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Publications based on AstraLux Observations

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Please cite Hippler et al., The Messenger, vol. 137, 14 (2009) for Astralux Sur based publications and
Hormuth et al., SPIE, Vol. 7014, 701448 (2008) for Astralux Norte based publications.

  1. Stellar companions to exoplanet host stars with Astralux, Bergfors, Carolina; Brandner, Wolfgang; Henning, Thomas; Daemgen, Sebastian; Proceedings IAU, 276, 397 (2011)

  2. Discovery of a stellar companion to the nearby solar-analogue HD 104304, Schnupp, C.; Bergfors, C.; Brandner, W.; Daemgen, S.; Fischer, D.; Marcy, G.; Henning, Th.; Hippler, S.; Janson, M,A&A 516, A21 (2010)

  3. Search for Outer Massive Bodies around Transiting Planetary Systems: Candidates of Faint Stellar Companions around HAT-P-7, Narita, N.; Kudo, Tomoyuki; Bergfors, C.; et al., PASJ 62, 779 (2010).

  4. High-resolution imaging of Galactic massive stars with AstraLux. I. 138 fields with δ > - 25°, Maíz Apellániz, J., A&A 518, 1 (2010).

  5. Lucky Imaging survey for southern M dwarf binaries, Bergfors, C.; Brandner, W.; Janson, M.; Daemgen, S.; Geissler, K.; Henning, T.; Hippler, S.; Hormuth, F.; Joergens, V.;Köhler, R.,A&A 520, 54 (2010).

  6. Towards Astrometric Detection of Neptune- to Earth-Mass Planets around M-Stars, Bergfors, C.; Brandner, W.; Janson, M.; Kudryavtseva, N.; Daemgen, S.; Hippler, S.; Hormuth, F.; Henning, T. ,ASPC 430, 405 (2010)

  7. The AstraLux Sur Lucky Imaging Instrument at the NTT, Hippler, Stefan; Bergfors, Carolina; Brandner Wolfgang; Daemgen, Sebastian; Henning, Thomas; Hormuth, Felix; Huber, Armin; Janson, Markus; Rochau, Boyke; Rohloff, Ralf-Rainer; Wagner, Karl; The Messenger, vol. 137, 14 (2009)

  8. Binarity of Transit Host Stars - Implications on Planetary Parameters, Daemgen, S.; Hormuth, F.; Brandner, W.; Bergfors, C.; Janson, M.; Hippler, S.; Henning, Th., A&A 498, 567–574 (2009)

  9. Lucky Imaging of M subdwarfs, Lodieu, N.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Martin, E. L., arXiv:0903.4057 [astro-ph], A&A 449 (2009)

  10. The AstraLux large M dwarf survey, Hormuth, Felix; Brandner, Wolfgang; Janson, Markus; Hippler, Stefan; Henning, Thomas, AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1094, pp. 935-938 (2009).

  11. High-Resolution Imaging of Transiting Exoplanet Host Stars with AstraLux, Daemgen, Sebastian; Hormuth, Felix; Janson, Markus; Brandner, Wolfgang; Meyer, Eva; Hippler, Stefan; Henning, Thomas, AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1094, pp. 433-436 (2009).

  12. Wavelet analysis of fast photometry on Cygnus X-1 with the AstraLux camera, Luque-Escamilla, P. L., Martí, J., Hormuth, F., Combi, Jorge A., Arjonilla, Álvaro Muñoz, & Sánchez-Sutil, J. R., AIP Conference Series, 1053, 387 (2008).

  13. AstraLux: the Calar Alto Lucky Imaging Camera, Felix Hormuth, Stefan Hippler, Wolfgang Brandner, Karl Wagner, Thomas Henning, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7014, 701448 (2008); DOI:10.1117/12.787384, arXiv:0807.0497v1 [astro-ph].

  14. AstraLux - the Calar Alto 2.2-m telescope Lucky Imaging camera, Felix Hormuth, Wolfgang Brandner, Stefan Hippler, Thomas Henning, Journal of Physics Conference Series, 131, 012051 (2008); arXiv:0807.0504v1 [astro-ph].

  15. MicroLux: high-precision timing of high-speed photometric observations, Felix Hormuth, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7014, 701446 (2008); DOI:10.1117/12.787328.

  16. The Rapid Outbursting Star GM Cep: An EXor in Tr 37?, Sicilia-Aguilar, Aurora; Merín, Bruno; Hormuth, Felix; Ábrahám, Péter; Henning, Thomas; Kun, Mária; Patel, Nimesh; Juhász, Attila; Brandner, Wolfgang; Hartmann, Lee W.; Csizmadia, Szilárd; Moór, Attila, ApJ 673, 382-399 (2008). arXiv:0710.2491v1 [astro-ph].

  17. Direct imaging of the young spectroscopic binary HD 160934, F. Hormuth, W. Brandner, S. Hippler, M. Janson, and T. Henning, A&A 463, 707-711 (2007). arXiv:astro-ph/0612158v1.

  18. Astralux: High Angular Resolution Astronomy with an Electron Multiplying CCD, F. Hormuth, Diploma Thesis, Univ. of Heidelberg (2007).

  19. Astralux Signal to Noise and Dynamic Range Considerations, pdf, Heidelberg, March 2008.

  20. Andor Technologies DV 887 (back illuminated) technical specs., pdf, Heidelberg, November 2004.

  21. Astralux Norte Manual for Observations at the 2.2m telescope on Calar Alto.

  22. Astralux Sur Manual for Observations at the 3.5m NTT telescope on La Silla.

  23. Astralux Norte Logsheet for Observations at the 2.2m telescope on Calar Alto (source file).

  24. Astralux Sur Logsheet for Observations at the 3.5m telescope (NTT) on La Silla (source file).