Subject Areas: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Vladimir Elkin is a Reseach Fellow at the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute. His research is in stellar astrophysics, mostly in spectroscopic analysis of chemically peculiar stars.
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Before joining UCLAN Vladimir worked at Special Astrophysical Observatory which operated optical 6-meter telescope.
Publications
Elkin, V. G.; Kurtz, D. W.; Nitschelm, C. 2012, Magnetic stars from a FEROS cool Ap star survey, MNRAS, 420, 2727.
Elkin, V. G.; Kurtz, D. W.; Mathys, G. 2011, HD 97394: a magnetic Ap star with high cerium overabundance, MNRAS, 415, 2233.
Kurtz, D. W.; Cunha, M. S.; Saio, H.; Bigot, L.; Balona, L. A.; Elkin, V. G.; Shibahashi, H.; Brandão, I. M.; Uytterhoeven, K.; Frandsen, S.; Frimann, S.; Hatzes, A.; Lueftinger, T.; Gruberbauer, M.; Kjeldsen, H.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.; Kawaler, S. D. 2011, The first evidence for multiple pulsation axes: a new rapidly oscillating Ap star in the Kepler field, KIC 10195926, MNRAS, 414, 2550.
qualification
Ph.D. Astrophysics, Special Astrophysical Observatory, 1999
M.Sc. Astronomy, Kharkov State University
teaching
AP2060 Astronomy laboratory