Outputs (8)

The VMC survey XXXVIII. Proper motion of the Magellanic Bridge (2020)
Journal Article
Van Loon, & Oliveira. (2020). The VMC survey XXXVIII. Proper motion of the Magellanic Bridge. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202037478

Context. The Magellanic Clouds are a nearby pair of interacting dwarf galaxies and satellites of the Milky Way. Studying their kinematic properties is essential to understanding their origin and dynamical evolution. They have prominent tidal features... Read More about The VMC survey XXXVIII. Proper motion of the Magellanic Bridge.

The intrinsic reddening of the Magellanic Clouds as traced by background galaxies – II. The Small Magellanic Cloud (2020)
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Bell, C. P. M., Cioni, M. L., Wright, A. H., Rubele, S., Nidever, D. L., Tatton, B. L., …Vivas, A. K. (2020). The intrinsic reddening of the Magellanic Clouds as traced by background galaxies – II. The Small Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 499(1), 993 -1004. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2786

We present a map of the total intrinsic reddening across ? 34 deg2 of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) derived using optical (ugriz) and near-infrared (IR; YJKs) spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of background galaxies. The reddening map is create... Read More about The intrinsic reddening of the Magellanic Clouds as traced by background galaxies – II. The Small Magellanic Cloud.

Constraining the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch phase with resolved stellar populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2020)
Journal Article
Van Loon. (2020). Constraining the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch phase with resolved stellar populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 3283-3301. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2565

Reliable models of the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch (TP-AGB) phase are of critical importance across astrophysics, including our interpretation of the spectral energy distribution of galaxies, cosmic dust production, and enrichment of th... Read More about Constraining the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch phase with resolved stellar populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

The VMC survey – XXXIX: Mapping metallicity trends in the Small Magellanic Cloud using near-infrared passbands (2020)
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Choudhury, S., de Grijs, R., Rubele, S., Bekki, K., Cioni, M. L., Ivanov, V. D., …Ripepi, V. (2020). The VMC survey – XXXIX: Mapping metallicity trends in the Small Magellanic Cloud using near-infrared passbands. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 497(3), 3746-3760. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2140

We have derived high spatial resolution metallicity maps covering ~42 deg2 across the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) in an attempt to understand its metallicity distribution and gradients up to a radius of ~ 4?. Using the near-infrared VISTA Survey of... Read More about The VMC survey – XXXIX: Mapping metallicity trends in the Small Magellanic Cloud using near-infrared passbands.

The Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. I. Survey Overview and First Results for Andromeda I (2020)
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Saremi, E., Javadi, A., Van Loon, J., Khosroshahi, H., Molaeinezhad, A., McDonald, I., …Gozaliasl, G. (2020). The Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. I. Survey Overview and First Results for Andromeda I. Astrophysical Journal, 894(2), Article ARTN 135. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab88a2

An optical monitoring survey in nearby dwarf galaxies was carried out with the 2.5 m Isaac Newton Telescope. Fifty-five dwarf galaxies and four isolated globular clusters in the Local Group were observed with the Wide Field Camera. The main aims of t... Read More about The Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. I. Survey Overview and First Results for Andromeda I.

The VMC Survey - XXXVII. Pulsation periods of dust-enshrouded AGB stars in the Magellanic Clouds (2020)
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Groenewegen, M. A. T., Nanni, A., Cioni, M. L., Girardi, L., de Grijs, R., Ivanov, V. D., …Van Loon, J. T. (2020). The VMC Survey - XXXVII. Pulsation periods of dust-enshrouded AGB stars in the Magellanic Clouds. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 636, Article A48. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937271

Context. Variability is a key property of stars on the asymptotic giant branch (AGB). Their pulsation period is related to the luminosity and mass-loss rate of the star. Long-period variables (LPVs) and Mira variables are the most prominent of all ty... Read More about The VMC Survey - XXXVII. Pulsation periods of dust-enshrouded AGB stars in the Magellanic Clouds.

The VMC survey – XXXVI. Young stellar variability in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2020)
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Zivkov, V., Oliveira, J. M., Petr-Gotzens, M. G., Rubele, S., Cioni, M. L., Van Loon, J. T., …Sun, N. (2020). The VMC survey – XXXVI. Young stellar variability in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494(1), 458 -486. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa626

Studies of young stellar objects (YSOs) in the Galaxy have found that a significant fraction exhibits photometric variability. However, no systematic investigation has been conducted on the variability of extragalactic YSOs. Here we present the first... Read More about The VMC survey – XXXVI. Young stellar variability in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

A new mass-loss rate prescription for red supergiants (2020)
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Beasor, E. R., Davies, B., Smith, N., Van Loon, J. T., Gehrz, R. D., & Figer, D. F. (2020). A new mass-loss rate prescription for red supergiants. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 492(4), 5994 - 6006. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa255

Evolutionary models have shown the substantial effect that strong mass-loss rates ($\dotM$s) can have on the fate of massive stars. Red supergiant (RSG) mass-loss is poorly understood theoretically, and so stellar models rely on purely empirical $\do... Read More about A new mass-loss rate prescription for red supergiants.