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Paul L. Schechter

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ORCID

267

Works

15,532

Citations

49

h-index

108

i10-index

Research Topics

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Affiliations

Vassar College2001–2007

Space Science Institute2007–2007

University of California, Santa Cruz1987–1987

University of Toronto1996–1996

Williams College2014–2014

Top Works

Formation of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies by Self-Similar Gravitational Condensation

William H. Press,Paul L. Schechter

19744,559 citations

Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

An analytic expression for the luminosity function for galaxies.

Paul L. Schechter

19762,697 citations

DOPHOT, a CCD photometry program: Description and tests

Paul L. Schechter,Mario Mateo,et al.

1993821 citations

The Las Campanas Redshift Survey

Stephen A. Shectman,Stephen D. Landy,et al.

1996500 citations

The kinematic properties of faint elliptical galaxies

R. L. Davies,G. Efstathiou,et al.

1983478 citations

A million cubic megaparsec void in Bootes

R.P. Kirshner,Jr. Oemler A.,et al.

1981393 citations

The Luminosity Function of Galaxies in the Las Campanas Redshift Survey

H. Lin,R. Kirshner,et al.

1996266 citations

Quasar Microlensing at High Magnification and the Role of Dark Matter: Enhanced Fluctuations and Suppressed Saddle Points

Paul L. Schechter,J. Wambsganß

2002238 citations

FIRE: A Facility Class Near-Infrared Echelle Spectrometer for the Magellan Telescopes

Robert A. Simcoe,Adam J. Burgasser,et al.

2013227 citations