Published Works

My papers can also be accessed through NASA ADS http://adsabs.harvard.edu / or via the Department website for Publications 2001-2006

A. Solar Physics/Plasma Physics: B. Inverse and Data Analysis Problems: C. Stellar Astrophysics: D. Meteors, Comets and Celestial Mechanics: E. Books/Chapters: F. Applications of Astrophysics to Other Science: G. Popular Articles and Book Reviews

C. Stellar Astrophysics

(l) Brown, J.C. and McLean, I.S.: 1977,  Astron. Astrophys. 57, 161,  "Polarisatio  by  Thomson Scattering in Optically Thin Stellar Envelopes I:- Source Star at Centre of Axisymmetric Envelope".

(2) Brown, J.C., McLean, I.S. and Emslie, A.G.: 1978, Astron. Astrophys. 68, 415- 427, "Polarisation by Thomson Scattering in Optically Thin Stellar Envelopes II:- Binary and Multiple Star Envelopes and the Determination of Binary Inclinations".

(3) McLean, I.S. and Brown, J.C.:1978, Astron. Astrophys. 69, 291-296, "Polarisation by Thomson Scattering in Optically Thin Stellar Envelopes III:- A Statistical Study of Oblateness and Rotation of Be Star Envelopes".

(4) Simmons, J.F.L., Aspin, C. and Brown, J.C.:1980,  Astron. Astrophys. 91, 97-107, "A Critique of the Polarimetric Evidence on the Nature of Cygnus X-1".

(5) Simmons, J.F.L., Aspin, C. and Brown, J.C.:1980, in IAU Symposium 88, 343-347, "A Critique of the Polarimetric Evidence on the Nature of Close Binary Systems".

(6) Aspin, C., Brown, J.C. and Simmons, J.F.L.:1980, in IAU Symposium 88, 71-72, "The Effect of Orbital Eccentricity on Binary Polarimetry".

(7) Aspin, C., Simmons, J.F.L. and Brown, J.C.:1981,  Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 194,  283-291, "Polarimetric Accuracy Required for the Determination of Binary Inclinations".

(8) Aspin, C., Brown, J.C., Simmons, J.F.L. and McLean, I.S.:1982,  Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 198, 787,"The Effect of Orbital Eccentricity on Polarimetry of Binaries".

(9) Simmons, J.F.L., Aspin, C. and Brown, J.C.:1982, Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 198, 45-57, "High Inclination Bias in Polarimetric Determination of Binary Inclinations".

(10) Brown, J.C.:1982, Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 201, 735-743, "Inference of Nebular Density and Luminosity Structure from Polarisation Maps".

(11) Brown, J.C. and Boyle, C.B.: Astron. Astrophys. 1985, 141, 369-375,  "An Exploratory Eccentric Orbit Roche Lobe Overflow Model for Recurrent X- Ray Transients".

(12) Thomson, A.I., Brown, J.C. and Kuijpers, J.: 1985, in Hjellming and Gibson (eds.) Radio Stars (Reidel, Dordrecht), "Bombardment Models of White Dwarf Accretion Columns", pp 43.

(l3) Thompson, A.M., Brown, J.C. and Kuijpers, J.: l986, Astron. Astrophys. 159, 202-208, "On Bombardment Solutions of the Soft X-Ray Puzzle in Accreting White Dwarfs".

(l4) Brown, J.C.: l985, Plasma Phys. and Controlled Fusion 27, 1359-1368, "Beams and Jets in Astrophysical Plasmas".

(15) Brown, J.C. and Henrichs, H.F.: l986, Astron. Astrophys. 182, 107-114, "The Relation between the Visual Polarisation and UV Narrow Absorption Lines in Irregular Be Star Variations".

(l6) Brown, J.C., Carlaw, V.A., Cawthorne, T.V. and Icke, V.: 1987,  Astrophys. Sp. Sci. 143, 153-161, "Problems with Nonthermal Gamma-Ray Line Production in the Jets of SS-433".

(17) Clayton, G.C., Brown, J.C., Thomson, I.B. and Fox G.K.: 1989, MNRAS 236, 901, "Polarimetric Analysis of Mass Transfer in the X-Ray Transient AO538-66".

(l8) Brown, J.C. and Fox, G.K.: l989, Ap.J. 347, 468-478, "Stellar Occultation of Polarised Light from Circumstellar Electrons - I. Flat Envelopes Seen Edge-On".

(19) Fox, G.K. and Brown, J.C.: l99l, Ap.J. 375, 300-313, "Stellar Occultation of Polarised Light from Circumstellar Electrons - II. Flat Envelopes Seen at Arbitrary Inclination".

(20) Brown, J.C., Carlaw, V.A. and Cassinelli, J.P.: 1989, Ap.J. 344, 341-349, "Depolarisation Factors for Finite Light Sources Scattering on Circumstellar Matter".

(21) Brown, J.C., Cassinelli, J.P. and Collins, G.W. II: 1991, Ap.J. 378, 307-314, "Constraints on the Physical Properties of Optical Bullets in SS433".

(22) Collins, G.W. II, Brown, J.C. and Cassinelli, J.P.: 1990, Nature 347, 343,  "Dynamical Mass Transfer Paradox".

(23) Brown, J.C. and Wood, K.: 1992, Astron. Astrophys. 265, 663-668, "Derivation of Episodic Mass Loss Functions for Hot Stars from Polarimetric and Absorption Line Data".

(24) Brown, J.C. and Fletcher, L.: 1992, Astron. Astrophys. 259, L43-45, "Ha Polarisation of Wind-Heated Optical Bullets in SS433".

(25) Wood, K., Brown, J.C. and Fox, G.K.: 1993, Astron. Astrophys. 271, 492-500 "Polarimetric Line Profiles From Optically Thin Thomson Scattering Circumstellar Envelopes".

(26) Brown, J.C.: 1994, in Moffat and St-Louis (eds) Workshop on Instability and Variability on Hot Stellar Winds (Ile-aux-Coudres August 1993) Ap.Sp.Sci. 221, 357-364  "Spectropolarimetric Modelling of Hot Star Wind Structure"

(27) Wood, K. and Brown, J.C.: 1994, Astron. Astrophys. 285, 220-228, "Parametric Determination of the Inclination, Velocity, and Density Structure of  Circumstellar Discs from Spectropolarimetric Profiles of Scattered Lines".

(28) Wood, K., & Brown, J. C.: 1994,  Proc. SPIE, 2010 X-Ray and Ultraviolet Polarimetry (1993), ed. S. Fineschi, 126-133."Parametric determination of the inclination, velocity and density structure of circumstellar discs from spectropolarimetric profiles of scattered lines",

(29) Brown, J.C. and Wood, K.: 1994, Astron. Astrophys. 290, 634-638, "Inversion of Spectropolarimetric Profiles of Scattered Lines to Yield the Structure of Moving Circumstellar Disks".

(30) Wood, K. and Brown, J.C.: 1994, Astron. Astrophys. 291, 202-208, "Effect of Thermal Electron Motion on the Thomson Scattered Profiles from Hot Circumstellar Envelopes ".

(31) Brown, J.C., Richardson, L., Antokhin, I., Robert, C., Moffat, A.F.J. and St-Louis N.: 1995, Astron. Astrophys. 294,725-725 "Combined spectrometric, photometric and polarimetric diagnostics for 'blobs' in WR star winds"

(32) Richardson, L.L. and Brown, J.C.: 1994, IAU Symposium 163 Wolf-Rayet Stars, pp 258-259, "Polarimetric Versus Photometric Variability of WR Star Winds".

(33) Brown, J.C.& Richardson L.L.: 1994, IAU Symposium 163 Wolf-Rayet Stars, (eds van der Hucht  and Williams), Invited Talk, pp 186-190, "Wolf-Rayet Star Variability and Wind Inhomogeneities".

(34) Brown, J.C.: Mundell, C.G., Petkaki, P. and Jenkins, G.: 1995, Astron. Astrophys., 296, L45-48, "The Optical 'Bullets' of SS433 as a Radiative Instability Phenomenon"

(35) Richardson, L.L.,Brown, J.C., and Simmons J.F.L. .: 1995, Astron. Astrophys. 306, 519-526 "Polarimetric Versus Photometric Variability  and the Density  of WR Star Wind Inhomogeneities"

(36) Fox, G.K., Brown , J.C. and Bjorkman, K.:1995, Astrophys. J. 447, 889-893, "The Visual and UV Polarisation Data on a  Cam and k Cass: Evidence of Shocked Regions".

(37) Brown, J.C.,  Richardson, L.L., Ignace R. and Cassinelli, J.P.: 1997, A&A 325, 677-684,"Optically  Thin Stellar Wind Emission Lines and Wind v(r) Structure: I - Inversion of a Single Line Profile”

(38) Brown, J.C.,  Richardson, L.L., Ignace R. and Cassinelli, J.P.: 1998, A&A 330, 253-264, " Optically  Thin Stellar Wind Emission Lines and Wind v(r) Structure : II - Occultation Effects and the Determination of Intrinsic Stellar Properties”

(39) Ignace R. , Brown, J.C.,  Milne J., and Cassinelli, J.P.: 1998, A&A 337, 223-232 " Optically  Thin Stellar Wind Emission Lines and Wind v(r) Structure : III - Inversion of Total Line Intensity Distributions"

(41) Brown, J.C.,  Milne., Ignace R. and Cassinelli, J.P.: 1999, A&A " Optically  Thin Stellar Wind Emission Lines and Wind v(r) Structure : IV - Inversion of Profiles of a Series of Lines”

(42)  Brown J.C., Ignace R. and Piana M. :1999, IAU Coll. 169 , 111 Inverse Spectropolarimetric Modelling of Hot Star Wind Structure and Variability -  in Variable and Non-Spherical Stellar Winds in Luminous Stars B.Wolf, O.Stahl, and A.Fullerton  (eds.)

(43) Al'Malki, M.B., Simmons, J.F.L., Ignace, Brown J.C. ,  and . Clarke, D. : 1999, A&A 347, 919-926 "Scattering Polarisation Due to Light Source Anisotropy - I - Large Spherical Envelope".

(44) Al'Malki, M.B., Simmons, J.F.L.,  Brown, J.C.and Ignace R.: 1999, preprint "Scattering Polarisation Due to Light Source Anisotropy - II- Arbitrary Shape Envelope".

(45) Al'Malki, M.B., Simmons, J.F.L. and Brown, J.C.: 1999, preprint "Scattering Polarisation Due to Light Source Anisotropy - III - Spots".

(46) Brown JC, Ignace R, and Cassinelli. JP:1999, A&A 356, 619-626 WR  Star Polarimetric Variability and the Nature of Wind Inhomogeneities

(47) Qingkang Li., Brown J.C., Ignace R., Cassinelli J.P., and Oskinova L. :2000 A&A 357,  233-240 Wolf-Rayet wind structure and optical variability

(48) Hamann, W.-R., Brown, J. C.,  Feldmeier, A., Oskinova, L. M.:2001, A&A, 378, 946-953 On the wavelength drift of spectral features from structured hot star winds

(49) Oskinova, L., Ignace, R., Brown, J. C., Cassinelli, J. P. 2001, A&A.373, 1009-1018 Modelling X-ray variability in the structured atmospheres of hot stars'

(50) Brown J.C., Barrett R.K., Oskinova L., Owocki SP, de Jong J, Kaper L, Henrichs HF and Hamann W.-R.:2003, A& A&A.413, 959 Inference of hot Star density stream properties from data on rotationally recurrent DACs

(51) Cassinelli J.P., Brown J.C., Maheswaran M.., Miller N and  Telfer D. :2002, AstrophysJ...578..951 A Magnetically Torqued  Model  of Be Star Disks

(52) Oskinova L and Brown J.C.: 2003, Planetary Nebulae ASP Conf. Series, IAU Symp. 209. ., ed. Sun Kwok, M. Dopita and R. Sutherland, p.42  X-ray Aureola of Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae

(53) Oskinova, L. M.; Ignace, R.; Brown, J. C.; Cassinelli, J. P.:2001, A&A 373, 1009  Modelling X-ray variability in the structured atmospheres of hot stars

(54)  Oskinova, L. M.; Ignace, R.; Brown, J. C.; Cassinelli, J. P.: 2001,  astro.ph .4413O Modelling X-ray variability in the structured atmospheres of hot stars A&A402..713

(55) Krticka J,  Kubat J, Owocki SP and Brown JC :2003, A&A 402,713  On Multicomponent Effects in Stellar Winds of Stars of Extremely low Metallicity

(56) Oskinova, L. M.; Ignace, R.;  Hamann W-R; Pollock A.M.T and Brown, J. C.; A&A 402,755-765 The Conspicuous Absence of  X-Ray Emission from Carbon-Enriched Wolf-Rayet Stars

 (57) Oskinova, L. M.; Brown, J. C.; Cassinelli, J. P.; Ignace, R.2003 iwms.conf..205O     What Do "Filling Factors" of Wind X-Ray Sources Tell Us?

(58) Ignace, R.,  Oskinova, L.M. ,Brown.J.C :2003, A&A 408, 353 XMM-Newton observations of the Nitrogen-Rich Wolf-Rayet star WR 1

(59) Krticka J., Barrett R.K.. Brown, J.C. and Owocki S.P , Kubat J.,::2003, A&A 417, 1039  Kinematic model inversions of hot star recurrent DAC data - tests against dynamical CIR models

 (60) Telfer D, BrownJ.C. , Hanuschik R and Cassinelli J.P 2003 International Conference on magnetic fields in O, B and A stars: Origin and connection to Pulsation, Rotation and Mass loss, Nov  2002  Mmabatho, South Africa. Emission Line Profiles from Be Stars-A Test of the MTD Model

(61) Brown J.C. , Hanuschik R., TelferD*. and Cassinelli J.P..2003, International Conference on magnetic fields in O, B and A stars: Origin and connection to Pulsation, Rotation and Mass loss, Nov  2002  Mmabatho, South Africa. Do Magnetically Torqued disks (MTDs) Exist Around Early Type Stars?

(62) Kholtygin, A.F, Brown J.C. , Cassinelli J.P., Fabrika S.N., Monin D.N., Surkov A.E., 2003, in  Astron.\& Astroph. Transact. Vol. 22,  pp. 499-51 Structure And Variability Of Hot Star Winds 

 (63) Oskinova L and Brown J.C.: 2003, Planetary Nebulae ASP Conf. Series, IAU Symp. 209. ., ed. Sun Kwok, M. Dopita and R. Sutherland, p.42  X-ray Aureola of Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae

(64) Oskinova, L. M.; Brown, J. C.; Cassinelli, J. P.; Ignace, R.2003 iwms.conf..205O   What Do "Filling Factors" of Wind X-Ray Sources Tell Us?

(65) Telfer D, BrownJ.C. , Hanuschik R and Cassinelli J.P 2003 International Conference on magnetic fields in O, B and A stars: Origin and connection to Pulsation, Rotation and Mass loss, Nov  2002  Mmabatho, South Africa. Emission Line Profiles from Be Stars-A Test of the MTD Model

(66) Brown J.C. , Hanuschik R., Telfer D and Cassinelli J.P..2003, International Conference on magnetic fields in O, B and A stars: Origin and connection to Pulsation, Rotation and Mass loss, Nov  2002  Mmabatho, South Africa. Do Magnetically Torqued disks (MTDs) Exist Around Early Type Stars?

 (67) Kholtygin, A.; Brown, J.; Fabrika, S.; Surkov, A. :2004 2004mast.conf..250K. Magnetic field connected fast line profile variability in spectra of bright O supergiants

(68) Brown, J.C., Cassinelli,  J.P., Li, Q., Kholtygin, A.F., & Ignace, R. 2004, AstronAstrophys, 426, 323. Optically thick clumps - not the solution to the Wolf-Rayet wind momentum problem?

(69) Brown, J.C., Telfer, D.,  Li, Q., Hanuschik, R., Cassinelli, J.P., & Kholtygin, A. 2004, MNRAS,  352, 1061. The effect of rotational gravity darkening on magnetically torqued Be star discs

(70) Antokhin, I.I.,  Owocki, S.P., & Brown, J.C. 2004, AstrophysJ, 611, 434 A Steady, Radiative-Shock Method for Computing X-Ray Emission from Colliding Stellar Winds in Close, Massive-Star Binaries

(71) Brown, J. C.; Cassinelli, J. P. : 2005 ASPC, 337, 88B Effects of Magnetic Fields on Winds and Disks

(71) Brown, J. C.; Cassinelli, J. P. : 2005 ASPC, 337, 88B Effects of Magnetic Fields on Winds and Disks

(72) Qingkang, L., Cassinelli, J.P., Miller, N.A., Waldron,, W., and Brown, J.C. 2006, Ap.J. in press. X-Ray Emission from Magnetically Torqued Disks of Oe/Be Stars

My papers can also be accessed through NASA ADS http://adsabs.harvard.edu / or via the Department website for Publications 2001-2006

A. Solar Physics/Plasma Physics: B. Inverse and Data Analysis Problems: C. Stellar Astrophysics: D. Meteors, Comets and Celestial Mechanics: E. Books/Chapters: F. Applications of Astrophysics to Other Science: G. Popular Articles and Book Reviews