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Thomas E. Cravens | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (Ph.D.) State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A.) |
| Known for | Cometary X-ray emission model Solar wind interactions with planets and comets |
| Awards | Fellow of the AAAS (2018)[1] Higuchi Award (2005)[2] Fellow of AGU (2001)[3] AGU Editors' Citation for Excellence in Refereeing (2003)[4] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Space physics, Planetary science |
| Institutions | University of Kansas University of Michigan[5] |
| Doctoral advisor | Alex Dalgarno[6] |
Thomas E. Cravens is an American space physicist and Professor Emeritus[7] in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas.[8] He is known for developing the widely accepted model explaining the emission of X-rays from comets, a phenomenon discovered unexpectedly in 1996.[9][10][11]
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- ^ "Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards". University of Kansas Office of Research. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
2005... Thomas E. Cravens, Physics and Astronomy
- ^ "AGU Fellows". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
2001... Thomas E Cravens
- ^ "2003 Editors' Citations for Excellence in Refereeing". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 84 (34). American Geophysical Union: 331. 26 August 2003. doi:10.1029/2003EO340006. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
Journal of Geophysical Research–Space Physics... Thomas E. Cravens
- ^ "Thomas E. Cravens - Space Physics Research Laboratory". University of Michigan College of Engineering. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ Cravens, Thomas E. (1975). "Astrophysical Applications of Electron Energy Deposition in Molecular Hydrogen". Ph.D. Thesis. Harvard University. Bibcode:1975PhDT.........1C. Retrieved 2025-04-10 – via NASA/ADS.
Advisor: Alexander Dalgarno
- ^ "Emeritus Faculty". University of Kansas, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
Thomas Cravens, Professor Emeritus
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- ^ Cravens, T. E. (1997). "Comet Hyakutake x-ray source: Charge transfer of solar wind heavy ions". Geophysical Research Letters. 24 (1): 105–108. Bibcode:1997GeoRL..24..105C. doi:10.1029/96GL03780.
- ^ "X-Rays From Comet Hyakutake Discovered by ROSAT". NASA HEASARC. May 7, 1996. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ Dennerl, K. (2010). "X-rays from comets". Space Science Reviews. 157 (1–4): 57–91. Bibcode:2010SSRv..157...57D. doi:10.1007/s11214-010-9720-5.
The most likely process responsible for cometary X-ray emission is charge exchange (CX) between highly charged heavy ions of the solar wind and cometary neutrals (Cravens 1997).
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