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Lennox L. Cowie

Maintained by LG

photo of L. Cowie
 

Astronomer
PhD, Harvard University, 1976
cowie at ifa.hawaii.edu

 

Honors and Awards

Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, 2009
Fellow of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom, 2004
Bok Prize, Harvard University, 1984
Warner Prize, American Astronomical Society, 1985
Highly Cited Author, Science Citation Index, 2003

Selected Recent Publications

High-sensitivity Array Observations of the z = 1.87 Submillimeter Galaxy GOODS 850-3
E. Momjian, W.-H. Wang, K. K. Knudsen, C. L. Carilli, L. L. Cowie, & A. J. Barger
The Astronomical Journal, 139,1622-1627 (2010)

Ultradeep KS Imaging in the GOODS-N
W.-H. Wang, L. L. Cowie, A. J. Barger, R. C. Keenan, & H.-C. Ting
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 187, 251-271 (2010)

An Extremely Deep, Wide-Field Near-Infrared Survey: Bright Galaxy Counts and Local Large Scale Structure
R. C. Keenan, L. Trouille, A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, & W.-H. Wang
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 186, 94-110 (2010)

Low-Redshift Lyα Selected Galaxies from GALEX Spectroscopy: A Comparison with Both UV-Continuum Selected Galaxies and High-Redshift Lyα Emitters
L. L. Cowie, A. J. Barger, & E. M. Hu
The Astrophysical Journal, 711, 928-958 (2010)

An Accurate Position for HDF 850.1: The Brightest Submillimeter Source in the Hubble Deep Field-North
L. L. Cowie, A. J. Barger, W.-H. Wang, & J. P. Williams
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 697, L122-L126 (2009)

Measuring the Sources of the Intergalactic Ionizing Flux
L. L. Cowie, A. J. Barger, & L. Trouille
The Astrophysical Journal, 692, 1476-1488 (2009)

Ultradeep Near-Infrared Observations of Goods 850-5
W.-H. Wang, A. J. Barger, & L. L. Cowie
The Astrophysical Journal, 690, 319-329 (2009)

Deep Spectroscopy of Ultra-Strong Emission-Line Galaxies
E. M. Hu, L. L. Cowie, Y. Kakazu, & A. J. Barger
The Astrophysical Journal, 698, 2014-2022 (2009)

A Highly Complete Spectroscopic Survey of the GOODS-N Field1
A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, & W.-H. Wang
The Astrophysical Journal, 689,687-708. (2008)

The OPTX Project. I. The Flux and Redshift Catalogs for the CLANS, CLASXS, and CDF-N Fields
L. Trouille, A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, Y. Yang, & R. F. Mushotzky
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 179, 1-18 (2008)

An Integrated Picture of Star Formation, Metallicity Evolution, and Galactic Stellar Mass Assembly
L. L. Cowie & A. J. Barger
The Astrophysical Journal, 686, 72-116 (2008)

Spitzer Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies: A Unique Window into High-Redshift Chemical Evolution and Star Formation
R. Chary, E. Berger, & L. Cowie
The Astrophysical Journal, 671,272-277 (2007)

GOODS 850-5: A z > 4 Galaxy Discovered in the Submillimeter?
W.-H. Wang, L. L. Cowie, J. van Saders, A. J. Barger, & J. P. Williams
The Astrophysical Journal, 670, L89-L92 (2007)

Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Observations of the Afterglow and Host Galaxy of GRB 050904 at z = 6.295
E. Berger, R. Chary, L. L. Cowie, P. A. Price et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 665, 102-106 (2007)

Properties of a Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxy at z ~ 5
P. A. Price, A. Songaila, L. L. Cowie, J. Bell Burnell et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 663, L57-L60 (2007)

The Stellar Population of Lyα-emitting Galaxies at z ~ 5.7
K. Lai, J.-S. Huang, G. Fazio, L. L. Cowie, E. M. Hu, & Y. Kakazu
The Astrophysical Journal, 655, 704-713 (2007)

The Microjansky Radio Galaxy Population
A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, & W.-H. Wang
The Astrophysical Journal, 654, 764-781 (2007)

Mapping Extremely Low Metallicity Galaxies to Redshift One
Y. Kakazu, L. L. Cowie, & E. M. Hu
The Astrophysical Journal, 668, 853-875 (2007)

The Stellar Population of Lyα-emitting Galaxies at z ~ 5.7
K. Lai, J.-S. Huang, G. Fazio, L. L. Cowie, E. M. Hu, & Y. Kakazu
The Astrophysical Journal, 655, 704-713 (2007)

The Radio/Optical Catalog of the SSA 13 Field
E. B. Fomalont, K. I. Kellermann, L. L. Cowie, P. Capak, A. J. Barger, R. B. Partridge, R. A. Windhorst, & E. A. Richards
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 167, 103-160 (2006)

A Near-Infrared Analysis of the Submillimeter Background and the Cosmic Star-Formation History
W.-H. Wang, L. L. Cowie, & A. J. Barger
The Astrophysical Journal, 647, 74-85 (2006)

High-redshift Galaxy Populations
E. M. Hu, & L. L. Cowie
Nature, 440, 1145-1150 (2006)

The Cosmic Evolution of Hard X-Ray-selected Active Galactic Nuclei
L. L. Cowie, R. F. Mushotzky, Y. Yang, W.-H. Wang, A. T. Steffen, and P. Capak
The Astronomical Journal, 129, 578-609 (2005)

An 850 Micron SCUBA Survey of the Hubble Deep Field-North GOODS Region
W.-H. Wang, L. L. Cowie, and A. J. Barger
The Astrophysical Journal, 613, 655-671 (2004)

The Evolution of the Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy Population from Redshift 0 to 1.5
L. L. Cowie, A. J. Barger, E. B. Fomalont, and P. Capak
The Astrophysical Journal, 603, L69-L72 (2004)

Faint 6.7 Micron Galaxies and Their Contributions to the Stellar Mass Density in the Universe
Y. Sato, L. L. Cowie, K. Kawara, H. Matsuhara, H. Okuda, D. B. Sanders, Y. Sofue, Y. Taniguchi, and K. Wakamatsu
The Astronomical Journal, 127, 1285-1304 (2004)

The Evolution of the Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy Population from Redshift 0 to 1.5
L. L. Cowie, A. J. Barger, E. B. Fomalont, and P. Capak
The Astrophysical Journal, 603, L69-L72 (2004)

The Luminosity Function of Lyα Emitters at Redshift z ~ 5.7
E. M. Hu, L. L. Cowie, P. Capak, R. G. McMahon, T. Hayashino, and Y. Komiyama
The Astronomical Journal, 127, 563-575 (2004)

A Deep Wide-Field, Optical, and Near-Infrared Catalog of a Large Area around the Hubble Deep Field North
P. Capak, L. L. Cowie, E. M. Hu, A. J. Barger, M. Dickinson, E. Fernandez, M. Giavalisco, Y. Komiyama, C. Kretchmer, C. McNally, S. Miyazaki, S. Okamura, and D. Stern
The Astronomical Journal, 127, 180-198 (2004)

The Changing Active Galactic Nucleus Population
A. T. Steffen, A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, R. F. Mushotzky, and Y. Yang
The Astrophysical Journal, 596, L23-L26 (2003)

Optical and Infrared Properties of the 2 Ms Chandra Deep Field North X-Ray Sources
A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, P. Capak, D. M. Alexander, F. E. Bauer, E. Fernandez, W. N. Brandt, G. P. Garmire, and A. E. Hornschemeier
The Astronomical Journal, 126, 632-665 (2003)

The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. XIII. 2 Ms Point-Source Catalogs
D. M. Alexander, F. E. Bauer, W. N. Brandt, D. P. Schneider, A. E. Hornschemeier, C. Vignali, A. J. Barger, P. S. Broos, L. L. Cowie, G. P. Garmire, L. K. Townsley, M. W. Bautz, G. Chartas, and W. L. W. Sargent
The Astronomical Journal, 126, 539-574 (2003)

A Deep 6.7 µm Survey in the SSA13 Field with ISO
Y. Sato, K. Kawara, L. L. Cowie, Y. Taniguchi, D. B. Sanders, H. Matsuhara, H. Okuda, K. Wakamatsu, Y. Sofue, R. D. Joseph, and T. Matsumoto
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 405, 833-849 (2003)

A Submillimeter and Radio Survey of Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies: A Glimpse into the Future of Star Formation Studies
E. Berger, L. L. Cowie, S. R. Kulkarni, D. A. Frail, H. Aussel, and A. J. Barger
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 588, 99-112. (2003)

Astronomy: Wrestling Monsters in Deep Space
L. Cowie
Nature, 422, 670-671 (2003)

Imaging Large-Scale Structure in the X-Ray Sky
Y. Yang, R. F. Mushotzky, A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, D. B. Sanders, and A. T. Steffen
The Astrophysical Journal, 585, L85-L88 (2003)

The Properties of Microjansky Radio Sources in the Hubble Deep Field-North, SSA 13, and SSA 22 Fields
S. C. Chapman, A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, D. Scott, C. Borys, P. Capak, E. B. Fomalont, G. F. Lewis, E. A. Richards, A. T. Steffen, G. Wilson, and M. Yun
The Astrophysical Journal, 585, 57-66 (2003)

Very High Redshift X-Ray-selected Active Galactic Nuclei in the Chandra Deep Field-North
A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, P. Capak, D. M. Alexander, F. E. Bauer, W. N. Brandt, G. P. Garmire, and A. E. Hornschemeier
The Astrophysical Journal, 584, L61-L64 (2003)

The Redshift Evolution of the 2-8 keV X-Ray Luminosity Function
L. L. Cowie, A. J. Barger, M. W. Bautz, W. N. Brandt, and G. P. Garmire
The Astrophysical Journal, 584, L57-L60 (2003)

The Hawaii+Anglo-Australian Observatory K-Band Galaxy Redshift Survey. I. The Local K-Band Luminosity Function
J.-S. Huang, K. Glazebrook, L. L. Cowie, and C. Tinney
The Astrophysical Journal, 584, 203-209 (2003)

Mid-Infrared Identification of Faint Submillimeter Sources
Y. Sato, L. L. Cowie, K. Kawara, Y. Taniguchi, Y. Sofue, H. Matsuhara, and H. Okuda
The Astrophysical Journal, 578, L23-L26 (2002)

X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Imaging and Spectral Properties of the 1 Ms Chandra Deep Field North Sources
A. J. Barger, L. L. Cowie, W. N. Brandt, P. Capak, G. P. Garmire, A. E. Hornschemeier, A. T. Steffen, and E. H. Wehner
The Astronomical Journal, 124, 1839-1885 (2002)

Faint Submillimeter Counts from Deep 850 Micron Observations of the Lensing Clusters A370, A851, and A2390
L. L. Cowie, A. J. Barger, and J.-P. Kneib
The Astronomical Journal, 123, 2197-2205 (2002)

Approaching Reionization: The Evolution of the Ly-alpha Forest from z = 4 to z = 6
A. Songaila and L. L. Cowie
The Astronomical Journal, 123, 2183-2196 (2002)

A Redshift z = 6.56 Galaxy behind the Cluster Abell 370
E. M. Hu, L. L. Cowie, R. G. McMahon, P. Capak, F. Iwamuro, J.-P. Kneib, T. Maihara, and K. Motohara
The Astrophysical Journal, 568, L75-L79 (2002)

The 2-8 keV X-Ray Number Counts Determined from Chandra Blank Field Observations
L. L. Cowie, G. P. Garmire, M. W. Bautz, A. J. Barger, W. N. Brandt, and A. E. Hornschemeier
The Astrophysical Journal, 566, L5-L8 (2002)

Star Formation History since z = 1.5 as Inferred from Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Luminosity Density Evolution
G. Wilson, L. L. Cowie, A. J. Barger, and D. J. Burke
The Astronomical Journal, 124, 1258-1265 (2002)