Publication List

Refereed publications

• Anna M. M. Scaife, Bojan Nikolic, Guy G. Pooley, David A. Green, Keith J. B. Grainge, Rainer Beck, Matthew L. Davies, Thomas M. O. Franzen, Michael P. Hobson, Natasha Hurley-Walker, Anthony N. Lasenby, Malak Olamaie, Carmen Rodriguez-Gonzalvez, Richard D. E. Saunders, Paul F. Scott, Timothy W. Shimwell, David J. Titterington, Elizabeth M. Waldram Jonathan T. L. Zwart, Anomalous dust emission in NGC 6946, PDF, arXiv record, ADS record, software: Analysis of (radio) spectra
• M. S. Clemens, A. Bressan, B. Nikolic and R. Rampazzo, The history of star formation and mass assembly in early-type galaxies, MNRAS 392:35, astro-ph abstract, ADS entry, catalogues, materials
• D. C. Ford, B. Nikolic and P. Alexander, A Semi-Empirical Model of the Infrared Emission from Galaxies, MNRAS 391:1176, astro-ph abstract, ADS entry, pdf preprint, software download
• B. Nikolic, R. M. Prestage, D. S. Balser, C. J. Chandler and R. E. Hills, Out-Of-Focus Holography at the Green Bank Telescope, Astronomy and Astrophysics 465:685, 2007, astro-ph abstract, ADS entry, pdf preprint, software download
• B. Nikolic, R. E. Hills and J. S. Richer, Measurement of Antenna Surfaces from In- and Out-Of-Focus Beam Maps using Astronomical Sources, Astronomy and Astrophysics 465:679, 2007. astro-ph abstract, ADS entry, pdf preprint, software download
• D. A. Green, M. S. Clemens, P. Alexander, H. Cullen and B. Nikolic Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope limits on cool HI in galaxy groups Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India 34:375, 2006. ADS entry
• M.S. Clemens, A. Bressan, B. Nikolic, P. Alexander, F. Annibali, R. Rampazzo, The star formation history of early-type galaxies as a function of mass and environment, MNRAS 370:702. ADS entry, astro-ph abstract, PDF
• B. Nikolic, H. Cullen and P. Alexander, Star formation in close pairs selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey MNRAS 355:874. ADS entry, pdf preprint

Technical Memoranda

• R. Bolton, B. Nikolic, J. Richer, The Power Spectrum of Atmospheric Path Fluctuations at the ALMA Site from Water Vapour Radiometer Observations, ALMA Memo 592, PDF, ALMA Memo series entry
• Emily I. Curtis, Bojan Nikolic, John S. Richer and Juan R. Pardo, Atmospheric dispersion and the implications for phase calibration, ALMA Memo 590. PDF, ADS page, supporting materials
• B. Nikolic, Inference of Coefficients for Use in Phase Correction II: Using the Observed Correlation Between Phase and Sky Brightness Fluctuations, ALMA Memo 588, 2009. PDF, ADS page, supporting materials
• B. Nikolic: Inference of Coefficients for Use in Phase Correction I, ALMA Memo 587, 2009. PDF, ADS page, ALMA Memo series entry, Supporting materials
• B. Nikolic, J. S. Richer and R. E. Hills, Simulating Atmospheric Phase Errors, Phase Correction and the Impact on ALMA Science, ALMA Memo 582, 2008. PDF, ALMA Memo series entry, Supporting materials
• B. Nikolic, R. E. Hills and J. S. Richer, Limits on Phase Correction Performance Due to Differences Between Astronomical and Water-Vapour Radiometer Beams, ALMA Memo 573, 2007. PDF, ALMA Memo series entry, Supporting materials
• B. Nikolic, D. S. Balser and R. M. Prestage, A Preliminary Analysis of the Correlation Scales of Wavefront Errors of the GBT Using the Moon NRAO GBT Precision Telescope System Note 51, 2006. PDF original link, PDF local copy
• B. Nikolic, D. S. Balser and R. M. Prestage, Astigmatism and Thermal effects at the GBT, NRAO GBT Precision Telescope System Note 50, 2006. PDF original link, PDF local link
• D. S. Balser, B. Nikolic and R. M. Prestage, GBT Pointing, Focus and Tracking Performance, NRAO GBT Precision Telescope System Note 49, 2006. PDF original link, PDF local link
• B. Nikolic, D. S. Balser and R. M. Prestage, Out-Of-Focus Holography at the Green Bank Telescope, The Gain-Elevation Curve and Absolute Efficiency NRAO GBT Precision Telescope System Note 47, 2006. PDF original link, PDF local link

Articles for newsletters

• Bojan Nikolic, John Richer, Rosie Bolton, Richard Hills, Tests of Radiometric Phase Correction with ALMA, ESO Messenger, Number 143, 2011. PDF, local PDF
• Bojan Nikolic, John Richer, Frederic Gueth and Robert Laing, Report on the ALMA Workshop Simulations for ALMA, ESO Messenger, Number 134, 2008. PDF, ADS Entry
• Bojan Nikolic, John Richer, Richard Hills, Alison Stirling, Phase Correction for ALMA: Adaptive Optics in the Submillimetre, ESO Messenger, Number 131, 2008. PDF, ADS Entry

arXiv publications/pre-prints

• Bojan Nikolic, Fitting and Comparison of Models of Radio Spectra, arXiv:0912.2317, PDF, ADS Entry, arXiv record, supporting materials Paper I: Method.

PhD Thesis

• Bojan Nikolic, Nuclear Starbursts, PhD thesis, University of Cambridge, U.K. abstract, PDF

Conference Proceedings

• B. Nikolic, J. S. Richer, R. Bolton, R. E. Hills, Atmospheric Phase Correction for ALMA with 183 GHz Water Vapour Radiometers, Proceeding of the 2011 General Assembly of URSI, August 2011, Istanbul, Turkey PDF
• T.R. Hunter, M. Mello, B. Nikolic, B. Mason, F. Schwab, F. Ghigo, and S. Dicker, Removal of daytime thermal deformations in the GBT active surface via out-of-focus holography, North American URSI meeting in Boulder, Colorado, January 2009. abstract
• Bojan Nikolic, Paul Alexander and Dominic Ford, A Simple Model For Mid-Infrared Emission from Normal Galaxies, To appear in the proceedings of “Infrared Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution (Spitzer Conference)”, Pasadena, 2005. PDF preprint, ADS entry,
• Bojan Nikolic, John Richer and Richard Hills, Phase Retrieval Measurements of Antenna Surfaces Using Astronomical Sources, Proceedings of the General Assembly of U.R.S.I., Maastricht, 2002. PDF preprint,
• B. Nikolic, H. Cullen and P. Alexander, Star formation in close pairs selected from the Sloan Digital Sky *Survey, Proceedings of The Dusty and Molecular Universe’, Paris, October 2004. `ADS entry
• P. Alexander, D.A. Green, B. Nikolic, S. Ash and D. Ford, Mid-infrared properties of young radio-selected active galactic nuclei, Proceedings of The Dusty and Molecular Universe’, Paris, October 2004. `ADS entry
• M. S. Clemens, B. Nikolic, P. Alexander, G. Cotter and M.S. Longair, PAH features in Infrared Luminous Galaxies: Results from Michelle, Proceedings of International Astronomical Union Symposium no. 217, July 2003, page 216, ADS entry

Conference Posters

• R. E. Hills, B. Nikolic, et al, Atmospheric Phase Correction for ALMA using 183,GHz Water Vapour Radiometers, URSI General Assembly, Chicago, August 2008. PDF
• B. Nikolic et al, Toward Quantitative Interpretation of Mid-IR Spectra of Galaxies Galaxy Evolution in the Infrared, Pasadena, November 2005. PDF,
• P. Alexander, D.A. Green, B. Nikolic, S. Ash and D. Ford, Mid-infrared properties of young radio-selected active galactic nuclei, The Dusty and Molecular Universe, Paris, October 2004. ADS entry, PDF,
• B. Nikolic, H. Cullen and P. Alexander, Star formation in close pairs selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey The Dusty and Molecular Universe’, Paris, October 2004 ADS entry, PDF
• B. Nikolic, M. Clemens, P. Alexander, M. Longair, and G. Cotter Sub-Arcsecond Resolution Mid-IR Imaging of the Starburst NGC 520, Astrophysics of Dust, Estes Park, Colorado, 2003. ADS entry, PDF

Presentations/Talks/Colloquia

• B. Nikolic & J. S. Richer, Atacama Large Millimetre Array Capabilities, Status & Future, The future of UK Submillimetre Astronomy Workshop, UKATC, Edinburgh December 2011 PDF
• B. Nikolic, Atmospheric Phase Correction for ALMA & The WVRGCAL program, ALMA Software Development Workshop, October 2011, NRAO Charlottesville, VA, USA PDF
• B. Nikolic, A Better Interface Between Scientists and Data Reduction Software, ALMA Software Development Workshop, October 2011, NRAO Charlottesville, VA, USA PDF
• B. Nikolic, J. S. Richer, R. Bolton, R. E. Hills, Atmospheric Phase Correction for ALMA with 183 GHz Water Vapour Radiometers, Presentations at URSI GASS August 2011, Istanbul, Turkey PDF
• B. Nikolic, J. S. Richer & R. Bolton, EU FP6 ALMA Enhancement: Work Package 5 – Highlights since last F2F & Plans, Presentations at FP6 Face-to-face meeting June 2011, Cambridge, UK PDF
• B. Nikolic, Fast numerical computation in C++: Expression Templates and Beyond to Lazy Code Generation (LzCG), Presentation at BoostCon 2011, Aspen, CO, May 2011 PDF
• B. Nikolic, R. Bolton, WVRGCAL and Radiometric Phase Correction at ALMA, Presentation at the Joint ALMA Observatory, Santiago, Chile, April 2011 PDF
• B. Nikolic, R. Bolton, J. S. Richer, Water Vapour Radiometry at ALMA: Properties of the Atmosphere and First Tests of Phase Correction, Presentation at the University of Cambridge, UK, March 2011, PDF
• B. Nikolic, Fitting and Comparison of Models of Radio Spectra, Presentation at the University of Cambridge, UK, November 2010, PDF
• B. Nikolic and J. S. Richer, EU FP6 ALMA Enhancement: Work Package 5\Prgress, First results at ALMA and Plans, Presentation at the EU FP6 ALMA Enhancement Annual Meeting at Rutherford-Appleton Labs, 14th October 2010, PDF
• B. Nikolic and J. S. Richer, EU FP6 ALMA Enhancement: Work Package 5 Highlights since last F2F & Plans PDF
• B. Nikolic, Fitting and Comparison of Models of Radio Spectra, Presentation at Cagliari Observatory, Italy, September 2010, PDF
• B. Nikolic, The OOF Holography Technique: Correcting the Effects of Gravity and Thermal Gradients on Large Filled-Aperture Telescopes, Presentation at Cagliari Observatory, Italy, September 2010, PDF
• B. Nikolic, OOF Software: Its Structure and How to Extend It, Presentation at Cagliari Observatory, Italy, September 2010, PDF
• B. Nikolic & E. Curtis, Oxygen sounding thermal profiler for ALMA, Presentation at the ALMA Operations Support Facility, August 2010, PDF
• B. Nikolic, CASA and ALMA and some perspectives in relation to the SKA, Presentation/Discussion at the Cavendish Lab, July 2010 PDF
• B. Nikolic, Fitting and Comparison of Models of Radio Spectra, Presentation given at JAO/Santiago/Chile, April 2010 PDF
• B. Nikolic, Introductory talk at Kavli Institute for Cosmology/Cambridge, Presentation given at KICC/Cambridge, February 2010 PDF
• B. Nikolic, First Tests of Atmospheric Phase Correction for ALMA with 183 GHz Water Vapour Radiometers, Presentation given at NRAO/Charlottesville, January 2010 PDF
• B. Nikolic, Fitting and Comparison of Models of Radio Spectra, Presentation given at NRAO/Green Bank, December 2009 PDF
• B. Nikolic and F. Gueth, Radio interferometry at millimetre and sub-millimetre wavelengths, Lecture at the European Radio Interferometry School, Oxford, September 2009 PDF
• B. Nikolic, Atmospheric phase correction for ALMA with water-vapour radiometers, Presented at JAO/Santiago in August 2009, PDF
• B. Nikolic and J. S. Richer, FP6 Workpackage 5: Advanced Radiometric Phase Correction (ARPC), Presented at JAO/FP6 ALMA Enhancement Joint Meeting, ESO/Garching, July 2009, PDF
• J. S. Richer and B. Nikolic, Mid-Term Review: Workpackage 5, Presented at FP6 ALMA Enhancement Mid-Term Review, Gothenburg, May 2009, PDF
• B. Nikolic, The OOF Holography Technique: Correcting the Effects of Gravity and Thermal Gradients on Large Filled-Aperture Telescopes Presented at Cavendish Lab, University of Cambridge, April 2009, PDF
• B. Nikolic, Atmospheric phase correction for ALMA with water-vapour radiometers, Presented at NRAO/Charlottesville, January 2009, PDF,
• B. Nikolic, Atmospheric phase correction for ALMA with water-vapour radiometers, Presented at URSI/NA National Radio Science Meeting, January 2009, Boulder Colorado PDF
• B. Nikolic, ALMA Phase Calibration/Correction, Presented at Algorithms 2008 Workshop, Oxford, December 2008 PDF
• B. Nikolic et al, Simulating Atmospheric Phase Errors, Phase Correction and the Impact on ALMA Science, Presented at the Workshop on Simulations for ALMA, Grenoble, September 2008 PDF
• B. Nikolic, Calibration of Sub-Millimetre Interferometers, Presented at the MCCT SKADS workshop in Cambridge in August 2008 PDF
• B. Nikolic et al, Phase Correction for ALMA: Adaptive Optics in the Submillimetre, Presented at MRAO/Cambridge in May 2008 PDF,
• B. Nikolic et al, Advanced WVR Algorithms (AWA): Recent Progress, Presented at ESO/Garching in February 2008 PDF
• B. Nikolic et al, ALMA Phase Calibration, Phase Correction and the Water Vapour Radiometers, Presented in Oxford in December 2007 PDF
• B. Nikolic, Out-Of-Focus Holography: The Basics, Presentation at NRAO/Green Bank in September 2007 PDF
• B. Nikolic, Out-Of-Focus Holography: Application at the Green Bank Telescope, Presentation at NRAO/Green Bank in September 2007 PDF
• B. Nikolic et al, Out-Of-Focus Holography, Colloquium at MPIfR, Bonn on 14 September 2007; PDF
• B. Nikolic for the ALMA WVR collaboration, ALMA Water Vapour Radiometry: Tests at the SMA, presented at ALMA TELCAL meeting in Grenoble, June 2007; PDF
• B. Nikolic et al, Out-Of-Focus holography at the GBT, presented at NRAO/Green Bank on 28 Oct 2005; PDF
• B. Nikolic et al, Out-Of-Focus holography at the GBT, presented at NRAO/Socorro on 03 Nov 2005; PDF
• B. Nikolic et al, Toward a Quantitative Understanding of Mid-IR Emission from Galaxies, presented at NRAO/Socorro on 04 Nov 2005; Abstract, PDF

Telescope observing proposals

These are not normally published, but obviously circulated for review. They take a substantial amount of time to write and there is no sense in keeping them secret. Only a selection is published here, depending on authorship, etc.

• B. Nikolic, Snapshot CII line survey of a uniform sample of high-redshift quasars selected at optical wavelengths, ALMA Cycle 0 Observing Proposal, 2011, PDF

Informal notes and other materials not formally published

The documents listed below are generally only published only on my web-pages. Comments welcome as always.

• B. Nikolic, CASA – some opinions and suggestions on software engineering aspects, 2009, PDF
• B. Nikolic and R. E. Hills, Tests of WVRs at OSF/AOS July/August 2009, PDF
• B. Nikolic, Using Water Vapour Radiometers to Correct Total Power Observations, Note 2009/1, PDF