Hot Star Research at Ritter Observatory
(this page is currently under
construction)
Attention collaborators: Observations for the colliding
wind campaign on Iota Ori can be found here.
Local Folks: Check here
for our hotstar meeting schedule!
Hot Star Aficionados at Ritter Observatory:
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Nancy
D. Morrison - Professor of Astronomy, Director,
Ritter Observatory, & Director, Ritter
Planetarium
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Lawrence
S. Anderson-Huang - Professor of Astronomy & Director, Master of Liberal Studies program
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Karen
S. Bjorkman - Professor of Astronomy
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Jon
E. Bjorkman - Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy
- James Davidson - graduate student, working with K. Bjorkman
- Erica Hesselbach - graduate student, working with K. Bjorkman
- Dan Kittell - graduate student, working with Morrison
- Dave Nero - graduate student, working with J. Bjorkman
- Blagoy Rangelov - graduate student, working with J. Bjorkman
- Sara Rother - graduate student, working with Morrison
- Brad Rush - graduate student, working with K. Bjorkman
- Greg Thompson - graduate student, working with Morrison
Research Projects
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Radiative Equilibrium in Circumstellar Envelopes
(J. Bjorkman) Using Monte Carlo techniques to calculate radiative equilibrium
models of circumstellar envelopes, with the aim of estimating ionization
balances within disks and winds, and thereby improving models of the circumstellar
envelopes.
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Stellar Winds and Mass Loss (Observations)
(N. Morrison, K. Bjorkman)
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Stellar Winds and Mass Loss (Theory)
(J. Bjorkman, L. Anderson-Huang, I. Mihaylov)
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Geometry and Physical Characteristics of Circumstellar Envelopes (Observations)
(K. Bjorkman, A. Miroshnichenko, J. Bjorkman) [Tell
me more!]
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Aspherical Circumstellar Envelopes and Stellar Winds (Theory and Observation)
(J. Bjorkman, K. Bjorkman, A. Miroshnichenko, I. Mihaylov) [Tell
me more!]
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High Dispersion Spectroscopy of BA Supergiants, Distance Calibrations for Supergiants
(Morrison, Kittell)
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Variability in Hot Star Winds
(Morrison, Thompson, Rother)
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Herbig Ae/Be (Intermediate Mass Pre-main-sequence) Stars
(N. Morrison, K. Bjorkman, A. Miroshnichecko)
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Stellar Atmosphere Calculations for Hot Stars
(L. Anderson-Huang, J. Bjorkman)
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and more to come...
(TBD)
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Last updated 15 May 2007
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Page maintained by Karen Bjorkman (karen@astro.utoledo.edu)