Presentations & Publications

Refereed Papers

The Physical Conditions of the Intrinsic N V Narrow Absorption Line Systems of Three Quasars
J. Wu, J. C. Charlton, T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, R. Ganguly
2010, Astrophysical Journal, 722, 997-1012
A Spectropolarimetric Test of the Structure of the Intrinsic Absorbers in the Quasar HS 1603+3820
T. Misawa, K. S. Kawabata, M. Eracleous, J. C. Charlton, N. Kashikawa
2010, Astrophysical Journal, 719, 1890-1895
A Bare Molecular Cloud at z ~ 0.45
T. M. Jones, T. Misawa, J. C. Charlton, A. C. Mshar, G. J. Ferland
2010, Astrophysical Journal, 715, 1497-1507
Identification of New Near-Infrared DIBs in the Orion Nebula
T. Misawa, P. Gandhi, A. Hida, T. Tamagawa, T. Yamaguchi
2009, Astrophysical Journal, 700, 1988-1993
The Magellanic Bridge as a Damped Lyman Alpha System: Physical Properties of Cold Gas Toward PKS 0312-770
T. Misawa, J. C. Charlton, H. A. Kobulnicky, B. P. Wakker, J. Bland-Hawthorn
2009, Astrophysical Journal, 695, 1382-1398
The Chemical and Ionization Conditions in Weak Mg II Absorbers
A. Narayanan, J. C. Charlton, T. Misawa, R. E. Green, T.-S. Kim
2008, Astrophysical Journal, 689, 782-815
Super-Solar Metallicity in Weak Mg II Absorption Systems at z ~ 1.7
T. Misawa, J. C. Charlton, A. Narayanan
2008, Astrophysical Journal, 679, 220-238
Exploratory Study of the X-Ray Properties of Quasars With Intrinsic Narrow Absorption Lines
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, G. Chartas, J. C. Charlton
2008, Astrophysical Journal, 677, 863-879
Spectroscopic Analysis of H I Absorption Line Systems in 40 HIRES Quasars
T. Misawa, D. Tytler, M. Iye, D. Kirkman, N. Suzuki, D. Lubin, N. Kashikawa
2007, Astronomical Journal, 134, 1634-1654
A Catalog of Absorption Lines in Eight HST/STIS E230M 1.0 < z < 1.7 Quasar Spectra
N. Milutinovic, T. Misawa, R. S. Lynch, J. R. Masiero, C. Palma, J. C. Charlton, D. Kirkman, S. Bockenhauer, D. Tytler
2007, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 382, 1094-1104
The Habitat Segregation between Lyman Break Galaxies and Lyman alpha Emitters around a QSO at z~5
N. Kashikawa, T. Kitayama, M. Doi, T. Misawa, Y. Komiyama, K. Ota
2007, Astrophysical Journal, 663, 765-773
A Census of Intrinsic Narrow Absorption Lines in the Spectra of Quasars at z=2-4
T. Misawa, J. C. Charlton, M. Eracleous, R. Ganguly, D. Tytler, D. Kirkman, N. Suzuki, D. Lubin
2007, Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 171, 1-28
Results of Monitoring the Dramatically Variable C IV Mini-BAL System in the Quasar HS 1603+3820
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, J.C. Charlton, N. Kashikawa
2007, Astrophysical Journal, 660, 152-166
A Survey of Weak MgII Absorbers at 0.4 < z < 2.4
A. Narayanan, T. Misawa, J.C. Charlton, T.-S. Kim
2007, Astrophysical Journal, 660, 1093-1105
The Advantage of Increased Resolution in the Study of Quasar Absorption Systems
A. Narayanan, T. Misawa, J.C. Charlton, R. Ganguly
2006, Astrophysical Journal, 132, 2099-2113
Near-Infrared search for C IV absorption counterparts along the line-of-sights to pair quasars
T. Misawa, N. Kashikawa, Y. Ohyama, T. Hashimoto, M. Iye
2006, Astronomical Journal, AJ, 131, 34-40
Time-Variable Complex Metal Absorption Lines in the Quasar HS 1603+3820
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, J.C. Charlton, A. Tajitsu
2005, Astrophysical Journal, 629, 115-130
H I Gas in Higher Density Regions of the Intergalactic Medium
T. Misawa, D. Tytler, M. Iye, P. Paschos, M. Norman, D. Kirkman, J. O'Meara, N. Suzuki, N. Kashikawa
2004, Astronomical Journal, 128, 2954-2961
Subaru high resolution spectroscopy of complex metal absorption lines of QSO HS1603+3820
T. Misawa, T. Yamada, M. Takada-Hidai, Y. Wang, N. Kashikawa, M. Iye, I. Tanaka
2003, Astronomical Journal, 125, 1336-1344
C IV and other Metal Absorption Line Systems in 18 z=4 Quasars
T. Misawa, D. Tytler, M. Iye, L.J. Storrie-Lombardi, N. Suzuki, A.M. Wolfe
2002, Astronomical Journal, 123, 1847-1863
Luminosity versus Phase-Space-Density Relation of Galaxies Revisited
Keiichi Kodaira, Nobunari Kashikawa, Toru Misawa
2000, Astrophysical Journal, 531, 665-675

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Presentations

2008.1: 211st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (Austin, USA)
"Partial Covering by an FeI-rich Intervening Weak Mg II Absorber"
T. Jones, T. Misawa, A. Mshar, J. C. Charlton, G. J. Ferland, P. C. Stancil
2008.1: 211st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (Austin, USA)
"A Survey of Intrinsic Narrow Absorption Lines in 75 VLT/UVES Quasars"
D. Einsig, T. Misawa, A. Narayanan, J. C. Charlton, R. Ganguly
2007.12: Panoramic Views of Galaxy Formation and Evolution: The 1st Subaru International Conference (Hayama, Japan)
"Dramatically Variable C IV Mini-Broad Absorption Line System in the Quasar HS 1603+3820"
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, J. C. Charlton, G. Chartas, N. Kashikawa
2007.1: 209th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (Seattle, USA)
"Monitoring of a Dramatically Variable C IV Mini-BAL in the Quasar HS1603+3820"
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, J.C. Charlton, N. Kashikawa
2007.1: 209th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (Seattle, USA)
"The Evolution of Weak MgII Absorbers from 0 < z < 2.4"
A. Narayanan, T. Misawa, J.C. Charlton, T.-S. Kim
2007.1: 209th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (Seattle, USA)
"Intrinsic Absorption in the HST Archive II: Partial Covering and Associated O VI Systems"
R. Ganguly, R.S. Lynch, J.C. Charlton, M. Eracleous, T.M. Tripp, C. Palma, K.R. Sembach, T. Misawa, J.R. Masiero, N. Milutinovic, T.M. Jones
2006.10: The Central Engine of Active Galactic Nuclei (Xi'an, China)
"Probing quasar outflows with intrinsic narrow absorption lines"
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, J.C. Charlton, R. Ganguly, D. Tytler, D. Kirkman, N. Suzuki, D. Lubin
2006.1: 207th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (D.C, USA)
"The Value of Increased Resolution for Study of Quasar Absorption Line Systems"
A. Narayanan, T. Misawa, J.C. Charlton
2006.1: 207th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (D.C, USA)
"Modelling Three Quasar Intrinsic Narrow Absorption Line Systems"
J. Wu, J.C. Charlton, T. Misawa
2006.1: 207th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (D.C, USA)
"A Census of Intrinsic Narrow Absorption Lines at z ~3.0"
T. Misawa, J.C. Charlton, M. Eracleous, R. Ganguly, D. Tytler, D. Kirkman, N. Suzuki, D. Lubin
2005.11: AGN Winds in the Caribbean (St. John, US Virgin Islands)
"Demographics and Variability of QSO NALs and Implications"
M. Eracleous, T. Misawa, J.C. Charlton, J. Wu, R. Ganguly, D. Tytler, D. Kirkman, N. Suzuki
2005.11: Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies (Tokyo, Japan)
New Horizon of Nuclear Astrophysics and Cosmology
"Time-Variable Complex Metal Absorption Lines in the Quasar HS1603+3820"
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, J.C. Charlton, A. Tajitsu
2005.3: Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan (Meisei Univ.)
"Time-Variability of Metal Absorption Lines in HS1603+3820"
Toru Misawa, Michael Eracleous, Jane C. Charlton, Akito Tajitsu
2005.3: IAU Colloquium 199 (Shanghai, China)
Probing Galaxies through Quasar Absorption Lines
"H I gas in higher density regions of the IGM"
T. Misawa, D. Tytler, M. Iye, P. Paschos, M. Norman, D. Kirkman, J. O'Meara, N. Suzuki, N. Kashikawa
2005.3: IAU Colloquium 199 (Shanghai, China)
Probing Galaxies through Quasar Absorption Lines
"The evolution of weak Mg II absorption lines"
T. Misawa, R. Lynch, A. Narayanan, N. Milutinovic, T.-S. Kim, J.C. Charlton
2005.1: 205th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (San Diego, USA)
"Time-Variable Complex Metal Absorption Lines in the Quasar HS1603+3820"
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, J.C. Charlton, A. Tajitsu
2004.3: Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan (Nagoya Univ.)
"A Census of Intrinsic Narrow Absorption Lines at z~3.0"
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, J.C. Charlton, R. Ganguly, D. Tytler, D. Kirkman, J. O'Meara, N. Suzuki, D. Lubin
2004.1: 203rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (Atlanta, USA)
"A Census of Intrinsic Narrow Absorption Lines at z~3.0"
T. Misawa, M. Eracleous, J.C. Charlton, R. Ganguly, D. Tytler, D. Kirkman, J. O'Meara, N. Suzuki, D. Lubin
2003.3: Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan (Tohoku Univ.)
"Subaru high resolution spectroscopy of complex metal absorptionlines of QSO HS1603+3820"
Toru Misawa, Toru Yamada, Masahide Hidai-Takada, Yiping Wang, Nobunari Kashikawa, Masanori Iye, Ichi Tanaka
2003.3: Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan (Tohoku Univ.)
"Spectroscopic Analysis of H I Absorption Line Systems in 40 HIRES QSOs"
Toru Misawa, Masanori Iye, Nobunari Kashikawa, David Tytler, Scott Burles, David Kirkman, John O'Meara, Nao Suzuki
2001.10: Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan (Egret Himeji)
"Near-Infrared imaging for the counterparts of C IV absorption clustering at z~2.43"
Toru Misawa, Youichi Ohyama, Nobunari Kashikawa, Masanori Iye
2001.7: JSPS/DFG Japan-German Seminor 2001 (Sendai, Japan)
Studies of Galaxies in the Young Universe with New Generation Telescopes
"Quasar metal absorption systems at high redshift"
Toru Misawa, Nobunari Kashikawa, Youichi Ohyama, Masanori Iye
1999.10: Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan (Kyushu Univ.)
"The evolution of the number and clustering of CIV clouds at z=2-4"
Toru Misawa, Nao Suzuki, David Tytler, Masanori Iye
1999.3: Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Japan (Kyoto Univ.)
"Relation between Surface Photometric Parameters and Internal velocity of Galaxies"
Toru Misawa, Keiichi Kodaira, Nobunari Kashikawa

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Invited Talk

2006.5: JILA ASTROPHYSICS LUNCH SEMINAR (Univ. of Colorado, Boulder)
"Probing Quasar Outflows With Intrinsic Narrow Absorption Lines"
Toru Misawa

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Others

Near-Infrared Imaging of the Counterparts of QSO Metal Absorption Line Systems
(UKIRT NewsLetter ISSUE 11, AUTUMN 2002)
T. Misawa, N. Kashikawa, Y. Ohyama, M. Iye
"History of the Universe investigated by Quasar Absorption Lines"
The Astronomical Herald of ASJ, EUREKA
Toru Misawa, Masanori Iye

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Education and Public Outreach

"Journey to the edge of Universe"
Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of Shiojiri-Nishi elementary school (Nagano, Japan)
Decoration of Tanabata seminar (the Star Festival in Japan)
Special Event of 5th Anniversary of Misato Observatory (Wakayama, Japan)

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