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Paul S. Smith is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and is an active contributor in the field of Physics and Astronomy with a primary focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research spans several subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Instrumentation, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their work encompass Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Neutrino Physics Research, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astro and Planetary Science, and Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology.

Paul S. Smith has authored notable recent papers, including:

  • The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Reverberation Mapping Project: Key Results (2024) published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Quasi-periodic behaviour in the optical and γ-ray light curves of blazars 3C 66A and B2 1633+38 (2020) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Multiwavelength behaviour of the blazar 3C 279: decade-long study from γ-ray to radio (2020) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Unravelling the Asphericities in the Explosion and Multifaceted Circumstellar Matter of SN 2023ixf (2024) published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • Mid-infrared Studies of HD 113766 and HD 172555: Assessing Variability in the Terrestrial Zone of Young Exoplanetary Systems (2020) published in The Astrophysical Journal

Their frequent co-authors include G. G. Williams, Douglas C. Leonard, Jennifer L. Hoffman, Peter Milne, and Christopher Bilinski.

Paul S. Smith commonly publishes in these venues:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Best Publications

  • The Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS)

    G. H. Rieke;E. T. Young;C. W. Engelbracht;D. M. Kelly

  • Reverberation Measurements for 17 Quasars and the Size-Mass-Luminosity Relations in Active Galactic Nuclei

    Shai Kaspi;Shai Kaspi;Paul S. Smith;Hagai Netzer;Dan Maoz

  • X-ray structural studies of poly(3-alkylthiophenes): an example of an inverse comb

    T. J. Prosa;M. J. Winokur;Jeff Moulton;Paul Smith

  • POLARIMETRIC OBSERVATIONS OF 15 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI AT HIGH FREQUENCIES: JET KINEMATICS FROM BIMONTHLY MONITORING WITH THE VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY

    Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;Matthew L. Lister;Alastair M. Stirling;Alastair M. Stirling

  • The inner jet of an active galactic nucleus as revealed by a radio-to-γ-ray outburst

    Alan P. Marscher;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Francesca D. D'Arcangelo;Paul S. Smith

  • Steps toward determination of the size and structure of the broad-line region in active galactic nuclei. I, an 8 month campaign of monitoring NGC 5548 with IUE

    J. Clavel;G. A. Reichert;D. Alloin;D. M. Crenshaw

  • Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills

    R. E. Arvidson;S. W. Squyres;R. C. Anderson;J. F. Bell

  • Rain, winds and haze during the Huygens probe's descent to Titan's surface

    M.G. Tomasko;B. Archinal;T. Becker;B. Bezard

  • The Opportunity Rover's Athena science investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars.

    S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;J.F. Bell;J. Brückner

  • Probing the Inner Jet of the Quasar PKS 1510?089 with Multi-Waveband Monitoring During Strong Gamma-Ray Activity

    Alan P. Marscher;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Valeri M. Larionov;Valeri M. Larionov;Margo F. Aller

  • Reduction Algorithms for the Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer

    K. D. Gordon;G. H. Rieke;C. W. Engelbracht;J. Muzerolle

  • Long-term optical variability properties of the Palomar–Green quasars

    Uriel Giveon;Dan Maoz;Shai Kaspi;Hagai Netzer

  • Reduction Algorithms for the Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer

    Karl D. Gordon;George H. Rieke;Charles W. Engelbracht;James Muzerolle

  • Emulsion polymerization of aniline

    Jan-Erik Österholm;Yong Cao;Floyd Klavetter;Paul Smith

  • Steps toward determination of the size and structure of the broad-line region in active galactic nuclei. II - An intensive study of NGC 5548 at optical wavelengths

    B. M. Peterson;B. M. Peterson;T. J. Balonek;E. S. Barker;J. Bechtold

  • Optical spectroscopy and polarization of a new sample of optically bright flat radio spectrum sources

    M. J. M. Marchã;I. W. A. Browne;C. D. Impey;P. S. Smith

  • Multiwavelength Observations of a Dramatic High-Energy Flare in the Blazar 3C 279

    A. E. Wehrle;E. Pian;C. M. Urry;L. Maraschi

  • The Binary System Isotactic Polypropylene/Bis(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene)sorbitol: Phase Behavior, Nucleation, and Optical Properties

    Magnus Kristiansen;Michael Werner;Theo Tervoort;Paul Smith

  • Effect of solvents and co-solvents on the processibility of polyaniline: I. solubility and conductivity studies

    Yong Cao;Jinjin Qiu;Paul Smith

  • Location of gamma-ray Flare Emission in the Jet of the BL Lacertae Object OJ287 more than 14pc from the Central Engine

    Ivan Agudo;Svetlana G. Jorstad;Alan P. Marscher;Valeri M. Larionov

Frequent Co-Authors

Svetlana G. Jorstad
Svetlana G. Jorstad Boston University
Valeri M. Larionov
Valeri M. Larionov Saint Petersburg State University
Alan P. Marscher
Alan P. Marscher Boston University
Buell T. Jannuzi
Buell T. Jannuzi University of Arizona
Anne Lähteenmäki
Anne Lähteenmäki Aalto University
Belinda Jane Wilkes
Belinda Jane Wilkes Harvard University
Merja Tornikoski
Merja Tornikoski Aalto University
George H. Rieke
George H. Rieke University of Arizona
Mark Gurwell
Mark Gurwell Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Dean C. Hines
Dean C. Hines Space Telescope Science Institute

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