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Brian R. McNamara

Brian R. McNamara

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Physics

D-Index
97
Citations
31462
World Ranking
1825
National Ranking
37

Overview

Brian R. McNamara is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans over 170 publications concentrated primarily in Astronomy and Astrophysics, with additional work in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work addresses various topics within astronomy and astrophysics, including:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Brian R. McNamara frequently publishes in leading scientific venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by the scientist are as follows:

  • Hidden cooling flows in clusters of galaxies, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The XRISM first-light observation: Velocity structure and thermal properties of the supernova remnant N9132D, 2024, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
  • The Deepest Chandra View of RBS 797: Evidence for Two Pairs of Equidistant X-ray Cavities, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • XRISM Spectroscopy of the Fe Kα Emission Line in the Seyfert Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 4151 Reveals the Disk, Broad-line Region, and Torus, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • A molecular absorption line survey towards the AGN of Hydra-A, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Collaborations form a significant part of Brian R. McNamara's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • H. R. Russell
  • A. C. Fabian
  • A. C. Edge
  • Edmund Hodges-Kluck
  • Maxim Markevitch

Best Publications

  • Heating Hot Atmospheres with Active Galactic Nuclei

    B. R. McNamara;P. E. J. Nulsen

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

    Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

  • A Systematic Study of Radio-induced X-Ray Cavities in Clusters, Groups, and Galaxies

    L Birzan;D A Rafferty;B R McNamara;M W Wise

  • BVRI Light Curves for 22 Type Ia Supernovae

    Adam G. Riess;Robert P. Kirshner;Brian P. Schmidt;Saurabh Jha

  • Chandra X-Ray Observations of the Hydra A Cluster: An Interaction between the Radio Source and the X-Ray-emitting Gas

    B. R. McNamara;M. Wise;P. E. J. Nulsen;P. E. J. Nulsen;L. P. David

  • Mechanical feedback from active galactic nuclei in galaxies, groups and clusters

    B R McNamara;P E J Nulsen

  • The feedback-regulated growth of black holes and bulges through gas accretion and starbursts in cluster central dominant galaxies

    D. A. Rafferty;B. R. McNamara;P. E. J. Nulsen;P. E. J. Nulsen;M. W. Wise

  • CfA3: 185 TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA LIGHT CURVES FROM THE CfA

    Malcolm Hicken;Peter Challis;Saurabh Jha;Robert P. Kirshner

  • The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission

    Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian

  • The heating of gas in a galaxy cluster by X-ray cavities and large-scale shock fronts

    B. R. McNamara;P. E. J. Nulsen;P. E. J. Nulsen;M. W. Wise;D. A. Rafferty

  • A catalog of 203 galaxy clusters serendipitously detected in the ROSAT PSPC pointed observations

    A. Vikhlinin;B.R. McNamara;W. Forman;C. Jones

  • The quiescent intracluster medium in the core of the Perseus cluster

    Felix Aharonian;Felix Aharonian;Hiroki Akamatsu;Fumie Akimoto;Steven W. Allen

  • An Infrared Survey of Brightest Cluster Galaxies. II: Why are Some Brightest Cluster Galaxies Forming Stars?

    Christopher P. O'Dea;Stefi A. Baum;George Privon;Jacob Noel-Storr

  • UBVRI Light Curves of 44 Type Ia Supernovae

    Saurabh Jha;Saurabh Jha;Robert P. Kirshner;Peter Challis;Peter M. Garnavich

  • A High resolution study of the Hydra A cluster with Chandra: Comparison of the core mass distribution with theoretical predictions and evidence for feedback in the cooling flow

    L. P. David;P. E. J. Nulsen;B. R. McNamara;B. R. McNamara;W. Forman

  • A relationship between AGN jet power and radio power

    K. W. Cavagnolo;B. R. McNamara;B. R. McNamara;B. R. McNamara;P. E. J. Nulsen;C. L. Carilli

  • Radiative Efficiency and Content of Extragalactic Radio Sources: Toward a Universal Scaling Relation between Jet Power and Radio Power

    L. Bîrzan;B. R. McNamara;P. E. J. Nulsen;C. L. Carilli

  • The Regulation of Cooling and Star Formation in Luminous Galaxies by AGN Feedback and the Cooling-Time/Entropy Threshold for the Onset of Star Formation

    David Rafferty;Brian McNamara;Paul Nulsen

  • Chandra Observation of the Radio Source/X-Ray Gas Interaction in the Cooling Flow Cluster Abell 2052

    Elizabeth L. Blanton;Craig L. Sarazin;Brian R. McNamara;Michael W. Wise

  • Discovery of Ghost Cavities in Abell 2597's X-ray Atmosphere

    B. R. McNamara;M. W. Wise;P. E. J. Nulsen;L. P. David

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Nulsen
Paul Nulsen Harvard University
Michael W. Wise
Michael W. Wise Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Norbert Werner
Norbert Werner Masaryk University
Craig L. Sarazin
Craig L. Sarazin University of Virginia
Megan Donahue
Megan Donahue Michigan State University
Jelle Kaastra
Jelle Kaastra Leiden University
Alastair C. Edge
Alastair C. Edge Durham University
William R. Forman
William R. Forman Harvard University
Steven W. Allen
Steven W. Allen Stanford University
Alexey Vikhlinin
Alexey Vikhlinin Harvard University

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