Pr. Benkhaldoun Zouhair
Universite Cadi Ayyad
Professor, Education
Morocco
My co-authors include
Dr Olivier R Hainaut
Jason Wright
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My Publications
Aerosol Distributions and Transport over Southern Morocco from Ground-Based and Satelli...
Atmosphere
June 2022
TESS discovery of a sub-Neptune orbiting a mid-M dwarf TOI-2136
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2022
Aerosol Distributions and Sahara Dust Transport in Southern Morocco, from Ground-Based ...
Remote Sensing
May 2022
A Possible Alignment Between the Orbits of Planetary Systems and their Visual Binary Co...
The Astronomical Journal
April 2022
Constraints on the structure and seasonal variations of Triton’s atmosphere from the 5 ...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
March 2022
HATS-74Ab, HATS-75b, HATS-76b, and HATS-77b: Four Transiting Giant Planets Around K and...
The Astronomical Journal
February 2022
NEID Rossiter–McLaughlin Measurement of TOI-1268b: A Young Warm Saturn Aligned with Its...
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
February 2022
Validation of 13 Hot and Potentially Terrestrial TESS Planets
The Astronomical Journal
January 2022
TOI-2257 b: A highly eccentric long-period sub-Neptune transiting a nearby M dwarf
Astronomy and Astrophysics
January 2022
VLT/SPHERE imaging survey of the largest main-belt asteroids: Final results and synthesis
Astronomy and Astrophysics
October 2021
Properties of slowly rotating asteroids from the Convex Inversion Thermophysical Model
Astronomy and Astrophysics
October 2021
The Magellan-TESS Survey. I. Survey Description and Midsurvey Results* ...
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
September 2021
TOI-1259Ab – a gas giant planet with 2.7 per cent deep transits and a bound white dwarf...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
July 2021
Warm Jupiters in TESS Full-frame Images: A Catalog and Observed Eccentricity Distributi...
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
June 2021
Discovery of a young low-mass brown dwarf transiting a fast-rotating F-type star by the...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2021
Potential and sky coverage for off-axis fringe tracking in optical long baseline interf...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2021
(6478) Gault: physical characterization of an active main-belt asteroid
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2021
(208) Lacrimosa: A case that missed the Slivan state?
Astronomy and Astrophysics
May 2021
Comparison of ionospheric anomalies over African equatorial/low-latitude region with IR...
Advances in Space Research
April 2021
Evidence for differentiation of the most primitive small bodies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
March 2021
TESS Discovery of a Super-Earth and Three Sub-Neptunes Hosted by the Bright, Sun-like S...
The Astronomical Journal
January 2021
Refining the Transit-timing and Photometric Analysis of TRAPPIST-1: Masses, Radii, Dens...
The Planetary Science Journal
January 2021
TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME). IV. Three Small Planets Orbiting a...
The Astronomical Journal
January 2021
Validation of ICON‐MIGHTI thermospheric wind observations: 1. Nighttime Red‐line Ground...
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
December 2020
Detection and calculation of meteor trajectories by MOFID All Sky cameras network
December 2020
Using the OWL@OUKA telescope to follow-up the TESS planet candidates: first results
December 2020
Vetting of 384 TESS Objects of Interest with TRICERATOPS and Statistical Validation of ...
The Astronomical Journal
December 2020
TOI 122b and TOI 237b: Two Small Warm Planets Orbiting Inactive M Dwarfs Found by TESS
The Astronomical Journal
December 2020
FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids
Astronomy and Astrophysics
December 2020
Interferential seeing monitor, a seeing monitor for atmospheric turbulence studies: cal...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
November 2020
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. LP 714-47 b (TOI 442.01): populatin...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
November 2020
A Global Fireball Observatory
Planetary and Space Science
October 2020
A super-Earth and a sub-Neptune orbiting the bright, quiet M3 dwarf TOI-1266
Astronomy and Astrophysics
October 2020
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs
Astronomy and Astrophysics
October 2020
Binary asteroid (31) Euphrosyne: ice-rich and nearly spherical
Astronomy and Astrophysics
September 2020
Photometry and high-resolution spectroscopy of comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner during its 20...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
August 2020
Quiet time ionopheric irregularities over the African Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EI...
Radio Science
July 2020
Thermospheric Neutral Winds Above the Oukaimeden Observatory: Effects of Geomagnetic Ac...
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
July 2020
Three short-period Jupiters from TESS
Astronomy and Astrophysics
July 2020
Physical parameters of selected Gaia mass asteroids
Astronomy and Astrophysics
June 2020
Two Transiting Hot Jupiters from the WASP Survey: WASP-150b and WASP-176b
The Astronomical Journal
May 2020
Properties of Sub-Neptune Atmospheres: TOI-270 System
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2020
HATS-47b, HATS-48Ab, HATS-49b, and HATS-72b: Four Warm Giant Planets Transiting K Dwarfs
The Astronomical Journal
March 2020
TESS Spots a Hot Jupiter with an Inner Transiting Neptune
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
March 2020
The Continuing Search for Evidence of Tidal Orbital Decay of Hot Jupiters
The Astronomical Journal
March 2020
Discovery of a pre-cataclysmic binary with unusual chromaticity of the eclipsed white d...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
February 2020
2I/Borisov: A C2-depleted interstellar comet
Astronomy and Astrophysics
November 2019
Comet 66P/du Toit: not a near-Earth main belt comet
Astronomy and Astrophysics
November 2019
A basin-free spherical shape as an outcome of a giant impact on asteroid Hygiea
Nature Astronomy
October 2019
Detection of CN Gas in Interstellar Object 2I/Borisov
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
October 2019
Near-resonance in a System of Sub-Neptunes from TESS
The Astronomical Journal
October 2019
WASP-South hot Jupiters: WASP-178b, WASP-184b, WASP-185b, and WASP-192b
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
September 2019
WASP-180Ab: Doppler tomography of a hot Jupiter orbiting the primary star in a visual b...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
September 2019
TOI-150b and TOI-163b: two transiting hot Jupiters, one eccentric and one inflated, rev...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
September 2019
Two New HATNet Hot Jupiters around A Stars and the First Glimpse at the Occurrence Rate...
The Astronomical Journal
September 2019
WASP-169, WASP-171, WASP-175, and WASP-182: three hot Jupiters and one bloated sub-Satu...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
August 2019
Publisher Correction: A super-Earth and two sub-Neptunes transiting the nearby and quie...
Nature Astronomy
August 2019
Updated extraction of the APOGEE 1.5273 μm diffuse interstellar band: a Planck view on ...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
August 2019
Meteor Detection from the Fireball Moroccan Network: First Orbital Results and Links to...
Astronomy Reports
August 2019
A super-Earth and two sub-Neptunes transiting the nearby and quiet M dwarf TOI-270
Nature Astronomy
July 2019
SuperWASP dispositions and false positive catalogue
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
July 2019
The L 98-59 System: Three Transiting, Terrestrial-size Planets Orbiting a Nearby M Dwarf
The Astronomical Journal
June 2019
Qatar Exoplanet Survey: Qatar-8b, 9b, and 10b—A Hot Saturn and Two Hot Jupiters
The Astronomical Journal
May 2019
Lower atmosphere and pressure evolution on Pluto from ground-based stellar occultations...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
May 2019
High resolution optical spectroscopy of the N2-rich comet C/2016 R2 (PanSTARRS)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
April 2019
Dust properties of double-tailed active asteroid (6478) Gault
Astronomy and Astrophysics
April 2019
Three Hot-Jupiters on the upper edge of the mass-radius distribution: WASP-177, WASP-18...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
March 2019
Homogeneous internal structure of CM-like asteroid (41) Daphne
Astronomy and Astrophysics
March 2019
A robust method to identify meteor showers new parent bodies from the SonotaCo and EDMO...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
January 2019
Discovery of Three New Transiting Hot Jupiters: WASP-161 b, WASP-163 b, and WASP-170 b
The Astronomical Journal
January 2019
The Arab Astronomical Society (ArAS): Developing Astrophysics Research in the Arab World
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
December 2018
Monitoring of the activity and composition of comets 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresak and 45...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
November 2018
The impact crater at the origin of the Julia family detected with VLT/SPHERE?
Astronomy and Astrophysics
October 2018
Metallic Line Doubling in the Spectra of the Variable Star R Scuti
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
August 2018
Modeling the Transmission Spectra of WASP-31b
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
August 2018
FM14 Session 3: The IAU National Outreach Coordinators (NOCs) Network – Coordinating an...
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
August 2018
Ionospheric and thermospheric response to the 27–28 February 2014 geomagnetic storm ove...
Annales Geophysicae
July 2018
SPECULOOS: a network of robotic telescopes to hunt for terrestrial planets around the n...
July 2018
Reactive collision of electrons with CO+ in cometary coma
Astronomy and Astrophysics
July 2018
Dust modelling and a dynamical study of comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresak during its 20...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
July 2018
Development in astronomy and space science in Africa
Nature Astronomy
July 2018
Theoretical study of ArH+ dissociative recombination and electron-impact vibrational ex...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
June 2018
Peering into space with the Morocco Oukaïmeden Observatory
Nature Astronomy
May 2018
The First Post-Kepler Brightness Dips of KIC 8462852
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
January 2018
Stellar Parameters for Trappist-1
The Astrophysical Journal
January 2018
Asymptotic g modes: Evidence for a rapid rotation of the solar core
Astronomy and Astrophysics
August 2017
The Space Weather through a Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
July 2017
Thermospheric Dynamics in Quiet and Disturbed Conditions
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
July 2017
Variability of the Vertical Total Electron Content, from GPS data, during 2 to 8 Novemb...
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
July 2017
Study of the Plutino Object (208996) 2003 AZ84 from Stellar Occultations: Size, Shape, ...
The Astronomical Journal
June 2017
Assessment of the potential of the new Belgo-Moroccan telescope TRAPPIST-North for high...
Journal of Physics Conference Series
June 2017
Metallic line doubling in the spectra of the variable RR Lyrae star
Journal of Physics Conference Series
June 2017
Monitoring of comets activity and composition with the TRAPPIST-North telescope
Journal of Physics Conference Series
June 2017
A seven-planet resonant chain in TRAPPIST-1
Nature Astronomy
May 2017
Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1
Nature
February 2017
Climatology of thermospheric neutral winds over Oukaïmeden Observatory in Morocco
Annales Geophysicae
January 2017
Tribological Behavior of PVD Hard Coated Cutting Tools under Cryogenic Cooling Conditions
Procedia CIRP
January 2017
Hierarchical fringe tracker to co-phase and coherence very large optical interferometers
August 2016
First statistics of the isopistonic angle for long baseline interferometry
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
March 2016
Spectroscopy from Oukaimeden Observatory, first work
Astronomy and Astrophysics
March 2016
From Asteroids to Space Debris
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
August 2015
Climatologies of nighttime thermospheric winds and temperatures from Fabry‐Perot interf...
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
August 2015
First Lunar Flashes Observed from Morocco (ILIAD Network): Implications for Lunar Seism...
Earth Moon and Planets
March 2015
An analytical model for the 0. 33 - 7. 85 micron transmission spectrum of HD189733b : E...
International Journal of Computer Applications
December 2014
SOPHIE velocimetry ofKeplertransit candidates
Astronomy and Astrophysics
November 2014
European Extremely Large Telescope: Isopistonic Angle Measurements at Aklim Site
International Journal of Computer Applications
August 2014
The OTP-model applied to the Aklim site database
August 2014
Instrumental methods for professional and amateur collaborations in planetary astronomy
Experimental Astronomy
July 2014
Hierarchical fringe tracking
July 2014
Astroclimate at Jbel Aklim site in Moroccan anti-atlas: 2008-2010 seeing and isoplanati...
July 2014
E-ELT seeing and isoplanatic angle: comparison of Aklim site and El Roque de Los Muchac...
July 2014
European Extremely Large Telescope Site Characterization III: Ground Meteorology
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
April 2014
Numerical simulations of a new approach for seeing measurement
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
July 2013
A project of a two meter telescope in North Africa
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
August 2012
European Extremely Large Telescope Site Characterization. II. High Angular Resolution P...
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
August 2012
Solar initiative at Oukaimeden Observatory
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
August 2012
Power and duration of impact flashes on the Moon: Implication for the cause of radiation
Icarus
March 2012
Meteorological profiles and optical turbulence in the free atmosphere with NCEP/NCAR da...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
December 2011
European Extremely Large Telescope Site Characterization I: Overview
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
November 2011
First characterization of Jbel Aklim in Moroccan Anti-Atlas as a potential site for the...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
November 2010
Study of AERONET data of nearby stations in the Canary Islands: application to infer as...
October 2010
Cross-calibration of DIMM monitors at Oukaimden observatory and Marrakesh site
Experimental Astronomy
July 2010
Homothetic apodization of circular aperture HACA: simulation results
July 2010
Oukaimeden Observatory: detection of exoplanet HD 189733b by the transit method
July 2010
E-ELT: Isopistonic and isoplanatic angles at Aklim candidate site
July 2010
First characterization of Jbel Aklim in Moroccan Anti-Atlas as a potential site for the...
July 2010
Meteorological parameters analysis above Oukaimeden Observatory using NCEP/NCAR data
July 2010
Circular aperture interferometric apodization using homothety - I. Simulation results
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
June 2010
High-altitude wind velocity at Oukaimeden observatory
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
September 2009
Interferential seeing monitor
July 2008
Influence of instrumental noise and defocus on the DIMM
July 2008
Meteorological study of Aklim site in Morocco
July 2008
Neural networks based control of chaotic Phase-Locked Loop
July 2008
Interferential seeing monitor
Astronomy and Astrophysics
March 2008
Aerosol columnar characterization in Morocco: ELT prospect
New Astronomy
January 2008
Isopistonic angle for multi-aperture interferometers from isoplanatic angle
Astronomy and Astrophysics
October 2007
Aerosol characterization of Morocco with AERONET and intercomparison with satellite dat...
October 2007
Effect of altitude on aerosol optical properties
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
August 2006
Astronomical extinction over the ELT Moroccan sites from aerosol satellite data
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
August 2006
Deep sky observations with Dome C optical interferometers
June 2006
ELT site prospect in Morocco: aerosol characterization
June 2006
Single star scidar: atmospheric parameters profiling using the simulated annealing algo...
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
May 2006
Limiting magnitude for Dome C optical interferometers
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
October 2005
Optical seeing monitoring at the Oukaïmeden in the Moroccan high atlas mountains: first...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
September 2005
Application de la technique du SCIDAR généralisé aux étoiles simples
Comptes Rendus Physique
April 2005
Correlation between TOMS aerosol index and astronomical extinction
September 2004
OWL site survey: first seeing measurement with ADIMM
September 2004
Optical turbulence outer scale and coherence outer scale at different astronomical sites
September 2004
Seeing, outer scale of optical turbulence, and coherence outer scale at different ast...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
July 2004
Study of the clear time behavior on Oukaı̈meden observatory using the IRIS database
New Astronomy
May 2004
Optical turbulence modeling in the boundary layer and free atmosphere using instrumente...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
March 2004
Experimental Astronomy
January 2002
The first optical characterization of the Oukaïmeden site with the Generalized Seeing M...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
January 2001
A meteorological and photometric study of the Oukaimeden site
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
December 2000
Attempt to assess astronomical ?seeing? using a model
Astrophysics and Space Science
January 1996
Network of Oriental Robotic Telescopes
Highlights of Astronomy
January 1995
The global oscillation network group site survey
Solar Physics
July 1994
A simple flux integration photometer for day time site testing at Oukaimeden
Experimental Astronomy
January 1992
Moroccan participation in the study of solar oscillations
Solar Physics
May 1991
