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History of publications in refereed papers

2008 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001- 1999 - 1998 - 1997 -1996 (and before)


		"Evidence of thin Helium envelopes in PG1159 stars" Althaus, L. G., Córsico, A. H., Miller Bertolami, M. M., García-Berro, E., and Kepler, S. O.; 2008, ApJ Letters, 677, L35
		" Gravitational settling of ²²Ne and white dwarf evolution" García-Berro, E., Althaus, L. G., Córsico, A. H., and Isern, J.; 2008, ApJ, 677, 473

		" Asteroseismological measurements on PG 1159-035, the prototype of the GW Vir variable stars " Córsico, A. H., Althaus, L. G., Kepler, S. O., Costa, J. E. S, & Miller Bertolami, M. M. ; 2008, A&A, 478, 869

		"On the systematics of asteroseismological mass determinations of PG1159 stars" Althaus, L. G., Córsico, A. H., Kepler, S. O., and Miller Bertolami, M. M.; 2008, A&A, 478, 175

		"White dwarf luminosity and mass functions from Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectra" DeGennaro, S, von Hippel, T., Winget, D. E., Kepler, S. O., Nitta, A., Koester, D., Althaus, L. G.; 2008, AJ, 135, 1

		"The pulsation modes of the pre-white dwarf PG 1159-035" J. E. S. Costa, S. O. Kepler, D. E. Winget, 72 co-authors, L. G. Althaus, A. H. Córsico, and M. H. Montgomery; 2008, A&A, 477, 627

2007 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001- 1999 - 1998 - 1997 -1996 (and before)



	1		"Full evolution of low-mass white dwarfs with helium and oxygen cores" Panei, J. A., Althaus, L. G., Chen, X., and Han, Z; 2007, MNRAS, 382, 779

	2		"Asteroseismological constraints on the coolest GW Vir variable star (PG 1159-type) PG 0122+200" Córsico, A. H., Miller Bertolami, M. M., Althaus, L. G., Vauclair, G., and Werner, K.; 2007, A&A, 475, 619

	3		"The contribution of Oxygen-Neon white dwarfs to the MACHO content of the Galactic Halo" Camacho, J., Torres, S., Isern, J., Althaus, L. G., & García-Berro, E.; 2007, A&A, 471, 151

	4		"Oscillatory secular modes: The thermal micropulses" Gautschy, A. & Althaus, L. G.; 2007, A&A, 471, 911

	5		"The born again (VLTP) scenario revisited: The mass of the remnants and implications for V4334 Sgr" Miller Bertolami, M. M. & Althaus, L. G.; 2007, MNRAS, 380, 763

	6		"On the robustness of H-deficient post-AGB tracks" Miller Bertolami, M. M. & Althaus, L. G.; 2007, A&A, 470, 675

	7		"White dwarf mass distribution in the SDSS" Kepler, S. O., Kleinman, S. J., Nitta, A., Koester, D., Castanheira, B. G., Giovannini, O., Costa, A. F. M., and Althaus, L. G.; 2007, MNRAS, 375, 1315

	8		"The age and colors of massive white dwarf stars" Althaus, L. G., García-Berro E., Isern, J., Córsico, A. H., Rohrmann, R. D.; 2007, A&A, 465, 249

	9		"Low-mass helium-enriched PG 1159 stars: a possible evolutionary origin and the implications for their pulsational stability properties" Althaus, L. G., Córsico, A. H., Miller Bertolami, M. M.; 2007, A&A, 467, 1175

	10		"Asteroseismological constraints on the pulsating planetary nebula nucleus (PG1159-type) RX J2117.1+3412" Córsico, A. H., Althaus, L. G., Miller Bertolami, M. M., Werner, K.; 2007, A&A, 461, 1095 (Erratum)

2006 2005-2004-2003 - 2002 - 2001- 1999 - 1998 - 1997 -1996 (and before)



	1	"New nonadiabatic pulsation computations on full PG1159 evolutionary models: the theoretical GW Vir instability strip revisited" Córsico, A. H., Althaus,L. G., Miller Bertolami, M. M.; 2006, A&A, 458, 259

	2	"Full evolutionary models for PG1159 stars. Implications for the helium-rich O(He) stars" Miller Bertolami, M. M., Althaus, L. G.; 2006, A&A, 454, 845

	3	"Asteroseismic inferences on GW Vir variable stars in the frame of new PG 1159 evolutionary models" Córsico, A. H., Althaus, L. G.; 2006, A&A, 454, 863

	4	"DQ white dwarf stars with low C abundance: Possible progenitors" Scóccola, C. G., Althaus, L. G., Serenelli, A. M., Rohrmann, R. D., Córsico, A. H.; 2006, A&A, 451, 147

	5	"New evolutionary calculations for the Born Again scenario" Miller Bertolami, M. M., Althaus, L. G., Serenelli, A. M., Panei, J. A.; 2006, A&A, 449, 313

	6	"The gravitational wave radiation of pulsating white dwarfs revisited: the case of BPM 37093 and PG 1159-035" García-Berro E., Lorén-Aguilar P., Córsico A. H., Althaus L. G., Lobo J. A., and Isern J.; 2006, A&A, 446, 259

2005 2004-2003 - 2002 - 2001- 1999 - 1998 - 1997 -1996 (and before)



1	"Mass-radius relations for massive white dwarf stars" Althaus L. G., García-Berro E., Isern J., and Córsico A. H. ; 2005, A&A, 441, 689

2	"The formation of DA white dwarfs with thin hydrogen envelopes" Althaus L. G., Miller Bertolami M. M., Córsico A. H., García-Berro E. and Gil-Pons P.; 2005, A&A, 440, L1

3	"Can pulsating PG1159 stars place constraints on the occurrence of core overshooting?" Córsico A. H. and Althaus L. G.; 2005, A&A, 439, L31

4	"On the excitation of PG1159-type pulsations" Gautschy, A., Althaus, L. G. and Saio H.; 2005, A&A, 438, 1013

5	"The formation and evolution of hydrogen-deficient post-AGB white dwarfs: the emerging chemical profile and the expectations for the PG1159-DB-DQ evolutionary connection" Althaus L. G., Serenelli A. M., Panei J. A., Córsico A. H., García-Berro E. and Sccócola C. G. ; 2005, A&A, 435, 631

6	"New evolutionary models for massive ZZ Ceti stars: II. The effects of crystallization on their pulsational properties" Córsico A. H., Althaus L. G., Montgomery M. H., García-Berro E. and Isern J.; 2005, A&A, 429, 277

2004 2003- 2002 - 2001- 1999 - 1998 - 1997 -1996 (and before)




1	"The rate of period change in pulsating DB white dwarf stars" Córsico A. H. and Althaus L. G.; 2004, A&A, 428, 159

2	"Pulsations of massive ZZ Ceti stars with carbon/oxygen and oxygen/neon cores" Córsico A. H., García-Berro E., Althaus L. G. and Isern J.; 2004, A&A, 427, 923

3	"Testing the internal physics of white dwarfs from their pulsational properties" Isern J., García-Berro E., Córsico A. H., Benvenuto O. G. and Althaus L. G.; 2004, Comm. in Asteroseismology, 145, 13

4	"Mass distribution of DA white dwarfs in the First Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey" Madej J., Nalezyty M., Althaus L. G.; 2004, A&A, 419, L5

5	"The double-layered chemical structure in DB white dwarfs" Althaus L. G., Córsico A. H.; 2004, A&A, 417, 1115

6	"Evolutionary and pulsational properties of low-mass white dwarf stars with oxygen cores resulting from close binary evolution" Althaus L. G., Córsico A. H., Gautschy A., Han Z., Serenelli A. M., Panei J. A.; 2004, MNRAS, 347, 125

2003 2002-2001- 1999 - 1998 - 1997 -1996 (and before)



1	New evolutionary models for massive ZZ Ceti stars: I. First results for their pulsational properties" Althaus L. G., Serenelli A. M., Córsico A. H., Montgomery M. H.; 2003, A&A, 404, 593

2002 2001 -2000- 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 (and before)



1	"Evolution and colours of helium-core white dwarf stars: the case of low metallicity progenitors" Serenelli, A. M., Althaus L. G., Rohrmann R. D., Benvenuto O. G.; 2002, MNRAS, 337, 1091 (available tracks to download, here)

2	"Improved synthetic spectra of helium-core white dwarf stars" Rohrmann R. D., Serenelli A. M., Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G.; 2002, MNRAS, 335, 499

3	"On mode trapping in pulsating DA white dwarf stars" Benvenuto O. G., Córsico A. H., Althaus L. G., Serenelli A. M.; 2002, MNRAS, 335, 480

4	"A nonadiabatic oscillation study of DB white dwarfs" Gautschy, A., Althaus L. G.; 2002, A&A, 387, 531

5	"The mode trapping properties of full DA white dwarf evolutionary models" Córsico A. H., Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G., Serenelli A. M.; 2002, A&A, 387, 531

6	"The Effects of Element Diffusion on the Pulsational Properties of Variable DA White Dwarf Stars" Córsico A. H., Benvenuto O. G., Althaus G. L., Serenelli A. M.; 2002, MNRAS, 332, 392

7	"Time dependent diffusion in pulsating white dwarf stars: Asteroseismology of G117B-15A" Benvenuto O. G., Córsico A. H., Althaus L. G., Serenelli A. M.; 2002, MNRAS, 332, 399

8	"Evolution of a 3 \msun star from the main sequence to the ZZ Ceti stage: the role played by element diffusion" Althaus, L. G., Serenelli A. M., Córsico A. H., Benvenuto O. G.; 2002, MNRAS, 330, 685

9	"Calculation of the Masses of the Binary Star HD 93205 by Application of the Theory of the Apsidal Motion" Benvenuto O.G., Serenelli A.M., Althaus L.G., Barbá R.H., Morrell N.I.; 2002, MNRAS, 330, 435

10	"A New Code for Non-Radial Stellar Pulsations and its Applications to Low-Mass, Helium White Dwarfs" Córsico A. H., Benvenuto O. G.; 2002, Astrophysics and Space Science, 279, 281

20012002-2000- 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 (and before)



1	"New DA white dwarf evolutionary models and their pulsational properties" Córsico A. H., Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G., Serenelli A. M.; 2001, A&A, 380, L17

2	"The potential of the variable DA white dwarf G117-B15A as a tool for Fundamental Physics" Córsico A. H., Benvenuto O. G., Althaus G. L., Isern J., García-Berro, E.; 2001, New Astronomy, Vol. 6, No. 4, 197

3	"The ages and colours of cool helium-core white dwarf stars"* Serenelli A. M., Althaus L. G., Rohrmann R. D., Benvenuto O. G.; 2001, MNRAS, 325, 607** (available tracks to download, here)

4	"Formation and Evolution of a 0.242 solar masses Helium White Dwarfs in Presence of Element Diffusion" Althaus L. G., Serenelli A. M., Benvenuto O. G.; 2001, ApJ, 554, 1110

5	"The impact of element diffusion on the formation and evolution of helium white dwarfs" Althaus L. G., Serenelli A. M., Benvenuto O. G.; 2001, MNRAS, 324, 617

6	"Diffusion and the occurrence of hydrogen shell flashes in helium white dwarf stars"* Althaus L. G., Serenelli A. M., Benvenuto O. G.; 2001, MNRAS, 323, 471** (available tracks to download, here)

	***This is an electronic version of an article published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: complete citation information for the final version of the paper, as published in the print edition of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, is available on the Blackwell Science Synergy online delivery service, accessible via the journal's Website at: http://www.blacksci.co.uk/MNR'

20002002-2001- 1999 - 1998 - 1997 -1996 (and before)


1	"Diffusion in helium white dwarf stars" Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G., 2000, MNRAS, 317, 952

2	"The evolution of iron-core white dwarfs" Panei J. A., Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G.; 2000, MNRAS, 312, 531

3	"Mass-radius relations for white dwarf stars of different internal composition" Panei J. A., Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G.; 2000, A&A, 353, 970

19992002-2001- 2000 - 1998 - 1997 -1996 (and before)


1	"Evolution of white dwarfs as a probe of theories of gravitation: the case of Brans-Dicke" Benvenuto O. G., Althaus L. G., Torres D. F.; 1999, MNRAS, 305, 905

2	"Grids of white dwarf evolutionary models with masses from M=0.1 to 1.2 solar masses" Benvenuto O. G., Althaus L. G.; 1999, MNRAS, 303, 30

19982002-2001- 2000 - 1999 - 1997 -1996 (and before)


1	"Evolution of DA white dwarfs in the context of a new theory of convection" Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G., 1998, MNRAS, 296, 206 (available tracks to download, here)

2	"Evolution of helium white dwarfs with hydrogen envelopes" Benvenuto O. G., Althaus L. G.; 1998, MNRAS, 293, 177 (available tracks to download, here)

19972002-2001- 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1996 (and before)


1	"DB white dwarf evolution in the frame of the full spectrum turbulence theory" Benvenuto O. G., Althaus L. G.; 1997, MNRAS, 288, 1004 (available tracks to download, here)

2	"New theories of convection in the context of a recent analysis of the DBV white dwarf GD 358" Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G.; 1997, MNRAS, 288, L35

3	"Evolution of Helium White Dwarfs of Low and Intermediate Masses" Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G.; 1997, ApJ, 477, 313 (available tracks to download, here)

1996(and before)2002-2001- 2000 - 1999 - 1998 -1997


1	"Evolution of DB white dwarfs in the Canuto and Mazzitelli theory of convection" Althaus L. G., Benvenuto O. G.; 1996, MNRAS, 278, 981

2	"White Dwarf Evolution and Crystallization" Benvenuto O. G., Althaus L. G.; 1995, Ap&SS, 234, 11