Nalin Samarasinha
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Nalin Samarasinha's Degrees
- PhD Astronomy University of Maryland, College Park
- Masters Physics University of Colombo
- Bachelors Physics University of Colombo
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Nalin H. Samarasinha is a Sri Lankan born planetary scientist and a discoverer of minor planets, who studies the dynamical evolution and processes of cometary nuclei and comae. Currently, he works as a senior scientist for the Planetary Science Institute in the United States.
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- Deep Impact: Observations from a Worldwide Earth-Based Campaign (2005) (158)
- EPOXI: COMET 103P/HARTLEY 2 OBSERVATIONS FROM A WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN (2011) (98)
- Observational and dynamical constraints on the rotation of Comet P/Halley (1991) (80)
- Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids (2011) (59)
- Image enhancement techniques for quantitative investigations of morphological features in cometary comae: A comparative study (2014) (54)
- Long-Term Evolution of Rotational States and Nongravitational Effects for Halley-like Cometary Nuclei (1995) (52)
- Rotation of Cometary Nuclei (2005) (47)
- Stardust-NExT, Deep Impact, and the accelerating spin of 9P/Tempel 1 (2011) (46)
- Thermal Structure of Cometary Active Regions: Comet 1P/Halley (2000) (39)
- New near-aphelion light curves of Comet 2P/Encke (2005) (38)
- A model for the breakup of comet LINEAR (C/1999 S4) (2001) (35)
- ROTATION OF COMET 103P/HARTLEY 2 FROM STRUCTURES IN THE COMA (2011) (34)
- Observations of Structures in the Inner Coma of Chiron with the HST Planetary Camera (1997) (32)
- RELATING CHANGES IN COMETARY ROTATION TO ACTIVITY: CURRENT STATUS AND APPLICATIONS TO COMET C/2012 S1 (ISON) (2013) (32)
- DELIVERY OF DUST GRAINS FROM COMET C/2013 A1 (SIDING SPRING) TO MARS (2014) (31)
- Comments on the rotational state and non-gravitational forces of comet 46P/Wirtanen (1996) (30)
- A new analysis of Spitzer observations of Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 (2015) (30)
- The excited spin state of Comet 2p/Encke (2005) (29)
- Sulfur Chemistry at Millimeter Wavelengths in C/Hale-Bopp (1997) (28)
- Outgassing-induced effects in the rotational state of comet 67P/Churyumov—Gerasimenko during the Rosetta mission (2005) (28)
- The Diagnosis of Complex Rotation in the Lightcurve of 4179 Toutatis (2002) (28)
- The Coma Morphology Due to an Extended Active Region and the Implications for the Spin State of Comet Hale-Bopp (2000) (27)
- An investigation into periodicities in the morphology of CN jets in comet P/Halley (1988) (26)
- Coma Morphology And Constraints On The Rotation Of Comet Hale–Bopp (C/1995 O1) (1997) (25)
- CONSTRAINING THE DUST COMA PROPERTIES OF COMET C/SIDING SPRING (2013 A1) AT LARGE HELIOCENTRIC DISTANCES (2014) (23)
- The sublimative torques of Jupiter Family Comets and mass wasting events on their nuclei (2018) (22)
- Analysis of the sunward continuum features of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 from ground-based images (2013) (22)
- Deep Impact, Stardust-NExT and the behavior of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 from 1997 to 2010 (2011) (21)
- sbpy: A Python module for small-body planetary astronomy (2019) (21)
- Visible Lightcurve Observations of Comet 19p/Borrelly (2002) (18)
- Spin Axis Direction of Comet 19p/Borrelly Based on Observations from 2000 and 2001 (2002) (17)
- Cyanogen Jets and the Rotation State of Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2) (2007) (17)
- The Unusual Apparition of Comet 252P/2000 G1 (LINEAR) and Comparison with Comet P/2016 BA14 (PanSTARRS) (2017) (17)
- CN jets of Comet P/Halley: Rotational properties (1986) (14)
- A FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF APPARENT PERIODICITIES AND THE ROTATIONAL STATE OF COMET 103P/HARTLEY 2 FROM COMBINED COMA MORPHOLOGY AND LIGHT CURVE DATA SETS (2015) (14)
- Further Investigation of Changes in Cometary Rotation (2018) (14)
- Component periods of non-principal-axis rotation and their manifestations in the lightcurves of asteroids and bare cometary nuclei (2014) (14)
- The Nature of the Source of CO in Comet P/Halley (1994) (14)
- Simultaneous visible and near-infrared time resolved observations of the outer Solar System object (29981) 1999 TD10 (2004) (13)
- Imaging of the Structure and Evolution of the Coma Morphology of Comet Hale–Bopp (C/1995 O1) (1997) (13)
- Analysis of R-band observations of an outburst of Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 to place constraints on the nucleus’ rotation state (2017) (10)
- Comet Hale-Bopp in outburst: Imaging the dynamics of icy particles with HST/NICMOS ✩ (2007) (9)
- Rotational excitation and damping as probes of interior structures of asteroids and comets (2008) (9)
- Rotation and activity of comets (2007) (8)
- Peering inside near-Earth objects with radio tomography (2004) (8)
- "Snowballs" from Space? (1997) (7)
- CometCIEF: A web-based image enhancement facility to digitally enhance images of cometary comae (2015) (7)
- Magnetic fields in the jet of the Crab Nebula (1985) (7)
- Analysis of HST WFPC2 Observations of Centaur 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 while in Outburst to Place Constraints on the Nucleus’ Rotation State (2019) (6)
- On the Formation and Evolution of Gaseous Structures in Comet P/Halley (1993) (6)
- SEASONAL EVOLUTION ON THE NUCLEUS OF COMET C/2013 A1 (SIDING SPRING) (2016) (6)
- Determination of the Solar Radius based on the Annular Solar Eclipse of 15 January 2010 (2011) (5)
- R- and J-band photometry of Comets 2P/Encke and 9P/Tempel 1 (2006) (5)
- Results from the worldwide coma morphology campaign for comet ISON (C/2012 S1) (2015) (5)
- Application of Image Enhancement Techniques to Comets: A Critical Analysis (2006) (4)
- Determination of a precise rotation period for the Deep Space 1 target, Comet 19P/Borrelly (2010) (4)
- Sublimation as an effective mechanism for flattened lobes of (486958) Arrokoth (2020) (4)
- Physical Properties of the Nucleus of Comet 28P/Neujmin 1 (2002) (3)
- Narrowband Observations of Comet Tempel 1 in Support of the Deep Impact Mission (2005) (3)
- Characterization of Thermal-infrared Dust Emission and Refinements to the Nucleus Properties of Centaur 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 (2021) (3)
- Characterization of the Nucleus, Coma, and Outbursts of Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 (2012) (3)
- Dynamics of Icy Grains in the Near-Nucleus Comae of Comets (2012) (2)
- The Sunward Continuum Features of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 (2012) (2)
- Arecibo radar observations of 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák constrain the nucleus size and rotation (2017) (2)
- Preferred Orientations for the Rotational Angular Momentum Vectors of Periodic Comets (1997) (2)
- Orientation of Asteroidal Spin Vectors (1998) (2)
- Long-Term Evolution of Rotational States and Nongravitational Effects for Halley-like Cometary Nuclei: Volume116, Number 2 (1995), pages 340–358 (1996) (1)
- Bulk Density of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 Based on Orbital and Rotational Nongravitational Effects (2009) (1)
- Hubble Space Telescope View of Comet C/Siding Spring during its Close Encounter with Mars (2014) (1)
- Integral Field Spectroscopy of the B and C Fragments of Comet 73p/ Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (2006) (1)
- How Activity Can Shape the Size Distribution of Cometary Nuclei (2001) (1)
- Numerical Simulations of Lightcurves of Non-principal Axis Rotators (2012) (1)
- Recent progress in interpreting the nature of the near-Earth object population (2011) (1)
- A Model For Dust Particles Orbiting the Nuclei of Comets (2011) (1)
- Modelling the water and carbon dioxide production rates of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (2022) (1)
- Visible and infrared study of comet 2P/Encke's nucleus during its 2013 apparition (2014) (1)
- Analysis of CN Coma Morphology Features of Comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner (2022) (1)
- Is comet 19P/Borrelly changing its spin state? (2015) (1)
- Modeling CN Jets of Comet Hyakutake (C/1996 B2) (2004) (1)
- Constraining the Rotational Period for Component C of the Periodic Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (2006) (1)
- Repeating Gas Ejection Events from Comet 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková (2022) (1)
- NH, NH 2 and NH 3 Production in Comets (1988) (1)
- Radial Distribution of the Dust Comae of Comets 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdus̆áková and 46P/Wirtanen (2021) (1)
- Empirical Properties of Individual Active Areas on the Surface of Halley's comet (1998) (1)
- sbpy: Small-body planetary astronomy (2019) (1)
- Time Variability of Component C of the Fragmented Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (2006) (1)
- Sulfur Chemistry in Comets Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake (1997) (1)
- Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids: Glossary (2004) (0)
- Periodicity Signatures of Lightcurves of Active Comets in Non-Principal-Axis Rotational States (2016) (0)
- Near-IR Observations of the Deep Impact Encounter with Comet 9P/Tempel 1 (2005) (0)
- A Statistical Analysis of Asteroid Spin Axis Directions: Evidence for Non-Collisional Dependent Effects on Asteroid Evolution and Observational Selection Effects (2020) (0)
- Spin Evolution and Activity of comet 19P/Borrelly (2002) (0)
- Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids: Preface (2004) (0)
- Rotational Damping and Excitation as Probes of the Interior Structure of Asteroids and Comets (2006) (0)
- NARROWBAND OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE NEAR-NUCLEUS REGION OF JUPITER- FAMILY COMETS COMET 45P/HONDA-MRKOS-PAJDUŠÁKOVÁ (HMP) (2017) (0)
- NASA Planetary Research and Analysis: Strategy for Reorganization (2021) (0)
- A MODEL FOR THE BREAKUP OF COMETLINEAR (0)
- Dynamically Excited Rotational States of Comets (1993) (0)
- Simulations of CN Jets in Comet Halley (1994) (0)
- The Rotation of P/Halley (1989) (0)
- Imaging C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) with the Hubble Space Telescope (2014) (0)
- The sunward continuum feature of Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková (2017) (0)
- Outflow Velocities of Dust as a Function of Time in the Coma of Comet 1P/Halley (2014) (0)
- Arguments for NPA rotation of comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák (2018) (0)
- Spin Evolution of Sub-km Sized Asteroids Due to YORP Torques (2007) (0)
- POSSIBLE EMISSION STRUCTURE OF $C_2H$ IN THE 2.5 MICRON INFRARED SPECTRA OF COMETS (1999) (0)
- Understanding Outbursts in Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 (2010) (0)
- Visual Imaging and Photometry of (29981) 1999 TD10 V1.0 (2006) (0)
- Demonstration of the Capabilities of CometCIEF: A Web-based Image Enhancement Facility to Enhance Images of Cometary Comae (2014) (0)
- Visible and IR observations of the outer solar system object 29981 (1999 TD10) (2003) (0)
- A repeating CN jet feature from 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková (2020) (0)
- Dynamics of Dust Particles Orbiting the Nuclei of Comets (2011) (0)
- A Continuing Analysis of Possible Activity Drivers for the Enigmatic Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 (2015) (0)
- The Rotation of Comet Halley (1990) (0)
- A Model to Explain the Activity of Comet Levy (1990c) (1991) (0)
- Fragmented comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3: A rare close approach (2006) (0)
- Manifestations of Cometary Activity (2013) (0)
- Using Imaging of Multiple Outbursts to Investigate the Behavior and Nucleus Properties of Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 (2010) (0)
- A New Analysis of Spitzer Thermal Images of Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 (2013) (0)
- Visible lightcurve observations of comet 46P/Wirtanen from 2014 (2014) (0)
- Physical and Surface Properties of Comet Nuclei from Remote Observations (2023) (0)
- Probing the Interior Structure of Comets and Asteroids Using Observational Techniques (2015) (0)
- Sublimation as an effective mechanism for flattened lobes of (486958) Arrokoth (2020) (0)
- Characterizing Comets in the Centaur-to-Jupiter Family Transition (2018) (0)
- The rotational evolution of comet 10P/Tempel 2 (2012) (0)
- Comparing CN Features in Two Comets: 1P/Halley and 103P/Hartley 2 (2015) (0)
- 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1: A Rosetta Stone for Amorphous Water Ice and CO ↔ CO2 Conversion in Centaurs and Comets? (2022) (0)
- CTIO Images of 19P/BORRELLY with Photometry (2010) (0)
- LCOGT Network observations of spacecraft target comets (2015) (0)
- CN Coma Morphology of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 During the 2010 Apparition (2011) (0)
- Near-Earth Objects (2021) (0)
- Long Time Orbital Evolution of Dust from Comet Encke (1989) (0)
- Particle Sizes in the Coma of Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková from Arecibo Radar Observations (2017) (0)
- Color Observations of Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) (2002) (0)
- Temporal Evolution of the Sunward Dust Feature of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák (2018) (0)
- Observations of Comet 2P/Encke During the Fall 2013 Apparition (2013) (0)
- New Techniques for Investigating the Morphology and Rotation of Component C of the Periodic Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (2012) (0)
- Repeating gas ejection events from comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdu\v{s}\'{a}kov\'{a} (2021) (0)
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