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2024

Chen, Ge (2024) Localized Fast Radio Bursts Using DSA-110. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xchy-q017. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12192023-224904219

Plant, Kathryn A. (2024) A New Sensor for Milky-Way Particle Accelerators: The Standalone-Radio Cosmic Ray Detector at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Long Wavelength Array. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/vgew-6g30. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08262023-021312243

Yadlapalli, Nitika (2024) Interferometric Millimeter Observations of the High Energy Universe. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/g8fs-5q44. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08172023-032920075

2023

Dong, Dillon Zhejun (2023) Shocks, Jets, and Emerging Nebulae: Direct Detection and Characterization of Extragalactic Radio Transients in the VLA Sky Survey. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/xwy9-tc17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04042023-210926442

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

2021

Bochenek, Christopher David (2021) The Progenitors of Fast Radio Bursts. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7tsx-x524. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05192021-014425301

Ho, Anna Yen Qin (2021) The Landscape of Relativistic Stellar Explosions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/99s8-vj17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07132020-190219502

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

2020

Jencson, Jacob Edmund (2020) Hunting for Hidden Explosions: Exploring the Transient Infrared Sky with the Spitzer Space Telescope. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Y9H7-XA93. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01132020-093113401

Yoon, Young Dae (2020) Probing the Progression, Properties, and Progenies of Magnetic Reconnection. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hqwx-r892. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04302020-151019178

2019

Anderson, Marin Mallory (2019) Adventures Through Time and Phase Space: Characterizing the Dynamic Radio Sky, From MHz to GHz, From Seconds to Years. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/D28A-YQ77. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05222019-125805458

Eastwood, Michael William (2019) Searching for the Cosmic Dawn with the Hyperfine Structure Transition of Hydrogen. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/DYPP-JP25. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272019-174203596

Kleiser, Io K. (2019) Modeling Rapidly Fading Supernovae as Nickel-Free Core-Collapse Explosions of Extended Helium Stars. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5YEJ-EX71. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09032018-174351545

2018

Murchikova, Elena M. (2018) Astrophysical Applications of Quantum Mechanics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/PEBS-ZJ88. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06082018-000259902

2017

Jensen-Clem, Rebecca Marie (2017) A Toolbox for Exoplanet Exploration. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z96971M9. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302017-105911246

Kao, Melodie Minyu (2017) Constraining Substellar Magnetic Dynamos using Brown Dwarf Radio Aurorae. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9J964DK. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06052017-105748197

Pineda, John Sebastian (2017) Multiwavelength Characterization of the Brown Dwarf Auroral Phenomenon - Establishing the Nature of the Electrodynamic Engine. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z90C4SRW. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10122016-095646319

Villadsen, Jacqueline Rose (2017) The Search for Stellar Coronal Mass Ejections. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9P55KGB. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02022017-141014631

2016

Cao, Yi (2016) Cosmic Explosions: Observations Of Infant Hydrogen-Free Supernovae Towards An Understanding Of Their Parent Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9XD0ZNT. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142016-213503805

2015

Findeisen, Krzysztof (2015) New Insights from Aperiodic Variability of Young Stars. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z93F4MH9. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08272014-105550096

Handmer, Casey John (2015) Gauge Invariant Spectral Cauchy Characteristic Extraction of Gravitational Waves in Computational General Relativity. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9NP22DZ. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282015-131606315

Mooley, Kunal Prakash (2015) Exploring the Dynamic Radio Sky: The Search for Slow Transients with the VLA. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03222015-185636984

Zhai, Xiang (2015) Experimental, Numerical and Analytical Studies of the MHD-Driven Plasma Jet, Instabilities and Waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z90G3H3Q. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06092015-162916583

2014

Tendulkar, Shriharsh Prakash (2014) Beyond the Blur: Construction and Characterization of the First Autonomous AO System and an AO Survev of Magnetar Proper Motions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7YS5-1P75. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11192013-181748112

2013

Levitan, David Benjamin (2013) Finding Needles in the Haystack: A Search for AM CVn Systems Using the Palomar Transient Factory. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MJJ0-7A67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06062013-224902992

Wegg, Christopher (2013) The Dynamics of White Dwarfs, Black Holes and Stellar Cusps. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YCAT-ES15. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08152012-212758368

2012

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

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

2011

Ali-Haimoud, Yacine (2011) A New Spin on Primordial Hydrogen Recombination and a Refined Model for Spinning Dust Radiation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QMFZ-0C90. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05172011-165447651

Bode, Jason Nathaniel (2011) Black Hole Mergers and Their Electromagnetic Counterparts. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YVVG-R137. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312011-152117816

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

2010

Bogosavljević, Milan (2010) Lyman Continuum and Lyman α Emission from Galaxies at High Redshift. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KR0M-DH91. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05032010-143815140

Kraus, Adam L. (2010) Multiple Star Formation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/N0KT-QH17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08252009-233632

2009

Cameron, Patrick Brian (2009) The Formation and Evolution of Neutron Stars: Astrometry, Timing, and Transients. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/HTW7-8X31. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08152008-140704

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

Corder, Stuartt Allan (2009) Optimizing Image Fidelity with Arrays. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Q7H2-2P58. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10172008-054754

2008

Mandel, Ilya (2008) The Three Ss of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy: Sources, Signals, Searches. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GABY-T236. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03112008-012506

2007

Becker, George Dana (2007) A High-Resolution Study of the High-Redshift Intergalactic Medium. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TND7-F429. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05312007-141523

Fang, Hua (2007) Topics in Gravitational Physics: Tidal Coupling in Gravitational Wave Searches and Mach’s Principle. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/D99H-J577. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05212007-004257

Lovelace, Geoffrey Mark (2007) Topics in Gravitational-Wave Physics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/94TE-3B59. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05232007-115433

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

Jacoby, Bryan Anthony (2005) Recycled Pulsars. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/H5DY-5J74. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01272005-015012

Kesden, Michael Henry (2005) To the Horizon and Beyond:Weak Lensing of the CMB and Binary Inspirals into Horizonless Objects. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/BQMR-4C14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05232005-160004

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

Hunt, Matthew Philip (2004) Faint Optically Selected AGN at z = 3. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/J5MJ-AP67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05122004-113008

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

O'Shaughnessy, Richard William (2004) Topics in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4C1K-VZ17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08052003-161044

Simcoe, Robert Andrew (2004) Observations of Intergalactic Heavy-Element Enrichment in the Early Universe. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/E1N9-BF97. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05082004-134233

Sollitt, Luke (2004) Ionic Charge States of Solar Energetic Particles. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/G8XC-XY96. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09122003-110331

Udomprasert, Patricia Simcoe (2004) H₀ from Cosmic Background Imager Observations of the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich Effect in Nearby Clusters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VR2Z-MP09. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05132004-184937

2003

Cartwright, John Kenneth (2003) A Limit on the Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/D3CT-YV96. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05292003-131234

Hartl, Michael David (2003) Dynamics of Spinning Compact Binaries in General Relativity. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KZ5M-MR27. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05222003-161626

2002

Lithwick, Yoram (2002) Topics in MHD Turbulence. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/FP3Q-EZ29. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01302012-162107660

Philhour, Byron Jacob (2002) Measurement of the Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5333-vh17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01272012-091128549

2000

Baker, Andrew Jordan (2000) Molecular Gas in Nearby Active Galactic Nuclei. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/c2qn-2b77. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09202008-104918

Chiang, Eugene (2000) Circumstellar and circumplanetary disks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8B2W-8V06. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09172008-151500

1998

Mahajan, Sanjoy Sondhi (1998) Order of Magnitude Physics: A Textbook with Applications to the Retinal Rod and the Density of Prime Numbers. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8MJZ-A984. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10302009-110303489

Wu, Yanqin (1998) Excitation and Saturation of White Dwarf Pulsation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/nc60-8v65. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09232008-142919

1997

Knop, Robert A., Jr. (1997) Spatially Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy of Seyfert Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GZ2H-3X10. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302018-084028309

1994

Flanagan, Eanna E. (1994) Topics in general relativity : the hoop conjecture and theoretical aspects of gravitational wave detection. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7SW7-8076. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-11132006-095610

1993

Biehle, Garrett T. (1993) Studies of stars with neutron cores and of x-ray binaries displaying quasi-periodic oscillations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/sx31-ra11. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12042012-092833556

1991

Coppi, Paolo Severo (1991) Radiative processes in active galactic nuclei. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GDMQ-Q829. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06202007-132612

Han, Mingsheng (1991) The I-band Tully-Fisher relation and large-scale motions in the universe. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/85nr-2g69. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06222007-113504

1990

Canzian, Blaise J. (1990) Molecular Gas and Star Formation in the Central Regions of Virgo Spiral Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/pcga-sm96. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06182007-104442

Myers, Steven Theodore (1990) A Search for Anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background on Angular Scales of 1 to 30 Arcminutes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/p4e7-rw11. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09102008-135630

1989

Yurtsever, Ulvi Hamit (1989) Singularities and Horizons in the Collisions of Gravitational Waves. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/zm5n-g882. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10242013-145903390

Zucker, Michael Edward (1989) Experiments with a Laser Interferometric Gravitational Wave Antenna. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/T5D0-4N31. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10252013-143448203

1988

Finger, Mark Harold (1988) The Imaging of Extra-Galactic Low-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources: Prospects, Techniques, and Instrumentation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/yagn-1j29. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09272011-105853397

Kumar, Pawan (1988) Excitation and Damping of Solar P-Modes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/q6y2-3263. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09092008-090628

Morris, Michael Scott (1988) The R +ɛR² Cosmology. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/h44f-9639. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02202013-144403198

Porter, Alain Cheyney (1988) Isophotometry of Brightest Elliptical Galaxies in Rich Clusters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3WWA-4575. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09092008-112224

Smith, Sheryl Leigh (1988) A Search for Gravitational Waves from Coalescing Binary Stars Using the Caltech 40 Meter Gravity Wave Detector. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/qnyb-hd62. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:02222013-093632973

Wang, Haimin (1988) Magnetic Fields and Supergranule Velocity Fields on the Quiet Sun. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/1cja-6j65. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09092008-111823

1987

Finn, Lee Samuel (1987) Relativistic Stellar Pulsations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/T7VS-8648. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08262008-093129

Lind, Kevin Robert (1987) Observations and Gas Dynamics of Extragalactic Radio Jets. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/wnqa-gn45. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09092008-091639

1986

Rich, Robert Michael (1986) Abundances and Kinematics of K Giants in the Galactic Nuclear Bulge. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/zyq4-ta43. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09102008-152942