Kenneth Nordsieck

Research Interests

Instrumental, observational, and analytical applications of astronomical polarimetry; optical studies of stellar envelopes and the polarization that arises from scattering by interstellar dust.

Publications

• Commissioning MOS and Fabry-Perot modes for the Robert Stobie Spectrograph on the Southern African Large Telescope

  Koeslag, A., Williams, T., Nordsieck, K., Romero-Colmenero, E., Vaisanen, P., Maartens, D., 2014
  Conference Proceedings in “Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series” Pages 91520T

• Project status of the Robert Stobie spectrograph near infrared instrument (RSS-NIR) for SALT

  Wolf, M., Mulligan, M., Smith, M., Adler, D., Bartosz, C., et al., 2014
  Conference Proceedings in “Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series” Pages 91470B

• The HPOL Spectropolarimeter and the First 1.5 Years of Operation at Ritter Observatory

  Davidson, J., Bjorkman, K., Bjorkman, J., Hoffman, J., Babler, B., et al., 2014
  Conference Proceedings in “American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #223” Pages

• Abell 48 – a rare WN-type central star of a planetary nebula

  Todt, H., Kniazev, A., Gvaramadze, V., Hamann, W., Buckley, D., et al., 2013
  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 430, Pages 2302-2312

• Multi-wavelength Observations of Supernova 2011ei: Time-dependent Classification of Type IIb and Ib Supernovae and Implications for Their Progenitors

  Milisavljevic, D., Margutti, R., Soderberg, A., Pignata, G., Chomiuk, L., et al., 2013
  The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 767, Pages 71