Professor Michael Bessell

BSc hons(UTas), PhD (ANU)

Professor Emeritus

ANU College of Science

E: Michael.Bessell@anu.edu.au

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Areas of expertise

Stellar Astronomy And Planetary Systems 020110
Astronomical And Space Instrumentation 020102
Cosmology And Extragalactic Astronomy 020103
Galactic Astronomy 020104

Publications

Phan-Bao, N, Bessell, M, Nguyen-Thanh, D et al. 2017, 'Detection of lithium in nearby young late-M dwarfs', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 600, pp. 1-9pp.
Hur, H, Park, B, Sung, H et al. 2015, 'Reddening, distance, and stellar content of the young open cluster Westerlund 2', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 446, no. 4, pp. 3797-3819.
Bessell, M, Collet, R, Keller, S et al 2015, 'Nucleosynthesis in a primordial supernova: Carbon and oxygen abundances in SMSS J031300.36-670839.3', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 806, L16.
Jacobson, H, Keller, S, Frebel, A et al 2015, 'HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY of EXTREMELY METAL-POOR STAR CANDIDATES from the SKYMAPPER SURVEY', Astrophysical Journal, The, vol. 807, 171 (20pp).
De Rosa, R, Smith, B, Bulger, J et al. 2014, 'Debris disks and multiplicity within the 75pc volume-limited A-Star (VAST) survey', International Astronomical Union. Proceedings, vol. 8, no. S299, pp. 334-335.
Beomdu, L, Sung, H, Kim, J et al. 2014, 'Sejong open cluster survey (SOS) - III. The young open cluster NGC 1893 in the H II region W8', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 443, no. 1, pp. 454-473.
Bessell, M & Kastner, J 2014, 'The galex nearby young-star survey', 14th Latin American Regional IAU Meeting, LARIM 2013, ed. Gregorio-Hetem J.Mateus A.Cid Fernandes R., Conference Organising Committee, TBC, pp. 53-.
Lim, B, Sung, H, Kim, J et al. 2014, 'Sejong Open Cluster Survey (SOS) - II. IC 1848 cluster in the HII region W5West', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 438, no. 2, pp. 1451-1465.
De Rosa, R, Patience, J, Ward-Duong, K et al. 2014, 'The VAST Survey - IV. A wide brown dwarf companion to the A3V star Î¶ Delphini', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 445, no. 4, pp. 3694-3705.
Melis, C, Zuckerman, B, Rhee, J et al. 2014, 'Determining the Origin of Inner Planetary System Debris Orbiting the Dustiest Main Sequence Stars', International Astronomical Union. Proceedings, vol. 293, p. 5.
De Rosa, R, Patience, J, Wilson, P et al. 2014, 'The VAST survey - III. the multiplicity of A-type stars within 75 pc', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 437, no. 2, pp. 1216-1240.
Hansen, T, Hansen, C, Christlieb, N et al 2014, 'Exploring the origin of lithium, carbon, strontium, and barium with four new ultra metal-poor stars', Astrophysical Journal, The, vol. 787, 162 (9pp).
Rajpurohit, A, Reyle, C, Allard, F et al. 2013, 'The effective temperature scale of M dwarfs', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 556.
Sung, H, Lim, B, Bessell, M et al. 2013, 'Sejong Open cluster Survey (SOS). 0. target selection and data analysis', Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 103-123.
Melis, C, Zuckerman, B, Rhee, J et al. 2013, 'Copious amounts of hot and cold dust orbiting the main sequence A-type stars HD 131488 and HD 121191', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 778, no. 1, p. 8.
Schneider, A, Song, I, Melis, C et al. 2013, 'The nearby, young, isolated, dusty star HD 166191', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 777, no. 1, pp. 1-6.
Akhter, S, Da Costa, G, Keller, S et al. 2013, 'Finding RR Lyrae Stars with SkyMapper: An Observational Test', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 30, pp. e051 (1-9).
Sung, H, Sana, H & Bessell, M 2013, 'The initial mass function and the surface density profile of NGC 6231', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 145, no. 2, p. 15.
Childress, M. J., Scalzo, R. A., Sim, S. A., et al. 2013, "Spectroscopic Observations of SN 2012fr: A Luminous, Normal Type Ia Supernova with Early High-velocity Features and a Late Velocity Plateau", The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 770, 29
Kerzendorf, W, Yong, D, Schmidt, B et al 2013, 'A high-resolution spectroscopic search for the remaining donor for Tycho'S supernova', Astrophysical Journal, The, vol. 774, no. 2, pp. 99.
Norris, J, Bessell, M, Yong, D et al 2013, 'The most metal-poor stars. I. Discovery, data, and atmospheric parameters', Astrophysical Journal, The, vol. 762, 25 (16pp).
Norris, J, Yong, D, Bessell, M et al 2013, 'The most metal-poor stars. IV. The two populations with [Fe/H] < -3.0', Astrophysical Journal, The, vol. 762, 28, (19pp).
Yong, D, Norris, J, Bessell, M et al 2013, 'The most metal-poor stars. II. Chemical abundances of 190 metal-poor stars including 10 new stars with [Fe/H] < -3.5', Astrophysical Journal, The, vol. 762, 26 (49pp).
Bessell, M & Murphy, S 2012, 'Spectrophotometric libraries, revised photonic passbands, and zero points for UBVRI, Hipparcos, and tycho photometry', Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 124, no. 912, pp. 140-157.
Song, I, Zuckerman, B & Bessell, M 2012, 'New members of the Scorpius-Centaurus complex and ages of its sub-regions', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 144, no. 1.
Chauvin, G, Faherty, J, Boccaletti, A et al. 2012, 'Deep search for companions to probable young brown dwarfs VLT/NACO adaptive optics imaging using IR wavefront sensing (Research Note)', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 548, no. Issue, pp. 1-5.
Hur, H, Sung, H & Bessell, M 2012, 'Distance and the initial mass function of young open clusters in the Î· Carina Nebula: Tr14 and Tr16', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 143, no. 2, pp. 1-10.
Schneider, A, Song, I, Melis, C et al. 2012, 'Identifying nearby, young, late-type stars by means of their circumstellar disks', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 757, no. 2.
Dupree, A, Brickhouse, N, Cranmer, S et al. 2012, 'TW Hya: Spectral variability, X-rays, and accretion diagnostics', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 750, no. 1, pp. 1-19.
De Rosa, R, Patience, J, Vigan, A et al. 2012, 'The Volume-limited A-Star (VAST) survey - II. Orbital motion monitoring of A-type star multiples', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 422, no. 4, pp. 2765-2785.
Zuckerman, B, Rhee, J, Song, I et al. 2011, 'The TUcana/Horologium, Columba, Ab Doradus, and argus associations: New members and dusty debris disks', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 732, no. 2, pp. A61-19.
Bessell, M, Bloxham, G, Schmidt, B et al. 2011, 'SkyMapper filter set: Design and fabrication of large-scale optical filters', Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 123, no. 905, pp. 789-798.
Hislop, L, Mould, J, Schmidt, B et al. 2011, 'THE EXTRAGALACTIC DISTANCE SCALE WITHOUT CEPHEIDS. IV.', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 733, no. 2, pp. A75-14.
Murphy, S, Lawson, W, Bessell, M et al. 2011, 'Episodic disc accretion in the halo of the 'old' pre-main sequence cluster Î· Chamaeleontis', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 411, no. 1, pp. L51-L55.
Lim, B, Sung, H, Bessell, M et al. 2009, 'CCD Photometry of Standard Stars at Maidanak Astronomical Observatory in Uzbekstan: Transformations and Comparisons', Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 161-174.
Bessell, M 2009, 'Making infrared photometry accessible. Commentary on: Koornneef J., 1983, A&A, 128, 84', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 500, no. 1, pp. 257-257.
Lawson, W, Lyo, A & Bessell, M 2009, 'The age rank of the nearest pre-main-sequence groups', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 400, no. 1, pp. L29-L33.
Schorck, T, Christlieb, N, Cohen, J et al. 2009, 'The stellar content of the Hamburg/ESO survey. V. The metallicity distribution function of the Galactic halo', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 507, no. 2, pp. 817-832.
Kawanomoto, S, Kajino, T, Aoki, W et al. 2009, 'The New Detections of 7Li/6Li Isotopic Ratio in the Interstellar Media', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 701, no. 2, pp. 1506-1518.
Chauvin, G, Lagrange, A, Mouillet, D et al. 2009, 'The LAOG-Planet Imaging Surveys', EXOPLANETS AND DISKS: THEIR FORMATION AND DIVERSITY, ed. Usuda, Tomonori; Tamura, Motohide; Ishii, Miki, American Institute of Physics (AIP), USA.
Murphy, S, Keller, S, Schmidt, B et al. 2009, 'SkyMapper and the Southern Sky Survey: A Valuable Resource for Stellar Astrophysics', 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics (PRCSA 2008), ed. B. Soonthornthum, S. Komonjinda, K.S. Cheng, and K.C. Leung, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, pp. 356-360.
Sung, H, Stauffer, J & Bessell, M 2009, 'A Spitzer View of the Young Open Cluster NGC 2264', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 138, no. 4, pp. 1116-1136.
Korn, A, Richard, O, Mashonkina, L et al. 2009, 'HE 1327-2326, An Unevolved Star with [Fe/H] < -5.0. III. Does its Atmosphere Reflect its Natal Composition?', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 698, no. 1, pp. 410-416.
Bessell, M 2008, 'Photometric methods for stellar parameter determinations', A Stellar Journey: A symposium in Celebration of Bengt Gustafsson's 65th Birthday, IOP Publishing, UK, p. 014019.
Sung, H, Bessell, M, Chun, M et al. 2008, 'The Initial Mass Function and Young Brown Dwarf Candidates in NGC 2264. III. Photometric Data', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 135, no. Feb, pp. 441-466.
Phan-Bao, N, Bessell, M, Martin, E et al. 2008, 'Discovery of new nearby L and late-M dwarfs at low Galactic latitude from the DENIS data base', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 383, no. 3, pp. 831-844.
Kastner, J, Zuckerman, B & Bessell, M 2008, 'Identification of the TW Hydrae association member 2M1235-39: a tertiary component of the HR 4796 system', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 491, no. 3, pp. 829-831.
Casagrande, L, Flynn, C & Bessell, M 2008, 'M dwarfs: effective temperatures, radii and metallicities', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 389, no. 2, pp. 585-607.
Zuckerman, B, Melis, C, Song, I et al. 2008, 'Gas and Dust Associated with the Strange, Isolated Star BP Piscium', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 683, no. 2, pp. 1085-1103.
Lyo, A, Lawson, W & Bessell, M 2008, 'Spectrophotometric properties of pre-main-sequence stars:the É› Chamaeleontis cluster', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 389, no. 3, pp. 1461-1469.
Garcia Perez, A, Christlieb, N, Ryan, S et al. 2008, 'A new sample of extremely/ultra metal-poor stars', A Stellar Journey: A symposium in Celebration of Bengt Gustafsson's 65th Birthday, IOP Publishing, UK, p. 014036.
Bessell, M 2008, 'Model atmospheres: bridging models and observations', Memorie Della Societa Astronomica Italiana, vol. 79, p. 317.
Melendez, J, Asplund, M, Alves-Brito, A et al. 2008, 'Chemical similarities between Galactic bulge and local thick disk red giant stars', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 484, pp. L21-L25.
Weldrake, D, Bayliss, D, Sackett, P et al. 2007, 'Searching for Planetary Transits in the Lupus Galactic Plane', Transiting Extrapolar Planets Workshop, ed. C. Afonso, D. Weldrake, and Th. Henning., Conference Organising Committee, San Francisco USA, p. 90.
Frebel, A, Norris, J, Aoki, W et al. 2007, 'Chemical Abundance Analysis of the Extremely Metal-poor Star HE 1300+0157', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 658, no. 1, pp. 534-552.
Keller, S, Schmidt, B, Bessell, M et al. 2007, 'The SkyMapper Telescope and The Southern Sky Survey', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 24, pp. 1-12.
Norris, J, Christlieb, N, Korn, A et al. 2007, 'HE 0557-4840: Ultra-Metal-Poor and Carbon-Rich', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 670, no. November 20, pp. 774-788.
Bessell, M 2007, 'Measuring the Balmer Jump and the Effective Gravity in FGK Stars', Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 119, pp. 605-615.
De Silva, G, Freeman, K, Bland-Hawthorn, J et al. 2007, 'Chemically Tagging the HR 1614 Moving Group', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 133, pp. 694-704.
De Silva, G, Freeman, K, Asplund, M et al. 2007, 'Chemical homogeneity in Collinder 261 and implications for chemical tagging', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 133, pp. 1161-1175.
Keller, S, Bessell, M, Schmidt, B et al. 2007, 'The SkyMapper Southern Sky Survey', The Future of Photometric, Spectrophotometric and Polarimetric Standardization, ed. C. Sterken, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Fransisco, pp. 177-185.
Phan-Bao, N & Bessell, M 2006, 'Spectroscopic distances of nearby ultracool dwarfs', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 446, pp. 515-523.
De Silva, G, Sneden, C, Paulson, D et al. 2006, 'Chemical Homogeneity in the Hyades', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 131, pp. 455-460.
Frebel, A, Christlieb, N, Norris, J et al. 2006, 'Bright Metal-poor Stars from the Hamburg/ESO Survey. I. Selection and Follow-up Observations from 329 Fields', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 652, pp. 1585-1603.
Zuckerman, B, Bessell, M, Song, I et al. 2006, 'The Carina-Near Moving Group', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 649, pp. L115-L118.
Song, I, Schneider, G, Zuckerman, B et al. 2006, 'HST NICMOS Imaging of the Planetary-mass Companion to the Young Brown Dwarf 2MASSW J1207334-393254', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 652, pp. 724-729.
Lyo, A, Song, I, Lawson, W et al. 2006, 'A deep photometric survey of the Î· Chamaeleontis cluster down to the brown dwarf - planet boundary', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 368, pp. 1451-1455.
Phan-Bao, N, Bessell, M, Martin, E et al. 2006, 'Discovery of a nearby M9 dwarf', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 366, no. 1, pp. L40-L43.
Barklem, P, Christlieb, N, Beers, T et al. 2005, 'The Hamburg/ESO R-process enhanced star survey (HERES). II. Spectroscopic analysis of the survey sample', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 439, pp. 129-151.
Beers, T, Christlieb, N, Norris, J et al. 2005, 'The Metallicity Distribution Function of the Halo of the Milky Way', in Vanessa Hill, Patrick Francois & Francesca Primas (ed.), From Lithium to Uranium (S228), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 175-184.
Thom, C, Flynn, C, Bessell, M et al. 2005, 'Kinematics of the Galactic halo from horizontal branch stars in the Hamburg/ESO survey', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 360, pp. 354-359.
Doyle, M, O'Mara, B, Ross, J et al. 2005, 'The Chemical Composition of alpha Cen A: Strong Lines and the ABO Theory of Collisional Line Broadening', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 22, pp. 6-12.
Bessell, M 2005, 'Standard Photometric Systems', Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 43, pp. 293-336.
Marstellar, B, Beers, T, Rossi, S et al. 2005, 'Carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars in the early galaxy', Nuclear Physics A, vol. 758, pp. 312c-315c.
Chauvin, G, Lagrange, A, Zuckerman, B et al. 2005, 'A companion to AB Pic at the planet/brown dwarf boundary', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 438, pp. 29-32.
Sung, H & Bessell, M 2004, 'The Initial Mass Function and Stellar Content of NGC 3603', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 127, pp. 1014-1028.
Kumar, B, Sagar, R, Sanwal, B et al. 2004, 'On the highly reddened members in six young galactic star clusters - a multiwavelength study', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 353, pp. 991-1014.
Song, I, Zuckerman, B & Bessell, M 2004, 'Probing the Low-Mass Stellar End of the &eta Chamaeleontis Cluster', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 600, pp. 1016-1019.
Lyo, A, Lawson, W & Bessell, M 2004, 'The spectroscopic characteristics of intermediate-aged pre-main-sequence stars: the &eta Chamaeleontis cluster', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 355, pp. 363-373.
Song, I, Zuckerman, B & Bessell, M 2004, 'On Ca II Emission as an Indicator of the Age of Young Stars', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 614, pp. 125-127.
Sung, H, Bessell, M & Chun, M 2004, 'The Initial Mass function and Young Brown Dwarf Candidates in NGC 2264. I. The Initial Mass Function Around S Monocerotis', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 128, pp. 1684-1693.
Zuckerman, B, Song, I & Bessell, M 2004, 'The AB Doradus Moving Group', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 613, pp. L65-L68.
Bessell, M, Christlieb, N & Gustafsson, B 2004, 'On The Oxygen Abundance of HE 0107-5240', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 612, pp. L61-L63.
Burstein, D, Li, Y, Freeman, K et al. 2004, 'Globular Cluster and Galaxy formation: M31, The Milky Way, and Implications for Globular Cluster Systems of Spiral Galaxies', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 614, pp. 158-166.
Christlieb, N, Gustafsson, B, Korn, A et al. 2004, 'HE 0107-5240, A Chemically Ancient Star. I. A Detailed Abundance Analysis', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 603, pp. 708-728.
Christlieb, N, Beers, T, Barklem, P et al. 2004, 'The Hamburg/ESO R-process Enhanced Star Survey (HERES) I. Project description, and discovery of two stars with strong enhancements of neutron-capture elements', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 428, pp. 1027-1037.
O'Donoghue, D, Koen, C, Kilkenny, D et al. 2003, 'The DA+dMe Eclipsing Binary EC13471-1258: its cup runneth over ... just', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 345, pp. 506-528.
Song, I, Zuckerman, B & Bessell, M 2003, 'New Members of the TW Hydrae Association, Î² Pictoris Moving Group, and Tucana/Horologium Association', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 599, pp. 342-350.
Keller, S, Bessell, M, Cook, K et al. 2002, 'Blue Variable Stars From the MACHO Database. I. Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Large Magellanic Cloud Sample', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 124, pp. 2039-2044.
Song, I, Bessell, M & Zuckerman, B 2002, 'Lithium Depletion Boundary in a Pre-main-sequence Binary System', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 581, pp. L43-L46.
Smith, V, Hinkle, K, Cunha, K et al. 2002, 'Chemical Abundances in 12 Red Giants of the Large Magellanic Cloud from High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 124, pp. 3241-3254.
Christlieb, N, Bessell, M, Beers, T et al. 2002, 'A Stellar Relic From The Early Milky Way', Nature, vol. 419, pp. 904-906.
Smalley, B, Gardiner, R, Kupka, F et al. 2002, 'On the Anomaly of Balmer Line Profiles of A-Type Stars. Fundamental binary systems', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 395, pp. 601-609.
Sung, H, Bessell, M, Lee, B et al. 2002, 'The Open Cluster NGC 2516. I. Optical Photometry', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 123, pp. 290-303.
Song, I, Bessell, M & Zuckerman, B 2002, 'Additional TWA Members? Spectroscopic verification of kinematically selected TWA candidates', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 385, pp. 862-866.
Smith, V, Hinkle, K, Cunha, K et al. 2002, 'Chemical Abundances in 12 Red Giants of the Large Magellanic Cloud from High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 124, pp. 3241-3254.
Bessell, M 2001, 'Passbands and Theoretical Colors for the Washington System', Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 113, pp. 66-71.
Keller, S, Da Costa, G & Bessell, M 2001, 'Young Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds. II.', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 121, pp. 905-915.
Zuckerman, B, Song, I, Bessell, M et al. 2001, 'The Beta Pictoris Moving Group', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 562, pp. L87-L90.
Bessell, M 2001, 'Introduction: The Spectral Types of the Ultracool Dwarfs', in Hugh R.A. Jones, Iain A. Steele (ed.), Ultracool Dwarfs, New Spectral Types L and T, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp. 135-138.
Sung, H & Bessell, M 2000, 'Standard Stars: CCD Photometry, Transformations and Comparisons', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 244-254.
Stathakis, R, Boyle, B, Jones, D et al. 2000, 'Spectral evolution of the peculiar Ic Supernova 1998bw', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 314, no. 4, pp. 807-814.
Keller, S, Bessell, M & Da Costa, G 2000, 'Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 Imaging of Young Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 119, no. 4, pp. 1748-1759.
Sung, H, Chun, M & Bessell, M 2000, 'UBVRI and Ha Photometry of the Young Open Cluster NGC 6530', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 120, pp. 333-348.
McGregor, P, Conroy, P, Van Harmelen, J et al. 2000, 'A New Acquisition and Autoguiding Camera for the ANU 2.3 m Telescope', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 17, pp. 102-108.
Murphy, M & Bessell, M 2000, 'Catalogue of candidate emission-line objects in the Small Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 311, pp. 741-747.
Park, B, Sung, H, Bessell, M et al. 2000, 'The Pre-main-sequence Stars and Initial Mass Function of NGC 2264', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 120, pp. 894-908.
Bessell, M 2000, 'The Hipparcos and Tycho Photometric System Passbands', Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 112, pp. 961-965.
Bessell, M 2000, 'Beauty and Astrophysics', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 179-184.
Keller, S, Wood, P & Bessell, M 1999, 'Be Stars in and Around Young Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds', Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 134, pp. 489-503.
Sung, H, Bessell, M, Lee, H et al. 1999, 'UBVRI Photometry of M11 - II. New Photometry and Surface Density Profiles', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 310, pp. 982-1001.
Kim, S, Dopita, M, Staveley-Smith, L et al. 1999, 'HI Shells in the Large Magellanic Cloud', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 118, pp. 2797-2823.
Murphy, M & Bessell, M 1999, 'Catalogue of Candidate Planetary Nebulae in the Small Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 311, pp. 741-747.
Bessell, M & Germany, L 1999, 'Calibration of the MACHO Photometric System; V-R, T_(eff) and BV_(V) Calibration for Metal-poor Giants', Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 111, Nov 1999, no. 765, pp. 1421-1425.
Bessell, M 1999, 'Spectrophotometry: Revised Standards and Techniques', Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 111, Nov 1999, no. 765, pp. 1426-1433.

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