Paul S Smith
- Research Professor, Steward Observatory
- Manager, Mountain Operations
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-2779
- STEWARD OBS, Rm. N208
- TUCSON, AZ 85721-0065
- pssmith@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. Physics
- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Polarimetry and Photometry of Active Quasars at Visual and Near-Infrared Wavelengths
- B.A. Physics
- Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Work Experience
- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona (2010 - Ongoing)
- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona (2002 - 2010)
- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona (2000 - 2002)
- National Optical Astronomy Observatories/Kitt Peak National Observatory (1996 - 2000)
- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona (1993 - 1996)
- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona (1986 - 1993)
Interests
Research
Active Galactic Nuclei; Polarimetry
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Bostroem, K. A., Valenti, S., Sand, D. J., Andrews, J. E., van, D., Galbany, L., Pooley, D., Amaro, R. C., Smith, N., Yang, S., Anupama, G. C., Arcavi, I., Baron, E., Brown, P. J., Burke, J., Cartier, R., Hiramatsu, D., Dastidar, R., Derkacy, J. M., , Dong, Y., et al. (2021). VizieR Online Data Catalog: Photometric observations of Type II SN 2018ivc (Bostroem+, 2020). VizieR Online Data Catalog, J/ApJ/895/31.
- Hiramatsu, D., Howell, D. A., Van, D., Goldberg, J. A., Maeda, K., Moriya, T. J., Tominaga, N., Nomoto, K., Hosseinzadeh, G., Arcavi, I., McCully, C., Burke, J., Bostroem, K. A., Valenti, S., Dong, Y., Brown, P. J., Andrews, J. E., Bilinski, C., Williams, G. G., , Smith, P. S., et al. (2021). The electron-capture origin of supernova 2018zd. Nature Astronomy, 5, 903-910.
- Isaacs, A. M., Kelly, P., Garnavich, P., & Smith, P. (2021). Transient Classification Report for 2021-07-22. Transient Name Server Classification Report, 2021-2533, 1-2533.
- Isaacs, A., Kelly, P., Garnavich, P., & Smith, P. (2021). Spectroscopic classification of AT2021niy as a dwarf nova in outburst. The Astronomer's Telegram, 14823, 1.
- Leonard, D. C., Dessart, L., Hillier, D. J., Pignata, G., Williams, G. G., Hoffman, J. L., Milne, P., Smith, N., Smith, P. S., & Khandrika, H. G. (2021). A High-velocity Scatterer Revealed in the Thinning Ejecta of a Type II Supernova. The Astrophysical Journal, 921, L35.
- Lyu, J., Rieke, G. H., & Smith, P. S. (2021). VizieR Online Data Catalog: MIR reverberation mapping analysis of 87 z<0.5 PG AGNs (Lyu+, 2019). VizieR Online Data Catalog, J/ApJ/886/33.
- Pan, X., Zhou, H., Yang, C., Sun, L., Smith, P. S., Ji, T., Jiang, N., Jiang, P., Liu, W., Lu, H., Shi, X., Dai, X., & Zhang, S. (2021). Mrk 1239: a Type-2 Counterpart of Narrow-line Seyfert-1?. The Astrophysical Journal, 912, 118.
- Smith, P. S., Chen, Z., Milne, P., Sand, D., Smith, N., Stark, D., & Williams, G. G. (2021). GRB 210306A: Early Spectroscopy of the Optical Afterglow. GRB Coordinates Network, 29638, 1.
- Su, K., Rieke, G. H., Melis, C., Jackson, A. P., Smith, P. S., Meng, H., & Gaspar, A. (2021). VizieR Online Data Catalog: Spitzer/IRAC obs. of HD113766 & HD172555 systems (Su+, 2020). VizieR Online Data Catalog, J/ApJ/898/21.
- Abeysekara, A., Benbow, W., Bird, R., Brill, A., Brose, R., Buchovecky, M., Buckley, J., Christiansen, J., Chromey, A., Daniel, M., Dumm, J., Falcone, A., Feng, Q., Finley, J., Fortson, L., Furniss, A., Galante, N., Gent, A., Gillanders, G., , Giuri, C., et al. (2020). "The Great Markarian 421 Flare of 2010 February: Multiwavelength Variability and Correlation Studies". apj, 890(2), 97.
- Acciari, V., Ansoldi, S., Antonelli, L., Arbet Engels, A., Baack, D., Babi{'c}, A., Banerjee, B., Almeida, U., Barrio, J., Becerra, G. J., Bednarek, W., Bellizzi, L., Bernardini, E., Berti, A., Besenrieder, J., Bhattacharyya, W., Bigongiari, C., Biland, A., Blanch, O., , Bonnoli, G., et al. (2020). "Unraveling the Complex Behavior of Mrk 421 with Simultaneous X-Ray and VHE Observations during an Extreme Flaring Activity in 2013 April". apjs, 248(2), 29.
- Bilinski, C., Smith, N., Williams, G. G., Smith, P., Andrews, J., Clubb, K. I., Zheng, W., Filippenko, A. V., Fox, O. D., Hosseinzadeh, G., Howell, D. A., Kelly, P. L., Milne, P., Sand, D., Hoffman, J. L., Leonard, D. C., Cargill, S., Casper, C., Halevy, G., , Kim, H., et al. (2020). "SN 2014ab: an aspherical Type IIn supernova with low polarization". mnras, 498(3), 3835-3851.
- Bostroem, K., Valenti, S., Sand, D., Andrews, J., Van, D. S., Galbany, L., Pooley, D., Amaro, R., Smith, N., Yang, S., Anupama, G., Arcavi, I., Baron, E., Brown, P., Burke, J., Cartier, R., Hiramatsu, D., Dastidar, R., DerKacy, J., , Dong, Y., et al. (2020). "Discovery and Rapid Follow-up Observations of the Unusual Type II SN 2018ivc in NGC 1068". apj, 895(1), 31.
- Collaboration, H., Abdalla, H., Adam, R., Aharonian, F., Ait Benkhali, F., Ang{"uner}, E., Arakawa, M., Arcaro, C., Armand, C., Ashkar, H., Backes, M., Barbosa Martins, V., Barnard, M., Becherini, Y., Berge, D., Bernl{"ohr}, K., Blackwell, R., B{"ottcher}, M., Boisson, C., , Bolmont, J., et al. (2020). "H.E.S.S. detection of very high-energy {ensuremath{gamma}-ray emission from the quasar PKS 0736+017}". aap, 633, A162.
- Kim, E., Yang, Y., Zabludoff, A., Smith, P., Jannuzi, B., Lee, M. G., Hwang, N., & Park, B. (2020). "What Makes Ly{ensuremath{alpha} Nebulae Glow? Mapping the Polarization of LABd05}". apj, 894(1), 33.
- Larionov, V., Jorstad, S., Marscher, A., Villata, M., Raiteri, C., Smith, P., Agudo, I., Savchenko, S., Morozova, D., Acosta-Pulido, J., Aller, M., Aller, H., Andreeva, T., Arkharov, A., Bachev, R., Bonnoli, G., Borman, G., Bozhilov, V., Calcidese, P., , Carnerero, M., et al. (2020). "Multiwavelength behaviour of the blazar 3C 279: decade-long study from {ensuremath{gamma}-ray to radio}". mnras, 492(3), 3829-3848.
- Otero-Santos, J. .., Acosta-Pulido, J., Becerra, G. J., Raiteri, C., Larionov, V., Pe{~nil}, P., Smith, P., Ballester Niebla, C., Borman, G., Carnerero, M., Castro Segura, N., Grishina, T., Kopatskaya, E., Larionova, E., Morozova, D., Nikiforova, A., Savchenko, S., Troitskaya, Y. V., Troitsky, I., , Vasilyev, A., et al. (2020). "Quasi-periodic behaviour in the optical and {ensuremath{gamma}-ray light curves of blazars 3C 66A and B2 1633+38}". mnras, 492(4), 5524-5539.
- Su, K. Y., Rieke, G. H., Melis, C., Jackson, A. P., Smith, P. S., Meng, H. Y., & G{'asp'ar}, A. (2020). "Mid-infrared Studies of HD 113766 and HD 172555: Assessing Variability in the Terrestrial Zone of Young Exoplanetary Systems". apj, 898(1), 21.
- Zhang, Z. -., Du, P., Smith, P., Zhao, Y., Hu, C., Xiao, M., Li, Y. -., Huang, Y. -., Wang, K., Bai, J. -., Ho, L., & Wang, J. -. (2020). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: A 10yr reverberation mapping campaign for 3C273 (Zhang+, 2019)". VizieR Online Data Catalog, J/ApJ/876/49.
- D'Ammando, F., Raiteri, C., Villata, M., Acosta-Pulido, J., Agudo, I., Arkharov, A., Bachev, R., Baida, G., Ben{'itez}, E., Borman, G., Boschin, W., Bozhilov, V., Butuzova, M., Calcidese, P., Carnerero, M., Carosati, D., Casadio, C., Castro-Segura, N. .., Chen, W. -., , Damljanovic, G., et al. (2019). Investigating the multiwavelength behaviour of the flat spectrum radio quasar CTA 102 during 2013-2017. mnras, 490(4), 5300-5316.
- Lundquist, M., Paterson, K., Fong, W., Sand, D., Andrews, J., Shivaei, I., Daly, P., Valenti, S., Yang, S., Christensen, E., Gibbs, A., Shelly, F., Wyatt, S., Eskandari, O., Kuhn, O., Amaro, R., Arcavi, I., Behroozi, P., Butler, N., , Chomiuk, L., et al. (2019). Searches after Gravitational Waves Using ARizona Observatories (SAGUARO): System Overview and First Results from Advanced LIGO/Virgotextquoterights Third Observing Run. apjl, 881(2), L26.
- Lyu, J., Rieke, G. H., & Smith, P. S. (2019). Mid-IR Variability and Dust Reverberation Mapping of Low-z Quasars. I. Data, Methods, and Basic Results. apj, 886(1), 33.
- Pan, X., Lu, H., Komossa, S., Xu, D., Yuan, W., Sun, L., Smith, P., Zhang, S., Jiang, P., Yang, C., Liu, W., Jiang, N., Rashed, Y., Eckart, A., Dierkes, J., & Zhou, H. (2019). A Deeply Buried Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Nucleus Uncovered in Scattered Light. apj, 870, 75.
- Weaver, Z. R., Balonek, T. J., Jorstad, S. G., Marscher, A. P., Larionov, V. M., Smith, P. S., Boni, S. J., Borman, G. A., Chapman, K., Jenks, L. G., Kopatskaya, E. N., Larionova, E. G., Morozova, D. A., Nikiforova, A. A., Sabyr, A., Savchenko, S. S., Stahlin, R. W., Troitskaya, Y. V., Troitsky, I. S., & Zhang, S. (2019). The 2016 June Optical and Gamma-Ray Outburst and Optical Microvariability of the Blazar 3C 454.3. apj, 875(1), 15.
- Zhang, Z., Du, P. u., Smith, P. S., Zhao, Y., Hu, C., Xiao, M., Li, Y., Huang, Y., Wang, K., Bai, J., Ho, L. C., & Wang, J. (2019). Kinematics of the Broad-line Region of 3C 273 from a 10 yr Reverberation Mapping Campaign. apj, 876(1), 49.
- Abeysekara, A., Benbow, W., Bird, R., Brantseg, T., Brose, R., Buchovecky, M., Buckley, J., Bugaev, V., Connolly, M., Cui, W., Daniel, M., Falcone, A., Feng, Q., Finley, J., Fortson, L., Furniss, A., Gillanders, G., Gunawardhana, I., H{"utten}, M., , Hanna, D., et al. (2018). Multiwavelength Observations of the Blazar BL Lacertae: A New Fast TeV Gamma-Ray Flare. apj, 856, 95.
- Ahnen, M., Ansoldi, S., Antonelli, L., Arcaro, C., Babi{'c}, A., Banerjee, B., Bangale, P., Almeida, U., Barrio, J., Becerra, G. J., & al., e. (2018). Extreme HBL behavior of Markarian 501 during 2012. aap, 620, A181.
- Bilinski, C., Smith, N., Williams, G., Smith, P., Zheng, W., Graham, M., Mauerhan, J., Andrews, J., Filippenko, A., Akerlof, C., Chatzopoulos, E., Hoffman, J., Huk, L., Leonard, D., Marion, G., Milne, P., Quimby, R., Silverman, J., Vink{'o}, J., , Wheeler, J., et al. (2018). SN2012ab: a peculiar Type IIn supernova with aspherical circumstellar material. mnras, 475, 1104-1120.
- Rani, B., Jorstad, S., Marscher, A., Agudo, I., Sokolovsky, K., Larionov, V., Smith, P., Mosunova, D., Borman, G., Grishina, T., Kopatskaya, E., Mokrushina, A., Morozova, D., Savchenko, S., Troitskaya, Y., Troitsky, I., Thum, C., Molina, S., & Casadio, C. (2018). Exploring the Connection between Parsec-scale Jet Activity and Broadband Outbursts in 3C 279. apj, 858, 80.
- Smith, P., Leonard, D., Bilinski, C., Hoffman, J., Dessart, L., Smith, N., Milne, P., & Williams, G. (2018). Optical Linear Spectropolarimetry of AT2018cow/ATLAS18qqn: Spherical Cow or Not?. The Astronomer's Telegram, 11789.
- Abeysekara, A., Archambault, S., Archer, A., Benbow, W., Bird, R., Buchovecky, M., Buckley, J., Bugaev, V., Cardenzana, J., Cerruti, M., & al., e. (2017). "A Search for Spectral Hysteresis and Energy-dependent Time Lags from X-Ray and TeV Gamma-Ray Observations of Mrk 421". apj, 834, 2.
- Ahnen, M., Ansoldi, S., Antonelli, L., Antoranz, P., Babic, A., Banerjee, B., Bangale, P., Almeida, U., Barrio, J., Becerra, G. J., & al., e. (2017). "Multiband variability studies and novel broadband SED modeling of Mrk 501 in 2009". aap, 603, A31.
- Carnerero, M., Raiteri, C., Villata, M., Acosta-Pulido, J., Larionov, V., Smith, P., D'Ammando, F., Agudo, I., Ar{'evalo}, M., Bachev, R., Barnes, J., Boeva, S., Bozhilov, V., Carosati, D., Casadio, C., Chen, W., Damljanovic, G., Eswaraiah, E., Forn{'e}, E., , Gantchev, G., et al. (2017). "Dissecting the long-term emission behaviour of the BL Lac object Mrk 421". mnras, 472, 3789-3804.
- Larionov, V., Jorstad, S., Marscher, A., Smith, P., Savchenko, S., Morozova, D., Grishina, T., Kopatskaya, E., Larionova, L., Larionova, E., Mokrushina, A., Troitsky, I., Troitskaya, Y., & Borman, G. (2017). "Behaviour of the Blazar CTA 102 during Two Giant Outbursts". Galaxies, 5, 91.
- Milne, P., Williams, G., Porter, A., Smith, P., Smith, N., Leising, M., Jannuzi, B., & Green, E. (2017). "Multiepoch Spectropolarimetry of SN 2011fe". apj, 835, 100.
- Raiteri, C., Villata, M., Acosta-Pulido, J., Agudo, I., Arkharov, A., Bachev, R., Baida, G., Ben{'{i}tez}, E., Borman, G., Boschin, W., Bozhilov, V., Butuzova, M., Calcidese, P., Carnerero, M., Carosati, D., Casadio, C., Castro-Segura, N. .., Chen, W., Damljanovic, G., , D'Ammando, F., et al. (2017). "Blazar spectral variability as explained by a twisted inhomogeneous jet". nat, 552, 374-377.
- Smith, P. (2017). "Extremely High Optical Polarization Observed in the Blazar PKS1502+106". The Astronomer's Telegram, 11047.
- Trichas, M., Green, P., Silverman, J., Aldcroft, T., Barkhouse, W., Cameron, R., Constantin, A., Ellison, S., Foltz, C., Haggard, D., Jannuzi, B., Kim, D., Marshall, H., Mossman, A., P{'erez}, L., Romero-Colmenero, E. .., Ruiz, A., Smith, M., Smith, P., , Torres, G., et al. (2017). "Erratum: The Chandra Multi-wavelength Project: Optical Spectroscopy and the Broadband Spectral Energy Distributions of X-ray-selected AGNs (2012, ApJS, 200, 17) ". apjs, 231, 23.
- Tutar, {. D., Smith, P., & Keskin, V. (2017). "Time-resolved spectropolarimetric observations of polars WX LMi and BY Cam". mnras, 468, 2923-2931.
- Williamson, K., Jorstad, S., Marscher, A., Larionov, V., Smith, P., Agudo, I., Arkharov, A., Blinov, D., Casadio, C., Efimova, N., Gomez, J., Hagen-Thorn, V., Joshi, M., Konstantinova, T., Kopatskaya, E., Larionova, E., Larionova, L., Malmrose, M., McHardy, I., , Molina, S., et al. (2017). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Gamma-ray bright blazars spectrophotometry (Williamson+, 2014)". VizieR Online Data Catalog, 178.
- You, C., Zabludoff, A., Smith, P., Yang, Y., Kim, E., Jannuzi, B., Prescott, M., Matsuda, Y., & Lee, M. (2017). "Mapping the Polarization of the Radio-Loud lya Nebula B3 J2330+3927". apj, 834, 182.
- Balokovi{'c}, M., Paneque, D., Madejski, G., Furniss, A., Chiang, J., Ajello, M., Alexander, D., Barret, D., Blandford, R., Boggs, S., & al., e. (2016). "Multiwavelength Study of Quiescent States of Mrk 421 with Unprecedented Hard X-Ray Coverage Provided by NuSTAR in 2013". apj, 819, 156.
- Carnerero, M., Raiteri, C., Villata, M., Acosta Pulido, J., Smith, P., & Larionov, V. (2016). "Investigating the Puzzling Synchrotron Behaviour of Mrk 421". Galaxies, 4, 61.
- Casadio, C., G{'omez}, J., Jorstad, S., Marscher, A., Grandi, P., Larionov, V., Lister, M., Smith, P., Gurwell, M., L{"ahteenm"aki}, A., Agudo, I., Molina, S., Bala, V., Joshi, M., Taylor, B., Williamson, K., Kovalev, Y., Savolainen, T., Pushkarev, A., , Arkharov, A., et al. (2016). "The Connection between the Radio Jet and the {$gamma$-ray Emission in the Radio Galaxy 3C 120 and the Blazar CTA 102}". Galaxies, 4, 34.
- Kiehlmann, S., Savolainen, T., Jorstad, S., Sokolovsky, K., Schinzel, F., Marscher, A., Larionov, V., Agudo, I., Akitaya, H., Benitez, E., Berdyugin, A., Blinov, D., Bochkarev, N., Borman, G., Burenkov, A., Casadio, C., Doroshenko, V., Efimova, N., Fukazawa, Y., , Gomez, J., et al. (2016). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: 3C 279 optical photometry and polarimetry (Kiehlmann+, 2016)". VizieR Online Data Catalog, 359.
- Kiehlmann, S., Savolainen, T., Jorstad, S., Sokolovsky, K., Schinzel, F., Marscher, A., Larionov, V., Agudo, I., Akitaya, H., Ben{'{i}tez}, E., Berdyugin, A., Blinov, D., Bochkarev, N., Borman, G., Burenkov, A., Casadio, C., Doroshenko, V., Efimova, N., Fukazawa, Y., , G{'omez}, J., et al. (2016). "Polarization angle swings in blazars: The case of 3C 279". aap, 590, A10.
- Larionov, V., Jorstad, S., Marscher, A., & Smith, P. (2016). "Polarization Vector Rotations: Real, Spurious, Hidden and Imaginary". Galaxies, 4, 43.
- Larionov, V., Villata, M., Raiteri, C., Jorstad, S., Marscher, A., Agudo, I., Smith, P., Acosta-Pulido, J., {dotar'evalo}, M., Arkharov, A., Bachev, R., Blinov, D., Borisov, G., Borman, G., Bozhilov, V., Bueno, A., Carnerero, M., Carosati, D., Casadio, C., , Chen, W., et al. (2016). "Exceptional outburst of the blazar CTA 102 in 2012: the GASP-WEBT campaign and its extension". mnras, 461, 3047-3056.
- Porter, A., Leising, M., Williams, G., Milne, P., Smith, P., Smith, N., Bilinski, C., Hoffman, J., Huk, L., & Leonard, D. (2016). "Asymmetries in SN 2014J near Maximum Light Revealed through Spectropolarimetry". apj, 828, 24.
- Smith, P. (2016). "Sharp Polarimetric Eyes: More Trees than Forest?". Galaxies, 4, 27.
- Troitskiy, I., Morozova, D., Jorstad, S., Larionov, V., Marscher, A., Agudo, I., Blinov, D., Smith, P., & Troitskaya, Y. (2016). "Multi-Frequency Monitoring of the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar PKS 1222+216 in 2008-2015". Galaxies, 4, 72.
- Abeysekara, A. U., Archambault, S., Archer, A., Aune, T., Barnacka, A., Benbow, W., Bird, R., Biteau, J., Buckley, J. H., Bugaev, V., Cardenzana, J. V., Cerruti, M., Chen, X., Christiansen, J. L., Ciupik, L., Connolly, M. P., Coppi, P., Cui, W., Dickinson, H. J., , Dumm, J., et al. (2015). Gamma-Rays from the Quasar PKS 1441+25: Story of an Escape. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 815, L22 - L28. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/815/2/L22
- Aleksic, J., Ansoldi, S., Antonelli, L. A., Antoranz, P., Babic, A., Bangale, P., Almeida, U., Barrio, J. A., Becerra Gonzalez, J., Bednarek, W., Bernardini, E., Biasuzzi, B., Biland, A., Blanch, O., Boller, A., Bonnefoy, S., Bonnoli, G., Borracci, F., Bretz, T., , Carmona, E., et al. (2015). Unprecedented study of the broadband emission of Mrk 421 during flaring activity in March 2010. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 578, A22; 26pp. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424811
- Carnerero, M. I., Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., Acosta-Pulido, J. A., D'Ammando, F., Smith, P. S., Larionov, V. M., Agudo, I., Arevalo, M. J., Arkharov, A. A., Bach, U., Bachev, R., Benitez, E., Blinov, D. A., Bozhilov, V., Buemi, C. S., Bueno Bueno, A., Carosati, D., Casadio, C., , Chen, W. P., et al. (2015). Multiwavelength behaviour of the blazar OJ 248 from radio to gamma-rays. MNRAS, 450, 2677 - 2691. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv823
- Casadio, C., Gomez, J. L., Jorstad, S. G., Marscher, A. P., Larionov, V. M., Smith, P. S., Gurwell, M. A., Lahteenmaki, A., Agudo, I., Molina, S. N., Bala, V., Joshi, M., Taylor, B., Williamson, K. E., Arkharov, A. A., Blinov, D. A., Borman, G. A., Di Paola, A., Grishina, T. S., , Hagen-Thorn, V. A., et al. (2015). A Multi-wavelength Polarimetric Study of the Blazar CTA 102 during a Gamma-Ray Flare in 2012. Astrophysical Journal, 813, 51 - 64. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/813/1/51
- Flatland, K., Leonard, D. C., Williams, G. G., Smith, P. S., Bilinski, C., Dessart, L., Gonzalez, L., Hoffman, J. L., Huk, L., Milne, P., & Smith, N. (2015). A Study of the Type II-Plateau Supernova SN 2014cx. IAU General Assembly, 22, Abstract.
- Isler, J. C., Urry, C. M., Bailyn, C., Smith, P. P., Coppi, P., Brady, M., MacPherson, E., Hasan, I., & Buxton, M. (2015). The SMARTS Multi-Epoch Optical Spectroscopy Atlas (SaMOSA): An Analysis of Emission Line Variability in Southern Hemisphere Fermi Blazars. Astrophysical Journal, 804, 7 - 20. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/1/7
- Leonard, D. C., Dessart, L., Pignata, G., Hillier, D. J., Williams, G. G., Smith, P. S., Khandrika, H., Bilinski, C., Duong, N., Flatland, K., Gonzalez, L., Hoffman, J. L., Horst, C., Huk, L., Milne, P., Rachubo, A. A., & Smith, N. (2015). On the Explosion Geometry of Red Supergiant Stars. IAU General Assembly, 22, Abstract.
- Liebert, J., Ferrario, L., Wickramasinghe, D. T., & Smith, P. S. (2015). Enigmas from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey DR7 Kleinman White Dwarf Catalog. Astrophysical Journal, 804, 93 - 95. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/93
- Mauerhan, J. C., Williams, G. G., Leonard, D. C., Smith, P. S., Filippenko, A. V., Smith, N., Hoffman, J. L., Huk, L., Clubb, K. I., Silverman, J. M., Cenko, S. B., Milne, P., Gal-Yam, A., & Ben-Ami, S. (2015). Spectropolarimetry of SN 2011dh in M51: geometric insights on a Type IIb supernova progenitor and explosion. MNRAS, 453, 4467 - 4484. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv1944
- Meshkat, T., Bailey, V. P., Su, K. Y., Kenworthy, M. A., Mamajek, E. E., Hinz, P. M., & Smith, P. S. (2015). Searching for Planets in Holey Debris Disks with the Apodizing Phase Plate. Astrophysical Journal, 800, 5 - 13.
- Rodigas, T. J., Stark, C. C., Weinberger, A. J., Debes, J. H., Hinz, P. M., Close, L. M., Chen, C., Smith, P. S., Males, J. R., Skemer, A. J., Puglisi, A., Follette, K. B., Morzinski, K. K., Wu, Y., Briguglio, R., Esposito, S., Pinna, E., Riccardi, A., Schneider, G. H., & Xompero, M. (2015). On the Morphology and Chemical Composition of the HR 4796A Debris Disk. Astrophysical Journal, 798, 96 - 111. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/798/2/96
- Smith, P. S., & Ozdarcan, D. T. (2015). High Optical Polarization Detected in PKS 1441+25. The Astronomer's Telegram.
- Su, K. Y., Morrison, S., Malhotra, R., Smith, P. S., Balog, Z., & Rieke, G. H. (2015). Debris Distribution in HD 95086--A Young Analog of HR 8799. Astrophysical Journal, 799, 146 - 158. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/799/2/146
- Mauerhan, J., Williams, G. G., Smith, N., Smith, P. S., Filippenko, A. V., Hoffman, J. L., Milne, P., Leonard, D. C., Clubb, K. I., Fox, O. D., & Kelly, P. L. (2014). Multi-epoch spectropolarimetry of SN 2009ip: direct evidence for aspherical circumstellar material. mnras, 442, 1166-1180.
- Williamson, K. E., Jorstad, S. G., Marscher, A. P., Larionov, V. M., Smith, P. S., Agudo, I., Arkharov, A. A., Blinov, D. A., Casadio, C., Efimova, N. V., Gómez, J. L., Hagen-Thorn, V. A., Joshi, M., Konstantinova, T. S., Kopatskaya, E. N., Larionova, E. G., Larionova, L. V., Malmrose, M. P., McHardy, I. M., , Molina, S. N., et al. (2014). Comprehensive Monitoring of Gamma-Ray Bright Blazars. I. Statistical Study of Optical, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Spectral Slopes. apj, 789(2), 20.
- Alexandroff, R., Strauss, M. A., Greene, J. E., Zakamska, N. L., Ross, N. P., Brandt, W. N., Liu, G., Smith, P. S., Ge, J., Hamann, F., Myers, A. D., Petitjean, P., Schneider, D. P., Yesuf, H., & York, D. G. (2013). Candidate type II quasars at 2 lt z lt 4.3 in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III. mnras, 435, 3306-3325.
- Archambault, S., Arlen, T., Aune, T., Behera, B., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Bird, R., Bouvier, A., Buckley, J. H., Bugaev, V., Byrum, K., Cesarini, A., Ciupik, L., Connolly, M. P., Cui, W., Errando, M., Falcone, A., Federici, S., Feng, Q., , Finley, J. P., et al. (2013). Discovery of a New TeV Gamma-Ray Source: VER J0521+211. apj, 776, 69.
- Arlen, T., Aune, T., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Bouvier, A., Buckley, J. H., Bugaev, V., Cesarini, A., Ciupik, L., Connolly, M. P., Cui, W., Dickherber, R., Dumm, J., Errando, M., Falcone, A., Federici, S., Feng, Q., Finley, J. P., Finnegan, G., , Fortson, L., et al. (2013). Rapid TeV Gamma-Ray Flaring of BL Lacertae. apj, 762, 92.
- Jorstad, S. G., Marscher, A. P., Smith, P. S., Larionov, V. M., Agudo, I., Gurwell, M., Wehrle, A. E., "aki, A., Nikolashvili, M. G., Schmidt, G. D., Arkharov, A. A., Blinov, D. A., Blumenthal, K., Casadio, C., Chigladze, R. A., Efimova, N. V., Eggen, J. R., G 'omez, J. L., Grupe, D., , Hagen-Thorn, V. A., et al. (2013). A Tight Connection between Gamma-Ray Outbursts and Parsec-scale Jet Activity in the Quasar 3C 454.3. apj, 773, 147.
- Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., D'Ammando, F., Larionov, V. M., Gurwell, M. A., Mirzaqulov, D. O., Smith, P. S., Acosta-Pulido, J. A., Agudo, I., Ar 'evalo, M. J., Bachev, R., Ben ' itez, E., Berdyugin, A., Blinov, D. A., Borman, G. A., B "ottcher, M., Bozhilov, V., Carnerero, M. I., Carosati, D., , Casadio, C., et al. (2013). The awakening of BL Lacertae: observations by Fermi, Swift and the GASP-WEBT. mnras, 436, 1530-1545.
- Williams, K. A., Howell, S. B., Liebert, J., Smith, P. S., Bellini, A., Rubin, K. H., & Bolte, M. (2013). Time-resolved Spectroscopy of the Polar EU Cancri in the Open Cluster Messier 67. aj, 145, 129.
- Agudo, I., Jorstad, S. G., Marscher, A. P., Larionov, V. M., G 'omez, J. L., "aki, A., Gurwell, M., Smith, P. S., Wiesemeyer, H., Thum, C., & Heidt, J. (2012). $ gamma$-ray emission region located in the parsec scale jet of OJ287. Journal of Physics Conference Series, 355(1), 012032.
- Agudo, I., Marscher, A. P., Jorstad, S. G., Larionov, V. M., G 'omez, J. L., "aki, A., Smith, P. S., Nilsson, K., Readhead, A. C., Aller, M. F., Heidt, J., Gurwell, M., Thum, C., Wehrle, A. E., & Kurtanidze, O. M. (2012). Location of the $ gamma$-RAY Flaring Emission in the Parsec-Scale Jet of the BL Lac Object AO 0235+164. International Journal of Modern Physics Conference Series, 8, 271-276.
- Algaba, J. C., Gabuzda, D. C., & Smith, P. S. (2012). Search for correlations between the optical and radio polarization of active galactic nuclei - II. VLBA polarization data at 12+15+22+24+43 GHz. mnras, 420, 542-553.
- Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., Smith, P. S., Larionov, V. M., Acosta-Pulido, J. A., Aller, M. F., D'Ammando, F., Gurwell, M. A., Jorstad, S. G., Joshi, M., Kurtanidze, O. M., "aki, A., Mirzaqulov, D. O., Agudo, I., Aller, H. D., Ar 'evalo, M. J., Arkharov, A. A., Bach, U., Ben ' itez, E., , Berdyugin, A., et al. (2012). Variability of the blazar 4C 38.41 (B3 1633+382) from GHz frequencies to GeV energies. aap, 545, A48.
- Trichas, M., Green, P. J., Silverman, J. D., Aldcroft, T., Barkhouse, W., Cameron, R. A., Constantin, A., Ellison, S. L., Foltz, C., Haggard, D., Jannuzi, B. T., Kim, D., Marshall, H. L., Mossman, A., P 'erez, L. M., Romero-Colmenero, E., Ruiz, A., Smith, M. G., Smith, P. S., , Torres, G., et al. (2012). The Chandra Multi-wavelength Project: Optical Spectroscopy and the Broadband Spectral Energy Distributions of X-Ray-selected AGNs. apjs, 200, 17.
Proceedings Publications
- Lyu, J., Rieke, G., & Smith, P. (2020, jan). "Mid-IR variability and dust reverberation mapping of low-z quasars". In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #235, 235.
- Otero Santos, J., Acosta-Pulido, J., Becerra, G. J., Raiteri, C., Larionov, V., Pe{~nil}, P., & Smith, P. (2020, jul). "Optical variability studies of gamma-ray emitting blazars". In Contributions to the XIV.0 Scientific Meeting (virtual) of the Spanish Astronomical Society.
- Williams, G., Leonard, D., Smith, N., Smith, P., Milne, P., Hoffman, J., & Bilinski, C. (2018, jan). The Supernova Spectropolarimetry (SNSPOL) Project; Probing the Geometry of Supernova Explosions. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #231, 231.
- Hoffman, J., Williams, G., Leonard, D., Bilinski, C., Dessart, L., Huk, L., Mauerhan, J., Milne, P., Porter, A., Smith, N., & Smith, P. (2017, nov). "Reconstructing the Scene: New Views of Supernovae and Progenitors from the SNSPOL Project". In The Lives and Death-Throes of Massive Stars, 329.
- Jorstad, S., Marscher, A., Williamson, K., Larionov, V., Smith, P., Gurwell, M., & Lahteenmaki, A. (2017, aug). "Multi-Wavelength Analysis of the Quasar CTA102 during a Dramatic Outburst in 2016 December". In AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division #16, 16.
- Maleszewski, C., Smith, P., & McMillan, R. (2016, oct). "Constraining the wavelength dependence of polarization for various asteroid taxonomies". In AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts, 48.
- Jorstad, S. G., Marscher, A. P., Morozova, D. A., Bala, V., Agudo, I., Gomez, J. L., Lahteenmaki, A., Larionov, V. M., Smith, P. S., & Tornikoski, M. (2015, mar). The jet of the quasar 4C+21.35 from parsec to kiloparces scales and its role in high energy photon production. In Extragalactic Jets from Every Angle, 313, 33 - 38.
- Liebert, J., Smith, P. S., Ferrario, L., & Wickramasinghe, D. T. (2015, jun). Enigmas from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey DR7 White Dwarf Catalog. In 19th European Workshop on White Dwarfs, 493.
- Meshkat, T., Bailey, V. P., Su, K. Y., Kenworthy, M. A., Mamajek, E. E., Hinz, P., & Smith, P. S. (2015, jan). Searching For Planets in ''Holey Debris Disks''. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 225.
- Porter, A. L., Leising, M. D., Milne, P., Williams, G., Smith, P. S., & Smith, N. (2015, jan). Polarized Light of SN 2014J. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 225, 450.04.
- Bilinski, C., Williams, G. G., Smith, P. S., Smith, N., Milne, P., Hoffman, J. L., Huk, L. N., Leonard, D. C., & Dessart, L. (2014, jan). The Supernova Spectropolarimetry Project: Results from Multi-Epoch Observations of the Type IIb SN 2011dh. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 223, #354.23.
- Hoffman, J. L., Smith, N., Bilinski, C., Dessart, L., Huk, L. N., Leonard, D. C., Milne, P., Smith, P. S., & Williams, G. (2014, jan). The Supernova Spectropolarimetry Project: Evolution of Asymmetries in the Very Luminous Type Ib SN 2012au. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 223, #354.21.
- Hoffman, J., Williams, G. G., Bilinski, C., Dessart, L., Huk, L. N., Leonard, D. C., Mauerhan, J., Smith, N., & Smith, P. S. (2014, jul). The Supernova Spectropolarimetry Project: Probing the Evolution of Asymmetries in Supernovae. In TMT in the Astronomical Landscape of the 2020s: Thirty Meter Telescope Science Forum.
- Khandrika, H. G., Leonard, D. C., Horst, C., Rachubo, A., Duong, N., Williams, G. G., Smith, P. S., Smith, N., Milne, P., Hoffman, J. L., Huk, L. N., & Dessart, L. (2014, jun). The Supernova Spectropolarimetry Project: Photometric Followup in the Optical and Near- Infrared by the Mount Laguna Supernova Survey. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 224, #121.16.
- Maleszewski, C. Y., & Smith, P. S. (2014, Nov). Spectropolarimetry of X-type Asteroids to Constrain the Wavelength Dependence of Polarization. In American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #46, #415.08.
- Marscher, A. P., Jorstad, S. G., Larionov, V., Agudo, I., & Smith, P. S. (2014, jun). Time-variable Linear Polarization as a Probe of the Compact Jets of Blazars. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 224, #221.19.
- Milne, P., Williams, G., Smith, P. S., & Smith, N. (2014, jan). Spectropolarimetry of SN 2011fe. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 223, #354.39.
- Ross, N., Strauss, M. A., Greene, J. E., Zakamska, N. L., Brandt, W. N., Alexandroff, R., Liu, G., Smith, P. S., & Group, T. S. (2014, jan). The Host Galaxies of High-Luminosity Obscured Quasars at 2.5. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 223, #115.04.
- Su, K. Y., Morrison, S. J., Malhotra, R., Balog, Z., & Smith, P. S. (2014, Nov). The Debris Structures of HD 95086 - A Young Analog of HR 8799. In American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #46, #204.02.
- Troitskiy, I. S., Morozova, D. A., Jorstad, S. G., Larionov, V. M., Marscher, A. P., Agudo, I., Blinov, D. A., & Smith, P. S. (2014, jul). Multiwavelength Observations of 6 FSRQ in 2008-2012. In IAU Symposium Proceedings; Multiwavelength AGN Surveys and Studies, 304, 249-251.
- Williams, G. G., Dessart, L., Hoffman, J. L., Huk, L. N., Leonard, D. C., Milne, P., Smith, N., & Smith, P. S. (2014, jan). The Supernova Spectropolarimetry Project: Results from Multi-Epoch Observations of the Type IIn SN 2010jl. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts, 223, #354.22.
- Larionov, V. M., Blinov, D. A., Jorstad, S. G., Marscher, A. P., Villata, M., Raiteri, C. M., Agudo, I., Smith, P. S., Morozova, D. A., Troitsky, I. S., & Clemens, D. P. (2013, dec). Prominent outburst of the blazar CTA 102 in 2012. In European Physical Journal Web of Conferences, 61, 4019.
- Maleszewski, C., McMillan, R. S., & Smith, P. S. (2013, oct). Contrasting Q-type Asteroid Regolith from the S-complex Through Polarimetry. In AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts, 45, #208.14.
- Morozova, D. A., Jorstad, S. G., Marscher, A. P., Larionov, V. M., Troitskiy, I. S., Blinov, D. A., Agudo, I., & Smith, P. S. (2013, dec). Multiwavelength Observations of 6 BL Lac Objects in 2008-2012. In European Physical Journal Web of Conferences, 61, 4018.
- Raiteri, C. M., Villata, M., D'Ammando, F., Larionov, V. M., Gurwell, M. A., Mirzaqulov, D. O., Smith, P. S., & Carnerero, M. I. (2013, dec). The optical-gamma correlation in BL Lacertae. In European Physical Journal Web of Conferences, 61, 4014.
- Troitskiy, I. S., Morozova, D. A., Jorstad, S. G., Marscher, A. P., Larionov, V. M., Blinov, D. A., Agudo, I., & Smith, P. S. (2013, dec). Multiwavelength polarization observations of the $ gamma$-ray bright quasar PKS 0420- 014. In European Physical Journal Web of Conferences, 61, 7008.
- Aller, M. F., Aller, H. D., Hughes, P. A., Marscher, A. P., Jorstad, S. G., Hovatta, T., & Smith, P. S. (2012, may). Polarimetry as a Probe of the Physical Conditions in the Gamma-ray-flaring Blazar PKS 1510-089. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #220, 220, #335.01.
- Boynton, W. V., Lauretta, D. S., Beshore, E., Barnouin, O., Bierhaus, E. B., Binzel, R., Christensen, P. R., Daly, M., Grindlay, J., Hamilton, V., Hildebrand, A. R., Mehall, G., Reuter, D., Rizk, B., Simon-Miller, A., & Smith, P. S. (2012, sep). The OSIRIS-REx mission to RQ36: nature of the remote sensing observations. In European Planetary Science Congress 2012, 875.
- Marscher, A. P., Jorstad, S. G., Larionov, V. M., Agudo, I., Smith, P. S., Lahteenmaki, A., Joshi, M., Williamson, K., MacDonald, N., Aller, M. F., & Aller, H. D. (2012, jan). Observations and Models of Multiwaveband Variability of Blazars. In American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #219, 219, #154.27.
Presentations
- Smith, P. S. (2016, May). Sharp Polarimetric Eyes: More Trees than Forest?. Blazars through Sharp Multi-wavelength Eyes. Malaga, Spain: Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía–CSIC.
Poster Presentations
- Williams, G. G., Smith, P. S., Smith, N., Milne, P. A., Bilinski, C., Dessart, L., Hoffman, J., Leonard, D., Huk, L., Mauerhan, J., & Porter, A. (2016, 2016-05-16). The Supernova Spectropolarimetry Project. The Transient Sky. Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.