Rachel E. Bean
Assistant Professor
Primary Research Areas
- theoretical astrophysics
Graduate Fields
Research Focus
Rachel Bean works in the field of cosmology with interests including the underlying nature of dark energy and dark matter, the initial conditions for cosmological structure formation and the cosmic ionization history. Most recently she has been focusing on the theoretical implications of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature and polarization observations as a member of the WMAP Science Team, with interests in CMB anisotropy data analysis techniques and statistical interpretation.Educational Background
Imperial College, University of London, U.K., PhD, 2002Imperial College, University of London, U.K., MSc, 1999
Christ's College, Cambridge University, U.K., BA Hons. Natural Sciences, 1995.
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Departments
Research Grants
- SIGNATURES OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS IN THE COSMOS
- PROJECT NESTWATCH
- CONFRONTING THE DETAILS OF COSMOLOGY'S DARK SECTOR
- CITIZEN SCIENCE: DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF A MODEL FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPERS
- CLASSROOM BIRDWATCH DEVELOPMENT
- DARK ENERGY DICHOTOMIES: OBSERVATIONAL SIGNATURES OF MATTER AND GRAVITY BASED THEORIES
Selected Publications
PubMed Listings- R. Bean, X. Chen, H. V. Peiris and J. Xu, "Comparing Infrared Dirac-Born-Infeld Brane Inflation to Observations", Phys. Rev. D. 77 (2008) 023527, arXiv:0710.1812 (hep-th)
- I. Laszlo and R. Bean, "Nonlinear growth in modified gravity theories of dark energy", Phys. Rev. D. 77 (2008) 024048 arXiv:0709.0307 (astro- ph).
- P. Zhang, M. Liguori, R. Bean, S. Dodelson, "A discriminating probe of
gravity at cosmological scales", Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 141302 (2007), arxiv:0704.1932 (astro-ph).
- R. Bean, S. E. Shandera, H. R. H. Tye, J. Xu, "Comparing Brane Inflation to WMAP", JCAP 05 (2007) 004, arxiv: hep-th/0702107.
- R. Bean, A. Melchiorri, J. Silk, "Cosmological constraints in the presence of ionizing and resonance radiation at recombination", Phys. Rev. D 75 (2007) 063505, arxiv: Astro-ph/0701224.
- R. Bean, D. Bernat, L. Pogosian, A. Silvestri, M. Trodden, "Dynamics of linear perturbations in f(R) gravity", Phys. Rev. D 75 (2007) 064020, arxiv: astro-ph/0611321.
- R. Bean, J. Dunkley, E. Pierpaoli, "Constraining isocurvature initial
conditions with WMAP three-year data", Phys. Rev. D 74, (2006) 063503 , arxiv: astro-ph/0606685.
- D. N. Spergel, R. Bean, O. Dore, M. R. Nolta, et al. (WMAP collaboration) "Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Three Year Results: Implications for Cosmology", Astrophys.J.Suppl. 170:377, 2007, arxiv:astro-ph/0603449.
- I. Laszlo and R. Bean, "Nonlinear growth in modified gravity theories of dark energy", Phys. Rev. D. 77 (2008) 024048 arXiv:0709.0307 (astro- ph).
- P. Zhang, M. Liguori, R. Bean, S. Dodelson, "A discriminating probe of
gravity at cosmological scales", Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 141302 (2007), arxiv:0704.1932 (astro-ph).
- R. Bean, S. E. Shandera, H. R. H. Tye, J. Xu, "Comparing Brane Inflation to WMAP", JCAP 05 (2007) 004, arxiv: hep-th/0702107.
- R. Bean, A. Melchiorri, J. Silk, "Cosmological constraints in the presence of ionizing and resonance radiation at recombination", Phys. Rev. D 75 (2007) 063505, arxiv: Astro-ph/0701224.
- R. Bean, D. Bernat, L. Pogosian, A. Silvestri, M. Trodden, "Dynamics of linear perturbations in f(R) gravity", Phys. Rev. D 75 (2007) 064020, arxiv: astro-ph/0611321.
- R. Bean, J. Dunkley, E. Pierpaoli, "Constraining isocurvature initial
conditions with WMAP three-year data", Phys. Rev. D 74, (2006) 063503 , arxiv: astro-ph/0606685.
- D. N. Spergel, R. Bean, O. Dore, M. R. Nolta, et al. (WMAP collaboration) "Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Three Year Results: Implications for Cosmology", Astrophys.J.Suppl. 170:377, 2007, arxiv:astro-ph/0603449.