Publications by authors named "Stephanie Escoffier"
The Universe is mostly composed of large and relatively empty domains known as cosmic voids, whereas its matter content is predominantly distributed along their boundaries. The remaining material inside them, either dark or luminous matter, is attracted to these boundaries and causes voids to expand faster and to grow emptier over time. Using the distribution of galaxies centered on voids identified in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and adopting minimal assumptions on the statistical motion of these galaxies, we constrain the average matter content Ω_{m}=0.
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- The deep ocean is the largest and least understood ecosystem on Earth, hosting many light-emitting pelagic organisms.
- A unique data set collected from December 2007 to June 2010 provides the longest continuous record of deep-sea bioluminescence, revealing significant seasonal light intensity blooms linked to changes in deep water properties.
- These blooms are mainly driven by luminous bacteria and highlight the connection between deep-sea biological activity and oceanic processes; monitoring these changes is crucial as climate change affects deep-sea ecosystems.