Christian Thalmann

 

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany

Postdoctoral Fellow

 

 

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Contact Information

 

Christian Thalmann
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Königstuhl 17
D-69117 Heidelberg
Germany
 
Office 308/2
 
E-mail: lastname at mpia dot com
Phone: +49 6221 528 403
Fax: +49 6221 528 246

 

 

Educational Background

  • Master's degree in physics
    ETH Zürich, 2004
  • Ph.D. in Physics
    ETH Zürich, 2008

    Thesis: "Applications of High-Precision Polarimetry in Exoplanet Search and Solar Physics"

 

Professional Experience

  • Postdoctoral fellowship
MPIA Heidelberg, 2009–present

 

Awards and Grants

  • VLT FORS observing time, 2009, PI: "Spectropolarimetry of the Extrasolar Planet Fomalhaut b"
  • Subaru/IRCS observing time, 2010, PI: "Piercing the glare: high-contrast planet search on nearby A-type stars"

Research Interests

  • Direct imaging of extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs
  • Angular differential imaging
  • Imaging polarimetry
  • Planet formation in binary systems

 

Project Affiliations

  • SPHERE: A second-generation instrument for ESO's VLT, specializing on the direct detection of extrasolar planets and disks with high-contrast differential imaging.
  • SEEDS: A strategic survey for extrasolar planets and disks with the Subaru/HiCIAO high-contrast imager.
  • SPOTS: A search for planets in binary systems by high-contrast imaging (PI).

 

 

Refereed publications

  • "Imaging of a Transitional Disk Gap in Reflected Light: Indications of Planet Formation Around the Young Solar Analog LkCa 15", Thalmann, C.; Grady, C. A.; Goto, M.; Wisniewski, J. P.; Janson, M.; Henning, T.; Fukagawa, M.; Honda, M.; Mulders, G. D.; Min, M.; Moro-Martín, A.; McElwain, M. W.; Hodapp, K. W.; Carson, J.; Abe, L.; Brandner, W.; Egner, S.; Feldt, M.; Fukue, T.; Golota, T.; Guyon, O.; Hashimoto, J.; Hayano, Y.; Hayashi, M.; Hayashi, S.; Ishii, M.; Kandori, R.; Knapp, G. R.; Kudo, T.; Kusakabe, N.; Kuzuhara, M.; Matsuo, T.; Miyama, S.; Morino, J.-I.; Nishimura, T.; Pyo, T.-S.; Serabyn, E.; Shibai, H.; Suto, H.; Suzuki, R.; Takami, M.; Takato, N.; Terada, H.; Tomono, D.; Turner, E. L.; Watanabe, M.; Yamada, T.; Takami, H.; Usuda, T.; Tamura, M. 2010, ApJ Letters 718, 87L (ADS)
  • "Search for Outer Massive Bodies around Transiting Planetary Systems: Candidates of Faint Stellar Companions around HAT-P-7", Narita, Norio; Kudo, Tomoyuki; Bergfors, Carolina; Nagasawa, Makiko; Thalmann, Christian; Sato, Bun'ei; Suzuki, Ryuji; Kandori, Ryo; Janson, Markus; Goto, Miwa; Brandner, Wolfgang; Ida, Shigeru; Abe, Lyu; Carson, Joseph; Egner, Sebastian E.; Feldt, Markus; Golota, Taras; Guyon, Olivier; Hashimoto, Jun; Hayano, Yutaka; Hayashi, Masahiko; Hayashi, Saeko S.; Henning, Thomas; Hodapp, Klaus W.; Ishii, Miki; Knapp, Gillian R.; Kusakabe, Nobuhiko; Kuzuhara, Masayuki; Matsuo, Taro; McElwain, Michael W.; Miyama, Shoken M.; Morino, Jun-Ichi; Moro-Martin, Amaya; Nishimura, Tetsuo; Pyo, Tae-Soo; Serabyn, Eugene; Suenaga, Takuya; Suto, Hiroshi; Takahashi, Yasuhiro Haruhi; Takami, Michihiro; Takato, Naruhisa; Terada, Hiroshi; Tomono, Daigo; Turner, Edwin L.; Watanabe, Makoto; Yamada, Toru; Takami, Hideki; Usuda, Tomonori; Tamura, Motohide 2010, PASJ 62, 779 (ADS)
  • "Discovery of the Coldest Imaged Companion of a Sun-Like Star", C. Thalmann, J. Carson, M. Janson, M. Goto, M. McElwain, S. Egner, M. Feldt, J. Hashimoto, Y. Hayano, T. Henning, K. W. Hodapp, R. Kandori, H. Klahr, T. Kudo, N. Kusakabe, C. Mordasini, J.-I. Morino, H. Suto, R. Suzuki, M. Tamura 2009, ApJ Letters 707, L123 (ADS)

 

Conference proceedings

  • "SPOTS: Search for Planets Of Two Stars – A Direct Imaging Survey for Exoplanets in Binary Systems", Thalmann, Christian; Goto, Miwa; Carson, Joseph; Feldt, Markus; Henning, Thomas; Itoh, Yoichi; Janson, Markus; Kandori, Ryo; Knapp, Gillian R.; Mayama, Satoshi; McElwain, Michael; Moro-Martín, Amaya; Suzuki, Ryuji; Tamura, Motohide; Turner, Edwin L.; Usuda, Tomonori; Wisniewski, John 2009, AIPC Proceedings 1158, 271 (ADS)
  • "Selection of Nearby Star Targets for the Subaru Strategic Exploration of Exoplanets and Disks", Kandori, R.; Tamura, M.; Morino, J.; Ishii, M.; Suzuki, R.; Hashimoto, J.; Kusakabe, N.; Narita, N.; Sato, B.; Yamada, T.; Enya, K.; Goto, M.; Carson, J.; Thalmann, C.; McElwain, M.; Moro-Martin, A.; Knapp, J.; Turner, E. L. 2009, AIPC Proceedings 1158, 251 (ADS)
  • "Magnetic Field Dependence of Polarized Scattering on Potassium", Thalmann, C.; Stenflo, J. O.; Feller, A.; Cacciani, A. 2009, Solar Polarization 5, ASP Conference Series 405, 113 (ADS)
  • "SPHERE ZIMPOL: overview and performance simulation", Thalmann, Christian; Schmid, Hans M.; Boccaletti, Anthony; Mouillet, David; Dohlen, Kjetil; Roelfsema, Ronald; Carbillet, Marcel; Gisler, Daniel; Beuzit, Jean-Luc; Feldt, Markus; Gratton, Raffaele; Joos, Franco; Keller, Christoph U.; Kragt, Jan; Pragt, Johan H.; Puget, Pascal; Rigal, Florence; Snik, Frans; Waters, Rens; Wildi, François 2008, SPIE 7014, 112 (ADS)
  • "SPHERE: a planet finder instrument for the VLT", Beuzit, Jean-Luc; Feldt, Markus; Dohlen, Kjetil; Mouillet, David; Puget, Pascal; Wildi, Francois; Abe, Lyu; Antichi, Jacopo; Baruffolo, Andrea; Baudoz, Pierre; Boccaletti, Anthony; Carbillet, Marcel; Charton, Julien; Claudi, Riccardo; Downing, Mark; Fabron, Christophe; Feautrier, Philippe; Fedrigo, Enrico; Fusco, Thierry; Gach, Jean-Luc; Gratton, Raffaele; Henning, Thomas; Hubin, Norbert; Joos, Franco; Kasper, Markus; Langlois, Maud; Lenzen, Rainer; Moutou, Claire; Pavlov, Alexey; Petit, Cyril; Pragt, Johan; Rabou, Patrick; Rigal, Florence; Roelfsema, Ronald; Rousset, Gérard; Saisse, Michel; Schmid, Hans-Martin; Stadler, Eric; Thalmann, Christian; Turatto, Massimo; Udry, Stéphane; Vakili, Farrokh; Waters, Rens 2008, SPIE 7014, 41 (ADS)
  • "Reduction of polarimetric data using Mueller calculus applied to Nasmyth instruments", Joos, Franco; Buenzli, Esther; Schmid, Hans Martin; Thalmann, Christian 2008, SPIE 7016, 48 (ADS)
  • "The Software Package SPHERE: a CAOS-based numerical tool for end-to-end simulations of SPHERE/VLT", Carbillet, Marcel; Boccaletti, Anthony; Thalmann, Christian; Fusco, Thierry; Vigan, Arthur; Smith, Isabelle; Mouillet, David; Dohlen, Kjetil; Bendjoya, Philippe; Ferrari, Andrea 2008, SPIE 7015, 191 (ADS)
  • "The SPHERE exoplanet imager: status report at PDR", Wildi, Francois; Beuzit, Jean-Luc; Feldt, Markus; Mouillet, David; Dohlen, Kjetil; Puget, Pascal; Baruffolo, Andrea; Charton, Julien; Antichi, Jacopo; Baudoz, Pierre; Boccaletti, Anthony; Carbillet, Marcel; Claudi, Riccardo; Feautrier, Philippe; Fedrigo, Enrico; Fusco, Thierry; Gratton, Raffaele; Hubin, Norbert; Kasper, Markus; Langlois, Maud; Lenzen, Rainer; Moutou, Claire; Pavlov, Alexey; Petit, Cyril; Pragt, Johan; Rabou, Patrick; Roelfsema, Ronald; Saisse, Michel; Schmid, Hans-Martin; Stadler, Eric; Thalmann, Christian; Turatto, Massimo; Udry, Stéphane; Waters, Rens; Henning, Thomas; Lagrange, Anne-Marie; Vakili, Farrokh 2007, SPIE 6691, 15 (ADS)
  • "Laboratory Experiment for Polarized Scattering at Potassium Vapor", Thalmann, C.; Stenflo, J. O.; Feller, A.; Cacciani, A. 2005, Solar Polarization 4, ASP Conference Series 358, 323 (ADS)
  • "The EPICS project for the European Extremely Large Telescope: outcome of the Planet Finder concept study for OWL", Vérinaud, C.; Hubin, N.; Kasper, M.; Antichi, J.; Baudoz, P.; Beuzit, J.-L.; Boccaletti, A.; Chalabaev, A.; Dohlen, K.; Fedrigo, E.; Correia Da Silva, C.; Feldt, M.; Fusco, T.; Gandorfer, A.; Gratton, R.; Kuntschner, H.; Kerber, F.; Lenzen, R.; Martinez, P.; Le Coarer, E.; Longmore, A.; Mouillet, D.; Navarro, R.; Paillet, J.; Rabou, P.; Rahoui, F.; Selsis, F.; Schmid, H. M.; Soummer, R.; Stam, D.; Thalmann, C.; Tinbergen, J.; Turatto, M.; Yaitskova, N. 2006, SPIE 6272, 19 (ADS)
  • "The EPICS project: Exoplanets detection with OWL", Verinaud, C.; Hubin, N.; Kasper, M.; Antichi, J.; Baudoz, P.; Beuzit, J.-L.; Boccaletti, A.; Chalabaev, A.; Dohlen, K.; Fedrigo, E.; da Silva, C. Correia; Feldt, M.; Fusco, T.; Gandorfer, A.; Gratton, R.; Kuntschner, H.; Kerber, F.; Le Louarn, M.; Lenzen, R.; Le Coarer, E.; Longmore, A.; Mouillet, D.; Navarro, R.; Paillet, J.; Rabou, P.; Rahoui, F.; Selsis, F.; Schmid, H. M.; Soummer, R.; Stam, D.; Thalmann, C.; Tinbergen, J.; Turatto, M.; Yaitskova, N. 2006, IAU Colloquium #200, 507 (ADS)
  • "Search and investigation of extra-solar planets with polarimetry", Schmid, H. M.; Beuzit, J.-L.; Feldt, M.; Gisler, D.; Gratton, R.; Henning, Th.; Joos, F.; Kasper, M.; Lenzen, R.; Mouillet, D.; Moutou, C.; Quirrenbach, A.; Stam, D. M.; Thalmann, C.; Tinbergen, J.; Verinaud, C.; Waters, R.; Wolstencroft, R. 2006, IAU Colloquium #200, 165 (ADS)
  • "CHEOPS/ZIMPOL: a VLT instrument study for the polarimetric search of scattered light from extrasolar planets", Gisler, Daniel; Schmid, Hans Martin; Thalmann, Christian et al. 2004, SPIE 5492, 463 (ADS)