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Dipl.-Physikerin (Master of physics)
Dr. Nadya Ben Bekhti (34)
Postdoc at AIfA

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Nadya Ben Bekhti
Argelander-Institut für Astronomie
Abteilung Radioastronomie
Auf dem Hügel 71
D-53121 Bonn
Germany
+49 0228 733393 (office)
nbekhti at astro.uni-bonn.de
* 08.09. 1978, Neuss

Publications

Ben Bekhti, N., Winkel, B., Richter, P., Kerp, J., Klein, U., M.T., An absorption-selected survey of neutral gas in the Milky Way halo - New results based on a large sample of CaII, NaI and HI spectra towards QSOs, A&A, 542, 110, 2012

Dickey, J. M., et al., GASKAP -- The Galactic ASKAP Survey, arXiv:1207.0891, 2012

Winkel, B.; Ben Bekhti, N.; Darmstädter, V.; Flöer, L.; Kerp, J.; Richter, P., The high-velocity cloud complex Galactic center negative as seen by EBHIS and GASS. I. Cloud catalog and global properties, A&A, 533, 105, 2011

Kerp, J.; Winkel, B.; Ben Bekhti, N.; Flöer, L.; Kalberla, P. M. W., The Effelsberg Bonn H I Survey (EBHIS), AN, 332, 637, 2011

Ben Bekhti, N., Winkel, B., Richter, P., Kerp, J., Kalberla, P., Klein, U., On the origin of gaseous galaxy halos – Low-column density gas in the Milky Way halo, Conference proceedings of a highlight talk held at the "AG-Tagung – Zooming in: The Cosmos at High Resolution", 2011

Winkel,B.; Kerp, J.; Kalberla, P. M. W.; Ben Bekhti, N., The Effelsberg-Bonn H I Survey: Milky Way Data, ASPC, 438, 381, 2010

Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Winkel, B., Kerp, J., Kalberla, P., Klein, U., Murphy, M. T., Absorption and emission line studies of gas in the Milky Way halo, Conference proceedings of "The Dynamic ISM: A celebration of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey", Naramata (Kanada), June 2010

Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Murphy, M.T., Low-column density HVC and IVC gas in the halo of the Milky Way, Conference proceedings of "Panoramic Radio Astronomy", Groningen, June 2009

Ben Bekhti, N., Low-column density gas clumps in the inner and outer halo of the Milky Way, Ph.D. thesis (2009)

Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Winkel, B., Kenn, F., Westmeier, T., High-resolution 21-cm observations of low-column density small-scale structures in the Milky Way halo, A&A, 503, 483B, 2009

Richter, P., Charlton, J.C., Fangano, A.P.M., Ben Bekhti, N., Masiero, J., A Population of Weak Metal-Line Absorbers Surrounding the Milky Way, ApJ, 695, 1631, 2009

Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Westmeier, T., Murphy, M. T., CaII and NaI absorption signatures from extraplanar gas in the halo of the Milky Way, A&A 487, 583, 2008

Ben Bekhti, N., Murphy, M.T., Richter, P., Westmeier, T., CaII and NaI absorption signatures from the circumgalactic gas of the Milky Way, Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Galaxies in the Local Volume, Sydney, July 2007

Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Winkel, B., Kenn, F., Westmeier, T., Murphy, M.T., Low-column density HVC and IVC gas in the halo of the Milky Way , EAS Publication Series, Volume 24, 2007, pp. 281-282

Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Westmeier, T., HVC and IVC Gas in the Halo of the Milky Way, EAS Publications Series, Vol. 24, Chemodynamics: from first stars to local galaxies, ed. E. Emsellem, H. Wozniak, G. Massacrier, J.F. Gonzalez, J. Devriendt, N. Champavert, 281, 2007

Ben Bekhti, N., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., Westmeier, T., Physical properties of two compact high-velocity clouds possibly associated with the leading arm of the Magellanic system, A&A 457, 917B, 2006

Ben Bekhti, N., Kerp, J., Westmeier, T., Structural analysis of high-velocity clouds - Evidence for an interaction between the Milky Way and the Magellanic system, Astr. Nachr. 326, 486B, 2005

Ben Bekhti, N., Physikalische Eigenschaften zweier Hochgeschwindigkeitswolken, University of Bonn, 2005

Prölss, G., Ben Bekhti, N., Winkel, B., Electron temperature enhancement beneath the magnetospheric cleft, 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 822, 2004

Talks

Absorption and emission signatures in galaxy halos, Konferenz zum ISM Schwerpunkt Programm, Göttingen, Oktober 8-12, 2012

The distribution of gaseous structures in the halo of the Milky Way, Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2012, Hamburg, September 25-28, 2012

The distribution of gas in the halo of the Milky Way, European Week of Astronomy and Space Science, Rom (Italy), July 2-3, 2012 (invited)

An absorption-selected survey of neutral gas in the Milky Way halo, Magnetic Fields: From Star-forming Regions to Galaxy Clusters and Beyond, Schloß Ringberg (Germany), July 18-22, 2011 (invited)

The gaseous Milky Way halo, Lunch-Kolloquium, AIFA Bonn, Jun 22, 2011

Analysis of galaxy halos using HI 21-cm emission and QSO absorption spectroscopy, Gas in Galaxies: from Cosmic Web to Molecular Clouds, Kloster Seeon (Germany), Jun 14-18, 2011 (invited)

Properties of gaseous galactic halos, Galactic magnetism - perspectives of observation and modeling, Pushchino (Moscow), May 17-20, 2011 (invited)

On the origin of gaseous galaxy halos: Low-column density gas in the halo of the Milky Way, "Invited speaker (highlight talk)", Jahrestagung der Astronomischen Gesellschaft, Bonn, 13.-17. September, 2010

Absorption and emission line studies of gas in the Milky Way halo, The Dynamic ISM: A celebration of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey", Naramata, June 8, 2010

Low-column density HVC and IVC gas in the halo of the Milky Way, Lunchcolloquium, Dwingeloo, Nov 25, 2009

Low-column density gas in the halo of the Milky Way, Ph.D. colloquium, Bonn, March 20, 2009

CaII, NaI, and HI absorption and emission signatures from the circumgalactic gas of the Milky Way, 1. AIfA Konferenz, Bad Honnef, Germany, Oct 27, 2007

CaII and NaI absorption signatures from the circumgalactic gas of the Milky Way, "Galaxy Lunch" Colloquium, ATNF/CSIRO, Sydney, Australia, Jul 24, 2007

CaII and NaI absorption signatures from the circumgalactic gas of the Milky Way, "Feast and Facts" Colloquium, Mt. Stromlo Observatory, Canberra, Australia, Jul 20, 2007

Physical properties of two high-velocity clouds, ERAC05, Cagliari-Sardinia, Italy, Oct 13, 2005

Physikalische Eigenschaften zweier Hochgeschwindigkeitswolken, Diplomkolloquium, Bonn, Germany, Aug 25, 2005

Conferences, Workshops, and Schools

Konferenz zum ISM Schwerpunkt Programm, Göttingen (Germany), Oktober 8-12, 2012

The Bright and the Dark Sides of the Universe, Annual Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft 2012, Hamburg (Germany), September 25-28, 2012

Konferenz der DFG Research Unit, Magnetism Key Science Project, Mainz (Germany), July 9-13, 2012

LOFAR, magnetism key science project, Workshop, Bologna (Italy), Nov 24-25, 2011

LOFAR, magnetism key science projec, Workshop, Onsala (Sweden), May 29 - June 01, 2012

Halo-Gas Meeting, Bochum, Sep 27-28, 2011

Surveys & Simulations - The Real and the Virtual Universe, Treffen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft, Heidelberg, Sep 19-23, 2011

First Science with LOFAR, Workshop, Dalfsen (Niederlande), Sep 13-15, 2011

Magnetic Fields: From Star-forming Regions to Galaxy Clusters and Beyond, Schloß Ringberg (Germany), July 18-22, 2011

Gas in Galaxies: from Cosmic Web to Molecular Clouds, Kloster Seeon (Germany), Jun 14-18, 2011

Galactic magnetism - perspectives of observation and modeling, Pushchino (Moscow), May 17-20, 2011

Statistical methods, Vorlesungsreihe, Max-Planck Institut für Radioastronomie, April 12-21, 2011

Kick-off Meeting of the Research Unit „Magnetisation of Interstellar and Intergalactic Media“, Kloster Irsee, Oct. 3-6, 2010

Jahrestagung der Astronomischen Gesellschaft, Zooming in: The Cosmos at High Resolution, Bonn, Sep 13-17, 2010

GLOW Interferometry School, An introduction to Lofar Observations, Hamburg, Aug 30 to Sep 03, 2010

The Dynamic ISM: A celebration of the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey, Naramata, Jun 6-10, 2010

European Radio Interferometry School 2009, Summer School, Oxford (England), Sep 7-11, 2009

Panoramic Radio Astronomy, Wide-field 1-2 GHz research on galaxy evolution, Groningen (Netherlands), Jun 2-5, 2009

The Role of Disk-Halo Interaction in Galaxy Evolution: Outflow vs. Infall?, Espinho (Portugal), Aug 18-22, 2008

MCCT SKADS Workshop, Bonn (Germany), Apr 14-18, 2008

1. AIfA Konferenz, Bad Honnef (Germany), Oct 26-27, 2007

First MCCT-SKADS Training School, Bologna (Italy), Sep 23-29, 2007

Galaxies in the Local Volume, Sydney (Australia), Jul 8-13, 2007

Physics of the Interstellar Medium, IMPRS Summer School, Heidelberg (Germany), Sep 25-29, 2006

CRAL Conference, Chemodynamics: from first stars to local galaxies, Lyon (France), Jul 10-14, 2006

Evolution of galaxies and their large-scale environment, Summer School, Bad Honnef (Germany), July, 2006

Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC), Cagliari-Sardinia (Italy), Oct 12-16, 2005

Curriculum

Since 03.2009

Postdoc at the AIfA, University of Bonn

Working on low-column density gas in the Milky Way halo and the interstellar medium of dwarf galaxies

10.2005 - 03.2009

Ph.D. student (Astronomy), University of Bonn

Thesis title: Low-column density gas clumps in the inner and outer halo of the Milky Way
(Analysing low-column density extraplanar gaseous structures detected in optical CaII and NaI absorption towards quasars and in HI 21-cm emission. The goal is to determine the role of the low-column density gas for the evolution of the Milky Way.);
Dr. rer. nat (Ph.D. in Astronomy), magna cum laude

10.1998 - 09.2005

Studies of physics, University of Bonn

Emphasis on: astronomy
Thesis: Physikalische Eigenschaften zweier kompakter Hochgeschwindigkeitswolken
(Physical properties of two compact high-velocity clouds);
Diplom-Physikerin (Diploma in physics), 1.0

1995 - 1998

Alexander-von-Humboldt Gymnasium, Neuss

Abitur (A levels)

Hobbies

Science fiction and fantasy literature
Artisan craftwork (jewellery)
Electronic music
Playing Badminton
Swimming
Calligraphy