M. Mittag
Papers
9
Total Citations
224
H-Index
7
About
M. Mittag is a leading figure in robotic spectroscopy, whose work has fundamentally advanced our understanding of stellar activity and solar-stellar connections. As the driving force behind the TIGRE (Telescopio Internacional de Guanajuato Robótico Espectroscópico) facility in Mexico, Mittag has enabled high-resolution, long-term monitoring of stars. Their most-cited paper (96 citations) details TIGRE’s design and capabilities, establishing it as a key instrument for the community. Mittag’s major contributions include the discovery of a four-month chromospheric and coronal activity cycle in τ Boötis (32 citations), a finding that challenges standard dynamo models. They also produced a new radial velocity curve for the α CrB binary system (19 citations), revealing apsidal motion and orbital alignment. By using TIGRE to measure the solar S-index from moonlight, Mittag placed the Sun in a stellar context during Carrington Cycle 24 (8 citations). Their work on the rotation of solar-like stars in the immediate solar neighborhood (7 citations) further bridges solar and stellar physics. With over 200 total citations and a decade of operational experience (18 citations), Mittag’s legacy is a robust, automated observatory that continues to yield unique insights into stellar magnetism and evolution.
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Top Papers
- 1TIGRE: A new robotic spectroscopy telescope at Guanajuato, Mexico96 citations · 2014
- 2Four-month chromospheric and coronal activity cycle in<i>τ</i>Boötis32 citations · 2017
- 3The Data Reduction Pipeline of the Hamburg Robotic Telescope27 citations · 2009
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- 8Rotation of solar‐like stars in the immediate solar neighborhood7 citations · 2020
- 9Controlling the Hamburg Robotic Telescope: a description of the software3 citations · 2008