Abstract: Interacting binaries in which a white dwarf accretes material from a companion-cataclysmic variables (CVs) in…
Author: New NASA STI
Systematic Comparison of Photoionized Plasma Codes with Application to Spectroscopic Studies of AGN in X-Rays
Abstract: Atomic data and plasma models play a crucial role in the diagnosis and interpretation of…
The Focal Plane Assembly for the Athena X-Ray Integral Field Unit Instrument
Abstract: This paper summarizes a preliminary design concept for the focal plane assembly of the X-ray…
Characterization of an Atomic Hydrogen Source for Charge Exchange Experiments
Abstract: We characterized the dissociation fraction of a thermal dissociation atomic hydrogen source byinjecting the mixed…
The Role of Magnetic Helicity in Structuring the Solar Corona
Abstract: Two of the most widely observed and striking features of the Suns magnetic field are…
The Astro-H High Resolution Soft X-Ray Spectrometer
Abstract: We present the overall design and performance of the Astro-H (Hitomi) Soft X-Ray Spectrometer (SXS).…
Ground Calibration of the Silicon Drift Detectors for NICER
Abstract: The Neutron star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER) is set to be deployed on the International…
Evaluation of Satellite Remote Sensing Albedo Retrievals over the Ablation Area of the Southwestern Greenland Ice Sheet
Abstract: MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) albedo products have been validated over spatially uniform, snow-covered areas…
Changing Seasonality of Panarctic Tundra Vegetation in Relationship to Climatic Variables
Abstract: Potential climate drivers of Arctic tundra vegetation productivity are investigated to understand recent greening and…
The 2 Pi Charged Particles Analyzer: All-Sky Camera Concept and Development for Space Missions
Abstract: Increasing the temporal resolution and instant coverage of velocity space of space plasma measurements is…