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PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed

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  1. “Constraining Post-Newtonian Parameters with the Cosmic Microwave Background”​
    D B. Thomas, T. Anton, T. Clifton and P. Bull,
    JCAP 09 (2024) 039; arXiv: 2405.20388 [astro-ph.CO]
     

  2. “CMB Polarisation Signal Demodulation with a Rotating Half-Wave Plate”
    M. Rashid, M. L. Brown and D. B. Thomas,
    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 532 (2024) no.2, 2309; arXiv:2307.01860 [astro-ph.CO]
     

  3. “Cosmological gravity on all scales III: non-linear matter power spectrum in phenomenological modified gravity”
    S. Srinivasan, D. B. Thomas, and R. Battye,
    JCAP 03 (2024) 039; arXiv:     2306.17240 [astro-ph.CO]
     

  4. “Consistent cosmological structure formation on all scales in relativistic extensions of MOND”
    D. B. Thomas, A. Mozaffari and T. Zlosnik,
    JCAP 06 (2023) 006; arXiv: 2303.00038 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  5. “Scale-Dependent Gravitational Couplings in Parameterised Post-Newtonian Cosmology”
    D. B. Thomas, T. Clifton and T. Anton,
    JCAP 04 (2023) 016; arXiv: 2207.14713 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  6. “Fast map-based simulations of systematics in CMB surveys including effects of the scanning strategy”
    N. McCallum,  D. B. Thomas and M. L. Brown,
    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 513 (2022) no.3, 3610;  arXiv:2109.05038 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  7. “Spin-based removal of instrumental systematics in 21cm intensity mapping surveys”
    N. McCallum,  D. B. Thomas, P. Bull and M. L. Brown,
    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 508 (2021) no.4    , 5556; arXiv:2107.08058 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  8. “Consequences of constant elevation scans for instrumental systematics in Cosmic Microwave Background Experiments”
    D. B. Thomas, N. McCallum and M. L. Brown,
    Open Journal of Astrophysics, Vol 4, 21 Sept 2021; arXiv:2102.02284      [astro-ph.IM].
     

  9. “Cosmological gravity on all scales II: Model independent modified gravity N-body simulations”
    S. Srinivasan, D. B. Thomas, F. Pace and R. Battye,
    JCAP 06 (2021) 016; arXiv:2103.05051 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  10. “Blind Map Level Systematics Cleaning: A Quadratic Estimator Approach”
    J. Williams, N. McCallum, A. Rotti, D. B. Thomas, R. Battye and M. L. Brown,
    JCAP 07 (2021) 016; arXiv:2101.09097 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  11. “Dark Matter properties through cosmic history”
    S. Ilic, M. Kopp, C. Skordis and D. B. Thomas,
    Phys. Rev. D 04 (2021) no.4,  043520; arXiv:2004.09572 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  12. “Spin characterisation of systematics in CMB surveys – a comprehensive formalism”

    N. McCallum, D. B. Thomas, M. L. Brown and N. Tessore,

    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 501 (2021) no.1, 802;  arXiv:2008.00011 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  13. “Cosmological gravity on all scales: simple equations, required conditions, and a framework for modified gravity”
    D. B. Thomas,

    Phys. Rev. D 101 (2020) no.12, 123517 (chosen as editor’s suggestion);  arXiv:2004.13051 [gr-qc].
     

  14. “SuperCLASS - III. Weak lensing from radio and optical observations in Data Release 1”

    SuperCLASS collaboration,

    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 495 (2020) no.2, 1737;  arXiv:2003.01736 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  15. “SuperCLASS - I. The Super CLuster Assisted Shear Survey: Project overview and first data release”

    SuperCLASS collaboration,

    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 495 (2020) no.2, 1706;  arXiv:2003.01734 [astro-ph.GA].
     

  16. “Controlling systematics in ground-based CMB surveys with partial boresight rotation”

    D. B. Thomas, N. McCallum and M. L. Brown,

    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 491 (2020) no.2, 1960;  arXiv:1905.12647 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  17. “Using large scale structure data and a halo model to constrain Generalised Dark Matter”

    D. B. Thomas, M. Kopp and K. Markovic,

    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 490 (2019) no.1, 813;  arXiv:1905.02739 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  18. “The Parameterized Post-Newtonian-Vainshteinian formalism for the Galileon field”

    N. Bolis, C. Skordis, D. B. Thomas, and T. Zlosnik,

    Phys. Rev. D 99 (2019) no.8, 084009;  arXiv:1810.02725 [gr-qc].
     

  19. “The Simons Observatory: Science goals and forecasts”

    Simons Observatory Collaboration,

    JCAP 1902 (2019) 056;  arXiv:1808.07445 [astro- ph.CO].
     

  20. “The Dark Matter equation of state through cosmic history”

    M. Kopp, C. Skordis, D. B. Thomas and S. Ilic,

    Phys. Rev. Lett. 120 (2018) no.22, 221102;  arXiv:1802.09541 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  21. “Estimating the weak-lensing rotation signal in radio cosmic shear surveys”

    D. B. Thomas, L. Whittaker, S. Camera and M. L. Brown,

    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 470 (2017) no.3, 3131;  arXiv:1612.01533 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  22. “Extensive investigation of the generalized dark matter model’’

    M. Kopp, C. Skordis and D. B. Thomas,

    Phys. Rev. D 94 (2016) no.4, 043512;  arXiv:1605.00649 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  23. “Constraining dark matter properties with Cosmic Microwave Background observations”

    D. B. Thomas, M. Kopp and C. Skordis,

    Astrophys. J. 830 (2016) no.2, 155;  arXiv:1601.05097 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  24. “f(R) gravity on non-linear scales: The post-Friedmann expansion and the vector potential”

    D. B. Thomas, M. Bruni, K. Koyama, B. Li and G. B. Zhao,

    JCAP 1507 (2015) 07, 051;  arXiv:1503.07204 [gr-qc].
     

  25. “The fully non-linear post-Friedmann frame-dragging vector potential: Magnitude and time evolution from N-body simulations”

    D. B. Thomas, M. Bruni and D. Wands,

    Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 452 (2015) 2, 1727;  arXiv:1501.00799 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  26. “Relativistic weak lensing from a fully non-linear cosmological density field”

    D. B. Thomas, M. Bruni and D. Wands,

    JCAP 1509 (2015) 09, 021;  arXiv:1403.4947 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  27. “Computing General Relativistic effects from Newtonian N-body simulations: Frame dragging in the post-Friedmann approach”

    M. Bruni, D. B. Thomas and D. Wands,

    Phys. Rev. D 89, 044010 (2014);  arXiv:1306.1562 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  28. “Testing model independent modified gravity with future large scale surveys”

    D. B. Thomas and C. R. Contaldi,

    JCAP, 12 (2011) 013;  arXiv:1107.0727 [astro-ph.CO].
     

  29. “Rotation of galaxies as a signature of cosmic strings in weak lensing surveys”

    D. B. Thomas, C. R. Contaldi and J. Magueijo,

    Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) 181301;  arXiv:0909.2866 [astro-ph.CO].

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Undergoing Peer Review​​
 

  • “Cosmological gravity on all scales IV: 3x2pt Fisher forecasts for pixelised phenomenological modified gravity”
    S. Srinivasan, D. B. Thomas, and  P. L. Taylor,
    (submitted to JCAP); arXiv: 2409.06569 [astro-ph.CO]

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