Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope Observations of Her X-1 (2009)
Bram Boroson, William P. Blair, Arthur F. Davidsen, S. D. Vrtilek, John Raymond, Knox S. Long, ...
We have obtained a far-ultraviolet spectrum of the X-ray binary Hercules X-1/HZ Herculis using the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope aboard the Astro-1 space shuttle mission in 1990 December. This is the...
Accomplishments of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission (2009)
Van Steenberg, Michael E, Sonneborn, George, Moos, H W, Blair, William P
Accomplishments of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission (2009)
Van Steenberg, Michael E, Sonneborn, George, Moos, H W, Blair, William P
Ghavamian, Parviz, Raymond, John C., Blair, William P., Long, Knox S., Tappe, Achim, Park, Sangwook, ...
We present mid-infrared (5-40 micron) spectra of shocked ejecta in the Galactic oxygen-rich supernova remnant G292.0+1.8, acquired with the IRS spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The...
Ejecta, Dust, and Synchrotron Radiation in B0540-69.3: A More Crab-Like Remnant than the Crab (2008)
Williams, Brian J., Borkowski, Kazimierz J., Reynolds, Stephen P., Raymond, John C., Long, Knox S., Morse, Jon A., ...
We present near and mid-infrared observations of the pulsar-wind nebula (PWN) B0540-69.3 and its associated supernova remnant made with the {\it Spitzer Space Telescope}. We report detections of the...
McCandliss, Stephan R., Kruk, Jeffrey W., Blair, William P., Kaiser, Mary Elizabeth, Feldman, Paul D., Meurer, Gerhardt R., ...
We explore the design of a space mission, Project Lyman, which has the goal of quantifying the ionization history of the universe from the present epoch to a redshift of z ~ 3. Observations from WMAP...
Chandra ACIS survey of M33 (ChASeM33): a first look (2008)
Plucinsky, Paul P., Williams, Benjamin, Long, Knox S., Gaetz, Terrance J., Sasaki, Manami, Pietsch, Wolfgang, ...
Charles W. Danforth, William P. Blair, John C. Raymond
The XA region of the Cygnus Loop is a complex zone of radiative and nonradiatve shocks interacting with interstellar clouds. We combine ve far ultraviolet spectral observations from the Hopkins...
A Comparison of Ultraviolet, Optical, and X-Ray Imagery of Selected Fields in the Cygnus Loop (2007)
Charles W. Danforth, Robert H. Cornett, N. A. Levenson, William P. Blair, Theodore P. Stecher
During the Astro-1 and Astro-2 Space Shuttle missions in 1990 and 1995, far ultraviolet (FUV) images of ve 40 0 diameter elds around the rim of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant were observed with...
THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 560 763771, 2001 October 20 (2007)
The American Astronomical, J. C. Raymond, J. Li, William P. Blair, Robert H. Cornett
We present the far-UV spectrum (9001800 of the bright lament known as Millers (1974) position 1 A# ) in the Cygnus Loop obtained with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope during the Astro-2 space...
Chandra ACIS Survey of M33 (ChASeM33): A First Look (2007)
Plucinsky, Paul P., Williams, Benjamin, Long, Knox S., Gaetz, Terrance J., Sasaki, Manami, Pietsch, Wolfgang, ...
We present an overview of the Chandra ACIS Survey of M33 (ChASeM33): A Deep Survey of the Nearest Face-on Spiral Galaxy. The 1.4 Ms survey covers the galaxy out to $R \approx 18\arcmin (\approx 4$...
Gaetz, Terrance J., Blair, William P., Hughes, John P., Winkler, P. Frank, Long, Knox S., Pannuti, Thomas G., ...
We present and interpret new X-ray data for M33SNR21, the brightest X-ray supernova remnant (SNR) in M33. The SNR is in seen projection against (and appears to be interacting with) the bright HII...
Ghavamian, Parviz, Blair, William P., Sankrit, Ravi, Hughes, John P., Raymond, John C.
We present the first far ultraviolet (FUV) spectra of the four known Balmer-dominated supernova remnants (SNRs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud, acquired with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic...
Blair, William P., Ghavamian, Parviz, Long, Knox S., Williams, Brian J., Borkowski, Kazimierz J., Reynolds, Stephen P., ...
We present 3.6 - 160 micron infrared images of Kepler's supernova remnant (SN1604) obtained with the IRAC and MIPS instruments on the Spitzer Space Telescope. We also present MIPS SED low resolution...
What is the Total Deuterium Abundance in the Local Galactic Disk? (2007)
Linsky, Jeffrey L., Draine, Bruce T., Moos, H. W., Jenkins, Edward B., Wood, Brian E., Oliveira, Cristina, ...
Analyses of spectra obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite, together with spectra from the Copernicus and IMAPS instruments, reveal an unexplained very wide range...
What is the Total Deuterium Abundance in the Local Galactic Disk? (2006)
Linsky, Jeffrey L., Draine, Bruce T., Moos, H. W., Jenkins, Edward B., Wood, Brian E., Oliveira, Cristina, ...
Analyses of spectra obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite, together with spectra from the Copernicus and IMAPS instruments, reveal an unexplained very wide range...
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Survey of Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnants (2006)
Blair, William P., Ghavamian, Parviz, Sankrit, Ravi, Danforth, Charles W.
We report the progress to date from an ongoing unbiased ultraviolet survey of supernova remnants in the Magellanic Clouds using the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. This...
Possible Detection of OVI from the LMC Superbubble N70 (2006)
Danforth, Charles W., Blair, William P.
We present FUSE observations toward four stars in the LMC superbubble N70 and compare these spectra to those of four comparison targets located in nearby field and diffuse regions. The N70 sight...
A high resolution UV absorption spectrum of supernova ejecta in SN1006 (2006)
Hamilton, Andrew J. S., Fesen, Robert A., Blair, William P.
We report a high resolution, far-ultraviolet, STIS E140M spectrum of the strong, broad Si II, III, and IV features produced by the ejecta of SN1006 seen in absorption against the background...
Dust Destruction in Type Ia Supernova Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2006)
Borkowski, Kazimierz J., Williams, Brian J., Reynolds, Stephen P., Blair, William P., Ghavamian, Parviz, Sankrit, Ravi, ...
We present first results from an extensive survey of Magellanic Clouds supernova remnants (SNRs) with the Spitzer Space Telescope. We describe IRAC and MIPS imaging observations at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, 8,...
STIS Spectroscopy of Young Star Clusters in "The Antennae" Galaxies (NGC 4038/4039) (2005)
Whitmore, Bradley C., Gilmore, Diane, Leitherer, C., Fall, S. Michael, Chandar, Rupali, Blair, William P., ...
Long-slit spectra of several dozen young star clusters have been obtained at three positions in the Antennae galaxies with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) and its 52"x0.2" slit. Based...
FUV Spectroscopy of the Dwarf Novae SS Cygni and WX Hydri in Quiescence (2005)
Long, Knox S., Froning, Cynthia S., Knigge, Christian, Blair, William P., Kallman, Timothy R., Ko, Yuan-Kuen
We present time-resolved FUV spectra of the dwarf novae SS Cyg and WX Hyi in quiescence from observations using the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope on the Astro-1 and Astro-2 Space Shuttle missions and...
Revealing the Supernova Remnant Population of M33 with Chandra (2005)
Ghavamian, Parviz, Blair, William P., Long, Knox S., Sasaki, Manami, Gaetz, Terrance J., Plucinsky, Paul P.
We present results of a search for supernova remnants (SNRs) in archival Chandra images of M33. We have identified X-ray SNRs by comparing the list of Chandra, X-ray sources in M33 with tabulations...
An Unbiased Far Ultraviolet Survey of Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnants (2004)
Ghavamian, Parviz, Blair, William P., Sankrit, Ravi, Danforth, Charles, Sembach, Kenneth
We have undertaken a FUSE survey of Magellanic Cloud supernova remnants, looking primarily for O VI and C III emission lines. Work in earlier cycles with FUSE indicates that optical and/or X-ray...
FORTIS: Pathfinder to the Lyman Continuum (2004)
McCandliss, Stephan R., France, Kevin, Feldman, Paul D., Glazebrook, Karl, Meurer, Gerhardt, Bianchi, Luciana, ...
Shull et al. (1999) have asserted that the contribution of stars, relative to quasars, to the metagalactic background radiation that ionizes most of the baryons in the universe remains almost...
Two New Low Galactic D/H Measurements from FUSE (2004)
Wood, Brian E., Linsky, Jeffrey L., Hebrard, Guillaume, Williger, Gerard M., Moos, H. Warren, Blair, William P.
We analyze interstellar absorption observed towards two subdwarf O stars, JL 9 and LSS 1274, using spectra taken by the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE). Column densities are measured...
FORTIS: pathfinder to the lyman continuum (2004)
McCandliss, Stephan R., France, Kevin, Feldman, Paul D., Glazebrook, Karl, Meurer, Gerhardt, Blanchi, Luciana, ...
Abstract not reproduced here by request of the publisher. The text is available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.552799.
FORTIS: pathfinder to the lyman continuum (2004)
McCandliss, Stephan R., France, Kevin, Feldman, Paul D., Glazebrook, Karl, Meurer, Gerhardt, Blanchi, Luciana, ...
Abstract not reproduced here by request of the publisher. The text is available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.552799.
Optical and Far-UV Spectroscopy of Knot D in the Vela Supernova Remnant (2003)
Sankrit, Ravi, Blair, William P., Raymond, John C.
We present spectra of optical filaments associated with the X-ray knot D in the Vela supernova remnant. It has been suggested that Knot D is formed by a bullet of supernova ejecta, that it is a...
A FUSE Survey of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen in Translucent Clouds (2002)
Rachford, Brian L., Snow, Theodore P., Tumlinson, Jason, Shull, J. Michael, Blair, William P., Ferlet, Roger, ...
We report the first ensemble results from the FUSE survey of molecular hydrogen in lines of sight with A_V $\gtrsim$ 1 mag. We have developed techniques for fitting computed profiles to the low-J...
An Atlas of FUSE Sight Lines Toward the Magellanic Clouds (2001)
Danforth, Charles W., Howk, J. Christopher, Fullerton, Alex W., Blair, William P., Sembach, Kenneth R.
We present an atlas of 57 Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and 37 Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) observations obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. The atlas highlights...
FUSE Observations of the Cygnus Loop: OVI Emission from a Nonradiative Shock (2001)
Sankrit, Ravi, Blair, William P.
We present Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) observations of a Balmer filament in the northeast region of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant. The data consist of one spectrum obtained...
Hoopes, Charles G., Sembach, Kenneth R., Howk, J. Christopher, Blair, William P.
We report a detection of far ultraviolet absorption from the supernova remnant SNR 0057 - 7226 in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The absorption is seen in the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic...
A Detailed Analysis of a Cygnus Loop Shock-Cloud Interaction (2001)
Danforth, Charles W., Blair, William P., Raymond, John C.
The XA region of the Cygnus Loop is a complex zone of radiative and nonradiative shocks interacting with interstellar clouds. We combine five far ultraviolet spectral observations from the Hopkins...
Ghavamian, Parviz, Raymond, John C., Blair, William P.
We present far ultraviolet spectra of a fast (~ 300 km/s) nonradiative shock in the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant. Our observations were performed with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer...
Blair, William P., Sankrit, Ravi, Shelton, Robin, Sembach, Kenneth R., Moos, H. Warren, Raymond, John C., ...
We report a Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer satellite observation of the supernova remnant N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, covering the 905 -- 1187 A spectral region. A 30'' square aperture...
A Comparison of Ultraviolet, Optical, and X-Ray Imagery of Selected Fields in the Cygnus Loop (2000)
Danforth, Charles W., Cornett, Robert H., Levenson, N. A., Blair, William P., Stecher, Theodore P.
During the Astro-1 and Astro-2 Space Shuttle missions in 1990 and 1995, far ultraviolet (FUV) images of five 40' diameter fields around the rim of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant were observed with...
Blair, William P., Sankrit, Ravi, Raymond, John C., Long, Knox S.
We present a Hubble Space Telescope/WFPC2 narrow-band H-alpha image of a region on the northeastern limb of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant. This location provides a detailed example of where the...
J. C. Raymond, J. Li, William P. Blair, Robert H. Cornett
We present the far-UV spectrum (900È1800 A � ) of the bright Ðlament known as MillerÏs (1974) position 1 in the Cygnus Loop obtained with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope during the Astro-2...
The Ultraviolet Spectrum Of A Face-On Shock Wave In The Vela Supernova Remnant (1997)
John C. Raymond, William P. Blair, Knox S. Long, Jon Morse, ...
Ultraviolet emission lines in supernova remnants (SNRs) provide important clues to the shock velocities, densities, grain destruction, and thermal structure of the cooling regions in these objects....