Markus Wittkowski

Associate Astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Markus Wittkowski
Dr. Markus Wittkowski, Head of the User Support Astronomers Group
ESO | European Southern Observatory
Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
Phone: +49 89 320 06-769
Email: mwittkow at eso.org
Website: www.eso.org/~mwittkow


Scientific Interests:

  • Fundamental stellar properties
  • Atmospheres and mass-loss of cool evolved stars
  • Circumnuclear environment of active galactic nuclei
  • Optical long-baseline interferometry
  • Synergy of optical and radio interferometry

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VLTI-GRAVITY measurements of cool evolved stars Multi-epoch VLTI-PIONIER imaging of the supergiant V766 Cen Aperture synthesis imaging of the carbon AGB star R Sculptoris VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry of late-type supergiants Near-infrared spectro-interferometry of Mira variables and comparisons to 1D dynamic model atmospheres and 3D convection simulations Fundamental properties and atmospheric structure of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris Inhomogeneities in molecular layers of Mira atmospheres J, H, K spectro-interferometry of the Mira variable S Orionis The Mira variable S Orionis Tests of stellar model atmospheres by optical interferometry Tests of stellar model atmospheres by optical interferometry VLTI/VINCI observations of the nucleus of NGC 1068 Tests of stellar model atmospheres by optical interferometry. Direct multi-wavelength limb-darkening measurements of three late-type giants Diffraction-limited speckle-masking interferometry of the red supergiant VY CMa Diffraction-limited 76mas speckle masking observations of the core of NGC 1068 with the SAO 6m telescope
The effect of winds on atmospheric layers of red supergiants II The effect of winds on atmospheric layers of red supergiants I Tomography of cool giant and supergiant star atmospheres III. VLTI-PIONIER imaging of the red supergiant V602 Carinae What causes the large extensions of red supergiant atmospheres? New insights into the dust formation of oxygen-rich AGB stars The atmospheric structure and fundamental parameters of the red supergiants AH Scorpii, UY Scuti, and KW Sagittarii Near-infrared spectro-interferometry of three OH/IR stars with the VLTI/AMBER instrument Mid-infrared interferometric monitoring of evolved stars The K-band intensity profile of R Leonis probed by VLTI/VINCI
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