Daw has worked on instrumentation for and analysis of imaging and spectroscopy of the solar corona from the EUV to the NIR for over twenty years, drawing on extensive laboratory experience in atomic and molecular physics. At NASA/GSFC, Daw is PI of the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (EUNIS) sounding rocket, Mission Scientist for the Interface Region Imaging Spectro-graph (IRIS), is an active researcher in obtaining and analyzing spectroscopic data from total solar eclipses, and in a number technology development efforts, including: diffraction gratings and photon sieves for the EUV, a photon sieve demonstration CubeSat (FalconSAT-7) in collaboration with the Unites States Air Force Academy, radiometric calibration techniques for the EUV, and for the Solar and Lunar for Absolute Reflected Imaging Spectroradiometer (SOLARIS) as part of the Climate Absolute Radiance and Reflectivity Observatory (CLARREO) mission. As a student, Daw’s introduction to solar physics was on analysis of data obtained by the Normal Incidence Soft X-ray Telescope – specifically, the first simultaneous, co-aligned visible and soft X-ray images of the Sun, for which he developed methods to determine the distribution of chromospheric-temperature material as a function of height in the solar atmosphere. He then focused attention to the measurement of fundamental atomic and molecular parameters important to plasma interactions, with a dissertation on measurement of radiative decay and collision rates in a radio-frequency ion trap.
Adrian Nigel Daw
(RSCH AST, SOLAR & SOLAR TRSTRL STD)
| Email: | adrian.daw@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.2278 |
| Org Code: | 671 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 671 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Missions & Projects
Brief Bio
Publications
Refereed
2016. "Quasi-Periodic Fluctuations and Chromospheric Evaporation in a Solar Flare Ribbon Observed by Hinode/EIS, IRIS, and RHESSI." The Astrophysical Journal 830 (2): 101 [10.3847/0004-637x/830/2/101] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "PERVASIVE FAINT Fe XIX EMISSION FROM A SOLAR ACTIVE REGION OBSERVED WITH EUNIS-13: EVIDENCE FOR NANOFLARE HEATING." ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 790 [10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/112] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Probing the Fundamental Physics of the Solar Corona with Lunar Solar Occultation Observations." Solar Physics 285 9-24 [10.1007/s11207-012-0115-5] [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "The Coronal Imprints of Eruptive Prominences and CMEs as Revealed by the Total Solar Eclipse Observations of 11 July 2010." Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 1305- [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Total Solar Eclipse Observations of Hot Prominence Shrouds." The Astrophysical Journal 719 1362-1369 [10.1088/0004-637X/719/2/1362] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Mapping the Distribution of Electron Temperature and Fe Charge States in the Corona with Total Solar Eclipse Observations." The Astrophysical Journal 708 1650-1662 [10.1088/0004-637X/708/2/1650] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Hot Prominence Cavities." American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #216 216 #302.02- [Journal Article/Letter]
2009. "The Curious Case of the Fe XI 789.2 nm Line." AAS/Solar Physics Division Meeting #40 40 #32.04- [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "Laboratory Studies of Hydrogen Ion Chemistry." Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 39 120- [Journal Article/Letter]
2006. "Using Polarimetric Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Corona from 400 to 1800 nm for Exploring the near Sun Plasma." Solar Physics and Solar Eclipses (SPSE 2006) 27-35 [Journal Article/Letter]
2006. "Measurements of Atomic and Molecular Parameters of Hydrogen and Nitrogen for Solar Physics." Solar Physics and Solar Eclipses (SPSE 2006) 109-119 [Journal Article/Letter]
2006. "Polarimetric Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Corona from 400 to 2000 nm during the Total Solar Eclipse of 29 March 2006." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts A6- [Journal Article/Letter]
2005. "Measurement of Atomic and Molecular Parameters of Nitrogen for Earth, Planetary and Astrophysical Applications." AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts A13- [Journal Article/Letter]
2004. "Measurement of the Absolute Electron Impact Excitation Cross Section for the C III 117.6 nm Transition." Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 36 801- [Journal Article/Letter]
2004. "Advantages of the Photon Detection Method for Beams Measurements of Electron Impact Excitation Rates." Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 36 753- [Journal Article/Letter]
2001. "Polarized Intensity Measurements of the Corona during the 21 June 2001 Total Solar Eclipse." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 716- [Journal Article/Letter]
1998. "Properties of Flares and Microflares in the RS CVn Variable II Peg." Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 30 1395- [Journal Article/Letter]
1995. "Observations and Interpretation of Soft X-Ray Limb Absorption Seen by the Normal Incidence X-Ray Telescope." The Astrophysical Journal 453 929-10.1086/176453 [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2012. "Test Plan for a calibration demonstration system for the reflected solar instrument for the Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory." Proceeding of SPIE 8516 [10.1117/12.930337] [Proceedings]
2012. "Instrumentation and first results of the reflected solar demonstration system for the Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory." Proceeding of SPIE 8510 [10.1117/12.930950] [Proceedings]