Herman L. Marshall Astrophysicist Center for Space Research, Room NE80-6031 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139 Voice: (617) 253-8573 FAX: (617) 253-8084 Internet: hermanm at space.mit.edu

Research Interests:

X-ray and extreme ultraviolet observations of active galactic nuclei and quasars modelled with accretion disks around supermassive black holes

Polarization of soft X-rays from active galaxies and neutron stars and the design of an instrument to measure polarization to 1-3% (PRIZE Fact Sheet in PDF format)

Quasar optical and X-ray luminosity functions and their evolution

Hot neutron star atmospheres and X-ray bursts from them

X-ray and extreme ultraviolet observations of accretion disks around neutron stars in low mass X-ray binaries

Statistical methods in astronomy, specializing in faint source detection and the use of maximum likelihood techniques

• My curriculum vitae (with links to where I've studied, worked, etc.)
• My bibliography with links to most papers.
• Web Page about the interesting double-jet source SS 433. Here's the press release which has more pictures.
• The paper on the X-ray image of 3C 273 jet. See the beautiful color image of the jet, comparing the X-ray image to the optical and radio views of it. Here's the press release which has more pictures.
• Chandra HETGS Observer Information useful for setting observation parameters.
• A Soft X-ray Polarimeter

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