Personal Information
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 BonnWorking 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 BonnThesis 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 BonnEmphasis on: astronomyThesis: 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, NeussAbitur (A levels) |
Hobbies
Science fiction and fantasy literature
Artisan craftwork (jewellery)
Electronic music
Playing Badminton
Swimming
Calligraphy