Astronomical Science
with Adaptive Optics
Astronomical Science obtained with high order Adaptive Optics. This bibliography is limited to articles published
in refereed journals (e.g. no IAU telegrams, conference papers, etc).
Gemini Observatory
updated 22Oct04
Davidge, T. J. Rigaut, F.
Photometric Variability among the Brightest Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars near the Center of
M32
ApJ 607:L25
2004 May
Gillett Gemini (North) Altair
Croom, Scott M. Schade, David Boyle, Brian J. et. al.
Gemini Imaging of QSO Host Galaxies at z~2
ApJ 606, 126
2004 May
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Hutchings, J. B. Stoesz, J. Veran, J.-P. Rigaut, F.
60 Milliarcsecond Near-Infrared Imaging of 3C 273 with Altair and Gemini
PASP 116: 154
2004 February
Gillett Gemini (North) Altair
Davidge, T. J. Stoesz, J. Rigaut, F. Veran, J.-P. Herriot, G.
Deep Near-Infrared Imaging of a Field in the Outer Disk of M82
with the Altair Adaptive Optics System on Gemini-North
PASP 116, 1
2004 January
Gillett Gemini (North) Altair
Siegler , Nick; Close ,L.; Mamajek , E.; Freed, M.
An Adaptive Optics Survey of M6.0M7.5 Stars: Discovery of Three Very Low Mass Binary Systems
Including Two Probable Hyades Members
ApJ 598:1265
2003 December 1
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Close, Laird M.; Wildi, F.; Lloyd-Hart, M.; Brusa, G.; et al.
High Resolution Images of Orbital Motion in the Trapezium Cluster: First Scientific Results from the
MMT Deformable Secondary Mirror Adaptive Optics System
ApJ 599..537
2003 December
MMT 6.5 Gillett Gemini (North) Secondary AO UH Hokupa'a
Freed, Melanie ; Close, L.; Siegler, N.
Discovery of a Tight Brown Dwarf Companion to the Low Mass Star LHS 2397a
ApJ 584, 453
2003
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Close, Laird M. ; Siegler, N.; Freed, M.; Biller, B.
Detection of Nine M8.0-L0.5 Binaries: The Very Low Mass
Binary Population and its Implications for Brown Dwarf and VLM Star Formation
ApJ 587 407
2003
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Close, L. M.; Potter, D.; Brandner, W.; Lloyd-Hart, M.; Liebert, J.; Burrows, A.; Siegler, N.
Discovery of a 0.15" Binary Brown Dwarf, 2MASS J1426316+155701 with Gemini/Hokupa'a Adaptive
Optics
ApJ 566,1095
2002
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Close, Laird M; Siegler, Nick; Potter, Dan; Brandner, Wolfgang; Liebert, James
An Adaptive Optics Survey of M8-M9 Stars: Discovery of Four Very Low Mass Binaries with at Least
One System Containing a Brown Dwarf Companion
ApJ 567, 53
2002
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Luhman, K. L.; Jayawardhana, Ray
An Adaptive Optics Search for Companions to Stars with Planets
ApJ 566, 1132
2002
Keck 2 Gillett Gemini (North)
Potter, D.; Martín, E. L.; Cushing, M. C.; Baudoz, P.; Brandner, W.; Guyon, O.; Neuhäuser, R.
Hokupa'a-Gemini Discovery of Two Ultracool Companions to the Young Star HD 130948
ApJL 567, L133
2002
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Liu, Michael C.; Fischer, Debra A.; Graham, James R.; Lloyd, James P.; Marcy, Geoff W.; Butler, R.
Paul
Crossing the Brown Dwarf Desert Using Adaptive Optics: A Very Close L Dwarf Companion to the
Nearby Solar Analog HR 7672
ApJ 571, 519
2002
Keck 2 Gillett Gemini (North) K2 AO+NIRSPEC UH Hokupa'a
Jayawardhana, Ray; Luhman, K. L.; D'Alessio, Paola; Stauffer, John R.
Discovery of an Edge-On Disk in the MBM 12 Young Association
ApJL 571, L51
2002
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Courbin, F.; Meylan, G.; Kneib, J.; Lidman, C.
Cosmic Alignment toward the Radio Einstein Ring PKS 1830-211?
ApJ 575, 95
2002
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Davidge, T. J.
The Upper Asymptotic Giant Branch of the Elliptical Galaxy Maffei 1 and Comparisons with M32 and
NGC 5128
AJ 124, 2012
2002
CFHT Gillett Gemini (North) PUEO UH Hokupa'a
Stolte, A.; Grebel, E. K.; Brandner, W.; Figer, D. F.
The mass function of the Arches cluster from Gemini adaptive optics data
A&A 394, 459
2002
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Yang, Yujin; Park, Hong Soo; Lee, Myung Gyoon; Lee, Sang-Gak
Gemini Near-Ir Photometry of the Arches Cluster Near the Galactic Center
JKAS 35, 131
2002
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
Roe, H. G. de Pater, I. Macintosh, B.; McKay, C.
Titan's Clouds from Gemini and Keck Adaptive Optics Imaging
ApJ 581, 1399
2002
Gillett Gemini (North) Keck 2 UH Hokupa'a K2 AO NIRC2
article
Davidge, T. J.; Rigaut, F.; Chun, M.; Brandner, W.; Potter, D.; Northcott, M.; Graves, J. E.
The Peak Brightness and Spatial Distribution of Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars Near the Nucleus of
M32
ApJ 545, 89
2000
Gillett Gemini (North) UH Hokupa'a
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