Scientific Publications
2009
Very High Efficiency Photospheric Emission in Long-Duration γ-Ray Bursts
Lazzati D., B.C. Morsony, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 700, L47 - L50 (2009).
Fast TeV variability in blazars: jets in a jet
Giannios D., D.A. Uzdensky, and M.C. Begelman, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 395, L29 - L33 (2009).
Massive black hole binary mergers within subparsec scale gas discs
Cuadra J., P.J. Armitage, R.D. Alexander, and M.C. Begelman, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 393, 1423-1432 (2009).
Delayed X-ray emission from fallback in compact-object mergers
Rossi E.M., and M.C. Begelman, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 392, 1451-1455 (2009).
Modelling the broad-band spectra of X-ray emitting GPS galaxies
Ostorero L., R. Moderski, L. Stawarz, M.C. Begelman, A. Diaferio, I. Kowalska, J. Kataoka, and S.J. Wagner, Astronomische Nachrichten 330, 275-278 (2009).
AIP Conference Proceedings: Polarimetry and the High-Energy Emission Mechanisms in Quasar Jets
Cara M., E.S. Perlman, Y. Uchiyama, S. Jester, M. Georganopoulos, C.C. Cheung, R.M. Sambruna, W. Sparks, A. Martel, C.P. O'Dea, and S.A. Baum, in Aip (AIP, Fluno Center, Madison (Wisconsin), 2009), pp. 162-165.
2008
Cosmic ray confinement in fossil cluster bubbles
Ruszkowski M., T.A. Enßlin, M. Brüggen, M.C. Begelman, and E. Churazov, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 383, 1359-1365 (2008).
Quasi-stars: accreting black holes inside massive envelopes
Begelman M.C., E.M. Rossi, and P.J. Armitage, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 387, 1649-1659 (2008).
Evolution of and High-Energy Emission from GHz-Peaked Spectrum Sources
Stawarz L., L. Ostorero, M.C. Begelman, R. Moderski, J. Kataoka, and S.J. Wagner, The Astrophysical Journal 680, 911-925 (2008).
Hot Self-Similar Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Flows
Zakamska N.L., M.C. Begelman, and R.D. Blandford, The Astrophysical Journal 679, 990-999 (2008).
Implications of very rapid TeV variability in blazars
Begelman M.C., A.C. Fabian, and M.J. Rees, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 384, L19 - L23 (2008).
Self-Gravitating Fragmentation of Eccentric Accretion Disks
Alexander R.D., P.J. Armitage, J. Cuadra, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 674, 927-935 (2008).
Did Supermassive Black Holes Form by Direct Collapse?
Begelman M.C., B.W. O'Shea, A. Heger, and T. Abel, in Aip (AIP, Santa Fe (New Mexico), 2008).
2007
Filaments, Bubbles, and Weak Shocks in the Gaseous Atmosphere of M87
Forman W., C. Jones, E. Churazov, M. Markevitch, P. Nulsen, A. Vikhlinin, M.C. Begelman, H. Bohringer, J. Eilek, S. Heinz, and R.P. Kraft, The Astrophysical Journal 665, 1057-1066 (2007).
Temporal and Angular Properties of Gamma-Ray Burst Jets Emerging from Massive Stars
Morsony B.C., D. Lazzati, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 665, 569-598 (2007).
Gamma-ray burst jet dynamics and their interaction with the progenitor star
Lazzati D., B.C. Morsony, and M.C. Begelman, Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical And Engineering Sciences 365, 1141-1149 (2007).
Constraints on the Stellar Mass Function from Stellar Dynamics at the Galactic Center
Alexander R.D., M.C. Begelman, and P.J. Armitage, The Astrophysical Journal 654, 907-914 (2007).
Accretion discs with strong toroidal magnetic fields
Begelman M.C., and J.E. Pringle, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 375, 1070-1076 (2007).
2006
Trapping of Magnetic Flux by the Plunge Region of a Black Hole Accretion Disk
Reynolds C.S., D. Garofalo, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 651, 1023-1030 (2006).
The physics of GRB jets and their interaction with the progenitor star
Lazzati D., B.C. Morsony, and M.C. Begelman, Il Nuovo Cimento B 121, 1177-1182 (2006).
Formation of supermassive black holes by direct collapse in pre-galactic haloes
Begelman M.C., M. Volonteri, and M.J. Rees, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 370, 289-298 (2006).
The nature of SS433 and the ultraluminous X-ray sources
Begelman M.C., A.R. King, and J.E. Pringle, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 370, 399-404 (2006).
Photon Bubbles and the Vertical Structure of Accretion Disks
Begelman M.C., The Astrophysical Journal 643, 1065-1080 (2006).
Thick Fireballs and the Steep Decay in the Early X-Ray Afterglow of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Lazzati D., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 641, 972-977 (2006).
Nonlinear Photon Bubbles Driven by Buoyancy
Begelman M.C., The Astrophysical Journal 636, 995-1001 (2006).
Long Gamma-Ray Bursts as standard candles
Begelman M.C., B.C. Morsony, C. Firmani, D. Lazzati, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini, and L. Nava, in Aip (AIP, Washington, D.c. (Usa), 2006), pp. 513-521.
2005
Cyclotron Maser Emission from Blazar Jets?
Begelman M.C., R.E. Ergun, and M.J. Rees, The Astrophysical Journal 625, 51-59 (2005).
The Effects of Photon Bubble Instability in Radiation-dominated Accretion Disks
Turner N.J., O.M. Blaes, A. Socrates, M.C. Begelman, and S.W. Davis, The Astrophysical Journal 624, 267-288 (2005).
Are Quasar Jets Dominated by Poynting Flux?
Sikora M., M.C. Begelman, G.M. Madejski, and J.-P. Lasota, The Astrophysical Journal 625, 72-77 (2005).
Constraining the Structure of Gamma-Ray Burst Jets through the log N -log S Distribution
Guetta D., J. Granot, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 622, 482-491 (2005).
GRB jets inside and outside the star: precursors and cosmological implications
Lazzati D., M.C. Begelman, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini, and C. Firmani, in Unknown (2005).
Are Quasar Jets Matter or Poynting Flux Dominated?
Sikora M., G.M. Madejski, J.-P. Lasota, and M.C. Begelman, in Aip (AIP, Torun (Poland), 2005), pp. 165-172.
2004
Entropy "Floor" and Effervescent Heating of Intracluster Gas
Roychowdhury S., M. Ruszkowski, B.B. Nath, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 615, 681-688 (2004).
Three-Dimensional Simulations of Viscous Dissipation in the Intracluster Medium
Ruszkowski M., M. Brüggen, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 615, 675-680 (2004).
Cluster Heating by Viscous Dissipation of Sound Waves
Ruszkowski M., M. Brüggen, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 611, 158-163 (2004).
Disc outflows and the accretion rate gap
Begelman M.C., and A. Celotti, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 352, L45 - L48 (2004).
On Multiwavelength Emission of Large-Scale Quasar Jets
Stawarz L., M. Sikora, M. Ostrowski, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 608, 95-107 (2004).
On the deep minimum state in the Seyfert galaxy MCG-6-30-15
Reynolds C.S., J. Wilms, M.C. Begelman, R. Staubert, and E. Kendziorra, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 349, 1153-1166 (2004).
Two-dimensional adiabatic flows on to a black hole - I. Fluid accretion
Blandford R.D., and M.C. Begelman, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 349, 68-86 (2004).
The broad Fe K-alpha line in MCG - 6-30-15
Wilms J., C.S. Reynolds, M.C. Begelman, E. Kendziorra, R. Staubert, J. Reeves, and S. Molendi, in Unknown (2004).
MHD Simulations of the Collapsar Model for GRBs
Proga D., A.I. MacFadyen, P.J. Armitage, and M.C. Begelman, in Aip (AIP, Sante Fe, New Mexico (Usa), 2004).
2003
Axisymmetric Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of the Collapsar Model for Gamma-Ray Bursts
Proga D., A.I. MacFadyen, P.J. Armitage, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 599, L5 - L8 (2003).
Accretion of Low Angular Momentum Material onto Black Holes: Two-dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Case
Proga D., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 592, 767-781 (2003).
Galaxy Formation in Triaxial Halos: Black Hole-Bulge-Dark Halo Correlation
El-Zant A., I. Shlosman, M.C. Begelman, and J. Frank, The Astrophysical Journal 590, 641-653 (2003).
Eddington Limit and Radiative Transfer in Highly Inhomogeneous Atmospheres
Ruszkowski M., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 586, 384-388 (2003).
Everything you always wanted to know about AGN ... but were afraid to ask
Begelman M.C., Active Galactic Nuclei: From Central Engine To Host Galaxy 290, 23 (2003).
2002
HST imaging of nearby CSOs: obscuration and nuclear structures
Perlman E.S., J.T. Stocke, J. Conway, C.S. Reynolds, and M.C. Begelman, New Astronomy Reviews 46, 279-282 (2002).
Heating, Conduction, and Minimum Temperatures in Cooling Flows
Ruszkowski M., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 581, 223-228 (2002).
Circular Polarization from Stochastic Synchrotron Sources
Ruszkowski M., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 573, 485-495 (2002).
Hiding in Plain Sight: Chandra Observations of the Quiescent Neutron Star 4U 2129+47 in Eclipse
Nowak M.A., S. Heinz, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 573, 778-788 (2002).
The hydrodynamics of dead radio galaxies
Reynolds C.S., S. Heinz, and M.C. Begelman, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 332, 271-282 (2002).
Chandra/ ACIS-S Observations of Abell 4059: Signs of Dramatic Interaction between a Radio Galaxy and a Galaxy Cluster
Heinz S., Y.-Y. Choi, C.S. Reynolds, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 569, L79 - L82 (2002).
Super-Eddington Fluxes from Thin Accretion Disks?
Begelman M.C., The Astrophysical Journal 568, L97 - L100 (2002).
2001
XMM -EPIC observation of MCG-6-30-15: direct evidence for the extraction of energy from a spinning black hole?
Wilms J., C.S. Reynolds, M.C. Begelman, J. Reeves, S. Molendi, R. Staubert, and E. Kendziorra, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 328, L27 - L31 (2001).
Turn Right at Orion: Travels Through the Cosmos
Begelman M.C., Turn Right At Orion: Travels Through The Cosmos (Basic Books, 2001), p. 256.
Impact of Active Galactic Nuclei on the Surrounding Medium
Begelman M.C., in Astronomical Society Of The Pacific (San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2001), p. 363.
Erratum: Modeling the Production of Flares in Gamma-Ray Quasars
Sikora M., M. Blazejowski, M.C. Begelman, and R. Moderski, The Astrophysical Journal 561, 1154-1154 (2001).
Modeling the Production of Flares in Gamma-Ray Quasars
Sikora M., M. Blazejowski, M.C. Begelman, and R. Moderski, The Astrophysical Journal 554, 1-11 (2001).
Super-Eddington Atmospheres That Do Not Blow Away
Begelman M.C., The Astrophysical Journal 551, 897-906 (2001).
Discovery of recurring soft-to-hard state transitions in LMC X-3
Wilms J., M.A. Nowak, K. Pottschmidt, W.A. Heindl, J.B. Dove, and M.C. Begelman, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 320, 327-340 (2001).
A good long look at the black hole candidates LMC X-1 and LMC X-3
Nowak M.A., J. Wilms, W.A. Heindl, K. Pottschmidt, J.B. Dove, and M.C. Begelman, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 320, 316-326 (2001).
Shocks and Sonic Booms in the Intracluster Medium: X-Ray Shells and Radio Galaxy Activity
Reynolds C.S., S. Heinz, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 549, L179 - L182 (2001).
Outbursts from Supermassive Black Holes: Shocks, Bubbles, and Filaments Around M87
Forman W., M.C. Begelman, and et. al, 80-86 (2001).
2000
The Evolutionary Status of SS 433
King A.R., R.E. Taam, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 530, L25 - L28 (2000).
AGN, QSOs, and jets
Begelman M.C., and L. Maraschi, Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements 80, 203-206 (2000).
Jet Acceleration by Tangled Magnetic Fields
Heinz S., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 535, 104-117 (2000).
Multi-epoch Global+VSOP/HALCA observations of Virgo A at lambda6cm
Junor W., J.A. Biretta, F.N. Owen, and M.C. Begelman, in Unknown (2000).
1999
Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Observation of Cygnus X-1. II. Timing Analysis
Nowak M.A., B.A. Vaughan, J. Wilms, J.B. Dove, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 510, 874-891 (1999).
The synchrotron emission from the M87 jet
Heinz S., and M.C. Begelman, 530, 229-234 (1999).
Hydrodynamical non-radiative accretion flows in two dimensions
Stone J.M., J.E. Pringle, and M.C. Begelman, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 310, 1002-1016 (1999).
RXTE observation of Cygnus X-1: Spectral analysis
Dove J.B., J. Wilms, M.A. Nowak, B.A. Vaughan, and M.C. Begelman, Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements 69, 308-311 (1999).
A Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Study of M87 and the Core of the Virgo Cluster
Reynolds C.S., S. Heinz, A.C. Fabian, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 521, 99-102 (1999).
Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the Broad Absorption Line QuasarPG 0946+301
Arav N., K.T. Korista, M. de Kool, V.T. Junkkarinen, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 516, 27-46 (1999).
Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Observation of Cygnus X-1. III. Implications for Compton Corona and Advection-dominated Accretion Flow Models
Nowak M.A., J. Wilms, B.A. Vaughan, J.B. Dove, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 515, 726-737 (1999).
X-Ray Iron Line Reverberation from Black Hole Accretion Disks
Reynolds C.S., A. Young, M.C. Begelman, and A.C. Fabian, The Astrophysical Journal 514, 164-179 (1999).
On the fate of gas accreting at a low rate on to a black hole
Blandford R.D., and M.C. Begelman, Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society 303, L1 - L5 (1999).
A Model for the Moving "Wisps" in the Crab Nebula
Begelman M.C., The Astrophysical Journal 512, 755-760 (1999).
Radiatively Driven Outflows and Avoidance of Common-Envelope Evolution in Close Binaries
King A.R., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 519, L169 - L171 (1999).
A Shotgun Model for Gamma-Ray Bursts
Heinz S., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 527, L35 - L38 (1999).
1998
Instability of Toroidal Magnetic Field in Jets and Plerions
Begelman M.C., The Astrophysical Journal 493, 291-300 (1998).
A Critical Analysis of Ideal Magnetohydrodynamic Models for Crab-like Pulsar Winds
Chiueh T., Z.-Y. Li, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 505, 835-843 (1998).
Radiation-driven Warping. II. Nonisothermal Disks
Maloney P.R., M.C. Begelman, and M.A. Nowak, The Astrophysical Journal 504, 77-92 (1998).
X-Ray Signatures of Evolving Radio Galaxies
Heinz S., C.S. Reynolds, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 501, 126-136 (1998).
Black holes, jets, and accretion disks
Begelman M.C., in Unknown (World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois, 1998).
Relativistic diskoseismology: Search for a definitive black hole signature
Wagoner R.V., D.E. Lehr, A.S. Silbergleit, M.A. Nowak, and M.C. Begelman, in Unknown (World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois, 1998).
1997
The 67 Hz Feature in the Black Hole Candidate GRS 1915+105 as a Possible "Diskoseismic" Mode
Nowak M.A., R.V. Wagoner, M.C. Begelman, and D.E. Lehr, The Astrophysical Journal 477, L91 - L94 (1997).
A well-fed black hole
Begelman M.C., and J. Bland-Hawthorn, Nature 385, 22-23 (1997).
Radio to γ-ray observations of 3C 454.3:1993-1995
Aller M.F., A.P. Marscher, R.C. Hartman, H.D. Aller, M.C. Aller, T.J. Balonek, M.C. Begelman, M. Chiaberge, S.D. Clements, W. Collmar, and G. De Francesco, in Unknown (AIP, Williamsburg, Virginia (Usa), 1997), pp. 1423-1427.
Analysis of the Synchrotron Emission from the M87 Jet
Heinz S., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 490, 653-663 (1997).
Iron Fluorescence from within the Innermost Stable Orbit of Black Hole Accretion Disks
Reynolds C.S., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 488, 109-118 (1997).
Self-consistent Thermal Accretion Disk Corona Models for Compact Objects. I. Properties of the Corona and the Spectrum of Escaping Radiation
Dove J.B., J. Wilms, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 487, 747-758 (1997).
Self-consistent Thermal Accretion Disk Corona Models for Compact Objects. II. Application to Cygnus X-1
Dove J.B., J. Wilms, M. Maisack, and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 487, 759-768 (1997).
Intermittent Radio Galaxies and Source Statistics
Reynolds C.S., and M.C. Begelman, The Astrophysical Journal 487, L135 - L138 (1997).