We report the detection of the first two microlensing candidates from the Wendelstein Calar Alto Pixellensing Project (WeCAPP). Both are detected with a high...
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PublicationThe Wendelstein Calar Alto Pixellensing Project (WeCAPP): First MACHO Candidates
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PublicationThe Wendelstein Calar Alto Pixellensing Project (WeCAPP): the M 31 variable star catalogue
In this paper we present the WeCAPP catalogue of variable stars found in the bulge of M 31. Observations in the WeCAPP microlensing survey (optical R and I...
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PublicationTracing the cosmic web
The cosmic web is one of the most striking features of the distribution of galaxies and dark matter on the largest scales in the Universe. It is composed of...
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PublicationTracing the stellar component of low surface brightness Milky Way dwarf galaxies to their outskirts. I. Sextans
Aims: We present results from deep and very spatially extended CTIO/DECam g and r photometry (reaching out to 2 mag below the oldest main-sequence turn-off and...
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PublicationUnderstanding the Cosmic Mass Function High-Mass Behavior
We claim that the discrepancy found between the theoretical predictions for the cosmic mass function and those found in numerical simulations is due to the fact...
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PublicationUnraveling the Complexity of Dwarf Galaxy Dynamics: A Study of Binary Orbital Motions
We investigate the impact of binary orbital motions on the dynamical modeling of dwarf galaxies with intrinsic line-of-sight velocity dispersions ( ${\sigma }_{...
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PublicationUpper Limit for γ-Ray Emission above 140 GeV from the Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Draco
The nearby dwarf spheroidal galaxy Draco, with its high mass to light ratio, is one of the most auspicious targets for indirect dark matter (DM) searches...
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PublicationUpper Limits on the VHE Gamma-Ray Emission from the Willman 1 Satellite Galaxy with the Magic Telescope
We present the result of the observation of the ultrafaint dwarf galaxy Willman 1 performed with the 17 m MAGIC telescope during 15.5 hr between March and May...
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PublicationVirial theorem in clusters of galaxies with MOND
A specific modification of Newtonian dynamics known as MOND has been shown to reproduce the dynamics of most astrophysical systems at different scales without...