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Lynnie Saade, PhD

    I am an astrophysicist who researches active galactic nuclei and X-ray binaries. Recently I have worked at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center as a contractor with the Universities Space Research Association. Previously, I worked with the Caltech High Energy Astrophysics Group.

    Research Interests

    Black holes are my favorite celestial objects, and I am interested in black holes of all sizes, from supermassive to stellar. I study active galactic nuclei and X-ray binaries to better understand the ways in which black holes accrete and how they grow over time. 

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    My second favorite celestial objects are neutron stars, and I have used my X-ray astronomy skills to help analyze the geometry of their accretion flows and magnetic fields.

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    I have successfully PI'd NuSTAR, NICER, and Swift programs on AGN and X-ray binaries.

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    Selected Publications

    Saade, M. L., Kaaret, P., Liodakis, I., and Ehlert, S. R. ``A Comparison of the X-ray Polarimetric Properties of Stellar and Supermassive Black Holes", 2024, The Astrophysical Journal, 974, 101

    Saade, M. L., Brightman, Stern, D. M., et al. ``NuSTAR Observations of Candidate Sub-Parsec Binary Supermassive Black Holes", 2024, The Astrophysical Journal, 966, 10

    Saade, M. L., Brightman, M., Stern, D., Malkan, M. A., and Garcia, J. " NuSTAR Observations of AGN with Low Observed X-ray to [OIII] Luminosity Ratios: Heavily Obscured AGN or Turned-Off AGN?”, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal, 936, 162
     

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