PAPERS (Refereed papers) 1. Possible Power Sources and Time Variation of Quasars and Seyfert Galaxies, rog.Theor.Phys. 60(1978),1692, M.Kato and R.Hoshi. (番外:修士論文)ブラックホールの存在する高密な恒星系におけるエネルギー発生機構 昭和53年3月、立教大学修士論文, in Japanese 2. Structure and Mass Loss Rate of Stars Immersed in Hot Radiation Filed, Prog. Theor.Phys.64(1980) 847, M.Kato. 3. X-ray and Infrared Emissions from Accreting Magnetic White Dwarfs --- A model for AM Herculis --, Prog.Theor.Phys. 64(1980)1986, T.Wada,A.Shimizu, M.Suzuki, Kato,and R.Hoshi. (番外:博士論文)熱い輻射場における星の構造と質量放出率、昭和56年3月(英文) 立教大学博士論文, in Japanese 4. Mass Loss and Gain of Stars Immersted in a Super Massive STar, Publ.Astron. Soc.Japan, 34(1982),173,M.Kato. 5. Neutron Star Wind, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 35 (1983) 33. M.Kato 6. Optically tically Thick Winds and Nova Outbursts, Publ.Astron.Soc. Japan, 35(1983) 507. M.Kato. 7. Occurrence of Optically Thick Winds, Publ. Astron Sco. Japan, 37(1985)19. M.Kato. 8. A new Type of Solution for Very Massive Stars and the Occurrence of Steady ass Loss, Publ.Astron.Soc.Japan, 37(1985) 311-323, M.Kato. 9. Steady Mass Loss from X-ray Bursting Neutron Stars with H-rich Envelope Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 38(1986) 29-4545 M.Kato 10. Mass Loss During Nova Outbursts, Astrophys. J.329(1988) 808-813 M.Kato and I.Hachisu 11. Why did the progenitor of SN1987A undergo the Blue-Red-Blue evolution? Astrophys.J. (1988) 331,388-393 H.Saio, M.Kato and K.Nomoto 12. Nitrogen and Helium Enhancement in the Progenitor of SN1987A H.Saio, K.Nomoto, and M.Kato. Nature,(1988) 33, 508-510 13. Stellar wind During Helium-Nova Outburst M.Kato, H.Saio, and I.Hachisu, Astrophys.J. 340 (1989) 509-517 14. A New Way to Type Ia Supernovae: Explosion in Common Envelope Hachisu, M.Kato, and K.Nomoto Astrhys J. 342 (1989) L19-L22. 15. Mass Loss During Nova Outbursts on various White Dwarf Masses Kato and I.Hachisu, Astrophys.J. 346 (1989) 424-434 16. Theoretical Light Curve for the Recurrent Nova U Scorp Kato, Astrophys.J. 355(1990) 277-280. 17. Theoretical predictions for the Next Outburst of the Recurrent Nova T Pyxidis. M.Kato, Astrophys. J. 362 (1990) L17-L19 18. Theoreticl Light Curve for the Recurrnt Nova RS Ophiuchi-- Determination of the White Dwarf Mass, Composition, and Distance M.Kato, Astrophys.J. 369 (1991) 471. 19. Is Drag Luminosity Effective in Recurrnt Novae? M.Kato and Izumi Hachisu, Astrophys.J. 373 (1991) 620-623. 20. Effects of Drag Luminosity in Common Envelope Phase of Slow Novae M.Kato and Izumi Hachisu, Astrophys.J. 383,(1991) 761-765. 21. Self-Consistent Models of Wolf-Rayet Stars as Helium stars with Optically Thick Winds. M.Kato and I.Iben,Jr. Astrophys.J. 1992, 394, p305-312  22. Light Curve Analysis of Classical Novae, M.Kato and I.Iben, Jr. Astrophys. J. Letters, 394 (1992) L47-52. 23. Theoretical Light Curve for a Classical Nova:Nova Cygni 1978, M.Kato, 1994, A&Ap 281, L49-L52 24. Optically Thick Winds in Nova Outbursts, M.Kato and I.Hachisu, 1994, Ap.J 437, 802-826 25. A New Model for Progenitor Systems of Type Ia Supernovae, 1996, ApJL, 470, L97-100, Hachisu,I., Kato,M., and Nomoto, K 26. Optically Thick Wind from Degenerate Dwarfs, I. Classical Nova of Populations I and II. M.Kato, 1997, ApJS. 113, 121-129. 27. Low-Metallicity Inhibition of Type Ia Supernovae and Galactic and Cosmic Chemical Evolution, Kobayashi, C., Tsujimoto, T., Nomoto, K., Hachisu, I., and Kato, M. 1998, ApJL, 503, L155-L159. 28. A New Estimation of Mass Accumulation Effieciency in Helium Shell Flashes Toward Type Ia Supernova Explosions. Mariko Kato and Izumi Hachisu, 1999, ApJL, 513, L41-L44 (March 1) (astro-ph/9901080) 29. A New Interpretation for the Second Peak of T Coronae Borealis Outbursts: A Tilting Disk around a Very Massive White Dwarf. I. Hachisu and M. Kato. 1999, ApJL, 517, L47 (May 20) 30. A New Evolutionary Path to Type Ia Supernovae: Helium-rich Supersoft X-ray Source Channel Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato, Ken'ichi Nomoto, and Hideyuki Umeda, 1999, ApJ, Vol. 519 314-323 (July 1) 31. A Wide Symbiotic Channel of Type Ia Supernovae, Hachisu,I., Kato, M., and Nomoto, K. 1999 ApJ, 522, 487-503 32. Core-Halo Structure of a Chemically Homogenious Massive Star and Bending of Zero-Age Main-Sequence, M. Ishii, M. Ueno, and M. Kato, 1999 PASJ, 51, 417-424 (Aug) 33. Optically Thick Wind Solutions for an Extremely Rapid Light Curve of Recurrent Novae, M.Kato, 1999, PASJ, 51, 525-535 (Aug) 34. The Origin of diversity of Type Ia Supernova and Environmental Effects. Umeda, H., Nomoto, K., Kobayashi, C, Hachisu, H., and Kato , M. ApJL, 1999 522, L43-L47 (astro-ph/9906192) 35. A Theoretical Light-Curve Model for the 1999 Outburst of U Scorpii. Hachisu, I., Kato, M., Kato, T., & Matsumoto, K., ApJL 2000 528, L97-L100 (Jan. 10) http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/ApJ/journal/rapid.html) 36. A Model for the Quiescent Phase of the Recurrent Nova U Scorpii. Hachisu, I., Kato, M., Kato, T., Matsumoto, K., Nomoto, K. ApJL 2000 534, L189-L192 37. A Theoretical Light-Curve for the 1985 Outburst of RS Ophiuchi, Hachisu, I. & Kato, M. ApJL 2000, 536,L93-L96 (June 20) 38. A theoretical Light-Curve Model for the Recurrent Nova V394 Coronae Australis, Hachisu, I. & Kato, M., ApJ. 2000, 540, 447-451 (Sep 1) 39. Prediction of Supersoft X-ray Phase, Helium Enrichment, and Turn-Off Time in Recurrent Nova CI AQUILAE 2000 Outburst, Hachisu, I. and Kato, M., 2001 ApJL, 553, L161 40. Recurrent Novae as a Progenitor System of Type Ia Supernovae. I. RS Ophiuchi Subclass --- Systems with a Red Giant Companion Hachisu, I. and Kato, M., 2001 ApJ, 558,323-350 (Sep 1) 41. Revised Analysis of The Supersoft X-Ray Phase, Helium Enrichment, and Turn-Off Time in the 2000 Outburst of the Recurrent Nova CI Aquilae, Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato, and Bradley E. Schaefer, ApJ, 2003, 584, 1008-1015 (Feb 20) 42. High Velocity Jets in Recurrent Nova Outbursts, Mariko Kato and Izumi Hachisu, ApJ, 2003, 587, L39-L42,(April) 43. A New Clue to the Transition Mechanism between Optical High and Low States of the Supersoft X-Ray Source RX J0513.9-6951, Implied from the Recurrent Nova CI Aquilae 2000 Outburst Model, Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, ApJ, 2003, 588, 1003-1008 (May 10) 44. RX J0513.9-6951: The First Example of Accretion Wind Evolution, a Key Evolutionary Process to Type Ia Supernovae, Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, ApJ, 2003, 590, 445-459 45. A Limit Cycle Model for Long-Term Optical Variations of V Sagitte: The Second Example of Accretion Wind Evolution, Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, ApJ, 2003,598, 527-544 (Nov 20) 46. V445 Puppis -- Helium Nova on a Massive White Dwarf, Mariko Kato and Izumi Hachisu, ApJ, 2003, 598, L107-L110 (Dec 1) (Astro-ph/0310351) 47. Detection of two-armed spiral shocks on the accretion disk of the eclipsing fast nova V1494 Aquilae, Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato and Taichi Kato, ApJ, 2004, 606, L139-L142 (May 10) (astro-ph/0403589) 48. The Nature of Premaximum Halts of Classical Nova Outbursts: V723 Cas and V463 Sct, Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, ApJL, 2004, 612, L57-L60 (astro-ph/0407471) 49. Mass Accumulation Efficiency in Helium Shell Flashes for Various White Dwarf Masses. Mariko Kato and Izumi Hachisu, ApJL, 2004,613, L129-L132 (Oct 1) (astro-ph/0407632) 50. Toward a Unified Light Curve Model for Multi-Wavelength Observations of V 1974 Cygni (Nova Cygni 1992). Izumi Hachisu, and Mariko Kato ApJ 2005, 631,1094 (Oct 1) (astro-ph/0506246) 51. A Modeling of the Super-Eddington Luminosity in Nova Outbursts: V1974 Cygni. Mariko Kato and Izumi Hachisu, ApJL (2005)633, L117-L120 (Nov) (astro-ph/0510021) 52. The Prediction of a Supersoft X-Ray Phase during the 2006 Outburst of RS Ophiuchi. Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, ApJL (2006) 642, L53-L56 (May 1) (Astro-ph/0602563) 53. A Universal Decline Law of Classical Novae, Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, ApJS (2006) 167,59-80 (Nov.)(astro-ph/0607609) 54. The Hydrogen Burning Turn-off of RS Ophiuchi 2006, Izumi Hachisu (Univ. of Tokyo), Mariko Kato (Kieo Univ.), Seiichiro Kiyota, Katsuaki Kubotera, Hiroyuki Maehara, Kazuhiro Nakajima (VSOLJ), Yuko Ishii, Mari Kamada, Sahori Mizoguchi, Shinji Nishiyama, Naoko Sumitomo, Ken'ichi Tanaka, Masayuki Yamanaka, and Kozo Sadakane (Osaka Kyoiku Univ.) ApJL (2006) 651,L141-144 (Nov 10) (astro-ph/0607650) 55. Modeling of the Super-Eddington Phase for Five Classical Novae Mariko Kato and Izumi Hachisu, ApJ. (2007) 657,1004-1012 (March 10) (astro-ph/0611594) 56. Supersoft X-ray Light Curve of RS Ophiuchi (2006) Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato and Gerardo Juan Manuel Luna ApJ (2007) 659, L153-156 (April 20) (astro-ph/0703185) 57. A Universal Decline Law of Classical Novae. II. GK Persei 1901 and Novae in 2005 Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, ApJ (2007) 662, 552-563 (June 10)(astro-ph/0702563) 58. Thermal Stability of White Dwarfs Accreting Hydrogen-rich Matter and Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae, Nomoto, K, Saio, H., Kato, M., and Hachisu, I. ApJ, (2007), 663, 1269-1276 (July 10) (astro-ph/0603351) 59. Young and Massive Binary Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae and Their Circumstellar Matter, Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato, and Ken'ichi Nomoto ApJ, (2008) 679,1390-1404 (June 1) (astro-ph/0710.0319) 60. The Delay Time Distribution of Type Ia Supernovae and the Single Degenerate Model Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato, and Ken'ichi Nomoto, ApJL (2008) 683, L127-L130(Aug.20) (astro-ph/0805.2102) 61. Helium Nova on a Very Massive White Dwarf -- A Revised Light-Curve Model of V445 Puppis (2000), Mariko Kato, Izumi Hachisu, Seiichiro Kiyota, and Hideyuki Saio, ApJ (2008) 684, 1366-1373 (Sep 10) (astro-ph/0805.2540) 62. A Universal Decline Law of Classical Novae. III. GQ Mus 1983. Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato, and Angelo Cassatella, ApJ (2008) 687, 1236-1252 (Nov 10) (astro-ph/0806.4253) 63. Optical and Supersoft X-ray Light Curve Models of Classical Nova V2491 Cygni: A New Clue to the Secondary Maximum, Izumi Hachisu, and Mariko Kato ApJ (2009) 694, L103-L106,(April) 64. Multiplicity of Nova Envelpe Solutions and Occurrence of Optically Thick Winds, Mariko Kato, and Izumi Hachisu, ApJ (2009) 699, 1293-1299 (July) 65. A Universal Decline Law of Classical Novae. IV. V838 Her (1991): A Very Massive White Dwarf, Mariko Kato, Izumi Hachisu, and Angelo Cassatella, ApJ 704 (2009) 1676-1688.(Oct) 66. A Prediction Formula of Supersoft X-ray Phase of Classical Novae, Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, ApJ, (2010) 709, 680-714 (Feb.1) (arXiv:0912.1136) 67. Supersoft X-ray Phase of Single Degenerate Type Ia Supernova Progenitors in Early Type Galaxies, Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato and Ken'ichi Nomoto ApJL (2010) 724, L212-L216 (arXiv:1010.5860) Dec.1st, 68. A Light-Curve Model of the Symbiotic Nova PU Vul (1979) -- A Very Quiet Explosion with Long-Lasted Flat Peak, Mariko Kato, Izumi Hachisu, Angelo Cassatella, and Rosario Gonzalez-Riestra, ApJ (2011) 727, 72-80 (arXiv:1011.5092) Feb. 1 69. Effects of a Companion Star on Slow Nova Outbursts -- Transition from Static to Wind Evolutions, Mariko Kato and Izumi Hachisu (2011) 743, 157 (Dec 20) 70. A Single Degenerate Progenitor Model for Type Ia Supernovae Highly Exceeding the Chandrasekhar Mass Limit. Hachisu, Izumi; Kato, Mariko; Saio, Hideyuki; Nomoto, Ken'ichi, (2012) ApJ, 744, 69-83 (Jan 1) 71. Evolution of the Symbiotic Nova PU Vul -- Outbursting White Dwarf, Nebulae, and Pulsating Red Giant Companion, Mariko Kato, Joanna, Mikolajewska, & Izumi Hachisu (2012) ApJ, 750, 5, (May 1) 72. Final Fates of Rotating White Dwarfs and Their Companions in the Single Degenerate Model of Type Ia Supernovae, Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato, and Ken'ichi Nomoto (2012) ApJ, 756, L4 (Sep. 1) 73. (Invited review) Recurrent novae as a progenitor of Type Ia supernovae, M. Kato, & I. Hachisu Bulletin of the Astronomical Scoiety of India, (Bull.Astr.Sco.India) (2012) 40, 393-417 74. An X-ray and Optical Light Curve Model of the Eclipsing Symbiotic Binary SMC3. Mariko Kato, Izumi Hachisu, & Joanna Mikolajewska, (2013) ApJ, 763;5 (Jan. 20) 75. Novae in Globular Clusters Mariko Kato, Izumi Hachisu, & Martin Henze (2013) ApJ, 779:19 (Dec. 10) 76. A remarkable recurrent nova in M 31 - The X-ray observations M.Henze, J.-U. Ness, M.J. Darnley, M.F. Bode, S.C.Williams, A.W. Shafter, M. Kato, & I. Hachisu (2014), A&A, 563L: 8. (March) 77. The UBV Color Evolution of Classical Novae I. Nova-Giant Sequence in the Color-Color Diagram Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato (2014) ApJ,785: 97, April 20 (arXiv:1401.7113) 78. Shortest recurrence periods of novae Mariko Kato, Hideyuki Saio, Izumi Hachisu & Ken'ichi Nomoto (2014) ApJ, 793:136 (arXiv:1404.0582) (Oct) 79. A light curve analysis of classical novae: Free-free emission vs. photospheric emission. Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato (2015) ApJ, 798:76 (29pp)(Jan 10) arXiv:1410.7888 80. Multi-wavelength light curve model of the one-year recurrence period nova M31N2008-12a Mariko Kato, Hideyuki Saio, and Izumi Hachisu (2015) ApJ, 808:52 (arXiv: 1506.05364) 81. A remarkable recurrent nova in M 31: Discovery and optical/UV observations of the predicted 2014 eruption M. J. Darnley, M. Henze, and 21 authors (including M. Kato), (2015), AAp, 580, 45 (arXiv: 1506.04202) 82. A remarkable recurrent nova in M 31: The predicted 2014 outburst in X-rays with Swift M. Henze, J.-U. Ness, M. J. Darnley, M. F. Bode, S. C. Williams, A. W. Shafter, G. Sala, M. Kato, I. Hachisu, M. and Hernanz, (2015) AAp, 580, 46 (arXiv: 1504.06237) 83. Light curve analysis of neon novae, Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, ApJ, (2016) 816, 26 (Jan. 1) (arXiv: 1511.06819) 84. The UBV color evolution of classical novae. II. Color-magnitude diagram, Izumi Hachisu and Mariko Kato, (2016) ApJS, 223; 21, 62pp (April) (arXiv: 1602.01195) 85. Shortest recurrence periods of forced novae, Hachisu, I., Saio, H., and Kato, M. (2016), ApJ, 824:22 (10pp) June 10 (arXiv: 1604.02965) 86. X-ray flashes in recurrent novae: M31N 2008-12a and the implications of the SWIFT non-detection M. Kato, H. Saio, M. Henze, J-W. Ness, J.P. Osborne, K.L. Page, M.J. Darnley, M.F. Bode, A. W. Shafter, M. Hernanz, N. Gehrels, J. Kennea, and I. Hachisu, (2016), ApJ, 830:40 (12pp) (arXiv: 1607.07985) 87. M31N 2008-12a - the remarkable recurrent nova in M31: Pan-chromatic observations of the 2015 eruption M. J. Darnley, M. Henze, M. F. Bode, I. Hachisu, M. Hernanz, K. Hornoch, R. Hounsell, M. Kato, J.-U. Ness, J. P. Osborne, K. L. Page, V. A. R. M. Ribeiro, P. Rodriguez-Gil, A. W. Shafter, M. M. Shara, I. A. Steele, S. C. Williams, A. Arai, I. Arcavi, E. A. Barsukova, P. Boumis, T. Chen, S. Fabrika, J. Figueira, X. Gao, N. Gehrels, P. 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A Model Light Curve Analysis of Gamma-ray Nova V959~Mon -- Distance and White Dwarf Mass Hachisu, and M Kato (2018) ApJ, 858;108 (May 10) (arXiv:1804.07140) 92. A light curve analysis of recurrent and very fast novae in our Galaxy, Magellanic Clouds, and M31 I. Hachisu, and M Kato (2018) ApJS, 237:4 (51 page, July) (arXiv:1805.09932) 93. Production of Silicon on Mass Increasing White Dwarf -- Possible Origin of High-Velocity-Features in Type Ia Supernova M. Kato, H. Saio and I. Hachisu (2018) ApJ, 863, 125 (19pp) Aug. (arXiv:1807.03938) (no number) Multifrequency behavior of classical novae I. Hachisu, and M. Kato, (2018), (Sep 13) Proceedings of Science (review) 94. Recurrent novae and long-term evolution of mass-accreting white dwarfs -- toward the accurate mass retention efficiency M. Kato, I. Hachisu, and H. Saio (2018) (Sep 13), Proceedings of Science (review) (ArXiv:1711.01529) 95. The UBV color evolution of classical novae III. Time-stretched color-magnitude diagram of novae in outburst I. Hachisu, & M. Kato (2019) ApJS, March, 4 (ArXiv:1902.10919) 96. A light curve analysis of recent thirty-two galactic novae -- distance and WD masses, (2019) submitted to ApJS, I. Hachisu, & M. Kato