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Overview

Pierre Kervella is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and primarily works in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research encompasses areas such as instrumental development, atomic and molecular physics, computational mechanics, and nuclear and high energy physics. The scientist's work is reflected in numerous publications in high-impact scientific venues.

Their main research topics include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; astronomy and astrophysical research; astrophysics and star formation studies; astro and planetary science; astrophysical phenomena and observations; gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; and adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

Frequent venues for Pierre Kervella's publications include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • The Astronomical Journal

Co-authors regularly collaborating with Pierre Kervella encompass:

  • J.-B. Le Bouquin
  • S. Lacour
  • G. Perrin
  • P. García
  • A. Mérand

Selected recent papers by Pierre Kervella and collaborators include:

  • Detection of the Schwarzschild precession in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Gaia Early Data Release 3, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Mass distribution in the Galactic Center based on interferometric astrometry of multiple stellar orbits, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Stellar and substellar companions from Gaia EDR3, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Gaia Data Release 3, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Best Publications

  • Gaia Early Data Release 3. Structure and properties of the Magellanic Clouds

    X. Luri;L. Chemin;G. Clementini

  • Detection of the gravitational redshift in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole

    R. Abuter;A. Amorim;N. Anugu;M. Bauböck

  • Detection of the gravitational redshift in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole.

    R. Abuter;A. Amorim;N. Anugu

  • The angular size of dwarf stars and subgiants - Surface brightness relations calibrated by interferometry

    P. Kervella;F. Thevenin;E. Di Folco;D. Segransan

  • A geometric distance measurement to the Galactic Center black hole with 0.3% uncertainty

    R. Abuter;A. Amorim;M. Bauboeck;J.P. Berger

  • First light for GRAVITY: Phase referencing optical interferometry for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer

    R. Abuter;M. Accardo;A. Amorim

  • Detection of the Schwarzschild precession in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole

    R. Abuter;A. Amorim;M. Bauböck;J. P. Berger;J. P. Berger

  • The angular sizes of dwarf stars and subgiants Surface brightness relations calibrated by interferometry

    P. Kervella;P. Kervella;F. Thévenin;E. Di Folco;D. Ségransan

  • A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

    Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

  • Detection of orbital motions near the last stable circular orbit of the massive black hole SgrA

    R. Abuter;A. Amorim;M. Bauböck;J.P. Berger

  • First Light for GRAVITY: Phase Referencing Optical Interferometry for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer

    R. Abuter;M. Accardo;A. Amorim

  • Gaia Early Data Release 3 - Catalogue validation

    C. Fabricius;X. Luri;F. Arenou;C. Babusiaux;C. Babusiaux

  • The spinning-top Be star Achernar from VLTI-VINCI

    A. Domiciano de Souza;P. Kervella;S. Jankov;L. Abe

  • A ring system detected around the centaur (10199) chariklo

    F. Braga-Ribas;B. Sicardy;J. L. Ortiz;C. Snodgrass

  • A geometric distance measurement to the Galactic center black hole with 0.3% uncertainty

    R. Abuter;A. Amorim;M. Bauböck

  • A Low-Mass Planet with a Possible Sub-Stellar-Mass Host in Microlensing Event MOA-2007-BLG-192

    D.P. Bennett;I.A. Bond;A. Udalski;T. Sumi

  • A new calibration of Galactic Cepheid Period-Luminosity relations from B to K bands, and a comparison to LMC PL relations

    P. Fouque;P. Arriagada;J. Storm;T. G. Barnes

  • Detection of orbital motions near the last stable circular orbit of the massive black hole SgrA

    R. Abuter;A. Amorim;M. Bauböck

  • A Low-Mass Planet with a Possible Sub-Stellar-Mass Host in Microlensing Event MOA-2007-BLG-192

    D. P. Bennett;I. A. Bond;A. Udalski;T. Sumi

  • A distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud that is precise to one per cent

    G. Pietrzyński;D. Graczyk;D. Graczyk;A. Gallenne;A. Gallenne;W. Gieren

Frequent Co-Authors

Grzegorz Pietrzyński
Grzegorz Pietrzyński Polish Academy of Sciences
Stefan Gillessen
Stefan Gillessen Max Planck Society
António Amorim
António Amorim University of Lisbon
Wolfgang Brandner
Wolfgang Brandner Max Planck Society
Andreas Eckart
Andreas Eckart University of Cologne
T. ten Brummelaar
T. ten Brummelaar Georgia State University
Eckhard Sturm
Eckhard Sturm Max Planck Society
Frank Eisenhauer
Frank Eisenhauer Max Planck Society
Reinhard Genzel
Reinhard Genzel Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Nils H. Turner
Nils H. Turner Georgia State University

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