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Mickaël Bonnefoy

Mickaël Bonnefoy

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Physics

D-Index
94
Citations
25030
World Ranking
1993
National Ranking
80

Overview

Mickaël Bonnefoy is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and related subfields such as Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics covered in Bonnefoy's work include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astrophysics and star formation studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, as well as astro and planetary science. Additional areas of interest involve gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, and astronomical observations and instrumentation.

Bonnefoy has contributed to multiple high-impact publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE), 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The JWST Early-release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems II: A 1 to 20 μm Spectrum of the Planetary-mass Companion VHS 1256-1257 b, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems I: High-contrast Imaging of the Exoplanet HIP 65426 b from 2 to 16 μm, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE), 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Direct-imaging Discovery and Dynamical Mass of a Substellar Companion Orbiting an Accelerating Hyades Sun-like Star with SCExAO/CHARIS*, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Bonnefoy include:

  • G. Chauvin
  • A. Vigan
  • A. Boccaletti
  • M. Janson
  • R. Gratton

Bonnefoy's research appears regularly in several key venues such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, arXiv (Cornell University), The Astronomical Journal, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology), and The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Best Publications

  • A Giant Planet Imaged in the Disk of the Young Star β Pictoris

    A.-M. Lagrange;M. Bonnefoy;G. Chauvin;D. Apai

  • Asymmetric features in the protoplanetary disk MWC758

    M. Benisty;A. Juhasz;A. Boccaletti;H. Avenhaus

  • Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets

    C. A. Grady;T. Muto;J. Hashimoto;M. Fukagawa

  • Discovery of a planetary-mass companion within the gap of the transition disk around PDS 70

    M. Keppler;M. Benisty;M. Benisty;A. Müller;Th. Henning

  • Asymmetric features in the protoplanetary disk MWC 758

    Myriam Benisty;A. Juhasz;A. Boccaletti;H. Avenhaus

  • Discovery of a probable 4-5 Jupiter-mass exoplanet to HD 95086 by direct-imaging

    J. Rameau;G. Chauvin;A.-M. Lagrange;A. Boccaletti

  • VLT/NACO Deep imaging survey of young, nearby austral stars

    G. Chauvin;A. M. Lagrange;M. Bonavita;B. Zuckerman

  • Direct Imaging Discovery of a `Super-Jupiter' Around the late B-Type Star Kappa And

    J. Carson;C. Thalmann;M. Janson;T. Kozakis

  • Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets

    C. A. Grady;T. Muto;J. Hashimoto;M. Fukagawa

  • Discovery of a warm, dusty giant planet around HIP65426

    G. Chauvin;S. Desidera;A. M. Lagrange;A. Vigan

  • Discovery of a warm, dusty giant planet around HIP 65426

    G. Chauvin;G. Chauvin;S. Desidera;A. M. Lagrange;A. Vigan

  • Orbital characterization of the eta Pictoris b giant planet

    G. Chauvin;A.-M. Lagrange;H. Beust;M. Bonnefoy

  • Discovery of a Probable 4-5 Jupiter-mass Exoplanet to HD 95086 by Direct Imaging

    J. Rameau;G. Chauvin;A.-M. Lagrange;A. Boccaletti

  • First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. III. New spectrophotometry and astrometry of the HR8799 exoplanetary system

    A. Zurlo;A. Vigan;R. Galicher;A.-L. Maire

  • The near-infrared spectral energy distribution of {eta} Pictoris b

    M. Bonnefoy;A. Boccaletti;A.-M. Lagrange;F. Allard

  • Global Climate and Atmospheric Composition of the Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-103b from HST and Spitzer Phase Curve Observations

    Laura Kreidberg;Michael R. Line;Vivien Parmentier;Kevin B. Stevenson

  • Orbital and atmospheric characterization of the planet within the gap of the PDS 70 transition disk

    A. Müller;M. Keppler;Th. Henning;M. Samland

  • Deep imaging survey of young, nearby austral stars - VLT/NACO near-infrared Lyot-coronographic observations

    G. Chauvin;A.-M. Lagrange;M. Bonavita;M. Bonavita;B. Zuckerman

  • DIRECT IMAGING DISCOVERY OF A “SUPER-JUPITER” AROUND THE LATE B-TYPE STAR κ And*

    J. Carson;J. Carson;C. Thalmann;C. Thalmann;M. Janson;T. Kozakis

  • A Likely Close-in Low-mass Stellar Companion to the Transitional Disk Star HD 142527

    Beth Biller;Sylvestre Lacour;Attila Juhász;Myriam Benisty

Frequent Co-Authors

Gael Chauvin
Gael Chauvin Grenoble Alpes University
Anthony Boccaletti
Anthony Boccaletti Paris Observatory
Raffaele Gratton
Raffaele Gratton National Institute for Astrophysics
Michael Meyer
Michael Meyer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
A. M. Lagrange
A. M. Lagrange Grenoble Alpes University
Wolfgang Brandner
Wolfgang Brandner Max Planck Society
Th. Henning
Th. Henning Max Planck Society
Carsten Dominik
Carsten Dominik University of Amsterdam
Daniel Apai
Daniel Apai University of Arizona

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