PUBLICATIONS: 2009 -

  1. ``Higher-than-predicted measurement of iron opacity at solar interior temperatures", Nature, 517, 56, 2015, J. Bailey et al., 22 authors including S. N. Nahar, A.K. Pradhan and C. Orban from OSU.
  2. ``K$_{\alpha}$ resonance fluorescence in Al, Ti, Cu and potentialapplications for X-ray sources", Sultana N. Nahar and Anil K. Pradhan, (J. Quant. Spec. Rad. Transf., 155, 32-48, 2015).
  3. ``Spectral formation of Zr K$_{\alpha,\beta}$ X-ray lines and plasma diagnostics", Sara N. Lim, Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan, Enam Chowdhury, Christopher Orban, Ke Huang, Kaiguo Yan, Yan Yu, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (submitted).
  4. `` Tumoricidal activity of low energy 160 KV X-rays versus 6 MV photons against platinum sensitized F98 glioma cells", Sara N. Lim, Anil K. Pradhan, Sultana N. Nahar, Rolf. F. Barth, Robin J. Nakkula, Weilan Yang, Alvica M. Palmer, Claudia Turro, Michael Weldon, Erica Bell and Xiaokui Mo, Journal of Radiation Research, 56, 77-89 (2015).
  5. ``The rise of an ionized wind in the Narrow Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy Mrk 335 observed by XMM-Newton and HST", A. L. Longinotti, Y. Krongold, G. Kriss, J. Ely, D. Grupe, S. Komossa, S. Mathur and A. Pradhan, Astrophys. J., 766, 104L (2013).
  6. "A Near-Infrared Template Derived from I\,Zw\,1 for the Fe\,{\sc ii} Emission in Active Galaxies", A. Garcia-Rissmann, A. Rodr\'{\i}guez-Ardila, T.A.A. Sigut, A.K. Pradhan, Astrophys. J., 751, 7 (2012) .
  7. "Broadband and Monochromatic X-Ray Irradiation of Platinum: Monte Carlo Simulations for Dose Enhancement Factors and Resonant Theranostics", S. Lim, M. Montenegro, A. K. Pradhan, S. N. Nahar, E. Chowdhury and Y. Yu in refereed proceedings of the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, IFMBE Proceedings (Ed: M. Long), Springer, 39, 2248 (2012).
  8. "A remarkable long-term light curve, and deep low-state spectroscopy: Swift & XMM-Newton monitoring of the NLS1 galaxy Mkn 335", Dirk Grupe, S. Komossa, Luigi C. Gallo, Anna Lia Longinotti, Andrew C. Fabian, Anil K. Pradhan, Michael Gruberbauer, Dawei Xu, Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 199:28, 1 (2012.)
  9. "Fine structure collision strengths and line ratios for [Ne V] in infrared and optical sources", Michael Dance, Ethan Palay, Sultana N. Nahar and Anil K. Pradhan, Mon. Not. Roy. Astr. Soc., 435, 1576 (2013).
  10. "Astronomy and Cancer Research: X-Rays and Nanotechnology From Black Holes to Cancer Therapy", Plenary Lecture, Anil Pradhan, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Current Developments in Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Nano Physics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, December 14-16, 2011 (Springer-Verlag, in press).
  11. "The Iron Project: Photoionization and Photoexcitation of Fe~XVII in Solar Opacity", Sultana N. Nahar, Invited talk, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Current Developments in Atomic, Mo-lecular, Optical and Nano Physics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, December 14-16, 2011 (Springer-Verlag, in press).
  12. "A Near-Infrared Template Derived from IZw 1 for the Fe II Emission in Active Galaxies", A. Garcia-Rissmann and A. Rodrguez-Ardila, T.A.A. Sigut, A. K. Pradhan, Astrophys. J., 751, 7 (2012).
  13. "Broadband and Monochromatic X-ray Irradiation of Platinum: Monte Carlo Simulations for Dose Enhancement Factors and Resonant Theranostics", S. Lim, M.Montenegro, A.K. Pradhan, S.N. Nahar, E. Chowdhury, and Y. Yu, 2012 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, IFMBE Proceedings 39, 2248 (2012).
  14. "A remarkable long-term light curve, and deep low-state spectroscopy: Swift & XMM-Newton monitoring of the NLS1 galaxy Mkn 335", Dirk Grupe, S. Komossa, Luigi C. Gallo, Anna Lia Longinotti, Andrew C. Fabian, Anil K. Pradhan, Michael Gruberbauer, Dawei Xu, Astrophys. J. Supp. Ser. 199, 28 (2012).
  15. "Improved collision strengths and line ratios for forbidden [O III] far-infrared and optical lines", Ethan Palay, Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan, Werner Eissner, Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc., 423, L35 (2012).
  16. "Solar Irradiance of the Earth's Atmosphere" , Sultana N. Nahar, Chapter 3 in {\it Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia} (Eds. R. Lal, M.V.K. Sivakumar, S.M.A. Faiz, A.H.M.M. Rahman, K.R. Islam, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9516-9, 2011).
  17. ``Highly Excited Core Resonances in Photoionization of Fe XVII: Implications for Plasma Opacities" , Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan, Werner Eissner and Guo-Xin Chen, Phys. Rev. A, 83, 053417 (2011).
  18. ``K-alpha Transition Probabilities for Platinum and Uranium ions for possible X-ray Biomedical Applications", Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan and Sara Lim, Canadian J. Phys., 89, 483 (2011).
  19. "The Iron Project: RADIATIVE ATOMIC PROCESSES IN ASTROPHYSICS", Sultana N. Nahar, in Modern Trends in Physics Research: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on MTPR-08, Cairo University, Egypt, April 5-10, 2008 (Ed. Lotfia El-Nadi, World Scientific, 2010).
  20. ``Low Energy Fine Structure Resonances in Photoionization of O II", Sultana N. Nahar, Maximiliano Montenegro, Werner Eissner, Anil K. Pradhan, Phys. Rev. A 82, 065401 (2010).
  21. ``RESONANT THERANOSTICS: A New Nano-Biotechnological Method for Cancer Treatment Using X-ray Spectroscopy of Nanoparticles", Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan, Maximiliamo Montenegro, in Simulations in Nanobiotechnology, (CRC Press - Taylor \& Francis, Ed. Kilho Eom, in press, 2010).
  22. ``Multi-Disciplinary Role of Atomic Astrophysics: From Stellar Interiors to Cancer Research Via Nanotechnology", Anil K. Pradhan, Sultana N. Nahar, Maximiliano Montenegro, Enam A. Chowdhury, Kaile Li, Chiranjib Sur, and Yan Yu, in proceedings of the international conference on Recent Advances in Spectroscopy: Astrophysical, Theoretical and Laboratory Perspectives, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Springer-Verlag 2010, pp123-138.
  23. ``Oscillator Strengths and Transition Probabilities of O II", Sultana N. Nahar, Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables (in press).
  24. "Accuracy of Stellar Opacitites and the Solar Abundance Problem" , Anil K. Pradhan and Sultana N. Nahar, in proceedings of the symposium Recent Directions Astrophysical Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiation Hydrodynamics} (in honor of Dimitri Mihalas's 70th birthday), Boulder Colorado, Mar 30 - Apr 3, 2009, American Institute of Physics, 1171 (2009), 52.
  25. ``Resonant X-Ray Enhancement of the Auger Effect in High-Z atoms, molecules, and Nanoparticles: Biomedical Applications", Anil K. Pradhan, Sultana N. Nahar, Maximiliano Montenegro, Yan Yu, Hong Lin Zhang, Chiranjib Sur, Michael Mrozik, Russell M. Pitzer, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 113 (2009), 12356.
  26. ``Monte Carlo Simulations and Atomic Calculations for Auger Processes in Biomedical Nanotheranostics", Maximiliano Montenegro, Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan, Ke Huang, Yan Yu, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 113 (2009), 12364.
  27. ``Geant4 Estimation Model of High Z Atom Concentration for Tumor Vessel Ablation", Ke Huang, Anil Pradhan, Sultana Nahar, Maximiliano Montenegro, Yan Yu, 31st Annual International IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, Minneapolis, MN, September 2-6, 2009.
  28. ``A comprehensive Set of UV and X-ray Radiative Transition Rates for Fe XVI", Sultana N. Nahar, W. Eissner, C. Sur, Anil K. Pradhan, Physica Scripta, 79, 035401 (2009)
  29. ``On the importance of satellite lines to the He-like K$\alpha$ complex and the G ratio for calcium, iron, and nickel, Justin Oelgoetz, Christopher J. Fontes, Hon Lin Zhang, Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan, Mon. Not. R. Astro. Soc., 394, 742 (2009)
  30. ``Recombination rate coefficients for KLL dielectronic satellite lines of Fe XXV and Ni XXVII, S N Nahar, J. Oelgoetz and A K Pradhan, Physica Scripta, 79, 055301 (2009)
  31. "PHOTOIONIZATION, RECOMBINATION, AND RADIATIVE DECAYS OF ATOMS AND IONS", Sultana N. Nahar, Proceedings of the Conference on "New Quests in Stellar Astrophysics. II. Ultraviolet Properties of Evolved Stellar Populations", Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings Series by Springer (eds. M. Chavez, E. Bertone, D. Rosa-Gonzalez and L. H. Rodriguez-Merino, 2009).


    REVIEW: Self-Consistent R-matrix Approach To Photoionization And Unified Electron-Ion Recombination , Sultana N. Nahar and Anil K. Pradhan, Radiation Physics and Chemistry 70 (2004) 323-344, Elsevier (astro-ph/0310624)

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