Dr Dougal Mackey
B.A., B.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D.
Australian Research Fellow, RSAA
ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Areas of expertise
- Astronomical And Space Sciences 0201
- Galactic Astronomy 020104
- Cosmology And Extragalactic Astronomy 020103
Research interests
- Properties, formation and evolution of globular clusters and massive star clusters;
- Galaxy formation and evolution, especially through the study of galaxy haloes;
- The Milky Way, Andromeda, Magellanic Clouds and other galaxies in the Local Group;
- Dwarf galaxies;
- Stellar dynamics and N-body modelling;
- Observational astronomy -- photometry and spectroscopy;
- Survey astronomy.
Publications
- Ibata, R, Lewis, G, Conn, A et al 2013, 'A vast, thin plane of corotating dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy', Nature, vol. 493, no. 7430, pp. 62-65.
- Huxor, A, Ferguson, A, Veljanoski, J et al 2013, 'Three newly discovered globular clusters in NGC 6822', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 429, no. 2, pp. 1039-1044.
- Mackey, A, Da Costa, G, Ferguson, A et al 2013, 'A VLT/FLAMES study of the peculiar intermediate-age large magellanic cloud star cluster NGC 1846. I. Kinematics', Astrophysical Journal, The, vol. 762, 65 (20 pp).
- Tanvir, N, Mackey, A, Ferguson, A et al 2012, 'The structure of star clusters in the outer halo of M31', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 422, no. 1, pp. 162-184.
- Keller, S, Mackey, A & Da Costa, G 2012, 'Extended star formation in the intermediate-age large magellanic cloud star cluster NGC 2209', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 761, no. 1, L5
- Keller, S.C., Mackey, D., & Da Costa, G.S. 2012, 'The globular cluster system of the Milky Way: accretion in a cosmological context', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 744, p. 57
- Fiorentino, G., Tolstoy, E., Diolaiti, E., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2011, 'MAD about the Large Magellanic Cloud - preparing for the era of Extremely Large Telescopes', Astronomy & Astrophysics, vol. 535, p. A63
- Huxor, A.P., Ferguson, A.M.N., Tanvir, N.R., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2011, 'Exploring the properties of the M31 halo globular cluster system', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 414, pp. 770-780.
- Keller, S.C., Mackey, A.D., & Da Costa, G.S. 2011, 'The extended main-sequence turn-off clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud - missing links in globular cluster evolution', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 731, p. 22
- Hurley, J.R., & Mackey, A.D. 2010, 'N-body models of extended star clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 408, pp. 2353-2363.
- Mackey, A.D., Huxor, A.P., Ferguson, A.M.N., et al. 2010, 'Evidence for an accretion origin for the outer halo globular cluster system of M31', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 717, pp. L11-L16.
- Campbell, M.A., Evans, C.J., Mackey, A.D., et al. 2010, 'VLT-MAD observations of the core of 30 Doradus', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 405, p. 421
- Mackey, A.D., Ferguson, A.M.N., Irwin, M.J., et al. 2010, 'Deep Gemini/GMOS imaging of an extremely isolated globular cluster in the Local Group', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 401, p. 533
- Gouliermis, D.A., Mackey, A.D., Xin, Y., et al. 2010, 'Assessment of stellar stratification in three young star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 709, p. 263
- McConnachie, A.W., Irwin, M.J., Ibata, R.A., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2009, 'The remnants of galaxy formation from a panoramic survey of the region around M31', Nature, vol. 461, p. 66
- Richardson, J.C., Ferguson A.M.N., Mackey, A.D., et al. 2009, 'An HST/ACS view of the inhomogeneous outer halo of M31', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 396, p. 1842
- Collins, M.L.M., Chapman, S.C., Irwin, M.J., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2009, 'A spectroscopic survey of EC4, an extended cluster in Andromeda's halo', Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 396, p. 1619
- Ibata, R., Bellazzini, M., Chapman, S.C., et al., incl. Mackey A.D. 2009, 'Density and kinematic cusps in M54 at the heart of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy: evidence for a 10,000 solar-mass black hole?', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 699, p. L169
- Bekki, K., & Mackey, A.D. 2009, 'On the origin of double main-sequence turn-offs in star clusters of the Magellanic Clouds', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 394, p. 124
- Bellazzini, M., Ibata, R.A., Chapman, S.C., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2008, 'The nucleus of the Sagittarius dSph galaxy and M54: a window on the process of galaxy nucleation', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 136, p. 1147
- Mackey, A.D., Broby Nielsen, P., Ferguson, A.M.N., et al. 2008, 'Multiple stellar populations in three rich Large Magellanic Cloud star clusters', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 681, p. L17
- Mackey, A.D., Wilkinson, M.I., Davies, M.B., et al. 2008, 'Black holes and core expansion in massive star clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 386, p. 65
- Xin, Y., Deng, L., de Grijs, R., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2008, 'Simple stellar population models as probed by the Large Magellanic Cloud star cluster ESO 121-SC03', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 384, p. 410
- Mackey, A.D. 2008, 'Realistic N-body simulations of globular clusters', Lecture Notes in Physics, vol. 760, p. 347
- Mackey, A.D., Wilkinson, M.I., Davies, M.B., et al. 2007, 'The effect of stellar-mass black holes on the structural evolution of massive star clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 379, p. L40
- Mackey, A.D., & Broby Nielsen, P. 2007, 'A double main-sequence turn-off in the rich star cluster NGC 1846 in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 379, p. 151
- Malmberg, D., de Angeli, F., Davies, M.B., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2007, 'Close encounters in young stellar clusters: implications for planetary systems in the solar neighbourhood', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 378, p. 1207
- Koch, A., Wilkinson, M.I., Kleyna, J.T., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2007, 'Stellar kinematics and metallicities in the Leo I dwarf spheroidal galaxy - wide-field implications for galactic evolution', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 657, p. 241
- Mackey, A.D., Huxor, A.P., Ferguson, A.M.N., et al. 2007, 'ACS photometry of newly discovered globular clusters in the outer halo of M31', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 655, p. L85
- Mackey, A.D., Huxor, A.P., Ferguson A.M.N., et al. 2006, 'ACS photometry of extended, luminous globular clusters in the outskirts of M31', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 653, p. L105
- Davies, M.B., Amaro-Seoane, P., Bassa, C., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2006, 'The MODEST questions: challenges and future directions in stellar cluster research', New Astronomy, vol. 12, p. 201
- Mackey, A.D., Payne, M.J., & Gilmore, G.F. 2006, 'Photometry of Magellanic Cloud clusters with the Advanced Camera for Surveys - II. The unique LMC cluster ESO 121-SC03', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 369, p. 921
- Mackey, A.D., & van den Bergh, S. 2005, 'The properties of Galactic globular cluster subsystems', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 360, p. 631
- Mackey, A.D., & Gilmore, G.F. 2004, 'Comparing the properties of local globular cluster systems: implications for the formation of the Galactic halo', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 355, p. 504
- van den Bergh, S., & Mackey, A.D. 2004, 'Globular clusters and the formation of the outer Galactic halo', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 354, p. 713
- Mackey, A.D., & Gilmore, G.F. 2004, 'Photometry of Magellanic Cloud clusters with the Advanced Camera for Surveys - I. The old Large Magellanic Cloud clusters NGC 1928, 1939 and Reticulum', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 352, p. 153
- Mackey, A.D., & Gilmore, G.F. 2003, 'RR Lyrae stars in four globular clusters in the Fornax dwarf galaxy', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 345, p. 747
- Wilkinson, M.I., Hurley, J.R., Mackey, A.D., et al. 2003, 'Core radius evolution of star clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 343, p. 1025
- Mackey, A.D., & Gilmore, G.F. 2003, 'Surface brightness profiles and structural parameters for globular clusters in the Fornax and Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxies', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 340, p. 175
- Mackey, A.D., & Gilmore, G.F. 2003, 'Surface brightness profiles and structural parameters for 10 rich stellar clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 338, p. 120
- Mackey, A.D., & Gilmore, G.F. 2003, 'Surface brightness profiles and structural parameters for 53 rich stellar clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 338, p. 85
- de Grijs, R., Gilmore, G.F., Mackey, A.D., et al. 2002, 'Mass segregation in young compact clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud - III. Implications for the initial mass function', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 337, p. 597
- de Grijs, R., Gilmore, G.F., Johnson, R.A., et al., incl. Mackey, A.D. 2002, 'Mass segregation in young compact star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud - II. Mass functions', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 331, p. 245
