Michael Hippke
About Me
I am a gentleman scientist doing astrophysics research in my free time.
I am affiliated with the Sonneberg observatory.
A list of my publications can be found at ADS.
Research
Transit Least Squares (TLS): An optimized transit-fitting algorithm to search for periodic transits of small planets
Interstellar communication (series of papers)
I. Maximized data rate for lightweight space-probes
Hippke, M. 2018, International Journal of Astrobiology (ADS,
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II. Application to the solar gravitational lens
Hippke, M. 2017, Acta Astronautica (ADS,
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III. Optimal frequency to maximize data rate
Hippke, M., Forgan, D. H. 2017 (ADS,
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IV. Benchmarking information carriers
Hippke, M. 2017, Acta Astronautica (ADS,
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V. Introduction to photon information efficiency (in bits per photon)
Hippke, M. 2017 (ADS,
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VI. Searching X-ray spectra for narrowband communication
Hippke, M., Forgan, D. H. 2017 (ADS,
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VII. Benchmarking inscribed matter probes
Hippke, M., Leyland, P., Learned J. G. 2017, Acta Astronautica (ADS,
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VIII. Hard limits on the number of bits per photon
Hippke, M., 2018 (ADS,
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IX. Message decontamination is impossible
Hippke, M., Learned, J. G. 2018 (ADS,
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X. The colors of optical SETI
Hippke, M. 2018, Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy (in press) (ADS,
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XI. Short pulse duration limits of optical SETI
Hippke, M., 2018, Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy (in press) (ADS,
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Periodic Spectral Modulations Arise from Non-random Spacing of Spectral Absorption Lines
Hippke, M. 2018 PASP in press (ADS,
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Interstellar travel
Photogravimagnetic assists of light sails
Forgan, D., Heller, R., Hippke, M. 2018, Monthly Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society (ADS,
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Optimized trajectories to the nearest stars using lightweight high-velocity photon sails
Heller, R., Hippke, M., Kervella, P. 2017, Astronomical Journal (ADS,
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Deceleration of high-velocity interstellar photon sails into bound orbits at alpha Centauri
Heller, R., Hippke, M. 2017, Astrophysical Journal Letters (ADS,
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Spaceflight from Super-Earths is difficult
Hippke, M. 2018, International Journal of Astrobiology (ADS,
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Super-Earths in need for Extremely Big Rockets
Hippke, M. 2018 (ADS,
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Boyajian's Star
The year-long flux variations in Boyajian's star are asymmetric or aperiodic
Hippke, M., Angerhausen. A. 2017, Astrophysical Journal Letters (ADS,
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Sonneberg plate photometry for Boyajian's Star in two passbands
Hippke, M. et al. 2017, Astrophysical Journal (ADS,
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A statistical analysis of the accuracy of the digitized magnitudes of photometric plates on the time scale of decades with an application to the century-long light curve of KIC 8462852
Hippke, M. et al. 2016, Astrophysical Journal (ADS,
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The Stability of F-star Brightness on Century Timescales
Lund. M. et al 2016 (ADS,
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Exomoons and Exotrojans
Predictable patterns in planetary transit timing variations and transit duration variations due to exomoons
Heller, R., Hippke, M., Placek, B., Angerhausen, D. 2016, Astronomy & Astrophysics (ADS,
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Modeling the Orbital Sampling Effect of Extrasolar Moons
Heller, R., Hippke, M., Jackson, B. 2016, Astrophysical Journal (ADS,
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A Statistical Search for a Population of Exo-Trojans in the Kepler Data Set
Hippke, M., Angerhausen, D. 2015, Astrophysical Journal (ADS,
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Photometry's Bright Future: Detecting Solar System Analogs with Future Space Telescopes
Hippke, M., Angerhausen, D. 2015, Astrophysical Journal (ADS,
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On the Detection of Exomoons: A Search in Kepler Data for the Orbital Sampling Effect and the Scatter Peak
Hippke, M. 2015, Astrophysical Journal (ADS,
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Revisiting the exomoon candidate signal around Kepler-1625b
Rodenbeck et al. 2018, Astronomy & Astrophysics (ADS,
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Variable stars
Simple nonlinear models suggest variable star universality
Lindner, John F. et al. 2016, Physica D (ADS,
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Strange Nonchaotic Stars
Lindner, John F. et al. 2015, Physical Review Letters (ADS,
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Pulsation Period Variations in the RRc Lyrae Star KIC 5520878
Hippke, M., Learned, J. G., Zee, A. et al. 2015, Astrophysical Journal (ADS,
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Dippers and Dusty Disk Edges: New Diagnostics and Comparison to Model Predictions
Bodman, E. et al. 2017, Monthly Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society (ADS,
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The spectral Petersen diagram as a new tool to map pulsation modes in variable stars
Hippke, M. 2018, Monthly Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society, sty2790 (ADS,
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