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Overview

D. J. Lennon is affiliated with the University of La Laguna in Spain and works mainly within the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research focuses specifically on Astronomy and Astrophysics, with a strong emphasis on stellar, planetary, and galactic studies. This primary area includes related topics such as astrophysics and star formation studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, as well as more specialized phenomena such as gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Lennon's research covers a range of subfields including instrumentation, atomic and molecular physics and optics, computational mechanics, and epidemiology. The body of work spans diverse topics such as astrophysical phenomena and observations, as well as adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary approach to astronomical science.

Their recent academic contributions have been published in several prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

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

Some of Lennon's recent papers provide insight into current research interests and collaborative work within the community. Notable publications include:

  • "The R136 star cluster dissected with Hubble Space Telescope/STIS - II. Physical properties of the most massive stars in R136," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • A 2020 publication in Wiardi Beckman Foundation
  • "An X-ray-quiet black hole born with a negligible kick in a massive binary within the Large Magellanic Cloud," 2022, Nature Astronomy
  • "Stellar mergers as the origin of the blue main-sequence band in young star clusters," 2022, Nature Astronomy
  • "X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity," 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics

In collaboration, Lennon frequently works with a group of researchers contributing to overlapping scientific questions and projects. These frequent coauthors include:

  • N. Langer
  • C. J. Evans
  • A. Herrero
  • H. Sana
  • S. E. de Mink

The breadth of Lennon's research spans observational and theoretical domains in astrophysics and related instrumentation. Their work continues to define key aspects of stellar and galactic phenomena through both detailed studies of individual objects and broader astrophysical surveys.

Best Publications

  • O-star mass-loss and wind momentum rates in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds Observations and theoretical predictions

    J. Puls;R. P. Kudritzki;A. Herrero;A. W. A. Pauldrach

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

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

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

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

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey I: Introduction and observational overview

    C. J. Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Henault-Brunet;H. Sana

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. VIII. Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population

    H. Sana;A. de Koter;A. de Koter;S.E. de Mink;S.E. de Mink;P.R. Dunstall

  • Physical parameters and wind properties of galactic early B supergiants

    P. A. Crowther;D. J. Lennon;N. R. Walborn

  • Sub-surface convection zones in hot massive stars and their observable consequences

    M Cantiello;N Langer;N Langer;I Brott;A de Koter;A de Koter

  • Quantitative Spectroscopy of O Stars at Low Metallicity: O Dwarfs in NGC 346*

    J.-C. Bouret;T. Lanz;T. Lanz;D. J. Hillier;S. R. Heap

  • The empirical metallicity dependence of the mass-loss rate of O- and early B-type stars

    M.R. Mokiem;A. De Koter;J.S. Vink;J. Puls

  • A New Spectral Classification System for the Earliest O Stars: Definition of Type O2

    Nolan R. Walborn;Nolan R. Walborn;Ian D. Howarth;Daniel J. Lennon;Philip Massey;Philip Massey

  • The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: observations centered on the Magellanic Cloud clusters NGC 330, NGC 346, NGC 2004, and the N11 region

    C.J. Evans;D.J. Lennon;Stephen Smartt;Carrie Trundle

  • Rotating Massive Main-Sequence Stars II: Simulating a Population of LMC early B-type Stars as a Test of Rotational Mixing

    Ines Brott;Chris J. Evans;Ian Hunter;Alex de Koter

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey: I. Introduction and observational overview⋆

    Chris Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Hénault-brunet;H. Sana

  • A Tale of Two Stars: The Extreme O7 Iaf+ Supergiant AV 83 and the OC7.5 III((f)) star AV 69

    D. John Hillier;T. Lanz;T. Lanz;S. R. Heap;I. Hubeny

  • The VLT-FLAMES Survey of Massive Stars: Observations in the Galactic Clusters NGC 3293, NGC 4755 and NGC 6611

    C. J. Evans;S. J. Smartt;J.-K. Lee;D. J. Lennon

  • An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst.

    F. R. N. Schneider;H. Sana;C. J. Evans;J. M. Bestenlehner;J. M. Bestenlehner

  • The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: atmospheric parameters and rotational velocity distributions for B-type stars in the Magellanic Clouds ,

    Ian Hunter;D.J. Lennon;Philip Dufton;Carrie Trundle

  • The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: constraints on stellar evolution from the chemical compositions of rapidly rotating Galactic and Magellanic Cloud B-type stars

    Ian Hunter;I. Brott;N. Langer;D.J. Lennon

  • Rotating massive main-sequence stars: II. Simulating a population of LMC early B-type stars as a test of rotational mixing

    I. Brott;I. Brott;C.J. Evans;Ian Hunter;A. De Koter;A. De Koter

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XIX. B-type Supergiants - Atmospheric Parameters and Nitrogen Abundances to Investigate the Role of Binarity and the Width of the Main Sequence

    C. M. McEvoy;P. L. Dufton;C. J. Evans;V. M. Kalari;V. M. Kalari

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Evans
Chris Evans UK Astronomy Technology Centre
A. de Koter
A. de Koter University of Amsterdam
Hugues Sana
Hugues Sana KU Leuven
Paul A. Crowther
Paul A. Crowther University of Sheffield
Norbert Langer
Norbert Langer University of Bonn
Jorick S. Vink
Jorick S. Vink Armagh Observatory
Artemio Herrero
Artemio Herrero University of La Laguna
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki University of Hawaii at Manoa
Jacco Vink
Jacco Vink University of Amsterdam
Mark Gieles
Mark Gieles University of Barcelona

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