M. Bester

3.5k citations

61 papers · 897 indexed · h-index 15

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
Instrumentation top 5%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in ⓘ

Astronomy and Astrophysics 42
- Astro and Planetary Science 22
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 17
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 16
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 14
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 7
Instrumentation 3

Co-authors: W. C. Danchi (25 shared papers)C. H. Townes (21 shared papers)C. G. Degiacomi (14 shared papers)L. J. Greenhill (6 shared papers)G. Winnewisser (8 shared papers)Everett A. Lipman (6 shared papers)Peter Tuthill (5 shared papers)John D. Monnier (5 shared papers)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (10 papers)Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy (5 papers)Space Science Reviews (2 papers)The Astronomical Journal (1 paper)Astrophysics and Space Science (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany France

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M. Bester

56 papers receiving 869 citations

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1	Characteristics of dust shells around 13 late-type stars The Astronomical Journal ·W. C. Danchi, M. Bester, C. G. Degiacomi, L. J. Greenhill, C. H. Townes	1994	228
2	The Berkeley Infrared Spatial Interferometer: A Heterodyne Stellar Interferometer for the Mid‐Infrared The Astrophysical Journal ·D. D. S. Hale, M. Bester, W. C. Danchi, W. Fitelson, S. Hoss, Everett A. Lipman, John D. Monnier, Peter Tuthill, C. H. Townes	2000	68
3	Interferometric Observations of the SiO Masers and Dust Shell of VX Sagittarii The Astrophysical Journal ·L. J. Greenhill, F. Colomer, J. M. Moran, D. C. Backer, W. C. Danchi, M. Bester	1995	59
4	Atmospheric fluctuations - Empirical structure functions and projected performance of future instruments The Astrophysical Journal ·M. Bester, W. C. Danchi, C. G. Degiacomi, L. J. Greenhill, C. H. Townes	1992	48
5	Nonspherical Structures and Temporal Variations in the Dust Shell of o Ceti Observed with a Long Baseline Interferometer at 11 microns The Astrophysical Journal ·B. López, W. C. Danchi, M. Bester, D. D. S. Hale, Everett A. Lipman, John D. Monnier, Peter Tuthill, C. H. Townes, C. G. Degiacomi, T. R. Geballe, L. J. Greenhill, P. Cruzalèbes, J. Lefèvre, D. Mékarnia, J. A. Mattei, D. Nishimoto, P. Kervin	1997	42
6	Measurement at 11 Micron Wavelengths of the Diameters of alpha Orionis and alpha Scorpii: Changes in Effective Temperature of alpha Orionis and Very Recent Dust Emission The Astrophysical Journal ·M. Bester, W. C. Danchi, David Hale, C. H. Townes, C. G. Degiacomi, D. Mékarnia, T. R. Geballe	1996	40
7	Nonuniform Dust Outflow Observed around Infrared Object NML Cygni The Astrophysical Journal ·John D. Monnier, M. Bester, W. C. Danchi, M. A. Johnson, Everett A. Lipman, C. H. Townes, Peter Tuthill, T. R. Geballe, D. Nishimoto, P. Kervin	1997	38
8	Simultaneous analysis of the microwave and infrared spectra of 14ND3 and 15ND3 for the ν2 excited state Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy ·Štěpán Urban, D. Papoušek, M. Bester, Kōichi Yamada, G. Winnewisser, A. Guarnieri	1984	37
9	Multiple Dust Shells and Motions around IK Tauri as Seen by Infrared Interferometry The Astrophysical Journal ·D. D. S. Hale, M. Bester, W. C. Danchi, S. Hoss, Everett A. Lipman, John D. Monnier, Peter Tuthill, C. H. Townes, Mark A. Johnson, B. López, T. R. Geballe	1997	33
10	Rotational Spectrum of Methylcyanoacetylene A New Millimeter Wave Spectrometer Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A ·M. Bester, M. Tanimoto, B. Vowinkel, G. Winnewisser, Kōichi Yamada	1983	29
11	Orbit Design for the THEMIS Mission Space Science Reviews ·S. Frey, V. Angelopoulos, M. Bester, J. W. Bonnell, T. D. Phan, D. Rummel	2008	24
12	Distribution of dust about Omicron Ceti and Alpha Orionis based on 11 micron spatial interferometry The Astrophysical Journal ·M. Bester, W. C. Danchi, C. G. Degiacomi, C. H. Townes, T. R. Geballe	1991	21
13	Lunar magnetic field measurements with a cubesat Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·I. Garrick‐Bethell, Robert P. Lin, Hugo Santiago Sánchez, Belgacem Jaroux, M. Bester, Patrick Brown, Daniel Cosgrove, M. K. Dougherty, J. S. Halekas, D. Hemingway, Paulo Lozano, F. Martel, Caleb W. Whitlock	2013	18
14	The millimeter wave spectrum of cyanoallene, CH2CCHCN, using a new digital lock-in technique Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy ·G. Schwahn, R. Schieder, M. Bester, G. Winnewisser	1986	15
15	Location and phase of dust formation in IRC + 10216 indicated by 11 micron spatial interferometry The Astrophysical Journal ·W. C. Danchi, M. Bester, C. G. Degiacomi, P. R. McCullough, C. H. Townes	1990	14
16	Millimeter-wave spectrum and internal rotation of 1-silylpropyne, CH3CCSiH3 Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy ·Jun Nakagawa, Kōichi Yamada, M. Bester, G. Winnewisser	1985	13
17	THEMIS Operations Space Science Reviews ·M. Bester, Mark Lewis, Bryce Roberts, J.A. McDonald, Deron O. Pease, Jeremy Thorsness, S. Frey, Daniel Cosgrove, D. Rummel	2008	12
18	Long baseline interferometric observations of long period variable stars Astrophysics and Space Science ·W. C. Danchi, M. Bester	1995	10
19	Multi-Mission Flight Operations at UC Berkeley - Experiences and Lessons Learned SpaceOps 2010 Conference ·M. Bester, Mark Lewis, Bryce Roberts, Jeremy Thorsness, John A. McDonald, Deron O. Pease, Sabine Frey, Daniel Cosgrove	2010	10
20	Navigating THEMIS to the ARTEMIS Low-Energy Lunar Transfer Trajectory SpaceOps 2010 Conference ·Daniel Cosgrove, Sabine Frey, M. Bester, David Folta, Mark Woodard, Dennis Woodfork, Jeffrey E. Marchese, Brandon D. Owens, Swapan Gandhi	2010	9

About M. Bester

M. Bester is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering, Spectroscopy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 61 papers that have together received 897 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (22 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (17 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (16 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (14 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (11 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (8 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (7 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (706 citations), Instrumentation (98 citations), Spectroscopy (158 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (235 citations) and Atmospheric Science (93 citations). M. Bester has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include W. C. Danchi, C. H. Townes, C. G. Degiacomi, L. J. Greenhill, G. Winnewisser, Everett A. Lipman, Peter Tuthill, John D. Monnier, Kōichi Yamada and D. D. S. Hale. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, Space Science Reviews, The Astronomical Journal and Astrophysics and Space Science.

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