List of publications

Underlined papers are available as gzipped .ps files of the preprint. Please add after downloading the extension ".gz" to the files if necessary. For a printed version of the other papers please refer to this ADS site.

Refereed Publications

2006

• Schuberth, Y., Richtler, T., Dirsch, B., Hilker, H., Larsen, S.S., Kissler-Patig, M., Mebold, U. 2006, A&A, 459, 391-406; Dynamics of the NGC 4636 Globular Cluster System - An extremely dark matter dominated galaxy?
• Mieske, S., Hilker, M., Infante, L. 2006, A&A, 458, 1013-1023; An I-band calibration of the SBF method at blue colours
• Kayser, A., Hilker, M., Richtler, T., Willemsen, P.G. 2006, A&A, 458, 777-788; Medium resolution spectroscopy in omega Centauri: abundances of 400 subgiant and turn-off region stars
• Georgiev, I.Y., Hilker, M., Puzia, T.H., Chaname, J., Mieske, S., Goudfrooij, P., Reisenegger, A. 2006, A&A, 452, 141-153; The old globular cluster system of the dIrr galaxy NGC 1427A in the Fornax cluster
• Mieske, S., Hilker, M., Infante, L., & Jordan, A. 2006, AJ, 131, 2442-2451; Spectroscopic metallicities for Fornax UCDs, GCs and dE,Ns
• Hilker, M. 2006, A&A, 171-180; Probable member stars of the gravitational theory-testing globular clusters AM 1, Pal 3 and Pal 14

2005

• Calamida, A., Stetson, P.B., Bono, G., Freyhammer, L.M., Grundahl, F., Hilker, M., and 14 coauthors, 2005, ApJ, 634, L69-L72; Reddening Distribution across the Center of the Globular Cluster omega Centauri
• Richtler, T., Dirsch, B., Larsen, S., Hilker, M., & Infante, L. 2005, A&A, 439, 533-538; The globular cluster system of NGC 1399. IV. Some noteworthy objects
• Mieske, S., Hilker, M., & Infante, L. 2005, A&A, 438, 103-119; The distance to Hydra and Centaurus from surface brightness fluctuations: Consequences for the Great Attractor model
• Willemsen, P.G., Hilker, M., Kayser, A., & Bailer-Jones, C.A.L. 2005, A&A, 436, 379-390; Analysis of medium resolution spectra by automated methods - Application to M55 and omega Centauri
• Kahabka, P., & Hilker, M. 2005, A&A, 435, 9-16; Discovery of an X-ray binary in the outer SMC wing
• Mieske, S., Infante, L., Hilker, M., Hertling, G., Blakeslee, J.P., Benitez, N., Ford, H., & Zekser, K. 2005, A&A, 430, L25-L28; Discovery of two M32 twins in Abell 1689

2004

• Drinkwater, M.J., Gregg, M.D., Couch, W.J., Ferguson, H.C., Hilker, M., Jones, J.B., Karick, A., & Phillipps, S. 2004, PASA, 21, 375; Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies in Galaxy Clusters
• Letawe, G., Courbin, F., Magain, P., Hilker, M., Jablonka, P., Jahnke, K., & Wisotzki, L. 2004, A&A, 424, 455; On-axis spectroscopy of the z=0.144 radio-loud quasar HE 1434-1600: an elliptical host with a highly ionized ISM
• Hilker, M., Kayser, A., Richtler, T., & Willemsen, P. 2004, A&A, 422, L9; The extended star formation history of omega Centauri
• Mieske, S., Hilker, M., & Infante, L. 2004, A&A, 418, 445; Fornax compact object survey FCOS: On the nature of Ultra Compact Dwarf galaxies
• Dirsch, B., Richtler, T., Geisler, D., Gebhardt, K., Hilker, M., Alonso, M.V., Forte, J.C., Grebel, E.K., Infante, L., Larsen, S., Minniti, D., & Rejkuba, M. 2004, AJ, 127, 2114; The Globular Cluster System of NGC 1399. III. VLT Spectroscopy and Database
• Richtler, T., Dirsch, B., Gebhardt, K., Geisler, D., Hilker, M., Alonso, M.V., Forte, J.C., Grebel, E.K., Infante, L., Larsen, S., Minniti, D., & Rejkuba, M. 2004, AJ, 127, 2094; The Globular Cluster System of NGC 1399. II. Kinematics of a Large Sample of Globular Clusters
• Hughes, J., Wallerstein, G., van Leeuwen, F., & Hilker, M. 2004, AJ, 127, 980; The Giant Branches of $\omega$ Centauri: Multi-Wavelength Observations of Evolved Stars

2003

• Mieske, S., Hilker, M., 2003, A&A, 410, 445; Distance to the Centaurus Cluster and its subcomponents from Surface Brightness Fluctuations (link to ADS)
• Hempel M., Hilker M., Kissler-Patig M., Puzia T.H., Minniti D., & Goudfrooij P., 2003, A&A, 405, 487; Extragalactic Globular Clusters in the Near-Infrared -- III. NGC 5846 and NGC 7192: Quantifying the age structure of sub-populations (astro-ph/0304460, link to ADS)
• Drinkwater M.J., Gregg M.D., Hilker M., Bekki K., Couch W.J., Ferguson H.C., Jones J.B., Phillipps S. 2003, Nature 423, 519; A class of compact dwarf galaxies from disruptive processes in galaxy clusters (astro-ph/0303577,link to Nature)
• Mieske S., Hilker M., Infante L., 2003, A&A 403, 43; Potential of the Surface Brightness Fluctuations method to measure distances to dwarf elliptical galaxies in nearby clusters (astro-ph/0303577)
• Hilker M., Mieske S., Infante L., 2003, A&A 397, L9; Faint dwarf spheroidals in the Fornax Cluster: A flat luminosity function (as a gzipped .ps file [946kB]; PDF version [1.8MB])

2002

• Puzia T.H., Zepf S.E., Kissler-Patig M., Hilker M., Minniti D., Goudfrooij P., 2002, A&A 391, 453; Extragalactic Globular Clusters in the Near-Infrared -- II. The Globular Cluster Systems of NGC 3115 and NGC 4365 (astro-ph/0206147)
• Mieske S., Hilker M., Infante L., 2002, A&A 383, 283; Ultra Compact Objects in the Fornax Cluster of Galaxies: Globular clusters or dwarf galaxies? (as a gzipped .ps file [118kB]; PDF version [417kB])

2000

• Hilker M., Richtler T., 2000, A&A 362, 895; Omega Centauri - a former nucleus of a dissolved dwarf galaxy? New evidence from Strömgren photometry (as a gzipped .ps file [530kB]; version with fully resolved figures [1.7MB]; PDF version [709kB])
• Dirsch B., Richtler T., Gieren W.P., Hilker M., 2000, A&A 360, 133; Age & metallicity of six LMC clusters and their surrounding field population (as a gzipped .ps file [360kB]; PDF version [594kB])
• Hilker M., 2000, A&A 355, 994; Revised Strömgren metallicity calibration for red giants (as a gzipped .ps file [230kB])

1999

• Richter P., Hilker M., Richtler T., 1999, A&A 350, 476; Strömgren photometry in globular clusters: M55 & M22 (as a gzipped .ps file [852kB])
• Hilker M., Infante L., Richtler T., 1999, A&AS 138, 55; The central region of the Fornax cluster - III. Dwarf galaxies, globular clusters, and cD halo -- are there interrelations? (as a gzipped .ps file [147kB])
• Hilker M., Infante L., Vieira G., Kissler-Patig M., Richtler T., 1999, A&AS 134, 75 The central region of the Fornax cluster - II. Spectroscopy and radial velocities of member and background galaxies (as a gzipped .ps file [268kB])
• Hilker M., Kissler-Patig M., Richtler T., Infante L., Quintana H., 1999, A&AS 134, 59 The central region of the Fornax cluster - I. A catalog and photometric properties of galaxies in selected CCD fields (as a gzipped .ps file [413kB] without figure 1; Figure 1 as a gzipped .ps file [429kB])

1997

• Hilker M., Bomans D.J., Infante L., Kissler-Patig M., 1997, A&A 327, 562; NGC 1427A - an LMC type galaxy in the Fornax Cluster (as a gzipped .ps file [528kB])
• Kissler-Patig M., Kohle S., Hilker M., Richtler T., Infante L., Quintana H., 1997, A&A 319, 470; Globular cluster systems of early-type galaxies in Fornax (as a gzipped .ps file [343kB])

1996

• Hilker M., Kissler-Patig M., 1996, A&A 314, 357; The globular cluster system of an ``old'' merger: NGC 5018 (as a gzipped .ps file [435kB])
• Kohle S., Kissler-Patig M., Hilker M., Richtler T., Infante L., Quintana H., 1996, A&A 309, L39; The distance of the Fornax Cluster based on Globular Cluster Luminosity Functions (as a gzipped .ps file [76kB])
• Kissler M., Richtler T., Hilker M., 1996, A&A 308, 704; The elliptical globular cluster system of NGC 720 (as a gzipped .ps file [256kB])

1992-1995

• Hilker M., Richtler T., Stein D., 1995, A&A 299, L37; The binary (triple?) star cluster NGC 2136/37 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (as a gzipped .ps file [1.0MB])
• Hilker M., Richtler T., Gieren W.P., 1994, A&A 294, 648; Metallicities in the Magellanic Clouds from CCD Strömgren photometry: The globular clusters NGC 1866 (LMC) and NGC 330 (SMC) (as a gzipped .ps file [1.6MB])
• Gieren W.P., Richtler T., Hilker M., 1994, ApJ 433, L73; The distance of the LMC cluster NGC 1866 from its Cepheid members (as a gzipped .ps file [659kB])
• Richtler T., Grebel E.K., Domgörgen H., Hilker M., Kissler M., 1992, A&A 264, 25; The globular cluster system of NGC 1404 (as a gzipped .ps file [1.2MB])

Non Refereed Publications

For my conference proceedings and other non-refereed publications please refer to this ADS site.