RudyPhD
I am Dr. Rodolfo Montez Jr., Astrophysicist
This is my website! Really.
General Interests
- Astronomy.
- Birds! Birds! Birds!
- Crochet (amigurumi), knitting, cross-stitch.
- Python computer programming (using, learning, teaching).
- Today and tomorrow.
Research Activities
And some of papers I've authored/co-authored on the subjects.
Planetary Nebulae (PNe) — The late-stages in the life of a sun-like star, when most of its material is liberated into its surroundings and sculpted by powerful winds into beautiful nebula.
- Dissecting the X-Ray Emission in the Young Planetary Nebula NGC 7027
- X-ray Emission from the Binary Central Stars of the Planetary Nebulae HFG 1, DS 1, and LoTr 5
- X-Ray Imaging of Planetary Nebulae with Wolf-Rayet-type Central Stars: Detection of the Hot Bubble in NGC 40
Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) Stars — Prior to the formation of a PNe, the star swells into a giant and I like to study its high-energy emission (X-ray and ultraviolet) searching for mass loss clues.
- Commotion in their Motions: Proper Motion Anomalies of Nearby AGB Stars
- A Catalog of GALEX Ultraviolet Emission from Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars
- Searching for X-ray emission from AGB stars
RS Oph — A recurrent novae (exploding star) whose surface explodes in irregular but steady bursts.
RV Tau Variable Stars — An intermediate stage of stellar evolution identified by particular variations in the star's light.
- An Audit of the Light Curves of RV Tau Variable Stars in the ASAS-SN Database [coming soon]
- These are not the Stars You are Looking for: On the Detection of X-Ray Emission from HD 143352