Publications (135)
Spectrophotometric analysis of GRB afterglow extinction curves with X-shooter
J. Japelj, S. Covino, A. Gomboc +21
An atlas of 2.4 to 4.1 microns ISO/SWS spectra of early-type stars
A. Lenorzer, B. Vandenbussche, P. Morris +5
GRB 020813: polarization in the case of a smooth optical decay
J. Gorosabel, E. Rol, S. Covino +35
First firm spectral classification of an early-B pre-main-sequence star: B275 in M17
B. B. Ochsendorf, L. E. Ellerbroek, R. Chini +4
RCW36: characterizing the outcome of massive star formation
L. E. Ellerbroek, A. Bik, L. Kaper +6
Dynamical Masses for the Large Magellanic Cloud Massive Binary System [L72] LH 54-425
S. J. Williams, D. R. Gies, T. J. Henry +8
The X-shooter GRB afterglow legacy sample (XS-GRB)
J. Selsing, D. Malesani, P. Goldoni +53
Exploring the consequences of pairing algorithms for binary stars
M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, A. G. A. Brown, S. P. Goodwin +2
GRB 090313: X-shooter's first shot at a GRB
A. de Ugarte Postigo, P. Goldoni, C. C. Thöne +26
Host galaxies of SNe Ic-BL with and without long gamma-ray bursts
J. Japelj, S. D. Vergani, R. Salvaterra +5
Solving the conundrum of intervening strong MgII absorbers towards GRBs and quasars
L. Christensen, S. D. Vergani, S. Schulze +33
VLT/X-shooter spectroscopy of the afterglow of the Swift GRB 130606A: Chemical abundances and reionisation at $z\sim6$
O. E. Hartoog, D. Malesani, J. P. U. Fynbo +28
The optical/near-IR spectral energy distribution of the GRB 000210 host galaxy
J. Gorosabel, L. Christensen, J. Hjorth +25
SGR J1550-5418 bursts detected with the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor during its most prolific activity
A. J. van der Horst, C. Kouveliotou, N. M. Gorgone +32
The metallicity and dust content of a redshift 5 gamma-ray burst host galaxy
M. Sparre, O. E. Hartoog, T. Krühler +26
The Primordial Binary Population - I: A near-infrared adaptive optics search for close visual companions to A star members of Scorpius OB2
M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, A. G. A. Brown, H. Zinnecker +2
Models of the circumstellar medium of evolving, massive runaway stars moving through the Galactic plane
D. M. -A. Meyer, J. Mackey, N. Langer +4
The mass of the neutron star in Vela X-1
O. Barziv, L. Kaper, M. H. van Kerkwijk +2
Investigating the spectroscopic, magnetic and circumstellar variability of the O9 subgiant star HD 57682
J. H. Grunhut, G. A. Wade, J. O. Sundqvist +13
Optical and near-infrared observations of the GRB020405 afterglow
N. Masetti, E. Palazzi, E. Pian +33
Signatures of a jet cocoon in early spectra of a supernova associated with a $γ$-ray burst
L. Izzo, A. de Ugarte Postigo, K. Maeda +39
X-shooter, the new wide band intermediate resolution spectrograph at the ESO Very Large Telescope
Joel Vernet, H. Dekker, S. D'Odorico +87
A brown dwarf desert for intermediate mass stars in Sco OB2?
M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, A. G. A. Brown, L. Kaper
On the nature of WO stars: a quantitative analysis of the WO3 star DR1 in IC 1613
F. Tramper, G. Gräfener, O. E. Hartoog +8
The Ultraviolet Spectrum and Physical Properties of the Mass Donor Star in HD 226868 = Cygnus X-1
S. M. Caballero-Nieves, D. R. Gies, C. T. Bolton +8
How Special Are Dark Gamma-Ray Bursts: A Diagnostic Tool
E. Rol, R. A. M. J. Wijers, C. Kouveliotou +2
MOONS: a Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph for the VLT
M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender +77
Physical parameters of the high-mass X-ray binary 4U1700-37
J. S. Clark, S. P. Goodwin, P. A. Crowther +4
K-band spectroscopy of deeply embedded, young OB stars
A. Bik, L. Kaper, M. M. Hanson +1
Radiation-pressure-driven dust waves inside bursting interstellar bubbles
B. B. Ochsendorf, S. Verdolini, N. L. J. Cox +3
Spectroscopy of HD 77581 and the mass of Vela X-1
M. H. van Kerkwijk, J. van Paradijs, E. J. Zuiderwijk +3
VLT identification of the optical afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 000131 at z=4.50
M. I. Andersen, J. Hjorth, H. Pedersen +16
The mass of the very massive binary WR21a
F. Tramper, H. Sana, N. E. Fitzsimons +4
Summary of IAU GA SpS 5 II: Stellar and Wind Parameters
F. Martins, M. Bergemann, J. M. Bestenlehner +9
The properties of ten O-type stars in the low-metallicity galaxies IC 1613, WLM and NGC 3109
F. Tramper, H. Sana, A. de Koter +2
VLT/X-shooter spectroscopy of the GRB 090926A afterglow
V. D'Elia, J. P. U. Fynbo, S. Covino +21
The fraction of ionizing radiation from massive stars that escapes to the intergalactic medium
N. R. Tanvir, J. P. U. Fynbo, A. de Ugarte Postigo +38
Long- and short-term variability in O-star winds II. Quantitative analysis of DAC behaviour
L. Kaper, H. F. Henrichs, J. S. Nichols +1
VLT spectroscopy of GRB 990510 and GRB 990712; probing the faint and bright end of the GRB host galaxy population
P. M. Vreeswijk, A. Fruchter, L. Kaper +15
Evidence for diffuse molecular gas and dust in the hearts of gamma-ray burst host galaxies
J. Bolmer, C. Ledoux, P. Wiseman +17
Sequential star formation in IRAS 06084-0611 (GGD 12-15): From intermediate-mass to high-mass stars
K. M. Maaskant, A. Bik, L. B. F. M. Waters +5
On the Mass-Loss Rates of Massive Stars in the Low-Metallicity Galaxies IC 1613, WLM and NGC 3109
F. Tramper, H. Sana, A. de Koter +1
Late-epoch optical and near-infrared observations of the GRB000911 afterglow and its host galaxy
N. Masetti, E. Palazzi, E. Pian +28
VLT/X-shooter spectroscopy of the GRB 120327A afterglow
V. D'Elia, J. P. U. Fynbo, P. Goldoni +19
Discovery of the nearby long, soft GRB 100316D with an associated supernova
R. L. C. Starling, K. Wiersema, A. J. Levan +43
A dearth of short-period massive binaries in the young massive star forming region M17: Evidence for a large orbital separation at birth?
H. Sana, M. Ramirez-Tannus, A. de Koter +3
WRAY 977 (GX301-2): A HYPERGIANT WITH PULSAR COMPANION
L. Kaper, H. J. G. L. M. Lamers, E. Ruymaekers +2
Massive Stars and their Compact Remnants in High-mass X-ray Binaries
L. Kaper, A. van der Meer
Variable polarization in the optical afterglow of GRB 021004
E. Rol, R. A. M. J. Wijers, J. P. U. Fynbo +19
Cold gas in the early Universe. Survey for neutral atomic-carbon in GRB host galaxies at 1 < z < 6 from optical afterglow spectroscopy
K. E. Heintz, C. Ledoux, J. P. U. Fynbo +14
The radio afterglow of GRB 030329 at centimeter wavelengths: evidence for a structured jet or non-relativistic expansion
A. J. van der Horst, E. Rol, R. A. M. J. Wijers +3
On the nature of the WO3 star DR1 in IC 1613
F. Tramper, G. Gräfener, O. E. Hartoog +8
Diffuse interstellar bands in Upper Scorpius: Probing variations in the DIB spectrum due to changing environmental conditions
D. A. I. Vos, N. L. J. Cox, L. Kaper +2
Multi-Object Spectroscopy with the European ELT: Scientific synergies between EAGLE & EVE
C. J. Evans, B. Barbuy, P. Bonifacio +29
VLT K-band spectroscopy of massive stars deeply embedded in IRAS sources with UCHII colours
A. Bik, L. Kaper, M. M. Hanson +1
Probing the Early Evolution of Young High-Mass Stars
E. Puga, A. Bik, L. B. M. F. Waters +22
The primordial binary population II: Recovering the binary population for intermediate mass stars in Sco OB2
M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, A. G. A. Brown, S. F. Portegies Zwart +1
On the mass distribution of neutron stars in HMXBs
A. van der Meer, L. Kaper, M. H. van Kerkwijk +1
Detailed optical and near-infrared polarimetry, spectroscopy and broadband photometry of the afterglow of GRB 091018: Polarisation evolution
K. Wiersema, P. A. Curran, T. Kruehler +30
The Primordial Binary Population in OB Associations
M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, A. G. A. Brown, A. Gualandris +3
Discovery of the magnetic field in the pulsating B star beta Cephei
H. F. Henrichs, J. A. de Jong, E. Verdugo +17
A VLT spectroscopic study of the ultracompact HII region G29.96-0.02
N. L. Martin-Hernandez, A. Bik, L. Kaper +2
GRB 100219A with X-shooter - abundances in a galaxy at z = 4.7
C. C. Thoene, J. P. U. Fynbo, P. Goldoni +24
GRB 120422A/SN 2012bz: Bridging the Gap between Low- And High-Luminosity GRBs
S. Schulze, D. Malesani, A. Cucchiara +62
The unpolarized macronova associated with the gravitational wave event GW170817
S. Covino, K. Wiersema, Y. Z. Fan +37
Science Case and Requirements for the MOSAIC Concept for a Multi-Object Spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope
C. J. Evans, M. Puech, B. Barbuy +55
VLT/UVES spectroscopy of Wray 977, the hypergiant companion to the X-ray pulsar GX301-2
L. Kaper, A. van der Meer, F. Najarro
Phase-dependent changes in the wind lines in the HMXRB's SMC X-1 and 4U1700-37
R. C. Iping, G. Sonneborn, L. Kaper +1
Galaxy counterparts of metal-rich damped Lyman-alpha absorbers - II. A solar-metallicity and dusty DLA at z_abs=2.58
J. P. U. Fynbo, C. Ledoux, P. Noterdaeme +14
A new population of ultra-long duration gamma-ray bursts
A. J. Levan, N. R. Tanvir, R. L. C. Starling +38
The luminous, massive and solar metallicity galaxy hosting the Swift gamma-ray burst, GRB 160804A at z = 0.737
K. E. Heintz, D. Malesani, K. Wiersema +19
Highly-ionized metals as probes of the circumburst gas in the natal regions of gamma-ray bursts
K. E. Heintz, D. Watson, P. Jakobsson +18
Massive stars on the verge of exploding: the properties of oxygen sequence Wolf-Rayet stars
F. Tramper, S. M. Straal, D. Sanyal +7
The mysterious optical afterglow spectrum of GRB140506A at z=0.889
J. P. U. Fynbo, T. Krühler, K. Leighly +40
Strategies for prompt searches for GRB afterglows: the discovery of the GRB 001011 optical/near-infrared counterpart using colour-colour selection
J. Gorosabel, J. U. Fynbo, J. Hjorth +25
On the jet structure and magnetic field configuration of GRB 020813
D. Lazzati, S. Covino, J. Gorosabel +32
The star-formation rate in the host of GRB 990712
P. M. Vreeswijk, R. P. Fender, M. A. Garrett +3
R144 revealed as a double-lined spectroscopic binary
H. Sana, T. van Boeckel, F. Tramper +7
The host galaxy of GRB010222: The strongest damped Lyman-alpha system known
I. Salamanca, L. Kaper, P. M. Vreeswijk +6
GRB990712: First Indication of Polarization Variability in a Gamma-ray Burst Afterglow
E. Rol, R. A. M. J. Wijers, P. M. Vreeswijk +9
The host of GRB 030323 at z=3.372: a very high column density DLA system with a low metallicity
P. M. Vreeswijk, S. L. Ellison, C. Ledoux +29
Stellar Wind Variations During the X-ray High and Low States of Cygnus X-1
D. R. Gies, C. T. Bolton, R. M. Blake +10
On the Hipparcos parallaxes of O stars
S. E. Schroeder, L. Kaper, H. J. G. L. M. Lamers +1
The radial velocity curve of HD153919 (4U1700-37) revisited
G. Hammerschlag-Hensberge, M. H. van Kerkwijk, L. Kaper
The properties of GRB 120923A at a spectroscopic redshift of z=7.8
N. R. Tanvir, T. Laskar, A. J. Levan +37
Low-resolution VLT spectroscopy of GRBs 991216, 011211 and 021211
P. M. Vreeswijk, A. Smette, A. S. Fruchter +16
VLT/X-shooter survey of near-infrared diffuse interstellar bands
N. L. J. Cox, J. Cami, L. Kaper +5
The peculiar circumstellar environment of NGC2024-IRS2
A. Lenorzer, A. Bik, A. de Koter +5
Probing a GRB progenitor at a redshift of z=2: a comprehensive observing campaign of the afterglow of GRB 030226
S. Klose, J. Greiner, A. Rau +38
Identification of the ionizing source of NGC 2024
A. Bik, A. Lenorzer, L. Kaper +4
The bright optical afterglow of the long GRB 001007
J. M. Castro Cerón, A. J. Castro-Tirado, J. Gorosabel +35
The E-ELT Multi-Object Spectrograph: latest news from MOSAIC
F. Hammer, S. Morris, L. Kaper +9
Simulating Surveys for ELT-MOSAIC: Status of the MOSAIC Science Case after Phase A
M. Puech, C. J. Evans, K. Disseau +17
VLT K-band spectroscopy of massive young stellar objects in (ultra-)compact HII regions
A. Bik, L. Kaper, L. B. F. M. Waters
GRB 011121: A collimated outflow into wind-blown surroundings
J. Greiner, S. Klose, M. Salvato +31
Science Requirements and Trade-offs for the MOSAIC Instrument for the European ELT
C. J. Evans, M. Puech, M. Rodrigues +9
Blowing in the wind: The dust wave surrounding $Ï$ Ori AB
B. B. Ochsendorf, N. L. J. Cox, S. Krijt +5
GRB 030227: the first multiwavelength afterglow of an INTEGRAL GRB
A. J. Castro-Tirado, J. Gorosabel, S. Guziy +39
X-shooter: a medium-resolution, wide-band spectrograph for the VLT
L. Kaper, S. D'Odorico, F. Hammer +2
The outflow history of two Herbig-Haro jets in RCW 36: HH 1042 and HH 1043
L. E. Ellerbroek, L. Podio, L. Kaper +4