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Paul I. Cristofari

Center for Astrophysics

Postdoc

Paul I. Cristofari

paul.cristofari@cfa.harvard.edu

About

Paul Cristofari obtained a PhD from the University of Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, working on the characterization of atmospheric parameters and magnetic fields of M dwarfs from high-resolution near-infrared spectra. He worked extensively with data collected with SPIRou, a spectropolarimeter installed a the Canada-France Hawaii Telescope. Paul joined the CfA in 2023 to work with Andrea Dupree on spectroscopic data of globular clusters.

PhD

Telescopes and Instruments

Magellan Telescopes

The twin Magellan Telescopes in Chile are each 6.5 meter optical telescopes. These telescopes are both equipped with instruments to take images and spectra of light from a wide variety of astronomical sources, including exoplanet systems, star-forming regions, supernova remnants, and interacting galaxies. The Magellan Telescopes — named Baade and Clay — are hosted at the Las Campanas Observatory and are operated by a consortium of institutions, including the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Carnegie Institution for Science, University of Arizona, the University of Michigan, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition, CfA scientists and engineers provided a wide field f/5 focal system (including secondary mirror and corrective optics), and a powerful astronomical camera for use at the Clay telescope.

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