Theoretical Astrophysics

Research Interests

Theoretical astrophysics: studies of astronomical masers, infrared dust emission with special emphasis on young stellar objects and winds around evolved stars.

Education

• B.S., Physics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (1964)
• M.S., Physics, Weizman Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel (1966)
• Ph.D., Elementary Particles, Weizman Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel (1971)

Graduate Students

• Maia Nenkova
• Dejan Vinkovic

• V. Zubko and M. Elitzur, "Water and Dust Emission from W Hydrae", Ap. J. Lett. 544, L137 (2000).
• Z. Ivezic and M. Elitzur, "Infrared classification of Galactic objects", Ap. J. Lett. 534, L93 (2000)
• A. Miroshnichenko, Z. Ivezic, D. Vinkovic and M. Elitzur, "Dust Emission from Herbig Ae/Be Stars - Evidence for Disks and Envelopes", Ap. J. Lett. 520, L115 (1999).
• J.F. Kartje, A. Konigl and M. Elitzur, "Dust-Shielded Clouds as the Sites of Water Megamaser Emission in Active Galactic Nuclei", Ap. J. 513, 180 (1999).
• P. Lockett, E. Gauthier, and M. Elitzur, "OH 1720 MHz Masers in Supernova Remnants - C-Shock Indicators," Ap. J. 511, 235 (1999).
• M. Elitzur, "Polarization of Astronomical Maser Radiation IV. Circular Polarization Profiles", Ap. J. 504, 123 (1998).
• Z. Ivezic and M. Elitzur, "Self-Similarity and Scaling Behavior of IR Emission from Radiatively Heated Dust: I. Theory, Mon. Not. Roy. Ast. Soc. 287, 799 (1997).