Thomas A Fleming

Interests

Teaching

use of technology in the classroom; clickers; planetarium education

Research

X-ray emission from stars

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Books

• Fleming, T. A. (2011). Stars. Cognella.
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Chapters

• Marsh, M., Barstow, M., Holberg, J., O'Donoghue, D., Buckley, D., Fleming, T., Koester, D., & Burleigh, M. (1995). An EUV Selected Sample of DA White Dwarfs. In White Dwarfs, Proceedings of the 9th European Workshop on White Dwarfs Held at Kiel, Germany, 29 August - 1 September 1994. Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 443, edited by Detlev Koester and Klaus Werner. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 1995., p.328(p. 328).
• Barstow, M., Fleming, T., Diamond, C., & Finley, D. (1992). ROSAT observations of white dwarfs. In The Atmospheres of Early-Type Stars, Lecture Notes in Physics, Volume 401. ISBN 978-3-540-55256-7. Springer-Verlag, 1992, p. 329(p. 329).
• Bond, H. E., Grauer, A. D., Liebert, J., Fleming, T., & Green, R. F. (1987). A search for hot pulsators similar to PG 1159-035 and the central star of K 1-16. In Stellar Pulsation; Proceedings of the Conference held as a Memorial to John P. Cox at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, Aug. 11-15, 1986. Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 274, edited by A. N. Cox, W. M. Sparks, and S. G. Starrfield. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987., p.352(p. 352).

Journals/Publications

• Berger, E., Basri, G., Fleming, T., Giampapa, M., Gizis, J., Liebert, J., Mart{\'\in}, E., Phan-Bao, N. .., & Rutledge, R. (2010). Simultaneous Multi-Wavelength Observations of Magnetic Activity in Ultracool Dwarfs. III. X-ray, Radio, and H\ensuremath{\alpha} Activity Trends in M and L dwarfs. \apj, 709, 332-341.
• Berger, E., Rutledge, R., Phan-Bao, N. .., Basri, G., Giampapa, M., Gizis, J., Liebert, J., Mart{\'\in}, E., & Fleming, T. (2009). Periodic Radio and H\ensuremath{\alpha} Emission from the L Dwarf Binary 2MASSW J0746425+200032: Exploring the Magnetic Field Topology and Radius Of An L Dwarf. \apj, 695, 310-316.
• Berger, E., Basri, G., Gizis, J., Giampapa, M., Rutledge, R., Liebert, J., Mart{\'\in}, E., Fleming, T., Johns-Krull, C., Phan-Bao, N. .., & Sherry, W. (2008). Simultaneous Multiwavelength Observations of Magnetic Activity in Ultracool Dwarfs. II. Mixed Trends in VB 10 and LSR 1835+32 and the Possible Role of Rotation. \apj, 676, 1307-1318.
• Berger, E., Gizis, J., Giampapa, M., Rutledge, R., Liebert, J., Mart{\'\in}, E., Basri, G., Fleming, T., Johns-Krull, C., Phan-Bao, N. .., & Sherry, W. (2008). Simultaneous Multiwavelength Observations of Magnetic Activity in Ultracool Dwarfs. I. The Complex Behavior of the M8.5 Dwarf TVLM 513-46546. \apj, 673, 1080-1087.
• Berger, E., Rutledge, R., Reid, I., Bildsten, L., Gizis, J., Liebert, J., Mart{\'\in}, E., Basri, G., Jayawardhana, R., Brandeker, A., Fleming, T., Johns-Krull, C., Giampapa, M., Hawley, S., & Schmitt, J. (2005). The Magnetic Properties of an L Dwarf Derived from Simultaneous Radio, X-Ray, and H\ensuremath{\alpha} Observations. \apj, 627, 960-973.
• Fleming, T. A., Giampapa, M. S., & Garza, D. (2003). The Quiescent Corona of VB 10. \apj, 594, 982-986.
• Fleming, T. A., Giampapa, M. S., & Schmitt, J. H. (2000). An X-Ray Flare Detected on the M8 Dwarf VB 10. \apj, 533, 372-377.
• Fleming, T. A. (1998). A New Sample of Nearby M Dwarfs Discovered by ROSAT. \apj, 504, 461-467.
• Giampapa, M. S., Prosser, C. F., & Fleming, T. A. (1998). X-Ray Activity in the Open Cluster IC 4665. \apj, 501, 624-642.
• Metanomski, A., Pasquini, L., Krautter, J., Cutispoto, G., & Fleming, T. (1998). F, G and K stars in the ROSAT all-sky survey. I. Photometry. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 131, 197-208.
• Abbott, T., Fleming, T., & Pasquini, L. (1997). The ROSAT cataclysmic variable RX J2353.0-3852.. \aap, 318, 134-139.
• Burleigh, M., Barstow, M., & Fleming, T. (1997). A search for hidden white dwarfs in the ROSAT extreme ultraviolet survey. \mnras, 287, 381-401.
• Dempsey, R. C., Linsky, J. L., Fleming, T. A., & Schmitt, J. (1997). The ROSAT All-Sky Survey of Active Binary Coronae. III. Quiescent Coronal Properties for the BY Draconis-Type Binaries. \apj, 478, 358-366.
• Ottmann, R., Fleming, T., & Pasquini, L. (1997). ROSAT all-sky survey observations of PopII field binaries: X-ray activity of old, metal-poor stellar coronae.. \aap, 322, 785-800.
• Tagliaferri, G., Covino, S., Fleming, T., Gagne, M., Pallavicini, R., Haardt, F., & Uchida, Y. (1997). Coronal X-ray emission of HD 35850: the ASCA view.. \aap, 321, 850-858.
• Fleming, T. A., & Tagliaferri, G. (1996). The X-Ray Spectrum of a Metal-poor Corona. \apj, 472, L101.
• Fleming, T., Snowden, S., Pfeffermann, E., Briel, U., & Greiner, J. (1996). Catalogue and luminosity function of white dwarfs detected in the ROSAT all-sky survey.. \aap, 316, 147-154.
• Giampapa, M., Rosner, R., Kashyap, V., Fleming, T., Schmitt, J., & Bookbinder, J. (1996). The Coronae of Low-Mass Dwarf Stars. \apj, 463, 707.
• Mullan, D., & Fleming, T. (1996). Coronal Heating in dMe and dM Stars: Clues from the X-Ray Surface Fluxes. \apj, 464, 890.
• Werner, K., Dreizler, S., Heber, U., Rauch, T., Fleming, T., Sion, E., & Vauclair, G. (1996). High resolution UV spectroscopy of two hot (pre-) white dwarfs with the Hubble Space Telescope. KPD0005+5106 and RXJ2117+3412.. \aap, 307, 860-868.
• Ayres, T. R., Fleming, T., Simon, T., Haisch, B., Brown, A., Lenz, D., Wamsteker, W., {de, M. D., Gonzalez, C., Bonnell, J., {Mas-, H. J., Rosso, C., Schmitt, J., Truemper, J., Voges, W., Pye, J., Dempsey, R., Linsky, J., Guinan, E., , Harper, G., et al. (1995). The RIASS Coronathon: Joint X-Ray and Ultraviolet Observations of Normal F--K Stars. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 96, 223.
• Barstow, M., Burleigh, M., Fleming, T., Holberg, J., Koester, D., Marsh, M., Rosen, S., Rutten, R., Sakai, S., Tweedy, R., & Wegner, G. (1995). The orbital period of the pre-cataclysmic binary RE 2013+400 and a study of the atmosphere of the DAO white dwarf primary. \mnras, 272, 531-543.
• Barstow, M., O'Donoghue, D., Kilkenny, D., Burleigh, M., & Fleming, T. (1995). RE 0720-318: a pre-cataclysmic binary system with a DAO white dwarf primary. \mnras, 273, 711-721.
• Fleming, T. A., Molendi, S., Maccacaro, T., & Wolter, A. (1995). The Einstein Extended Medium-Sensitivity Survey Second Epoch: Results for the Stars. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 99, 701.
• Fleming, T. A., Schmitt, J. H., & Giampapa, M. S. (1995). Correlations of Coronal X-Ray Emission with Activity, Mass, and Age of the Nearby K and M Dwarfs. \apj, 450, 401.
• Hoare, M. G., Barstow, M. A., Werner, K., & Fleming, T. A. (1995). ROSAT observations of EUV-bright planetary nebula central stars. \mnras, 273, 812-820.
• Schmitt, J. H., Fleming, T. A., & Giampapa, M. S. (1995). The X-Ray View of the Low-Mass Stars in the Solar Neighborhood. \apj, 450, 392.
• Barstow, M., Holberg, J., Fleming, T., Marsh, M., Koester, D., & Wonnacott, D. (1994). A ROSAT survey of hot DA white dwarfs in non-interacting binary systems.. \mnras, 270, 499-515.
• Barstow, M., Holberg, J., Marsh, M., Tweedy, R., Burleigh, M., Fleming, T., Koester, D., Penny, A., & Sansom, A. (1994). RE 1738+665: the hottest DA white dwarf detected by ROSAT.. \mnras, 271, 175-182.
• Dempsey, R. C., Linsky, J. L., Fleming, T. A., & Schmitt, J. (1994). The ROSAT All-Sky Survey of Active Binary Coronae. I. Quiescent Fluxes for the RS Canum Venaticorum Systems: Erratum. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 94, 829.
• Werner, K., Heber, U., & Fleming, T. (1994). Spectral analysis of the hottest known helium-rich white dwarf: KPD0005+5106.. \aap, 284, 907-918.
• Barstow, M., Fleming, T., Diamond, C., Finley, D., Sansom, A., Rosen, S., Koester, D., Marsh, M., Holberg, J., & Kidder, K. (1993). ROSAT studies of the composition and structure of DA white dwarf atmospheres.. \mnras, 264, 16.
• Barstow, M., Fleming, T., Finley, D., Koester, D., & Diamond, C. (1993). ROSAT EUV and soft X-ray studies of atmospheric composition and structure in G 191-B2B.. \mnras, 260, 631-634.
• Dempsey, R. C., Linsky, J. L., Fleming, T. A., & Schmitt, J. (1993). The ROSAT All-Sky Survey of Active Binary Coronae. I. Quiescent Fluxes for the RS Canum Venaticorum Systems. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 86, 599.
• Dempsey, R. C., Linsky, J. L., Schmitt, J., & Fleming, T. (1993). The ROSAT All-Sky Survey of Active Binary Coronae. II. Coronal Temperatures of the RS Canum Venaticorum Systems. \apj, 413, 333.
• Fleming, T. (1993). Recent ROSAT results in stellar X-ray astronomy. Advances in Space Research, 13, 7-13.
• Fleming, T. A., Giampapa, M. S., Schmitt, J., & Bookbinder, J. A. (1993). Stellar Coronae at the End of the Main Sequence: A ROSAT Survey of the Late M Dwarfs. \apj, 410, 387.
• Fleming, T. A., Green, R. F., Jannuzi, B. T., Liebert, J., Smith, P. S., & Fink, H. (1993). Three New BL Lacertae Objects in the Palomar-Green Survey. \aj, 106, 1729.
• Fleming, T. A., Werner, K., & Barstow, M. A. (1993). Detection of the First Coronal X-Ray Source about a White Dwarf. \apj, 416, L79.
• Gudel, M., Schmitt, J. H., Bookbinder, J. A., & Fleming, T. A. (1993). A Tight Correlation between Radio and X-Ray Luminosities of M Dwarfs. \apj, 415, 236.
• Hodgkin, S., Barstow, M., Fleming, T., Monier, R., & Pye, J. (1993). ROSAT/IUE discovery of a white dwarf companion to HD 33959C.. \mnras, 263, 229-235.
• Napiwotzki, R., Barstow, M., Fleming, T., Holweger, H., Jordan, S., & Werner, K. (1993). Analysis of the DA white dwarf HZ 43A and its companion star.. \aap, 278, 478-486.
• Tweedy, R., Holberg, J., Barstow, M., Bergeron, P., Grauer, A., Liebert, J., & Fleming, T. (1993). RE 1016-053: A Pre-Cataclysmic Binary, and the First Extreme Ultraviolet and X-Ray Detections of DAO White Dwarf. \aj, 105, 1938.
• Ayres, T. R., Fleming, T. A., & Schmitt, J. H. (1991). Digging in the Coronal Graveyard: A ROSAT Observation of the Red Giant Arcturus. \apj, 376, L45.
• Fleming, T., Schmitt, J., Barstow, M., & Mittaz, J. (1991). Beta Crateris : another Sirius system in the solar neighborhood.. \aap, 246, L47-L50.
• Pasquini, L., Fleming, T., Spite, F., & Spite, M. (1991). Evidence for strong activity in population II binaries.. \aap, 249, L23-L26.
• Stocke, J. T., Morris, S. L., Gioia, I., Maccacaro, T., Schild, R., Wolter, A., Fleming, T. A., & Henry, J. P. (1991). The Einstein Observatory Extended Medium-Sensitivity Survey. II. The Optical Identifications. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 76, 813.
• Fleming, T. A., & Giampapa, M. S. (1989). A Search for Chromospheres at Faint Magnitudes. \apj, 346, 299.
• Fleming, T. A., Gioia, I. M., & Maccacaro, T. (1989). The Relation between X-Ray Emission and Rotation in Late-Type Stars from the Perspective of X-Ray Selection. \apj, 340, 1011.
• Fleming, T. A., Gioia, I. M., & Maccacaro, T. (1989). X-Ray-Selected Candidates for the RS CVn and W UMa Classes of Binary Stars. \aj, 98, 692.
• Liebert, J., Green, R., Bond, H. E., Holberg, J., Wesemael, F., Fleming, T. A., & Kidder, K. (1989). A Compact Planetary Nebula around the Hot White Dwarf EGB 6/PG 0950+139. \apj, 346, 251.
• Bergoffen, M. J., Stocke, J., Walter, F., & Fleming, T. A. (1988). IUE Observations of X-Ray Selected Stars. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 100, 736.
• Fleming, T. A. (1988). Optical Analysis of an X-Ray-Selected Sample of Stars. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 100, 1186.
• Fleming, T. A., Liebert, J., Gioia, I. M., & Maccacaro, T. (1988). M Dwarfs from the Einstein Extended Medium-Sensitivity Survey. \apj, 331, 958.
• Liebert, J., Fleming, T. A., Green, R. F., & Grauer, A. D. (1988). The Nucleus of the Planetary Nebula VV 47: Similarities with the Pulsating PG 1159-035/K1-16 Variables. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 100, 187.
• McCarthy Jr., ., Henry, T. J., Fleming, T. A., Saffer, R. A., Liebert, J., & Christou, J. C. (1988). The Very Low Mass Triple System: G208-44AB and G208-45. \apj, 333, 943.
• Fleming, T. A., Gioia, I. M., Maccacaro, T., & Mereghetti, S. (1987). IE 1751 + 7046: A New FK Comae Candidate. \aj, 93, 1502.
• Grauer, A. D., Bond, H. E., Liebert, J., Fleming, T. A., & Green, R. F. (1987). A Search for Pulsating Stars Similar to PG 1159-035 and K1-16. \apj, 323, 271.
• Fleming, T., Liebert, J., & Green, R. (1986). The Luminosity Function of DA White Dwarfs. \apj, 308, 176.
• Craine, E., Culver, R., & Fleming, T. (1985). Optical identification of a serendipitous infrared source.. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 97, 303-306.

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• Fleming, T. A. (1988, April). Optical Analysis of an X-Ray Selected Sample of Stars..
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