Thomasson, Magnus

Magnus Thomasson
Radioastronomi och astrofysik
magnus dot thomasson at chalmers dot se
+46 31 772 55 34

I am vice head ("viceprefekt") of the Department of Earth and Space Sciences, responsible for first degree and master's education (sometimes called "undergraduate education").

I belong to the reserch group Radio astronomy and astrophysics and to Onsala Space Observatory.

Teaching:

I am currently responsible for the following courses:

  • Galaxies and observational cosmology
  • Modern astrophysics
  • Space science and techniques
  • Bachelor's thesis in Earth and space sciences

I have previously given the following courses: Space environment, Space techniques, Astrophysics and Earth Science, Planetsystemet och rymdsonder, Solsystemet och stjärnorna, and several other courses (or part of courses) in astronomy and space technology, at Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, other universities and space industry.

Research interest:

Galaxies, in particular spiral and interacting galaxies.

 

Publications 2011

Thomasson, Magnus: Kan man åka raka spåret till Merkurius? Möjliga och omöjliga resvägar i solsystemet. Populär astronomi, 2011 (3) pp. 12-16.

2010

Olsson, E.; Aalto, Susanne; Thomasson, Magnus; Beswick, R.: Star-formation in the central kpc of the starburst/LINER galaxy NGC 1614. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 513 ((April)) pp. (Article Number: A11).

2008

Kirsanova, M.S.; Sobolev, A.M.; Thomasson, Magnus; Wiebe, D.S.; Johansson, L.E.B.; Seleznev, A.F.: Star formation around the HII region Sh2-235. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 388 (2) pp. 729-736.

2007

Kirsanova, M.S.; Sobolev, A.M.; Thomasson, Magnus; Henkel, C.; Seleznev, A.: Study of triggered star formation around HII region S235. Proceedings of "Millimeter wave astronomy and star formation", ed. I. Zinchenko, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, August 2007, Inst. of Applied Physics RAS, pp. 23-29.

Olsson, Evert; Aalto, Susanne; Thomasson, Magnus; Beswick, R.; Hüttemeister, S.: NGC 5218 - a starburst driven LINER galaxy? High resolution CO, radio continuum and H1-absorption. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 473 pp. 389-398.

Sobolev, A.M.; Kirsanova, M.S.; Pankratova, N.V.; Ostrovskii, A.B.; Shelemei, O.V.; Thomasson, Magnus; Johansson, Lars E.B.; Vasyunina, T.S.; Tsivilev, A.P.: Methanol masers in star forming sites of the perseus spiral arm. Proceedings of "Millimeter wave astronomy and star formation", ed. I. Zinchenko, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, August 2007, Inst. of Applied Physics RAS, pp. 61-67.

2006

Elmegreen, Debra Meloy; Elmegreen, Bruce G; Kaufman, Michele; Sheth, Kartik; Struck, Curtis; Thomasson, Magnus; Brinks, Elias: Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC and MIPS Observations of the Interacting Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207: Clumpy Emission. Astrophysical Journal, 642 (I) pp. 158-170.

Kirsanova, M.S.; Sobolev, A.M.; Thomasson, Magnus; Johansson, Lars E.B.; Shelemej, O.V.; Polyakov, A.M.; Tsivilev, A.P.; Pankratova, N.V.: Molecular Survey of Massive Star Forming Regions Located in Perseus Spiral Arm. Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM, International Astronomical Union. Symposium no. 237, held 14-18 August, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic, S237 (#145)

Sobolev, A.M.; Kirsanova, M.S.; Johansson, Lars E.B.; Thomasson, Magnus; Polyakov, A.M.: Do Large Scale Shocks Trigger Massive Star Formation in Perseus Spiral Arm?. Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM, International Astronomical Union. Symposium no. 237, held 14-18 August, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic, S237 (#214)

2005

Struck, C.; Kaufman, M.; Brinks, E.; Thomasson, Magnus; Elmegreen, B.; Elmegreen, D.M.: The grazing encounter between IC 2163 and NGC 2207: pushing the limits of observational modelling. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 364 pp. 69-90.

2004

Olsson, Evert; Aalto, Susanne; Thomasson, Magnus; Hüttemeister, S.: A Molecular Bar in the LINER NGC 5218. in Proceedings of "The Neutral ISM in Starburst Galaxies", Marstrand, June 2003, eds. Aalto S., Huettemeister S., Pedlar A., Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conf. Series, San Francisco , pp. 162-166. ISBN/ISSN: 1-58381-182-6

Rydbeck, Gustaf; Thomasson, Magnus; Aalto, Susanne; Johansson, Lars E.B.; Hüttemeister, S.: CO in M51. n Proceedings of "The Neutral ISM in Starburst Galaxies", Marstrand, June 2003, eds. Aalto S., Huettemeister S., Pedlar A., Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conf. Series, San Francisco, pp. 152-155. ISBN/ISSN: 1-58381-182-6

Thomasson, Magnus: Neutral Gas in Interacting Ocular Galaxies. in Proceeding of "The Neutral ISM in Starburst Galaxies", Marstrand, June 2003, eds. Aalto S., Huettemeister S., Pedlar A., Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conf. Series, San Francisco, pp. 81-84. ISBN/ISSN: 1-58381-182-6

1999

Lerner, Mikael S.; Sundin, Maria; Thomasson, Magnus: Bar-induced mass relocation in galactic discs. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 344 pp. 483-493.

1991

Thomasson, Magnus: Simulations of spiral galaxies. Göteborg : Chalmers University of Technology. Diss. ISBN/ISSN: 91-7032-595-2

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