Publications:

  1. "The Distance to the Perseus Spiral Arm in the Milky Way"
    Xu Y., Reid M.J., Zheng X.W., Menten K.M., 2006, Science 311, 54
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0512223,online]

  2. "Water maser motions in W3(OH) and a determination of its distance"
    Hachisuka K., Brunthaler A., Menten K.M., Reid M.J., Imai H., Hagiwara Y., Miyoshi M., Horiuchi S., Sasao T., 2006, ApJ 645, 337
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0512226, online]

  3. "The Distance to the Orion Nebula"
    Menten K.M., Reid M.J., Forbrich J., Brunthaler A., 2007, A&A 474, 515
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0709.0485, online]

  4. "The nature of the methanol maser ring G23.657-00.127: I. The distance through trigonometric parallax measurements"
    Bartkiewicz A., Brunthaler A., Szymczak M., van Langevelde H.J., Reid M.J., 2008, A&A 490, 787
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0809.1948, online]

  5. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star Forming Regions I: S 252 & G232.6+1.0"
    Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Brunthaler A., Zheng X.W., Moscadelli L., Xu Y., 2009, ApJ 693, 397
    [Abstract , astro-ph/0811.0595, online]

  6. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star Forming Regions II: Cep A & NGC 7538"
    Moscadelli L., Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Brunthaler A., Zheng X.W., Xu Y., 2009, ApJ 639, 406
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0811.0679, online]

  7. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star Forming Regions III: G59.7+0.1 & W51 IRS1"
    Xu Y., Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Brunthaler A., Zheng X.W., Moscadelli L., 2009, ApJ 639, 413
    [Abstract , astro-ph/0811.0701, online]

  8. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star Forming Regions IV: G35.20-0.74 & G35.20-1.74"
    Zhang B., Zheng X.W., Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Xu Y., Moscadelli L., Brunthaler A., 2009, ApJ 639, 419
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0811.0704, online]

  9. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star Forming Regions V: G23.01-0.41 and G23.44-0.18"
    Brunthaler A., Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Zheng X.W., Moscadelli L., Xu Y., 2009, ApJ 639, 424
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0811.0713, online]

  10. "The distance to a star forming region in the Outer arm of the Galaxy"
    Hachisuka K., Brunthaler A., Menten K.M., Reid M.J., Hagiwara Y., Mochizuki N., 2009, ApJ 696, 1981
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0901.2481, online]

  11. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star Forming Regions VI: Galactic Structure, Fundamental Parameters and Non-Curcular Motions"
    Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Zheng X.W., Brunthaler A., Moscadelli L., Xu Y., Zhang B., Sato M., Honma M., Hirota T., Hachisuka K., Choi Y.K., Moellenbrock G.A., Bartkiewicz A. 2009, ApJ 700, 137
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0902.3913, online]

  12. "A Trigonometric Parallax of Sgr B2"
    M.J. Reid, K.M. Menten, X.W. Zheng, A. Brunthaler, Y. Xu, 2009, ApJ 705, 1548
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0908.3637, online]

  13. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star Forming Regions VII. G9.62+0.20 and the expanding 3 kpc-arm"
    Sanna A., Reid M.J., Moscadelli L., Dame T.M., Menten K.M., Brunthaler A., Zheng X.W., Xu Y. 2009, ApJ 706, 464
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0909.3773, online]

  14. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of 6.7 GHz Methanol Masers"
    Rygl K.L.J, Brunthaler A., Menten K.M., Reid M.J., van Langevelde H.J., Xu Y., 2010, A&A 511, A2
    [Abstract, astro-ph/0910.0150, online]

  15. "Trigonometric Parallax of W51 Main/South"
    Sato M., Reid M.J., Brunthaler A., Menten K.M. 2010, ApJ 720, 1055
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1006.4218, online]

  16. "The Bar and Spiral Structure Legacy (BeSSeL) Survey: Mapping the Milky Way with VLBI Astrometry" ("highlight talk")
    Brunthaler A. et al. 2011, in "Reviews in Modern Astronomy", Vol. 23, in press, R. von Berlepsch (Ed.), Astronomische Gesellschaft 2011
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1102.5350, online]

  17. "The VLBA Calibrator Search for the BeSSeL Survey"
    Immer K., Brunthaler A., Reid M.J., Bartkiewicz A., Choi Y.K., Menten K.M., Moscadelli L., Wu Y.W., Xu Y., Zhang B., Zheng X.W., 2011, ApJS 194, 25
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1103.5438, online]

  18. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star Forming Regions: VIII. G12.89+0.49, G15.03-0.68 (M17) and G27.36-0.16"
    Xu Y., Moscadelli L., Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Zhang B., Zheng X.W., Brunthaler A., 2011, ApJ 733, 25
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1103.3139, online]

  19. "Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star-Forming Regions. IX. The Outer Arm in the First Quadrant"
    Sanna A., Reid M. J., Dame T.M., Menten K.M., Brunthaler A., Moscadelli L., Zheng, X.W., Xu, Y. 2012, ApJ 745, 82
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1110.4313, PS, PDF, online]

  20. "Clustered star formation and outlows in AFGL 2591"
    Sanna A., Reid M.J., Carrasco-Gonzalez C., Menten K.M., Brunthaler A., Moscadelli L., Rygl K.J.L 2012, ApJ 745 191
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1111.0843, PS, PDF, online]

  21. "Parallaxes and proper motions of interstellar masers toward the Cygnus X star-forming complex I. Membership of the Cygnus X region"
    Rygl K.L.J, Brunthaler A., Sanna A., Menten K.M., Reid M.J., van Langevelde H-J., Honma M., Torstensson K.J.E, and Fujisawa K., 2012, A&A 539, A79
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1111.7023 PS, PDF, online]

  22. "The Distance and Size of the Red Hypergiant NML Cyg from VLBA and VLA Astrometry"
    Zhang B., Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Zheng X.W., Brunthaler A. 2012, A&A 544, A42
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1207.1850]

  23. "Trigonometric parallaxes of massive star forming regions: G012.88+0.48 and W33"
    Immer K., Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Brunthaler A., Dame T.M., 2013, A&A 553, A117
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1304.2041]

  24. "On the Nature of the Local Spiral Arm of the Milky Way"
    Xu Y., Li J.J., Reid M.J., Menten K.M., Zheng X.W., Brunthaler A., Moscadelli L., Dame T.M., Zhang B., 2013, ApJ 769, 15
    [Abstract, astro-ph/1304.0526]

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