Associate Professor Dougal Mackey
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
- Huang, Y, Yuan, H, Li, C et al. 2021, 'Milky Way Tomography with the SkyMapper Southern Survey. II. Photometric Recalibration of SMSS DR2', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 907, no. 68, pp. 1-16.
- Li, T, Koposov, S, Erkal, D et al. 2021, 'Broken into pieces: ATLAS and Aliqa Uma as one single stream', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 911, no. 2.
- Cordoni, G, Da Costa, G, Yong, D et al. 2021, 'Exploring the Galaxy's halo and very metal-weak thick disc with SkyMapper and Gaia DR2', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 503, no. 2, pp. 2539-2561.
- Thomas, G, Martin, N, Fattahi, A et al. 2021, 'Observing the Stellar Halo of Andromeda in Cosmological Simulations: The AURIGA2PANDAS Pipeline', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 910, no. 2.
- Hansen, T, Da Costa, G, Ji, A et al. 2021, 'S5: The Destruction of a Bright Dwarf Galaxy as Revealed by the Chemistry of the Indus Stellar Stream', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 915, no. 103.
- Yong, D, Da Costa, G, Bessell, M et al. 2021, 'High resolution spectroscopic follow-up of the most metal-poor candidates from SkyMapper DR1.1', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 507, no. 3, pp. 4102-4119.
- Koposov, S, Boubert, D, Li, T et al. 2020, 'Discovery of a nearby 1700 kms1 star ejected from the Milky Way by Sgr A', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 491, pp. 2465-2480.
- Gilligan, C, Chaboyer, B, Cummings, J et al. 2020, 'Exploring the nature and synchronicity of early cluster formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud - V. Multiple populations in ancient globular clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 494, no. 2, pp. 1946-1955.
- Wan, Z, Guglielmo, M, Lewis, G et al. 2020, 'A SkyMapper view of the large magellanic cloud: The dynamics of stellar populations', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 492, pp. 782-795.
- Longeard, N, Martin, N, Starkenburg, E et al. 2020, 'The Pristine Dwarf-Galaxy survey - II. In-depth observational study of the faint Milky Way satellite Sagittarius II', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 491, no. 1, pp. 356-377.
- Wan, Z, Lewis, G, Li, T et al. 2020, 'The tidal remnant of an unusually metal-poor globular cluster', Nature, vol. 583, no. 7818, pp. 768-770.
- Ji, A, Li, T, Hansen, T et al. 2020, 'The Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey (S5): Chemical Abundances of Seven Stellar Streams', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 160, no. 4, pp. 1-29.
- Cullinane, L, Mackey, D, Da Costa, G et al. 2020, 'The Magellanic Edges Survey I: Description and first results', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 497, no. 3, pp. 3055-3075.
- Gilligan, C, Chaboyer, B, Cummings, J et al. 2019, 'Exploring the nature and synchronicity of early cluster formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud - IV. Evidence for multiple populations in Hodge 11 and NGC 2210', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 486, no. 4, pp. 5581-5599.
- Weisz, D, Martin, N, Dolphin, A et al. 2019, 'Comparing the Quenching Times of Faint M31 and Milky Way Satellite Galaxies', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 885, no. L8, pp. 1-6.
- Preston, J, Collins, M, Ibata, R et al. 2019, 'A dwarf disrupting - Andromeda XXVII and the North West Stream', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 490, no. 2, pp. 2905-2917.
- Weisz, D, Dolphin, A, Martin, N et al. 2019, 'A rogues gallery of Andromeda's dwarf galaxies - II. Precise distances to 17 faint satellites', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 489, no. 1, pp. 763-770.
- Longeard, N, Martin, N, Ibata, R et al. 2019, 'Detailed study of the Milky Way globular cluster Laevens 3', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 490, no. 2, pp. 1498-1508.
- Song, Y, Mateo, M, Mackey, D et al. 2019, 'Dynamical masses and mass-to-light ratios of resolved massive star clusters - I. NGC 419 and NGC 1846', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 490, no. 1, pp. 385-407.
- Mackey, D, Ferguson, A, Huxor, A et al. 2019, 'The outer halo globular cluster system of M31-III. Relationship to the stellar halo', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 484, no. 2, pp. 1756-1789.
- Casagrande, L, Wolf, C, Mackey, D et al. 2019, 'SkyMapper stellar parameters for Galactic Archaeology on a grand-scale', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 482, no. 2, pp. 2770-2787.
- Marino, A, Da Costa, G, Casey, A et al. 2019, 'Keck HIRES spectroscopy of SkyMapper commissioning survey candidate extremely metal-poor stars', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 485, no. 4, pp. 5153-5167.
- Nordlander, T, Bessell, M, Da Costa, G et al. 2019, 'The lowest detected stellar Fe abundance: the halo star SMSS J160540.18-144323.1', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 488, no. 1, pp. L109-L113.
- Mackey, D, Lewis, G, Brewer, B et al. 2019, 'Two major accretion epochs in M31 from two distinct populations of globular clusters', Nature, vol. 574, no. 7776, pp. 69-71.
- Li, T, Koposov, S, Zucker, D et al. 2019, 'The southern stellar stream spectroscopic survey (S (5)): Overview, target selection, data reduction, validation, and early science', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 490, no. 3, pp. 3508-3531.
- Da Costa, G, Bessell, M, Mackey, D et al. 2019, 'The SkyMapper DR1.1 search for extremely metal-poor stars', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 489, no. 4, pp. 5900-5918.
- Onken, C, Wolf, C, Bessell, M et al. 2019, 'SkyMapper Southern Survey: Second data release (DR2)', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 36.
- Milone, A, Marino, A, Di Criscienzo, M et al 2018, 'Multiple stellar populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters - VI. A survey of multiple sequences and Be stars in young clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 477, no. 2, pp. 2640-2663pp.
- Kuzma, P, Da Costa, G & Mackey, D 2018, 'The outer envelopes of globular clusters. II. NGC 1851, NGC 5824 and NGC 1261', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 473, no. 3, pp. 2881-2898pp.
- Mackey, D, Koposov, S, Da Costa, G et al 2018, 'Substructures and Tidal Distortions in the Magellanic Stellar Periphery', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 858, no. 2, pp. 1-7.
- Koposov, S, Walker, M, Belokurov, V et al 2018, 'Snake in the Clouds: A new nearby dwarf galaxy in the Magellanic bridge', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 479, no. 4, pp. 5343-5361pp.
- Martocchia, S, Niederhofer, F, Dalessandro, E et al 2018, 'The search for multiple populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters - IV. Coeval multiple stellar populations in the young star cluster NGC 1978', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 477, no. 4, pp. 4696-4705pp.
- Wagner-Kaiser, R, Mackey, D, Sarajedini, A et al 2018, 'Exploring the nature and synchronicity of early cluster formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud - III. Horizontal branch morphology', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 474, no. 4, pp. 4358-4365pp.
- Piatti, A & Mackey, D 2018, 'Evidence of differential tidal effects in the old globular cluster population of the Large Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 478, no. 2, pp. 2164-2176pp.
- Wan, Z, Kafle, P, Lewis, G et al 2018, 'Galactic cartography with SkyMapper - I. Population substructure and the stellar number density of the inner halo', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 480, no. 1, pp. 1218-1228pp.
- McConnachie, A, Ibata, R, Martin, N et al 2018, 'The Large-scale Structure of the Halo of the Andromeda Galaxy. II. Hierarchical Structure in the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 868, no. 55, pp. -.
- Crocker, R, Krumholz, M, Thompson, T et al 2018, 'Radiation pressure limits on the star formation efficiency and surface density of compact stellar systems', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 481, no. 4, pp. 4895-4906pp.
- Martocchia, S, Cabrera-Ziri, I, Lardo, C et al. 2018, 'Age as a major factor in the onset of multiple populations in stellar clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 473, no. 2, pp. 2688-2700.
- Wolf, C, Onken, C, Luvaul, L et al 2018, 'SkyMapper Southern Survey: First Data Release (DR1)', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 35, pp. 1-29.
- Mackey, D, Koposov, S, Da Costa, G et al 2017, 'Structured star formation in the Magellanic inter-cloud region', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 472, no. 3, pp. 2975-2989.
- Martin, N, Weisz, D, Albers, S et al 2017, 'A Rogues' Gallery of Andromeda's Dwarf Galaxies. I. A Predominance of Red Horizontal Branches', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 850, no. 16, pp. 10pp.
- Belokurov, V, Erkal, D, Deason, A et al 2017, 'Clouds, Streams and Bridges: redrawing the blueprint of the Magellanic System with Gaia DR1', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 466, no. 4, pp. 4711-4730.
- Deason, A, Belokurov, V, Erkal, D et al. 2017, 'The Clouds are breaking: tracing the Magellanic system with Gaia DR1 Mira variables', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 467, no. 3, pp. 2636-2647.
- Wagner-Kaiser, R, Mackey, D, Sarajedini, A et al 2017, 'Exploring the nature and synchronicity of early cluster formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud - II. Relative ages and distances for six ancient globular clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 471, no. 3, pp. 3347-3358pp.
- Niederhofer, F, Bastian, N, Kozhurina-Platais, V et al 2017, 'The search for multiple populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters - I. Two stellar populations in the Small Magellanic Cloud globular cluster NGC 121', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 464, no. 1, pp. 94-103.
- Niederhofer, F, Bastian, N, Kozhurina-Platais, V et al 2017, 'The search for multiple populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters - II. The detection of multiple populations in three intermediate-age SMC clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 465, no. 4, pp. 4159-4165.
- Myeong, G C, Jerjen, H, Mackey, D, et al., 2017, 'Tidal Tails around the Outer Halo Globular Clusters Eridanus and Palomar 15', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 840, no. 2, L25, 6 pp.
- Kim, D, Jerjen, H, Mackey, D et al 2016, 'KIM 3: AN ULTRA-FAINT STAR CLUSTER IN THE CONSTELLATION OF CENTAURUS', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 820, no. 2, pp. 1-7.
- Martin, N, Ibata, R, Lewis, G et al 2016, 'THE PAndAS VIEW of the ANDROMEDA SATELLITE SYSTEM. II. DETAILED PROPERTIES of 23 M31 DWARF SPHEROIDAL GALAXIES', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 833, no. 2, pp. 27pp.
- McMonigal, B, Bate, N, Conn, A et al 2016, 'Major substructure in the M31 outer halo: The East Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 456, no. 1, pp. 405-416.
- Conn, A, McMonigal, B, Bate, N et al 2016, 'Major substructure in the M31 outer halo: Distances and metallicities along the giant stellar stream', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 458, no. 3, pp. 3282-3298.
- Mackey, D, Koposov, S, Erkal, D et al 2016, 'A 10 kpc stellar substructure at the edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Perturbed outer disc or evidence for tidal stripping?', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 459, no. 1, pp. 239-255.
- Ferguson, A & Mackey, D 2016, 'Substructure and Tidal Streams in the Andromeda Galaxy and its Satellites', in Heidi Jo Newberg, Jeffrey L Carlin (ed.), Tidal Streams in the Local Group and Beyond, Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland, pp. 191-217.
- Cabrera-Ziri, I, Niederhofer, F, Bastian, N et al 2016, 'No evidence for younger stellar generations within the intermediate-age massive clusters NGC 1783, NGC 1806 and NGC 411', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 459, no. 4, pp. 4218-4223.
- Mackey, D, Beasley, M & Leaman, R 2016, 'No sign (yet) of intergalactic globular clusters in the Local Group', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 460, no. 1, pp. L114-L118.
- Roderick, T, Jerjen, H, Da Costa, G et al 2016, 'Structural analysis of the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 460, no. 1, pp. 30-43pp.
- Bastian, N, Niederhofer, F, Kozhurina-Platais, V et al 2016, 'A Young Cluster With an Extended Main-Sequence Turnoff: Confirmation of a Prediction of the Stellar Rotation Scenario', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 460, no. 1, pp. L20-L24.
- Kuzma, P, Da Costa, G, Mackey, D et al 2016, 'The outer envelopes of globular clusters - I. NGC 7089 (M2)', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 461, no. 4, pp. 3639-3652.
- McMonigal, B, Lewis, G, Brewer, B et al 2016, 'The elusive stellar halo of the Triangulum galaxy', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 461, no. 4, pp. 4374-4388.
- Roderick, T, Mackey, D, Jerjen, H et al 2016, 'Extended stellar substructure surrounding the Boötes I dwarf spheroidal galaxy', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 461, no. 4, pp. 3702-3713.
- Kim, D, Jerjen, H, Geha, M et al 2016, 'Portrait of a Dark Horse: a Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of the Ultra-faint Milky Way Satellite Pegasus III', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 833, no. 1, pp. 9pp.
- Milone, A, Marino, A, D'Antona, F et al 2016, 'Multiple stellar populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters. IV. The double main sequence of the young cluster NGC 1755', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 458, no. 4, pp. 4368-4382
- Sakari, C, Venn, K, Mackey, D et al 2015, 'Integrated light chemical tagging analyses of seven M31 outer halo globular clusters from the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 448, no. 2, pp. 1314-1334.
- Kim, D, Jerjen, H, Milone, A et al 2015, 'Discovery of a faint outer halo Milky Way star cluster in the southern sky', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 803, no. 2, pp. 63/1-9.
- Kim, D, Jerjen, H, Mackey, D et al 2015, 'A Hero's Dark Horse: Discovery of an Ultra-faint Milky Way Satellite in Pegasus', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 804, no. 2, pp. 5pp.
- Roderick, T, Jerjen, H, Mackey, D et al 2015, 'Stellar Substructures around the Hercules Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 804, no. 2, pp. 1-12.
- Veljanoski, J, Ferguson, A, Mackey, D et al 2015, 'The globular cluster system of NGC 6822', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 452, no. 1, pp. 320-332.
- Huxor, A, Mackey, D, Ferguson, A et al 2014, 'The outer halo globular cluster system of M31-I. The final PAndAS catalogue', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 442, no. 3, pp. 2165-2187.
- Martin, N, Ibata, R, Rich, R et al 2014, 'The PAndAS field of streams: Stellar structures in the milky way halo toward andromeda and triangulum', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 787, no. 1.
- Veljanoski, J, Mackey, D, Ferguson, A et al 2014, 'The outer halo globular cluster system of M31-II. Kinematics', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 442, no. 4, pp. 2929-2950.
- Bate, N, Conn, A, McMonigal, B et al 2014, 'Major substructure in the M31 outer halo: the South-West Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 437, no. 4, pp. 3362-3372.
- Ibata, R, Lewis, G, McConnachie, A et al 2014, 'The large-scale structure of the halo of the Andromeda galaxy. I. Global stellar density, morphology and metallicity properties', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 780, no. 2, pp. 128/1-20.
- Piatti, A, Keller, S, Mackey, D et al 2014, 'Gemini/GMOS photometry of intermediate-age star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 444, no. 2, pp. 1425-1441.
- Marino, A, Milone, A, Yong, D et al 2014, 'The halo plus cluster system of the Galactic globular cluster NGC 1851(a similar to...)', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 442, no. 4, pp. 3044-3064.
- Sakari, C, Venn, K, Shetrone, M et al 2014, 'Optimal integrated abundances for chemical tagging of extragalactic globular clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 443, no. 3, pp. 2285-2310.
- Mackey, D, Lewis, G, Collins, M et al 2014, 'Accretion in action: phase space coherence of stellar debris and globular clusters in Andromeda's South-West Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 445, no. 1, pp. L89-L93.
- 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.
- Lewis, G, Braun, R, McConnachie, A et al 2013, 'PAndAS in the mist: The stellar and gaseous mass within the halos of M31 and M33', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 763, no. 1, p. 10.
- Mackey, D, Huxor, A, Ferguson, A et al 2013, 'Young accreted globular clusters in the outer halo of M31', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 429, no. 1, pp. 281-293.
- Mackey, D, Huxor, A, Martin, N et al 2013, 'A peculiar faint satellite in the remote outer halo of M31', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 770, no. 2.
- Veljanoski, J, Ferguson, A, Huxor, A et al 2013, 'Newly discovered globular clusters in NGC 147 and NGC 185 from PAndAS', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 435, no. 4, pp. 3654-3666.
- Martin, N, Ibata, R, McConnachie, A et al 2013, 'THE PAndAS VIEW OF THE ANDROMEDA SATELLITE SYSTEM. I.A BAYESIAN SEARCH FOR DWARF GALAXIES USING SPATIAL AND COLOR-MAGNITUDE INFORMATION', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 776, no. 2, pp. 1-18.
- Veljanoski, J, Ferguson, A, Mackey, D et al 2013, 'Kinematics of outer halo globular clusters in M31', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 768, no. 2, pp. L33.
- 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, D, 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.
- Fiorentino, G, Tolstoy, E, Diolaiti, E et al 2012, 'Resolved Stellar Populations with MAD: Preparing for the Era of Extremely Large Telescopes', The Messenger, vol. 147, no. March 2012, pp. 17-20.
- Mackey, D, Huxor, A & Ferguson, A 2012, 'The Newly-Discovered Outer Halo Globular Cluster System of M31', Galactic Archaeology: Near-Field Cosmology and the Formation of the Milky Way, ed. W. Aoki, M. Ishigaki, T. Suda, T. Tsujimoto, N. Arimoto, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, pp. 275-278pp.
- McConnachie, A, Richardson, J & Mackey, D 2012, 'Andromeda and the Milky Way: Twin sisters, distant relations, or strangers in the night?', International Conference on Assembling the Puzzle of the Milky Way, ed. Céline Reylé, Annie Robin and Mathias Schultheis, EPJ Web of Conferences , France, pp. 1-4.
- 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, Mackey, D, Da Costa, G S 2012, 'The globular cluster system of the milky way: Accretion in a cosmological context**', Astrophysical Journal, The, vol. 744, 57 (9 pp)
- Gouliermis, D, Mackey, 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, no. 1, pp. 263-277.
- Campbell, M, Evans, C, Mackey, D et al 2010, 'VLT-MAD observations of the core of 30 Doradus', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 405, no. 1, pp. 421-435.
- Mackey, D, Ferguson, A, Irwin, M 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, no. 1, pp. 533-546.
- Ibata, R, Bellazzini, M, Chapman, S et al. 2010, 'Density and kinematic cusps in M54 at the heart of the sagittarius dwarf galaxy: Evidence for A 104 M BLACK HOLE?', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 699, no. 2 PART 2, pp. L169-L173.
- Richardson, J, Ferguson, A, Mackey, D et al 2009, 'An HST/ACS view of the inhomogeneous outer halo of M31', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 396, no. 4, pp. 1842-1850.
- Mackey, D, Broby Nielsen, P, Ferguson, A et al 2009, 'Multiple stellar populations in massive LMC star clusters', The Magellanic System: Stars, Gas, and Galaxies, ed. Jacco Th. Van Loon, Joana M. Oliveira, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 305-310.
- Bekki, K & Mackey, 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, no. 1, pp. 124-132.
- McConnachie, A, Irwin, M, Ibata, R et al 2009, 'The remnants of galaxy formation from a panoramic survey of the region around M31', Nature, vol. 461, no. 7260, pp. 66-69.
- Mackey, D, Ferguson, A & Huxor, A 2009, Unveiling Remote Globular Clusters in Andromeda, pp. 23-26pp.
- Collins, M, Chapman, S, Irwin, M et al 2009, 'A spectroscopic survey of EC4, an extended cluster in Andromeda's halo', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 396, no. 3, pp. 1619-1628.
- Buehler, S, Ferguson, A, Irwin, M et al 2009, 'The stellar outskirts of the disk galaxy NGC 4244', The Galaxy Disk in Cosmological Context, ed. Johannes Andersen, Jonathan Bland-Hawthorn, Birgitta Nordstrom, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. Poster #12.
- Rodriguez-Gil, P, Ferrando, R, Rodriguez, D et al 2009, Confirmation of nova M31 2009-08d, p. 1.
- Mackey, D 2009, 'The star clusters of the Magellanic Clouds', The Ages of Stars, ed. E.E. Mamajek, D.R. Soderblo, R.F.G. Wyse, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 275-286.
- Mackey, D, Wilkinson, M, Davies, M et al 2008, 'Black Holes and Core Expansion in Massive Star Clusters', Dynamical Evolution of Dense Stellar Systems, ed. Enrico Vesperini, Miroslav Giersz, Alison I. Sills, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 176-180.
- Mackey, D, Wilkinson, M, Davies, M et al 2008, 'Black holes and core expansion in massive star clusters', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 386, no. 1, pp. 65-95.
- Mackey, D 2008, 'Globular Clusters in the Local Universe', New Horizons in Astronomy: Frank N. Bash Symposium 2007, ed. Anna Frebel, Justyn R Maund, Juntai Shen, Michael H Siegel, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, pp. 95-109.
- Malmberg, D, Davies, M, Chambers, J et al 2008, 'Is our Sun a Singleton?', Dynamical Evolution of Dense Stellar Systems, ed. Enrico Vesperini, Miroslav Giersz, Alison I. Sills, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 273-274.
- Bellazzini, M, Ibata, R, Chapman, S et al 2008, 'The nucleus of the sagittarius dsph galaxy and M54: A window on the process of galaxy nucleation', Astronomical Journal, vol. 136, no. 3, pp. 1147-1170.
- Davies, M, Malmberg, D, Chambers, J et al 2008, 'Is our Sun a singleton?', Physica Scripta, vol. T130, p. 041030.
- Malmberg, D, Davies, M, Chambers, J et al 2008, 'The Singleton Fraction of Stars Formed in Stellar Clusters', Extreme Solar Systems, ed. D Fischer, F A Rasio, S E Thorsett, A Wolszczan, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, pp. 75-76.
- Xin, Y, Deng, L, de Grijs, R et al 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, no. 1, pp. 410-419.
- Mackey, D 2008, 'Realistic N-Body simulations of globular clusters', in Sverre Aarseth, Christopher Tout, Rosemary Mardling (ed.), The Cambridge N-Body Lectures, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, pp. 347-376.
- Mackey, D, Broby Nielsen, P, Ferguson, A et al 2008, 'Multiple stellar populations in three rich large magellanic cloud star clusters', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 681, no. 1 PART 2, pp. L17-L20.
- 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
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- A robotic auxiliary telescope for Veloce at the AAT: Veloce-RAPTOR (Secondary Investigator)
- The Dark Local Universe: Unveiling the Halos of Andromeda and the Milky Way (Primary Investigator)
- SkyMapper and the Southern Sky Survey (Secondary Investigator)
- Galaxy Archaeology with Globular Clusters in the Local Universe (Primary Investigator)
