Hua Feng, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
X-ray Astronomy and Instrumentation
Contact
Office 751 Van Allen Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, U.S.A.
Lab 626 Van Allen Hall
Phone (319) 335-0402
Fax (319) 335-1753
Email hua-feng [at] uiowa.edu
Education
  • Ph.D., 2005, Department of Engineering Physics and Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • B.S., 2001, Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Interested Area
  • X-ray astronomy: ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs), black hole binaries
  • X-ray instrumentation: semiconductor detectors (Si-PIN, CdTe), gaseous detectors (proportional counter, GEM), Monte-Carlo simulation, space environment modeling
Selected Publications     [ADS link]
  • Feng, H., & Kaaret, P. 2008, ApJ, 675, 1067
    Optical Counterpart of the Ultraluminous X-ray Source IC 342 X-1

  • Kaaret, P., & Feng, H. 2007, ApJ, 669, 106
    Confirmation of the 62 Day X-Ray Periodicity from M82

  • Feng, H., & Kaaret, P. 2007, ApJ, 668, 941
    Origin of the X-ray Quasi-Periodic Oscillations and Identification of a Transient Ultraluminous X-Ray Source in M82

  • Feng, H., & Kaaret, P. 2006, ApJ, 660, L113
    Spectral Evolution of NGC 1313 X-2: Evidence against the Cool Disk Model

  • Feng, H., & Kaaret, P. 2006, ApJ, 653, 536
    A Comparison of Ultraluminous X-ray Sources in NGC 1399 and the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/4039)

  • Feng, H., & Kaaret, P. 2006, ApJ, 650, L75
    Spectral State Transitions of the Ultraluminous X-ray Sources X-1 and X-2 in NGC 1313

  • Feng, H., Kaaret, P., & Andersson, H. 2006, NIMA, 564, 347
    Double-Layer Silicon PIN Photodiode X-ray Detector for a Future X-ray Timing Mission

  • Feng, H., & Kaaret, P. 2005, ApJ, 633, 1052
    XMM-Newton Observations of Ultraluminous X-Ray Sources in Nearby Galaxies
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