Publications

A complete list of my publications is also available from the Astrophysics Data System (ADS).

Overview

• Theses
• Peer-reviewed journal papers
• Conference papers
• Conference posters

Theses

• The relics of structure formation: high-velocity clouds around the Andromeda galaxy and the Milky Way
  Westmeier, T. 2007, Ph.D. thesis, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
  (PDF document, 2.9 MB)
• H i-Beobachtungen zur Struktur und Verteilung kompakter Hochgeschwindigkeitswolken
  Westmeier, T. 2003, Diplom thesis, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
  (PDF document, 6.3 MB, in German)

Peer-reviewed Journal Papers

• Gas and dark matter in the Sculptor group: NGC 55
  Westmeier, T., Koribalski, B. S., Braun, R., 2012, MNRAS, submitted
• GASKAP – The Galactic ASKAP Survey
  Dickey, J. M., McClure-Griffiths, N., Gibson, S. J., Gó�mez, J. F., Imai, H., Jones, P., Stanimirović, S., van Loon, J. Th., Walsh, A., Alberdi, A., Anglada, G., Uscanga, L., Arce, H., Bailey, M., Begum, A., Wakker, B., Ben Bekhti, N., Kalberla, P. M. W., Winkel, B., Bekki, K., For, B.-Q., Staveley-Smith, L., Westmeier, T., and 35 additional co-authors, 2012, PASA, in press
  (arXiv)
• Comparison of potential ASKAP H i survey source finders
  Popping, A., Jurek, R., Westmeier, T., Serra, P., Flöer, L., Meyer, M., Koribalski, B., 2012, PASA, 29, 318
  (ADS | arXiv)
• Assessing the accuracy of radio astronomy source finding algorithms
  Westerlund, S., Harris, C., Westmeier, T., 2012, PASA, 29, 301
  (ADS | arXiv)
• Basic testing of the Duchamp source finder
  Westmeier, T., Popping, A., Serra, P., 2012, PASA, 29, 276
  (ADS | arXiv)
• Gas and dark matter in the Sculptor group: NGC 300
  Westmeier, T., Braun, R., Koribalski, B., 2011, MNRAS, 410, 2217
  (ADS | arXiv)
• High-resolution 21-cm observations of low-column density gas clumps in the Milky Way halo
  Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Winkel, B., Kenn, F., Westmeier, T., 2009, A&A, 503, 483
  (ADS | arXiv)
• Relics of structure formation: extra-planar gas and high-velocity clouds around the Andromeda Galaxy
  Westmeier, T., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., 2008, MNRAS, 390, 1691
  (ADS | arXiv)
• Ca ii and Na i absorption signatures from extraplanar gas in the halo of the Milky Way
  Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Westmeier, T., Murphy, M. T., 2008, A&A, 487, 583
  (ADS | arXiv)
• The scattered debris of the Magellanic Stream
  Westmeier, T., Koribalski, B. S., 2008, MNRAS, 388, L29
  (ADS | arXiv)
• Physical properties of two compact high-velocity clouds possibly associated with the Leading Arm of the Magellanic System
  Ben Bekhti, N., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., Westmeier, T., 2006, A&A, 457, 917
  (ADS | arXiv)
• Low column density gas clumps in the halo of the Milky Way
  Richter, P., Westmeier, T., Brüns, C., 2005, A&A, 442, L49
  (ADS | arXiv)
• Westerbork H i observations of high-velocity clouds near M31 and M33
  Westmeier, T., Braun, R., Thilker, D. A., 2005, A&A, 436, 101
  (ADS | arXiv)
• Effelsberg H i observations of compact high-velocity clouds
  Westmeier, T., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., 2005, A&A, 432, 937
  (ADS | arXiv)
• H i observations of an ultra-compact high-velocity cloud
  Brüns, C., Westmeier, T., 2004, A&A, 426, L9
  (ADS | arXiv)

Conference Papers

• Low-column density HVC and IVC gas in the halo of the Milky Way
  Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Winkel, B., Kenn, F., Westmeier, T., Murphy, M. T., 2012, EAS Publications Series, 56, 313
  (Online proceedings, article available as PDF file)
• The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder
  Westmeier, T., Johnston, S., 2010, proceedings of the conference “A New Golden Age in Radio Astronomy”, 10–14 June 2010, Assen, The Netherlands
  (Online proceedings, article available as PDF file)
• The relics of structure formation: extra-planar gas and high-velocity clouds around M31
  Westmeier, T., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., 2008, ASP Conf. Ser., 393, 283
  (Online article, subscription required)
• Ca ii and Na i absorption signatures from the circumgalactic gas of the Milky Way
  Ben Bekhti, N., Murphy, M. T., Richter, P., Westmeier, T., 2008, Astrophys. and Space Sci. Proc., “Galaxies in the Local Volume”, p. 273
  (arXiv)
• The relics of galaxy evolution: high-velocity clouds around M31
  Westmeier, T., Braun, R., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., Thilker, D. A., 2008, Astrophys. and Space Sci. Proc., “Galaxies in the Local Volume”, p. 235
  (Springer website)
• HVC and IVC gas in the halo of the Milky Way
  Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Westmeier, T., 2007, EAS Publications Series, 24, 281
  (arXiv)
• The relics of galaxy evolution: high-velocity clouds around the Andromeda Galaxy
  Westmeier, T., Braun, R., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., Thilker, D. A., 2007, New Astronomy Reviews, 51, 108
  (Online article, subscription required)
• H i throughout the circum-galactic environment of Andromeda
  Thilker, D. A., Braun, R., Westmeier, T., 2005, ASP Conf. Ser., 331, 113
  (Online article, subscription required)
• Compact high-velocity clouds around the Galaxy and M31
  Westmeier, T., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., 2005, ASP Conf. Ser., 331, 105
  (arXiv)
• Effelsberg H i survey of compact high-velocity clouds
  Westmeier, T., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., 2004, ASP Conf. Ser., 327, 297
  (arXiv)

Conference Posters

• Gas and Dark Matter in the Sculptor group
  Westmeier, T. 2011, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 4–8 July 2011, Adelaide (Australia)
  (PDF file, 480 kB)
• The relics of structure formation: extra-planar gas and high-velocity clouds around M31
  Westmeier, T., Braun, R., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., Thilker, D. A., 2008, 211th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, 7–11 January 2008, Austin, TX (USA)
  (PDF file, 610 kB)
• The relics of structure formation: extra-planar gas and high-velocity clouds around M31
  Westmeier, T., Braun, R., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., Thilker, D. A., 2007, Bash Symposium “New Horizons in Astronomy”, 14–16 October 2007, Austin, TX (USA)
  (PDF file, 610 kB)
• High-velocity gas in the halo of the Milky Way
  Ben Bekhti, N., Richter, P., Westmeier, T., 2007, conference “Galaxies in the Local Volume”, 9–13 July 2007, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
• Physical parameters of two compact high-velocity clouds
  Ben Bekhti, N., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., Westmeier, T., 2005, Herbsttagung der Astronomischen Gesellschaft, 26–30 September 2005, Cologne (Germany)
  (PDF file, 600 kB)
• The LAB survey: database for Galactic H i emission
  Kalberla, P. M. W., Westmeier, T., Kerp, J., 2005, International XEUS Workshop at MPE, 30–31 May 2005, Garching (Germany)
  (PDF file, 1.2 MB)
• Effelsberg H i survey of compact high-velocity clouds
  Westmeier, T., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., 2003, conference “Satellites and Tidal Streams”, 26–29 May 2003, Los Cancajos, La Palma (Spain)
  (PDF file, 380 kB)
• Effelsberg H i survey of compact high-velocity clouds
  Westmeier, T., Brüns, C., Kerp, J., 2003, Initial ALFA Extragalactic H i Consortium Meeting, 14–17 March 2003, Arecibo, Puerto Rico (USA)
  (PDF file, 220 kB)