Publications (66)
A giant planet imaged in the disk of the young star Beta Pictoris
A. -M. Lagrange, M. Bonnefoy, G. Chauvin +8
The ALFA Laser and Analysis Tools
S. Rabien, T. Ott, W. Hackenberg +4
MACAO-CRIRES, a step towards high-resolution spectroscopy
J. Paufique, P. Biereichel, R. Donaldson +14
Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics without Tip-tilt
R. Davies, S. Rabien, C. Lidman +8
Exploring the RCrA environment with SPHERE: Discovery of a new stellar companion
D. Mesa, M. Bonnefoy, R. Gratton +39
Bringing high-spectral resolution to VLT/SPHERE with a fibre coupling to VLT/CRIRES+
A. Vigan, G. P. P. L. Otten, E. Muslimov +9
Post conjunction detection of $β$ Pictoris b with VLT/SPHERE
A. -M. Lagrange, A. Boccaletti, M. Langlois +102
The ERIS Adaptive Optics System
A. Riccardi, S. Esposito, G. Agapito +19
ALFA & 3D: integral field spectroscopy with adaptive optics
R. Davies, M. Kasper, N. Thatte +4
Discovery of a brown dwarf companion to the star HIP 64892
A. Cheetham, M. Bonnefoy, S. Desidera +89
On-sky results of the adaptive optics MACAO for the new IR-spectrograph CRIRES at VLT
J. Paufique, P. Biereichel, B. Delabre +16
Comparison of coronagraphs for high contrast imaging in the context of Extremely Large Telescopes
P. Martinez, A. Boccaletti, M. Kasper +4
Diversity among other worlds: characterization of exoplanets by direct detection
J. Schneider, A. Boccaletti, A. Aylward +34
Kelu-1 AB - A possible brown dwarf triple system
M. B. Stumpf, W. Brandner, Th. Henning +5
New Circumstellar Structure in the T Tauri System
M. Kasper, K. K. R. Santhakumari, T. M. Herbst +1
The VLT/NaCo large program to probe the occurrence of exoplanets and brown dwarfs at wide orbits: II- Survey description, results and performances
G. Chauvin, A. Vigan, M. Bonnefoy +29
Design, analysis, and testing of a microdot apodizer for the Apodized Pupil Lyot Coronagraph. II. The dot size impact. (Research Note)
P. Martinez, C. Dorrer, M. Kasper +2
Observations of fast-moving features in the debris disk of AU Mic on a three-year timescale: Confirmation and new discoveries
A. Boccaletti, E. Sezestre, A. -M. Lagrange +60
The Outer Cut-Off of the Giant Planet Population and the 6pc-Survey
D. Apai, M. R. Meyer, P. Hinz +1
Discovery of a planetary-mass companion within the gap of the transition disk around PDS 70
M. Keppler, M. Benisty, A. Müller +123
SPHERE / ZIMPOL observations of the symbiotic system R Aqr. I. Imaging of the stellar binary and the innermost jet clouds
H. M. Schmid, A. Bazzon, J. Milli +40
High-Contrast study of the candidate planets and protoplanetary disk around HD~100546
E. Sissa, R. Gratton, A. Garufi +62
A Survey for Massive Giant Planets in Debris Disks with Evacuated Inner Cavities
D. Apai, M. Janson, A. Moro-Martin +9
Discovery of a warm, dusty giant planet around HIP65426
G. Chauvin, S. Desidera, A. -M. Lagrange +120
Optimization of Apodized Pupil Lyot Coronagraph for ELTs
P. Martinez, A. Boccaletti, M. Kasper +2
First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. IV. Physical and chemical properties of the planets around HR8799
M. Bonnefoy, A. Zurlo, J. L. Baudino +63
MESS (Multi-purpose Exoplanet Simulation System): A Monte Carlo tool for the statistical analysis and prediction of exoplanets search results
M. Bonavita, G. Chauvin, S. Desidera +5
Near-infrared adaptive optics observations of galaxy clusters: Abell 262 at z=0.0157, J1836.3CR at z=0.414, and PKS 0743-006 at z=0.994
W. Hackenberg, A. Eckart, R. I. Davies +5
Simulation of planet detection with the SPHERE IFS
D. Mesa, R. Gratton, A. Berton +13
SPHERE / ZIMPOL high resolution polarimetric imager. I. System overview, PSF parameters, coronagraphy, and polarimetry
H. M. Schmid, A. Bazzon, R. Roelfsema +59
The HIP 79977 debris disk in polarized light
N. Engler, H. M. Schmid, Ch. Thalmann +40
The VLT/NaCo large program to probe the occurrence of exoplanets and brown dwarfs at wide orbits. IV. Gravitational instability rarely forms wide, giant planets
A. Vigan, M. Bonavita, B. Biller +34
The search for planetary mass companions to field brown dwarfs with HST/NICMOS
M. B. Stumpf, W. Brandner, V. Joergens +4
First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. II. The physical properties and the architecture of the young systems PZ Tel and HD 1160 revisited
A. -L. Maire, M. Bonnefoy, C. Ginski +68
Adaptive Optics for Astronomy
R. Davies, M. Kasper
Large dust grains in the wind of VY Canis Majoris
P. Scicluna, R. Siebenmorgen, R. Wesson +4
The GJ 504 system revisited. Combining interferometric, radial velocity, and high contrast imaging data
M. Bonnefoy, K. Perraut, A. -M. Lagrange +79
SINFONI - Integral Field Spectroscopy at 50 milli-arcsecond resolution with the ESO VLT
F. Eisenhauer, H. Bonnet, R. Abuter +21
Coronagraphic observations of Fomalhaut at solar system scales
M. A. Kenworthy, T. Meshkat, S. P. Quanz +3
L'-band AGPM vector vortex coronagraph's first light on VLT/NACO: Discovery of a late-type companion at two beamwidths from an F0V star
D. Mawet, O. Absil, C. Delacroix +20
New constraints on the disk characteristics and companion candidates around T Cha with VLT/SPHERE
A. Pohl, E. Sissa, M. Langlois +34
Orbits in the T Tauri triple system observed with SPHERE
R. Köhler, M. Kasper, T. M. Herbst +2
Band-Limited Coronagraphs using a Halftone-dot process: design guidelines, manufacturing, and laboratory results
P. Martinez, C. Dorrer, M. Kasper
ALFA: First Operational Experience of the MPE/MPIA Laser Guide Star System for Adaptive Optics
R. I. Davies, W. Hackenberg, T. Ott +5
The very red afterglow of GRB 000418 - further evidence for dust extinction in a GRB host galaxy
S. Klose, B. Stecklum, N. Masetti +36
The Impact of Adaptive Optics on Star Formation Research
M. Feldt, M. Kasper, F. Eisenhauer +1
Speckle Temporal Stability in eXtreme Adaptive Optics Coronagraphic Images
P. Martinez, C. Loose, E. Aller Carpentier +1
The ALFA laser guide star: Operation and Results
R. Davies, A. Eckart, W. Hackenberg +4
Discovery of a Very Nearby Brown Dwarf to the Sun: A Methane Rich Brown Dwarf Companion to the Low Mass Star SCR 1845-6357
B. A. Biller, M. Kasper, L. M. Close +2
Investigation of the inner structures around HD169142 with VLT/SPHERE
R. Ligi, A. Vigan, R. Gratton +47
Imaging search for the unseen companion to Eps Ind A -- Improving the detection limits with 4 micron observations
M. Janson, D. Apai, M. Zechmeister +9
Spatially resolved H2 emission from the disk around T Tau N
M. Gustafsson, L. Labadie, T. M. Herbst +1
Performance of the extreme-AO instrument VLT/SPHERE and dependence on the atmospheric conditions
J. Milli, D. Mouillet, T. Fusco +10
First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. I. Detection and characterization of the sub-stellar companion GJ 758 B
A. Vigan, M. Bonnefoy, C. Ginski +72
Laboratory comparison of coronagraphic concepts under dynamical seeing and high-order adaptive optics correction
P. Martinez, E. Aller-Carpentier, M. Kasper +3
Speckle temporal stability in XAO coronagraphic images II. Refine model for quasi-static speckle temporal evolution for VLT/SPHERE
P. Martinez, M. Kasper, A. Costille +4
Dynamical models to explain observations with SPHERE in planetary systems with double debris belts
C. Lazzoni, S. Desidera, F. Marzari +66
Performance of the VLT Planet Finder SPHERE II. Data analysis and Results for IFS in laboratory
D. Mesa, R. Gratton, A. Zurlo +33
Design, analysis and test of a microdots apodizer for the Apodized Pupil Lyot Coronagraph
P. Martinez, C. Dorrer, E. Aller Carpentier +4
Speckle lifetime in XAO coronagraphic images: temporal evolution of SPHERE coronagraphic images
J. Milli, T. Banas, D. Mouill +11
Band-Limited Coronagraphs using a halftone-dot process: II. Advances and laboratory results for arbitrary telescope apertures
P. Martinez, C. Dorrer, M. Kasper
Shadows and spirals in the protoplanetary disk HD 100453
M. Benisty, T. Stolker, A. Pohl +46
Exploring dust around HD142527 down to 0.025" / 4au using SPHERE/ZIMPOL
H. Avenhaus, S. P. Quanz, H. M. Schmid +25
Discovery of the Closest Brown Dwarf to the Sun? A Methane Rich Brown Dwarf around the Nearby M8.5 Star SCR 1845-6357
B. A. Biller, M. Kasper, L. M. Close +2
The VLT/NaCo large program to probe the occurrence of exoplanets and brown dwarfs at wide orbits. III. The frequency of brown dwarfs and giant planets as companions to solar-type stars
M. Reggiani, M. R. Meyer, G. Chauvin +28
Performance of the VLT Planet Finder SPHERE I. Photometry and astrometry precision with IRDIS and IFS in laboratory
A. Zurlo, A. Vigan, D. Mesa +26