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Maxim Markevitch is affiliated with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a sharp focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Instrumentation. They also have contributions in Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics in astrophysics, including:

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

Maxim Markevitch has published extensively, contributing to prominent venues such as:

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

Some notable recent papers include:

  • "Line Emission Mapper (LEM): Probing the physics of cosmic ecosystems" (2022, arXiv)
  • "How Merger-driven Gas Motions in Galaxy Clusters Can Turn AGN Bubbles into Radio Relics" (2021, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • "The XRISM first-light observation: Velocity structure and thermal properties of the supernova remnant N132D" (2024, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan)
  • "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 Candle in the Wind: A Radio Filament in the Core of the A3562 Galaxy Cluster" (2022, The Astrophysical Journal)

Maxim Markevitch has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Anna Ogorzałek
  • Caroline A. Kilbourne
  • A. Simionescu
  • D. McCammon
  • François Mernier

Best Publications

  • A Direct Empirical Proof of the Existence of Dark Matter

    Douglas Clowe;Maruša Bradač;Anthony H. Gonzalez;Maxim Markevitch;Maxim Markevitch

  • Chandra sample of nearby relaxed galaxy clusters: mass, gas fraction, and mass-temperature relation

    A. Vikhlinin;A. Kravtsov;W. Forman;C. Jones

  • Erratum: "Chandra Sample of Nearby Relaxed Galaxy Clusters: Mass, Gas Fraction, and Mass-Temperature Relation"

    A. Vikhlinin;A. Kravtsov;W. Forman;C. Jones

  • Direct Constraints on the Dark Matter Self-Interaction Cross Section from the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657–56

    M. Markevitch;A. H. Gonzalez;D. Clowe;D. Clowe;A. Vikhlinin;A. Vikhlinin

  • Detection of an unidentified emission line in the stacked X-ray spectrum of galaxy clusters

    Esra Bulbul;Esra Bulbul;Maxim Markevitch;Adam Foster;Randall K. Smith

  • A Textbook Example of a Bow Shock in the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E0657-56

    M. Markevitch;A. H. Gonzalez;L. David;A. Vikhlinin

  • Weak-lensing mass reconstruction of the interacting cluster 1E 0657-558: Direct evidence for the existence of dark matter

    Douglas Clowe;Douglas Clowe;Anthony Gonzalez;Maxim Markevitch

  • The LX-T Relation and Temperature Function for Nearby Clusters Revisited

    Maxim Markevitch;Maxim Markevitch

  • Shocks and cold fronts in galaxy clusters

    Maxim Markevitch;Alexey Vikhlinin

  • 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

  • Constraints on the Self-Interaction Cross Section of Dark Matter from Numerical Simulations of the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657?56

    Scott W. Randall;Maxim Markevitch;Maxim Markevitch;Douglas Clowe;Douglas Clowe;Anthony H. Gonzalez

  • Constraints on the Self-Interaction Cross-Section of Dark Matter from Numerical Simulations of the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657-5

    Scott W. Randall;Maxim Markevitch;Douglas Clowe;Anthony H. Gonzalez

  • A Textbook Example of a Bow Shock in the Merging Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657–56

    M. Markevitch;A. H. Gonzalez;L. David;A. Vikhlinin

  • Chandra Observation of Abell 2142: Survival of Dense Subcluster Cores in a Merger

    M. Markevitch;T. J. Ponman;P. E. J. Nulsen;M. W. Bautz

  • Weak lensing mass reconstruction of the interacting cluster 1E0657-558: Direct evidence for the existence of dark matter

    Douglas Clowe;Anthony Gonzalez;Maxim Markevitch

  • The Temperature Structure of 30 Nearby Clusters Observed with ASCA: Similarity of Temperature Profiles

    Maxim Markevitch;Maxim Markevitch;William R. Forman;Craig L. Sarazin;Alexey Vikhlinin;Alexey Vikhlinin

  • Chandra Temperature Profiles for a Sample of Nearby Relaxed Galaxy Clusters

    A. Vikhlinin;M. Markevitch;S. S. Murray;C. Jones

  • Chandra Observation of Abell 2142: Survival of Dense Subcluster Cores in a Merger

    M. Markevitch;T. J. Ponman;T. J. Ponman;P. E. J. Nulsen;P. E. J. Nulsen;M. W. Bautz

  • The Origin of Cold Fronts in the Cores of Relaxed Galaxy Clusters

    Yago Ascasibar;Maxim Markevitch;Maxim Markevitch

  • Bow Shock and Radio Halo in the Merging Cluster A520

    M. Markevitch;M. Markevitch;F. Govoni;G. Brunetti;D. Jerius

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexey Vikhlinin
Alexey Vikhlinin Harvard University
William R. Forman
William R. Forman Harvard University
Paul Nulsen
Paul Nulsen Harvard University
Jelle Kaastra
Jelle Kaastra Leiden University
Craig L. Sarazin
Craig L. Sarazin University of Virginia
Pasquale Mazzotta
Pasquale Mazzotta University of Rome Tor Vergata
Gianfranco Brunetti
Gianfranco Brunetti National Institute for Astrophysics
Anthony H. Gonzalez
Anthony H. Gonzalez University of Florida
Kyoko Matsushita
Kyoko Matsushita Tokyo University of Science
Brian R. McNamara
Brian R. McNamara University of Waterloo

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