M. Hankins Source Confirmed

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Assistant Professor

Arkansas Tech University

faculty

16 h-index 139 pubs 916 cited

Research Areas

Supernova Astrophysics Stellar Astrophysics Transient Astronomy Circumstellar Medium Novae and Supernovae Astrophysical Phenomena

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OverviewAI-generated summary

M. Hankins studies stellar astrophysics, focusing on transient astronomical events such as supernovae and novae. Their work investigates the physical processes behind these energetic outbursts and the environments in which they occur. Publications detail observations and analyses of different supernova types, including hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae and those interacting with circumstellar material. Additionally, Hankins's research has examined nested dust shells around binary star systems and the detection of optically obscured novae.

Their research utilizes data from various observatories and surveys, including the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Hankins has also contributed to studies involving far-infrared polarimetry. With a significant publication record (139 publications) and a notable h-index of 16, their work contributes to the understanding of stellar evolution and explosive astrophysical phenomena.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 139
  • Citations: 916

Selected Publications

  • JWST interferometric imaging reveals the dusty torus obscuring the supermassive black hole of Circinus galaxy (2026) DOI
  • An Infrared Census of R Coronae Borealis Stars II—Spectroscopic Classifications and Implications for the Rate of Low-mass White Dwarf Mergers (2024) DOI
  • SOFIA/HAWC+ Far-infrared Polarimetric Large Area CMZ Exploration Survey. II. Detection of a Magnetized Dust Ring in the Galactic Center (2024) DOI
  • SOFIA/HAWC+ Far-Infrared Polarimetric Large Area CMZ Exploration Survey. I. General Results from the Pilot Program (2024) DOI
  • A First Look with JWST Aperture Masking Interferometry: Resolving Circumstellar Dust around the Wolf–Rayet Binary WR 137 beyond the Rayleigh Limit (2024) DOI
  • Modeling the Multiwavelength Evolution of the V960 Mon System (2023) DOI
  • From Dust to Nanodust: Resolving Circumstellar Dust from the Colliding-wind Binary Wolf-Rayet 140 (2023) DOI
  • A survey for variable young stars with small telescopes: VI – Analysis of the outbursting Be stars NSW 284, gaia 19eyy, and VES 263 (2023) DOI
  • The Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility Phase I Survey. I. Light Curves and Measurements (2023) DOI
  • A Systematic Study of Ia-CSM Supernovae from the ZTF Bright Transient Survey (2023) DOI
  • A Search for Relativistic Ejecta in a Sample of ZTF Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae (2023) DOI
  • Nested dust shells around the Wolf–Rayet binary WR 140 observed with JWST (2022) DOI
  • SRGA J181414.6-225604: A New Galactic Symbiotic X-Ray Binary Outburst Triggered by an Intense Mass-loss Episode of a Heavily Obscured Mira Variable (2022) DOI
  • A Massive AGB Donor in Scutum X-1: Identification of the First Mira Variable in an X-Ray Binary (2022) DOI
  • Supernova siblings and their parent galaxies in the Zwicky Transient Facility Bright Transient Survey (2022) DOI