jeune, F Levrier, A Lewis, PB Lilje, M Lilley, V Lindholm, M López-Caniego, PM Lubin, Y-Z Ma, JF Macías-Pérez, G Maggio, D Maino, N Mandolesi, A Mangilli, M Maris, PG Martin, E Martínez-González, S Matarrese, N Mauri, JD McEwen, PR Meinhold, A Mennella, M Migliaccio, M Millea, M-A Miville-Deschênes, D Molinari, A Moneti, L Montier, G Morgante, A Moss, A Narimani, P Natoli, CA Oxborrow, L Pagano, D Paoletti, G Patanchon, L Patrizii, V Pettorino, F Piacentini, L Polastri, G Polenta, J-L Puget, JP Rachen, B Racine, M Reinecke, M Remazeilles, A Renzi, M Rossetti, G Roudier, JA Rubiño-Martín, B Ruiz-Granados, L Salvati, M Sandri, M Savelainen, D Scott, C Sirignano, G Sirri, L Stanco, A-S Suur-Uski, JA Tauber, D Tavagnacco, M Tenti, L Toffolatti, M Tomasi, M Tristram, T Trombetti, J Valiviita, F Van Tent, P Vielva, F Villa, N Vittorio, BD Wandelt, IK Wehus, M White, A Zacchei, A Zonca
(2017)
Exploring Cosmic Origins with CORE: Inflation
CORE Collaboration, F Finelli, M Bucher, A Achúcarro, M Ballardini, N Bartolo, D Baumann, S Clesse, J Errard, W Handley, M Hindmarsh, K Kiiveri, M Kunz, A Lasenby, M Liguori, D Paoletti, C Ringeval, J Väliviita, B van Tent, V Vennin, R Allison, F Arroja, M Ashdown, AJ Banday, R Banerji, JG Bartlett, S Basak, J Baselmans, P de Bernardis, M Bersanelli, A Bonaldi, J Borril, FR Bouchet, F Boulanger, T Brinckmann, C Burigana, A Buzzelli, Z-Y Cai, M Calvo, CS Carvalho, G Castellano, A Challinor, J Chluba, I Colantoni, M Crook, G D'Alessandro, G D'Amico, J Delabrouille, V Desjacques, G De Zotti, JM Diego, E Di Valentino, S Feeney, JR Fergusson, R Fernandez-Cobos, S Ferraro, F Forastieri, S Galli, J García-Bellido, G de Gasperis, RT Génova-Santos, M Gerbino, J González-Nuevo, S Grandis, J Greenslade, S Hagstotz, S Hanany, DK Hazra, C Hernández-Monteagudo, C Hervias-Caimapo, M Hills, E Hivon, B Hu, T Kisner, T Kitching, ED Kovetz, H Kurki-Suonio, L Lamagna, M Lattanzi, J Lesgourgues, A Lewis, V Lindholm, J Lizarraga, M López-Caniego, G Luzzi, B Maffei, N Mandolesi, E Martínez-González, CJAP Martins, S Masi, D McCarthy, S Matarrese, A Melchiorri, J-B Melin, D Molinari, A Monfardini, P Natoli, M Negrello, A Notari, F Oppizzi, A Paiella, E Pajer, G Patanchon, SP Patil, M Piat, G Pisano, L Polastri, G Polenta, A Pollo, V Poulin, M Quartin, A Ravenni, M Remazeilles, A Renzi, D Roest, M Roman, JA Rubiño-Martin, L Salvati, AA Starobinsky, A Tartari, G Tasinato, M Tomasi, J Torrado, N Trappe, T Trombetti, C Tucker, M Tucci, J Urrestilla, R van de Weygaert, P Vielva, N Vittorio, K Young
(2017)
Exploring Cosmic Origins with CORE: Cosmological Parameters
E Di Valentino, T Brinckmann, M Gerbino, V Poulin, FR Bouchet, J Lesgourgues, A Melchiorri, J Chluba, S Clesse, J Delabrouille, C Dvorkin, F Forastieri, S Galli, DC Hooper, M Lattanzi, CJAP Martins, L Salvati, G Cabass, A Caputo, E Giusarma, E Hivon, P Natoli, L Pagano, S Paradiso, JA Rubino-Martin, A Achucarro, P Ade, R Allison, F Arroja, M Ashdown, M Ballardini, AJ Banday, R Banerji, N Bartolo, JG Bartlett, S Basak, J Baselmans, D Baumann, P de Bernardis, M Bersanelli, A Bonaldi, M Bonato, J Borrill, F Boulanger, M Bucher, C Burigana, A Buzzelli, Z-Y Cai, M Calvo, CS Carvalho, G Castellano, A Challinor, I Charles, I Colantoni, A Coppolecchia, M Crook, G D'Alessandro, M De Petris, G De Zotti, JM Diego, J Errard, S Feeney, R Fernandez-Cobos, S Ferraro, F Finelli, G de Gasperis, RT Génova-Santos, J González-Nuevo, S Grandis, J Greenslade, S Hagstotz, S Hanany, W Handley, DK Hazra, C Hernández-Monteagudo, C Hervias-Caimapo, M Hills, K Kiiveri, T Kisner, T Kitching, M Kunz, H Kurki-Suonio, L Lamagna, A Lasenby, A Lewis, M Liguori, V Lindholm, M Lopez-Caniego, G Luzzi, B Maffei, S Martin, E Martinez-Gonzalez, S Masi, D McCarthy, J-B Melin, JJ Mohr, D Molinari, A Monfardini, M Negrello, A Notari, A Paiella, D Paoletti, G Patanchon, F Piacentini, M Piat, G Pisano, L Polastri, G Polenta, A Pollo, M Quartin, M Remazeilles, M Roman, C Ringeval, A Tartari, M Tomasi, D Tramonte, N Trappe, T Trombetti, C Tucker, J Väliviita, R van de Weygaert, B Van Tent, V Vennin, G Vermeulen, P Vielva, N Vittorio, K Young, M Zannoni
(2017)
Exploring Cosmic Origins with CORE: Cluster Science
J-B Melin, A Bonaldi, M Remazeilles, S Hagstotz, JM Diego, C Hernández-Monteagudo, RT Génova-Santos, G Luzzi, CJAP Martins, S Grandis, JJ Mohr, JG Bartlett, J Delabrouille, S Ferraro, D Tramonte, JA Rubiño-Martín, JF Macìas-Pérez, A Achúcarro, P Ade, R Allison, M Ashdown, M Ballardini, AJ Banday, R Banerji, N Bartolo, S Basak, J Baselmans, K Basu, RA Battye, D Baumann, M Bersanelli, M Bonato, J Borrill, F Bouchet, F Boulanger, T Brinckmann, M Bucher, C Burigana, A Buzzelli, Z-Y Cai, M Calvo, CS Carvalho, MG Castellano, A Challinor, J Chluba, S Clesse, S Colafrancesco, I Colantoni, A Coppolecchia, M Crook, G D'Alessandro, P de Bernardis, G de Gasperis, M De Petris, G De Zotti, E Di Valentino, J Errard, SM Feeney, R Fernández-Cobos, F Finelli, F Forastieri, S Galli, M Gerbino, J González-Nuevo, J Greenslade, S Hanany, W Handley, C Hervias-Caimapo, M Hills, E Hivon, K Kiiveri, T Kisner, T Kitching, M Kunz, H Kurki-Suonio, L Lamagna, A Lasenby, M Lattanzi, AMCL Brun, J Lesgourgues, A Lewis, M Liguori, V Lindholm, M Lopez-Caniego, B Maffei, E Martinez-Gonzalez, S Masi, D McCarthy, A Melchiorri, D Molinari, A Monfardini, P Natoli, M Negrello, A Notari, A Paiella, D Paoletti, G Patanchon, M Piat, G Pisano, L Polastri, G Polenta, A Pollo, V Poulin, M Quartin, M Roman, L Salvati, A Tartari, M Tomasi, N Trappe, S Triqueneaux, T Trombetti, C Tucker, J Väliviita, R van de Weygaert, B Van Tent, V Vennin, P Vielva, N Vittorio, J Weller, K Young, M Zannoni
(2017)
Measurement of CIB power spectra over large sky areas fromPlanckHFI maps
DSY Mak, A Challinor, G Efstathiou, G Lagache
– Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
(2016)
466,
286
Planck intermediate results: XLVI. Reduction of large-scale systematic effects in HFI polarization maps and estimation of the reionization optical depth
N Aghanim, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi, M Ballardini, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, N Bartolo, S Basak, R Battye, K Benabed, JP Bernard, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, JJ Bock, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet, F Boulanger, M Bucher, C Burigana, RC Butler, E Calabrese, JF Cardoso, J Carron, A Challinor, HC Chiang, LPL Colombo, C Combet, B Comis, A Coulais, BP Crill, A Curto, F Cuttaia, RJ Davis, P De Bernardis, A De Rosa, G De Zotti, J Delabrouille, JM Delouis, E Di Valentino, C Dickinson, JM Diego, O Doré, M Douspis, A Ducout, X Dupac, G Efstathiou, F Elsner, TA Enßlin, HK Eriksen, E Falgarone, Y Fantaye, F Finelli, F Forastieri, M Frailis, AA Fraisse, E Franceschi, A Frolov, S Galeotta, S Galli, K Ganga, RT Génova-Santos, M Gerbino
– Astronomy & Astrophysics
(2016)
596,
a107
Planck 2015 results. XXI. The integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect
Planck Collaboration, PAR Ade, N Aghanim, M Arnaud, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, N Bartolo, S Basak, E Battaner, K Benabed, A Benot, A Benoit-Lvy, J-P Bernard, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, JJ Bock, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet, M Bucher, C Burigana, RC Butler, E Calabrese, J-F Cardoso, B Casaponsa, A Catalano, A Challinor, A Chamballu, HC Chiang, PR Christensen, S Church, DL Clements, S Colombi, LPL Colombo, C Combet, F Couchot, A Coulais, BP Crill, A Curto, F Cuttaia, L Danese, RD Davies, RJ Davis, P de Bernardis, A de Rosa, G de Zotti, J Delabrouille, F-X Dsert, JM Diego, H Dole, S Donzelli, O Dor, M Douspis, A Ducout, X Dupac, G Efstathiou, F Elsner, TA Enlin, HK Eriksen, J Fergusson, R Fernandez-Cobos, F Finelli, O Forni, M Frailis, AA Fraisse, E Franceschi, A Frejsel, S Galeotta, S Galli, K Ganga, RT Gnova-Santos, M Giard, Y Giraud-Hraud, E Gjerlw, J Gonzlez-Nuevo, KM Grski, S Gratton, A Gregorio, A Gruppuso, JE Gudmundsson, FK Hansen, D Hanson, DL Harrison, S Henrot-Versill, C Hernndez-Monteagudo, D Herranz, SR Hildebrandt, E Hivon, M Hobson, WA Holmes, A Hornstrup, W Hovest, KM Huffenberger, G Hurier, S Ili_, AH Jaffe, TR Jaffe, WC Jones, M Juvela, E Keihnen, R Keskitalo, TS Kisner, R Kneissl, J Knoche, M Kunz, H Kurki-Suonio, G Lagache, A Lhteenmki, J-M Lamarre, M Langer, A Lasenby, M Lattanzi, CR Lawrence, R Leonardi, J Lesgourgues, F Levrier, M Liguori, PB Lilje, M Linden-Vrnle, M Lpez-Caniego, PM Lubin, Y-Z Ma, JF Macas-Prez, G Maggio, D Maino, N Mandolesi, A Mangilli, A Marcos-Caballero, M Maris, PG Martin, E Martnez-Gonzlez, S Masi, S Matarrese, P McGehee, PR Meinhold, A Melchiorri, L Mendes, A Mennella, M Migliaccio, S Mitra, M-A Miville-Deschnes, A Moneti, L Montier, G Morgante, D Mortlock, A Moss, D Munshi, JA Murphy, P Naselsky, F Nati, P Natoli, CB Netterfield, HU Nrgaard-Nielsen, F Noviello, D Novikov, I Novikov, CA Oxborrow, F Paci, L Pagano, F Pajot, D Paoletti, F Pasian, G Patanchon, O Perdereau, L Perotto, F Perrotta, V Pettorino, F Piacentini, M Piat, E Pierpaoli, D Pietrobon, S Plaszczynski, E Pointecouteau, G Polenta, L Popa, GW Pratt, G Przeau, S Prunet, J-L Puget, JP Rachen, WT Reach, R Rebolo, M Reinecke, M Remazeilles, C Renault, A Renzi, I Ristorcelli, G Rocha, C Rosset, M Rossetti, G Roudier, JA Rubio-Martn, B Rusholme, M Sandri, D Santos, M Savelainen, G Savini, BM Schaefer, D Scott, MD Seiffert, EPS Shellard, LD Spencer, V Stolyarov, R Stompor, R Sudiwala, R Sunyaev, D Sutton, A-S Suur-Uski, J-F Sygnet, JA Tauber, L Terenzi, L Toffolatti, M Tomasi, M Tristram, M Tucci, J Tuovinen, L Valenziano, J Valiviita, F Van Tent, P Vielva, F Villa, LA Wade, BD Wandelt, IK Wehus, D Yvon, A Zacchei, A Zonca
(2016)
Large-area measurements of CIB power spectra with Planck HFI maps
DSY Mak, A Challinor, G Efstathiou, G Lagache
– Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
(2016)
11,
55
Demonstration of Cosmic Microwave Background Delensing Using the Cosmic Infrared Background
P Larsen, A Challinor, BD Sherwin, S Mak
– Physical Review Letters
(2016)
117,
151102
Planck 2015 results: XXVI. The Second Planck Catalogue of Compact Sources
PAR Ade, N Aghanim, F Arguëso, M Arnaud, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi, AJ Banday, RB Barreiro, N Bartolo, E Battaner, C Beichman, K Benabed, A Benoît, A Benoit-Lévy, JP Bernard, M Bersanelli, P Bielewicz, JJ Bock, H Böhringer, A Bonaldi, L Bonavera, JR Bond, J Borrill, FR Bouchet, F Boulanger, M Bucher, C Burigana, RC Butler, E Calabrese, JF Cardoso, P Carvalho, A Catalano, A Challinor, A Chamballu, RR Chary, HC Chiang, PR Christensen, M Clemens, DL Clements, S Colombi, LPL Colombo, C Combet, F Couchot, A Coulais, BP Crill, A Curto, F Cuttaia, L Danese, RD Davies, RJ Davis, P De Bernardis, A De Rosa, G De Zotti, J Delabrouille, FX Désert, C Dickinson, JM Diego, H Dole, S Donzelli, O Doré, M Douspis, A Ducout, X Dupac, G Efstathiou, F Elsner, TA Enßlin, HK Eriksen, E Falgarone, J Fergusson, F Finelli, O Forni, M Frailis, AA Fraisse, E Franceschi, A Frejsel, S Galeotta, S Galli, K Ganga, M Giard, Y Giraud-Héraud, E Gjerløw, J González-Nuevo, KM Górski, S Gratton, A Gregorio, A Gruppuso, JE Gudmundsson, FK Hansen, D Hanson, DL Harrison, G Helou, S Henrot-Versillé, C Hernández-Monteagudo, D Herranz, SR Hildebrandt, E Hivon, M Hobson, WA Holmes, A Hornstrup
– Astronomy and Astrophysics
(2016)
594,
A26
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