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Eric Becklin

Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy

University of California, Los Angeles

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the College

Galactic Center Group

Physics and Astronomy

Eric Becklin is currently serving as a Galactic Center Group Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy at University of California, Los Angeles.

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Eric Becklin

University of California, Los Angeles

Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy

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astronomy observational astronomy astrophysics stellar astrophysics high-energy astrophysics extragalactic astronomy planetary sciences galactic center infrared spectroscopy spectroscopy optical engineering infrared observations supermassive black holes infrared optic radio astronomy lunar science relativistic astrophysics astronomical image analysis aerospace engineering physics black holes young stars near-infrared spectroscopy space research infrared astronomy infrared emission central parsec general relativity stratospheric observatory elliptical galaxies synchrotron radiation optical remote sensing far-infrared observations infrared studies orion nebula stellar orbits white dwarfs high energy physics high energy density physics space weather optical spectroscopy astrostatistics galaxy formation infrared sensors brown dwarfs central black hole acta astronautica optical testing x-ray spectroscopy imaging spectroscopy keck ii telescope molecular cloud modern physics astrophysical simulations orbit determination thermal infrared remote sensing astrochemistry plasma physics nature space mission design space missions chemical emission array processing astrophysical plasmas specie distribution benchmark studies planetary rings super-resolution imaging

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

New Evidence for a Flux-Independent Spectral Index of Sgr a* in the Near-Infrared. The Astrophysical Journal (2024)

Hadrien PaugnatTuan DoAbhimat K. GautamGregory D. MartinezAndrea M. GhezShoko SakaiGrant C. WeldonMatthew W. HosekZoë HaggardKelly Kosmo O’NeilEric E. BecklinGunther WitzelJessica R. LuKeith Matthews

spectroscopyinfrared spectroscopyastrophysicsnear-infrared spectroscopyinfrared opticastronomyastrostatisticsflux-independent spectral indexcomputational astrophysicsobservational astronomy

Evidence of a Decreased Binary Fraction for Massive Stars Within 20 Milliparsecs of the Supermassive Black Hole at the Galactic Center. The Astrophysical Journal (2023)

Devin S. ChuTuan DoAndrea GhezAbhimat K. GautamAnna CiurloKelly Kosmo O’neilMatthew W. HosekAurélien HeesSmadar NaozShoko SakaiJessica R. LuZhuo 卓 Chen 陈Rory O. BentleyEric E. BecklinKeith Matthews

massive starsastrophysicsextragalactic astronomygalactic centerastronomysupermassive black holesobservational astronomyhigh-energy astrophysics

Near-Infrared Flux Distribution of Sgr a* From 2005–2022: Evidence for an Enhanced Accretion Episode in 2019. The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2023)

Grant C. WeldonTuan DoGunther WitzelAndrea M. GhezAbhimat K. GautamEric E. BecklinMark R. MorrisGregory D. MartinezShoko SakaiJessica R. LuKeith MatthewsMatthew W. HosekZoë Haggard

observational cosmologyastrophysicsearth sciencenear-infrared flux distributionastronomyplanetary sciencesobservational astronomyhigh-energy astrophysics

Stellar Populations in the Central 0.5 Pc of Our Galaxy. III. the Dynamical Substructures. The Astrophysical Journal (2023)

Siyao JiaNingyuan XuJessica R. LuD. S. ChuK. Kosmo O’NeilW. B. DrechslerM. W. HosekS. SakaiT. DoA. CiurloA. K. GautamA. M. GhezE. BecklinM. R. MorrisR. O. Bentley

stellar populationsstellar astrophysicsdynamical substructuresextragalactic astronomyastronomy

The Swansong of the Galactic Center Source X7: An Extreme Example of Tidal Evolution Near the Supermassive Black Hole. The Astrophysical Journal (2023)

Anna CiurloRandall D. CampbellMark R. MorrisTuan DoAndrea M. GhezEric E. BecklinRory O. BentleyDevin S. ChuAbhimat K. GautamYash A. GursahaniAurélien HeesKelly Kosmo O’NeilJessica R. LuGregory D. MartinezSmadar NaozShoko SakaiRainer Schödel

tidal evolutionastrophysicsextragalactic astronomygalactic centerastronomysupermassive black holesplanetary sciencesobservational astronomyhigh-energy astrophysicsextreme example

Analyzing Long-Term Performance of the Keck-II Adaptive Optics System. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems (2022)

Emily RameyJessica R. LuRuoyi YinSteve RobinsonPeter WizinowichSam RaglandJim LykeSiyao JiaShoko SakaiAbhimat GautamTuan DoMatthew HosekAndrea GhezMark R. MorrisEric BecklinKeith Matthews

observational astronomyastronomylong-term performance

ERRATUM: “Simultaneous X-Ray and Infrared Observations of Sagittarius a*'S Variability” (2019, Apj, 871, 161). The Astrophysical Journal (2021)

H. BoyceD. HaggardG. WitzelS. P. WillnerJ. NeilsenJ. L. HoraS. MarkoffG. PontiF. BaganoffE. BecklinG. FazioP. LowranceM. R. MorrisH. A. Smith

infrared observationsastrophysicssimultaneous x-rayastronomyobservational astronomy

Rapid Variability of Sgr a* Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum. The Astrophysical Journal (2021)

G. WitzelG. MartinezS. P. WillnerE. E. BecklinH. BoyceT. DoA. EckartG. G. FazioA. GhezM. A. GurwellD. HaggardR. Herrero-IllanaJ. L. HoraZ. 志远 Li 李J. 俊 Liu 刘N. MarchiliMark R. MorrisHoward A. SmithM. SubroweitJ. A. Zensus

stellar astrophysicsrapid variabilityastrophysicsastronomyelectromagnetic spectrumhigh-energy astrophysicsobservational astronomy

Sofia/Flitecam 3-5.4 Micron Spectroscopy of Pahs in Planetary Nebulae. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts (2021)

E. C. SmithS. LogsdonI. S. McLeanE. FletcherW. VaccaE. BecklinS. ShenoyM. SavageR. Hamilton

planetary nebulaespectroscopypolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsastronomyhigh-energy astrophysicsobservational astronomy

Testing Fundamental Physics With Stellar Orbits at the Galactic Center. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series eBooks (2021)

T. DoA. HeesA. GhezG. D. MartinezD. S. ChuS. JiaS. SakaiGautam, J. R. Lu, A. K.K. K. O'NeilE. E. BecklinM. R. MorrisK. MatthewsS. NishiyamaR. CampbellS. ChappellZhuo ChenA. CiurloA. WitzelE. Gallego-CanoW. E. KerzendorfJ. E. LykeS. NaozH. SaidaR. SchodelM. TakahashiY. TakamoriG. WitzelP. WizinowichB. M. Roberts

galactic centerastronomyphysicsstellar orbits

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Eric Becklin

Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy

University of California, Los Angeles

Affiliations

the College

Galactic Center Group

Physics and Astronomy

Eric Becklin is currently serving as a Galactic Center Group Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy at University of California, Los Angeles.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Eric Becklin

University of California, Los Angeles

Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

New Evidence for a Flux-Independent Spectral Index of Sgr a* in the Near-Infrared. The Astrophysical Journal (2024)

spectroscopyinfrared spectroscopyastrophysicsnear-infrared spectroscopyinfrared opticastronomyastrostatisticsflux-independent spectral indexcomputational astrophysicsobservational astronomy

Evidence of a Decreased Binary Fraction for Massive Stars Within 20 Milliparsecs of the Supermassive Black Hole at the Galactic Center. The Astrophysical Journal (2023)

massive starsastrophysicsextragalactic astronomygalactic centerastronomysupermassive black holesobservational astronomyhigh-energy astrophysics

Near-Infrared Flux Distribution of Sgr a* From 2005–2022: Evidence for an Enhanced Accretion Episode in 2019. The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2023)

Grant C. WeldonTuan DoGunther WitzelAndrea M. GhezAbhimat K. GautamEric E. BecklinMark R. MorrisGregory D. MartinezShoko SakaiJessica R. LuKeith MatthewsMatthew W. HosekZoë Haggard

observational cosmologyastrophysicsearth sciencenear-infrared flux distributionastronomyplanetary sciencesobservational astronomyhigh-energy astrophysics

Stellar Populations in the Central 0.5 Pc of Our Galaxy. III. the Dynamical Substructures. The Astrophysical Journal (2023)

Siyao JiaNingyuan XuJessica R. LuD. S. ChuK. Kosmo O’NeilW. B. DrechslerM. W. HosekS. SakaiT. DoA. CiurloA. K. GautamA. M. GhezE. BecklinM. R. MorrisR. O. Bentley

stellar populationsstellar astrophysicsdynamical substructuresextragalactic astronomyastronomy

The Swansong of the Galactic Center Source X7: An Extreme Example of Tidal Evolution Near the Supermassive Black Hole. The Astrophysical Journal (2023)

tidal evolutionastrophysicsextragalactic astronomygalactic centerastronomysupermassive black holesplanetary sciencesobservational astronomyhigh-energy astrophysicsextreme example

Analyzing Long-Term Performance of the Keck-II Adaptive Optics System. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems (2022)

Emily RameyJessica R. LuRuoyi YinSteve RobinsonPeter WizinowichSam RaglandJim LykeSiyao JiaShoko SakaiAbhimat GautamTuan DoMatthew HosekAndrea GhezMark R. MorrisEric BecklinKeith Matthews

observational astronomyastronomylong-term performance

ERRATUM: “Simultaneous X-Ray and Infrared Observations of Sagittarius a*'S Variability” (2019, Apj, 871, 161). The Astrophysical Journal (2021)

H. BoyceD. HaggardG. WitzelS. P. WillnerJ. NeilsenJ. L. HoraS. MarkoffG. PontiF. BaganoffE. BecklinG. FazioP. LowranceM. R. MorrisH. A. Smith

infrared observationsastrophysicssimultaneous x-rayastronomyobservational astronomy

Rapid Variability of Sgr a* Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum. The Astrophysical Journal (2021)

stellar astrophysicsrapid variabilityastrophysicsastronomyelectromagnetic spectrumhigh-energy astrophysicsobservational astronomy

Sofia/Flitecam 3-5.4 Micron Spectroscopy of Pahs in Planetary Nebulae. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts (2021)

E. C. SmithS. LogsdonI. S. McLeanE. FletcherW. VaccaE. BecklinS. ShenoyM. SavageR. Hamilton

planetary nebulaespectroscopypolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsastronomyhigh-energy astrophysicsobservational astronomy

Testing Fundamental Physics With Stellar Orbits at the Galactic Center. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series eBooks (2021)

galactic centerastronomyphysicsstellar orbits

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