W. F. van Altena

Yale University — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(137), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(101), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation(95), History and Developments in Astronomy(50), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing(41)

Publications259 total

In-situ Star Formation in the Outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Gaia DR2 Confirmation
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2018· 1 citedOpen Access
VizieR Online Data Catalog: Observations of binary stars at the WIYN telescope (Horch+, 2017)
VizieR Online Data Catalog·2018
Abundances and Kinematics of OB Stars in the Leading Arm of the Magellanic System
RMxAC·2018
Speckle Imaging at Gemini and the DCT
RMxAC·2018· 1 cited
Young Stars in the LMC periphery
RMxAC·2017
Chemical Compositions of Young Stars in the Leading Arm of the Magellanic System
Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México)·2017
Young stars in the periphery of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2016· 18 citedOpen Access
ERRATUM: “LOCAL SURFACE DENSITY OF THE GALACTIC DISK FROM A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STELLAR VELOCITY SAMPLE” (2003, AJ, 126, 2896)
The Astronomical Journal·2016Open Access
Parallax (astronomy)
AccessScience·2015
OB stars in the Leading Arm of the Magellanic Stream
2015
OB stars in the Leading Arm of the Magellanic Stream
arXiv (Cornell University)·2013Open Access
Preface
Cambridge University Press eBooks·2012
From measures to celestial coordinates
Cambridge University Press eBooks·2012· 1 cited
The Earth's atmosphere: refraction, turbulence, delays, and limitations to astrometric precision
Cambridge University Press eBooks·2012
VizieR Online Data Catalog: Speckle observations of HIP stars (Horch+, 2011)
yCat·2012
Mining Hot, Luminous Stars in the Southern Sky: A New Look at the Magellanic-Cloud System
AAS·2012
SPECKLE OBSERVATIONS OF BINARY STARS WITH THE WIYN TELESCOPE. VII. MEASURES DURING 2008-2009
The Astronomical Journal·2011· 239 citedOpen Access
1184 poster AN ANALYSIS ON DOSE COVERAGE IN BLADDER CANCER USING THE TOMOTHERAPY ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY APPLICATION
Radiotherapy and Oncology·2011
OBSERVATIONS OF BINARY STARS WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL SPECKLE SURVEY INSTRUMENT. III. MEASURES BELOW THE DIFFRACTION LIMIT OF THE WIYN TELESCOPE
The Astronomical Journal·2011· 38 citedOpen Access
THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL VELOCITY STRUCTURE OF THE THICK DISK FROM SPM4 AND RAVE DR2
The Astrophysical Journal·2011· 61 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Terrence M. Girard(25), Elliott P. Horch(13), Dana I. Dinescu(10), C. López(9), I. Platais(9), V. Kozhurina-Platais(8), R. A. Méndez(7), O. G. Franz(4), Dana I. Casetti‐Dinescu(4), Steve B. Howell(3), William Sherry(3), R. D. Meyer(3), V. I. Korchagin(3), Lisa M. Anderson(2), Roberto Baena-Gallé(2), David R. Ciardi(2), Zoran Ninkov(2), L. H. Auer(2), P. Demarque(2), B. McArthur(2)