Scientist

Suijian Xue

Positions: Group leader, Sky Survey and TMT Development
Academic Title: Professor, Dr.
E-mail: xue@nao.cas.cn
Mailing Address: Suijian Xue
Education and Career History

Suijian Xue received his BS degree in astronomy from Nanjing University in 1987 and PhD in astrophysics from University of Science and Technology of China in 1996. He spent three years from 1997 to 2000 conducting post-doctoral research at the Institute for Physical and Chemical Research of Japan (RIKEN) and the Beijing Astrophysics Center at Peking University ( co-sponsored by BAO, the Beijing Astronomical Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences). Xue joined in BAO as a research staff in the BATC Sky Survey Group in 2000 one year before that BAO merged into the headquarters of NAOC, namely, the National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has served NAOC a series of senior management positions since 2002, including the Deputy Director-General in 2013-2020. During the period, Xue has actively engaged in both bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation activities between NAOC and relevant international communities in astronomy. He is a Board Member representing NAOC in the Thirty-Meter-Telescope International Observatory, LLC,and serves as the General Manager of TMT-China project; He was one of the founding directors of the East Asian Observatory (EAO) in 2014, which has been in managing and operating the JCMT up to now. 

Research Fields

X-ray & multi-wavelength observations and studies on active galaxies and galaxy clusters; Science instrumentation for optical telescopes; Astronomical applications of laser guiding star facilities as well as relevant technology development of adaptive optics.  

Achievements

Xue’s research interests focus on X-ray & multi-wavelength observations and studies on active galaxies and galaxy clusters. He has more than 40 refereed publications, and was, in 2002, awarded with collaborators the 1st Natural Science Prize of Tianjing Municipality for his research on “Multi-wavelength observation and study on galaxy interaction and merging process and the influence to the galaxy formation and evolution”.

Selected Publication
New Determination of Fundamental Properties of Palomar 5 Using Deep DESI Imaging Data
Xu, Xin; zou,hu*; zhou,xu; nie,jundan; ma,jun; zhang,tianmeng; wang,jiali; xue,suijian
The Astronomical Journal,, 2021, 161.  SCIE.
 
Optical turbulence at Ali, China - results from the first year of lunar scintillometer observations
Hickson, Paul; Feng, Lu; Hellemeier, Joschua A.; Shen, Zhixia; Xue, Suijian; Yao, Yongqiang; Ma, Bin; Chen, Hualin; Yang, Rui
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2020, 494(4): 5992-6000.  SCIE.
 
Multistar turbulence monitor: a new technique to measure optical turbulence profiles
Paul Hickson; Bin Ma; Zhaohui Shang; Suijian Xue
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2019, 485(2019): 2532-2545
 
High-power QCW microsecond-pulse solid-state sodium beacon laser with spiking suppression and D-2b re-pumping 
Bian Qi; Bo Yong*; Zuo Jun wei; Guo Chuan; Xu Chang; Tu Wei; Shen Yu; Zong Nan; Yuan Lei; Gao Hong wei; Peng Qin jun; Chen Hong bin; Feng Lu; Jin Kai; Wei Kai; Cui Da fu; Xue Sui jian; Zhang Yu dong; Xu Zu yan
Optics Letters, 2016, 41(8): 1732-1735.  SCIE,
 
A sodium laser guide star coupling efficiency measurement method
Feng Lu; Shen Zhi Xia; Xue Suijian; Li Yang Peng; Jin Kai; Otarola Angel; Bo Yong; Zuo Jun Wei; Bian Qi; Wei Kai; Hu Jing Yao
Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2016, 16(9): 0-144.  SCIE.
 
A Monte Carlo Simulation for Predicting Photon Return from Sodium Laser Guide Star
Feng Lu*; Kibblewhite Edward; Jin Kai; Xue Suijian; Shen Zhixia; Bo Yong; Zuo Junwei; Wei Kai
Conference on Applied Optics and Photonics (AOPC) - Telescope and Space Optical Instrumentation, 2015-5-5至2015-5-7
 
Outflows from active galactic nuclei: the BLR-NLR metallicity correlation 
Du, Pu*; Wang, Jian-Min; Hu, Chen; Valls-Gabaud, David; Baldwin, Jack A.; Ge, Jun-Qiang; Xue, Sui-Jian
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2014, 438(4): 2828-2838.  SCIE.
 
Hbeta profiles in quasars: Evidence for an intermediate-line region
Hu, Chen; Wang, Jian-Min; Ho, Luis C.; Chen, Yan-Mei; Bian, Wei-Hao; Xue, Sui-Jian
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, 2008, 683(2).  SCIE.
 
A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF Fe II EMISSION IN QUASARS: EVIDENCE FOR INFLOW TO THE CENTRAL BLACK HOLE
Hu, Chen; Wang, Jian-Min; Ho, Luis C.; Chen, Yan-Mei; Zhang, Hao-Tong; Bian, Wei-Hao; Xue, Sui-Jian
Astrophysical Journal, 2008, 687(1): 78-96.  SCIE.
 
Chandra observation of the cluster of galaxies MS 0839.9+2938 at z=0.194: The central excess iron and type Ia supernova enrichment
Wang, Y; Xu, HG; Zhang, ZL; Xu, YH; Wu, XP; Xue, SJ; Li, ZW
Astrophysical Journal, 2005, 631(1): 197-207.  SCIE.
 
Chandra observations of ultraluminous infrared galaxies: Extended hot gaseous halos in merging galaxies 
Huo ZY*; Xia XY; Xue SJ; Mao S; Deng ZG
Astrophysical Journal, 2004, 611(1): 208-219.  SCIE.
 
The Additional Line Component within the Iron Kα Profile in MCG -6-30-15: Evidence for Blob Ejection?
Wang, Jian-Min; Qu, Jin-Lu; Xue, Sui-Jian
The Astrophysical Journal, 2004, 609(1): 107-112
 
Multicolor photometric observations of candidate optical counterparts to ROSAT faint X-ray sources in a 1 square degree field of the BATC Survey 
Zhang HT*; Xue SJ; Burstein D; Zhou X; Jiang ZJ; Wu H; Ma J; Chen JS; Zou ZL
Astronomical Journal, 2004, 127(5): 2579-2597.  SCIE.
 
Joint X-ray and optical measurements of the mass distribution of the distant galaxy cluster Cl J0152.7-1357 
Huo, ZY*; Xue, SJ; Xu, HG; Squires, G; Rosati, P
Astronomical Journal, 2004, 127(3): 1263-1273.  SCIE.
 
H alpha plus [N II] observations of the HII regions in M81
Lin WP*; Zhou X; Burstein D; Windhorst RA; Chen JS; Chen WP; Jiang ZJ; Kong X; Ma J; Sun WH; Wu H; Xue SJ; Zhu J
Astronomical Journal, 2003, 126(3): 1286-1294.  SCIE.
 
The nature of ultraluminous X-ray sources in NGC 4565 
Wu H*; Xue SJ; Xia XY; Deng ZG; Mao S
Astrophysical Journal, 2002, 576(2): 738-744.  SCIE.
 
Chandra X-Ray Observatory Observation of A1689: New Determination of Mass Distribution and Comparison to Lensing Measurements
Xue Sui-Jian*; Wu Xiang-Ping
ApJ, 2002, 576(1): 152-158.  SCIE.
 
SED, metallicity and age of halo globular clusters in M33 
Ma J*; Zhou X; Chen J; Wu H; Jiang Z; Xue S; Zhu J
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2002, 385(2): 404-411.  SCIE.
 
Multicolor photometry of 145 of the HII regions in M33 
Jiang LH*; Ma J; Zhou X; Chen JS; Wu H; Jiang ZJ; Xue SJ; Zhu J
Astronomical Journal, 2002, 124(6): 3179-3197.  SCIE.
 
SED, metallicity and age of halo globular clusters in M33 
Ma J*; Zhou X; Chen J; Wu H; Jiang Z; Xue S; Zhu J
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2002, 385(2): 404-411.  SCIE.
 
Multicolor photometry of 145 of the HII regions in M33 
Jiang LH*; Ma J; Zhou X; Chen JS; Wu H; Jiang ZJ; Xue SJ; Zhu J
Astronomical Journal, 2002, 124(6): 3179-3197. 
 
Chandra observations of Markarian 273: Unveiling the central active galactic nucleus and the extended hot gas halo 
Xia XY*; Xue SJ; Mao S; Boller T; Deng ZG; Wu H
Astrophysical Journal, 2002, 564(1): 196-208.  SCIE.
 
Intermediate-band surface photometry of the edge-on galaxy NGC 4565
Wu H*; Burstein D; Deng ZG; Zhou X; Shang ZH; Zheng ZY; Chen JS; Su HJ; Windhorst RA; Chen WP; Zou ZL; Xia XY; Jiang ZJ; Ma J; Xue SJ; Zhu J; Cheng FZ; Byun YI; Chen R; Deng LC; Fan XH; Fang LZ; Kong X; Li Y; Lin WP; Lu P; Sun WH; Tsay WS; Xu W; Yan HJ; Zhao B; Zheng Z
Astronomical Journal, 2002, 123(3): 1364-1380.  SCIE
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Chandra observations of Markarian 273: Unveiling the central active galactic nucleus and the extended hot gas halo 
Xia XY*; Xue SJ; Mao S; Boller T; Deng ZG; Wu H
Astrophysical Journal, 2002, 564(1): 196-208.  SCIE.
Multicolor photometry of 145 of the HII regions in M33 
Jiang LH*; Ma J; Zhou X; Chen JS; Wu H; Jiang ZJ; Xue SJ; Zhu J
Astronomical Journal, 2002, 124(6): 3179-3197.  SCIE.
 
Spectral energy and age distributions for 51 globular cluster candidates
Ma J*; Zhou X; Chen JS; Wu H; Kong X; Jiang ZJ; Zhu J; Xue SJ
Acta Astronomica, 2002, 52(4): 453-470.  SCIE.
 
Multicolor photometry of the galaxies in the central region of Abell 2634 
Yuan QR*; Zhou X; Chen JS; Jiang ZJ; Ma J; Wu H; Xue SJ; Zhu J
Astronomical Journal, 2001, 122(4): 1718-1735.  SCIE.
 
Spectral energy distributions, ages, and metallicities of star clusters in M33
Ma J*; Zhou X; Kong X; Wu H; Chen JS; Jiang ZJ; Zhu J; Xue SJ
Astronomical Journal, 2001, 122(4): 1796-1806.  SCIE.
 
ROSAT/ASCA Observations of a Serendipitous BL Lacertae Object PKS 2316-423: The Variable High-Energy Tail of Synchrotron Radiation
Xue Sui-Jian*; Zhang You-Hong
ApJ, 2000, 538(1): 121-126.  SCIE.
 
Spatially resolved spectrophotometry of M81: Age, metallicity, and reddening maps 
Kong X*; Zhou X; Chen JS; Cheng FZ; Jiang ZJ; Zhu J; Zheng ZY; Mao S; Shang ZH; Fan XH; Byun YI; Chen R; Chen WP; Deng LC; Hester JJ; Li Y; Lin WP; Su HJ; Sun WH; Tsay WS; Windhorst RA; Wu H; Xia XY; Xu W; Xue SJ; Yang HJ; Zheng Z; Zou ZL
Astronomical Journal, 2000, 119(6): 2745-2756.  SCIE.
 
Spatially resolved spectrophotometry of M81: Age, metallicity, and reddening maps 
Kong X*; Zhou X; Chen JS; Cheng FZ; Jiang ZJ; Zhu J; Zheng ZY; Mao S; Shang ZH; Fan XH; Byun YI; Chen R; Chen WP; Deng LC; Hester JJ; Li Y; Lin WP; Su HJ; Sun WH; Tsay WS; Windhorst RA; Wu H; Xia XY; Xu W; Xue SJ; Yang HJ; Zheng Z; Zou ZL
Astronomical Journal, 2000, 119(6): 2745-2756.  SCIE.
 
The hardness-duration correlation in the two classes of gamma-ray bursts
Qin YP*; Xie GZ; Xue SJ; Liang EW; Zheng XT; Mei DC
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 2000, 52(5): 759-761.  SCIE.
 
ASCA Observations of the Seyfert 2 Galaxy NGC 7582: an Obscured and Scattered View of the Hidden Nucleus
Sui-Jian Xue*; Chiko Otani; Takehiro Mihara; Massimo Cappi
PASJ, 1998, 50(5): 519-529.  SCIE.