Christoph's photo Christoph Pfrommer

Publications


Publications as listed in the Astrophysics Data System (ADS)


List of Publications


Submitted Articles      

  1. Effective cosmic ray diffusion in multiphase galactic environments
    T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor, R. Lemmerz, M. Shalaby
    2025, A&A, submitted.

  2. Resolving Star Cluster Formation in Galaxy Simulations with Cosmic Ray Feedback
    B. Sike, M. Ruszkowski, O. Y. Gnedin, Y. Chen, M. Weber, T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer
    2025, ApJ, submitted.

  3. Robust magnetic field estimates in star-forming galaxies with the equipartition formula in the absence of equipartition
    H.-H. S. Chiu, M. Ruszkowski, M. Werhahn, C. Pfrommer, T. Thomas
    2025, A&A, submitted.

  4. Unveiling the Impact of Cosmic Rays on the Disc Sizes and Outflows from Dwarf Scales to Galaxy Groups
    R. Bieri, R. Pakmor, F. van de Voort, R. Y. Talbot, M. Werhahn, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel
    2025, MNRAS, submitted.

  5. Zooming-in on cluster radio relics - I. How density fluctuations explain the Mach number discrepancy, microgauss magnetic fields, and spectral index variations
    J. Whittingham, C. Pfrommer, M. Werhahn, L. Jlassi, P. Girichidis
    2024, A&A, submitted.


Refereed Publications      

  1. The dynamical impact of cosmic rays in the Rhea magnetohydrodynamics simulations
    K. Kjellgren, P. Girichidis, J. Göller, N. Brucy, R. S. Klessen, R. G. Tress, J. Soler, C. Pfrommer, M. Werhahn, S. C. O. Glover, R. Smith, L. Testi, S. Molinari
    2025, A&A, 700, A124.

  2. Magnetic dynamos in galaxy clusters: the crucial role of galaxy formation physics at high redshifts
    L. Tevlin, T. Berlok, C. Pfrommer, R. Y. Talbot, J. Whittingham, E. Puchwein, R. Pakmor, R. Weinberger, V. Springel
    2025, A&A, 701, A114.

  3. Anisotropic thermal conduction on a moving mesh for cosmological simulations
    R. Y. Talbot, R. Pakmor, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, M. Werhahn, R. Bieri, F. van de Voort
    2025, MNRAS, 541, 2493.

  4. Discovery of Diffuse Radio Emission in a Massive z = 1.709 Cool Core Cluster: A Candidate Radio Mini-Halo
    J. Hlavacek-Larrondo, R. Timmerman, C. Pfrommer, E. Osinga, L. Tevlin, T. M. A. Webb, N. Martorella, X. Zhang, R. van Weeren, H. Choi, G. Di Gennaro, M.-L. Gendron-Marsolais, C. Rhea
    2025, ApJL, 987, L40.

  5. Cosmic Ray-Driven Galactic Winds with Resolved ISM and Ion-Neutral Damping
    B. Sike, T. Thomas, M. Ruszkowski, C. Pfrommer, M. Weber
    2025, ApJ, 987, 204.

  6. CRexit: how different cosmic ray transport modes affect thermal instability in the circumgalactic medium
    M. Weber, T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor
    2025, A&A, 698, A125.

  7. Why are thermally- and cosmic ray-driven galactic winds fundamentally different?
    T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor
    2025, A&A, 698, A104.

  8. Relighting the fire in Hickson Compact Group (HCG) 15: magnetised fossil plasma revealed by the SKA Pathfinders & Precursors
    C. J. Riseley, T. Vernstrom, L. Lovisari, E. O'Sullivan, F. Gastaldello, M. Brienza, Prasanta K. Nayak, A. Bonafede, E. Carretti, S. W. Duchesne, S. Giacintucci, A. M. Hopkins, B. S. Koribalski, F. Loi, C. Pfrommer, W. Raja, K. Ross, K. Rubinur, M. Ruszkowski, T. W. Shimwell, M. S. de Villiers, J. West, H. R. M. Zovaro, T. Akahori, C. S. Anderson, D. J. Bomans, A. Drabent, L. Rudnick, R. Santra
    2025, A&A, 697, A45.

  9. Exploring magnetised galactic outflows in starburst dwarf galaxies NGC 3125 and IC 4662
    S. Taziaux, A. Müller, B. Adebahr, A. Basu, C. Pfrommer, M. Stein, K. T. Chyży, D. J. Bomans, T. A. Enßlin, V. Heesen, P. Kamphuis, M. Soida, M. Wezgowiec, R.-J. Dettmar, S. Das, J. Tjus
    2025, A&A, 696, A226.

  10. Anisotropic Velocity Fluctuations in Galaxy Mergers: A Probe of the Magnetic Field
    Y. Hu, J. Whittingham, A. Lazarian, C. Pfrommer, S. Xu, T. Berlok
    2025, ApJ, 983, 32.

  11. The theory of resonant cosmic ray-driven instabilities – Growth and saturation of single modes
    R. Lemmerz, M. Shalaby, C. Pfrommer, T. Thomas
    2025, ApJ, 979, 34.

  12. Simulating Radio Synchrotron Morphology, Spectra, and Polarization of Cosmic Ray Driven Galactic Winds
    H.-H. S. Chiu, M. Ruszkowski, T. Thomas, M. Werhahn, C. Pfrommer
    2024, ApJ, 976, 136.

  13. Comparing the interstellar and circumgalactic origin of gas in the tails of jellyfish galaxies
    M. Sparre, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein
    2024, A&A, 691, A259.

  14. Thermal conductivity with bells and whistlers: suppression of the magnetothermal instability in galaxy clusters
    L. M. Perrone, T. Berlok, C. Pfrommer
    2024, A&A, 690, A292.

  15. Magnetic field amplification in cosmological zoom simulations from dwarf galaxies to galaxy groups
    R. Pakmor, R. Bieri, F. van de Voort, M. Werhahn, A. Fattahi, T. Guillet, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, R. Y. Talbot
    2024, MNRAS, 528, 2308.

  16. Coupling multi-fluid dynamics equipped with Landau closures to the particle-in-cell method
    R. Lemmerz, M. Shalaby, T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer
    2024, JPP, 90, 905900104.

  17. Does the magneto-thermal instability survive whistler-suppression of thermal conductivity in galaxy clusters?
    L. M. Perrone, T. Berlok, C. Pfrommer
    2024, A&A, 682, A125.

  18. Spectrally resolved cosmic rays – III. Dynamical impact and properties of the circumgalactic medium
    P. Girichidis, M. Werhahn, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor, V. Springel
    2024, MNRAS, 527, 10897.

  19. The magnetised and thermally unstable tails of jellyfish galaxies
    M. Sparre, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein
    2024, MNRAS, 527, 5829.

  20. Deciphering the physical basis of the intermediate-scale instability
    M. Shalaby, T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer, R. Lemmerz, V. Bresci
    2023, JPP Letters, 89, 175890603.

  21. Cosmic ray feedback in galaxies and galaxy clusters – A pedagogical introduction and a topical review of the acceleration, transport, observables, and dynamical impact of cosmic rays
    M. Ruszkowski, C. Pfrommer
    2023, Astron Astrophys Rev, 31, 4.

  22. The impact of magnetic fields on cosmological galaxy mergers – II. Modified angular momentum transport and feedback
    J. Whittingham, M. Sparre, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor
    2023, MNRAS, 526, 224.

  23. Gamma-ray emission from spectrally resolved cosmic rays in galaxies
    M. Werhahn, P. Girichidis, C. Pfrommer, J. Whittingham
    2023, MNRAS, 525, 4437.

  24. The MillenniumTNG Project: The hydrodynamical full physics simulation and a first look at its galaxy clusters
    R. Pakmor, V. Springel, J. P. Coles, T. Guillet, C. Pfrommer, S. Bose, M. Barrera, A. M. Delgado, F. Ferlito, C. Frenk, B. Hadzhiyska, C. Hernández-Aguayo, L. Hernquist, R. Kannan, S. D. M. White
    2023, MNRAS, 524, 2539.

  25. Active galactic nucleus jet feedback in hydrostatic halos
    R. Weinberger, K.-Y. Su, K. Ehlert, C. Pfrommer, L. Hernquist, G. L. Bryan, V. Springel, Y. Li, B. Burkhart, E. Choi, C.-A. Faucher-Giguère
    2023, MNRAS, 523, 1104.

  26. Cosmic ray-driven galactic winds: transport modes of cosmic rays and Alfvén-wave dark regions
    T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor
    2023, MNRAS, 521, 3023.

  27. How Cosmic Rays Mediate the Evolution of the Interstellar Medium
    C. M. Simpson, R. Pakmor, C. Pfrommer, S. C. O. Glover, R. Smith
    2023, MNRAS, 520, 4621.

  28. Comparing energy and entropy formulations for cosmic ray hydrodynamics
    M. Weber, T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer
    2023, MNRAS, 519, 3819.

  29. Self-regulated AGN feedback of light jets in cool-core galaxy clusters
    K. Ehlert, R. Weinberger, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor, V. Springel
    2023, MNRAS, 518, 4622.

  30. LYRA III: The smallest Reionization survivors
    T. A. Gutcke, C. Pfrommer, G. L. Bryan, R. Pakmor, V. Springel, T. Naab
    2022, ApJ, 941, 120.

  31. The feasibility of constraining DM interactions with high-redshift observations by JWST
    A. Kurmus, S. Bose, M. Lovell, F.-Y. Cyr-Racine, M. Vogelsberger, C. Pfrommer, J. Zavala
    2022, MNRAS, 516, 1524.

  32. Simulating radio synchrotron emission in star-forming galaxies: small-scale magnetic dynamo and the origin of the far-infrared–radio correlation
    C. Pfrommer, M. Werhahn, R. Pakmor, P. Girichidis, C. M. Simpson
    2022, MNRAS, 515, 4229.

  33. The mechanism of efficient electron acceleration at parallel non-relativistic shocks
    M. Shalaby, R. Lemmerz, T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer
    2022, ApJ, 932, 86.

  34. Escaping the maze: a statistical sub-grid model for cloud-scale density structures in the interstellar medium
    T. Buck, C. Pfrommer, P. Girichidis, B. Corobean
    2022, MNRAS, 513, 1414.

  35. Cold and Hot gas distribution around the Milky-Way–M31 system in the HESTIA simulations
    M. Damle, M. Sparre, P. Richter, M. H. Hani, S. E. Nuza, C. Pfrommer, R. J. J. Grand, Y. Hoffman, N. Libeskind, J. G. Sorce, M. Steinmetz, E. Tempel, M. Vogelsberger, P. Wang
    2022, MNRAS, 512, 3717.

  36. Constraining blazar heating with the 2 < z < 3 Lyman-α forest
    A. Lamberts, E. Puchwein, C. Pfrommer, P. Chang, M. Shalaby, A. Broderick, P. Tiede, G. Rudie
    2022, MNRAS, 512, 3045.

  37. Spectrally resolved cosmic rays – II. Momentum-dependent cosmic ray diffusion drives powerful galactic winds
    P. Girichidis, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor, V. Springel
    2022, MNRAS, 510, 3917.

  38. Comparing different closure relations for cosmic ray hydrodynamics
    T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer
    2022, MNRAS, 509, 4803.

  39. Gas flows in galaxy mergers: supersonic turbulence in bridges, accretion from the circumgalactic medium, and metallicity dilution
    M. Sparre, J. Whittingham, M. Damle, M. H. Hani, P. Richter, S. L. Ellison, C. Pfrommer, M. Vogelsberger
    2022, MNRAS, 509, 2720.

  40. Whistler-regulated MHD: Transport equations for electron thermal conduction in the high β intracluster medium of galaxy clusters
    J. F. Drake, C. Pfrommer, C. S. Reynolds, M. Ruszkowski, M. Swisdak, A. Einarsson, T. Thomas, A. B. Hassam, G. T. Roberg-Clark
    2021, ApJ, 923, 245.

  41. Turning AGN bubbles into radio relics with sloshing: modeling CR transport with realistic physics
    J. ZuHone, K. Ehlert, R. Weinberger, C. Pfrommer
    2021, Galaxies, 9, 91.

  42. A Multiwavelength Dynamical State Analysis of ACT-CL J0019.6+0336
    D. S. Pillay, D. J. Turner, M. Hilton, K. Knowles, K. C. Kesebonye, K. Moodley, T. Mroczkowski, N. Oozeer, C. Pfrommer, S. P. Sikhosana, E. J. Wollack
    2021, Galaxies, 9, 97.

  43. Two striking head-tail galaxies in the galaxy cluster IIZW108: insights into transition to turbulence, magnetic fields and particle re-acceleration
    A. Müller, C. Pfrommer, A. Ignesti, A. Moretti, A. Lourenco, R. Paladino, Y. Jaffe, M. Gitti, T. Venturi, M. Gullieuszik, B. Poggianti, B. Vulcani, A. Biviano, B. Adebahr, R.-J. Dettmar
    2021, MNRAS, 508, 5326.

  44. Cosmic rays and non-thermal emission in simulated galaxies – III. Probing cosmic ray calorimetry with radio spectra and the FIR-radio correlation
    M. Werhahn, C. Pfrommer, P. Girichidis
    2021, MNRAS, 508, 4072.

  45. The challenge of simultaneously matching the observed diversity of chemical abundance patterns in cosmological hydrodynamical simulations
    T. Buck, J. Rybizki, S. Buder, A. Obreja, A. V. Macciò, C. Pfrommer, M. Steinmetz, M. Ness
    2021, MNRAS, 508, 3365.

  46. The impact of magnetic fields on cosmological galaxy mergers. I: Reshaping gas and stellar discs
    J. Whittingham, M. Sparre, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor
    2021, MNRAS, 506, 229.

  47. Cosmic rays and non-thermal emission in simulated galaxies – II. γ-ray maps, spectra and the far-infrared-γ-ray relation
    M. Werhahn, C. Pfrommer, P. Girichidis, G. Winner
    2021, MNRAS, 505, 3295.

  48. Cosmic rays and non-thermal emission in simulated galaxies – I. Electron and proton spectra compared to Voyager-1 data
    M. Werhahn, C. Pfrommer, P. Girichidis, E. Puchwein, R. Pakmor
    2021, MNRAS, 505, 3273.

  49. Non-Kolmogorov turbulence in multiphase intracluster medium driven by cold gas precipitation and AGN jets
    C. Wang, M. Ruszkowski, C. Pfrommer, S. Peng Oh, H.-Y. K. Yang
    2021, MNRAS, 504, 898.

  50. MERGHERS Pilot: MeerKAT discovery of diffuse emission in nine massive Sunyaev-Zel'dovich-selected galaxy clusters from ACT
    K. Knowles, D. S. Pillay, S. Amodeo, A. J. Baker, K. Basu, D. Crichton, F. de Gasperin, M. Devlin, C. Ferrari, M. Hilton, K. M. Huffenberger, J. P. Hughes, B. J. Koopman, K. Moodley, T. Mroczkowski, S. Naess, F. Nati, L. B. Newburgh, N. Oozeer, L. Page, B. Partridge, C. Pfrommer, M. Salatino, A. Schillaci, C. Sifón, O. Smirnov, S. P. Sikhosana, E. J. Wollack, Z. Xu
    2021, MNRAS, 504, 1749.

  51. Suppressed heat conductivity in the intracluster medium: implications for the magneto-thermal instability
    T. Berlok, E. Quataert, M. E. Pessah, C. Pfrommer
    2021, MNRAS, 504, 3435.

  52. A finite volume method for two-moment cosmic-ray hydrodynamics on a moving mesh
    T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor
    2021, MNRAS, 503, 2242.

  53. Connecting turbulent velocities and magnetic fields in galaxy cluster simulations with active galactic nuclei jets
    K. Ehlert, R. Weinberger, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel
    2021, MNRAS, 503, 1327.

  54. A new cosmic ray-driven instability
    M. Shalaby, T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer
    2021, ApJ, 908, 206.

  55. Highly ordered magnetic fields in the tail of the jellyfish galaxy JO206
    A. Müller, B. Poggianti, C. Pfrommer, B. Adebahr, P. Serra, A. Ignesti, M. Sparre, M. Gitti, R.-J. Dettmar, B. Vulcani, A. Moretti
    2021, Nature Astronomy, 5, 159.

  56. Interaction of a cold cloud with a hot wind: the regimes of cloud growth and destruction and the impact of magnetic fields
    M. Sparre, C. Pfrommer, K. Ehlert
    2020, MNRAS, 499, 4261.

  57. Evolution and observational signatures of the cosmic ray electron spectrum in SN 1006
    G. Winner, C. Pfrommer, P. Girichidis, M. Werhahn, M. Pais
    2020, MNRAS, 499, 2785.

  58. Simulating TeV gamma-ray morphologies of shell-type supernova remnants
    M. Pais, C. Pfrommer
    2020, MNRAS, 498, 5557.

  59. ETHOS – An effective parametrization and classification for structure formation: the non-linear regime at z≳ 5
    S. Bohr, J. Zavala, F.-Y. Cyr-Racine, M. Vogelsberger, T. Bringmann, C. Pfrommer
    2020, MNRAS, 498, 3403.

  60. Magnetising the circumgalactic medium of disk galaxies
    R. Pakmor, F. van de Voort, R. Bieri, F. A. Gomez, R. J. J. Grand, T. Guillet, F. Marinacci, C. Pfrommer, C. M. Simpson, V. Springel
    2020, MNRAS, 498, 3125.

  61. The Hestia project: simulations of the Local Group
    N. I. Libeskind, E. Carlesi, R. J. J. Grand, A. Khalatyan, A. Knebe, R. Pakmor, S. Pilipenko, M. S. Pawlowski, M. Sparre, E. Tempel, P. Wang, H. M. Courtois, S. Gottloeber, Y. Hoffman, I. Minchev, C. Pfrommer, J. G. Sorce, V. Springel, M. Steinmetz, R. B. Tully, M. Vogelsberger, G. Yepes
    2020, MNRAS, 498, 2968.

  62. The effects of cosmic rays on the formation of Milky Way-mass galaxies in a cosmological context
    T. Buck, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor, R. J. J. Grand, V. Springel
    2020, MNRAS, 497, 1712.

  63. Constraining the coherence scale of the interstellar magnetic field using TeV gamma-ray observations of supernova remnants
    M. Pais, C. Pfrommer, K. Ehlert, M. Werhahn, G. Winner
    2020, MNRAS, 496, 2448.

  64. The growth of the longitudinal beam-plasma instability in the presence of an inhomogeneous background
    M. Shalaby, A. E. Broderick, P. Chang, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, A. Lamberts
    2020, JPP, 86, 535860201.

  65. Probing Cosmic Ray Transport with Radio Synchrotron Harps in the Galactic Center
    T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer, T. A. Enßlin
    2020, ApJL, 890, L18.

  66. Constraints on the Intergalactic Magnetic Field from Bow Ties in the Gamma-ray Sky
    P. Tiede, A. E. Broderick, M. Shalaby, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, P. Chang, A. Lamberts
    2020, ApJ, 892, 123.

  67. Braginskii viscosity on an unstructured, moving mesh accelerated with super-time-stepping
    T. Berlok, R. Pakmor, C. Pfrommer
    2020, MNRAS, 491, 2919.

  68. Spectrally resolved cosmic ray hydrodynamics -- I. Spectral scheme
    P. Girichidis, C. Pfrommer, M. Hanasz, T. Naab
    2020, MNRAS, 491, 993.

  69. The impact of magnetic fields on cold streams feeding galaxies
    T. Berlok, C. Pfrommer
    2019, MNRAS, 489, 3368.

  70. Evolution of cosmic ray electron spectra in magnetohydrodynamical simulations
    G. Winner, C. Pfrommer, P. Girichidis, R. Pakmor
    2019, MNRAS, 488, 2235.

  71. Enhancing AGN efficiency and cool-core formation with anisotropic thermal conduction
    D. J. Barnes, R. Kannan, M. Vogelsberger, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, R. Weinberger, V. Springel, R. Pakmor, D. Nelson, F. Marinacci, A. Pillepich, P. Torrey, L. Hernquist
    2019, MNRAS, 488, 3003.

  72. ETHOS - an Effective Theory of Structure Formation: detecting dark matter interactions through the Lyman-α forest
    S. Bose, M. Vogelsberger, J. Zavala, C. Pfrommer, F.-Y. Cyr-Racine, S. Bohr, T. Bringmann
    2019, MNRAS, 487, 522.

  73. The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect of simulated jet-inflated bubbles in clusters
    K. Ehlert, C. Pfrommer, R. Weinberger, R. Pakmor, V. Springel
    2019, ApJL, 872, L8.

  74. Cosmic-ray hydrodynamics: Alfvén-wave regulated transport of cosmic rays
    T. Thomas, C. Pfrommer
    2019, MNRAS, 485, 2977.

  75. On the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability with smooth initial conditions - Linear theory and simulations
    T. Berlok, C. Pfrommer
    2019, MNRAS, 485, 908.

  76. The physics of multiphase gas flows: fragmentation of a radiatively cooling gas cloud in a hot wind
    M. Sparre, C. Pfrommer, M. Vogelsberger
    2019, MNRAS, 482, 5401.

  77. Missing Gamma-ray Halos and the Need for New Physics in the Gamma-ray Sky
    A. E. Broderick, P. Tiede, P. Chang, A. Lamberts, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, M. Shalaby, M. Werhahn
    2018, ApJ, 868, 87.

  78. Faraday rotation maps of disk galaxies
    R. Pakmor, T. Guillet, C. Pfrommer, F. A. Gomez, R. J. J. Grand, F. Marinacci, C. M. Simpson, V. Springel
    2018, MNRAS, 481, 4410.

  79. Simulations of the dynamics of magnetised jets and cosmic rays in galaxy clusters
    K. Ehlert, R. Weinberger, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor., V. Springel
    2018, MNRAS, 481, 2878.

  80. IMAGINE: A comprehensive view of the interstellar medium, Galactic magnetic fields and cosmic rays
    F. Boulanger, T. Enßlin, A. Fletcher, P. Girichides, S. Hackstein, M. Haverkorn, J. R. Hoerandel, T. R. Jaffe, J. Jasche, M. Kachelriess, K. Kotera, C. Pfrommer, J. P. Rachen, L. F. S. Rodrigues, B. Ruiz-Granados, A. Seta, A. Shukurov, G. Sigl, T. Steininger, V. Vacca, E. van der Velden, A. van Vliet, J. Wang
    2018, JCAP, 08, 049.

  81. The effect of cosmic-ray acceleration on supernova blast wave dynamics
    M. Pais, C. Pfrommer, K. Ehlert, R. Pakmor
    2018, MNRAS, 478, 5278.

  82. Growth of beam-plasma instabilities in the presence of background inhomogeneity
    M. Shalaby, A. E. Broderick, P. Chang, C. Pfrommer, A. Lamberts, E. Puchwein
    2018, ApJ, 859, 45.

  83. ETHOS - an effective theory of structure formation: Predictions for the high-redshift Universe - abundance of galaxies and reionization
    M. R. Lovell, J. Zavala, M Vogelsberger, X. Shen, F.-Y. Cyr-Racine, C. Pfrommer, K. Sigurdson, M. Boylan-Kolchin, A. Pillepich
    2018, MNRAS, 477, 2886.

  84. The dependence of cosmic ray driven galactic winds on halo mass
    S. Jacob, R. Pakmor, C. Simpson, V. Springel, C. Pfrommer
    2018, MNRAS, 475, 570.

  85. Simulating gamma-ray emission in star-forming galaxies
    C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor, C. Simpson, V. Springel
    2017, ApJL, 847, L13.

  86. Bow Ties in the Sky II: Searching for Gamma-ray Halos in the Fermi Sky Using Anisotropy
    P. Tiede, A. E. Broderick, M. Shalaby, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, P. Chang, A. Lamberts
    2017, ApJ, 850, 157.

  87. Importance of resolving the spectral support of beam-plasma instabilities in simulations
    M. Shalaby, A. E. Broderick, P. Chang, C. Pfrommer, A. Lamberts, E. Puchwein
    2017, ApJ, 848, 81.

  88. Simulating the interaction of jets with the intra-cluster medium
    R. Weinberger, K. Ehlert, C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor, V. Springel,
    2017, MNRAS, 470, 4530.

  89. Magnetic field formation in the Milky Way-like disk galaxies of the Auriga project
    R. Pakmor, F. A. Gomez, R. J. J. Grand, F. Marinacci, C. M. Simpson, V. Springel, D. J. R. Campbell, C. S. Frenk, T. Guillet, A. Jenkins, C. Pfrommer, S. D. M. White,
    2017, MNRAS, 469, 3185.

  90. SHARP: A Spatially Higher-order, Relativistic Particle-in-Cell Code
    M. Shalaby, A. E. Broderick, P. Chang, C. Pfrommer, A. Lamberts, E. Puchwein
    2017, ApJ, 841, 52.

  91. Increasing blackhole feedback induced quenching with anisotropic thermal conduction
    R. Kannan, M. Vogelsberger, C. Pfrommer, R. Weinberger, V. Springel, L. Hernquist, E. Puchwein, R. Pakmor,
    2017, ApJL, 837, L18.

  92. Cosmic ray heating in cool core clusters I: diversity of steady state solutions
    S. Jacob, C. Pfrommer
    2017, MNRAS, 467, 1449.

  93. Cosmic ray heating in cool core clusters II: self-regulation cycle and non-thermal emission
    S. Jacob, C. Pfrommer
    2017, MNRAS, 467, 1478.

  94. Cosmic ray-driven galactic winds: streaming or diffusion?
    J. Wiener, C. Pfrommer, S. P. Oh
    2017, MNRAS, 467, 906.

  95. Turbulence and Particle Acceleration in Giant Radio Halos: the Origin of Seed Electrons
    A. Pinzke, S. P. Oh, C. Pfrommer
    2017, MNRAS, 465, 4800.

  96. Simulating cosmic ray physics on a moving mesh
    C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor, K. Schaal, C. Simpson, V. Springel
    2017, MNRAS, 465, 4500.

  97. The Linear Instability of Dilute Ultrarelativistic e± Pair Beams
    P. Chang, A. E. Broderick, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, A. Lamberts, M. Shalaby, G. Vasil
    2016, ApJ, 833, 118.

  98. Bow Ties in the Sky I: The Angular Structure of Inverse Compton Gamma-ray Halos in the Fermi Sky
    A. E. Broderick, P. Tiede, M. Shalaby, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, P. Chang, A. Lamberts
    2016, ApJ, 832, 109.

  99. The role of cosmic ray pressure in accelerating galactic outflows
    C. M. Simpson, R. Pakmor, F. Marinacci, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, S. C. O. Glover, O. C. Clark, R. J. Smith
    2016, ApJL, 827, L29.

  100. Semi-implicit anisotropic cosmic ray transport on an unstructured moving mesh
    R. Pakmor, C. Pfrommer, C. Simpson, R. Kannan, V. Springel
    2016, MNRAS, 462, 2603.

  101. Galactic winds driven by isotropic and anisotropic cosmic ray diffusion in disk galaxies
    R. Pakmor, C. Pfrommer, C. Simpson, V. Springel
    2016, ApJL, 824, L30.

  102. Shock finding on a moving-mesh: II. Hydrodynamic shocks in the Illustris universe
    K. Schaal, V. Springel, R. Pakmor, C. Pfrommer, D. Nelson, M. Vogelsberger, S. Genel, A. Pillepich, D. Sijacki, L. Hernquist,
    2016, MNRAS, 461, 4441.

  103. ETHOS - An Effective Theory of Structure Formation: From dark particle physics to the matter distribution of the Universe
    F.-Y. Cyr-Racine, K. Sigurdson, J. Zavala, T. Bringmann, M. Vogelsberger, C. Pfrommer,
    2016, PRD, 93, 123527.

  104. ETHOS - An Effective Theory of Structure Formation: Dark matter physics as a possible explanation of the small-scale CDM problems
    M. Vogelsberger, J. Zavala, F.-Y. Cyr-Racine, C. Pfrommer, T. Bringmann, K. Sigurdson,
    2016, MNRAS, 460, 1399.

  105. Deep observation of the NGC 1275 region with MAGIC: search of diffuse gamma-ray emission from cosmic rays in the Perseus cluster
    The MAGIC Collaboration: M. L. Ahnen et al., incl. C. Pfrommer
    2016, A&A, 589, A33.

  106. Patchy blazar heating: diversifying the thermal history of the intergalactic medium
    A. Lamberts, P. Chang, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, A. E. Broderick, M. Shalaby
    2015, ApJ, 811, 19.

  107. On the Cluster Physics of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich and X-ray Surveys IV: Characterizing Density and Pressure Clumping due to Infalling Substructures
    N. Battaglia, J. R. Bond, C. Pfrommer, J. L. Sievers
    2015, ApJ, 806, 43

  108. The Effect of Nonlinear Landau Damping on Ultrarelativistic Beam Plasma Instabilities
    P. Chang, A. E. Broderick, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, A. Lamberts, M. Shalaby
    2014, ApJ, 797, 110

  109. Lower Limits upon the Anisotropy of the Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Background implied by the 2FGL and 1FHL Catalogs
    A. E. Broderick, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, P. Chang, K. Smith
    2014, ApJ, 796, 12

  110. Implications of Plasma Beam Instabilities for the Statistics of the Fermi Hard Gamma-ray Blazars and the Origin of the Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Background
    A. E. Broderick, C. Pfrommer, E. Puchwein, P. Chang
    2014, ApJ, 790, 137

  111. Search for Cosmic-Ray Induced Gamma-Ray Emission in Galaxy Clusters
    The Fermi-LAT Collaboration: M. Ackermann et al., incl. C. Pfrommer (corresponding author)
    2014, ApJ, 787, 18

  112. On the Evolution of the Cosmic Ionizing Background
    F. Fontanot, S. Cristiani, C. Pfrommer, G. Cupani, E. Vanzella
    2014, MNRAS, 438, 2097

  113. On the physics of radio halos in galaxy clusters: scaling relations and luminosity functions
    F. Zandanel, C. Pfrommer, F. Prada
    2014, MNRAS, 438, 124

  114. A phenomenological model for the intracluster medium that matches X-ray and Sunyaev-Zeldovich observations
    F. Zandanel, C. Pfrommer, F. Prada
    2014, MNRAS, 438, 116

  115. Bringmann and Pfrommer Reply
    T. Bringmann and C. Pfrommer
    2013, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 199002

  116. Measuring the Thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect Through the Cross Correlation of Planck and WMAP Maps with ROSAT Galaxy Cluster Catalogs
    A. Hajian, N. Battaglia, D. N. Spergel, J. R. Bond, C. Pfrommer, J. L. Sievers
    2013, JCAP, 11, 64

  117. Toward a comprehensive model for feedback by active galactic nuclei: new insights from M87 observations by LOFAR, Fermi and H.E.S.S.
    C. Pfrommer
    2013, ApJ, 779, 10

  118. Giant radio relics in galaxy clusters: reacceleration of fossil relativistic electrons?
    A. Pinzke, S. P. Oh, C. Pfrommer
    2013, MNRAS, 435, 1061

  119. On the Cluster Physics of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich and X-ray Surveys III: Measurement Biases and Cosmological Evolution of Gas and Stellar Mass Fractions
    N. Battaglia, J. R. Bond, C. Pfrommer (corresponding author), J. L. Sievers
    2013, ApJ, 777, 123

  120. Is Dark Matter with Long-Range Interactions a Solution to All Small-Scale Problems of Λ Cold Dark Matter Cosmology?
    L. G. van den Aarssen, T. Bringmann, C. Pfrommer
    2012, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 231301

  121. On the Cluster Physics of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich and X-ray Surveys I: The Influence of Feedback, Non-thermal Pressure and Cluster Shapes on Y-M Scaling Relations
    N. Battaglia, J. R. Bond, C. Pfrommer, J. L. Sievers
    2012, ApJ, 758, 74

  122. On the Cluster Physics of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich and X-ray Surveys II: Deconstructing the Thermal SZ Power Spectrum
    N. Battaglia, J. R. Bond, C. Pfrommer, J. L. Sievers
    2012, ApJ, 758, 75

  123. Constraints on Cosmic Rays, Magnetic Fields, and Dark Matter from Gamma-Ray Observations of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies with VERITAS and Fermi
    The VERITAS Collaboration: T. Arlen et al., incl. C. Pfrommer (corresponding author)
    2012, ApJ, 757, 123

  124. Galactic winds driven by cosmic-ray streaming
    M. Uhlig, C. Pfrommer, M. Sharma, B. B. Nath, T. A. Enßlin, V. Springel
    2012, MNRAS, 423, 2374

  125. The Lyman-α forest in a blazar-heated Universe
    E. Puchwein, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, A. E. Broderick, P. Chang
    2012, MNRAS, 423, 149

  126. The Cosmological Impact of Luminous TeV Blazars III: Implications for Galaxy Clusters and the Formation of Dwarf Galaxies
    C. Pfrommer, P. Chang, A. E. Broderick
    2012, ApJ, 752, 24

  127. The Cosmological Impact of Luminous TeV Blazars II: Rewriting the Thermal History of the Intergalactic Medium
    P. Chang, A. E. Broderick, C. Pfrommer
    2012, ApJ, 752, 23

  128. The Cosmological Impact of Luminous TeV Blazars I: Implications of Plasma Instabilities for the Intergalactic Magnetic Field and Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Background
    A. E. Broderick, P. Chang, C. Pfrommer
    2012, ApJ, 752, 22

  129. Constraining cosmic rays and magnetic fields in the Perseus galaxy cluster with TeV observations by the MAGIC telescopes
    The MAGIC Collaboration: J. Aleksic et al., incl. C. Pfrommer (corresponding author)
    2012, A&A, 541, A99

  130. Detection of very high energy gamma-ray emission from NGC 1275 by the MAGIC telescopes
    The MAGIC Collaboration: J. Aleksic et al., incl. C. Pfrommer
    2012, A&A, 539,L2

  131. Prospects of detecting gamma-ray emission from galaxy clusters: cosmic rays and dark matter annihilations
    A. Pinzke, C. Pfrommer, L. Bergstrom
    2011, Phys. Rev. D, 84, 123509

  132. A Comparison of Cosmological Codes: Properties of Thermal Gas and Shock Waves in Large Scale Structures
    F. Vazza, K. Dolag, D. Ryu, G. Brunetti, C. Gheller, H. Kang, C. Pfrommer
    2011, MNRAS, 418, 960

  133. Radio Galaxy NGC 1265 unveils the Accretion Shock onto the Perseus Galaxy Cluster
    C. Pfrommer and T. W. Jones
    2011, ApJ, 730, 22

  134. Cosmic ray transport in galaxy clusters: implications for radio halos, gamma-ray signatures, and cool core heating
    T. A. Enßlin, C. Pfrommer, F. Miniati, K. Subramanian
    2011, A&A, 527, 99

  135. Dark Matter decay and annihilation in the Local Universe: CLUES from Fermi
    A. J. Cuesta, T. E. Jeltema, F. Zandanel, S. Profumo, F. Prada, G. Yepes, A. Klypin, Y. Hoffman, J. Primack, M. A. Sanchez-Conde, C. Pfrommer
    2011, ApJL, 726, L6

  136. Detecting the orientation of magnetic fields in galaxy clusters
    C. Pfrommer and L. J. Dursi
    2010, Nature Phys. 6, 520

  137. Detection of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the Perseus cluster head-tail galaxy IC 310 by the MAGIC telescopes
    The MAGIC Collaboration: J. Aleksic et al., incl. C. Pfrommer
    2010, ApJL, 723, L207

  138. GeV gamma-ray flux upper limits from clusters of galaxies
    The Fermi/LAT collaboration: M. Ackermann et al., incl. C. Pfrommer
    2010, ApJL, 717, L71

  139. Simulations of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Power Spectrum with AGN Feedback
    N. Battaglia, J. R. Bond, C. Pfrommer, J. L. Sievers, D. Sijacki
    2010, ApJ, 725, 91

  140. Simulating the gamma-ray emission from galaxy clusters: a universal cosmic ray spectrum and spatial distribution
    A. Pinzke and C. Pfrommer
    2010, MNRAS, 409, 449

  141. MAGIC gamma-ray observation of the Perseus galaxy cluster: implications for cosmic rays, dark matter and NGC1275
    The MAGIC Collaboration: J. Aleksic et al., incl. C. Pfrommer (corresponding author)
    2010, ApJ, 710, 634

  142. Gamma-rays from dark matter annihilations strongly constrain the substructure in halos
    A. Pinzke, C. Pfrommer, L. Bergström
    2009, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 181302

  143. Exploring the magnetized cosmic web through low frequency radio emission
    N. Battaglia, C. Pfrommer, J. L. Sievers, J. R. Bond, T. A. Enßlin
    2009, MNRAS, 393, 1073

  144. Simulations of cosmic ray feedback by AGN in galaxy clusters
    D. Sijacki, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, T. A. Enßlin
    2008, MNRAS, 387, 1403

  145. Simulating cosmic rays in clusters of galaxies - III. Non-thermal scaling relations and comparison to observations
    C. Pfrommer
    2008, MNRAS, 385, 1242

  146. Simulating cosmic rays in clusters of galaxies - II. A unified scenario for radio halos and relics with predictions of the gamma-ray emission
    C. Pfrommer, T. A. Enßlin, V. Springel
    2008, MNRAS, 385, 1211

  147. Draping of Cluster Magnetic Fields over Bullets and Bubbles - Morphology and Dynamic Effects
    J. L. Dursi and C. Pfrommer
    2008, ApJ, 677, 993

  148. Cosmic ray feedback in hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation
    M. Jubelgas, V. Springel, T. A. Enßlin, C. Pfrommer
    2008, A&A, 481, 33

  149. Impact of tangled magnetic fields on AGN-blown bubbles
    M. Ruszkowski, T. A. Enßlin, M. Brüggen, S. Heinz, C. Pfrommer
    2007, MNRAS, 378, 662

  150. Simulating cosmic rays in clusters of galaxies - I. Effects on the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect and the X-ray emission
    C. Pfrommer, T. A. Enßlin, V. Springel, M. Jubelgas, K. Dolag
    2007, MNRAS, 378, 385

  151. Cosmic ray physics in calculations of cosmological structure formation
    T. A. Enßlin, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, M. Jubelgas
    2007, A&A, 473, 41

  152. Detecting shock waves in cosmological smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations
    C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, T. A. Enßlin, M. Jubelgas
    2006, MNRAS, 367, 113

  153. Detecting Sunyaev-Zel'dovich clusters with Planck: I. Construction of all-sky thermal and kinetic SZ-maps
    B. M. Schäfer, C. Pfrommer, M. Bartelmann, V. Springel, L. Hernquist
    2006, MNRAS, 370, 1309

  154. Detecting Sunyaev-Zel'dovich clusters with Planck: II. Foreground components and optimised filtering schemes
    B. M. Schäfer, C. Pfrommer, R. Hell, and M. Bartelmann
    2006, MNRAS, 370, 1713

  155. Radio emission of galaxy clusters
    I. Golombek, M. Bartelmann, T. A. Enßlin, M. Jubelgas, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel
    2006, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.327, Issue 5/6, p.569
  156. Unveiling the composition of radio plasma bubbles in galaxy clusters with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect
    C. Pfrommer, T. A. Enßlin, C. L. Sarazin
    2005, A&A, 430, 799

  157. Redshift estimation of clusters by wavelet decomposition of their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich morphology
    B. M. Schäfer, C. Pfrommer, S. Zaroubi
    2005, MNRAS, 362, 1418

  158. Statistical distribution of gravitational-lensing excursion angles: Winding ways to us from the deep universe
    T. Hamana, M. Bartelmann, N. Yoshida, C. Pfrommer
    2005, MNRAS, 356, 829

  159. Estimating galaxy cluster magnetic fields by the classical and hadronic minimum energy criterion
    C. Pfrommer and T. A. Enßlin
    2004, MNRAS, 352, 76

  160. The quest for cosmic ray protons in galaxy clusters
    C. Pfrommer and T. A. Enßlin
    2004, JKAS, 37, 455

  161. Constraining the population of cosmic ray protons in cooling flow clusters with
    gamma-ray and radio observations: Are radio mini-halos of hadronic origin?
    C. Pfrommer and T. A. Enßlin
    2004, A&A, 413, 17

  162. Probing the cosmic ray population of the giant elliptical galaxy M 87 with observed TeV gamma-rays
    C. Pfrommer and T. A. Enßlin
    2003, A&A, 407, L73



Non-refereed Publications      

  1. EuCAPT White Paper: Opportunities and Challenges for Theoretical Astroparticle Physics in the Next Decade
    R. Alves Batista et al. (incl. C. Pfrommer)
    White paper of the European Consortium for Astroparticle Theory (EuCAPT)

  2. MERGHERS: An SZ-selected cluster survey with MeerKAT
    K. Knowles et al. (incl. C. Pfrommer)
    Proceedings from MeerKAT Science: On the Pathway to the SKA, 25-27 May, 2016,

  3. Cosmic ray feedback in galaxies and active galactic nuclei
    C. Pfrommer, R. Pakmor, K. Schaal, C. Simpson, V. Springel
    Proceedings of the conference High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma2016), Heidelberg, Juli 11 - 15, 2016

  4. Introduction to extragalactic sources of very high-energy photons
    C. Pfrommer
    Proceedings of the conference Rencontres de Moriond 2013: Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe, La Thuile, March 9 - 16, 2013

  5. The physics and cosmology of TeV blazars in a nutshell
    C. Pfrommer, A. E. Broderick, P. Chang, E. Puchwein, V. Springel
    Proceedings of the conference Rencontres de Moriond 2013: Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe, La Thuile, March 9 - 16, 2013

  6. Cosmic ray transport in galaxy clusters: implications for radio halos and gamma-rays
    C. Pfrommer, T. A. Enßlin, T. Miniati, K. Subramanian
    Proceedings of a conference in Nice, 15-18 November 2010; published in MmSAI, 82, 547 (2011)

  7. The Curious Case of Abell 2256
    T. E. Clarke, T. A. Enßlin, A. Finoguenov, H. Intema, C. Pfrommer, R. van Weeren, H. Röttgering, R. Oonk
    Proceedings of a conference in Nice, 15-18 November 2010; published in MmSAI, 82, 598 (2011)

  8. Observation of the Perseus cluster of galaxies with the MAGIC telescopes
    S. Lombardi et al. (for the MAGIC Collaboration), C. Pfrommer, A. Pinzke,
    2011 Fermi Symposium proceedings

  9. MAGIC detection of VHE Gamma-ray emission from NGC 1275 and IC 310
    D. Hildebrand et al. (for the MAGIC Collaboration), C. Pfrommer, A. Pinzke,
    2011, Proceedings of the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Beijing, China

  10. Observation of the Perseus galaxy cluster with the MAGIC telescopes
    S. Lombardi et al. (for the MAGIC Collaboration), C. Pfrommer, A. Pinzke,
    2011, Proceedings of the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Beijing, China

  11. Galaxy Cluster Astrophysics and Cosmology: Questions and Opportunities for the Coming Decade,
    S. Myers, C. Pfrommer, et al.
    Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Science White Papers, no. 218

  12. Calibrating Galaxy Clusters as a Tool for Cosmology via Studies of the Intracluster Medium,
     S. Golwala et al., (including C. Pfrommer),
    Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Science White Papers, no. 96

  13. Clusters and Large-Scale Structure: the Synchrotron Keys,
    L. Rudnick et al., (including C. Pfrommer),
    Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, Science White Papers, no. 253

  14. Cosmic ray feedback in hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy and galaxy cluster formation
    C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, M. Jubelgas, T. A. Enßlin
    2006, in: Cosmic Frontiers, Proceedings of a conference held at Durham University, UK

  15. Cosmological structure formation shocks and cosmic rays in hydrodynamical simulations
    C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, T. A. Enßlin, M. Jubelgas
    2006, in: Heating vs. Cooling in Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies,
    Proceedings of a MPA/ESO/MPE/USM Joint Astronomy Conference held at Garching, Germany

  16. Particle acceleration processes in the cosmic large-scale structure
    T. A. Enßlin and C. Pfrommer
    2006, in: Highlights of Astronomy, Volume 14,
    Proceedings of the XXVIth IAU General Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic

  17. Detecting shock waves in smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations
    C. Pfrommer, V. Springel, T. A. Enßlin, M. Jubelgas
    2006, in: Rencontres de Moriond: Contents and Structures of the Universe,
    Proceedings of a Conference held at La Thuile, Italy

  18. Cosmic ray physics in calculations of cosmological structure formation
    T. A. Enßlin, M. Jubelgas, C. Pfrommer, V. Springel,
    2006, in: Rencontres de Moriond: Contents and Structures of the Universe,
    Proceedings of a Conference held at La Thuile, Italy

  19. Magnetic fields in clusters of galaxies
    T. A. Enßlin, C. Vogt, C. Pfrommer
    2004, in: The Magnetized Plasma in Galaxy Evolution,
    Proceedings of a Conference held at Krakow, Poland

  20. Magnetic fields and cosmic rays in cooling flows
    T. A. Enßlin, C. Vogt, C. Pfrommer
    2003, in: The Riddle of Cooling Flows in Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies,
    Proceedings of a Conference held at Charlottesville, VA USA


Theses      

    Habilitation Thesis
    Interfacing high-energy astrophysics and cosmological structure formation
    C. Pfrommer
    2014, Habilitation Thesis, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany
    PhD Thesis
    On the role of cosmic rays in clusters of galaxies
    C. Pfrommer
    2005, PhD Thesis, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
    Diploma Thesis
    Cosmological weak lensing of the cosmic microwave background by large scale structures
    also available in PS format (5 MB)
    C. Pfrommer
    2002, Diploma Thesis, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena, Germany