High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the evolving shock in the 2006 outburst of RS Ophiuchi (2008)
Drake, J. J., Starrfield, S., Bode, M. F., O'Brien, T. J., Evans, A., ...
The evolution of the 2006 outburst of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi was followed with 12 X-ray grating observations with Chandra and XMM-Newton. We present detailed spectral analyses using two...
Extragalactic Classical Nova Surveys (2008)
Darnley, M. J., Black, D. T. R., Bode, M. F., Newsam, A. M., Kerins, E., O'Brien, T. J., ...
We are currently involved in a multifaceted campaign to study extragalactic classical novae in the Local Group and beyond. Here we report on-going results from the exploitation of the POINT-AGAPE M31...
Harman, D. J., Bode, M. F., Darnley, M. J., O'Brien, T. J., Bond, H. E., Starrfield, S., ...
We report {\it Hubble Space Telescope} imaging obtained 155 days and 449 days after the 2006 outburst of RS Ophiuchi. Both epochs show evidence of extended emission, consistent with that seen in...
Swift Observations of Shock Evolution in RS Ophiuchi (2008)
Bode, M. F., Osborne, J. P., Page, K. L., Beardmore, A. P., O'Brien, T. J., ...
Our \textit{Swift} observations of RS Oph form an unprecedented X-ray dataset to undertake investigations of both the central source and the interaction of the outburst ejecta with the circumstellar...
Silicate dust in the environment of RS Ophiuchi following the 2006 eruption (2007)
Evans, A., Woodward, C. E., Helton, L. A., Van Loon, J. Th., Barry, R. K., Bode, M. F., ...
We present further Spitzer Space Telescope observations of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi, obtained over the period 208-430 days after the 2006 eruption. The later Spitzer IRS data show that the line...
It's a wonderful tail: the mass loss history of Mira (2007)
Wareing, C. J., Zijlstra, A. A., O'Brien, T. J., Seibert, M.
Recent observations of the Mira AB binary system have revealed a surrounding arc-like structure and a stream of material stretching 2 degrees away in opposition to the arc. The alignment of the...
Kantharia, N. G, Anupama, G. C, Prabhu, T. P, Ramya, S, Bode, M. F, Eyres, S. P. S, ...
The first low radio frequency (
The interaction of planetary nebulae and their AGB progenitors with the interstellar medium (2007)
Wareing, C. J., Zijlstra, Albert A., O'Brien, T. J.
Interaction with the Interstellar Medium (ISM) cannot be ignored in understanding planetary nebula (PN) evolution and shaping. In an effort to understand the range of shapes observed in the outer...
Kantharia, N. G., Anupama, G. C., Prabhu, T. P., Ramya, S., Bode, M. F., Eyres, S. P. S., ...
The first low radio frequency (
V723 Cas (Nova Cassiopeiae 1995): MERLIN observations from 1996 to 2001 (2007)
Heywood, I., O'Brien, T. J., Eyres, S. P. S., Bode, M. F., Davis, R. J.
MERLIN observations of the unusually slow nova V723 Cas are presented. Nine epochs of 6-cm data between 1996 and 2001 are mapped, showing the initial expansion and brightening of the radio remnant,...
Simulations and interpretation of the 6-cm MERLIN images of the classical nova V723 Cas (2007)
We compare the predictions of simple models for the radio emission from classical novae with the MERLIN radio observations of nova V723 Cas (Nova Cas 1995). Spherically symmetric and ellipsoidal...
Bode, M. F., Harman, D. J., O'Brien, T. J., Bond, H. E., Starrfield, S., Darnley, M. J., ...
We report Hubble Space Telescope imaging obtained 155 days after the 2006 outburst of RS Ophiuchi. We detect extended emission in both [O III] and [Ne V] lines. In both lines, the remnant has a...
Evidence for ablated flows in the shell of nova DQ Her (2007)
Vaytet, N. M. H., O'Brien, T. J., Rushton, A. P.
High-resolution longslit Halpha spectra of the shell of the old nova DQ Her have been obtained with the William Herschel Telescope using the ISIS spectrograph. An equatorial expansion velocity of...
Spitzer and ground-based infrared observations of the 2006 eruption of RS Ophiuchi (2007)
Evans, A., Woodward, C. E., Helton, L. A., Gehrz, R. D., Lynch, D. K., Rudy, R. J., ...
We present Spitzer Space Telescope and complementary ground-based infrared observations of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi, obtained over the period 64-111 days after the 2006 eruption. The Spitzer...
Starrfield, S., Beardmore, A. P., Bode, M. F., Drake, J. J., Evans, A., ...
The phase of Super-Soft-Source (SSS) emission of the sixth recorded outburst of the recurrent nova RS Oph was observed twice with Chandra and once with XMM-Newton. The observations were taken on days...
The Early Spectrophotometric Evolution of V1186 Scorpii (Nova Scorpii 2004 #1) (2007)
Schwarz, G. J., Woodward, C. E., Bode, M. F., Evans, A., Eyres, S. P., Geballe, T. R., ...
We report optical photometry and optical through mid-infrared spectroscopy of the classical nova V1186 Sco. This slowly developing nova had an complex light curve with multiple secondary peaks...
Vaytet, N. M. H., O'Brien, T. J., Bode, M. F.
Following the early Swift X-ray observations of the latest outburst of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi in February 2006 (Paper I), we present new 1D hydrodynamical models of the system which take into...
Vortices in the wakes of AGB stars (2007)
Wareing, C J, Zijlstra, Albert A, O'Brien, T J
Vortices have been postulated at a range of size scales in the universe including at the stellar size-scale. Whilst hydrodynamically simulating the wind from an asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star...
Bode, M.F., O'Brien, T.J., Osborne, Julian P., Page, Kim L., Senziani, F., Skinner, G.K., ...
The definitive version of this paper is available from http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/issues/ApJ/v652n1/65145/65145.html
VLTI/AMBER interferometric observations of the recurrent Nova RS Oph 5.5 days after outburst (2006)
Chesneau, Olivier, Nardetto, N., Millour, F., Hummel, Ch., Bonneau, D., ...
We report on interferometric AMBER/VLTI observations of the recurrent nova RS Oph five days after its outburst on 2006 Feb 12. Using three baselines from 44 to 86m, and a spectral resolution of 1500,...
VLTI/AMBER interferometric observations of the recurrent Nova RS Oph 5.5 days after outburst (2006)
Chesneau, Olivier, Nardetto, N., Millour, F., Hummel, Ch., De Souza, A. Domiciano, Bonneau, D., ...
We report on interferometric AMBER/VLTI observations of the recurrent nova RS Oph five days after its outburst on 2006 Feb 12. Using three baselines from 44 to 86m, and a spectral resolution of 1500,...
VLTI/AMBER interferometric observations of the recurrent Nova RS Oph 5.5 days after outburst (2006)
Chesneau, Olivier, Nardetto, N., Millour, F., Hummel, Ch., Bonneau, D., ...
We report on interferometric AMBER/VLTI observations of the recurrent nova RS Oph five days after its outburst on 2006 Feb 12. Using three baselines from 44 to 86m, and a spectral resolution of 1500,...
Proof of polar ejection fom the close-binary core of the planetary nebula Abell 63 (2006)
Mitchell, Deborah L., Pollacco, Don, O'Brien, T. J., Bryce, M., Lopez, J. A., Meaburn, J., ...
We present the first detailed kinematical analysis of the planetary nebula Abell 63, which is known to contain the eclipsing close-binary nucleus UU Sge. Abell 63 provides an important test case in...
Infrared observations of the 2006 outburst of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi: the early phase (2006)
Evans, A., Kerr, T., Yang, Bin, Matsuoka, Y., Tsuzuki, Y., Bode, M. F., ...
We present infrared spectroscopy of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi, obtained 11.81, 20.75 and 55.71 days following its 2006 eruption. The spectra are dominated by hydrogen recombination lines,...
Detached shells as tracers of AGB-ISM bow shocks (2006)
Wareing, C. J., Zijlstra, Albert A., Speck, Angela K., O'Brien, T. J., Ueta, Toshiya, Elitzur, M., ...
New Spitzer imaging observations have revealed the structure around the Mira variable star R Hya to be a one-sided parabolic arc 100 arcsec to the West stretching from North to South. We successfully...
An asymmetric shock wave in the 2006 outburst of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi (2006)
O'Brien, T. J., Bode, M. F., Porcas, R. W., Muxlow, T. W. B., Eyres, S. P. S., Beswick, R. J., ...
Nova outbursts take place in binary star systems comprising a white dwarf and either a low-mass Sun-like star or, as in the case of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi, a red giant. Although the cause of...
Bode, M. F., O'Brien, T. J., Osborne, J. P., Page, K. L., Senziani, F., Skinner, G. K., ...
RS Ophiuchi began its latest outburst on 2006 February 12. Previous outbursts have indicated that high velocity ejecta interact with a pre-existing red giant wind, setting up shock systems analogous...
The shaping of planetary nebula Sh 2-188 through interactionwith the interstellar medium. (2006)
Wareing, C.J., O'Brien, T.J., Zijlstra, A.A., Kwitter, K.B., Irwin, J., Wright, N., ...
The shaping of planetary nebula Sh 2-188 through interaction with the interstellar medium (2005)
Wareing, C. J., O'Brien, T. J., Zijlstra, Albert A., Kwitter, K. B., Irwin, J., Wright, N., ...
Sh 2-188 is an example of strong interaction between a planetary nebula (PN) and the interstellar medium (ISM). Its structure is postulated to be the result of motion through the ISM. We present new...
Sh2-188: a model for a speedy PN (2005)
Wareing, C. J., O'Brien, T. J., Zijlstra, A. A., Drew, J. E.
Sh2-188 is thought to be an ancient planetary nebula in the galactic disk. It appears to be one-sided with recent observations revealing structure behind the filamentary limb. We postulate that...
Six months of mass outflow and inclined rings in the ejecta of V1494 Aql (2005)
Eyres, S. P. S., Heywood, I., O'Brien, T. J., Ivison, R. J., Muxlow, T. W. B., Elkin, V. G.
V1494 Aql was a very fast nova which reached a visual maximum of about 4.0 by the end of 1999 December 3. We report observations from 4 to 284 days after discovery, including sub-mm- and cm-band...
T. J. O'brien, M. P. Redman, J. Meaburn, M. Bryce, D. J. Harman
The association between the Pencil nebula (RCW 37, NGC 2736), the Vela X-ray fragment D/D and the recently discovered new X-ray supernova remnant (RX J0852.0 4622) in Vela is investigated. [O III]...
T. J. O'brien, M. P. Redman, J. Meaburn, M. Bryce, D. J. Harman
The association between the Pencil nebula (RCW 37, NGC 2736), the Vela X-ray fragment D/D # and the recently discovered new X-ray supernova remnant (RX J0852.0-4622) in Vela is investigated. [O III]...
Novae In External Galaxies From The POINT-AGAPE Survey And The Liverpool Telescope (2002)
Darnley, M. J., Bode, M. F., Kerins, E. J., O'Brien, T. J.
We have recently begun a search for Classical Novae in M31 using three years of multicolour data taken by the POINT-AGAPE microlensing collaboration with the 2.5m Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) on La...
Redman, M. P., Meaburn, J., Bryce, M., Harman, D. J., O'Brien, T. J.
The association between the Pencil nebula (RCW 37, NGC 2736), the Vela X-ray fragment D/D' and the recently discovered new X-ray supernova remnant (RX J0852.0-4622) in Vela is investigated. Recently...
MERLIN radio detection of an interaction zone within a binary Orion proplyd system (2002)
Graham, M. F., Meaburn, J., Garrington, S. T., O'Brien, T. J., Henney, W. J., O'Dell, C. R.
Presented here are high angular resolution MERLIN 5 GHz (6 cm) continuum observations of the binary proplyd system, LV 1 in the Orion nebula, which consists of proplyd 168--326SE and its binary...
In this paper we report on the first five out of eleven observations in our programme of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging of old nova shells. We present new WFPC2 images of the shells around FH...
Structures Produced by the Collision of Extragalactic Jets with Dense Clouds (1999)
Higgins, S. W., O'Brien, T. J., Dunlop, J. S.
We have investigated how several parameters can affect the results of a collision between an extragalactic jet and a dense, intergalactic cloud, through a series of hydrodynamic simulations. Such...
Deep optical imaging of nova remnants II. A southern-sky sample (1998)
We present an optical imaging study of 20 southern-sky nova remnants which has resulted in the discovery of four previously unknown nova shells -- V842 Cen, RR Cha, DY Pup and HS Pup. The study has...
On the existence of jets in the recurrent nova T Pyxidis (1998)
O'Brien, T. J., Cohen, Judith G.
Recently, it has been claimed that the recurrent nova T Pyx exhibits oppositely directed jets of ejecta apparent in features seen in H alpha emission. Here we demonstrate that these features are in...
Holm, Robert E., O'Brien, T. J., Key, J. L., Cherry, J. H.
Soybean seedlings treated with ethylene exhibited small increases in ribonucleic acid content in the elongating section of the hypocotyl. Chromatin isolated from the elongating section of...
Leffler, H. R., O'Brien, T. J., Glover, D. V., Cherry, J. H.
Chromatin isolated from soybean (Glycine max L., var. Wayne) hypocotyls was capable of catalyzing the polymerization of labeled deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate in the presence of the three other...
Holm, Robert E., O'Brien, T. J., Key, J. L., Cherry, J. H.
Soybean seedlings treated with ethylene exhibited small increases in ribonucleic acid content in the elongating section of the hypocotyl. Chromatin isolated from the elongating section of...
Leffler, H. R., O'Brien, T. J., Glover, D. V., Cherry, J. H.
Chromatin isolated from soybean (Glycine max L., var. Wayne) hypocotyls was capable of catalyzing the polymerization of labeled deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate in the presence of the three other...
Taysi, K, Sparkes, R S, O'Brien, T J, Dengler, D R
A 3 1/2-year-old female with clinical features of Down's syndrome was found to have extra chromosome material on the long arm of one of the X chromosomes, 46,XXq+. The parental karyotypes were...