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Overview

Smita Mathur is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics, complemented by contributions in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Radiation, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to astrophysical phenomena and cosmic studies, including:

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

Smita Mathur has contributed to various frequent publication venues, such as:

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

Some recent papers authored by or involving Smita Mathur include:

  • Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays: SUBWAYS (2022), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • X-Ray Properties of NGC 253's Starburst-driven Outflow (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • Thermal and chemical properties of the eROSITA bubbles from Suzaku observations (2023), published in Nature Astronomy
  • The Hot Circumgalactic Medium of the Milky Way: New Insights from XMM-Newton Observations (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • Detection of the Diffuse H i Emission in the Circumgalactic Medium of NGC 891 and NGC 4565 (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Smita Mathur include:

  • Y. Krongold
  • Sanskriti Das
  • Anjali Gupta
  • F. Nicastro
  • A. L. Longinotti

Best Publications

  • The Man Behind the Curtain: X-rays Drive the UV through NIR Variability in the 2013 AGN Outburst in NGC 2617

    B. J. Shappee;J. L. Prieto;D. Grupe;C. S. Kochanek

  • THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN: X-RAYS DRIVE THE UV THROUGH NIR VARIABILITY IN THE 2013 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS OUTBURST IN NGC 2617

    B. J. Shappee;J. L. Prieto;D. Grupe;C. S. Kochanek

  • The PLATO 2.0 mission

    H. Rauer;H. Rauer;C. Catala;C. Aerts;T. Appourchaux

  • The Ionized Gas and Nuclear Environment in NGC 3783. I. Time-Averaged 900 ks Chandra Grating Spectroscopy

    S. Kaspi;W. N. Brandt;I. M. George;H. Netzer

  • Narrow Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies and the Evolution of Galaxies and Active Galaxies

    Smita Mathur

  • The ionized gas and nuclear environment in NGC 3783. I. Time-averaged 900 kilosecond Chandra grating spectroscopy

    Shai Kaspi;Shai Kaspi;W. N. Brandt;Ian M. George;Ian M. George;Hagai Netzer

  • Narrow Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies and the Evolution of Galaxies & Active Galaxies

    Smita Mathur

  • Asteroseismology of red giants from the first four months of Kepler data: Fundamental parameters

    T. Kallinger;B. Mosser;S. Hekker;D. Huber

  • Radio-loud narrow-line type 1 quasars

    Stefanie Komossa;Wolfgang Voges;Dawei Xu;Smita Mathur

  • A comparison of the hard ASCA spectral slopes of broad- and narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies

    W. N. Brandt;S. Mathur;M. Elvis

  • Chandra Discovery of a Tree in the X-ray Forest towards PKS 2155-304: the Local Filament?

    F. Nicastro;A. Zezas;J. Drake;M. Elvis

  • Accurate parameters of 93 solar-type Kepler targets

    H. Bruntt;S. Basu;B. Smalley;W. J. Chaplin

  • The Compact, Conical, Accretion-Disk Warm Absorber of the Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC?4051 and Its Implications for IGM-Galaxy Feedback Processes

    Yair Krongold;Yair Krongold;Fabrizio Nicastro;Fabrizio Nicastro;Fabrizio Nicastro;Martin Elvis;Nancy Brickhouse

  • MBH-σ Relation for a Complete Sample of Soft X-Ray-selected Active Galactic Nuclei

    Dirk Grupe;Smita Mathur

  • M-BH - sigma relation for a Complete Sample of Soft X-ray Selected AGNs

    Dirk Grupe;Smita Mathur

  • Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. III. Optical Continuum Emission and Broad-Band Time Delays in NGC 5548

    M. M. Fausnaugh;K. D. Denney;A. J. Barth;M. C. Bentz

  • Chandra Discovery of a Tree in the X-Ray Forest toward PKS 2155–304: The Local Filament?

    Fabrizio Nicastro;Andreas Zezas;Jeremy Drake;Martin Elvis

  • Chandra Discovery of a 100 kpc X-ray Jet in PKS 0637--752

    D. A. Schwartz;H. L. Marshall;J. E. J. Lovell;B. G. Piner

  • Toward a Self-Consistent Model of the Ionized Absorber in NGC 3783

    Y. Krongold;F. Nicastro;N. S. Brickhouse;M. Elvis

  • X-Ray and Optical Variability in NGC 4051 and the Nature of Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies

    B. M. Peterson;I. M. McHardy;Belinda Jane Wilkes;Perry Berlind

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrizio Nicastro
Fabrizio Nicastro National Institute for Astrophysics
Belinda Jane Wilkes
Belinda Jane Wilkes Harvard University
Martin Elvis
Martin Elvis Harvard University
Fabrizio Fiore
Fabrizio Fiore National Institute for Astrophysics
Marianne Vestergaard
Marianne Vestergaard University of Copenhagen
Paul J. Green
Paul J. Green Harvard University
Ian M. George
Ian M. George University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jelle Kaastra
Jelle Kaastra Leiden University
Richard W. Pogge
Richard W. Pogge The Ohio State University
Keith Horne
Keith Horne University of St Andrews

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