Brickhouse, Nancy
Senior Science Advisor
Plasma physics; solar and stellar coronae; plasma emission line spectroscopy; ultraviolet and X-ray spectroscopy of astrophysical sources; laboratory astrophysics.
Background And Education
Research And Grants
co-principal investigator on
Publications
selected publications
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- Measurements of linear polarization of satellite transitions from Li- and Be-like Ar ions 2020
- The O VI Mystery: Mismatch between X-Ray and UV Column Densities 2017
- Low-density laboratory spectra near the He ii ?304 line 2016
- A Chandrasekhar Mass Progenitor for the Type Ia Supernova Remnant 3C 397 from the Enhanced Abundances of Nickel and Manganese 2015
- Testing the cooling flow model in the intermediate polar EX Hydrae 2015
- High-resolution Laboratory Measurements of Coronal Lines in the 198-218 Å Region. Astrophysical Journal. 788:25. 2014
- High-resolution Laboratory Spectra of the ?193 Channel of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly Instrument on Board Solar Dynamics Observatory 2014
- New Evidence for Efficient Collisionless Heating of Electrons at the Reverse Shock of a Young Supernova Remnant. Astrophysical Journal. 780:136. 2014
- Resolving the Origin of the Diffuse Soft X-Ray Background. Astrophysical Journal. 787:77. 2014
- Structure and Dynamics of the Accretion Process and Wind in TW Hya. Astrophysical Journal. 789:27. 2014
- Non-thermal processes in coronae and beyond. Astronomische Nachrichten. 334:101. 2013
- Chandra study of the eclipsing M dwarf binary, YY Gem. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 423:493-504. 2012
- TW Hya: Spectral Variability, X-Rays, and Accretion Diagnostics. Astrophysical Journal. 750:73. 2012
- The impact of recent advances in laboratory astrophysics on our understanding of the cosmos. Reports on Progress in Physics. 75:6901. 2012
- Updated Atomic Data and Calculations for X-Ray Spectroscopy. Astrophysical Journal. 756:128. 2012
- X-Ray Determination of the Variable Rate of Mass Accretion onto TW Hydrae. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 760:L21. 2012
- XMM-Newton EPIC and OM observation of Nova Centauri 1986 (V842 Cen). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 423:L75-L78. 2012
- Fe XVII X-ray Line Ratios for Accurate Astrophysical Plasma Diagnostics. Astrophysical Journal. 728:132. 2011
- Magnetic accretion onto young stars. Astrophysics and Space Science. 336:75-79. 2011
- A Deep Chandra X-Ray Spectrum of the Accreting Young Star TW Hydrae 2010
- Photoionized Features in the X-ray Spectrum of EX Hydrae 2010
- Radiative L-Shell Transitions in Fe XIX and Fe XX Ions. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 186:85-93. 2010
- Reply to ``Comment on `Dirac R-matrix method for the calculation of x-ray line polarization' ''. Physical Review A. 82:36702. 2010
- Suzaku Monitoring of the Iron K Emission Line in the Type 1 Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 5548 2010
- Suzaku Monitoring of the Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 5548: Warm Absorber Location and Its Implication for Cosmic Feedback 2010
- The Two-Phase, Two-Velocity Ionized Absorber in the Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 5548. Astrophysical Journal. 711:888-906. 2010
- A New Calculation of Ne IX Line Diagnostics. Astrophysical Journal. 700:679-683. 2009
- Erratum: "A New Calculation of Ne IX Line Diagnostics" (2009, ApJ, 700, 679). Astrophysical Journal. 701:2034. 2009
- Updated spin ephemeris for the cataclysmic variable EX Hydrae 2009
- Xmm-Newton View of the Multiphase Warm Absorber in Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 985 2009
Other
Location
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Academic Department
