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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Nathan Smith is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans various subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, General Health Professions, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's research topics cover a wide range within the astrophysical domain, focusing notably on gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, as well as astrophysical phenomena and observations. Additional topics include astronomy and astrophysical research, astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, pulsars and gravitational waves research, and astro and planetary science.

Nathan Smith has a substantial body of published work and has contributed to numerous papers. Noteworthy recent publications include:

  • "A kilonova following a long-duration gamma-ray burst at 350 Mpc," 2022, Nature
  • "A new mass-loss rate prescription for red supergiants," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Short GRB Host Galaxies. I. Photometric and Spectroscopic Catalogs, Host Associations, and Galactocentric Offsets," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Early Spectroscopy and Dense Circumstellar Medium Interaction in SN 2023ixf," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "A Luminous Red Supergiant and Dusty Long-period Variable Progenitor for SN 2023ixf," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

The venues in which Nathan Smith frequently publishes reflect the focus and breadth of the research, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Nathan Smith's research, with frequent co-authors including Jennifer E. Andrews, David J. Sand, J. Jencson, D. A. Howell, and Jeniveve Pearson.

In recognition of contributions, Nathan Smith was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

    Paul A. Abell;Julius Allison;Scott F. Anderson

  • Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

    M. Actis;G. Agnetta;F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian

  • Mass Loss: Its Effect on the Evolution and Fate of High-Mass Stars

    Nathan Smith

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-infrared Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

    P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

  • Nearby Supernova Rates from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search. II. The Observed Luminosity Functions and Fractions of Supernovae in a Complete Sample

    Weidong Li;Jesse Leaman;Jesse Leaman;Ryan Chornock;Ryan Chornock;Alexei V. Filippenko

  • Introducing the CTA concept

    B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

  • SN 2006gy: Discovery of the most luminous supernova ever recorded, powered by the death of an extremely massive star like Eta Carinae

    Nathan Smith;Weidong Li;Ryan J. Foley;J. Craig Wheeler

  • Observed Fractions of Core-Collapse Supernova Types and Initial Masses of their Single and Binary Progenitor Stars

    Nathan Smith;Nathan Smith;Weidong Li;Alexei V. Filippenko;Ryan Chornock

  • Sn 2006gy : Discovery of the most luminous supernova ever recorded, powered by the death of an extremely massive star like η carinae

    Nathan Smith;Weidong Li;Ryan J. Foley;J. Craig Wheeler

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. IV. Detection of Near-infrared Signatures of r-process Nucleosynthesis with Gemini-South

    R. Chornock;E. Berger;D. Kasen;P. S. Cowperthwaite

  • On the role of continuum-driven eruptions in the evolution of very massive stars and Population III stars

    Nathan Smith;Stanley P. Owocki

  • The Structure of the Homunculus. I. Shape and Latitude Dependence from H2 and [Fe II] Velocity Maps of η Carinae

    Nathan Smith

  • SN 2006jc: A Wolf-Rayet Star Exploding in a Dense He-rich Circumstellar Medium

    Ryan J. Foley;Nathan Smith;Mohan Ganeshalingam;Weidong Li

  • From Shock Breakout to Peak and Beyond: Extensive Panchromatic Observations of the Type Ib Supernova 2008D associated with Swift X-ray Transient 080109

    Maryam Modjaz;W. Li;N. Butler;R. Chornock

  • The Structure of the Homunculus: I. Shape and Latitude Dependence from H2 and [Fe II] Velocity Maps of Eta Carinae

    Nathan Smith

  • The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. IV. Detection of Near-infrared Signatures of r-process Nucleosynthesis with Gemini-South

    R. Chornock;E. Berger;D. Kasen;D. Kasen;P. S. Cowperthwaite;P. S. Cowperthwaite

  • SHELL-SHOCKED DIFFUSION MODEL FOR THE LIGHT CURVE OF SN 2006gy

    Nathan Smith;Richard McCray

  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • The unprecedented 2012 outburst of SN 2009ip: a luminous blue variable star becomes a true supernova

    Jon C. Mauerhan;Nathan Smith;Alexei V. Filippenko;Kyle B. Blanchard

  • Shell-shocked diffusion model for the light curve of SN2006gy

    Nathan Smith;Richard McCray

Frequent Co-Authors

John Bally
John Bally University of Colorado Boulder
Alexei V. Filippenko
Alexei V. Filippenko University of California, Berkeley
Ryan Chornock
Ryan Chornock Northwestern University
Ryan J. Foley
Ryan J. Foley University of California, Santa Cruz
Mansi M. Kasliwal
Mansi M. Kasliwal California Institute of Technology
Keivan G. Stassun
Keivan G. Stassun Vanderbilt University
Thomas Matheson
Thomas Matheson National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab
Howard E. Bond
Howard E. Bond Pennsylvania State University
Weidong Li
Weidong Li University of California, Berkeley
Saurabh Jha
Saurabh Jha Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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