Sultana Nurun Nahar
(Nahar)
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
Sultana Nurun Nahar
(Nahar)
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
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146. "The Opacity Project: R-Matrix
Calculations for Opacities of High-Energy-Density Astrophysical and
Laboratory Plasmas" (invited), Anil K. Pradhan and Sultana N. Nahar,
Atoms 13, 85 (Atoms special issue "Electronic, Photonic and Ionic Interactions
with Atoms and Molecules", 2025, https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms13100085)
145. "Spectral features of photoionization of
ground and excited levels of P I", Sultana N Nahar, Can.J.Phys. 00:,
p1¿10 (2025, dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjp-2025-0162)
144. "Fine
structure transitions with spectral features in Fe V and Fe VI", Sultana N.
Nahar, Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables 162, 101700 (2025, online- 2024,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adt.2024.101700)
143. "Energy levels and characteristic
features in photoionization of Cl III using the R-matrix method"
(invited), S.N.
Nahar, Can.J.Phys. 103: 89¿99 (2025, dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjp-2023-0320,
online 2024, https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjp-2023-0320)
142. "Spectra of phosphorus
ions for astrophysical modeling: P~I - P~XV" (invited), Sultana N. Nahar
and Bilal Shafique, Can. J. Phys. 103: 100¿130 (2025,
dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjp-2023-0272,
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjp-2023-0272, online 2024)
- in Astroph
(https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.01148,https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.01148.pdf)
141. R-Matrix calculations
for opacities: I. Methodology and computations",
A.K. Pradhan, S.N. Nahar, W. Eissner, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.
57 125001 (2024, DOI 10.1088/1361-6455/ad421c,
Archive: astroph version")
140. "R-Matrix calculations
calculations
for opacities.II. Photoionization and
oscillator strengths of iron ions Fe XVII, Fe XVIII and Fe XIX",
S.N. Nahar, L. Zhao, W. Eissner, A.K. Pradhan, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.
57 125002 (2024, DOI 10.1088/1361-6455/ad4241,
astroph arXiv version)
- 3rd paper in the series "R-matrix calculations
for opacities: III. Plasma broadening of autoionizing resonances",
A.K. Pradhan, J. Phys.
B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 57 125003 (12pp, 2024, DOI 10.1088/1361-6455/ad421d,
Astroph version
139. "R-Matrix calculations for opacities: IV.
Convergence, completeness, and comparison of relativistic R-matrix and
distorted wave calculations for FeXVII and FeXVIII", L. Zhao, S.N.
Nahar, A.K. Pradhan, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 57 125004 (2024,
DOI 10.1088/1361-6455/ad45f,
archiv astro-ph version)
138. "Theoretical
Spectra of Lanthanides for Kilonovae Events: Ho I-III, Er I-IV, Tm I-V,
Yb I-VI, Lu I-VII", Sultana N. Nahar, Atoms 12, 24 (2024,
https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms12040024),
- MDPI Certificate
137. "Enhancement
of Database NORAD-Atomic-Data for Atomic Processes in Plasma",
Sultana N. Nahar and Guillermo Hinojosa-Aguirre, Atoms 12(4), 22 (2024,
https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms12040022)
136. "Collisional- and photo-excitations
of Ca IV including strong3.2 µm emission line", Sultana N. Nahar and
Bilal Shafique, Eur. Phys. J. D 77, 45- (11 pages, 2023,
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-023-00622-8),
- at Astroph
135. "Biosignature Line Ratios of [P II]
in Exoplanetary andNebular Environments", Kevin Hoy, Sultana N. Nahar,
Anil K. Pradhan, MNRAS Lett 521, L48-L52 (2023), -
( arXiv:2301.07736v1 [astro-ph.EP] 18 Jan 2023)
- (arXiv article)
134. "Theoretical and experimental study
of photoionization of Cl III",
S.N. Nahar, Edgar M. Hern\'andez, D. Kilkoyne, A. Antill\'on, A.
M. Covington, O. Gonz\'alez-Maga\~na, L. Hern\'andez, V. Davis, D.
Calabrase, A. Morales-Mori, D. Hanstorp, A. M. Ju\'arez, Guillermo Hinojosa,
ATOMS 11, 28 (2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms11020028)
- Certificate of publication
- Atoms banner for the paper
133. "Photoionization and electron-ion
recombination of Ca~XV for coronal plasma", S, N. Nahar, New Ast 98,
101925 (2023, online on Sep 6, 2022)
132. "Verification of atomic data
for solar oxygen abundance models", Sultana N. Nahar, MNRAS: Lett 512,
Issue 1, L39¿L43 (2022, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slac015)
131. ``Photoionization and
Electron-Ion Recombination of n = 1 to Very High n-Values of Hydrogenic
Ions", Sultana N. Nahar, Atoms 9, 73 (2021)
(doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms9040073)
130. ``Database
NORAD-Atomic-Data for atomic processes in plasma", Sultana N. Nahar,
Atoms 8, issue 4, 68 (2020), DOI 10.3390/atoms8040068
129. ``Photoionization features of the ground
and excited levels of Cl II and benchmarking with experiment", S.N. Nahar,
New Ast 82, 101447 (2021, online July 11, 2020)
128. ``Positron scattering
from atoms and molecules", S.N. Nahar, B. Antony, ATOMS 8, 29 (2020,
doi:10.3390/atoms8020029); also published in book "Interactions
of Positrons with Matter and Radiation", of journal Atoms,
(Editor: Anand K Bhatia, MDPI Basel, Switzerland, 2020), p.17 - 46
127. "Energies, electric dipole
(E1), quadrupole (E2), octupole (E3) and magnetic dipole (M1), quadrupole
(M2) transition rates for Ca XII, Ti XIV, Cr XVI, Fe XVIII and Ni XX",
G. Celik, S. Ates, S.N. Nahar, Ind. J. Phys. 94, 565-574 (2020)
(https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-019-01501-y, online June 2019)
126. "Single-photon photoionization of
oxygen-like Ne III", S. N. Nahar,
A. M. Covington, D. Kilcoyne, V. T. Davis, J. F. Thomson, E. M. Hern´andez,
A. Antill´on, A. M. Ju´arez, A. Morales-Mori, G. Hinojosa, Intl. J. Mass
Spec 443, 61-69 (2019)
"Single-photon photoionization
of oxygen-like Ne III" (Physics arXiv, May 7, 2019)
125. "Characteristic features in photoionization
of Fe~XIX", S.N. Nahar, New Ast 73, 101277(1-7) (2019)
124. "Photoionization of fine structure levels of
Ne III", Sultana N. Nahar, New Ast. 67, 97 - 102 (2019)
123. ''A collection of model stellar spectra for
spectral types B to early-M", C. Allende Prieto, L. Koesterke, I. Hubeny, M.A.
Bautista, P.S. Barklem, S.N. Nahar, A&A 618, A25 (1-7) (2018)
122. "Collision
strengths for FIR and UV transtions in P III and the phosphorus
abundance", Rahla Naghma, Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan,
MNRAS Lett 479, Issue 1, L60-L64 (2018)
121. `Broadband, monochromatic and
quasi-monochromatic x-ray propagation in multi-Z media for imaging and
diagnostics", Maximillian Westphal, Sara N. Lim1, S.N. Nahar, E. Chowdhury,
A.K. Pradhan, Phys.Med.Bio. 62 6361-6378 (2017)
120. ``Photoionization and electron-ion
recombination of P~II", S.N. Nahar, MNRAS 469, 3225¿3231 (2017)
119. ``Photoionization of P+: Experiment and
Theory", S.N. Nahar, E. M. Hern\'andez, L. Hern\'andez, A. Antill\'on, A.
Morales-Mori, O.
Gonz\'alez, A. M. Covington, KC Chartkunchand, D. Hanstorp,
A. M. Ju\'arez, G. Hinojosa, JQSRT 187, 215-223 (2017, online Oct 5, 2016)
118. ``Photoionization of Ca XV with high
energy features", S.N. Nahar New Ast. 51, 69-73 (2017, online August 16,
2016))
117. ``Photoionization cross sections of ground
and excited levels of P II", S.N. Nahar, New Ast. 50, 19-24 (2017,
on-line publication 15-JUL-2016)
116. Nahar and Pradhan Reply
(``Comment on ¿Large Enhancement in High-Energy Photoionization of Fe XVII
and Missing Continuum Plasma Opacity¿ C. Blancard et al.,Phys. Rev. Lett.
117, 249501 ¿ 2016)"),
S.N. Nahar, A.K. Pradhan, PRL 117, 249502 (2016)
115. ``Large enhancements in high-energy
photoionization of Fe XVII and missing continuum plasma opacity", S.N. Nahar
and A.K. Pradhan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 235003 (2016)
114. ``Photoionization and electron-ion
recombination of Ti I", S.N. Nahar, New Ast 46, 1-8 (2016)
113. "Photoionization of ground and excited
states of Ti I", S.N. Nahar,
New Ast. 38, 16-22 (2015, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.newast.2015.01.001)
112. "K$_{\alpha}$ resonance
fluorescence in Al, Ti, Cu and potentialapplications for X-ray sources",
Sultana N. Nahar and Anil K. Pradhan, JQSRT 155, 32-48 (2015)
111. ``A higher-than-predicted
measurement of iron opacity at solar
interior temperatures", J.E. Bailey, T. Nagayama, G.P. Loisel, G.A. Rochau,
C. Blancard, J. Colgan, Ph. Cosse, G. Faussurier, C.J. Fontes, F. Gilleron,
I. Golovkin, S.B. Hansen, C.A. Iglesias, D.P. Kilcrease, J.J. MacFarlane,
R.C. Mancini, S.N. Nahar, C. Orban, J.-C. Pain, A.K. Pradhan, M. Sherrill,
B.G. Wilson (22 authors), Letter, Nature 517, 56-59 (2015, 8 pages of Methods,
doi:10.1038/nature14048)
110. "Tumoricidal activity of low energy 160
ke VX-rays versus 6 MV photons against platinum sensitized F98 glioma
cells", Sara N. Lim, A. K.
Pradhan, Rolf F. Barth, S. N. Nahar, R. J. Nakkula, W. Yang, Alycia M.
Palmer, C. Turro, M. Weldon, M.S.5, E. H. Bell, Xiaokui Mor, J. Rad.
Research 56, 77-89 (2015 doi: 10.1093/jrr/rru084)
109. "Oscillator Strengths and Transition
Probabilities from Breit-Pauli R-matrix Method: Ne IV", Sultana N. Nahar,
Atomic Data Nuclear Data Tables 100, 1322-1336 (2014)
(Elsevier report on 120 download of
the paper in 2015)
108. "Photoionization of fine structure levels
of Ne IV", Sultana N. Nahar New Ast, 29, 42-45 (2014,
doi:10.1016/j.newast.2013.12.001)
(Elsevier report on download of the paper)
107. "Fine structure collision strengths
and line ratios for [Ne V] in infrared and optical sources", M. Dance, E.
Palay, S.N. Nahar, A.K.Pradhan, MNRAS 435, 1576-1581
(2013 doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1398)
105. "Fine structure transitions in Fe~XIV",
Sultana N. Nahar, New Ast. 21, 8-16 (2013, dx.doi.org/10.1016/)
(New Ast most downloaded paper July 2013)
98. "High Accuracy Radiative Data for
Plasma Opacities", Sultana N. Nahar, Can. J. Phys. 89, 439-449 (2011)
97. "Low Energy Fine Structure Resonances in
Photoionization of O~II", Sultana N. Nahar, Maximiliano Montenegro, Werner
Eissner, Anil K. Pradhan, Phys. Rev. A 82, Brief Report 065401-1-4 (2010);
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.065401)
76. "Atomic data from the Iron Project LXII.
Allowed and forbidden transitions in Fe~XVIII in Breit-Pauli
approximation", Sultana N. Nahar, Astron. Astrophys. 457, 721 (2006)
(Note: Atomic data were recomputed after publication and deposited to CDS
when a bug was detected and fixed in one (RECUPD) of the R-matrix codes)
54. ``X-RAY RESONANCE
OPACITY OF OXYGEN AND IRON IN AGN MCG¿6-30-15",
A K. Pradhan, G-X Chen, F Delahaye, S N. Nahar, and J Oelgoetz,
- Astro-PH (2002)
30. "Electron-ion recombination of Fe II", Sultana N. Nahar, Phys. Rev.
A 55, 1980 (1997)
26. "Total electron-ion recombination for Fe III", Sultana N. Nahar,
Phys. Rev. A 53, 2417 (1996)
20. "STUDY OF OUR STAR, THE SUN"
(peer-reviewed), S.N. Nahar, J. Modern Trends in Physics Research, Vol. 14
pp. 188-199 (2019), the 5th international conference on "Modern Trends
in Physics Research" (MTPR-014), Egypt, December 15-19, 2014
19. "The IRON Project: Photoionization
of Fe ions", Sultana N. Nahar, proceedings of the international "Workshop
of Astrophysical Opacities", Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
Aug 1-4, 2017, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Vol 515,
p.93-103 (Editors: C. Mendoza, S. Turck-Chieze, J. Colgan), 2018,
Astro-ph: arXiv:1801.05410,
- pdf)
18. "Recalculation of
Astrophysical Opacities: Overview, Methodology and Atomic Calculations",
Anil K. Pradhan,
Sultana N. Nahar, proceedings of the international "Workshop of Astrophysical
Opacities", Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Aug 1-4, 2017
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Vol 515, p.79-88
(Editors: C. Mendoza, S. Turck-Chieze, J. Colgan, 2018)
(Astro-ph: arXiv:1801.02188,
- pdf)
17. "Converged Close-Coupling
R-Matrix calculations of Photoionization of Fe XVII in Astrophysical Plasmas:
from Convergence to Completeness", Lianshui Zhao, Werner Eissner, Sultana
N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan, proceedings of the international "Workshop of
Astrophysical Opacities", Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
Aug 1-4, 2017, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series,
Vol 515, p.89-92 ((Editors: C. Mendoza, S. Turck-Chieze, J. Colgan, 2018)
(Astro-ph: arXiv:1801.02085,
- pdf)
16. "DIVISION B COMMISSION 14 WORKING
GROUP: ATOMIC DATA TRIENNIAL REPORT, International Astronomical Union"
(preprint), G.n Nave, S. Nahar, G. Zhao,
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Vol 11, Trans T29A,
pp 103-109 (August 2015)
- in "Physics.atom-ph"
15. "X-RAYS USING ULTRA INTENSE LASERS
FOR EFFECTIVE THERANOSTICS" (preprint), Sultana
N. Nahar, proceedings of the 4th international workshop on Ultrafast Laser
Technology and Applications (UFLTA), Cairo-Luxor, Egypt, April 8-12, 2012
(submitted, 2012)
14. "Photo-excitation and Photoionization for
Plasma Opacities under
the Iron Project" (refereed review) (peer reviewed), Sultana N. Nahar, Proceedings of
the 4th international conference on MTPR-10, {\it Modern Trends in Physics
Research}, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, December 12-16, 2010 (Editor: Lotfia El
Nadi, World Scientific, 2013), p.15-28
13. "X-Rays of Heavy Elements for
Nanotechnological Applications: W and Pb Ions"
(refereed contribution), Sultana N. Nahar, Proceedings of the 4th international
conference on MTPR-10, {\it Modern Trends in Physics Research}, Sharm El Sheikh,
Egypt, December 12-16, 2010 (Editor: Lotfia El Nadi, World Scientific, 2013),
p. 275-285
12. "X-Ray Astronomy to Resonant
Theranostics for Cancer Treatment", Sultana N. Nahar, Annual magazine
"Physics Bulletin" celebrating centenary year of independence of Physics,
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) (Editor: Rashid Hasan, AMU press, 2012), p.1-9
10. ``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 {\it International Conference on Recent Advances in
Spectroscopy: Theoretical, Astrophysical, and Laboratory Perspectives},
Jan 28 - 31, 2009, Kodailkanal Observatory, Indian Institute of Astrophysics
(Eds. R.K. Chaudhuri, M.V. Mekkaden, A.V. Raveendran, A.S. Naayanan,
Springer-Verlag, 2010), p.123, - Book:
"Recent Advances in Spectroscopy: ..."
7. "Atomic Processes in Astrophysical Plasmas"
(preprint) and published
version with missing pages, Sultana N. Nahar,
in {\it CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PHYSICS: 2005
HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THEORY OF RELATIVITY
and THE CENTENARY OF CURZON HALL}, Dhaka Physics Group, University
of Dhaka Physics Editors, Bangladesh, 2006), p.387 - 394
4. "The Iron Project and Non-LTE stellar
modeling", Sultana N. Nahar,
Proceedings of Stellar Atmosphere Modeling} workshop, Tuebingen,
Germany, April 8-12, 2002, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference
Series 288, p. 651, 2003 (Eds. I. Hubeny, D. Mihalas, K. Werner, ASP,
California, USA) Conference picture (SNN,
front leftmost)
19. "Predicted Fei-iiifluxes for AGNs
with BLRs", T. A. A. Sigut, A.K. Pradhan and S.N. Nahar, The Interplay
among Black Holes, Stars and ISM in
Galactic Nuclei Proceedings, IAU Symposium No.222, 2004 (eds. T.
Storchi-Bergmann, L. C. Ho \& H. R. Schmitt), p.363-364
17. "Self-Consistent ab initio Calculations for Photoionization and
Electron-Ion Recombination Using the R-matrix Method", Sultana N. Nahar,
Proceedings of {\it Stellar Atmosphere Modeling} workshop, Tuebingen,
Germany, April 8-12, 2002, Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Conference Series 288, p. 666, 2003 (Eds. I. Hubeny, D. Mihalas, K.
Werner, ASP, California, USA)
16. "Transition probabilities of heavy atoms and ions", S.N. Nahar
and A.K. Pradhan, Abstracts of {\it Contributed Oral Papers and Poster
papers from the 6th international colloquium on Atomic Spectra and
Oscillator Strengths (ASOS6)}, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,
August 9-13, 1998, p108 (1999)
14. "Unified Electron-Ion Recombination Cross Sections and Rates",
S.N. Nahar, H.L. Zhang, and A.K. Pradhan, {\it NIST Special Publication
926, Poster Papers, International Conference on Atomic and Molecular
Data and Their Applications}, September 29 - October 2, 1997 (ICAMDATA 97),
(Eds. W.L. Wiese and P.J. Mohrs, NIST,Maryland, USA), p. 231
(http://physics.nist.gov/Icamdata/PDF/3DataProduction/32Collisions/Nahar.pdf)
9 "The Nature of the Broad-Line Clouds", B.M. Peterson, G.F. Ferland, K.
Horne, W.F. Walesh, and S.N. Nahar, Proceedings of {\it The International
Conference on Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei}, Heidelberg, 3-7 June,
1991, eds. W.J. Duschl and S.J. Waner (Springer-Verlag, 1992), p.160
5. "Cross sections and spin polarizations for $e^{\pm}$ scattering from
cadmium", Sultana N. Nahar, {\it Twelfth International Conference on
Atomic Physics, Abstracts of Contributed Papers}, University of
Michgan, Ann Arbor, July 29-August 3, 1990, eds. W.E. Baylis, G.W.F.
Drake and J.W. McConkey (University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada),
XI-6, (1990)
4. "POSITRONIUM FORMATION FROM ATOMIC
HYDROGEN" (Chap 89), J.M. Wadehra, S.N. Nahar, "Atomic Physics with
Positrons", (Eds. J.W. Humberston et al. Plenum Press, New York, 1987),
p.447-448
2. "Positronium Formation in Positron-Lithium-Atom Collisions", Sultana N.
Nahar and J. M. Wadehra; proceedings of {\it The Seventh International
Conference on Positron\_Annihilation}, eds. P.C. Jain, R.M. Singru and
K.P. Gopinathan (World Scientific, Singapore, 1985) p. 413
1. "Quantitative Theory and Experiments on Optical Imaging and Switching
Properties of Nematic Liquid Crystals", I.C. Khoo, S. Shepard, S. Nahar
and S.L. Zhuang, {\it Applied Physics B 28}, 140 (1982)
4. Annual magazine An-Nisa 2023 (p.52-59): "STEM:
Integral part of our lives", Sultana N Nahar (published under
the Indo-US STEM Education and Research Center of OSU and AMU,
and ISMWS)
3. "GRAVITATIONAL WAVES, BLACK
HOLES, AND HEAVY ELEMENTS",
(clear tables in preprint),
Sultana
N. Nahar, Annual Eco and Space Magazine of Notre Dame College (Bangladesh)
"Durbin", Vol 3, p.25-28, Session 20-21, 2021 (Notre Dame College publication)
2.
1. "Effect of Solar Radiation"
(original), (printed),
Sultana N. Nahar, Special maganize issue "Rupsi Bangla" of the
12th Noth American Bangla Literature and
Culture Convention (NABLCC), Columbus, Ohio, August 6-7, 2010, p.84
5. "DIVISION B / COMMISSION B5 /
WORKING GROUP HIGH-ACCURACY STELLAR SPECTROSCOPY", Paul S. Barklem,
Sultana Nahar, Juliet Pickering, Norbert Przybilla, Tatiana Ryabchikova,
Transactions IAU, Vol XXXIA Reports on Astronomy 2018-2021 (Maria Teresa
Lago, ed.) (2021)
4. "Laboratory Astrophysics
Needs for X-ray Grating Spectrometers", R. Smith et al (...,S. Nahar,
... 49 authors), X-ray Astrophysics White paper for "The 2020 Decadal Survey
on Astronomy and Astrophysics", The National Academy of Sciences,
Engineering, Medicine, 2019
3. "Adata for astrophysics:
Needs and challenges", (G. Nave, ..., S. Nahar, ... 31 authors), AMO
White paper for "The 2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics",
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, 2019,
Astro2020: Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, APC white papers,
no. 110; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 51, Issue 7,
id. 110 (2019)
2. "DIVISION B / COMMISSION
B5 / WORKING GROUP HIGH-ACCURACY STELLAR SPECTROSCOPY", Paul S. Barklem,
Sultana Nahar, Juliet Pickering, Norbert Przybilla, Tatiana Ryabchikova,
Transactions IAU, Volume XXXA, Reports on Astronomy 2015-2018 (Piero Benvenuti,
ed.), p.1-8 (2018 International Astronomical Union
DOI: 00.0000/X000000000000000X)
1. "Atomic Data DIVISION B /
COMMISSION 14 / WORKING GROUP ATOMIC DATA, TRIENNIAL REPORT 2011-2015",
Gillian Nave, Sultana Nahar, Gang Zhao, Transactions IAU, Volume XXIXA
Reports on Astronomy 2012-2015, Thierry Montmerle, ed. (2015)
5. "Werner
Eissner", Sultana N Nahar, in Obituaries, Physics Today (online,
Doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.6.4o.20230714a)
4. "Werner Eissner (1930-2022): a
pioneer in computational atomic physics", A.K.Bhatia, A.E. Lynas-Gray,
C. Mendoza, S. Nahar, H. Nussbaumer, A K. Pradhan, A. M. Seaton, G. Wunner
and C.J. Zeippen, ATOMS 11 Obituary, 59 (2023,
https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms11030059)
3. "Prof. Harun-ar-Rashid: A devoted
researcher, teacher, colleague, loving human being: A compilation of statements,
Sultana N. Nahar. Reports of Department of Physics, University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh. October 2021
2. "Professor Michael Dopita", S.N. Nahar,
"Farewell Mike" honoring Michael Dopita, Australian National University,
Australia, 2019
37. Solar iron opacity research is highlighted under "CLIENT RESEARCH
SPOTLIGHTS" for the Ohio State University in
"OSC 2024-2025 Research Report",
p.12
36.
35. OSC press release featuring the story titled "Ohio
State astronomy researcher unveils the sun¿s secrets with OSC support" on
the web, October 17, 2024, to be included in the OSC Annual Report
for distribution.
34. Featured as
"Women of Wisdom", celebrating
the International Women's Day and the month of March, IEEE-PNU Student
Branch, Princess Norah University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2024
- (interview to be published in the Annual magazine)
33.
Featured as recognition in "Hidden
Figures: Women in Science" booklet in celebration of the Internaitonal Day
of Women and Girls in Science on Feb 11, 2023 by the Office of Equity, Diversity,
and Global Engagement of College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State
University, 2023,
- Feature "Women in Science: Sultana Nahar"
32. EurekAlert! news release, May 23, 2022:
"Modeling Phosphorus Spectra
for Extraterrestrial Biosignatures" (4th item) is one of the 5 items in
"Newsworthy Talks" section of
" Scientists
to present the latest in atomic, molecular and optical physics:
The 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society¿s Division of Atomic,
Molecular and Optical Physics begins May 30 report, and its link to
"Collision Strengths and Line Ratios for PII as a Biosignature in Exoplanets (Hoy, Nahar,
Pradhan)
31. Featured in section "ACHIEVEMENTS:
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION OF FELLOWS" (p.15),
Annexture of 7a\&b Activities Report of BAS annual report, 2021-2022
30. Featured with two other women in "Muslim
Women in STEM: A Minority Within a Minority", Magazine ISLAMIC HORIZONS of
Islamic Society of North American (ISNA), issue July/August 2022
- Web version of the article
29.
28. Feastured as a role model with 4 others in Astronomy, Syeda Lammim Ahad (Ph.D.
candidate in Astronomy, Leiden University, Holland)
presentation, celebration of
Women in Space in World Space
Week 2021, October 9, 2021
27. Featured in Scientia Magazine, Pakistan: "A
Glimpse into the Cosmos with Dr. Nahar", September 2020
26. Featured: among prominent
scientists (slide) in the UGC lecture "Women in STEM subjects" by Prof. F.
Arjmand under the
National UGS course "Women Studies", AMU UGC Center, Sep 03 - 18, 2020
25. "Featured
Physicist Activity Sultana Nahar", Prof. Dimitri Dounas-Frazer, Course
"Matter and Energy in Physical System", Western Washington University, USA,
Spring 2020
24. Featured woman of Voice of America (VOA) Bangla news
"Naree Kantho: program:
"Naree Kantho: Conversation with scientist Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar",
(video news and featured article with audio recording of the interview at VOA
website, presenter: Shegofta Queen), April 25, 2019
23. Featured Physicist Activity:
"Dr. Sultana Nurun
Nahar",
Prof. Dimitri Dounas-Frazer, Course "Matter and Energy in Physical System",
Western Washington University, USA, Spring 2019
22. Feature news story of the OSU Office of International Affairs
"Astronomy
professor awarded adjoint professorship at Cairo University", August 6,
2018
21. Featured article in Bangladesh newspaper "Prathom Alo" (wide circulation):
"A Source of Inspiration Sultana Nahar
(translation), by Dr. Rauful Alam (U of Penn), January 17, 2018
20.
19.
18. Featured presentation: "Prof. Sultana Nahar: The Lady
with Vision and Action", Sabiha Parveen (Chemistry, AMU), Narional
Seminar on "Global
Contribution of Muslim Women in Natural and Social Sciences¿, College of
Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, November 6, 2017
17.
16. Chapter 5: "Dreaming of the
Star Treatment" in the book "Science Unshacled" (Renee James, Fall 2014,
Johns Hopkins U press)) describes astronomical study and leads to cancer
treatment that we propose and includes section 35 "The Iron Lady and the
Gold Standard"
15.
14. Featured with title "Finding a
cancer treatment in space", in dedicated magazine titled
"Moments of
Discovery" of Wayne State Alumni Magazine (p.11), Vol 27, No. 4,
Winter 2013
13. Featured on John Wheatly award news:
- PBC 24 news: "Role model of Mulim
women: Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar", November 2012,
12. Cancer research findings (RNPT) as one of the four important contributions
of Astronomy to human life "What
has astronomy done for you lately?" in
Astronomy magazine, May 2012, p.31-35
(4 items: GPS, wireless internet, RNPT, and laser surgery of eyes)
11. "Excellence to Eminence" recognition
(featuring the most significant news of the month at OSU) with title "What
Success Looks Like", September 11, 2011, Ohio State University
10. OSU press release: "ASTRONOMERS
REACH FOR THE STARS TO DISCOVER NEW CANCER THERAPY", Ohio State
University, June 22, 2011 (reported over 100 news media)
9.
8.
7.
6. Featured with a short bio in the list of
"Pioneer Women of Bangladesh"
(front leftmost), as "First Female
Astrophysicist" in Voice of the Voiceless Women of NareeKantha
Foundation of Bangladesh, featured in 12 First Women calendar 2008, Bangladesh;
"onCampus": Ohio
State's faculty/staff news, (Recognitions section, alphabetical
order) June, 2008
5. Featured by Thikana (Bengali newspaper published in New York)
editor on research and related issues after interview, article spanning
three pages, first week issue of weekly newspaper Thikana in April, 2006
4. Featured in an article on educational and charity activities in
Bangladesh, Bengali newspaper Thikana, New York, 2005
3. OSU: The first annual magazine of the Astronomy Department (for circulation
outside): "Meet the Iron
Lady" on Sultana's research on irons, p.page 21, 2004
2. Featured in "Pride of Bangladesh Dr. Sultana Nahar: ...", Top press release
on the front page detailing astrophysics research impact and life, THIKANA
(the most widely circulated Bangla newspaper in the US and Canand), Vol
15, No.6, March 26, 2004
1. In various wikipedias:
Return to Sultana N. Nahar's home page
Revised: April, 2012
- BOOK CHAPTERS : 6
- Refereed journals: ~146
- Invited reviews: ~20
- Conference Proceedings: ~20
- Invited Articles:~5
- Technical reports: 5
BOOK (1):
"Atomic Astrophysics and
Spectroscopy", Anil K. Pradhan and Sultana N. Nahar (Cambridge
University Press, 2011)
BOOK EDITOR (1):
"Photoionization
of atoms", A special issue book of journal Atoms (Editors: Sultana N
Nahar and Guillermo Hinojosa (Publisher: MDPI, Basel, Switzerland 2024),
- Summary information
BOOK CHAPTERS - SCIENTIFIC (6):
"The Brilliant Zewail",
Book Contents,
Chapter 9 (p.123 - 132): "AHMED
ZEWAIL - OUR PRIDE", Sultana N. Nahar (Editor: Lotfia El-Nadi, World
Scientific publication 2019)
- World Scitific ad on "Chapter
9: Ahmed Zewai - Our Pride"
Chapter 15: "Astronomy and Cancer Research:
X-Rays and Nanotechnology From Black Holes to Cancer Therapy", A.K. Pradhan
and S.N. Nahar, in "New Trends in Atomic and Molecular Physics Advanced
Technological Applications", Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma
Physics 76 (Editor Man Mohan, Springer-verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2013,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-38167-6_1), p. 253-265
Chapter 7: "The Iron Project: Photoionization
and Photoexcitation of Fe VII i Solar Opacity", S.N. Nahar, in
"New Trends in Atomic and Molecular Physics Advanced Technological
Applications", Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 76
(Editor Man Mohan, Springer-verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2013,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-38167-6_1), p. 115-132
Chapter 9: "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 group, Chapter 9, p.305-330 (2011)
Chapter 3: "Solar Irradiance of the
Earth's Atmosphere" (original version with figures), -
printed version without figures
except a few, S.N. Nahar, in
"Climate Change and
Food Security in South Asia" (chap 3, p.31-42) (UN sponsored, Eds. R. Lal, M.V.K.
Sivakumar, S.M.A. Faiz, A.H.M.M. Rahman, K.R. Islam, Springer-Verlag,
2010), p. 30-42
Chapter: "The Universe" (English preprint),
"Mohabishsha" (published in
Bengali) Sultana N. Nahar, in Book "Ekushe Shotoker Jatisbiggan (Astronomy
of 21st Century)"}, celebrating the International Year of Astronomy 2009 of
IAU in
Bangladesh (Eds. A.M. Harun-ar-Rashid, Munir Hasan, Tramrolipi, Bangladesh,
2010), p.58-70
In
Science topic reference (No. 39), In Energy, science, and technology for the research community!
- Special issue "Bound States
and Quantum Correlations ¿ in honour of A. Ravi P. Rau: Part I", Vol 103,
No 1, January 2025
- Special issue "Bound States
and Quantum Correlations ¿ in honour of A. Ravi P. Rau: Part I", Vol 103,
No 1, January 2025
"Theoretical
Spectra of Lanthanides for Kilonovae Events: Ho I-III, Er I-IV, Tm I-V,
Yb I-VI, Lu I-VII", Sultana N. Nahar, Atoms (2024), Preprints
2023, 2023111481.https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1481.v1
Priprints 2023
"Enhancement
of Database NORAD-Atomic-Data for Atomic Processes in Plasma",
Sultana N. Nahar and Guillermo Hinojosa-Aguirre, Atoms,
2023121161.https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1161.v1
(doi: 10.20944/preprints202312.1161.v1)
- 100 download of
the paper
- Abstract,
- Certificate
- The paper has been highlighted by Atoms
in Atoms flyer, and in
Atoms Twitter, 2023
- Abstract,
- publication certificate
- Paper view metrics 2022
- Publication certificate
of ATOMS by MDPI,
- Article metrics, June 2022
astro-ph version:arXiv:1807.06049
- Elsevier usage report (322, Dec 16,
2015)
NPR news on Nature Lett: Scientists Bring The
Sun Down To Earth To Learn How It Works", December 30, 2014
- Astro-PH
5. "Ohio State astronomy researcher
unveils the sun¿s secrets with OSC support", S.N. Nahar (adapted from
OSC press release), An-Nisa 3, 24-26 (2024)
Studying Our Star, the Sun, Sultana N. Nahar, Anil K. Pradhan,
Astronomy Day Observation Blog, Ohio Supercomputer Center, Columbus, OH,
May 10, 2014.
- Linked at AstroAtom
- Electronic version at
IAU web
Featured in a press release which inlcuded in OH-TECH 2019-2020 Research report
"Breaking Barriers
Nahar aids female Muslim scientists with supercomputing" (picture of ISMWS
table at OSU), April 2021
- In the OSC Annual 2020 report: "Breaking Barriers
Nahar aids female Muslim scientists with supercomputing", p.16, (different
picture - certificate ceremony of Women in STEM Roadshow workshop)
- On front page highlights
- Article at website
OH-TECH press release feature
"Educating the masses:
OSC helping Nahar share computational knowledge in Columbus, around the
world", August 24, 2017
OSC Annual Report
2016-2017 article "OSC HELPING NAHAR SHARE
COMPUTATIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN COLUMBUS, AROUND THE WORLD", p.8-10 (p.10-12
on webfile), OH-TECH 2017
OH-TECH outreach featured blog on lecture course at Cairo University:
"Recent
workshop illustrates OSC¿s support", December 2016
OH-TECH Research collaboration
profiles on Sultana Nahar and Anil Pradhan at OSC, May 2014
- News BD: "Role model of Muslim
woemn Dr.
Sultana Nurun Nahar recieved American Physical Society Award", Nov 2012
- Asian News Broad 24: ""Role model
of Muslim woemn Dr. Sultana Nurun Nahar recieved American Physical Society
Award"", November 2012
- on research news of x-rays in medical treatment
onCampus article: "Astronomers reach for the stars for new
cancer therapy", July 13, 2011
OSC Annual Research Report,: Biomed Research summary
""Applying High-end X-rays to Cancer
Treatment" published among the Noteworthy Research Activities (p.16), 2010
Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) press release (topmost news)
"X-ray
researchers turn focus from black holes to cancer", Columbus, OH,
January 28, 2010 (refers "Iron Lady")
OSC: i) Highlighted feature on webpage
ii) calendar page (February 2010) on "High
Precision Atomic Astrophysics X-ray research for blackholes and in
nanobiotechnology" featuring {\it ground-breaking studies by the Ohio
leading researchers using OSC resources}, 2010
iii) Highlighted in OSC Achievements at the 25th Anniversary of OSC:
Calendar on display of OSC
achievements (Dr. Paul Buerger of OSC, Sultana),
- event picture with Russ Pitzer,
2013
- THIKANA Editor's comment: "Dr. Sultana is our pride", in the news
Highlights of 2004
- Modified versions of the 2004 THIKANA article were published by a number of
newspapers in Bangladesh; Ittefaq, Prathom Alo etc, 2004
- Featured with news in THIKANA a number of times - have made OSU known to
most Bangladeshi Americans
i) "Muslim Astronomers and
Astrophysicists of 21st century" (#7, out of 8 listed), CHOWK
ilogs, November 1, 2009
ii) WikipediaA List of Women
astronomers, under "N"
ii)
"Is There Muslim Astronomers or Astrophysicists ?",
Islamic Glory
iii) "Muslim Astronomers and Astrophysicists of 21st century", Siasat
