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This page contains information on refereed journal articles, conference proceedings, and PhD theses based in part on PTI data.

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last updated March 25, 2009

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. The Orbits of the Triple-star System 1 Geminorum from Phases Differential Astrometry and Spectroscopy, Lane, B., et al, 2014, ApJ, 783, 3
  2. Modeling Circumstellar Disks of B-type Stars with Observations from the Palomar Testbed Interferometer Grzenia, B. J., et al, 2013, AJ, 145, 141
  3. The PTI Carbon Star Angular Size Survey: Effective Temperatures and Non-sphericity van Belle, G. T. et al, 2013, ApJ, 775, 45
  4. The PHASES Differential Astrometry Data Archive. V. Candidate Substellar Companions to Binary Systems, Muterspaugh, M.W., et al, 2010, AJ, 140, 1657
  5. The PHASES Differential Astrometry Data Archive IV: The Triple Star Systems 63 Gem A and HR 2896, Muterspaugh, M.W., et al, 2010, AJ, 140, 1646
  6. The PHASES Differential Astrometry Data Archive. III. Limits to Tertiary Companions, Muterspaugh, M.W., et al, 2010, AJ, 140, 1631
  7. The PHASES Differential Astrometry Data Archive. II. Updated Binary Star Orbits and a Long Period Eclipsing Binary, Muterspaugh, M.W., et al, 2010, AJ, 140, 1623
  8. The PHASES Differential Astrometry Data Archive. I. Measurements and Description, Muterspaugh, M.W., et al, 2010, AJ, 140, 1579
  9. HR 8257: A Three-dimensional Orbit and Basic Properties, F.C. Fekel, A.F. Boden, J. Tomkin, G. Torres, 2009, ApJ, 695, 1527
  10. Directly Determined Linear Radii and Effective Temperatures of Exoplanet Host Stars, van Belle, G. and von Bruan, K., 2009, ApJ, 694, 1085
  11. The Palomar Testbed Interferometer Calibrator Catalog G. T. van Belle, G. van Belle, M. J. Creech-Eakman, J. Coyne, A. F. Boden, R. L. Akeson, D. R. Ciardi, K. M. Rykoski, R. R. Thompson, and B. F. Lane, 2008, ApJS, 176, 276
  12. Masses, Luminosities, and Orbital Coplanarities of the mu Orionis Quadruple Star System from PHASES Differential Astrometry Muterspaugh, Matthew W.; Lane, Benjamin F.; Fekel, Francis C.; Konacki, Maciej; Burke, Bernard F.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Colavita, M. M.; Shao, M.; Wiktorowicz, Sloane J., 2008, AJ, 135, 766
  13. Spectrally Dispersed K-Band Interferometric Observations of Herbig Ae/Be Sources: Inner Disk Temperature Profiles , Eisner, J. A.; Chiang, E. I.; Lane, B. F.; Akeson, R. L., 2007, ApJ, 657, 347
  14. Interferometric Observations of V1663 Aquilae (Nova Aql 2005) Lane, B. F.; Retter, A.; Eisner, J. A.; Muterspaugh, M. W.; Thompson, R. R.; Sokoloski, J. L., 2007, ApJ, 669, 1150
  15. The Orbits of the Quadruple Star System 88 Tauri A from PHASES Differential Astrometry and Radial Velocity Lane, B. F., Muterspaugh, M. W., Fekel, F. C., Williamson, M., Browne, S., Konacki, M., Burke, B. F., Colavita, M. M., Kulkarni, S. R., Shao, M., 2007 , ApJ, 669, 1209
  16. " Measurement of the Surface Gravity of $\eta$ Boo ", van Belle, G.T., Ciardi, D.R., Boden, A.F., 2007, ApJ 657, 1058
  17. " Interferometric Observations of RS Ophiuchi and the Origin of the Near-IR Emission ", Lane, B. F.; Sokoloski, J. L.; Barry, R. K.; Traub, W. A.; Retter, A.; Muterspaugh, M. W.; Thompson, R. R.; Eisner, J. A.; Serabyn, E.; Mennesson, B., 2006, ApJ, 658, 520
  18. A Physical Orbit for the High Proper Motion Binary HD 9939 ", Boden, A.F., Torres, G., & Latham, D.W., 2006, ApJ, 644, 1193.
  19. " Limits to Tertiary Astrometric Companions in Binary Systems ", Muterspaugh, Matthew W.; Lane, Benjamin F.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Burke, Bernard F.; Colavita, M. M.; Shao, M., 2006, ApJ, 653, 1469.
  20. " No Expanding Fireball: Resolving the Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuchi with Infrared Interferometry ", Monnier, J. D.; Barry, R. K.; Traub, W. A.; Lane, B. F.; Akeson, R. L.; Ragland, S.; Schuller, P. A.; Le Coroller, H.; Berger, J.-P.; Millan-Gabet, R.; Pedretti, E.; Schloerb, F. P.; Koresko, C.; Carleton, N. P.; Lacasse, M. G.; Kern, P.; Malbet, F.; Perraut, K.; Kuchner, M. J.; Muterspaugh, M. W., 2006, ApJ, 647, 127.
  21. " PHASES differential astrometry and the mutual inclination of the V819 Herculis triple star system ", Muterspaugh, Matthew W.; Lane, Benjamin F.; Konacki, Maciej; Burke, Bernard F.; Colavita, M. M.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Shao, M., 2006, AA, 446, 723.
  22. " PHASES Differential Astrometry and Iodine Cell Radial Velocities of the ? Pegasi Triple Star System ", Muterspaugh, Matthew W.; Lane, Benjamin F.; Konacki, Maciej; Wiktorowicz, Sloane; Burke, Bernard F.; Colavita, M. M.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Shao, M., 2006, ApJ, 636, 1020.
  23. " PHASES High-Precision Differential Astrometry of mu Equulei ", Muterspaugh, Matthew W.; Lane, Benjamin F.; Konacki, Maciej; Burke, Bernard F.; Colavita, M. M.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Shao, M., 2005, AJ, 130, 2866.
  24. " Observations and Modeling of the Inner Disk Region of T Tauri Stars ", Akeson, R. L., Walker, C. H., Wood, K., Eisner, J. A., Scire, E., Penprase, B., Ciardi, D. R., van Belle, G. T., Whitney, B., Bjorkman, J. E., 2005.ApJ, 622, 440.
  25. " Lifting the Iron Curtain: Toward an Understanding of the Iron Stars XX Oph and AS 325 " ,Cool, R.J., Howell, S.B., Pentilde, M., Adamson, A.J., Thompson, R.R., 2005, PASP, 117, 462.
  26. "New insights on the AU-scale circumstellar structure of FU Orionis", Malbet, F., Lachaume, R., Berger, J.-P., Colavita, M. M., di Folco, E., Eisner, J. A., Lane, B. F., Millan-Gabet, R., Ségransan, D., Traub, W. A., 2005. A&A, 437, 627.
  27. " Observations of T Tauri Disks at Sub-AU Radii: Implications for Magnetospheric Accretion and Planet Formation ", Eisner, J. A., Hillenbrand, L. A., White, R. J., Akeson, R. L., Sargent, A. I., 2005. ApJ, 623, 952.
  28. " Testing Stellar Models with an Improved Physical Orbit for 12 Bootis ", Boden, A.F., Torres, G., & Hummel, C.A., 2005, ApJ, 627, 464.
  29. " Precision Radial Velocities of Double-lined Spectroscopic Binaries with an Iodine Absorption Cell ", Konacki, M., 2005, ApJ, 626, 431.
  30. " Interferometric Observations of V838 Monocerotis ", Lane, B.F., Retter, A., Thompson, R.R., Eisner, J.A., 2005, ApJ, 622, L137.
  31. " The Visual Orbits of the Spectroscopic Binaries HD 6118 and HD 27483 from the Palomar Testbed Interferometer ", Konacki, M. & Lane, B.F., 2004.ApJ, 610, 443.
  32. " Resolved Inner Disks around Herbig Ae/Be Stars ", Eisner, J.A., Lane, B. F., Hillenbrand, L. A., Akeson, R. L., Sargent, A. I., 2004. ApJ, 613, 1049.
  33. "A Distance of 133-137 Parsecs to the Pleiades Star Cluster" , Pan, X., Shao, M., Kulkarni, S. R., 2004,Nature, 427, 396.
  34. "Differential Astrometry of Sub-arcsecond Scale Binaries at the Palomar Testbed Interferometer" , B. Lane, M. Muterspaugh, 2004. ApJ, 601, 1129.
  35. "Phase Referenced Stellar Interferometry at the Palomar Testbed Interferometer" , B.F. Lane, M.M. Colavita, 2003. AJ, 125, 1623.
  36. " Near-Infrared Interferometric Measurements of Herbig Ae/Be Stars" , J.A. Eisner, B.F. Lane, R.L. Akeson, L.A. Hillenbrand, and A.I. Sargent, 2003, ApJ, 588, 360.
  37. " Palomar Testbed Interferometer Observations of Young Stellar Objects ", Wilkin, F.P. & Akeson, R.L., 2003. Ap&SS, 286, 145.
  38. "Multi-Epoch Interferometric Study of Mira Variables I. Narrowband Diameters of RZ Peg and S Lac" , R.R. Thompson, M.J. Creech-Eakman, G.T. van Belle, 2002, ApJ, 570, 373.
  39. "An interferometric-spectroscopic orbit for the binary HD 195987: Testing models of stellar evolution for metal-poor stars" , G. Torres, A.F. Boden, D.W. Latham, M. Pan, R.P. Stefanik, 2002, AJ, 124, 1716
  40. "Long baseline interferometric observations of Cepheids" , B.F. Lane, M. J. Creech-Eakman, T. E. Nordgren, 2002, ApJ, 573, 330.
  41. "Time-Dependent Asymmetries in the Atmosphere of the Mira Variable R Tri Through IR Interferometry" , R.R. Thompson, M.J. Creech-Eakman, R.L. Akeson, 2002, ApJ, 570, 373.
  42. "Constraints on Circumstellar Disk Parameters from Multi-wavelength Observations: T Tau and SU Aur" , R.L. Akeson, D.R. Ciardi, G.T. van Belle, M.J. Creech-Eakman, 2002, ApJ, 566, 1124.
  43. "Altair's Oblateness and Rotation Velocity from Long-Baseline Interferometry" , G.T. van Belle, D.R. Ciardi, R.R. Thompson, R.L. Akeson, E. A. Lada, 2001, ApJ, 559, 1155.
  44. "On the Near-Infrared Size of Vega", D.R. Ciardi, G.T. van Belle, R.L. Akeson, R.R. Thompson, E. A. Lada, S. B. Howell, 2001, ApJ, 559,1147.
  45. "Orbital and Stellar Parameters of Omicron Leonis from Spectroscopy and Interferometry" , C.A. Hummel, J.-M. Carquillat, N. Ginestet, .F. Griffin, A.F. Boden, A.R. Hajian, D. Mozurkewich, T.E.Nordgren, 2001, ApJ, 121, 1623.
  46. "Interferometric Measurements of the Angular Sizes of Dwarfs in the Spectral Range K3-M4" , B.F. Lane, A.F. Boden, S.R. Kulkarni, 2001, ApJ, 551, L81.
  47. "Atmospheric Turbulence Measurements with the Palomar Testbed Interferometer" , R.P. Linfield, M.M. Colavita, B.F. Lane, 2001, ApJ, 554, 505.
  48. "A Preliminary Visual Orbit of BY Draconis" , A.F. Boden, B.F. Lane, 2001, ApJL, 547, 1071 .
  49. "Interferometric Observations of the Cepheid Zeta Geminorum" , B.F. Lane, M.J. Kuchner, A.F. Boden, M. Creech-Eakman, S.R.Kulkarni, 2000, Nature, 407, 485-487.
  50. "Infrared Interferometric Observations of Young Stellar Objects" , R.L. Akeson, D.R. Ciardi, G.T. van Belle, M.J. Creech-Eakman, and E.A. Lada, 2000, ApJ , 543, 313.
  51. "The Visual Orbit and Evolutionary State of 12 Bootes" , A.F. Boden, M.J. Creech-Eakman, and D. Queloz, 2000, ApJ, 536, 880.
  52. "Predicting Stellar Angular Sizes" ; G.T. van Belle, 1999, PASP, 111, 1515.
  53. "The Visual Orbit of 64 Piscum", A.F. Boden, B.F. Lane, M.J. Creech-Eakman, M.M. Colavita, P.J. Dumont, J. Gubler, C.D. Koresko, M.J. Kuchner, S.R. Kulkarni, D.W. Mobley, X.P. Pan, M. Shao, G.T. van Belle, J.K. Wallace, B.R. Oppenheimer, 1999, ApJ, 527, 360.
  54. "The Visual Orbit of Iota Pegasi" ; A.F. Boden, C.D. Koresko, G.T. van Belle, M.M. Colavita, P.J. Dumont, J. Gubler, S.R. Kulkarni, B.F. Lane, D. Mobley, M. Shao, J.K. Wallace, 1999, ApJ 515, 356.
  55. "Fringe Visibility Estimators for the Palomar Testbed Interferometer" ; M.M. Colavita, 1999, PASP, 111, 111-117.
  56. "Radii and Effective Temperatures for G, K and M Giants and Supergiants" ; G.T. van Belle, B.F. Lane, R.R. Thompson, A.F. Boden, M.M. Colavita, P.J. Dumont, D.W. Mobley, D. Palmer, M. Shao, G.X. Vasisht, J.K. Wallace, M.J. Creech-Eakman, C.D. Koresko, S.R. Kulkarni, X.P. Pan, J. Gubler, 1999, AJ, 117, 521.
  57. "The Palomar Testbed Interferometer" ; M.M. Colavita, J.K. Wallace, B.E. Hines, Y. Gursel, F. Malbet, D.L. Palmer, X.P. Pan, M. Shao, J.W. Yu, A.F. Boden, P.J. Dumont, J. Gubler, C.D. Koresko, S.R. Kulkarni, B.F. Lane, D.W. Mobley, G.T. van Belle, 1999, ApJ, 510, 505-521.
  58. "The Visual Orbit of the 0.002" RS CVn Binary Star TZ Triangulum from Near-Infrared Long-Baseline Interferometry" ; C. D. Koresko, G.T. van Belle, A.F. Boden, M.M. Colavita, M.J. Creech-Eakman, P.J. Dumont, J. Gubler, S.R. Kulkarni, B.F. Lane, D.W. Mobley, X.P. Pan, M. Shao, J.K. Wallace, 1998, ApJL, 509, L45-L48.
  59. "A Protoplanetary disk around FU Orionis Resolved by Infrared Long-Baseline Interferometry" ; F. Malbet, J.-P.Berger, M.M. Colavita, M. Shao, J.K. Wallace, A.F. Boden, G.T. van Belle, D.W. Mobley, C. Beichman, C.D. Koresko, S.R. Kulkarni, B.F. Lane, X.P. Pan, 1998 ApJL, 507, L149-L152.
  60. "An Interferometric Search for Bright Companions to 51 Pegasi" ; A.F. Boden, G.T. van Belle, M.M. Colavita, P.J. Dumont, J. Gubler, C.D. Koresko, S.R. Kulkarni, B.F. Lane, D.W. Mobley, M. Shao, J.K. Wallace, 1998, ApJL, 504, L39.

Conference Proceedings

  1. " Interferometric observations of explosive variables: V838 Mon, Nova Aql 2005, and RS Oph ", Lane, Benjamin F.; Retter, Alon; Eisner, Joshua A.; Thompson, Robert R.; Muterspaugh, Matthew W., 2006, SPIE, 6268, 50.
  2. " Scientific results from high-precision astrometry at the Palomar Testbed Interferometer ", Muterspaugh, Matthew W.; Lane, Benjamin F.; Konacki, Maciej; Burke, B. F.; Colavita, M. M.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Shao, M., 2006, SPIE, 6268, 15.
  3. " Binary Star Systems and Extrasolar Planets: The PHASES Search for Planets in Binaries ", Muterspaugh, M. W.; PTI: Palomar Testbed Interferometer Collaboration; PHASES Team, 2005, AAS, 207, 166.02.
  4. " Interferometric Observations of Nova Aql 2005 ", Lane, B. F.; Retter, A.; Eisner, J. A.; Thompson, R. R.; Muterspaugh, M. W., 2005, AAS, 207, 104.08.
  5. "Science and instrumentation update from the Palomar testbed interferometer", Boden, A.F., 2004, Proc. SPIE, 5491, 506.
  6. " Initial scientific results from phase-referenced astrometry of sub-arcsecond binaries ", Muterspaugh, Matthew W.; Lane, Benjamin F.; Burke, Bernard F.; Konacki, Maciej; Kulkarni, Shri R., 2004, SPIE, 5491, 82.
  7. " Phase referencing and narrow-angle astrometry in current and future interferometers ", Lane, Benjamin F.; Muterspaugh, Matthew W., 2004, SPIE, 5491, 47.
  8. "Infrared interferometric observations of T Tauri stars", Akeson, R.L., Ciardi, D.R. & van Belle, G.T., 2003. Proc. SPIE, 4838, 1037.
  9. "Results from the PTI's studies of the spectral angular diameters of Mira variables", Thompson, R.R., Creech-Eakman, M.J. & van Belle, G.T., 2003. Proc. SPIE, 4838, 221.
  10. "Palomar Testbed Interferometer Status Report", B.F. Lane, M. Konacki, R.R. Thompson, G. van Belle, M.M. Colavita, A.F. Boden, 2003, Proc. SPIE, 4838, 62.
  11. "Calibration of the Barnes-Evans relation using interferometric observations of Cepheid variables", Nordgren, T.E. & Lane, B.F., 2003. Proc. SPIE , 4838, 243.
  12. "Pulsation Modes of Mira Variables Investigated using NIR Interferometry", Creech-Eakman, M.J. & Thompson, R.R., 2003. The Future of Cool-Star Astrophysics: 12th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun (2001 July 30 - August 3), eds. A. Brown, G.M. Harper, and T.R. Ayres, (University of Colorado), p. 1036-1041.
  13. "Prototypical Operations Support Tools for NASA Interferometer Missions: Applications to Studies of Binary Stars Using the Palomar Testbed Interferometer", Bambery, R.J. & Backus, C. 2001. Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems X, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 238. Edited by F. R. Harnden, Jr., Francis A. Primini, and Harry E. Payne. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, ISSN: 1080-7926, p.369.
  14. "Palomar Testbed Interferometer - Update"; B.F. Lane, M.M. Colavita, A.F. Boden, P.R. Lawson, 2000, Proc. SPIE.
  15. "Least-squares estimation and group delay in astrometric interferometers"; P.R. Lawson, M.M. Colavita, P.J. Dumont, and B.F. Lane, 2000, Proc. SPIE, 4006, 397.
  16. "New insights into the nature of the circumstellar environment of FU Ori", Berger, J.-P.; Malbet, F., Colavita, M.M., Segransan, D., Millan-Gabet, R., Traub, W.A., 2000. Proc. SPIE, 4006, 597.
  17. From "Working on the Fringe: Optical and IR Interferometry from Ground and Space", Proceedings from ASP Conference Vol.194. Edited by Stephen Unwin and Robert Stachnik, 1999:
    • "Atmospheric Fluctuation Measurements with the Palomar Testbed Interferometer", R.P. Linfield, B.F. Lane, M.M. Colavita, The PTI Collaboration.
    • "Visibility Calibrations With the Palomar Testbed Interferometer"; A.F. Boden, M.M. Colavita, G.T. van Belle, M. Shao, 1998, Proc SPIE, 3350, 3350-40, 872.
    • "Palomar Testbed Interferometer", J.K. Wallace, A.F. Boden, M.M. Colavita, P.J. Dumont, Y. Gursel, B.E. Hines, C. Koresko, S.R. Kulkarni, B.F. Lane, F. Malbet, D. Palmer, X. Pan, M. Shao, G. Vasisht, G.T. van Belle, J.W. Yu, 1998, Proc. SPIE 3350 864.
    • "ASEPS-0 Testbed Interferometer"; M.M. Colavita, M. Shao, B.E. Hines, J.K.Wallace, Y. Gursel, F. Malbet, J.W. Yu, H. Singh, C.A. Beichman, X.P. Pan, T. Nakajima, S.R. Kulkarni, 1994, Proc. SPIE, 2200.
    • "ASEPS-0 Testbed Interferometer control system"; Brad Hines, 1994, Proc. SPIE, 2200, 98-109.

Theses

  1. Spectral angular diameters of Mira variables using long- baseline near-infrared interferometry", Thompson, R.R., 2002. Ph. D. thesis, University of Wyoming.
  2. High-precision infra-red stellar interferometry, Lane, B.F., 2003. Ph. D. thesis, California Institute of Technology.
  3. High angular resolution studies of the structure and evolution of protoplanetary disks" , Eisner, J. A., 2005, Ph. D. thesis, California Institute of Technology.
  4. Binary Stars and Extrasolar Planets, Muterspaugh, M.W., 2005. Ph. D. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.