E-ELT SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS

The following is a list of scientific papers that discuss ELT science, or at least point out important scientific questions that will require an ELT to pursue.

Papers in refereed journals

• Using the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect to observe the transmission spectrum of Earth's atmosphere
  F. Yan, R.A.E. Fosbury, M.G. Petr-Gotzens, E. Pallé, G. Zhao, 2015, ApJ, 806, L23
• The Science Case for Multi-Object Spectroscopy on the European Extremely Large Telescope
  C.J. Evans et al., 2015, arXiv:1501.04726
• Exoplanet Science with the European Extremely Large Telescope. The Case for Visible and Near-IR Spectroscopy at High Resolution
  S. Udry et al., 2014, arXiv:1412.1048
• Fundamental cosmology in the E-ELT era: The status and future role of tests of fundamental coupling stability
  C.J.A.P. Martins, 2015, General Relativity and Gravitation, 47, 1843
• Science case and requirements for the MOSAIC concept for a multi-object spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope
  C.J. Evans et al., 2014, SPIE, 9147, 914796
• Fundamental cosmology from precision spectroscopy: Varying couplings
  A.C.O. Leite, C.J.A.P. Martins, P.O.J. Pedrosa, N.J. Nunes, 2014, PhysRevD, 90, 063519
• Direct detection of exoplanets in the 3 - 10 micron range with E-ELT/METIS
  S.P. Quanz, I. Crossfield, M.R. Meyer, E. Schmalzl, J. Held, 2015, IJAsB, 14, 279
• Probing the nuclear star cluster of galaxies with ELTs
  M. Gullieuszik, L. Greggio, R. Falomo, L. Schreiber, M. Uslenghi, 2014, A&A, 568, 89
• Dark energy coupling with electromagnetism as seen from future low-medium redshift probes
  E. Calabrese, M. Martinelli, S. Pandolfi, V. F. Cardone, C. J. A. P. Martins, S. Spiro, P. E. Vielzeuf, 2014, PhysRevD, 89, 083509
• Instrumental polarisation at the Nasmyth focus of the E-ELT
  M. de Juan Ovelar, F. Snik, C.U. Keller, L. Venema, 2014, A&A, 562, A8
• Studying the metallicity gradient in Virgo ellipticals with E-ELT photometry of resolved stars
  L. Schreiber, L. Greggio, R. Falomo, D. Fantinel, M. Uslenghi, 2014, MNRAS, 437, 2966
• A Community Science Case for E-ELT HIRES
  R. Maiolino et al., 2014, arXiv:1310.3163
• The explosion energy of early stellar populations: the Fe-peak element ratios in low-metallicity damped Lyα systems
  R. Cooke, M. Pettini, R.A. Jorgensen, M.T. Murphy, G.C. Rudie, C.C. Steidel, 2013, MNRAS, 431, 1625
• Finding Extraterrestrial Life Using Ground-based High-dispersion Spectroscopy
  I.A.G. Snellen, R.J. de Kok, R. le Poole, M. Brogi, J. Birkby, 2013, ApJ, 764, 182
• Constraints on the CMB temperature-redshift dependence from SZ and distance measurements
  A. Avgoustidis, G. Luzzi, C.J.A.P. Martins, A.M.R.V.L. Monteiro, 2012, JCAP, 2, 13
• Probing dark energy with redshift drift
  M. Martinelli, S. Pandolfi, C.J.A.P. Martins, P.E. Vielzeuf, 2012, Phys. Rev. D, 86, 123001
• On the white dwarf cooling sequence with extremely large telescopes
  G. Bono, M. Salaris, R. Gilmozzi, 2012, A&A, 549, 102
• Variation of fundamental parameters and dark energy: A principal component approach
  L. Amendola, A.C.O. Leite, C.J.A.P. Martins, N.J. Nunes, P.O.J. Pedrosa, A. Seganti, 2012, Phys. Rev. D, 86, 063515
• Resolved stellar population of distant galaxies in the ELT era
  L. Greggio, R. Falomo, S. Zaggia, D. Fantinel, M. Uslenghi, 2012, PASP, 124, 653
• Probing dark energy beyond z=2 with CODEX
  P.E. Vielzeuf, C.J.A.P. Martins, 2012, Phys. Rev. D, 85, 087301
• An E-ELT case study: colour-magnitude diagrams of an old galaxy in the Virgo cluster
  A. Deep, G. Fiorentino, E. Tolstoy, E. Diolaiti, M. Bellazzini, P. Ciliegi, R.I. Davies, J.-M. Conan, 2011, A&A, 531, 151
• Stellar metallicities beyond the Local Group: the potential of J-band spectroscopy with extremely large telescopes
  C.J. Evans, B. Davies, R.-P. Kudritzki, M. Puech, Y. Yang, J.-G. Cuby, D. F. Figer, M.D. Lehnert, S.L. Morris, G. Rousset, 2011, A&A, 527, 50
• Warm dusty discs: exploring the A star 24 μm debris population
  R. Smith, M.C. Wyatt, 2010, A&A, 515, 95
• Probing dark matter, galaxies and the expansion history of the Universe with Lyα in absorption and emission
  M.G. Haehnelt, 2010, AN, 331, 541
• Prospects of Stellar Abundance Studies from Near-IR Spectra Observed with the E-ELT
  N. Ryde, 2010, AN, 331, 433
• E-ELT: Expected Applications to Asteroid Observations in the Thermal Infrared
  M. Delbó, EM&P, 105, 235
• Simulating the physics and mass assembly of distant galaxies out to z ~ 6 with the E-ELT
  M. Puech, P. Rosati, S. Toft, A. Cimatti, B. Neichel, T. Fusco, 2010, MNRAS, 402, 903
• High Precision Astrometry with MICADO at the European Extremely Large Telescope
  S. Trippe, R. Davies, F. Eisenhauer, N.M. Foerster Schreiber, T.K. Fritz, R. Genzel, 2010, MNRAS, 402, 1126
• The Future of Direct Supermassive Black Hole Mass Estimates
  D. Batcheldor, A.M. Koekemoer, 2009, PASP, 121, 1245
• Fainter and closer: finding planets by symmetry breaking
  E.N. Ribak, S. Gladysz, 2008, Optics Express, 16, 15553
• Detection of Faint Companions through Stochastic Speckle Discrimination
  S. Gladysz, J.C. Christou, 2008, ApJ, 684, 1486
• Coupling MOAO with Integral Field Spectroscopy: specifications for the VLT and the E-ELT
  M. Puech, H. Flores, M. Lehnert, B. Neichel, T. Fusco, P. Rosati, J.-G. Cuby, G. Rousset, 2008, MNRAS, 390, 1089
• Mapping the galactic gravitational potential with peculiar acceleration
  C. Quercellini, L. Amendola, A. Balbi, 2008, MNRAS, 391, 1308
• Time drift of cosmological redshifts as a test of the Copernican principle
  J.-P. Uzan, C. Clarkson, G.F.R. Ellis, 2008, Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 1303
• Cosmic dynamics in the era of Extremely Large Telescopes
  J. Liske, A. Grazian, E. Vanzella, M. Dessauges, M. Viel, L. Pasquini, M. Haehnelt, S. Cristiani, F. Pepe, G. Avila, P. Bonifacio, F. Bouchy, H. Dekker, B. Delabre, S. D'Odorico, V. D'Odorico, S. Levshakov, C. Lovis, M. Mayor, P. Molaro, L. Moscardini, M.T. Murphy, D. Queloz, P. Shaver, S. Udry, T. Wiklind, S. Zucker, 2008, MNRAS, 386, 1192
• Time drift of cosmological redshifts and its variance
  J.-P. Uzan, F. Bernardeau, Y. Mellier, 2008, Phys. Rev. D, 77, 021301
• The time evolution of cosmological redshift as a test of dark energy
  A. Balbi, C. Quercellini, 2007, MNRAS, 382, 1623
• Exploring the Dark Energy Redshift Desert with the Sandage-Loeb Test
  P.-S. Corasaniti, D. Huterer, A. Melchiorri, 2007, Phys. Rev. D, 75, 062001
• Narrow-band surveys for very high redshift Lyman-α emitters
  K.K. Nilsson, A. Orsi, C.G. Lacey, C.M. Baugh, E. Thommes, 2007, A&A, 474, 385
• Signatures of Planet Formation in Gravitationally Unstable Disks
  H. Jang-Condell, A.P. Boss, 2007, ApJ, 659, L169
• The ARAUCARIA Project: VLT-FORS Spectroscopy of Blue Supergiants in NGC 3109-Classifications, First Abundances, and Kinematics
  C.J. Evans, F. Bresolin, M.A. Urbaneja, G. Pietrzynski, W. Gieren, R.-P. Kudritzki, 2007, ApJ, 659, 1198
• Improving Earth-like planets' detection with an ELT: the differential radial velocity experiment
  P. Riaud, J. Schneider, 2007, A&A, 469, 355
• Reconstructing the dark energy equation of state with varying couplings
  P.P. Avelino, C.J.A.P. Martins, N.J. Nunes, K.A. Olive, 2006, Phys Rev D, 74, 083508
• Fundamental limitations on Earth-like planet detection with extremely large telescopes
  C. Cavarroc, A. Boccaletti, P. Baudoz, T. Fusco, D. Rouan, 2006, A&A, 447, 397
• Imaging earth-like planets with extremely large telescopes
  A. Chelli, 2005, A&A, 441, 1205
• Three Low-Mass Planets from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search
  C.G. Tinney, R.P. Butler, G.W. Marcy, H.R.A. Jones, A.J. Penny, C. McCarthy, B.D. Carter, D.A. Fischer, 2005, ApJ, 623, 1171
• Stellar Dynamics at the Galactic Center with an Extremely Large Telescope
  N.N. Weinberg, M. Milosavljeviç, A.M. Ghez, 2005, ApJ, 622, 878
• Science, Technology and Detectors for Extremely Large Telescopes
  R. Gilmozzi, 2005, Experimental Astronomy, 19, 5
• Stellar Crowding and the Science Case for Extremely Large Telescopes
  K.A.G. Olsen, R.D. Blum, F. Rigaut, 2003, AJ, 126, 452O
• Constraints on the ultraviolet metagalactic emissivity using the Lyα forest
  A. Meiksin, M. White, 2003, MNRAS, 342, 1205