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Pfaffenwaldring 29
70569 Stuttgart
Deutschland
Fachgebiet
- Galaxienentwicklung; stellare Population
- Galaxien im jungen Universum, FORS Deep Field (FDF)
- Elliptische Galaxien in hohen Umgebungsdichten (Coma Galaxienhaufen)
Refereed Papers:
“Lyman alpha emission in high-redshift galaxies ”; Tapken, C.; Appenzeller, I.; Noll, S.; Richling, S.; Heidt, J.; Meinkoehn, E.; Mehlert, D., 2007, A&A, in press (astro-ph/0707414)
“Medium-resolution spectroscopy of galaxies with redshifts 2.3 < z < 3.5”; Mehlert, D.; Tapken, C.; Appenzeller, I.; Noll, S.; de Mello, D.; Heckman, T. M., 2006, A&A, 455, 835
“Lyα emission galaxies at a redshift of z ≈ 5.7 in the FORS deep field”; Tapken, C.; Appenzeller, I.; Gabasch, A.; Heidt, J.; Hopp, U.; Bender, R.; Mehlert, D.; Noll, S.; Seitz, S.; Seifert, W., 2006, A&A, 455, 145
“The evolution of the luminosity functions in the FORS deep field from low to high redshift. II. The red bands“; Gabasch, A.; Hopp, U.; Feulner, G.; Bender, R.; Seitz, S.; Saglia, R.P.; Snigula, J.; Drory, N.; Appenzeller, I.; Heidt, J.; Mehlert, D.; Noll, S.; Böhm, A.; Jäger, K.; Ziegler, B., 2006, A&A, 448, 101
“SDSS J1553+0056: A BALQSO mimicking a Lyman-break galaxy”; Appenzeller, I.; Stahl, O.; Tapken, C.; Mehlert, D.; Noll, S., 2005, A&A, 435, 465
“The evolution of the luminosity functions in the FORS Deep Field from low to high redshift. I. The blue bands“; Gabasch, A.; Bender, R.; Seitz, S.; Hopp, U.; Saglia, R.P.; Feulner, G.; Snigula, J.; Drory, N.; Appenzeller, I.; Heidt, J.; Mehlert, D.; Noll, S.; Böhm, A.; Jäger, K.; Ziegler, B., Fricke, K.J., 2004 A&A 421, 41
"The Tully-Fisher Relation at Intermediate Redshift" ; A. Boehm, B.L. Ziegler, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, K.J. Fricke, A. Gabasch, J. Heidt, D. Mehlert, S. Noll, S. Seitz , 2004, A&A 420, 97
"The FORS Deep Field Spectroscopic Survey" ; S. Noll, D. Mehlert, I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, A. Boehm, A. Gabasch, J. Heidt, U. Hopp, K. Jaeger, S. Seitz, O. Stahl, C. Tapken, B. L. Ziegler, 2004, A&A 418, 885
"The nature of the Lyman-alpha emission region of FDF-4691" ; C. Tapken, I. Appenzeller, D. Mehlert, S. Noll, S. Richling, 2004, A&A 416, L1
"Spatially resolved spectroscopy of Coma cluster early -- type galaxies: III. The stellar population gradients"; D. Mehlert, D. Thomas, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, G. Wegner, 2003, A&A 407, 423
"The FORS Deep Field: Field selection, photometric observations and photometric catalog"; J. Heidt, I. Appenzeller, A. Gabasch, K. Jaeger, S. Seitz, R. Bender, A. Boehm, J. Snigula, K. J. Fricke, U. Hopp, M. Kuemmel, C. Moellenhoff, T. Szeifert, B. Ziegler, N. Drory, D. Mehlert, A. Moorwood, H. Nicklas (3), S. Noll, R.P. Saglia, W. Seifert, O. Stahl, E. Sutorius, S. J. Wagner 2003, A&A 398, 49
"Spatially resolved spectroscopy of Coma cluster early -- type galaxies: II. The minor axis dataset"; G. Wegner, E.M. Corsini, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, D. Merkl, D. Mehlert, 2002, A&A 395, 753
"Evidence for chemical evolution in the spectra of high redshift galaxies"; D. Mehlert, S. Noll, I. Appenzeller, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, A. Boehm, N. Drory, K.J. Fricke, A. Gabasch, J. Heidt, U. Hopp, K. Jaeger, C. Moellenhoff, S. Seitz, O.Stahl, B.L. Ziegler, 2002, A&A 393, 809
"The Evolution of the Tully-Fisher Relation of Spiral Galaxies"; B.L. Ziegler, A. Boehm, K.J. Fricke, K. Jaeger, H. Nicklas, R. Bender, N. Drory, A. Gabasch, S. Seitz, R.P. Saglia, J. Heidt, D. Mehlert, C. Moellenhoff, S. Noll, E. Sutorius, 2001, ApJL, 564, L69
"Gravitationally lensed high redshift galaxies in the field of 1E0657-56"; D. Mehlert, S. Seitz, R.P. Saglia, I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, K.J. Fricke, T.L. Hoffmann, U. Hopp, R.-P. Kudritzki, A.W.A. Pauldrach, 2001, A&A, 379, 96
"Spatially resolved spectroscopy of Coma cluster early-type galaxies. I. The database"; D. Mehlert, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender ß G. Wegner, 2001, A&AS, 141, 449
"Fundamental Properties of the new dwarf galaxy And VI - alias 'Pegasus Dwarf' - another companion of M31"; U. Hopp, R.E. Schulte-Ladbeck, L. Greggio, D. Mehlert, 1999, A&A, 342, L9
"The kinematically peculiar cores of the Coma cluster early type galaxies NGC 4816 and IC4051"; D. Mehlert, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender ß G. Wegner, 1998, A&A, 332, 33
"The Quadruple Gravitational Lens PG1115+080: Time Delays and Models"; P.L. Schechter, C.D. Bailyn, R. Barr, R. Barvainis, C.M. Becker, G.M. Bernstein, J.P. Blakeslee, S.J. Bus, A. Dressler, E.E. Falco, R.A. Fesen, P. Fischer, K. Gebhardt, D. Harmer, J.N. Hewitt, J. Hjorth, T. Hurt, A.O. Jaunsen, M. Mateo, D. Mehlert, D.O. Richstone, L.S. Sparke, J.R. Thorstensen, J.L. Tonry, G. Wegner, D.W. Willmarth and G. Worthey, 1997, ApJ, 475, L85
"A strong dependence of the narrow CIV absorption line density on the quasar emission redshift"; U. Borgeest ß D. Mehlert, 1993 A&A, 275, L21
Conference Contributions:
SOFIA Education and Public Outreach in the International Year of Astronomy (2009), D. E. Backman, D. Mehlert, E. DeVore, J. Manning, AAS Meeting #211, #106.10; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, 2007, p.934
"The stellar population of High-z galaxies from medium resolution spectra in the FORS Deep Field"; D. Mehlert, C. Tapken, I. Appenzeller, S. Noll, D. de Mello, T.M. Heckman, 2005, Proceedings of the "1st Arizona-Heidelberg Symposium " (Tucson, December 2004), available from: http://highz.ita.uni-heidelberg.de/
"The stellar population of High-z galaxies from medium resolution spectra in the FORS Deep Field"; D. Mehlert, C. Tapken, I. Appenzeller, S. Noll, D. de Mello, T.M. Heckman, 2005, Proceedings of the conference "Starbursts from 30 Doradus to Lyman break galaxies" (Cambridge, September 2004), Edited by R. de Grijs and R.M. Gonzalez Delgado. Astrophysics & Space Science Library, Vol. 329. Dordrecht: Springer, 2005, p.299
”Exploring galaxy evolution at high redshift”; Noll, S.; Mehlert, D.; Appenzeller, I.; The FDF Team, “Starbursts: From 30 Doradus to Lyman Break Galaxies”, Held in Cambridge, UK, 6-10 September 2004. Edited by R. de Grijs and R.M. González Delgado. Astrophysics ß Space Science Library, Vol. 329. Dordrecht: Springer, 2005, page P53
”The Stellar Population of High-z Galaxies from Medium-Resolution Spectra in the FORS Deep Field” ; Mehlert, D.; Tapken, C.; Appenzeller, I.; Noll, S.; de Mello, D.; Heckman, T. M., “Starbursts: From 30 Doradus to Lyman Break Galaxies”, Held in Cambridge, UK, 6-10 September 2004. Edited by R. de Grijs and R.M. González Delgado. Astrophysics ß Space Science Library, Vol. 329. Dordrecht: Springer, 2005, page 299
“The FORS Deep Field Spectroscopic Survey of High-Redshift Galaxies”; Noll, Stefan; Mehlert, Dörte; Appenzeller, Immo; Tapken, Christian, “Multiwavelength mapping of galaxy formation and evolution”, Proceedings of the ESO Workshop held at Venice, Italy, 13-16 October 2003. Edited by A. Renzini and R. Bender. Series Editor: Bruno Leibundgut, ESO, Garching, Germany. ESO astrophysics symposia, 2003. Published by Springer, Berlin, 2005, page 434
”Lyα Emission Galaxies in the Young Universe”; Tapken, Christian; Appenzeller, Immo; Mehlert, Dörte; Noll, Stefan; Richling, Sabine; Astronomische Nachtrichten, Vol. 325, Supplement 1, Short Contributions Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Astronomische Gesellschaft and the Czech Astronomical Society in Prague, September 20-25, 2004
“Exploring cosmic evolution with the FORS Deep Field.”; Appenzeller, I .; Bender, R.; Boehm, A.; Frank, S.; Fricke, K.; Gabasch, A.; Heidt, J.; Hopp, U.; Jager, K.; Mehlert, D.; Noll, S.; Saglia, R.; Seitz, S.; Tapken, C.; Ziegler, B., 2004, Msngr, 116,18
”High Redshift Galaxies in the FORS Deep Field”; Appenzeller, I.; Mehlert, D.; Noll, S.; Bender, R.; Böhm, A.; Gabasch, A.; Heidt, J.; Hopp, U.; Jäger, K.; Seitz, S.; The FDF Team, ”Studies of Galaxies in the Young Universe with New Generation Telescope”, Proceedings of Japan-German Seminar, held in Sendai, Japan, July 24-28, 2001, Eds.: N. Arimoto and W. Duschl, 2004, page 1-8
"The FORS Deep Field: a Deep 3-D Map"; I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, A. Boehm, A. Gabasch, J. Heidt, K. Jaeger, D. Mehlert, S. Noll, S. Seitz, B. Ziegler, 2003, "Maps of the Cosmos, International Astronomical Union. Symposium no. 216, held 14-17 July, 2003 in Sydney, Australia", page 56
"Stellar Population Gradients of Early-Type Galaxies in Coma"; D. Thomas, D. Mehlert, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, G. Wegner, 2003, "The Cosmic Cauldron, 25th meeting of the IAU, Joint Discussion 10, 18 July 2003, Sydney, Australia", page 28
"Evidence for chemical evolution in spectra of high redshift gelaxies"; D. Mehlert, S. Noll, I. Appenzeller, 2002, Proceedings of the Eurokonference "The Evolution of Galaxies. III - From Simple Approaches to Self-consistent Models", Eds.: G. Hensler, G. Stasinska, S. Harfst, P. Kroupa, C. Theis, page 143
"The Stellar Population of High Redshift Galaxies"; D. Mehlert, S. Noll, I. Appenzeller, and the FDF team, 2001, Proceedings of the MPA/ESO/MPE/USM Joint Astronomy Conference on "Lighthouses of the Universe", Eds.: R. Sunyaev, M. Gilfanov, E. Churazov, 2002, page 335
"High Redshift Galaxies in the FORS Deep Field"; I. Appenzeller, D. Mehlert, S. Noll, R. Bender, A. Boehm, A. Gabasch, J. Heidt, U. Hopp, K. Jaeger, M. Kuemmel, S. Seitz, and the FDF team, 2001, Proceedings of the Sendai JSPS/DFG Seminar 2001 on "Studies of Galaxies in the Young Universe with New Generation Telescopes". N. Arimoto ed., ADS Electronic Publication
"The FORS Deep Field: Photometric data and photometric redshifts"; R. Bender, I. Appenzeller, A. Boehm, N. Drory, K.J. Fricke, A. Gabasch, J. Heidt, U. Hopp, K. Jaeger, M. Kuemmel, D. Mehlert, C. Moellenhoff, A. Moorwood, H. Nicklas, S. Noll, R. Saglia, W. Seifert, S. Seitz, O. Stahl, E. Sutorius, T. Szeifert, S. Wagner, B. Ziegler, 2001, Proceedings on the ESO Conference on "Deepfields", p.96
"The FORS Deep Field: First Spectroscopic Results"; D. Mehlert, S. Noll, I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, A. Boehm, N. Drory, K.J. Fricke, A. Gabasch, J. Heidt, U. Hopp, K. Jaeger, M. Kuemmel, C. Moellenhoff, A. Moorwood, H. Nicklas, R. Saglia, W. Seifert, S. Seitz, O. Stahl, E. Sutorius, T. Szeifert, S. Wagner, B. Ziegler, 2001, Proceedings on the ESO Conference on "Deepfields", p.162
"Number Counts and Angular Correlation Funktion in the FORS DEEP FIELD"; M. Kuemmel, J. Heidt, S. Wagner, I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, K.J. Fricke, A. Boehm, N. Drory, A. Gabasch, U. Hopp, K. Jaeger, D. Mehlert, C. Moellenhoff, A. Moorwood, H. Nicklas, S. Noll, R. Saglia, W. Seifert, S. Seitz, O. Stahl, E. Sutorius, T. Szeifert, B. Ziegler, 2001, Proceedings on the ESO Conference on "Deepfields", p.159
"The FORS Deep Field" ; J. Heidt, I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, A. Boehm, N. Drory, K.J. Fricke, A. Gabasch, U. Hopp, K. Jaeger, M. Kuemmel, D. Mehlert, C. Moellenhoff, A. Moorwood, H. Nicklas, S. Noll, R. Saglia, W. Seifert, S. Seitz, O. Stahl, E. Sutorius, T. Szeifert, S. Wagner, B. Ziegler, 2001, in "Review in Modern Astronomy", Vol. 14, Ed.: Schielicke, AG, p. 209
"The FORS Deep Field"; I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, A. Boehm, N. Drory, K. Fricke, R. Haefner, J. Heidt, U. Hopp, K. Jaeger, M. Kuemmel, D. Mehlert, C. Moellenhoff, A. Moorwood, H. Nicklas, S. Noll, R. Saglia, W. Seifert, S. Seitz, O. Stahl, E. Sutorius, T. Szeifert, S. Wagner, B. Ziegler, 2000, The Messenger, 100, 44
"Spectra of High Redshift Galaxies using a Cluster as a Gravitational Telescope"; D. Mehlert, S. Seitz, R.P. Saglia, T.L. Hoffmann, I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, U. Hopp, R.-P. Kudritzki, A.W.A. Pauldrach, 1999, Proceedings of the Ringberg Workshop "Galaxies in the Young Universe, II." held in August 1999, Ed.: H. Hippelein )
"Science with FORS"; I. Appenzeller, R. Bender, H. Boehnhardt, S. Cristiani, M . Dietrich, K. Fricke, W. Fuertig, W. Gaessler, R. Gilmozzi, R. Haefner, R. Harke, J. Heidt, H.-J.Hess, U. Hopp, W. Hummel, K. Jaeger, P. Juergens, R.-P. Kudritzki, M. Kuemmel, K.-H. Mantel, D. Mehlert, W. Meisl, C. Moellenhoff, B. Muschielok, H. Nicklas, A. Renzini, P. Rosati, G. Rupprecht, R. Saglia, W. Seifert, S. Seitz, J. Spyromilio, O. Stahl, T. Szeifert, K. Tarantik, 2000, in "From Extrasolar Planets to Cosmology: The VLT Opening Conference Symposium, Proceedings of the ESO Symposium held at Antofagasta, Chile, 1-4 March 1999. Edited by J. Bergeron and A. Renzini. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, p. 3
"Stellar Population in a High Density Environment: Elliptical Galaxies in the Coma Cluster"; D. Mehlert, R. Bender, R.P. Saglia ß G. Wegner, 1999, in "Chemical Evolution from Zero to High Redshift", Proceedings of the ESO - Workshop held in October 1998 (eds.:J.R. Walsh, M.R. Rosa), p. 202 (poster)
"Constraining the ages and metallicities of cluster ellipticals"; R.P. Saglia, D. Mehlert, R. Bender ß G. Wegner, 1998, in the Proceedings of the Ringberg conference on Galaxy formation, held in June 1998 (eds.: G. Boerner, H. Mo), p. 193
"Zentrale Scheiben in elliptischen Galaxien des Coma-Galaxienhaufens"; D. Mehlert, R. Bender, R.P. Saglia ß G. Wegner, 1998, in "Dynamik von Galaxien und Galaxienkernen", Proceedings des Workshops des SFB 328 in Heidelberg, 3.-5. November 1997, Eds.: Duschl, W. Einsel, C., in press
"Spectroscopic gradients in early type galaxies and implications on galaxy formation"; D. Mehlert, R. Bender, R.P. Saglia ß G. Wegner, 1998, in "Untangling Coma Berenices: A New Vision of an Old Cluster", Proceedings of the meeting held in Marseilles (France), June 17-20, 1997, Eds.: Mazure, A., Casoli F., Durret F. , Gerbal D., Word Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, p 107.
"Properties of early type galaxies in the Coma cluster"; D. Mehlert, R. Bender, R.P. Saglia, G. Wegner ß I. Jorgensen, 1996, in "New Light on Galaxy Evolution" (R. Bender and R. Davies, eds.), IAU Symposium no. 171, p. 419, Kluwer Dordrecht
1966 |
geboren am 29. Dezember in Buxtehude |
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1985 | Abitur am Halepaghen-Gymnasium Buxtehude | |
1985 - 1993 | Studium der Physik an der Universität Hamburg | |
1993 | Diplom der Physik an der Universität Hamburg | |
1993 - 1994 | Persönliche Referentin des Präsidenten der Technischen Universität Hamburg-Harburg | |
1994 - 1998 | Promotion an der Universitätssternwarte München | |
1998 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Universitätssternwarte München | |
1999 - 2004 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Landessternwarte Heidelberg | |
2005 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie in Heidelberg | |
seit 2006 | Leiterin der Bildungs- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit des Deutschen SOFIA Instituts (DSI) | |
Familienstand | verheiratet seit 1996; 2 Kinder (2 Jungs!) |