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  • 2020 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Lex Kaper is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with 137 publications categorized under this main field of study. Within this domain, Kaper has contributed extensively to subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and General Health Professions.

Kaper's research covers a variety of topics mainly centered on stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, alongside astrophysics and star formation studies. They also explore broader areas such as astronomy and astrophysical research, astro and planetary science, and astrophysical phenomena and observations. Other specific research interests include gamma-ray bursts and supernovae as well as adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.

The scientist has authored multiple papers published in prominent venues. Frequent publication platforms include Astronomy and Astrophysics, arXiv (Cornell University), The Astrophysical Journal, Nature Astronomy, and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Selected recent publications of Lex Kaper include:

  • The R136 star cluster dissected with Hubble Space Telescope/STIS (2022), Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity (2023), Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • A relation between the radial velocity dispersion of young clusters and their age (2021), Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Massive pre-main-sequence stars in M17 (2023), Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • The early evolution of young massive clusters (2022), Astronomy and Astrophysics

Throughout their career, Kaper has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • A. de Koter
  • F. Backs
  • M. C. Ramírez-Tannus
  • Annelotte Derkink
  • H. Sana

Their work in astrophysics and related fields has been formally recognized by the award of membership in the Academia Europaea in 2020.

Best Publications

  • A very energetic supernova associated with the |[gamma]|-ray burst of 29 March 2003

    Jens Hjorth;Jesper Sollerman;Palle Møller;Johan P. U. Fynbo

  • X-shooter, the new wide band intermediate resolution spectrograph at the ESO Very Large Telescope

    Joel Vernet;H. Dekker;S. D'Odorico;L. Kaper

  • The primordial binary population II: Recovering the binary population for intermediate mass stars in Sco OB2

    M.B.N. Kouwenhoven;A.G.A. Brown;S.F. Portegies Zwart;L. Kaper

  • A NEW POPULATION OF ULTRA-LONG DURATION GAMMA-RAY BURSTS

    Andrew J. Levan;N. R. Tanvir;R. L. C. Starling;K. Wiersema

  • A new population of ultra-long duration gamma-ray bursts

    A.J. Levan;N.R. Tanvir;R.L.C. Starling;K. Wiersema

  • The host of GRB 030323 at z=3.372: A very high column density DLA system with a low metallicity

    P.M. Vreeswijk;S.L. Ellison;S.L. Ellison;C. Ledoux;R.A.M.J. Wijers

  • Discovery of the nearby long, soft GRB 100316D with an associated supernova

    R. L. C. Starling;K. Wiersema;A. J. Levan;T. Sakamoto

  • GRB hosts through cosmic time - VLT/X-Shooter emission-line spectroscopy of 96 GRB-selected galaxies at 0.1 < z < 3.6

    T. Krühler;D. Malesani;J. P. U. Fynbo;O. E. Hartoog

  • The primordial binary population. II. Recovering the binary population for intermediate mass stars in Scorpius OB2

    M. B. N. Kouwenhoven;M. B. N. Kouwenhoven;A. G. A. Brown;S. F. Portegies Zwart;L. Kaper

  • The MiMeS survey of magnetism in massive stars: introduction and overview

    G. A. Wade;C. Neiner;E. Alecian;J. H. Grunhut

  • Discovery of the nearby long, soft GRB 100316D with an associated supernova

    R. L. C. Starling;K. Wiersema;Andrew J. Levan;T. Sakamoto;T. Sakamoto

  • The primordial binary population. I. A near-infrared adaptive optics search for close visual companions to A star members of Scorpius OB2

    M.B.N. Kouwenhoven;A.G.A. Brown;H. Zinnecker;L. Kaper

  • The mass of the neutron star in Vela X-1

    O. Barziv;O. Barziv;L. Kaper;M.H. van Kerkwijk;J.H. Telting

  • Physical parameters of the high-mass X-ray binary 4U1700-37

    Joshua Simon Clark;Simon Goodwin;Paul Crowther;Lex Kaper

  • GRB hosts through cosmic time - VLT/X-Shooter emission-line spectroscopy of 96 γ-ray-burst-selected galaxies at 0.1 <z < 3.6

    T. Krühler;T. Krühler;D. Malesani;J. P. U. Fynbo;O. E. Hartoog

  • Galaxy Counterparts of metal-rich Damped Lyman-alpha Absorbers - I: The case of the z=2.35 DLA towards Q2222-0946

    J. P. U. Fynbo;P. Laursen;C. Ledoux;A. K. Durgapal

  • X-shooter UV- to K-band intermediate-resolution high-efficiency spectrograph for the VLT: status report at the final design review

    Sandro D'Odorico;Hans Dekker;Ruben Mazzoleni;Joel Vernet

  • Discovery of the broad-lined Type Ic SN 2013cq associated with the very energetic GRB 130427A

    D. Xu;A. de Ugarte Postigo;G. Leloudas;T. Kruhler

  • Galaxy counterparts of metal-rich damped Lyman-alpha absorbers - II. A solar-metallicity and dusty DLA at z_abs=2.58

    J. P. U. Fynbo;C. Ledoux;P. Noterdaeme;L. Christensen

  • Coordinated ultraviolet and H-alpha spectroscopy of bright O-type stars

    L. Kaper;H.F. Henrichs;A.W. Fullerton;H. Ando

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph A. M. J. Wijers
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers University of Amsterdam
Johan P. U. Fynbo
Johan P. U. Fynbo University of Copenhagen
Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Nial R. Tanvir
Nial R. Tanvir University of Leicester
A. de Koter
A. de Koter University of Amsterdam
Jochen Greiner
Jochen Greiner Max Planck Society
Jens Hjorth
Jens Hjorth University of Copenhagen
Stefano Covino
Stefano Covino National Institute for Astrophysics
E.P.J. van den Heuvel
E.P.J. van den Heuvel University of Amsterdam
Javier Gorosabel
Javier Gorosabel Spanish National Research Council

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