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 		Research Interests:

  • So far, my two main interests have been the study of the interaction of multiple Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) between the Sun and the Earth and observations of CME propagation in the heliosphere by coronagraphs and heliospheric imagers.

  • For an introduction to the research (end of 2006) on these topics as well as some of the challenges and results, you can read the introduction (1.8Mb) and conclusion (460Kb) of my dissertation.

  • More recently, I have also been involved with Ilia Roussev, Carla Jacobs and others in the development of more realistic models of CME initiation and their consequences for the properties of CMEs.

Publications:
2009:
  • Deriving the radial distances of wide coronal mass ejections from elongation measurements in the heliosphere - Application to CME-CME interaction,
    Lugaz, N., Vourlidas, A., Roussev, Annales Geophysicae (Specical Issue: Three eyes on the Sun - multi-spacecraft studies of the corona and impacts on the heliosphere), 2009, 27, 3479-3488, 6.5Mb PDF File

  • Solar-Terrestrial Simulation in the STEREO Era: The January 24-25, 2007 Eruptions,
    Lugaz, N., Vourlidas, A., Roussev, I. I., Morgan, H., Solar Physics (Topical Issue: STEREO results at solar minimum), 2009, 256, 269-284, doi: 10.1007/s11207-009-9339-4, 1.2Mb PDF File

  • The Internal Structure of Coronal Mass Ejections: Are all Regular Magnetic Clouds Flux Ropes,
    Jacobs, C., Roussev, I. I., Lugaz, N., Poedts, S., Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2009, 695, L171, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/695/2/L171

  • Mapping the Structure of the Corona Using Fourier Backprojection Tomography,
    Huw, M., Habbal, S. R., Lugaz, N., Astrophysical Journal, 2009, 690 , 1119-1129.

  • The August 24, 2002 Coronal Mass Ejection: when a Western Limb Event Connects to Earth,
    Lugaz, N., Roussev, I. I., Sokolov, I. V., Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 257, N. Gopalswamy and D. F. Webb, eds., 2009, 4, 391-398, doi:10.1017/S1743921309029615, 900Kb PDF File
2008:
  • The Brightness of Density Structures at Large Solar Elongation Angles: What is Being Observed by STEREO/SECCHI?,
    Lugaz, N., Vourlidas, A., Roussev, I. I., Jacobs, C., Manchester, IV, W. B., Cohen, O., Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2008, 684, L111-L114, 0.75Mb PDF File

  • Observational Evidence of CMEs Interacting in the Inner Heliosphere Based on MHD Simulations,
    Lugaz, N., Manchester, IV, W. B., Roussev, I. I., & Gombosi, T. I., Journal of Atmosphere and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2008, 70, 598-604, 0.5Mb PDF File

  • Three-Dimensional MHD Simulation of the 2003 October 28 Coronal Mass Ejection: Comparison with LASCO Coronagraph Observations,
    Manchester, IV, W. B., Vourlidas, A., Toth, G., Lugaz, N., Roussev, I. I., Gombosi, T. I., Sokolov, I. De Zeeuw, D., Opher, M., Astrophysical Journal, 2008, 684, 1448-1460.

  • Validation of a global 3D heliospheric model with observations for the May 12, 1997 CME event,
    Cohen, O., Sokolov, I. V., Roussev, I. I., Lugaz, N., Manchester, IV, W. B, Gombosi, T. I. , & Arge, C. N., Journal of Atmosphere and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2008, 70, 583-592

  • Theoretical Modeling for the STEREO Mission,
    Aschwanden, M. J., Burlaga, L. F., Kaiswe, M. L., Ng, C. K, Reames, D. V., Reiner, M. J, Gombosi, T. I., Lugaz, N., Manchester, W. IV., Roussev, I. I., Zurbuchen, T. H. and 30 co-authors, Space Science Reviews, 2008, 136, 565-604, The STEREO Instruments and Mission, eds. C. T. Russel and M. L. Kaiser, doi:10.1007/s11214-006-9027-8

  • Global MHD Modeling of CMEs and Related Shocks from Complex Active Regions,
    Roussev, I. I., Lugaz, N., Sokolov, I. V., AIP Conference Proceedings, 2008, 1039, 286-294.
2007:
  • Numerical Investigation of the Homologous Coronal Mass Ejections from Active Region 9236,
    Lugaz, N., Manchester, IV, W. B., Roussev, I. I., Toth, G., & Gombosi, T. I., Astrophysical Journal, 2007, 659, 788-800, doi:10.1086/512005, 15.5Mb PDF File

  • New Physical Insight on the Changes in Magnetic Topology During Coronal Mass Ejections: Case Studies for the 2002 April 21 and August 24 Events,
    Roussev, I. I., Lugaz, N., Sokolov, I. V., Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2007, 668, L87-L90, 0.4Mb PDF File
2005:
  • Numerical Simulation of the Interaction of Two Coronal Mass Ejections from Sun to Earth,
    Lugaz, N., Manchester, IV, W. B., & Gombosi, T.I., Astrophysical Journal, 2005, 634, 651-662, doi:10.1086/491782
    4.7Mb PDF File

  • The evolution of Coronal Mass Ejection Density Structures,
    Lugaz, N., Manchester, IV, W. B., & Gombosi, T. I., Astrophysical Journal, 2005, 627, 1019-1030, doi:10.1086/430465
    812Kb PDF File

  • Simultaneous Chandra X ray, Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet, and Ulysses radio observations of Jupiter's aurora,
    Elsner, R. F., Lugaz, N., Waite, J. H., Cravens, T. E., Gladstone, G. R., Ford, P., Grodent, D., Bhardwaj, A., MacDowall, R. J, Desch, M. D., & Majeed, T., Journal of Geophysical Research, 2005, 110, A9, 1207, doi:10.1029/2004JA010717
2003:
  • Implications of Jovian X-ray emission for magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling,
    Cravens, T. E., Waite, J. H., Gombosi, T. I., Lugaz, N., Gladstone, G. R., Mauk, B. H., & MacDowall, R. J., Journal of Geophysical Research, 2003, 108, A12, 25-1, doi:10.1029/2003JA010050

A pdf version of my resume including a list of publications can once again be found here.