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Nathan Smith

Researcher at University of Arizona

Publications -  543
Citations -  30830

Nathan Smith is an academic researcher from University of Arizona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supernova & Nebula. The author has an hindex of 86, co-authored 503 publications receiving 28124 citations. Previous affiliations of Nathan Smith include University of Hawaii at Manoa & University of California.

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The possible disappearance of a massive star in the low-metallicity galaxy PHL 293B

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate a suspected very massive star in one of the most metal-poor dwarf galaxies, PHL~293B, and find the sudden disappearance of the stellar signatures from their 2019 spectra, in particular the broad H lines with P~Cygni profiles that have been associated with a massive luminous blue variable (LBV) star.
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Nearby Supernova Rates from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search. II. The Observed Luminosity Functions and Fractions of Supernovae in a Complete Sample

TL;DR: In this paper, the observed luminosity functions (LFs) of supernovae were derived from the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) data and a volume-limited sample of 175 SNe was constructed, and the observed (uncorrected for host-galaxy extinction) luminosity function was derived.
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The Carina Nebula: A Laboratory for Feedback and Triggered Star Formation

TL;DR: The Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) as mentioned in this paper is the most extreme stellar population within a few kpc of the Sun, and suffers little interstellar extinction, and it is our best bridge between the detailed star-formation processes that can be studied in nearby regions like Orion, and much more extreme but also more distant regions like 30 Doradus.