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A Little About Me...

Dr. Dina Prialnik, Professor of Planetary Sciences

My Office Phone is:
972-3-6406051
My Fax is:
972-3-6409282


My E-mail is:
dina@planet.tau.ac.il






Education:

  • Ph.D. Physics (Astrophysics) 1981, Tel Aviv University


    • Research Subjects:

  • Theoretical studies of comets, satellites and planets, with emphasis on the structure, evolution and activity of cometary nuclei, based on numerical simulations; the thermal evolution of Mars; the evolution of small icy satellites.
  • Stellar evolution: the structure and evolution of cataclysmic variables, with emphasis on nova outbursts.


    • Other Appointments:

  • Head, General Science Program, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
  • Member, International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, Switzerland

    • Scientific Publications:

    Books:


    A Partial List of Publications Since 1994:

    1. A. Kovetz, D. Prialnik, Accretion onto a 1.4Mo white dwarf: Classical Nova, Recurrent Nova or Supernova? Astrophysical JournaI, 424, pp.319-332, 1994.
    2. M. Shara, D. Prialnik, Making nonmassive O-Ne-Mg rich white dwarfs in cataclysmic binaries. AstronomicaI Journal, 107(4), pp.1542-1545, 1994.
    3. E. Schwartzman, A. Kovetz, D. Prialnik, The effect of the white dwarf temperature on nova outburst characteristics. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 269, pp.323-338, 1994.
    4. D. Prialnik, M. M. Shara, Self-consistent models of O-Ne-Mg rich novae. Astronomical Journal, 109(4), pp.1735-1739, 1995.
    5. D. Prialnik, A. Kovetz, An extended grid of multi-cycle nova evolution models. Astrophysical Journal, 445, pp.789-810, 1995.
    6. M. Contini, M. Orio, D. Prialnik, RS Oph at day 201: a test case for shocks in nova shells. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 275, pp.195-208, 1995.
    7. D. prialnik, N. Brosch, D. Ianovici, Modelling the activity of 2060 Chiron. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 276, pp.1148-1154, 1995.
    8. D. Prialnik, M. Podolak, Radioactive heating of porous comet nuclei. Icarus, 117, pp.420-430, 1995.
    9. D. Prialnik, M. Livio, On the erosion of the helium layer in white dwarf nova progenitors. Publications of the Astrinomical Society of the Pacific, 107, pp.1201-1206, 1995.
    10. A. Weizmann, D, Prialnik, M. Podolak, Constraints on the structure and composition of Mars from thermal evolution models. Journal of Geophysical Research, 101, pp.2235-2245, 1996.
    11. M. Podolak, D. Prialnik, Models of the structure and evolution of comet P/Wirtanen. Planetary and Space Science, 44, pp.655-664,1996.
    12. M. Contini, D. Prialnik, The shell of recurrent nova T Pyxidis: a model based on shocks. Astrophysical Journal, 475, pp.803-811, 1997.
    13. A. Kovetz, D. Prialnik, The composition of nova ejecta from multicycle evolution models. Astrophysical Journal, 477, pp.356-367, 1997.
    14. D.Prialnik, A model for the distant activity of Comet Hale-Bopp, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 478, pp.L107-L110, 1997.
    15. Y. Shoshany, E. Heifetz, D. Prialnik, M. Podolak, A mbdel for the changing pore structure and dust grain size distribution in a porous comet nucleus. Icarus, 126, pp.342-350, 1997.
    16. A. Weizman, D. Prialnik, M. Podolak, Phase transitions and melting in Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research, (Planets),102,pp.9205-9209, 1997.
    17. M.M. Shara, D.R. Zurek, R.E. Williams, D. Prialnik, R. Gilmozzi, A.F. J. Moffat, HST imagery of the non-expanding, clumped "shell" of the recurrent Nova T Pyxidis. Astronomical Journal 114,(1997),pp.258-264,428-440.
    18. P.B. Marks, M.J. Sarna, D. Prialnik, The chemocal evolution of the secondary stars in close binaary systems during Novae outbursts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 290,(1997),283-291.
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    Last Updated: Tuesday, January 2, 2001.