Slavko Bogdanov
Research Scientist
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory
Columbia University
550 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027
e-mail: slavko at astro.columbia.edu
Education
PhD in Astronomy, Harvard University
AM in Astronomy, Harvard University
B.S. with Honors and Distinction in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University
Research
Neutron stars: multiwavelength (X-ray, optical, radio,..) timing & spectroscopy of rotation-powered millisecond pulsars, X-ray/optical studies of neutron stars in globular clusters, modeling thermal emission from rotation-powered pulsars, measurement of neutron star compactness and constraints on equation of state.
Selected recent publications
"A Deep Chandra X-Ray Observatory Study of the Millisecond Pulsar Population in the Globular Cluster Terzan 5" Bogdanov, S., Bahramian, A., Heinke, C. O., et al. 2021, ApJ, 912, 124
"Constraining the Neutron Star Mass-Radius Relation and Dense Matter Equation of State with NICER. III. Model Description and Verification of Parameter Estimation Codes" Bogdanov, S., Dittmann, A. J., Ho., W. C. G., et al. 2021, ApJ, 914, L15
"Constraining the Neutron Star Mass─Radius Relation and Dense Matter Equation of State with NICER. II. Emission from Hot Spots on a Rapidly Rotating Neutron Star" Bogdanov, S., Lamb, F. K., Mahmoodifar, S., et al. 2019, ApJ, 887, L26
"Constraining the Neutron Star Mass─Radius Relation and Dense Matter Equation of State with NICER. I. The Millisecond Pulsar X-Ray Data Set" Bogdanov, S., Guillot, S., Ray, P. S., et al. 2019, ApJ, 887, L25
"Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer X-Ray Timing of the Radio and γ-Ray Quiet Pulsars PSR J1412+7922 and PSR J1849-0001" Bogdanov, S., Ho, W. C. G., Enoto, T., et al. 2019, ApJ, 877, 69
"Simultaneous Chandra and VLA Observations of the Transitional Millisecond Pulsar PSR J1023+0038: Anti-correlated X-ray and Radio Variability" Bogdanov, S., Deller, A. T., Miller-Jones, J. C. A., et al. 2018, ApJ, 856, 54
"Simultaneous X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Radio Observations of the Repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102" Scholz, P., Bogdanov, S., Hessels, J. W. T., et al. 2017, ApJ, 846, 80
"NuSTAR Hard X-Ray Observations of the Energetic Millisecond Pulsars PSR B1821-24, PSR B1937+21, and PSR J0218+4232" Gotthelf, E. V., & Bogdanov, S. 2017, ApJ, 845, 159
"The ultracompact nature of the black hole candidate X-ray binary 47 Tuc X9" Bahramian, A., Heinke, C. O., Tudor, V., et al. 2017, MNRAS, 467, 2199
"A direct localization of a fast radio burst and its host" Chatterjee, S., Law, C. J., Wharton, R. S., et al. 2017, Nature, 548, 58
"Neutron Star Mass-Radius Constraints of the Quiescent Low-mass X-Ray Binaries X7 and X5 in the Globular Cluster 47 Tuc" Bogdanov, S., Heinke, C. O., Özel, F., Güver, T. 2016, ApJ, 831, 184
"Timing Observations of PSR J1023+0038 During a Low-mass X-Ray Binary State" Jaodand, A., Archibald, A. M., Hessels, J. W. T., Bogdanov, S., et al. 2016, ApJ, 830, 122
"A NuSTAR Observation of the Gamma-ray-emitting X-ray Binary and Transitional Millisecond Pulsar Candidate 1RXS J154439.4-112820" Bogdanov, S. 2016, ApJ, 826, 28
"A repeating fast radio burst" Spitler, L. G., Scholz, P., Hessels, J. W. T., Bogdanov, S., et al. 2016, Nature, 531, 202
"Prospects for neutron star equation of state constraints using recycled millisecond pulsars" Bogdanov, S. 2016, EPJA, 52, 37
"Accretion-powered Pulsations in an Apparently Quiescent Neutron Star Binary" Archibald, A. M., Bogdanov, S., Patruno, A., et al. 2015, ApJ, 807, 62
"Coordinated X-Ray, Ultraviolet, Optical, and Radio Observations of the PSR J1023+0038 System in a Low-mass X-Ray Binary State" Bogdanov, S., Archibald, A. M., Bassa, C., et al. 2015, ApJ, 806, 148
"Identification of the High-energy Gamma-Ray Source 3FGL J1544.6-1125 as a Transitional Millisecond Pulsar Binary in an Accreting State" Bogdanov, S., & Halpern, J. P. 2015, ApJ, 803, L27