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List of Publications1 List of Publications1 Vassiliki (Vicky) Kalogera [h-indices from NASA ADS system: 72 (36,500+ citations) without and 101 (54,300+ citations) with the \Other LIGO Scientific Collaboration publications", respectively] Before 1998: 1. On the Origin of Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries Webbink, R. F. & Kalogera, V. 1994, in The Evolution of X-Ray Binaries, ed. S. S. Holt & C. S. Day (New York: American Institute of Physics Conf. Proc. No. 308), p. 321{330 2. • Formation of Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries. I. Constraints on Hydrogen-Rich Donors at the Onset of the X-Ray Phase Kalogera, V. & Webbink, R. F. 1996, The Astrophysical Journal, 458, 301{311 3. • A Strongly Magnetic Neutron Star in a Face-On Binary System Daumerie, P., Kalogera, V., Lamb, F. K., & Psaltis, D. 1996, Nature, 382, 141{144 4. • The Maximum Mass of a Neutron Star Kalogera, V. & Baym G. 1996, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 470, L61{64 5. • Orbital Characteristics of Binary Systems after Asymmetric Supernova Explosions Kalogera, V. 1996, The Astrophysical Journal, 471, 352{365 6. A New Mechanism for the Formation of LMXBs: Direct Supernova Kalogera, V. 1996, in the Proceedings of the 2nd Hellenic Astronomical Confer- ence, ed. M. E. Contadakis, J. D. Hadjidemetriou, L. N. Mavridis, & J. H. Seiradakis (Thessaloniki: Hellenic Astronomical Society), p. 335{340 7. • Double Neutron Star Systems and Natal Neutron Star Kicks Fryer, C. L. & Kalogera, V. 1997, The Astrophysical Journal, 489, 244{253 8. Super-Eddington Accretion in the Formation of Low-Mass X-ray Binaries and Mil- lisecond Pulsars Webbink, R. F. & Kalogera, V. 1997, in Accretion Phenomena and Related Out- flows, IAU Colloquium 163, ed. D. T. Wickramasinghe, L. Ferrario, & G. V. Bicknell (San Francisco: ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 121), p. 828{829 In 1998: 9. • Formation of Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries. II. Common Envelope Evolution of Primordial Binaries with Extreme Mass Ratios Kalogera, V. & Webbink, R. F. 1998, The Astrophysical Journal, 493, 351{367 1Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals marked with • 1 10. • Formation of Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries. III. A New Formation Mechanism: Direct Supernova Kalogera, V. 1998, The Astrophysical Journal, 493, 368{374 11. • Supernova Kicks, Magnetic Braking, and Neutron-Star Binaries Kalogera, V., Kolb, U., & King, A. R. 1998, The Astrophysical Journal, 504, 967{977 12. Kinematics of Low-Mass X-ray Binaries and Millisecond Pulsars Kalogera, V. 1998, in Pulsars and Neutron Stars, ed. N. Shibazaki, N. Kawai, S. Shibata, & T. Kifune (Tokyo: Universal Academy Press), p. 27{30 13. The Effect of Kick Velocities on the Formation of Low-Mass X-ray Binaries Kalogera, V. 1998, in The Many Faces of Neutron Stars, ed. R. Buccheri, J. van Paradijs, & M. A. Alpar (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers), p. 505{511 In 1999: 14. • Donor Stars in Black-Hole X-Ray Binaries Kalogera, V. 1999, The Astrophysical Journal, 521, 723{734 15. Coalescence Rates of Double Neutron Stars Kalogera, V. 1999, Gravitational Waves and Experimental Gravity, 1999 Rencon- tres de Moriond, ed. P. Demarchez, p. 343{348 16. • Formation of the Observed Double Neutron Star Systems Kalogera, V. & Fryer, C. L. 1999, The Astrophysical and Astronomical Transac- tions, 18, p. 515{520 (Refereed proceedings of the 4th JENAM) In 2000: 17. • Bounds on Neutron-Star Moments of Inertia and the Evidence for General Rela- tivistic Frame Dragging Kalogera, V. & Psaltis, D. 2000, Physical Review D, Vol. 61, id.024009 18. Close Binaries with Two Compact Objects Kalogera, V. 2000, in Pulsar Astronomy - 2000 and Beyond, IAU Colloquium No. 177, ed. M. Kramer, N. Wex, and R. Wielebinski (San Francisco: ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 202), p. 579{584 19. Compact Binary Mergers and Accretion-Induced Collapse: Event Rates Kalogera, V. 2000, in the proceedings of the Third Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, ed. S. Meshkov, p. 41{50 20. • Constraints on Supernova Kicks from the Double Neutron Star System PSR B1913+16 Wex, N., Kalogera, V., & Kramer, M. 2000, The Astrophysical Journal, 528, 401{ 409 2 21. • An Upper Limit on the Coalescence Rate of Double Neutron-Star Binaries in the Galaxy Kalogera, V. & Lorimer, D. R. 2000, The Astrophysical Journal, 530, 890{895 22. • Spin-Orbit Misalignment in Close Binaries with Two Compact Objects, Kalogera, V. 2000, The Astrophysical Journal, 541, 319{328 23. Chandra Observations of M33: A First Look McDowell, J.C., Fabbiano, G., Kalogera, V., Stanek, K., & Sasselov, D. 2000, in The Interstellar Medium in M31 and M33, WE-Heraeus Seminar, eds. E.M. Berkhui- jsen and R. Beck, p. 153{154 In 2001: 24. Coalescence Rates of Compact Objects Kalogera, V. 2001, in The Neutron Star - Black Hole Connection, eds. J. Ventura, C. Kouveliotou, J. van Paradijs, p. 89{94 25. Asymmetric Supernova Explosion Investigated by Geodetic Precession Kramer, M., Wex, N., Kalogera, V., & Karastergiou, A. 2001, in Galaxies and their Constituents at the Highest Angular Resolution, IAU Symposium 205 (San Francisco: ASP Conf. Ser.), ed. R. Schilizzi, p. 410{411 26. Formation of Black-Hole X-Ray Binaries with Low-Mass Donors Kalogera, V. 2001, in Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei, ESO Workshop in Honour of Prof. R. Giacconi, eds. L. Kaper, E. P. J. van den Heuvel, & P. A. Woudt, p. 299{304 27. Formation of Black-Hole X-Ray Transients Kalogera, V. 2001, in Evolution of Binary and Multiple Stars, Meeting in Cele- bration of P.P Eggleton's 60th Birthday, eds . P. Podsiadlowski, S. Rappaport, A.R. King, F. D'Antona & L. Burderi (San Francisco: ASP Conf. Ser.), p. 537{546 28. • A New Formation Channel for Double Neutron Stars Without Recycling: Impli- cations for Gravitational Wave Detection Belczynski, K., & Kalogera, V. 2001, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 550, L183{187 29. • Theoretical Black Hole Mass Distributions Fryer, C. L. & Kalogera, V., 2001, The Astrophysical Journal, 554, 548{560 30. • The Coalescence Rate of Double Neutron Star Systems Kalogera, V., Narayan, R., Spergel, D., & Taylor, J.H. 2001, The Astrophysical Journal, 556, 340{356 31. Event Rates for Binary Inspiral Kalogera, V. 2001, in Workshop on Astrophysical Sources for Ground-Based Gravitational Wave Detectors, ed. J. Centrella, p. 107{118 3 32. Binary Population Synthesis: Methods, Normalization, and Surprises Kalogera, V., & Belczynski, K. 2001, in The Influence of Binaries on Stellar Population Studies, ed. D. Vanbeveren (Kluwer Academic Publishers), p. 447{461 In 2002: 33. Coalescence of Double Compact Objects: Event Rates Kalogera, V. 2002, in Stellar Collisions, Mergers, and Their Consequences, ed. M. Shara, (San Francisco: ASP Conf. Ser.), p. 323{331 34. • Merger Sites of Double Neutron Stars and Their Host Galaxies Belczynski, K., Bulik, T., & Kalogera, V. 2002, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 571, L147{L150 35. • A Comprehensive Study of Binary Compact Objects as Gravitational Wave Sources: Evolutionary Channels, Rates, and Physical Properties Belczynski, K. Kalogera, V., & Bulik, T. 2002, The Astrophysical Journal, 572, 407{431 In 2003: 36. A New Method for Estimates of Binary Pulsar Coalescence Rates Kalogera, V., Kim, C.-L., & Lorimer, D.R. 2003, in Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation: Astronomy Outside the EM Spectrum, p. 134{145 37. Influence of Precession on the Search of Inspiral Binaries with Ground-Based Gravitational- Wave Detectors Grandcl´ement, P., Kalogera, V., & Vecchio, A. 2003, in Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation: Astronomy Outside the EM Spectrum, p. 167{176 38. The Distribution of Mass Ratios in Compact Object Binaries Bulik, T., Belczynski, K., & Kalogera, V. 2003, in Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation: Astronomy Outside the EM Spectrum, p. 146{155 39. • Searching for Gravitational Waves from the Inspiral of Precessing Binary Systems: Problems with Current Waveforms Grandcl´ement, P., Kalogera, V., & Vecchio, A. 2003, Physical Review D, 67, 042003{042008 40. The Probability Distribution of the Double Neutron Star Coalescence Rate and Predictions for More Detections Kalogera, V., Kim, C., & Lorimer, D.R. 2003, in Radio Pulsars (ASP Conf. Ser.), eds. M.Bailes, D.Nice, & S. Thorsett, p. 299{306 41. • The Probability Distribution of Binary Pulsar Coalescence Rates. I. Double Neu- tron Star Systems in the Galactic Field Kim, C.-L., Kalogera, V., & Lorimer, D.R. 2003, The Astrophysical Journal, 584, 985{995 4 42. • Searching for Gravitational Waves from the Inspiral of Precessing Binary Systems: New Hierarchical Scheme using \Spiky" Templates Grandcl´ement, P. & Kalogera, V. 2003, Physical Review D, 67, 082002-082013 43. • Helium-Core White Dwarfs in Globular Clusters Hansen, B., Kalogera, V., & Rasio, F. 2003, The Astrophysical Journal, 586, 1364{1373 44. • The Role of Helium Stars in the Formation of Double Neutron Stars Ivanova, N., Belczynski, K., Kalogera, V., Rasio, F., & Taam, R.E. 2003, The Astrophysical Journal, 592, 475{485 45. The Probability Distribution of Binary Pulsar Coalescence Rates Kim, C., Kalogera, V., & Lorimer, D.R. 2003, in The Astrophysics of Gravitational Wave Sources, ed. J.M.Centrella, 686, p. 281{284 46. • An Increased Estimate of the Merger Rate of Double Neutron Stars from Obser- vations of a Highly Relativistic System Burgay, M., et al., Kalogera, V., Kim, C., & Lorimer, D.R. 2003, Nature, 426, 531{533 47. First Results from a Chandra Survey of the 'Bar' Region of the SMC Zezas, A., McDowell, J. C., Hadzidimitriou, D., Kalogera, V.; Fabbiano, G., & Taylor, P. 2003, in The Local Group as an Astrophysical Laboratory, ed. M.Livio & T.M. Brown, p. 111{112 In 2004: 48. • X-Ray Binary Populations: The Luminosity Function of NGC 1569 Belczynski, K., Kalogera, V., Zezas, A., & Fabbiano, G. 2004, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 601, L147-L150 49. • Could Black Hole X-ray Binaries be Detected in Globular Clusters? Kalogera, V., King, A.R., & Rasio, F.A. 2004, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 601, 2, L171{L174 50. • The Cosmic Coalescence Rate for Double Neutron Star Binaries Kalogera, V., Kim, C., Lorimer, D.R., Burgay, M., et al.
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