FMST 80K Final Paper Annotated Bibliography

Darlene McCoy

Karen Barad

FMST 80K

3 May 2011

Supernovae Annotated Bibliography

Baade, W., and F. Zwicky. "On Super-Novae." (1934). National Center for Biotechnology Information. Web. 3 May 2011. .

This is the first use of the word "supernovae" in a scholarly/scientific article. I believe that the article may give me some insight into how the idea of the supernovae formed in modern-day minds.

The Chandra X-ray Observatory Center :: Gateway to the Universe of X-ray Astronomy! NASA. Web. 03 May 2011. .

This is the website for the Chandra X-ray Observatory Center. I believe that it will be useful in researching modern-day telescopes and technologies because there is a fantastic amount of information on the site. The Chandra is also quite associated with supernovae, for it is one of the few satellites that can observe far off supernovae. The site is sponsored by NASA. I believe in NASA!

Monnier, John D. "Optical Interferometry in Astronomy." Reports on Progress in Physics 66. IOPscience. Institute of Physics, 25 Apr. 2003. Web. 3 May 2011. .

Optical interferometry is technology used to detect and record supernovae. It is important for me to understand how it came about, so I can understand how people materialize supernovae. This article explains what it is and how it works. The Institute of Physics a scientific charity with over 37,000 members since 1874, published this article, and seems like quite the reliable source. I feel as if the technology may have progressed since 2003, but this article will let me at least grasp the workings of it.

Motz, Lloyd, and Jefferson Hane Weaver. The Story of Astronomy. New York: Plenum, 1995. Print.

This book follows the path of astronomy through history -- from the very beginning in Greece through Galileo and on to more modern astronomy. It highlights what physics had to take place in order for astronomy to grow as a field. This book looks a little old to be super relevant to my paper, but I believe that it will provide enough information that is still relevant in the field of astronomy for it to be a reliable source. Lloyd Motz wrote twenty-one books on astronomy. I feel like he has at least a good idea of what he's writing about. I am not so sure who Jefferson Hane Weaver is. But I do know he wrote a book entitled "Conquering Calculus" and another called "World of Physics". That implies that he might know something about physics or even astrophysics. I think this source will be very helpful in discerning how Supernovae came to be.

Naeye, Robert, and Rob Gutro. "NASA's Swift Satellite Catches First Supernova in the Act of Exploding." Goddard Space Flight Center. NASA, 21 May 2008. Web. 3 May 2011. .

This is a news article provided by the Goddard Space Flight Center, sponsored by NASA presenting the news that the Swift satellite has caught real-time video of a supernova exploding. I feel like anything posted on NASA's site probably has some strong credentials behind it. Both of the authors are experienced newsmen. I trust that have their sources in check. I am including this article in my bibliography because it is the first time a supernova was recorded in real-time. Otherwise, humans have only seen still shots of a supernova and because of this recording, scientists can discover new implications about how supernovae function in space. It's important to the history of supernovae, and may also constitute as evidence for supernovae being "real."

Osterbrock, Donald E. "Who Really Coined the Word Supernova? Who First Predicted Neutron Stars?" American Astronomical Society 33 (2001): 1330. The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System. Web. 3 May 2011. .

I just have the abstract for now -- but this paper will explain who coined the term Supernova first, basically, who "discovered" supernovae. I need this source to credit another one of my sources. I trust articles that are published by the American Astronomical Society. Though this is a 10 year old paper, I feel like the material in it is still relevant and will help me in my research. It is a scholarly article.

Watson, Fred. Stargazer: the Life and times of the Telescope. Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 2007. Print.

I am adding this source to my bibliography because telescopes are very relevant to supernovae! Many supernovae have been discovered by amateur astronomers simply looking up at the night sky and noticing an incredibly bright star. Telescopes are also one of the key tools in discovering supernovae. Fred Watson has a PhD in astronomy. I trust him and his knowledge of astronomy and telescopes!

Woosley, Stan, and Hans-Thomas Janka. "The Physics of Core-Collapse Supernovae." Cornell University Library. Cornell University, 12 Jan. 2006. Web. 03 May 2011. .

This paper explains just what happens in the core of a star before, during, and after a supernova. It is information that I will need to explain to my reader in order for them to have some understanding of what a supernova is and how it works. It is very detailed and I feel I can pull whatever information I may need out of it. This source seems entirely reliable. I am aware that UCSC has one of the best astrophysics programs, and that the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany isn't short of any credentials itself. The authors are from the two universities. I feel that by being in the department of astrophysics at either of these universities makes a person qualified to write a paper on astrophysics. I feel as if the research is as "objective" as possible. The paper is divided into a few different subsections, and has graphs and figures to go along with its explanations. It is a scholarly article.