K. G. Gayley

University of Iowa — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

23h-index2.1kcitations179works1.12yr avg
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Research Topics

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(88), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies(72), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics(42), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae(34), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(26)

Publications179 total

The abundances of carbon and nitrogen in the atmospheres of classical Be stars
Astrophysics and Space Science·2026· 1 citedOpen Access
Polstar—the role of rapid rotation in the evolution of massive stars and the galaxy
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems·2025· 1 cited
Exploring the binary origin of B and Be rapid rotators
Astrophysics and Space Science·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Polarization from Rapidly Rotating Massive Stars
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
High energy emission powered by accreting companions of Be/gamma Cas stars
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Polarization from rapidly rotating massive stars
Astrophysics and Space Science·2025· 1 cited
Efficiency of viscous angular momentum transport in dissipating Be binaries
Astrophysics and Space Science·2025· 1 cited
High energy emission powered by accreting companions of Be/$\gamma $ Cas stars
Astrophysics and Space Science·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
The Polstar UV spectropolarimetry mission
2025· 1 cited
The “second stellar spectrum:” rotating hot massive star linear spectropolarimetry with the Öhman effect
Astrophysics and Space Science·2025· 2 cited
New Frontiers in the Study of Magnetic Massive Stars with the Habitable Worlds Observatory
ArXiv.org·2025Open Access
Spectropolarimetry for Discerning Geometry and Structure in Circumstellar Media of Hot Massive Stars
Galaxies·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Spectropolarimetry for Discerning Geometry and Structure in Circumstellar Media of Hot Massive Stars
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Deriving X-Ray Line Profiles for Massive-star Winds from Momentum-conserving Dynamical Working Surface Solutions
The Astrophysical Journal·2024Open Access
Observed epochal variations in X-ray lines from the O supergiant ζ Puppis do not require substantial changes in the wind mass flux
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
High-resolution air shower observations with the Square Kilometer Array
2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Support for the standard picture of thermal X-rays in the wind of ζ Puppis from dielectronic recombination of He-like ions
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Ultraviolet spectropolarimetry: conservative and nonconservative mass transfer in OB interacting binaries
Astrophysics and Space Science·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Ultraviolet spectropolarimetry: investigating stellar magnetic field diagnostics
Astrophysics and Space Science·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Ultraviolet Spectropolarimetry: on the origin of rapidly rotating B stars
Astrophysics and Space Science·2022· 20 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

S. P. Owocki(17), Richard Ignace(15), Yaël Nazé(7), Steven R. Cranmer(6), Jennifer L. Hoffman(6), A. F. J. Moffat(5), Noel D. Richardson(5), T. Shenar(5), Jamie R. Lomax(5), Paul A. Scowen(5), Joy S. Nichols(4), Nicole St‐Louis(4), W.‐R. Hamann(4), C. Neiner(4), J. O. Sundqvist(3), David H. Cohen(3), С. В. Марченко(3), M. F. Corcoran(3), Maurice A. Leutenegger(3), A. M. T. Pollock(3)