EWOCS-II: X-ray properties of the Wolf-Rayet stars in the young Galactic super star cluster Westerlund 1 (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Anastasopoulou, K., Guarcello, M., Flaccomio, E., Sciortino, S., Benatti, S., De Becker, M., Wright, N., Drake, J., Albacete-Colombo, J., Andersen, M., Argiroffi, C., Bayo, A., Castellanos, R., Gennaro, M., Grebel, E., Miceli, M., Najarro, F., Negueruela, I., Prisinzano, L., Ritchie, B., …Zeidler, P. EWOCS-II: X-ray properties of the Wolf-Rayet stars in the young Galactic super star cluster Westerlund 1

We present the most comprehensive and deepest X-ray study to date of the properties of the richest Wolf-Rayet (WR) population observed in a single stellar cluster, Westerlund 1 (Wd1). This work is based on 36 Chandra observations obtained from the "E... Read More about EWOCS-II: X-ray properties of the Wolf-Rayet stars in the young Galactic super star cluster Westerlund 1.

First Light And Reionisation Epoch Simulations (FLARES) XVI: Size Evolution of Massive Dusty Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn from UV to IR (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Punyasheel, P., Vijayan, A. P., Greve, T. R., Roper, W. J., Algera, H., Gillman, S., Gullberg, B., Irodotou, D., Lovell, C. C., Seeyave, L. T., Thomas, P. A., & Wilkins, S. M. First Light And Reionisation Epoch Simulations (FLARES) XVI: Size Evolution of Massive Dusty Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn from UV to IR

We use the First Light And Reionisation Epoch Simulations (FLARES) to study the evolution of the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) and far-infrared (FIR) sizes for a statistical sample of massive ($\gtrsim10^{9}$M$_{\odot}$) high redshift galaxies (z $\in$... Read More about First Light And Reionisation Epoch Simulations (FLARES) XVI: Size Evolution of Massive Dusty Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn from UV to IR.

3’-O-β-Glycosylation of nucleoside analogues using a promiscuous bacterial glycosyltransferase (2024)
Working Paper
Dolan, J., Keenan, T., Benckendorff, C., Ní Cheallaigh, A., Fascione, M., & Miller, G. 3’-O-β-Glycosylation of nucleoside analogues using a promiscuous bacterial glycosyltransferase

Glycosaminoglycans induce conformational change in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Receptor Binding Domain (2020)
Journal Article
Mycroft-West, C. J., Su, D., Li, Y., Guimond, S. E., Rudd, T. R., Elli, S., Miller, G., Nunes, Q. M., Procter, P., Bisio, A., Forsyth, N. R., Turnbull, J. E., Guerrini, M., Fernig, D. G., Yates, E. A., Lima, M. A., & Skidmore, M. A. Glycosaminoglycans induce conformational change in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Receptor Binding Domain. bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.29.068767

The glycosaminoglycan (GAG) class of polysaccharides are utilised by a plethora of microbial pathogens as receptors for adherence and invasion. The GAG heparin prevents infection by a range of viruses when added exogenously, including the S-associate... Read More about Glycosaminoglycans induce conformational change in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Receptor Binding Domain.

SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Receptor Binding Domain undergoes Conformational Change upon Interaction with Low Molecular Weight Heparins (2020)
Journal Article
Mycroft-West, C. J., Su, D., Li, Y., Guimond, S. E., Rudd, T. R., Elli, S., Miller, G., Nunes, Q. M., Procter, P., Bisio, A., Forsyth, N. R., Turnbull, J. E., Guerrini, M., Fernig, D. G., Yates, E. A., Lima, M. A., & Skidmore, M. A. SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Receptor Binding Domain undergoes Conformational Change upon Interaction with Low Molecular Weight Heparins. arXiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.29.068486

The dependence of the host on the interaction of hundreds of extracellular proteins with the cell surface glycosaminoglycan heparan sulphate (HS) for the regulation of homeostasis is exploited by many microbial pathogens as a means of adherence and i... Read More about SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 Receptor Binding Domain undergoes Conformational Change upon Interaction with Low Molecular Weight Heparins.

3D Simulations and MLT: II. Onsager's Ideal Turbulence (2018)
Journal Article
Arnett, W. D., Hirschi, R., Campbell, S. W., Mocák, M., Georgy, C., Meakin, C., Cristini, A., Scott, L. J., Kaiser, E. A., & Viallet, M. (2018). 3D Simulations and MLT: II. Onsager's Ideal Turbulence. arXiv, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1810.04659

Ages and Age Spreads in Young Stellar Clusters (2017)
Journal Article
Jeffries, R. (2017). Ages and Age Spreads in Young Stellar Clusters. arXiv,

I review progress towards understanding the time-scales of star and cluster formation and of the absolute ages of young stars. I focus in particular on the areas in which Francesco Palla made highly significant contributions - interpretation of the H... Read More about Ages and Age Spreads in Young Stellar Clusters.

The Role of AGB Stars Feedback in Sustaining Galaxy Evolution (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
Javadi, A., Van Loon, J., & Khosroshahi, H. The Role of AGB Stars Feedback in Sustaining Galaxy Evolution

We have conducted a near-infrared monitoring campaign at the UK InfraRed Telescope, of the Local Group spiral galaxy M33. The main aim was to identify stars in the very final stage of their evolution, and for which the luminosity is more directly rel... Read More about The Role of AGB Stars Feedback in Sustaining Galaxy Evolution.

WASP-86b and WASP-102b: super-dense versus bloated planets (2016)
Journal Article
Smalley, Hellier, & Maxted. (2016). WASP-86b and WASP-102b: super-dense versus bloated planets. arXiv,

We report the discovery of two transiting planetary systems: a super dense, sub-Jupiter mass planet WASP-86b (Mpl = 0.82 ± 0.06 MJ; Rpl = 0.63 ± 0.01 RJ), and a bloated, Saturn-like planet WASP-102b (Mpl = 0.62 ± 0.04 MJ; Rpl = 1.27 ± 0.03 RJ). They... Read More about WASP-86b and WASP-102b: super-dense versus bloated planets.

Six newly-discovered hot Jupiters transiting F/G stars: WASP-87b, WASP-108b, WASP-109b, WASP-110b, WASP-111b & WASP-112b (2014)
Journal Article
Anderson, D., Brown, D., Collier Cameron, A., Delrez, L., Fumel, A., Gillon, M., Hellier, C., Jehin, E., Lendl, M., Maxted, P., Neveu-VanMalle, M., Pepe, F., Pollacco, D., Queloz, D., Rojo, P., Segransan, D., Serenelli, A., Smalley, B., Smith, A., Southworth, J., …West, R. (2014). Six newly-discovered hot Jupiters transiting F/G stars: WASP-87b, WASP-108b, WASP-109b, WASP-110b, WASP-111b & WASP-112b. arXiv,

We present the discoveries of six transiting hot Jupiters: WASP-87b, WASP-108b, WASP-109b, WASP-110b, WASP-111b and WASP-112b. The planets have masses of 0.51--2.2 MJup and radii of 1.19--1.44 RJup and are in orbits of 1.68--3.78 d around stars with... Read More about Six newly-discovered hot Jupiters transiting F/G stars: WASP-87b, WASP-108b, WASP-109b, WASP-110b, WASP-111b & WASP-112b.

Difficulties in Probing Nuclear Physics: A Study of Ti and Ni (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hungerford, A., Fryer, C. L., Timmes, F. X., Young, P., Bennett, M., Diehl, S., Herwig, F., Hirschi, R., Pignatari, M., Magkotsios, G., & Rockefeller, G. (2008, July). Difficulties in Probing Nuclear Physics: A Study of Ti and Ni. Paper presented at 10th Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA

The nucleosynthetic yield from a supernova explosion depends upon a variety of effects: progenitor evolution, explosion process, details of the nuclear network, and nuclear rates. Especially in studies of integrated stellar yields, simplifications re... Read More about Difficulties in Probing Nuclear Physics: A Study of Ti and Ni.

The ultra-compact binary candidate KUV 23182+1007 is a bright quasar (2007)
Journal Article
Southworth, J., Schwope, A., Gaensicke, B., & Schreiber, M. (2007). The ultra-compact binary candidate KUV 23182+1007 is a bright quasar. arXiv,

KUV 23182+1007 was identified as a blue object in the Kiso UV Survey in the 1980s. Classification-dispersion spectroscopy showed a featureless continuum except for a strong emission line in the region of He II 4686 A. This is a hallmark of the rare A... Read More about The ultra-compact binary candidate KUV 23182+1007 is a bright quasar.

Teff and log g Determinations (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smalley, B. (2005, July). Teff and log g Determinations. Presented at International Workshop on ATLAS12 and Related Codes: Application to Elemental Abundance Determination, Trieste, Italy

A discussion on the determination of effective temperature (Teff) and surface gravity (log g) is presented. The observational requirements for model-independent fundamental parameters are summarized, including an assessment of the accuracy of these v... Read More about Teff and log g Determinations.

Synthesis of the Beryllium 3131A Spectral Region (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ashwell, J., F. Ashwell, J., Jeffries, R., D. Jeffries, R., & Smalley, B. (2005, July). Synthesis of the Beryllium 3131A Spectral Region. Paper presented at International Workshop on ATLAS12 and Related Codes: Application to Elemental Abundance Determination, Trieste, Italy

The Beryllium spectral region of the Sun, Procyon and 4 stars in the open cluster NGC6633 up to Teff = 7500K have been synthesised using ATLAS9 model atmospheres and the MOOG spectral synthesis program. The line list used for these syntheses has bee... Read More about Synthesis of the Beryllium 3131A Spectral Region.