J. E. Forero-Romero
Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy, Universidad de Los Andes, DESA
Papers
8
Total Citations
397
H-Index
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About
J. E. Forero-Romero is a leading figure in observational cosmology, whose work is central to the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) project. His research focuses on the instrumentation, data calibration, and large-scale structure analysis required to map the universe and probe the nature of dark energy. Forero-Romero has made critical contributions to the design and implementation of DESI’s fiber system, a revolutionary technology that uses 5,000 robotic fibers to simultaneously capture spectra from distant galaxies and quasars. His work on mitigating fiber assignment incompleteness—a key systematic effect—has been essential for producing unbiased clustering measurements, directly impacting the accuracy of baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) analyses. He was part of the team that achieved the first detection of the BAO signal from early DESI data, a milestone in the experiment’s quest to measure cosmic distances. With highly cited papers including the DESI instrument design (234 citations) and the fiber system overview (57 citations), Forero-Romero’s research is foundational to one of the most ambitious dark energy surveys ever undertaken.
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Top Papers
- 1The DESI Experiment Part II: Instrument Design234 citations · 2016
- 2Overview of the Fiber System for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument57 citations · 2024
- 3First detection of the BAO signal from early DESI data37 citations · 2023
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- 6Overview of the Instrumentation for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument10 citations · 2022
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