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2023

Pike, Sean Nicholas (2023) Exploring the Mass Accretion Rates of Neutron Star X-Ray Binaries and the Properties of Cadmium Zinc Telluride for Hard X-Ray Astronomy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ctjf-2768. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07262022-180810750

Yao, Yuhan (2023) High Energy Transients Powered by Black Holes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/amfw-4150. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05232023-200614979

2022

Kamraj, Nikita (2022) Probing the Corona in Active Galactic Nuclei Using Broadband X-Ray Spectroscopy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/cag4-k322. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12142021-081118617

2021

Burdge, Kevin Brian (2021) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars: Shedding Light on the Population of Galactic Gravitational Wave Sources. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/69gf-ex79. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05262021-184313606

Pearlman, Aaron Benjamin (2021) Hunting for Fast Radio Transients in the Local Universe and Pulsars Toward the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ts6a-c751. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechThesis:06082021-172928280

Xu, Yanjun (2021) Probing the Inner Accretion Flow Properties Around Black Holes with X-ray Observations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9kkg-4b58. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272021-232230617

2020

Marshall, Ryan Scott (2020) Developing Plasma Spectroscopy and Imaging Diagnostics to Understand Astrophysically-Relevant Plasma Experiments: Megameters, Femtometers, and Everything in Between. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gfcd-4q50. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05082020-085730717

2018

Lanz, Alicia Elaine (2018) Studying the Extragalactic Background Light with the Second Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment, CIBER-2. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/CN9Y-MB61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04272018-205538217

2017

Balokovic, Mislav (2017) Unveiling the Structure of Active Galactic Nuclei with Hard X-ray Spectroscopy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9WM1BG8. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06052017-232351957

2012

Ahmed, Zeeshan (2012) A Dark-Matter Search Using the Final CDMS II Dataset and a Novel Detector of Surface Radiocontamination. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/W7TT-1E07. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07182011-183516791

Bhalerao, Varun B. (2012) Neutron Stars and NuSTAR: A Systematic Survey of Neutron Star Masses in High Mass X-ray Binaries & Characterization of CdZnTe Detectors for NuSTAR. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/CVT1-VR08. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312012-150403422

Matuszewski, Mateusz Konrad (2012) The Faint Intergalactic Redshifted Emission Balloon and the Cosmic Web Imager: Two Integral Field Spectrographs Designed to Study Emission from the Intergalactic Medium. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/AGDX-5C14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08012011-200227855

O'Connor, Evan Patrick (2012) Topics in Core-Collapse Supernova Theory: The Formation of Black Holes and the Transport of Neutrinos. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/RAAR-4C77. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06012012-103948541

Richards, Joseph Lee (2012) The Radio Variability of Gamma-Ray Blazars. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/N69P-KG16. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04182012-140409324

Trangsrud, Amy Ruth (2012) The SPIDER CMB Polarimeter. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/83YV-A258. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07022011-083421311

2011

Kasliwal, Mansi Manoj (2011) Bridging the Gap: Elusive Explosions in the Local Universe. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/EA7Q-WX87. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05162011-094345225

2009

Brobeck, Elina (2009) Measurement of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays with CHICOS. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9YH6-N064. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10192008-143041

Cenko, Stephen Bradley (2009) The Energetics and Environments of Swift Gamma-Ray Bursts. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SNRD-BR66. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06272008-153145

Stark, Daniel Paul (2009) Observing Galaxy Formation in the First Two Billion Years. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Y1AH-J489. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11112008-105159

2008

Chen, Chi Ming Hubert (2008) Development of Hard X-ray Imaging Detectors for the High Energy Focusing Telescope. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/A2DS-N675. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04202008-135222

Reichardt, Christian L. (2008) A High Resolution Measurement of Temperature Anisotropies in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation with the Complete ACBAR Data Set. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/A0NQ-TD75. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12202007-130152

2007

Eckart, Megan Elizabeth (2007) Measurements of X-Ray Selected AGN and Novel Superconducting X-Ray Detectors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SZAB-0Y07. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06072007-130804

Soderberg, Alicia Margarita (2007) The Many Facets of Cosmic Explosions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5f1t-7f27. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05252007-140338

2005

Kellogg, Melinda Jane (2005) Evidence for Excitonic Superfluidity in a Bilayer Two-Dimensional Electron System. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7ZKQ-QD67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08102004-204105

2004

Berger, Edo (2004) Cosmic Explosions: The Beasts and Their Lair. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QV7S-4S81. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05202004-165422

Edgington, Samantha Faye (2004) A Galaxy Cluster Survey Using the Sunyaev Zel’dovich Effect. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DVS1-3590. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09272003-154928

Kaplan, David Lior Ariel (2004) The Diversity of Neutron Stars: Nearby Thermally Emitting Neutron Stars and the Compact Central Objects in Supernova Remnants. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2890-AB41. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05272004-150045

Yost, Sarah Anne (2004) Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows: Constraining Physical Parameters and Fireball Model Assumptions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/FHCW-2P04. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09252003-152937

2002

Bloom, Joshua Simon (2002) Toward an Understanding of the Progenitors of Gamma-Ray Bursts. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GKHP-2K61. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01062003-061357

Kern, Brian Daniel (2002) Optical Pulse-Phased Observations of Faint Pulsars with a Phase-Binning CCD Camera. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XP9W-WM62. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06042002-125011

Mao, Peter Hsih-Jen (2002) Hard X-Ray Observations of the Extragalactic Sky: The High Energy Focusing Telescope and the Serendipitous Extragalactic X-ray Source Identification Survey. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/R5E3-RQ86. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06132002-131531

Wong, Ah-San (2002) Photochemical Studies of Jupiter and Titan. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/s8qh-5v68. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04262012-150545346

2001

Jenet, Fredrick August (2001) High Time Resolution Observations of Radio Pulsars: The First Detection of Coherent Emission. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/frka-dh94. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04252011-131341033