High-Redshift SDSS Quasars with Weak Emission Lines (2009)
Diamond-Stanic, Aleksandar M., Fan, Xiaohui, Brandt, W. N., Shemmer, Ohad, Strauss, Michael A., Anderson, Scott F., ...
We identify a sample of 74 high-redshift quasars (z>3) with weak emission lines from the Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and present infrared, optical, and radio observations of a...
Cataclysmic Variables from SDSS VII. The Seventh Year (2006) (2009)
Szkody, Paula, Anderson, Scott F., Hayden, Michael, Kronberg, Martin, McGurk, Rosalie, Riecken, Thomas, ...
Coordinates, magnitudes and spectra are presented for 39 cataclysmic variables found in Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectra that were primarily obtained in 2006. Of these, 12 were CVs identified prior...
XMM-Newton and Optical Observations of Cataclysmic Variables from SDSS (2009)
Hilton, Eric J., Szkody, Paula, Mukadam, Anjum, Henden, Arne, Dillon, William, Schmidt, Gary D.
We report on XMM-Newton and optical results for 6 cataclysmic variables that were selected from Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectra because they showed strong HeII emission lines, indicative of being...
The Elemental Art of Keizaburo Tejima (2009)
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 14, Number 2, December 1990
Subjective Literary Interpretation: "Outside Over Where"? (2009)
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 14, Number 2, December 1990
Playing to the Audience: A Critical Look at Dr. Seuss (2009)
Children's Literature Association Quarterly - Volume 16, Number 1, Spring 1991
Children's Literature Association Quarterly - Volume 12, Number 1, Spring 1987
"So here, my dears, is a new Oz story": The Deep Structure of a Series (2009)
Children's Literature Association Quarterly - Volume 14, Number 4, Winter 1989
Tolkien Criticism: Still Slouching Towards Bethlehem (2009)
Children's Literature Association Quarterly - Volume 15, Number 1, Spring 1990
The Dimensions of Fairy Tale Romance (2009)
Children's Literature Association Quarterly - Volume 17, Number 4, Winter 1992
Of Pulp, Substance, and Science Fiction (2009)
Children's Literature Association Quarterly - Volume 21, Number 1, Spring 1996
Children's Literature and Considered Bravado (2009)
Children's Literature - Volume 23, 1995
Silvestri, Nicole M., Lemagie, Mara P., Hawley, Suzanne L., West, Andrew A., Schmidt, Gary D., Liebert, James, ...
We present the latest catalog of more than 1200 spectroscopically-selected close binary systems observed with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey through Data Release Five. We use the catalog to search for...
Highly Polarized Optically-Selected BL Lacertae Objects (2007)
Smith, Paul S., Williams, G. Grant, Schmidt, Gary D., Diamond-Stanic, Aleksandar M., Means, Dennis L.
Observations of candidate BL Lacertae objects spectroscopically selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) reveal a large fraction with high polarization (P > 3%). This result confirms that...
The Distant Mirror: Reflections on Young Adult Historical Fiction (review) (2007)
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 31, Number 1, January 2007
Homer, Lee, Szkody, Paula, Henden, Arne, Chen, Bing, Schmidt, Gary D., Fraser, Oliver J., ...
In the latest in our series of papers on XMM-Newton and ground-based optical follow-up of new candidate magnetic cataclysmic variables (mCVs) found in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, we report...
Two Additions to the New Class of Low Accretion-Rate Magnetic Binaries (2006)
Schmidt, Gary D., Szkody, Paula, Henden, Arne, Anderson, Scott F., Lamb, Don Q., Margon, Bruce, ...
Two new magnetic white dwarf accretion binaries with extremely low mass-transfer rates have been discovered in the course of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Measured magnetic fields are 42 MG and 57...
Homer, Lee, Szkody, Paula, Henden, Arne, Chen, Bing, Schmidt, Gary D., Fraser, Oliver J., ...
In the latest in our series of papers on XMM-Newton and ground-based optical follow-up of new candidate magnetic cataclysmic variables (mCVs) found in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, we report...
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 30, Number 3, September 2006
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 30, Number 3, September 2006
Zakamska, Nadia L., Strauss, Michael A., Krolik, Julian H., Ridgway, Susan E., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., ...
Type II quasars are luminous Active Galactic Nuclei whose centers are obscured by large amounts of gas and dust. In this paper we present 3-band HST images of nine type II quasars with redshifts 0.2...
Hosts of Type II Quasars: an HST Study (2006)
Zakamska, Nadia L., Strauss, Michael A., Krolik, Julian H., Ridgway, Susan E., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., ...
Type II quasars are luminous Active Galactic Nuclei whose centers are obscured by large amounts of gas and dust. In this contribution we present 3-band HST images of nine type II quasars with...
Secrets beyond the Door: The Story of Bluebeard and His Wives (review) (2006)
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 30, Number 1, January 2006
Cataclysmic variables from sloan digital sky survey - V. The fifth year (2004) (2006)
Szkody, Paula, Henden, Arne, Agüeros, Marcel, Anderson, Scott F., Bochanski, John J., Knapp, Gillian R., ...
Jacqueline Woodson: The Real Thing, and: On Writing for Children and Other People (review) (2005)
Jackson, Millie., Schmidt, Gary D.
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 29, Number 3, September 2005
Variation in the Scattering Shroud Surrounding Markarian 231 (2005)
Gallagher, S. C., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., Brandt, W. N., Chartas, G., Hylton, Shavonne, ...
We present a detailed study of the nuclear structure of the highly polarized broad absorption line quasar, Mrk 231, through a multiwavelength campaign of Chandra observations, optical spectroscopy,...
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 29, Number 2, April 2005
Magnetic White Dwarfs from the SDSS II. The Second and Third Data Releases (2005)
Vanlandingham, Karen M., Schmidt, Gary D., Eisenstein, Daniel J., Harris, Hugh C., Anderson, Scott F., Hall, Pat B., ...
Fifty-two magnetic white dwarfs have been identified in spectroscopic observations from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) obtained between mid-2002 and the end of 2004, including Data Releases 2...
Reading Harry Potter: Critical Essays, and: The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter (review) (2005)
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 29, Number 1, January 2005
Zakamska, Nadia L., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., Strauss, Michael A., Krolik, Julian H., Hall, Patrick B., ...
Homer, Lee, Szkody, Paula, Chen, Bing, Henden, Arne, Schmidt, Gary D., Fraser, Oliver J., ...
We report follow-up XMM-Newton and optical observations of three new polars found in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Simple modeling of the X-ray spectra, and consideration of the details of the X-ray...
Schmidt, Gary D., Szkody, Paula, Homer, Lee, Smith, Paul S., Chen, Bing, Henden, Arne, ...
The cataclysmic variable SDSSJ 015543.40+002807.2 is confirmed to be a magnetic system of the AM Herculis type. With an orbital period of 87.13 min, it is also the shortest-period eclipsing Polar...
Candidate Type II Quasars from the SDSS: III. Spectropolarimetry Reveals Hidden Type I Nuclei (2004)
Zakamska, Nadia L., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., Strauss, Michael A., Krolik, Julian H., Hall, P. B., ...
We have conducted spectropolarimetry of 12 type II (obscured) quasar candidates selected from the spectroscopic database of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey based on their emission line properties....
Consumerism and American Girls' Literature, 1860-1940 (review) (2004)
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 28, Number 1, January 2004
Magnetic White Dwarfs from the SDSS. The First Data Release (2003)
Beyond its goals related to the extragalactic universe, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is an effective tool for identifying stellar objects with unusual spectral energy distributions. Here we...
The Lion and the Unicorn - Volume 27, Number 2, April 2003
Smith, Paul S., Schmidt, Gary D., Hines, Dean C., Foltz, Craig B.
Highly polarized QSOs discovered in the Two-Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) have been observed to determine the source(s) of optical polarization in this near-infrared color-selected sample. Broad...
An HST/WFPC2 Snapshot Survey of 2MASS-Selected Red QSOs (2003)
Marble, Andrew R., Hines, Dean C., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., Surace, Jason A., Armus, Lee, ...
Using simple infrared color selection, 2MASS has found a large number of red, previously unidentified, radio-quiet QSOs. Although missed by UV/optical surveys, the 2MASS QSOs have K-band luminosities...
X-ray properties of Red Active Galactic Nuclei (2001)
Wilkes, Belinda J., Schmidt, Gary D., Cutri, Roc M., Ghosh, Himel, Hines, Dean C., Nelson, Brant, ...
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) is finding previously unidentified, luminous red active galactic nuclei (AGN). This new sample has a space density similar to, or greater than, previously known...
Discovery of a Magnetic DZ White Dwarf with Zeeman-Split Lines of Heavy Elements (2000)
Reid, I. Neill, Liebert, James, Schmidt, Gary D.
A spectroscopic survey of previously-unstudied Luyten Half Second proper motion stars has resulted in the discoveries of two new cool magnetic white dwarfs. One (LHS 2273) is a routine DA star, T=...
Time-Resolved HST Spectroscopy of Four Eclipsing Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables (2000)
Schmidt, Gary D., Stockman, H. S.
Time-resolved HST UV eclipse spectrophotometry is presented for the magnetic CVs V1309 Ori, MN Hya, V2301 Oph, and V1432 Aql. Separation of the light curves into wavebands allows the multiple...
Evidence for Polarized Synchrotron Components in Radio-Optical Aligned Quasars (2000)
Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S.
A tendency for the axes of double-lobed radio quasars to be aligned with the electric vectors of optical polarization in the active galactic nuclei is well-known. However, the origin of the...
The Polarized Spectrum of Apm 08279+5255 (1999)
Hines, Dean C., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S.
We report the discovery of significant linear polarization (p > 1%) in the hyperluminous z=3.87 BALQSO APM~08279+5255. The polarization spectrum is complex, with properties similar to those of other,...
Cataclysmic Variables from Sloan Digital Sky Survey. V. The Fifth Year (2004) (1998)
Szkody, Paula, Henden, Arne, Knapp, Gillian R., Schmidt, Gary D., Watson, Todd K., Winget, Don, ...
This paper identifies the cataclysmic variables that appear in spectra obtained in 2004 as part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Spectra of 41 objects, including seven systems that were previously...
Probing the Geometry and Circumstellar Environment of SN 1993J in M81 (1997)
Tran, Hien D., Filippenko, Alexei V., Schmidt, Gary D., Bjorkman, Karen S., Jannuzi, Buell T., Smith, Paul S.
We have monitored the polarized radiation of the Type IIb SN 1993J in M81 over a period of 41 days, starting from 7 days after the explosion on 1993 March 27.5 (UT). Our data show clear evidence that...
Optical Detection of the Hidden Nuclear Engine in NGC~4258 (1995)
Wilkes, Belinda J., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., Mathur, Smita, McLeod, Kim K.
The sub-parsec masing disk recently found to be orbiting a central mass of $\sim3.6\times10^7$~\msun\ in the Seyfert/LINER galaxy NGC~4258 provides the most compelling evidence to date for the...
Detection of Extended Polarized Ultraviolet Radiation from the z = 1.82 Radio Galaxy 3C 256 (1995)
Jannuzi, Buell T., Elston, Richard, Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., Stockman, H. S.
We have detected spatially extended linear polarized UV emission from the high-redshift radio galaxy 3C~256 ($z=1.82$). A spatially integrated ($7.8''$ diameter aperture) measurement of the degree of...
The Hidden Nuclear Spectrum of the Luminous IRAS Source FSC10214$+$4724 (1994)
Jannuzi, Buell T., Elston, Richard, Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., Stockman, H. S.
Optical spectropolarimetry of the luminous IRAS source FSC10214$+$4724 (z$=2.286$) reveals that the strong (\twid17\%) linear polarization detected by Lawrence \etal\/ is shared by both the narrow UV...
The mouth of hell in medieval art and thought / (1985)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985.