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Claude R. Canizares

Claude R. Canizares

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Physics

D-Index
76
Citations
17720
World Ranking
3344
National Ranking
1583

Overview

Claude R. Canizares is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research predominantly lies in the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work also extends into Biomedical Engineering, Geophysics, Instrumentation, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of areas including Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Gamma-ray Bursts and Supernovae, as well as general Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Claude R. Canizares include:

  • The unusual broad-band X-ray spectral variability of NGC 1313 X-1 seen with XMM-Newton, Chandra, and NuSTAR (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • The black hole low-mass X-ray binary V404 Cygni is part of a wide triple (2024, Nature)
  • The Long Stare at Hercules X-1. I. Emission Lines from the Outer Disk, the Magnetosphere Boundary, and the Accretion Curtain (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • Chandra HETG X-Ray Spectra and Variability of π Aqr, a γ Cas-type Be Star (2024, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • The Si K Edge Gas and Dust Optical Depths Toward the Galactic Bulge (2022, The Astronomical Journal)

Their frequent co-authors include Erin Kara, Norbert S. Schulz, D. J. Walton, C. Pinto, and A. C. Fabian.

Claude R. Canizares has published multiple papers in reputable venues, with the most frequent publication venues being The Astrophysical Journal, arXiv (Cornell University), Nature, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Best Publications

  • The Einstein /HEAO 2/ X-ray Observatory

    R. Giacconi;G. Branduardi;U. Briel;A. Epstein

  • An overview of the performance and scientific results from the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO)

    M. C. Weisskopf;B. Brinkman;C. Canizares;G. Garmire

  • The Chandra High-Energy Transmission Grating: Design, Fabrication, Ground Calibration, and 5 Years in Flight

    Claude R. Canizares;John E. Davis;Daniel Dewey;Kathryn A. Flanagan

  • Evidence for Accretion: High-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy of the Classical T Tauri Star TW Hydrae

    Joel H. Kastner;David P. Huenemoerder;Norbert S. Schulz;Claude R. Canizares

  • Cooling flows in clusters of galaxies

    A. C. Fabian;P. E. J. Nulsen;C. R. Canizares

  • Discovery of a Luminous, Variable, Off-Center Source in the Nucleus of M82 with the Chandra High-Resolution Camera

    H. Matsumoto;T. G. Tsuru;K. Koyama;H. Awaki

  • Discovery of a Luminous, Variable, Off-Center Source in the Nucleus of M82 with the Chandra HRC

    H. Matsumoto;T. G. Tsuru;K. Koyama;H. Awaki

  • A High Resolution X-ray Image of the Jet in M 87

    H. L. Marshall;B. P. Miller;D. S. Davis;E. S. Perlman

  • The X-ray emitting gas in poor clusters with central dominant galaxies

    G. A. Kriss;D. F. Cioffi;C. R. Canizares

  • A High-Resolution X-Ray Image of the Jet in M87

    H. L. Marshall;B. P. Miller;D. S. Davis;E. S. Perlman;E. S. Perlman

  • The 'Quiescent' black hole in M87

    C. S. Reynolds;T. Di Matteo;A. C. Fabian;U. Hwang

  • Revealing the Dusty Warm Absorber in MCG--6-30-15 with the Chandra HETG

    J. C. Lee;P. M. Ogle;C. R. Canizares;H. L. Marshall

  • The High-Resolution X-Ray Spectrum of SS 433 Using the Chandra HETGS

    Herman L. Marshall;Claude R. Canizares;Norbert S. Schulz

  • Revealing the Dusty Warm Absorber in MCG –6-30-15 with the Chandra High-Energy Transmission Grating

    Julia C. Lee;Patrick M. Ogle;Patrick M. Ogle;Claude R. Canizares;Herman L. Marshall

  • Geometrical evidence for dark matter: X-ray constraints on the mass of the elliptical galaxy NGC 720

    David A. Buote;Claude R. Canizares

  • Observations of the highly variable X-ray source GX 339-4.

    T. H. Markert;C. R. Canizares;G. W. Clark;W. H. G. Lewin

  • Chandra Evidence of a Flattened, Triaxial Dark Matter Halo in the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 720

    David A. Buote;Tesla E. Jeltema;Claude R. Canizares;Gordon P. Garmire

  • Chandra Evidence for a Flattened, Triaxial Dark Matter Halo in the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 720

    David A. Buote;Tesla E. Jeltema;Claude R. Canizares;Gordon P. Garmire

  • Chandra Detection of O VIII Lyα Absorption from an Overdense Region in the Intergalactic Medium

    Taotao Fang;Herman L. Marshall;Julia C. Lee;David S. Davis

  • The X-ray surface brightness distribution and spectral properties of six early-type galaxies

    G. Trinchieri;G. Fabbiano;C. R. Canizares

Frequent Co-Authors

A. C. Fabian
A. C. Fabian University of Cambridge
Michael A. Nowak
Michael A. Nowak Washington University in St. Louis
Michael W. Wise
Michael W. Wise Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Gordon P. Garmire
Gordon P. Garmire Pennsylvania State University
Jon M. Miller
Jon M. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Greg L. Bryan
Greg L. Bryan Columbia University
Wei Cui
Wei Cui Tsinghua University
G. A. Kriss
G. A. Kriss Space Telescope Science Institute
Kenneth R. Sembach
Kenneth R. Sembach Space Telescope Science Institute

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