Alex Saro

I'm an astrophysicist at the Astronomy Unit of the Department of Physics at the University of Trieste, at the Observatory of Trieste - INAF, and at the Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe. My research focuses on the largest, most massive objects of the Universe: Galaxy Clusters. I am interested in using multi-wavelength surveys and large numerical simulations to exploit Galaxy Clusters for both Astrophysical and Cosmological studies.

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My Research Interests

Large computer simulations of cosmic structures.
Cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy clusters, galaxies and of the distribution of cosmic baryons.
Semi-analytical models of galaxy formation.
Comparison between simulated and observed properties of galaxies in the optical/near-IR band.

Tests of cosmological models through the evolution of the population of galaxy clusters and of their large-scale clustering.
Calibration of methods for the measurement of masses of galaxy clusters through X-ray, optical/dynamical and Sunyaev-Zeldovich observations.
X-ray, SZE and dynamical properties of galaxy clusters.
Forecasts for constraints on cosmological models from future cluster surveys.
Multiwavelenght Surveys
Constraints on Non-standard cosmological models.

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