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RXTE GOF	RXTE-related Ph.D. Theses	RXTE FAQ

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If you are aware of a RXTE-related Ph.D. thesis that does not appear in the list below, please send e-mail to: Gail Rohrbach. For other RXTE-related publications, see the RXTE Results page.

1. From horizon to torus: Uncovering supermassive black hole systems
   K. Murphy
   Ph.D. Thesis: The Johns Hopkins University, 2009 June
   ADS bibliographic code: 2009PhDT.........4M

2. Probing black holes with X-rays
   G. Pszota
   Ph.D. Thesis: Purdue University, 2008
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008PhDT........12P

3. X-ray and infrared spectral and timing observations of galactic interacting binary stars and associated relativistic jets
   V. J. Mikles
   Ph.D. Thesis: University of Florida, 2008
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008PhDT........11M

4. A decade of Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Seyfert observations: An RXTE Seyfert spectral database
   B. J. Mattson
   Ph.D. Thesis: University of Maryland, College Park, 2008
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008PhDT.........6M

5. Black Hole-Jet Systems: From Blazars to Microquasars
   Yongquan Xue
   Ph.D. Thesis: Purdue University, United States -- 2008 May
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008PhDT.........2X

6. Different manifestations of accretion onto compact objects
   D. Altamirano
   Ph.D. Thesis: FNWI, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands -- 2008 April
   ADS bibliographic code: 2008PhDT.........4A

7. The Multicoloured Universe of 2S 0114+650
   S. A. Farrell
   Ph.D. Thesis: UNSW, Australia -- September 2007

8. A Study of Be/X-Ray Binaries in the SMC and the Milky Way
   José Luis Galache
   Ph.D. Thesis, 2006 May

9. Relativistic astrophysics around black holes
   X. Zhang
   Ph.D. Thesis: The University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States -- 2006 May
   ADS bibliographic code: 2005PhDT.........7Z

10. Magnetars' Multiwavelength Study
    N. Rea
    Ph.D. Thesis: SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research -- 2006 March
    ADS bibliographic code: 2006PhDT.........5R

11. Magnetar-like X-ray Bursts from Anomalous X-ray Pulsars
    Fotis Gavriil
    Ph.D. Thesis: McGill University, Canada -- 2006 February

12. State transition in soft X-ray transients: ''To be or not to be''
    D. Maitra
    Ph.D. Thesis: Yale University, 2006
    ADS bibliographic code: 2006PhDT........31M

13. The X-ray variability of Seyfert galaxies
    K. Marshall
    Ph.D. Thesis: Georgia State University, United States -- Georgia, 2006
    ADS bibliographic code: 2006PhDT........24M

14. Multi-wavelength observations of the blazar Markarian 421 in December 2002 and January 2003
    III Rebillot
    Ph.D. Thesis: Washington University, 2006
    ADS bibliographic code: 2006PhDT.........9R

15. Using black hole X-ray binaries as laboratories for probing accretion disk theory in strong gravity
    S. W. Davis
    Ph.D. Thesis: University of California, Santa Barbara, 2006
    ADS bibliographic code: 2006PhDT.........6D

16. Transient Sources in the X-Ray Universe
    Sabrina Rossi
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2005 December

17. Unveiling the Accretion Disks that Fuel Active Galactic Nuclei
    Karen T. Lewis
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2005 December

18. Relativistic Jets from Stella Black Holes
    Elena Gallo
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2005 September

19. Disk-jet Coupling in Neutron Star and Black Hole Binaries
    Simone Migliari
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2005 September

20. Studies of beryllium X-ray binaries in the Magellanic Clouds
    W. R. T. Edge
    Ph.D. Thesis: University of Southampton (United Kingdom), England, 2005
    ADS bibliographic code: 2005PhDT.........3E

21. Geminga
    M. Jackson
    Ph.D. Thesis: Columbia University, United States -- New York, 2005
    ADS bibliographic code: 2005PhDT.........3J

22. Radiation transport around Kerr black holes
    J. D. Schnittman
    Ph.D. Thesis: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States -- Massachusetts, 2005
    ADS bibliographic code: 2005PhDT........24S

23. The Chandra and RXTE study of the galactic microquasar SS 433 and the surrounding nebula W50
    A. M. Moldowan
    Ph.D. Thesis: University of Manitoba (Canada), 2005
    ADS bibliographic code: 2005PhDT........30M

24. Temporal dynamics of blazar 1ES 1959+650 and galaxy cluster interactions of Abell 115
    K. J. Gutierrez
    Ph.D. Thesis: Washington University, United States -- Missouri, 2005
    ADS bibliographic code: 2005PhDT.........7G

25. Observations of the BL Lac object 3C66A with the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment
    D. A. Bramel
    Ph.D. Thesis: Columbia University, United States -- New York, 2005
    ADS bibliographic code: 2005PhDT.........8B

26. Fast aperiodic variability of stellar mass Black-Holes in X-ray binaries
    Piergiorgio Casella
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2005 March

27. Black Hole X-ray Binaries
    Marc Klein-Wolt
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2004 September

28. Analyses of Quasar 3C273 using XMM-Newton and RXTE
    M. Stuhlinger
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2004 September

29. Beobachtung von kompakten Objekten mit XMM und RXTE - Der anormale Pulsar 1E 1048.1 5937 und der Polar RX J1940.1 1025
    E. Goehler
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2004 August

30. Bursting neutron stars: Spectral formation theory and its application to mass and radius determination
    N. Shaposhnikov
    Ph.D. Thesis: GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, September 2004
    ADS bibliographic code: 2004PhDT........10S

31. Longterm lightcurves of X-ray binaries
    W. Clarkson
    Ph.D. Thesis: Ph.D dissertation, 2004. 212 pages; England: University of Southampton (United Kingdom); 2004. Publication Number: AAT C820494. DAI-C 66/02, p. 430, Summer 2005.
    ADS bibliographic code: 2004PhDT........26C

32. Irradiated accretion discs in low-mass X-ray transients
    C. R. Powell
    Ph.D. Thesis: Ph.D dissertation, 2004. England: Open University (United Kingdom); 2004. Publication Number: AA T C819621. DAI-C 66/02, p. 431, Summer 2005.
    ADS bibliographic code: 2004PhDT........13P

33. Multiwavelength observations of Markarian 421
    M. M. Jordan
    Ph.D. Thesis: Washington University, United States -- Missouri, 2004
    ADS bibliographic code: 2004PhDT........13J

34. Multiwavelength studies of accretion disks around compact objects
    Z. Wang
    Ph.D. Thesis: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States -- Massachusetts, 2004
    ADS bibliographic code: 2004PhDT.........8W

35. X-ray spectroscopy of low-mass X-ray binaries
    A. M. Juett
    Ph.D. Thesis: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, October 2004
    ADS bibliographic code: 2004PhDT........10J

36. X-ray and radio variability of Cygnus X-1
    T. Gleissner
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2004 June

37. X-ray spectra of highly magnetized neutron stars in binary systems
    I. Kreykenbohm
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2004 June

38. Timing Similarities among Accreting Neutron Stars
    S. van Straaten
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2004 April

39. Long Time Scale Hard X-ray Variability in Seyfert 1 Galaxies
    A. Markowitz
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2003 November

40. X-ray timing and spectral observations of galactic black hole candidate XTE J1550-564 during outburst
    K. T. Reilly
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2003 September

41. Long-term X-ray variability of Active Galactic Nuclei and X-ray Binaries
    S. Benlloch
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2003 August

42. Temporale und spektrale Untersuchungen des R?ntgendoppelsternsystems Her X-1/HZ Herculis
    P. Risse
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2003 May

43. Long-term behaviour of high-mass X-ray binaries
    S. Laycock
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2003

44. Accretion Disk Weather of Black Hole X-Ray Binaries - The Case of Cygnus X-1
    K. Pottschmidt
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002 December

45. Observational Studies of Soft Gamma Repeaters
    E.Gogus
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002

46. Discovery and study of the microquasar LS 5039 and a search for new microquasars
    M. Ribó
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002 November

47. Spectro-Temporal studies of microquasars in X-rays: Quasi Periodic Oscillations and accretion-ejection coupling
    Jerome Rodriguez
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002 September

48. Radiative processes in accreting black holes (PDF file)
    G. Wardzinski
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002

49. Millisecond oscillations during thermonuclear X-ray bursts
    M. P. Muno
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002

50. X-ray spectroscopic and timing studies of galactic black hole binaries
    J. M. Miller
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002

51. Identification of high-mass x-ray binaries
    D. Maxwell
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002

52. On the multiwavelength nature of magnetic cataclysmic variables
    K. E. Belle
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002

53. Temporal studies of black hole X-ray transients during outburst decay
    E. Kalemci
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002

54. Multiwaveband studies of Be/X-ray binaries
    N. J. Haigh
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2002

55. Constraints on Black Hole Emission Mechanisms
    T. J. Maccarone
    Ph.D. Thesis: AA(Yale University), December 2001
    ADS bibliographic code: 2001PhDT.......146M

56. A study of magnetic fields of accreting X-ray pulsars with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer
    W. Coburn
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2001 December

57. Observations of black hole candidate GRS 1758-258 by the GRATIS balloon-borne telescope and other observatories
    J. W. Keck
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2001 August

58. Detection of high-frequency X-ray variability in a black hole transient with USA
    G. Shabad
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2001 July

59. Thermal and Non-Thermal Emission in Supernova Remnants
    K. K. Dyer
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2001 May

60. A Study of the Long-term Behavior of Galactic X-ray Sources with RXTE
    L.Wen
    Ph.D. Thesis, February, 2001

61. Multiwavelength Observations of Black Hole and Neutron Star X-Ray Binaries
    R. Jain
    Ph.D. Thesis: Yale University, 2001

62. Probing low-mass X-ray binaries with X-ray timing (PDF file)
    P. Jonker
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2001

63. X-ray timing studies of low-mass X-ray binaries
    J. Homan, Amsterdam University
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2001

64. Analysis and interpretation of spectral and timing properties of Galactic Black Hole Candidates
    S.Trudolyubov, Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2000

65. Studying accretion flows and probing strong gravitational fields using black hole X-ray binaries
    G. J. Sobczak
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2000 November

66. X-ray and gamma-ray emissions from galactic black hole candidates: Observations and analysis
    D. Lin
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2000 October

67. Spectrum and pulse profile formation in strong-field X-ray pulsars
    D. K. Galloway
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2000 May

68. The study of X-ray emission of the accreting black holes and neutron stars
    M. Revnivtsev, Space Research Institute, Russia
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2000

69. Very high resolution trigonometric parallax and structure measurements of Scorpius X-1
    C. F. Bradshaw
    Ph.D. Thesis, 2000

70. Observations of the Bursting Pulsar and Magnetars
    Peter Woods
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999 December

71. X-ray observations of soft gamma-ray repeaters
    D. M. Marsden
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999 December

72. Multiwavelength studies of radio-jet X-ray binaries
    D. C. Hannikainen
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999 November

73. An X-ray spectroscopic study of the SMC X-1/Sk 160 X-ray binary system
    P. S. Wojdowski
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999 November

74. Observations of transient and anomalous x-ray pulsars with the burst and transient source experiment and the Rossi x-ray timing explorer
    C. A. Wilson-Hodge
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999 November

75. Millisecond phenomena in X-ray binaries
    R. Wijnands, Amsterdam University
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999

76. Observations of x-ray counterparts to gamma-ray bursts in RXTE's all-sky monitor
    D. A. Smith
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999

77. Measuring the granularity of the diffuse hard X-ray background
    D. R. MacDonald
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999

78. X-ray and optical observations of accreting neutron stars and black holes and the construction and testing of the stellar x-ray polarimeter
    J. A. Tomsick
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999

79. Multiwavelength investigation of the supermassive star Eta Carinae
    K. Ishibashi
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999

80. X-ray Reflection and Variability in Active Galactic Nuclei
    J. C. Lee, Cambridge University, U.K.
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1999

81. Mass Transfer and Accretion in the Eccentric Neutron-Star Binary Circinus X-1
    R. E. Shirey
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1998 June

82. X-Rays From Galactic Black Holes: Theory and Observation
    J. Wilms, Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik, Germany
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1998

83. Aperiodic and Quasi-Periodic Variability in Scorpius X-1
    N. I. Parker
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1998

84. X-Ray Timing Properties of Cygnus X-1 and Cygnus X-2
    W. B. Focke
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1998

85. Fast X-Ray Oscillations: Probes of an Accreting Neutron Star
    E. C. Ford
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1997 October

86. A Broad-Band Spectral and Timing Study of the X-Ray Binary System Centaurus X-3
    M. D. Audley
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1997

87. Ten Microsecond Time Resolution Studies of Cygnus X-1
    H. C. Wen
    Ph.D. Thesis, 1997

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