Pierre North
Maître d'enseignement et de recherche
EPFL SB IPHYS LASTRO
Observatoire de Sauverny
CH-1290 Versoix
Biographie
Etudes de physique à l'Université de Neuchâtel puis à l'Université de Genève. Thèse de doctorat à l'Université de Genève sous la direction du Prof. Bernard Hauck (Université de Lausanne), et défendue en mai 1984. Mes activités de recherche ont d'abord porté sur la nature et l'évolution des étoiles chimiquement particulières, et sur les étoiles binaires à éclipses comme outils de détermination de distance ou d'étude de la formation et de l'évolution des étoiles. Plus tard, je me suis intéressé aux galaxies hôtes de quasars lointains, et je m'oriente maintenant vers l'étude des populations stellaires dans des galaxies proches, en particulier les naines sphéroïdales.
livre de vulgarisation
Un livre sur la question de la pluralité des mondes habités, publié le 10 juillet 2010
Publications
PUBLICATIONS REPRESENTATIVES
| P. North, S. Berthet, T. Lanz Astronomy & Astrophysics, 1994, Vol. 281, p. 775 |
The nature of the F str lambda4077. III. Spectroscopy of the barium dwarfs and other CP stars |
| M. Kuenzli, P. North, R.L. Kurucz, B. Nicolet Astronomy & Astrophysics Suppl., 1997, Vol. 122, p. 51 |
A calibration of Geneva photometry for B to G stars in terms of Teff, logg and [M/H] |
| P. North Astronomy & Astrophysics, 1998, Vol. 334, p. 181 |
Do Si stars undergo any rotational braking? |
| S. Hubrig, P. North, G. Mathys Astrophysical Journal, 2000, Vol. 539, p. 352 |
Magnetic Ap stars in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram |
| D. Erspamer, P. North Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2003, Vol. 398, p. 1121 |
Automated spectroscopic abundances of A and F-type stars using echelle spectrographs. II. Abundaces of 140 A-F stars from ELODIE and CORALIE |
| N. Zwahlen, P. North, Y. Debernardi, L. Eyer, F. Galland, M.A.T. Groenewegen, C.A. Hummel Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2004, Vol. 425, p. L45 |
A purely geometric distance to the binary star Atlas, a member of the Pleiades |
| T. Mazeh, O. Tamuz, P. North Monthly Notices of the Roy. Astron. Soc., 2006, Vol. 367, p. 1531 |
Automated analysis of eclipsing binary light curves - II. Statistical analysis of OGLE LMC eclipsing binaries |
| P. North, R. Gauderon, F. Barblan, F. Royer Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2010, Vol. 520, A74 |
VLT multi-object spectroscopy of 33 eclipsing binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud. New distance and depth of the SMC, and a record-breaking apsidal motion |
| F. Courbin, P. North, A. Eigenbrod, D. Chelouche Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2008, Vol. 488, p. 91 |
Deep optical spectroscopy of extended Ly-alpha emission around three radio-quiet z=4.5 quasars |
Infoscience
P. L. North; R. Gauderon; F. Royer : New distance and depth estimates from observations of eclipsing binaries in the SMC. 2009. 256th Symposium of the International-Astronomical-Union, Keele, ENGLAND, Jul 28-Aug 01, 2008. p. 57-62. DOI : 10.1017/S1743921308028263.
P. L. North; J. Babel; D. Erspamer : The evolution of Ap stars. 2008. CP/AP Workshop 2007, Vienna, AUSTRIA, Sep 10-14, 2007. p. 375-384.
S. Hubrig; M. Scholler; M. Briquet; M. A. Pogodin; R. V. Yudin et al. : Magnetic fields in massive stars. 2008. CP/AP Workshop 2007, Vienna, AUSTRIA, Sep 10-14, 2007. p. 223-228.
M. Gillon; A. H. M. J. Triaud; M. Mayor; D. Queloz; S. Udry et al. : Improved parameters for the transiting planet HD 17156b: a high-density giant planet with a very eccentric orbit; Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2008. DOI : 10.1051/0004-6361:20079238.
F. Courbin; P. North; A. Eigenbrod; D. Chelouche : Deep optical spectroscopy of extended Ly alpha emission around three radio-quiet z=4.5 quasars; Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2008. DOI : 10.1051/0004-6361:200809789.
M. Netopil; E. Paunzen; H. M. Maitzen; P. North; S. Hubrig : Chemically peculiar stars and their temperature calibration; Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2008. DOI : 10.1051/0004-6361:200810325.
P. L. North; R. Gauderon; F. Royer : New distance and depth estimates from observations of eclipsing binaries in the SMC. 2009. 256th Symposium of the International-Astronomical-Union, Keele, ENGLAND, Jul 28-Aug 01, 2008. p. 57-62. DOI : 10.1017/S1743921308028263.
P. L. North; J. Babel; D. Erspamer : The evolution of Ap stars. 2008. CP/AP Workshop 2007, Vienna, AUSTRIA, Sep 10-14, 2007. p. 375-384.
S. Hubrig; M. Scholler; M. Briquet; M. A. Pogodin; R. V. Yudin et al. : Magnetic fields in massive stars. 2008. CP/AP Workshop 2007, Vienna, AUSTRIA, Sep 10-14, 2007. p. 223-228.
M. Gillon; A. H. M. J. Triaud; M. Mayor; D. Queloz; S. Udry et al. : Improved parameters for the transiting planet HD 17156b: a high-density giant planet with a very eccentric orbit; Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2008. DOI : 10.1051/0004-6361:20079238.
F. Courbin; P. North; A. Eigenbrod; D. Chelouche : Deep optical spectroscopy of extended Ly alpha emission around three radio-quiet z=4.5 quasars; Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2008. DOI : 10.1051/0004-6361:200809789.
M. Netopil; E. Paunzen; H. M. Maitzen; P. North; S. Hubrig : Chemically peculiar stars and their temperature calibration; Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2008. DOI : 10.1051/0004-6361:200810325.
Enseignement & Phd
Enseignement
- Physics,
Programmes doctoraux
- Doctoral Program in Physics