Nicholas Wright's Outputs (72)

Cygnus OB2 DANCe: A high-precision proper motion study of the Cygnus OB2 association (2016)
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Wright. (2016). Cygnus OB2 DANCe: A high-precision proper motion study of the Cygnus OB2 association. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2593 - 2610. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1148

We present a high-precision proper motion study of 873 X-ray and spectroscopically selected stars in the massive OB association Cygnus OB2 as part of the DANCe project. These were calculated from images spanning a 15 yr baseline and have typical prec... Read More about Cygnus OB2 DANCe: A high-precision proper motion study of the Cygnus OB2 association.

Classical T Tauri stars with VPHAS+ – I. H α andu-band accretion rates in the Lagoon Nebula M8 (2015)
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Kalari, V. M., Vink, J. S., Drew, J. E., Barentsen, G., Drake, J. J., Eislöffel, J., …Wright, N. J. (2015). Classical T Tauri stars with VPHAS+ – I. H α andu-band accretion rates in the Lagoon Nebula M8. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 453(1), 1026-1046. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1676

We estimate the accretion rates of 235 Classical T Tauri star (CTTS) candidates in the Lagoon Nebula using ugri H α photometry from the VST Photometric H α survey+. Our sample consists of stars displaying H α excess, the intensity of which is used to... Read More about Classical T Tauri stars with VPHAS+ – I. H α andu-band accretion rates in the Lagoon Nebula M8.

New OB star candidates in the Carina Arm around Westerlund 2 from VPHAS+ (2015)
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Wright. (2015). New OB star candidates in the Carina Arm around Westerlund 2 from VPHAS+. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 3855-3873. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv843

O and early B stars are at the apex of galactic ecology, but in the Milky Way, only a minority of them may yet have been identified. We present the results of a pilot study to select and parametrize OB star candidates in the Southern Galactic plane,... Read More about New OB star candidates in the Carina Arm around Westerlund 2 from VPHAS+.

A deep catalogue of classical Be stars in the direction of the Perseus Arm: spectral types and interstellar reddenings (2014)
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Raddi, R., Drew, J. E., Steeghs, D., Wright, N. J., Drake, J. J., Barentsen, G., …Sale, S. E. (2015). A deep catalogue of classical Be stars in the direction of the Perseus Arm: spectral types and interstellar reddenings. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 446(1), 274-298. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2090

We present a catalogue of 247 photometrically and spectroscopically confirmed fainter classical Be stars (13 ≲ r ≲ 16) in the direction of the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way (−1° < b < +4°, 120° < ℓ < 140°). The catalogue consists of 181 IPHAS-selected... Read More about A deep catalogue of classical Be stars in the direction of the Perseus Arm: spectral types and interstellar reddenings.

ACCRETION AND OUTFLOW IN THE PROPLYD-LIKE OBJECTS NEAR CYGNUS OB2 (2014)
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Guarcello, M. G., Drake, J. J., Wright, N. J., García-Alvarez, D., & Kraemer, K. E. (in press). ACCRETION AND OUTFLOW IN THE PROPLYD-LIKE OBJECTS NEAR CYGNUS OB2. Astrophysical Journal, 793(1), Article 56. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/793/1/56

Cygnus OB2 is the most massive association within 2 kpc from the Sun, hosting hundreds of massive stars, thousands of young low mass members, and some sights of active star formation in the surrounding cloud. Recently, 10 photoevaporating proplyd-lik... Read More about ACCRETION AND OUTFLOW IN THE PROPLYD-LIKE OBJECTS NEAR CYGNUS OB2.

BURN OUT OR FADE AWAY? ON THE X-RAY AND MAGNETIC DEATH OF INTERMEDIATE MASS STARS (2014)
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Drake, J. J., Braithwaite, J., Kashyap, V., Günther, H. M., & Wright, N. J. (in press). BURN OUT OR FADE AWAY? ON THE X-RAY AND MAGNETIC DEATH OF INTERMEDIATE MASS STARS. Astrophysical Journal, 786(2), 136. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/786/2/136

The nature of the mechanisms apparently driving X-rays from intermediate mass stars lacking strong convection zones or massive winds remains poorly understood, and the possible role of hidden, lower mass close companions is still unclear. A 20 ks Cha... Read More about BURN OUT OR FADE AWAY? ON THE X-RAY AND MAGNETIC DEATH OF INTERMEDIATE MASS STARS.

Extreme infrared variables from UKIDSS – I. A concentration in star-forming regions (2014)
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Contreras Peña, C., Lucas, P. W., Froebrich, D., Kumar, M. S. N., Goldstein, J., Drew, J. E., …Wright, N. J. (2014). Extreme infrared variables from UKIDSS – I. A concentration in star-forming regions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 439(2), 1829-1854. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu063

We present initial results of the first panoramic search for high-amplitude near-infrared variability in the Galactic plane. We analyse the widely separated two-epoch K-band photometry in the fifth and seventh data releases of the UKIDSS Galactic pla... Read More about Extreme infrared variables from UKIDSS – I. A concentration in star-forming regions.

Constraints on massive star formation: Cygnus OB2 was always an association (2013)
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Wright, N. J., Parker, R. J., Goodwin, S. P., & Drake, J. J. (2014). Constraints on massive star formation: Cygnus OB2 was always an association. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 438(1), 639-646. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2232

We examine substructure and mass segregation in the massive OB association Cygnus OB2 to better understand its initial conditions. Using a well-understood Chandra X-ray selected sample of young stars, we find that Cyg OB2 exhibits considerable physic... Read More about Constraints on massive star formation: Cygnus OB2 was always an association.

THE PROTOPLANETARY DISKS IN THE NEARBY MASSIVE STAR-FORMING REGION CYGNUS OB2 (2013)
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Guarcello, M. G., Drake, J. J., Wright, N. J., Drew, J. E., Gutermuth, R. A., Hora, J. L., …King, R. (in press). THE PROTOPLANETARY DISKS IN THE NEARBY MASSIVE STAR-FORMING REGION CYGNUS OB2. Astrophysical Journal, 773(2), 135. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/773/2/135

The formation of stars in massive clusters is one of the main modes of the star formation process. However, the study of massive star-forming regions is hampered by their typically large distances to the Sun. One exception to this is the massive star... Read More about THE PROTOPLANETARY DISKS IN THE NEARBY MASSIVE STAR-FORMING REGION CYGNUS OB2.

New Galactic supernova remnants discovered with IPHAS (2013)
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Sabin, L., Parker, Q. A., Contreras, M. E., Olguín, L., Frew, D. J., Stupar, M., …Morris, R. A. H. (2013). New Galactic supernova remnants discovered with IPHAS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 431(1), 279-291. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt160

As part of a systematic search programme of a 10° wide strip of the northern Galactic plane, we present preliminary evidence for the discovery of four (and possibly five) new supernova remnants (SNRs). The pilot search area covered the 19–20 h right... Read More about New Galactic supernova remnants discovered with IPHAS.

First results of an Hα based search of classical Be stars in the Perseus Arm and beyond (2013)
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Raddi, R., Drew, J. E., Fabregat, J., Steeghs, D., Wright, N. J., Sale, S. E., …Drake, J. J. (2013). First results of an Hα based search of classical Be stars in the Perseus Arm and beyond. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 430(3), 2169-2187. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt038

We investigate a region of the Galactic plane, between 120° ≤ ℓ ≤ 140° and −1° ≤ b ≤ +4°, and uncover a population of moderately reddened (E(B − V) ∼ 1) classical Be stars within and beyond the Perseus and Outer Arms. 370 candidate emission-line star... Read More about First results of an Hα based search of classical Be stars in the Perseus Arm and beyond.

The stellar activity-rotation relationship: The stellar activity-rotation relationship (2013)
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Wright, N., Drake, J., Mamajek, E., & Henry, G. (2013). The stellar activity-rotation relationship: The stellar activity-rotation relationship. Astronomische Nachrichten, 334(1-2), 151-154. https://doi.org/10.1002/asna.201211764

Using a new catalog of 824 solar and late-type stars with measured X-ray luminosities and rotation periods we have studied the relationship between rotation and stellar activity that is believed to be a probe of the underlying stellar dynamo. Using a... Read More about The stellar activity-rotation relationship: The stellar activity-rotation relationship.