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Topic of master thesis (approved May 1997 at the University of Vienna): Synthetic Spectra and Colours of Carbon-Rich Long-Period-Variables

Topic of PhD thesis (approved February 2001 at the University of Vienna): Spectral variability of Carbon stars: A comparison between theory and observations

My publications to download: click on red arrows

PhD thesis

• "Spectral variability of carbon stars: A comparison between theory and observations", PhD thesis at the University of Vienna, February 2001 (ps.gz file for download)

Papers

• "Dynamic model atmospheres of AGB stars. IV. A comparison of synthetic carbon star spectra with observations", A&A 422, 289, 2004
• "Period and chemical evolution of SC stars", MNRAS 352, 325, 2004
• "Dust formation in winds of long-period variables. V.The influence of micro-physical dust properties in carbon stars", A&A 400, 981, 2003
• "Dynamic model atmospheres of AGB stars. III. Effects of frequency-dependent radiative transfer", A&A 399, 589, 2003
• "Spectra of carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars between 0.5 and 2.5 mum: theory meets observation", A&A 371, 1065, 2001
• "ISO-SWS Spectra of the carbon stars TX Psc, V460 Cyg and TT Cyg", A&A 356, 253, 2000
• "Optical properties of carbon grains: Influence on dynamical models of AGB stars", A&A 349, 243, 1999
• "Dynamic model atmospheres of AGB stars II. Synthetic Near Infrared Spectra of Carbon stars", A& 342, 531, 1999
• "Dynamic model atmospheres of AGB stars I. Atmospheric structure and dynamics", A&A 340, 2, 497, 1998
• "ISO-SWS spectra of the C-rich AGB star R Scl and dynamical model atmospheres", A&A 335, L69, 1998
• "Synthetic Spectra for Carbon Stars from dynamical model atmospheres", Ap&SS 255, 1-2, 289, 1998
• "Synthetic Spectra of Long-Period Variables: A first comparison with ISO observations", Ap&SS 251, 1-2, 243, 1997
• "Dust Features of Visually Bright AGB Variables as seen by ISO and IRAS", Ap&SS 251, 1-2, 211, 1997

Conference proceedings

• "Probing the outer atmosphere of carbon stars - C2H2, HCN and C3 features in the SWS range", ESA SP-456, 315, november 2000
• "A new generation of model atmospheres for AGB stars inspired by ISO", ESA SP-456, 299, november 2000
• "Atmospheres of carbon stars: Models and Observations", in press
• "Infrared spectra of C-type variables with ISO", IAU Symposium 191, ASP 1999, 181
• "ISO-SWS observations and model atmospheres of carbon- and oxygen-rich AGB variables", ESA SP-427, 365, march 1999

Astronomical links:

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• ADS
• CDS Strasbourg

Data archives

• Hipparcos Catalogue
• IRAS LRS Archiv
• Infrared Space Observatory Homepage
• 2MASS at IPAC

Journals and Preprints

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• The Astronomical Journal
• The Astrophysical Journal
• Sissa Preprint Server
• SuW-Homepage
• Nature
• New Scientist

Useful tools

• AAVSO lightcurve generator
• Date Conversion Utility

Other Interesting links:

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• MACHO Project Home Page
• EROS home page
• Kepler light curves

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