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Chris Belczynski
Tombaugh Postdoctoral Fellow
Office: 106 Astronomy
Phone: (575)646-1699
Fax: (575)646-1602
 
E-mail: kbelczyn
(append "@nmsu.edu")
 
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Ph.D.Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center,2001
M.S. Nicolaus Copernicus University, 1996

Research

  • Study of Galactic Black Hole X-ray Transients: Formation and Evolution

  • Millisecond Pulsars: Formation in a New Class of Binary Progenitors

  • X-ray Luminosity Functions in Different Galaxies: Theory versus Observations

  • Intermediate Mass Binary Black Holes: Prospects for Gravitational Wave Detection

  • Double Compact Objects: LIGO and LISA Gravitational Radiation Sources

Selected Publications

A Comprehensive Study of Young Black Hole Populations
Belczynski, K. Sadowski A., & Rasio F.A. 2004, ApJ, 611, 1066

First Stellar Binary Black Holes: Strongest Gravitational Wave Burst Sources
Belczynski, K., Bulik T. & Rudak B. 2004, ApJ Letters, 608, L45

Galactic Populations of Ultracompact Binaries
Belczynski, K., Taam, R. E. 2004, ApJ, 603, 690

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