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Overview

Albert A. Zijlstra is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a considerable emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Zijlstra's research addresses a range of main topics within stellar and galactic studies, among which are:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

They have appeared frequently as a co-author with several collaborators including Iain McDonald, R. Sahai, Q. A. Parker, E. Lagadec, and A. M. S. Richards. These collaborations have contributed substantially to their publication record.

Zijlstra has contributed to a diverse set of academic journals and venues. The most common among these are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Recent selected publications include:

  • (Sub)stellar companions shape the winds of evolved stars (2020), Science
  • DEATHSTAR: Nearby AGB stars with the Atacama Compact Array (2020), Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The messy death of a multiple star system and the resulting planetary nebula as observed by JWST (2022), Nature Astronomy
  • ATOMIUM: ALMA tracing the origins of molecules in dust forming oxygen rich M-type stars (2021), Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • MHONGOOSE: A MeerKAT nearby galaxy H I survey (2024), Astronomy and Astrophysics

Best Publications

  • The INT Photometric H-alpha Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS)

    Janet E. Drew;R. Greimel;M. J. Irwin

  • An Empirical formula for the mass-loss rates of dust-enshrouded red supergiants and oxygen-rich asymptotic giant branch stars

    J. Th. van Loon;M.-R. L. Cioni;M.-R. L. Cioni;A. A. Zijlstra;C. Loup

  • Vvv dr1: the first data release of the milky way bulge and southern plane from the near-infrared eso public survey vista variables in the via lactea

    R. K. Saito;M. Hempel;D. Minniti;D. Minniti;P. W. Lucas

  • The INT Photometric Hα Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS)

    Janet E. Drew;Robert Greimel;Mike J. Irwin;Amornrat Aungwerojwit

  • An empirical formula for the mass-loss rates of dust-enshrouded red supergiants and oxygen-rich Asymptotic Giant Branch stars

    Jacco Th. van Loon;Maria-Rosa L. Cioni;Albert A. Zijlstra;Cecile Loup

  • The VST Photometric Hα Survey of the Southern Galactic Plane and Bulge (VPHAS

    Janet E. Drew;Eduardo A. González-Solares;Robert Greimel;Mike J. Irwin

  • Fundamental parameters and infrared excesses of Hipparcos stars

    I. McDonald;A. A. Zijlstra;M. L. Boyer

  • Massive-Star Supernovae as Major Dust Factories

    Ben E. K. Sugerman;Barbara Ercolano;M. J. Barlow;A. G. G. M. Tielens

  • The global gas and dust budget of the Large Magellanic Cloud: AGB stars and supernovae, and the impact on the ISM evolution

    M. Matsuura;M. J. Barlow;A. A. Zijlstra;P. A. Whitelock

  • The Co-ordinated Radio and Infrared Survey for High-Mass Star Formation - II. Source Catalogue

    C. R. Purcell;M. G. Hoare;W. D. Cotton;S. L. Lumsden

  • The Co-ordinated Radio and Infrared Survey for High Mass Star Formation (The CORNISH Survey) - I. Survey Design

    M. G. Hoare;C. R. Purcell;E. B. Churchwell;P. Diamond

  • Asymptotic giant branch superwind speed at low metallicity

    Jonathan R. Marshall;Jacco Th. Van Loon;Mikako Matsuura;Peter R. Wood

  • A close halo of large transparent grains around extreme red giant stars

    Barnaby R M Norris;Peter G Tuthill;Michael Ireland;Michael Ireland;Michael Ireland;Sylvestre Lacour

  • The wind speeds, dust content, and mass-loss rates of evolved AGB and RSG stars at varying metallicity

    Steven R. Goldman;Jacco Th. van Loon;Albert A. Zijlstra;James A. Green

  • The AGB superwind speed at low metallicity

    Jonathan R. Marshall;Mikako Matsuura;Peter R. Wood;Albert A. Zijlstra

  • The Coordinated Radio and Infrared Survey for High-Mass Star Formation (The CORNISH Survey). I : Survey Design

    M G Hoare;C R Purcell;C R Purcell;C R Purcell;E B Churchwell;Philip Diamond

  • Obscured asymptotic giant branch variables in the Large Magellanic Cloud and the period–luminosity relation

    Patricia A. Whitelock;Michael W. Feast;Jacco Th. van Loon;Albert A. Zijlstra

  • The coordinated radio and infrared survey for high-mass star formation. II. source catalog

    C. R. Purcell;C. R. Purcell;C. R. Purcell;M. G. Hoare;W. D. Cotton;S. L. Lumsden

  • The second data release of the INT Photometric Hα Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS DR2)

    Geert Barentsen;Hywel John Farnhill;J.E. Drew;E.A. Gonzalez-Solares

  • The kinematics of 867 galactic planetary nebulae

    S. Durand;A. Acker;A. Zijlstra

Frequent Co-Authors

Quentin A. Parker
Quentin A. Parker University of Hong Kong
M. J. Barlow
M. J. Barlow University College London
Martin A.T. Groenewegen
Martin A.T. Groenewegen Royal Observatory of Belgium
Margaret Meixner
Margaret Meixner Space Telescope Science Institute
Dante Minniti
Dante Minniti Andrés Bello University
Timothy R. Bedding
Timothy R. Bedding University of Sydney
Paul J. Groot
Paul J. Groot Radboud University
Remy Indebetouw
Remy Indebetouw National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Mike Irwin
Mike Irwin University of Cambridge

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