List of publications

Jiri Borovicka

The list below contains published papers by J. Borovicka and his papers accepted for publication. The list is divided into three thematic sections:

papers on meteors
    jump to the beginning of year: 1990 , 1992 , 1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 , 2008 ,


papers on gamma-ray bursts

papers on variable stars

Within each section, the papers are listed chronologically. Refereed papers are marked with *. 


Papers on meteors

  1. Borovicka J.
    *The comparison of two methods of determining meteor trajectories from photographs
    Bull. Astron. Instit. Czechoslovakia 41, 391–396 (1990) abstract
  2. Betlem H., Borovicka J., Ceplecha Z., Spurny P.
    Glanerbrug meteorite fall
    Smithson. Bull. Global Volcanic Network 15, no. 8, 17 (1990)
  3. Spurny P., Ceplecha Z., Borovicka J.
    Fireball EN 131090
    Smithson. Bull. Global Volcanic Network 15, no. 11, 19 (1990) also published in WGN, J. Intern. Meteor Org. 19, 13 (1991)
  4. Spurny P., Borovicka J., Ceplecha Z.
    Fireball EN 070591
    Smithson. Bull. Global Volcanic Network 16, no. 4, 18 (1991) also published in WGN, J. Intern. Meteor Org. 19, 99 (1991)
  5. Borovicka J., Spurny P.
    Daylight fireball 220991
    Smithson. Bull. Global Volcanic Network 16, no. 9, 15 (1991) also published in WGN, J. Intern. Meteor Org. 20, 27 (1992)
  6. Jenniskens P., Borovicka J., Betlem H., ter Kuile C., Bettonvil F., Heinlein D.
    *Orbits of meteorite producing fireballs. The Glanerbrug - a case study
    Astron. Astrophys. 255, 373–376 (1992)
  7. Borovicka J., Ceplecha Z.
    *Earth-grazing fireball of October 13, 1990
    Astron. Astrophys. 257, 323–328 (1992) abstract
  8. Borovicka J., Spurny P.
    Denni bolid aneb naleznou se dalsi pribramske meteority? (A daylight fireball: Will another Pribram meteorites be recovered?)
    Rise hvezd 73, 124 –125 (1992) (In Czech)
  9. Ceplecha Z., Borovicka J.
    Meteors
    in Interrelations between Physics and Dynamics for Minor Bodies in the Solar System, eds. D.Benest, C.Froeschle, Editions Frontieres, Comptes-Rendus de L'Ecole de Goutelas 1991, p. 309–367 (1992)
  10. Jenniskens P., Borovicka J., Betlem H., ter Kuile C., Bettonvil F., Heinlein D.
    *The Glanerbrug meteorite fall
    Publ. Astron. Inst. Czechosl. Acad. Sci. 79, 1–17 (1992)
  11. Borovicka J.
    *Astrometry with all-sky cameras
    Publ. Astron. Inst. Czechosl. Acad. Sci. 79, 19–22 (1992)
  12. Borovicka J.
    Study of a fireball spectrum
    in Meteoroids and Their Parent Bodies eds. J.Stohl, I.P.Williams, Astron. Inst., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, pp. 303–306 (1993)
  13. Ceplecha Z., Spurny P., Borovicka J., Keclikova J.
    *Atmospheric fragmentation of meteoroids
    Astron. Astrophys. 279, 615–626 (1993)
  14. Borovicka J.
    *A fireball spectrum analysis
    Astron. Astrophys. 279, 627–645 (1993) abstract
  15. Borovicka J.
    *Line identifications in a fireball spectrum
    Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 103, 83–96 (1994) abstract
  16. Borovicka J.
    *Two components in meteor spectra
    Planet. Space Sci. 42, 145–150 (1994) abstract
  17. Borovicka J.
    *Meteor spectra - possible link between meteorite classes and asteroid families
    in Seventy-Five Years of Hirayama Asteroid Families eds. Y.Kozai, R.P.Binzel, T.Hirayama, Astron. Soc. Pacific Confer. Series Vol. 63, pp. 186–191 (1994) abstract
  18. Borovicka J.
    The identification of a diogenite meteoroid from meteor spectra
    Meteoritics 29, 446–447 (1994) - abstract
  19. Borovicka J., Spurny P., Keclikova J.
    *A new positional astrometric method for all-sky cameras
    Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 112, 173–178 (1995) abstract
  20. Borovicka J., Zamorano J.
    *The spectrum of fireball light taken with a 2-m telescope
    Earth, Moon, and Planets 68, 217–222 (1995) abstract
  21. Borovicka J., Bocek J.
    *Television spectra of meteors
    Earth, Moon, and Planets 71, 237–244 (1995) abstract
  22. Borovicka J., Spurny P.
    The visual observation of the outburst of the 1995 alpha-Monocerotids in Ondrejov
    WGN, J. Intern. Meteor Org. 23, 203–205 (1995)
  23. Borovicka J., Zimnikoval P., Skvarka J., Rajchl J., Spurny P.
    *The identification of nebular lines in the spectra of meteor trains
    Astron. Astrophys. 306, 995–998 (1996) abstract
  24. Borovicka J., Weber M.
    An alpha-Capricornid meteor spectrum
    WGN, J. Intern. Meteor Org. 24, 30–32 (1996)
  25. Borovicka J., Spurny P.
    *Radiation study of two very bright terrestrial bolides and an application to the comet S-L 9 collision with Jupiter
    Icarus 121, 484 –510 (1996) abstract
  26. Borovicka J., Betlem H.
    *Spectral analysis of two Perseid meteors
    Planet. Space Sci. 45, 563–575 (1997) abstract
  27. Borovicka J., Spurny P.
    Satellite decays photographed by a fireball network
    in Small Spacecraft, Space Environments, and Instrumentation Technologies, eds. F.A. Allahdadi, E.K. Casani, T.D. Maclay, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 3116, pp. 168–176 (1997) abstract
  28. Borovicka J., Popova O.P., Nemtchinov I.V., Spurny P., Ceplecha Z.
    *Bolides produced by impacts of large meteoroids into the Earth's atmosphere: comparison of theory with observations.
    I. Benesov bolide dynamics and fragmentation
    Astron. Astrophys. 334, 713–728 (1998) full text (A&A subscibers); abstract
  29. Borovicka J., Majden E.P.
    *A Perseid meteor spectrum
    J. Royal Astron. Soc. Canada  92, 153–156 (1998) abstract
  30. Stork R., Borovicka J., Bocek J., Solc M.
    Peculiar features of alpha-Monocerotid television spectra
    Meteoritics & Planet. Sci.  33, A151 (1998) - abstract
  31. Spurny P., Borovicka J.
    June Bootid meteors 1998
    IAU Circ. no. 6973 (1998)  full text
  32. Spurny P., Borovicka J.
    Photographic observation of a June Bootid fireball
    WGN, J. Intern. Meteor Org. 26, 177–179 (1998)
  33. Borovicka J., Popova O.P., Golub' A.P., Kosarev I.V., Nemtchinov I.V.
    *Bolides produced by impacts of large meteoroids into the Earth's atmosphere: comparison of theory with observations.
    II. Benesov bolide spectra
    Astron. Astrophys. 337, 591–602 (1998) full text (A&A subscibers); abstract
  34. Ceplecha Z., Borovicka J., Elford G.W., ReVelle D.O., Hawkes R.L., Porubcan V., Simek M.
    *Meteor phenomena and bodies
    Space Sci. Rev.. 84, 327–471 (1998)
  35. Borovicka J.
    *Meteoroid properties from meteor spectroscopy
    In: Meteoroids 1998, eds. W.J. Baggaley, V. Porubcan,  Astron. Inst., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, pp. 355–362 (1999)
  36. Borovicka J., Pineda de Carías M. C., Ocampo A., Tagliaferri E., Spalding, R. E.
    *About a big fireball seen in Honduras.
    In: Meteoroids 1998, eds. W.J. Baggaley, V. Porubcan,  Astron. Inst., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, pp. 139–142 (1999)
  37. Spurny P., Borovicka J.
    *EN010697 Karlstejn: the first type I fireball on retrograde orbit
    In: Meteoroids 1998, eds. W.J. Baggaley, V. Porubcan,  Astron. Inst., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, pp. 143–148 (1999)
  38. Stork R.,Borovicka J., Bocek J., Solc M.
    *TV spectra of shower meteors
    In: Meteoroids 1998, eds. W.J. Baggaley, V. Porubcan,  Astron. Inst., Slovak Acad. Sci., Bratislava, pp. 371–374 (1999)
  39. Spurny P., Borovicka J.
    *Detection of a high density meteoroid on cometary orbit
    In: Evolution and source regions of asteroids and comets. eds: J. Svoren, E.M. Pittich, H. Rickman. Astron. Inst., Slovak Acad. Sci.,Tatranská Lomnica, IAU Coll. 173, pp. 163–168 (1999)
  40. Nemtchinov I.V., Kuzmicheva M.Yu., Shuvalov V.V., Golub A.P., Popova O.P., Kosarev I.B., Borovicka J.
    *Sumava meteoroid - was it a small comet?
    In: Evolution and source regions of asteroids and comets. eds: J. Svoren, E.M. Pittich, H. Rickman. Astron. Inst., Slovak Acad. Sci.,Tatranska Lomnica, IAU Coll. 173, pp. 51–56 (1999)
  41. Borovicka J., Stork R., Bocek J.
    *First results from video spectroscopy of 1998 Leonid meteors
    Meteoritics & Planet. Sci. 34, 987–994 (1999) abstract
  42. Jenniskens P., de Lignie M., Betlem H., Borovicka J., Laux C.O., Packan D., Kruger C.H.
    Preparing for the 1998/99 Leonid Storms
    Earth, Moon and Planets 80, 311–341 (1998) [note: paper appeared in 2000]
  43. Ceplecha Z., Borovicka J., Spurny P.
    *Dynamical behavior of meteoroids in the atmosphere derived from very precise photographic records
    Astron. Astrophys. 357, 1115–1122 (2000)
  44. Borovicka J., Jakes P., Spurny P., Fryda J., Ceplecha Z.
    Moravka, a new H5-6 chondrite from the Czech Republic: videotaped and found
    Meteoritics & Planet. Sci.Suppl. 35, A31 (2000) (abstract) full text of the abstract (PDF file)
  45. Borovicka J., Jenniskens P.
    *Time resolved spectroscopy of a Leonid meteor afterglow
    Earth, Moon and Planets 82-83, 399–428 (2000) abstract
  46. Borovicka J.
    *Meteors
    In: Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics. P. Murdin (ed.). Institute of Physics Publishing and Nature Publishing Group, pp. 1720–1728 (2001)
  47. Borovicka J., Spurny P., Ceplecha Z.
    The Moravka meteorite fall: Fireball trajectory, orbit and fragmentation from video records
    Meteoritics & Planet. Sci. Suppl.  36, A25–A26 (2001) (abstract) full text of the abstract (PDF file)
  48. Koten P., Spurny P., Borovicka J., Stork R.
    Extreme beginning heights for non-Leonid meteors
    In: Proceedings of the Meteoroids 2001 Conference. Swedish Inst. Space Phys., Kiruna. ESA SP-495, pp. 119–122 (2001)
  49. Borovicka J.
    Video spectra of Leonids and other meteors
    In: Proccedings of the Meteoroids 2001 Conference. Swedish Inst. Space Phys., Kiruna. ESA SP-495, pp. 203–208 (2001)
  50. Koten P., Borovicka J.
    Light curves of faint meteors
    In: Proceedings of the Meteoroids 2001 Conference. Swedish Inst.Space Phys., Kiruna. ESA SP-495, pp. 259–264 (2001)
  51. Spurny P., Borovicka J.
    EN310800 Vimperk fireball: probable meteorite fall of an Aten type meteoroid
    In: Proceedings of the Meteoroids 2001 Conference. Swedish Inst. Space Phys., Kiruna. ESA SP-495, pp. 519–524 (2001)
  52. Borovicka J.
    Pad meteoritu 6. kvetna 2000 (The meteorite fall of May 6, 2000)
    Astropis 9, no. 3/2002, pp. 10–13 (2002) (In Czech)
  53. Stork R., Koten P., Borovicka J., Spurny P.
    Double station meteors recorded in Ondrejov's TV programme
    In: Proceedings of Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM 2002). Technical Univ. Berlin. ESA SP-500, pp. 189–192 (2002)
  54. Spurny P., Borovicka J.
    The autonomous all-sky photographic camera for meteor observation
    In: Proceedings of Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM 2002). Technical Univ. Berlin. ESA SP-500, pp. 257–259 (2002)
  55. Borovicka J., Spurny P., Koten P.
    Evidences for the existence of non-chondritic compact material on cometary orbits
    In: Proceedings of Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM 2002). Technical Univ. Berlin. ESA SP-500, pp. 265–268 (2002)
  56. Borovicka J., Spurny P., Kalenda P., Tagliaferri E.
    *The Moravka meteorite fall: 1. Description of the events and determination of the fireball trajectory and orbit from video records
    Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 38, 975–987 (2003) abstract
  57. Brown P.G., Kalenda P., ReVelle D.O., Borovicka J.
    *The Moravka meteorite fall: 2. Interpretation of infrasonic and seismic data
    Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 38, 989–1003 (2003) abstract
  58. Borovicka J., Weber H.W., Jopek T., Jakes P., Randa Z., Brown P.G., ReVelle D.O., Kalenda P., Schultz L., Kucera J., Haloda J., Tycova P., Fryda J., Brandstatter F.
    *The Moravka meteorite fall: 3. Meteoroid initial size, history, structure and composition
    Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 38, 1005–1021 (2003) abstract
  59. Borovicka J., Kalenda P.
    *The Moravka meteorite fall: 4. Meteoroid dynamics and fragmentation in the atmosphere
    Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 38, 1023–1043 (2003) abstract
  60. Trigo-Rodriguez J.M., Llorca J., Borovicka J., Fabregat J.
    *Chemical abundances determined from meteor spectra: I. Ratios of the main chemical elements
    Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 38, 1283–1294 (2003)
  61. Koten P., Spurny P., Borovicka J., Betlem H., Evans S., Stork R.
    Atmospheric trajectories and light curves of the 2000 Leonid meteors
    In: Proceedings of the 2002 International Science Symposium on the Leonid Meteor Stroms (eds.: H. Yano, S. Abe, M. Yoshikawa), Inst. Space Astronaut. Sci., Sagamihara, Japan.
    ISAS Report SP 15, pp. 47–53 (2003)
  62. Borovicka J., Koten P.
    Three phases in the evolution of Leonid meteor trains
    In: Proceedings of the 2002 International Science Symposium on the Leonid Meteor Stroms (eds.: H. Yano, S. Abe, M. Yoshikawa), Inst. Space Astronaut. Sci., Sagamihara, Japan.
    ISAS Report SP 15, pp. 165–173 (2003)
  63. Koten P., Spurny P., Borovicka J., Stork R.
    Catalogue of video meteor orbits. Part 1.
    Publ. Astron. Inst. Acad. Sci.Czech Rep. no. 91, pp. 1–32 (2003)
  64. Koten P., Borovicka J., Spurny P., Betlem H., Evans S.
    *Atmospheric trajectories and light curves of shower meteors
    Astron. Astrophys. 428, 683–690 (2004) abstract and full text
  65. Abe S., Ebizuka N., Yano H., Watanabe J., Borovicka J.
    *Detection of the N2+ First Negative System in a bright Leonid fireball
    Astrophys. J. 618, L141–L144 (2005) abstract and full text
  66. Borovicka J., Koten P., Spurny P., Bocek J., Stork R.
    *A survey of meteor spectra and orbits: evidence for three populations of Na-free meteoroids
    Icarus 174, 15–30 (2005) abstract
  67. Borovicka J.
    *Elemental abundances in Leonid and Perseid meteoroids
    Earth, Moon, and Planets 95, 245–253 (2005) abstract
  68. Abe S., Ebizuka N., Murayama H., Ohtsuka K., Sugimoto S., Yamamoto M., Yano H., Watanabe J., Borovicka J.
    *Video and photographic spectroscopy of 1998 and 2001 Leonid persistent trains from 300 to 930 nm
    Earth, Moon, and Planets 95, 265–277 (2005)
  69. Trigo-Rodriguez J.M, Llorca J., Borovicka J., Fabregat J.
    *Spectroscopy of a Geminid fireball: its similarity to cometary meteoroids and the nature of its parent body
    Earth, Moon, and Planets 95, 375–387 (2005)
  70. Spurny P., Borovicka J., Koten P.
    *Multi-instrument observations of bright meteors in the Czech Republic
    Earth, Moon, and Planets 95, 569–578 (2005)
  71. Koten P., Borovicka J., Spurny P., Evans S., Stork R., Elliott A.
    *Double station and spectroscopic observations of the Quadrantid meteor shower and the implications for its parent body
    Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 366, 1367–1372 (2006) abstract and full text
  72. Borovicka J.
    Physical and chemical properties of meteoroids as deduced from observations
    In: Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors (eds.: D. Lazzaro, S. Ferraz-Mello, J.A. Fernandez), Cambridge Univ. Press.
    Proceedings IAU Symposium No.
    229, pp. 249–271 (2006)  abstract
  73. Trigo-Rodriguez J.M., Borovicka J., Spurny P., Ortiz J.L., Docobo J.A., Castro-Tirado A.J., Llorca J.
    *The Villalbeto de la Pena meteorite fall: II. Determination of atmospheric trajectory and orbit
    Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 41, 505–518 (2006)
  74. Borovicka J., Weber M., Bocek J.
    Temporal evolution of a Perseid fireball spectrum
    WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization 34, 49–54 (2006)
  75. Borovicka J.
    Spectroscopic analysis of Geminid meteors
    Meteoritics & Planet. Sci. Suppl. 41, A25 (2006) (abstract) full text of the abstract (PDF file)
  76. Borovicka J., Spurny, P.
    Precise photographic orbit of a 2005 October Camelopardalid meteor
    WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization 34, 85–86 (2006)
  77. Borovicka J.
    *Spectral investigation of two asteroidal fireballs
    Earth, Moon, and Planets 97, 279–293 (2006) abstract
  78. Koten P., Spurny P., Borovicka J., Evans S., Elliott A., Betlem H., Stork R., Jobse K.
    *The beginning heights and light curves of high-altitude meteors
    Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 41, 1305–1320 (2006)
  79. Borovicka J.
    *Meteor trains - terminology and physical interpretation
    J. Royal Astron. Soc. Canada 100, 194–198 (2006) abstract
  80. Koten P., Borovicka J., Spurny P., Stork R.
    *Optical observations of enhanced activity of the 2005 Draconid meteor shower
    Astron. Astrophys. 466, 729–735 (2007)
  81. Borovicka J.
    *Properties of meteoroids from different classes of parent bodies
    In: Near Earth Objects, our Celestial Neighbors: Opportunity and Risk (eds.: A. Milani, G.B. Valsecchi and D. Vokrouhlicky), Cambridge Univ. Press.
    Proceedings IAU Symposium No.
    236, pp. 107–120 (2007)  abstract
  82. Spurny, P., Borovicka J., Shrbeny, L.
    *Automation of the Czech part of the European fireball network: equipment, methods and first results
    In: Near Earth Objects, our Celestial Neighbors: Opportunity and Risk (eds.: A. Milani, G.B. Valsecchi and D. Vokrouhlicky), Cambridge Univ. Press.
    Proceedings IAU Symposium No.
    236, pp. 121–130 (2007)
  83. Abe S., Ebizuka N., Yano H., Watanabe J., Borovicka J.
    *Search for OH(A–X) and detection of N2+ (B–X) in ultraviolet meteor spectrum
    Adv. Space Res. 39, 538–543 (2007)
  84. Borovicka J., Spurny P., Koten P.
    *Atmospheric deceleration and light curves of Draconid meteors and implications for the structure of cometary dust
    Astron. Astrophys. 473, 661–672 (2007) abstract
  85. Koten P., Borovicka J., Spurny P., Evans S., Strok R., Elliott A.
    *Video observations of the 2006 Leonid outburst

    Earth, Moon, and Planets 102, 151–156 (2008)
  86. Borovicka J., Koten P., Spurny P., Strok R.
    *Analysis of a low density meteoroid with enhanced sodium
    Earth, Moon, and Planets 102, 485–493 (2008) abstract
  87. Docobo J.A., Trigo-Rodriguez J.M., Borovicka J., Tamazian V.S., Fernandes V.A., Llorca J.
    *March 1, 2005 daylight fireball over Galicia (NW of Spain) and Minho (N. Portugal)
    Earth, Moon, and Planets 102, 537–542 (2008)
  88. Borovicka J., Spurny P.
    *The Carancas meteorite impact - Encounter with a monolithic meteoroid
    Astron. Astrophys. 485, L1–L4 (2008) abstract
  89. Borovicka J., Charvat Z.
    2008 TC3
    IAU Circular no. 8994 (2008)
  90. Trigo-Rodriguez J.M., Borovicka J., Llorca J., Madiedo J.M., Zamorano J., Izquierdo, J.
    *Puerto Lápice eucrite fall: Strewn field, physical description, probable fireball trajectory, and orbit
    Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 44, 175–186 (2009)
  91. Jenniskens P., Shaddad M.H., Numan D., Elsir S., Kudoda A.M., Zolensky M.E., Le L., Robinson G.A., Friedrich J.M., Rumble D., Steele A., Chesley S.R., Fitzsimmons A., Duddy S., Hsieh H.H., Ramsay G., Brown P.G., Edwards W.N., Tagliaferri E., Boslough M.B., Spalding R.E., Dantowitz R., Kozubal M., Pravec P., Borovicka J., Charvat Z., Vaubaillon J., Kuiper J., Albers J., Bishop J.L., Mancinelli R.L., Sandford S.A., Milam S.N., Nuevo M., Worden S.P.
    *The impact and recovery of asteroid 2008 TC3
    Nature 458, 485–488 (2009)
  92. Capek D., Borovicka J.
    *Quantitative model of the release of sodium from meteoroids in the vicinity of the Sun: Application to Geminids
    Icarus 202, 361–370 (2009)
  93. Babadzhanov P.B., Kokhirova G.I., Borovicka J., Spurny P.
    *Fotograficheskie nablyudeniya bolidov v Tadzhikistane [Photographic observations of fireballs in Tajikistan]
    Astronomicheskiy Vestnik 43, 367–376 (2009) [English translation: Solar System Research 43, 353–363 (2009)]
  94. Bland P.A., Spurny P., Towner M.C., Bevan A.W.R., Singleton A.T.. Bottke W.F., Greenwood R.C., Chesley S.R., Shrbeny L., Borovicka J., Ceplecha Z., McClafferty, T.P., Vaughan D., Benedix G.K., Deacon G., Howard K.T., Franchi I.A., Hough R.M.
    *An anomalous basaltic meteorite from the innermost main belt
    Science 325, 1525–1527 (2009)
  95. Borovicka J., Charvat Z.
    *Meteosat observation of the atmospheric entry of 2008 TC3 over Sudan and the associated dust cloud
    Astron. Astrophys. 507, 1015–1022 (2009) abstract


Papers on gamma-ray bursts

  1. Hudec R., Ceplecha Z., Ehrlich J., Borovicka J., Hurley K., Ateia J.-L., Barat C., Niel M., Vedrenne G., Estulin I.V., Kuznetsov A.K., Zenchenko V.M., Cline T.L., Desai U., Evans W.D., Fenimore E., Klebesadel R., Laros J.
    Optical search for gamma-ray bursts
    Adv. Space Res. 3, no. 10–12, 115–118 (1984)
  2. Hudec R., Borovicka J., Wenzel W., Ateia J.-L., Barat C., Hurley K., Niel M., Vedrenne G., Evans W.D., Fenimore E.E., Klebesadel R.W., Laros J.G., Cline T., Desai U., Teegarden B., Estulin I., Zenchenko V., Kuznetsov A., Kurt V.
    Search for optical flashes from gamma-ray bursters
    Adv. Space Res. 6, no. 4, 51–54 (1986)
  3. Hudec R., Borovicka J., Wenzel W., Ateia J.-L., Barat C., Hurley K., Niel M., Vedrenne G., Evans W.D., Fenimore E.E., Klebesadel R.W., Laros J.G., Cline T., Desai U., Teegarden B., Estulin I., Zenchenko V., Kuznetsov A., Kurt V.
    *Search for optical bursts from gamma-ray bursters. I
    Astron. Astrophys. 175, 71–80 (1987)
  4. Hudec R., Borovicka J., Danis S., Franc V., Peresty R., Valnicek B.
    Optical transient searches
    Adv. Space Res. 8, no.2-3, 665–668 (1988)
  5. Borovicka J., Hudec R.
    *The Perseus Flasher: Investigation using Ondrejov plates
    Bull. Astron. Instit. Czechoslovakia 40, 170–174 (1989)
  6. Borovicka J., Hudec R., Dedoch A.
    *HDE 249119 and its possible relation to the 1979 Sep 29 gamma-ray burst
    Astron. Astrophys. 258, 379–384 (1992) abstract
  7. Hudec R., Pravec P., Borovicka J.
    *OT 1928: a real candidate for GRB 781119
    Astron. Astrophys. 284, 499–506 (1994)
  8. Hudec R.,Dedoch A., Pravec P., Borovicka J.
    *Optical studies in the fields of gamma ray burst sources. 2. GRB 910219 and the detection of flashing optical counterpart
    Astron. Astrophys. 284, 839–852 (1994)
  9. Hudec R.,Ceplecha Z., Spurny P., Florian J., Kolar A., Bocek J., Borovicka J., Kroll P.
    *Real-time and pre-burst optical data for GRB's
    Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 138, 591–592 (1999)


Papers on variable stars

  1. Borovicka J., Wagner V.
    The eclipsing binary DP Cephei
    Contr. N. Coper. Obs. Plan. Brno 26, 42–45 (1985)
  2. Borovicka J.
    The improvement of AA UMa period
    Contr. N. Coper. Obs. Plan. Brno 26, 45–49 (1985)
  3. Borovicka J.
    The visual observation of V 357 Cephei
    Contr. N. Coper. Obs. Plan. Brno 28, 34 –38 (1988)
  4. Borovicka J.
    The period changes of the eclipsing binary GM Cygni
    Contr. N. Coper. Obs. Plan. Brno 28, 38–42 (1988)
  5. Slatinsky A., Borovicka J., Manek J.
    Charts of environment of eclipsing binaries
    Contr. N. Coper. Obs. Plan. Brno 29, 1–91 (1988)
  6. Borovicka J.
    The true period of AP Canis minoris
    B.B.S.A.G. Bull. 95,5 (1990)
  7. Borovicka J.
    *EK Comae Berenices: A W UMa star with short period
    J. Am. Ass. Var. Star Obs. 19, 8–9 (1990)
  8. Borovicka J.
    *The accurate period of GX Aurigae
    J. Am. Ass. Var. Star Obs. 19, 10–11 (1990)
  9. Borovicka J.
    UW Hya: The period is actually a third
    Contr. N. Coper. Obs. Plan. Brno 30, 48–49 (1992)
  10. Borovicka J.
    Nova Cygni 1992 - photometry
    IAU Circ. no. 5467 (1992)  full text
  11. Borovicka J.
    Nektere vysledky vizualnich pozorovani zakrytovych dvojhvezd (Some results of the visual observation of eclipsing binaries)
    Rise hvezd 73, 87 (1992) (In Czech)
  12. Borovicka J.
    CCD times of minima of faint eclipsing binaries
    Inf. Bull. Var. Stars No. 3877, pp. 1–2 (1993)  full text
  13. Zejda M., Borovicka J., Hajek P., Hroch F., Manek J., Mikulasek Z., Silhan J.
    Pozorovani promennych hvezd I (Observing variable stars I)
    Hvezdarna a planetarium Mikulase Kopernika v Brne, 134 pp. (1994) (In Czech)
  14. Borovicka J.
    Observations of twelve eclipsing binaries without known periods
    Contr. N. Coper. Obs. Plan. Brno 31, 60–66 (1995)
  15. Borovicka J.
    Period study for sixteen eclipsing binaries
    Contr. N. Coper. Obs. Plan. Brno 31, 67–76 (1995)
  16. Borovicka J., Sarounova L.
    The period and lightcurve of NSV 4497
    Inf. Bull. Var. Stars No. 4402, pp. 1–3 (1996)  full text
  17. Wolf M., Borovicka J., Sarounova L., Safar J., Safarova E.
    CCD photometry of the eclipsing binary AR Bootis
    Inf. Bull. Var. Stars No. 4601, pp. 1–4 (1998)  full text
  18. Sarounova L., Wolf M., Borovicka J.
    CCD photometry of the eclipsing binary AU Draconis
    Inf. Bull. Var. Stars No. 4605, pp. 1–2 (1998)  full text

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