Jean-Marc Bonnet-Bidaud

Jean-Marc Bonnet-Bidaud
Born 1950
Nationality French
Fields High-energy astrophysics, highly condensed stars in the galaxy
Institutions Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA)
Website
bonnetbidaud.free.fr

Jean-Marc Bonnet-Bidaud (born 1950) is a French astrophysicist at the Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA). He is a specialist in high-energy astrophysics and in the study of highly condensed stars in the galaxy (white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes). He is also active in the field of the history of astronomy and in charge of the public outreach for astronomy at CEA.

Scientific work

Among his highest citation scientific papers are the discovery and collaborative study of an atypical supernova observed in 2006,[1][2][3] a scientific review on the enigmatic X-ray source Cygnus X-3 and its reported very high energy emission [4][5] and the discovery of abnormal CNO abundances among accreting magnetic white dwarfs.[6][7][8]

History of science

Bonnet-Bidaud is the author of the first scientific study of the oldest known stellar map, the Dunhuang Star Chart, also known as the S.3326 manuscript, a document found in China along the Silk road and now kept at the British Library in London, England. The study concludes to a now revised datation at +650-685, making the chart contemporary of the early Tang Dynasty and most probably produced by the famous Chinese astronomer Li Chunfeng.[9][10] [11][12] [13][14]

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References

  1. ↑ Pastorello, A. et al. (2007). "A giant outburst two years before the core-collapse of a massive star". Nature 447 (7146): 829–32. arXiv:astro-ph/0703663. Bibcode:2007Natur.447..829P. doi:10.1038/nature05825. PMID 17568740.
  2. ↑ "A supernova that explodes twice" on YouTube, 19 June 2007.
  3. ↑ "Warning shot for a cataclysm", CEA scientific news, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, 14 June 2007.
  4. ↑ M. van der Klis, J.M. Bonnet-Bidaud (1989). "The X-ray ephemeris of Cygnus X-3". Astronomy and Astrophysics 214: 203. Bibcode:1989A&A...214..203V.
  5. ↑ J.M. Bonnet-Bidaud, G. Chardin (1988). "Cygnus X-3, a critical review.". Physics Reports 170: 325. Bibcode:1988PhR...170..325B. doi:10.1016/0370-1573(88)90083-X.
  6. ↑ J.M. Bonnet-Bidaud, M. Mouchet (1987). "The anomalous ultraviolet spectrum of the AM HER star H 0538 + 608". Astronomy and Astrophysics 188: 89. Bibcode:1987A&A...188...89B.
  7. ↑ M. Mouchet et al. (2003). "The surprising Far-UV spectrum of the polar BY Camelopardalis". Astronomy and Astrophysics 401: 1071. arXiv:astro-ph/0302312. Bibcode:2003A&A...401.1071M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030176.
  8. ↑ "Overabundance of nitrogen onto a magnetic white dwarf" , Paris-Meudon Observatory scientific news Paris Observatory, Mars 2003.
  9. ↑ J.M. Bonnet-Bidaud, F. Praderie, S. Whitfield (2009). "The Dunhuang Chinese sky: a comprehensive study of the oldest known star atlas". Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 12: 39. arXiv:0906.3034. Bibcode:2009JAHH...12...39B.
  10. ↑ Jane Qiu (2009). "Charting the heavens from China". Nature 459 (7248): 778. Bibcode:2009Natur.459..778Q. doi:10.1038/459778a.
  11. ↑ "Dunhuang star atlas" , APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day, 19 June 2009.
  12. ↑ Mathieu Grousson (2010). "The oldest celestial atlas". CNRS International Magazine 18: 14.
  13. ↑ "Charting the heavens from a Chinese perspective" , Irish Times.com, Irish Times, 9 Septembre 2011.
  14. ↑ "Star maps and astronomy in ancient China" in "The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith", The British Library, ed. Susan Whitfield, 2004.

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