Elizabeth L. Blanton
Assistant Professor

Curriculum Vitae

A.B., Vassar College (1993)

Ph.D., Columbia University (2000)

Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Carnegie Mellon (1999-2000)

Postdoctoral Research Associate,
University of Virginia (2000-2001)

Chandra Fellow,
University of Virginia (2001-2004)

Presently:

Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Boston University

Research Interests

Clusters of Galaxies

Radio Galaxies in Clusters

Cooling Flows

Elliptical Galaxies

Cosmology

X-ray, Optical, NIR, & Radio Astro.

Courses Taught

AS 203: Introduction to Stellar and Galactic Astronomy

AS 701: Introduction to Astrophysics

AS 850: Astrophysics Seminar

CC 105: Core Natural Sciences

Selected Recent Papers and Preprints

A Deep Chandra Observation of A2052, E. L. Blanton, E. M. Douglass, C. L. Sarazin, T. E. Clarke, B. R. McNamara 2006, To appear in the Proceedings of "Heating vs. Cooling in Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies", eds. H. Boehringer, P. Schuecker, G. W. Pratt & A. Finoguenov (ESO Astrophysics Symposia, Springer-Verlag), Garching (Germany)

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Low-Frequency Radio Observations of X-ray Ghost Bubbles in A2597: A History of Radio Activity in the Core, T. E. Clarke, C. L. Sarazin, E. L. Blanton, D. M. Neumann, N. E. Kassim 2005, ApJ, 625, 748

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The Heating of Gas in a Galaxy Cluster by X-ray Cavities and Large-scale Shock Fronts, B. R. McNamara, P. E. J. Nulsen, M. W. Wise, D. A. Rafferty, C. Carilli, C. L. Sarazin, E. L. Blanton 2005, Nature, 433, 45

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Chandra Observation of the Central Region of the Cooling Flow Cluster Abell 262: A Radio Source that is a Shadow of its Former Self?, Elizabeth L. Blanton, Craig L. Sarazin, Brian R. McNamara, T. E. Clarke, 2004, ApJ, 612, 817

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The Complex Cooling Core of Abell 2029: Radio and X-ray Interactions, T. E. Clarke, E. L. Blanton, C. L. Sarazin 2004, ApJ, 616, 178

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Cooling of X-ray Emitting Gas by Heat Conduction in the Center of Cooling Flow Clusters, N. Soker, E. L. Blanton, C. L. Sarazin 2004, A&A, 422, 445

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The Interaction of Radio Sources and X-ray-Emitting Gas in Cooling Flows, Elizabeth L. Blanton 2003, Invited Review, "The Riddle of Cooling Flows in Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies," eds. Reiprich, T. H., Kempner, J. C., and Soker, N.

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Discovery of a High-Redshift (z=0.96) Cluster of Galaxies Using a FIRST Wide-Angle Tailed Radio Source, Elizabeth L. Blanton, Michael D. Gregg, David J. Helfand, Robert H. Becker, Richard L. White, 2003, AJ, 125, 1635

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Chandra Observation of the Cooling Flow Cluster Abell 2052, Elizabeth L. Blanton, Craig L. Sarazin, Brian R. McNamara 2003, ApJ, 585, 227

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Hot Bubbles in Cooling Flow Clusters, Noam Soker, Elizabeth L. Blanton, Craig L. Sarazin 2002, ApJ, 573, 533

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Chandra Observation of the Radio Source / X-ray Gas Interaction in the Cooling Flow Cluster Abell 2052, Elizabeth L. Blanton, Craig L. Sarazin, Brian R. McNamara, Michael W. Wise 2001, ApJ, 558, L15

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The Environments of a Complete Moderate-Redshift Sample of FIRST Bent-Double Radio Sources, E. L. Blanton, M. D. Gregg, D. J. Helfand, R. H. Becker, K. M. Leighly 2001, AJ, 121, 2915

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Diffuse Gas and Low-Mass X-ray Binaries in the Chandra Observation of the S0 Galaxy NGC 1553, Elizabeth L. Blanton, Craig L. Sarazin, Jimmy A. Irwin 2001, ApJ, 552, 106

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FIRST Bent-Double Radio Sources: Tracers of High-Redshift Clusters, E. L. Blanton, M. D. Gregg, D. J. Helfand, R. H. Becker, R. L. White 2000, ApJ, 531,

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