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2017

(4) Bridging the gap: From massive stars to supernovae
J Maund, P Crowther, T Janka, N Langer
Phil. Trans. of the Royal Society A, vol. 375, issue 2105

2008

(3) IAU Symp. 250: Massive stars as cosmic engines
F Bresolin, P Crowther, J Puls
Cambridge University Press

(2) From hot luminous stars to starburst galaxies
P Conti, P Crowther, C Leitherer
Cambridge Astrophysics Series, vol. 45, Cambridge University Press – corrections

2003

(1) Hot star workshop III: The earliest stages of massive star birth
P Crowther (Editor)
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 267

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– Sir Joseph J Thompson

Journal publications

2024

(225) The UV Legacy Library of Young Stars as Essential Standards (ULLYSES) Large Director's Discretionary Program with Hubble. I. Goals, Design, and Initial Results. J. Roman-Duval, W.J. Fischer, A.W. Fullerton et al. ApJ in preparation

(224) Binarity at Low Metallicity (BLOeM). Pipeline determined physical parameters of OB stars. J.M. Bestenlehner, P.A. Crowther, T. Shenar et al. A&A in preparation

(223) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity. Putting the bi-stability jump to the test in the LMC. T. Alkousa, P.A. Crowther, J.M. Bestenlehner, et al. A&A in preparation

(222) Binarity at Low Metallicity (BLOeM). Enhanced multiplicity in early B-type dwarfs and giants at 0.2 Zsun. J. Villasenor, H. Sana, L. Mahy, et al. A&A submitted

(221) Binarity at Low Metallicity (BLOeM). Multiplicity of early B-type supergiants in the SMC. N. Britavsky, L. Mahy, D.J. Lennon, et al. A&A submitted

(220) Binarity at Low Metallicity (BLOeM). The multiplicity properties and evolution of BAF supergiants. L. Patrick, D.J. Lennon, F. Najarro et al. A&A submitted

(219) Binarity at Low Metallicity (BLOeM). Multiplicity properties of Oe and Be stars. J. Bodensteiner, T. Shenar, H. Sana et al. A&A submitted

(218) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity: XI: The clumped winds of O-type (super)giants in the LMCS.A. Brands et al. A&A submitted

(217) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at Low Metallicity: XII: Pipeline-determined physical properties of Magellanic Cloud OB stars, J.M. Bestenlehner, P.A. Crowther, F. Tramper et al. A&A submitted

(216) Melnick 39 is a very massive long-period colliding-wind binary, A. Pollock, P.A. Crowther, J.M. Bestenlehner et al. MNRAS submitted

(215) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity: Physical Parameters and Feedback of Massive Stars in the LMC N11B Star-Forming Region. X. Gomez-Gonzalez et al. A&A in press

(214) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity: VI. Atmosphere and mass-loss properties of O-type giants in the SMC.  F. Backs, S.A. Brands, A. de Koter et al. A&A in press arXiv:2411.06884

(213) Outflows from the very massive Wolf-Rayet binary Melnick 34. N. Castro, P.M. Weilbacher, M.M.Roth et al. A&A in press arXiv:2410.21391

(212) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity. IX: Empirical constraints on mass-loss rates and clumping parameters for OB supergiants in the LMC. O. Verhamme et al. A&A in press arXiv:2410.14937

(211) XShooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity. VIII: Stellar and wind parameters of newly revealed stripped stars in Be binaries. V Ramachandran et al. A&A in press arXiv:2406.17678

(210) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity. VII: Stellar and Wind Properties of B supergiants in the SMC. M. Bernini-Peron et al. A&A in press arXiv:2407.14216

(209) Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM) I: A spectroscopic VLT monitoring survey of massive stars in the SMC, T. Shenar, J. Bodensteiner, H Sana, P.A. Crowther, D.J. Lennon et al. A&A 690, A289 arXiv:2407.14593

(208) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity. V: Effect of metallicity on surface abundances O stars
F Martins, J-C Bouret, DJ Hillier et al. A&A 689, A31 arXiv:2405.01267

(207) X-Sshooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity. IV: Spectral Analysis Methods and Exemplary Results. A.A. Sander, J.-C. Bouret, M. Bernini-Peron et al. A&A 689, A30 arXiv:2407.03137

(206) X-Shooting ULLYSES. Massive Stars at low Metallicity. III: Terminal Wind Speeds of ULLYSES Massive Stars
C Hawcroft, H Sana, L Many, J O Sundqvist, A de Koter, P A Crowther et al. A&A 688, A105 arXiv:2303.12165

(205) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity. II DR1. Advanced Optical Data Products for the Magellanic Clouds
H. Sana, F. Tramper, M. Abdul-Masih et al. A&A 688, A104 arXiv:2402.16987

(204)  Spectroscopic analysis of hot, massive stars in large spectroscopic surveys with de-idealised models
J Bestenlehner, T Ensslin, M Bergemann et al. MNRAS 528, 6735 arXiv:2309.06474

(203) Oxygen abundance of gamma Vel from [OIII] 88micron Herschel/PACS spectroscopy.
PA Crowther, MJ Barlow, P Royer et al. MNRAS 528, 2026 arXiv:2310.15170

 (202) Mapping the core of the Tarantula Nebula with VLT-MUSE. III. A template for metal-poor starburst regions in the visual and far-ultraviolet
PA Crowther, N Castro, MNRAS 527, 9023 arXiv:2311.07642

(201A resolved study of  the inner regions of  nearby galaxies  with an excess of  young massive stars: missing link in the  AGN-starburst connection?
G Kauffmann, B Millan-Irigoyen, PA Crowther, C Maraston, MNRAS 527, 150 arXiv:2310.05496

2023

(200) Stellar properties of observed stars stripped in binaries in the Magellanic Clouds
Y Gotberg, MR Drout et al. ApJ 959 125 arXiv:2307.00074

(199) Constraints on the multiplicity of the most massive stars known: R136a1, a2, a3 and c
T Shenar, H Sana, PA Crowther et al. A&A 679, A36 arXiv:2309.13113

(198) X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity. I. Project Description
JS Vink, A Mehner, PA Crowther et al. A&A 675, A174 arXiv:2305.06376

(197) Extinction towards the cluster R136 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
S. A Brands, A de Koter, J M Bestenlehner, P A Crowther, L Kaper, S M Caballero-Nieves, G Grafener A&A 673, A132 arXiv:2303.09374

(196) A UV census of the environments of stripped-envelope supernovae                    N-C  Sun, JR Maund, P A Crowther
MNRAS 521 2873 arXiv:2209.05283

(195) Line luminosities of Galactic and Magellanic Cloud Wolf-Rayet stars P A Crowther, G Rate, J M Bestenlehner
MNRAS 521 585 arXiv:2301.11297

(194) Bringing Stellar Evolution & Feedback Together: Summary of proposals from the Lorentz Center Workshop (Topical Review)                                                                                                                    S Geen, P Agrawal, P A Crowther,  B W Keller, A de Koter et al.
PASP 135 021001 arXiv:2301.13611

2022

(193) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey: Observational evidence for two distinct populations of massive runaway stars in 30 Doradus             H Sana, OH Ramirez-Agudelo, V Henault-Brunet et al. 
A&A 668 L5 arXiv:2211.13476

(192) The Tarantula Massive Binary Monitoring VI: Characterisation of hidden companions in 51 single-lined O-type binaries, a flat mass-ratio distribution, and black-hole binary candidates
T Shenar, H Sana, T Mahy et al.
A&A 665, A148 arXiv:2207.07674

(191) An X-ray quiet black hole born with a negligible kick in a massive binary of the Large Magellanic Cloud
T Shenar, H Sana, T Mahy et al.
Nature Astronomy 6, 1085 arXiv:2207.07675

(190) X-ray properties of early-type stars in the Tarantula Nebula from T-ReX
P A Crowther, P S Broos, L K Townsley, A M T Pollock, K A Tehrani, M Gagne
MNRAS 515, 4130 arXiv:2207.08836

(189) A hot and luminous source at the site of the fast transient AT2018cow at 2-3 years after its explosion
N-C Sun, J R Maund, P A Crowther, J-R Liu
MNRAS 512 L66 arXiv:2203.01960

(188) A study of 1,000 galaxies with unusually young and massive stars in the SDSS: A search for hidden black holes
G Kauffmann, C Marston, J Comparat, P Crowther
MNRAS 513, 1063 arXiv:2204.03986

(187) The R136 star cluster dissected with HST/STIS. III. The most massive stars and their clumped winds
S A Brands, A de Koter, J M Bestenlehner, P A Crowther et al.
A&A 663, A36 arXiv:2202.11080

(186) Grids of stellar models with rotation VII: Models from 0.8 to 300 Msun at super-solar metallicity (Z=0.020)
N Yusof, R Hirschi, H A Kassim et al.
MNRAS 511 2814 arXiv:2201.08645

(185) Melnick 33Na: A very massive colliding wind binary system in 30 Doradus
J M Bestenlehner, P A Crowther, A M T Pollock et al.
MNRAS 510 6133 arXiv:2112.00022

(184) The uncertain future of massive binaries obscures the origin of LIGO/Virgo sources
K Belczynski, A Romagnolo, A Olejak et al.
ApJ 925 69 arXiv:2108.10885

(183) An environment analysis of the Type Ib SN 2019yvr and the possible presence of an inflated binary companion
N-C Sun, J R Maund, P A Crowther et al.
MNRAS 510, 3701 arXiv:2111.06471

2021

(182) Extreme adaptive optics astrometry of R136: Search for high proper motion stars
Z Khorrami, M Langlois, P Clark et al.
A&A 649, L8 arXiv:2104.12819

(181) The Tarantula Massive Binary Monitoring V. R144: A wind-eclipsing binary with a total mass > 140 Msun
T Shenar, H Sana, P Marchant et al.
A&A 650, A147 arXiv:2104.03323

(180) Toward better understanding supernova environments: A study of SNe 2004dg and 2012P in NGC 5806 with HST and MUSE
N-C Sun, J R Maund, P A Crowther, X Fang, E Zapartas
MNRAS 504, 2253 arXiv:2011.13667

(179) Mapping the core of the Tarantula Nebula with VLT-MUSE: II. The spectroscopic Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of OB stars in NGC 2070
N Castro, P A Crowther, C J Evans et al.
A&A 648, A65 arXiv:2102.03372

(178) High contrast and resolution near infrared photometry of the core of R136
Z Khorrami, M Langlois, P Clark et al.
MNRAS 503, 292 arXiv:2102.05972

(177) A dearth of young and bright massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud
A Schootemeijer, N Langer, D Lennon et al.
A&A A&A 646, A106 arXiv:2012.05913

(176) 2D kinematics of massive stars near the Galactic Center
M Libralato, D J Lennon, A Bellini et al.
MNRAS 500, 3213 arXiv:2010.10964

2020

(175) The R136 star cluster dissected with Hubble Space Telescope/STIS. II. Physical properties of the most massive stars in R136
J M Bestenlehner, P A Crowther, S M Caballero-Nieves et al.
MNRAS 499, 1918 arXiv:2009.05136

(174) The extreme colliding-wind system Apep: Resolved imagery of the central binary and dust plume in the infrared
Y Han, P G Tuthill, R M Lau et al.
MNRAS 498, 5604 arXiv:2008.05834

(173) The changing type SN 2014C may come from an 11 Msun star stripped by binary interaction and violent eruption
N-C Sun, J Maund, P A Crowther
MNRAS 497, 5118 arXiv:2003.09325

(172) Two Wolf-Rayet stars at the heart of colliding-wind binary Apep
J R Callingham, P A Crowther, P M Williams, P G Tuthill, Y Han, B J S Pope, B Marcote
MNRAS 495, 3323 arXiv:2005.00531

(171) Unlocking Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars with Gaia DR2. II: Cluster and Association membership
G Rate, P A Crowther, R J Parker
MNRAS 495, 1209 arXiv:2005.02533

(170) Properties of OB star-black hole systems derived from detailed binary evolution models
N Langer, C Schurmann, K Stoll et al.
A&A 638, A39 arXiv:1912.09826

(169) A search for strong magnetic fields in massive and very massive stars in the Magellanic Clouds
S Bagnulo, G A Wade, Y Naze et al.
A&A 635 163 arXiv:2002.12061

(168) Unlocking Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars with Gaia DR2. I: Distances, absolute magnitudes and physical parameters
G Rate, P A Crowther
MNRAS 493, 1512 arXiv:1912.10125

(167) The Tarantula Massive Binary Monitoring: Atmospheric analysis of double-lined spectroscopic systems
L Mahy, H Sana, M Abdul-Masih et al.
A&A 634, 118 arXiv:1912.08107

(166) Origins of Type Ibn SNe 2006jc/2015G in interacting binaries and implicaions for pre-SN eruptions
N-C Sun, J R Maund, R Hirai, P A Crowther, P Podsiadlowski
MNRAS 491, 6000 arXiv:1909.07999

2019

(165) Massive stars in the Tarantula Nebula: A Rosetta Stone for extragalactic supergiant HII regions
P A Crowther
Galaxies (review) 7, 88 arXiv:1911.02047

(164) Investigating the properties of stripped-envelope supernovae; what are the implications for their progenitors?
S J Prentice, C Ashall, P A James et al.
MNRAS 485, 1559 arXiv:1812.03716

(163) Investigating the origin of the spectral line profiles of the Hot Wolf-Rayet Star WR2
A N Chene, N St Louis, A F J Moffat, O Schnurr, P A Crowther et al.
MNRAS 484, 5834

(162) The 3D shape of Type IIb SN2011hs
H F Stevance, J Maund, D Baade et al.
MNRAS 485 102 arXiv:1901.07562

(161) Weighing Melnick 34: The most massive binary system known
K Tehrani, P A Crowther, J Bestenlehner et al.
MNRAS 484, 2692 arXiv:1901.04769

(160) Anisotropic winds in a Wolf-Rayet binary identify a potential gamma-ray burst progenitor
J Callingham, P Tuthill, B Pope et al.
Nature Astronomy 3 82, arXiv:1811.06985

2018

(159) Gaia DR2 reveals a very massive runaway star ejected from R136
D J Lennon et al.
A&A 619 A78 arXiv:1805.08277

(158) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XXIX. Massive star formation in the local 30 Doradus starburst
F R N Schneider et al.
A&A 618 A73 arXiv:1807.03821

(157) Probing the rotational velocity of Galactic WO stars with spectropolarimetry
H F Stevance, R Ignace, P A Crowther, J R Maund, B Davies, G Rate
MNRAS 479, 4535 arXiv:1807.02117

(156) HST astrometry in the 30 Doradus region: II. Runaway stars from new proper motions in the Large Magellanic Cloud
I Platais, D J Lennon, R van der Marel et al.
AJ 156, 98 arXiv:1804.08678

(155) The Arches cluster revisited. II. A massive eclipsing spectroscopic binary in the Arches cluster
M E Lohr, J S Clark, F Najarro, L R Patrick, P A Crowther, C J Evans
A&A 617, A66 arXiv:1804.05607

(154) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XXVIII. Nitrogen abundances for apparently single B-type stars with small projected rotational velocities
P L Dufton, A Thompson, P A Crowther et al.
A&A 615 A101 arXiv:1804.02025

(153) Spectral models for binary products: Unifying subdwarfs and Wolf-Rayet stars as a sequence of stripped-envelope stars
Y Gotberg, S E de Mink, J H Groh et al.
A&A 615, A78 arXiv:1802.03018

(152) The luminosities of cool supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds, and the Humphreys-Davidson Limit revisited
B Davies, P A Crowther, E R Beasor
MNRAS 478, 3138 arXiv:1804.06417

(151) Mapping the core of the Tarantula Nebula with VLT-MUSE. I. Spectral and nebular content around R136
N Castro, P A Crowther, C J Evans et al.
A&A 614, A147 arXiv:1802.01597

(150) Chemical abundances in the leading arm of the Magellanic Stream
A J Fox, K A Barger, B P Wakker et al.
ApJ 854 142 arXiv:1801.06446

(149) An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst
F R N Schneider, H Sana, C J Evans et al.
Science, 359, 69 arXiv:1801.03107

(148) The 155 day X-ray cycle of the very massive Wolf-Rayet star Melnick 34 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
A M T Pollock, P A Crowther, K Tehrani, P S Broos, L K Townsley
MNRAS 474, 3228 arXiv:1803.00822

(147) A deep near-infrared spectroscopic survey of the Scutum-Crux arm for Wolf-Rayet stars
C K Rosslowe, P A Crowther
MNRAS 473, 2853 arXiv:1708.03582

(146) The first optical spectra of Wolf-Rayet stars in M101 revealed with Gemini/GMOS
J Pledger, M M Shara, M Wilde et al.
MNRAS 473, 148 arXiv:1705.01161

2017

(145) Revealing the nebular properties and Wolf-Rayet population of IC10 with Gemini/GMOS
K Tehrani, P A Crowther, I Archer
MNRAS 472, 4618 arXiv:1708.03634

(144) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XXVII. Physical parameters of B-type main sequence binary systems in the Tarantula nebula
R Garland, P L Dufton, C J Evans, P A Crowther et al.
A&A 603, A91 arXiv:1704.07131

(143) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XXVI. Stellar properties of the O dwarf population in 30 Doradus
C Sabin-Sanjulian, S Simon-Diaz, A Herrero et al.
A&A 601, A79 arXiv:1702.04773

(142) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XXV. Stellar properties of the Surface nitrogen abundances of O-type giants and supergiants
N J Grin, O H Ramirez-Agudelo, H Sana, A de Koter et al.
A&A 600 A82 arXiv:1609.00197

(141) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XXIV. Stellar properties of the O-type giants and supergiants in 30 Doradus
O Ramirez Agudelo, H Sana, A de Koter et al.
A&A 600 A81 arXiv:1701.04758

(140) A tidal disruption event in the nearby ultra-luminous infrared galaxy F01004-2237
C Tadhunter, R Spence, M Rose, J Mullaney, P Crowther
Nature Astronomy vol. 1, 0061 arXiv:1702.02573

(139) The Tarantula massive binary monitoring project. II. A first SB2 orbital and spectroscopic analysis for the Wolf-Rayet binary R 145
T Shenar, N D Richardson, D Sablowski et al.
A&A 598, A85 arXiv:1610.07614

(138) The Tarantula Massive Binary Monitoring project: I. Observational campaign and OB-type spectroscopic binaries
L A Almeida, H Sana, W Taylor et al.
A&A 598, A84 arXiv:1610.00350

2016

(137) The very massive star content of the nuclear star clusters in NGC 5253
L J Smith, P A Crowther, D Calzetti, F Sidoli
ApJ 823 38 arXiv:1603.06974

(136) The R136 star cluster dissected with HST/STIS. I. Far-ultraviolet spectroscopic census and the origin of HeII 1640 in young star clusters
P A Crowther, S M Caballero-Nieves, K A Bostroem et al.
MNRAS 458 624 arXiv:1603.04994

2015

(135) The spectra of WC9 stars: Evolution and dust formation
P M Williams, P A Crowther, K A van der Hucht
MNRAS 449, 1834

(134) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XX. 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 et al.
A&A 575, A70

(133) Spatial distribution of Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars and implications for the global population
C Rosslowe, P A Crowther
MNRAS 447, 2322 arXiv:1412.0699Erratum MNRAS 449 2436

(132) The evolution of rotating very massive stars with LMC composition
K Kohler, N Langer, A de Koter, S E de Mink, P A Crowther et al.
A&A 574, A71

2014

(131) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XVII: Physical and wind properties of massive stars at the top of the main sequence
J M Bestenlehner, G Grafener, J S Vink et al.
A&A 570 A38 arXiv:1407.1837

(130) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XVI: The optical+NIR extinction laws in 30 Doradus and the photometric determination of the effective temperatures of OB stars
J Maiz-Apellaniz et al.
A&A 564, A63

2013

(129) Puzzling accretion onto a black hole in the ultraluminous X-ray source M 101 ULX-1
J-F Liu, J N Bregman, J Bai, S Justham, P Crowther
Nat 503, 500

(128) The vast population of Wolf-Rayet and red supergiant stars in M101: I. Motivation and first results
M M Shara, J L Bibby, D Zurek, P A Crowther, A F J Moffat, L Drissen
AJ 146, 162

(127) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XI. A census of the hot luminous stars and their feedback in 30 Doradus
E I Doran, P A Crowther, A de Koter et al.
A&A 558, A134 arXiv:1308.3412

(126) Evolution and fate of very massive stars
N Yusof, R Hirschi, G Meynet, P A Crowther et al.
MNRAS 433 1114 arXiv:1305.2099

(125) Uncovering multiple Wolf-Rayet star-clusters and the ionized ISM in Mrk 178: The closest metal-poor Wolf-Rayet HII galaxy
C Kehrig, E Perez-Montero, J M Vilchez et al.
MNRAS 432 2731 arXiv:1304.5154

(124) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey IX: The interstellar medium seen through diffuse interstellar bands and neutral sodium
J T van Loon, M Bailey, B L Tatton et al.
A&A 550, A108

(123) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey VIII: Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population
H Sana, A de Koter, S E de Mink et al.
A&A 550, A107 arXiv:1209.4638

(122) On the association between core-collapse supernovae and HII regions
P A Crowther
MNRAS 428, 1927 arXiv:1210.1126
Online appendices (PDF, 836KB)

2012

(121) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey VII: A low velocity dispersion for the young massive cluster R136
V Henault-Brunet, C J Evans, H Sana et al.
A&A 546, A73 arXiv:1208.0825

(120) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey V: The peculiar B[e]-like supergiant, VFTS698, in 30 Doradus
P R Dunstall, M Fraser, J S Clark et al.
A&A 542 A50 arXiv:1201.6389

(119) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey IV: Candidates for isolated high-mass star formation in 30 Doradus
E Bressert, N Bastian, C J Evans et al.
A&A 542 A49 arXiv:1204.3628

(118) IC 4663: The first unambiguous [WN] Wolf-Rayet central star of a planetary nebula
B Miszalski, P A Crowther, O De Marco et al.
MNRAS 423, 934 arXiv:1203.3303

(117) The evolution and masses of the neutron star and donor star in the high mass X-ray binary OAO 1657-415
A B Mason, J S Clark, A J Norton et al.
MNRAS 422 199 arXiv:1102.3363

(116) The Wolf-Rayet population of the nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068 uncovered by VLT and Gemini
J L Bibby, P A Crowther
MNRAS 420, 3091 arXiv:1111.0958

(115) The G305 star-forming complex: The central star clusters Danks 1 and Danks 2
B Davies, J S Clark, C Trombley et al.
MNRAS 419, 1871 arXiv:1109.0314

2011

(114) Spectral classification of O2-3.5If*/WN5-7 stars
P A Crowther, N R Walborn
MNRAS 416, 1311 arXiv:1105.4757

(113) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey III: A very massive star in apparent isolation from the massive cluster R136
J M Bestenlehner, J S Vink et al.
A&A 530, L14 arXiv:1105.1775

(112) A VLT/FLAMES survey for massive binaries in Westerlund 1. III. The WC9d binary W239 and implications for massive stellar evolution
J S Clark, B W Ritchie et al.
A&A 531, A28 arXiv:1105.0776

(111) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey II: R139 revealed as a massive binary system
W D Taylor, C J Evans et al.
A&A 510 L10 arXiv:1103.5387

(110) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey I: Introduction and observational overview
C J Evans et al.
A&A 530, A108 arXiv:1103.5386

(109) Gemini GMOS spectroscopy of HeII nebulae in M33
C Kehrig, M S Oey, P A Crowther, J Fogel, E Pellegrini, O Schnurr, D Schaerer, P Massey, K Roth
A&A 526, A128 arXiv:1011.2430

2010

(108) Population I Wolf-Rayet runaway stars: The case of WR124 and its expanding nebula M1-67
S V Marchenko, A F J Moffat, P A Crowther
ApJ 724, L90 arXiv:1011.0785

(107) The R136 star cluster hosts several stars whose individual masses greatly exceed the accepted 150 Msun stellar mass limit
P A Crowther, O Schnurr, R Hirschi, N Yusof, R J Parker, S P Goodwin, H A Kassim
MNRAS 408, 731 arXiv:1007.3284

(106) A very large telescope imaging and spectroscopic survey of the Wolf-Rayet population in NGC 7793
J L Bibby, P A Crowther
MNRAS, 405, 2737 arXiv:1004.1549

(105) A massive runaway from 30 Doradus
C J Evans, N R Walborn, P A Crowther et al.
ApJ 715, L74

(104) Interstellar TiII in the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds
D E Welty, P A Crowther
MNRAS 404, 1321

(103) NGC 300 X-1 is a Wolf-Rayet/black-hole binary
P A Crowther, R Barnard, S Carpano, V S Dhillon, J S Clark, A M T Pollock
MNRAS 403, L41 arXiv:1001.4616

(102) Mid-IR diagnostics of metal-rich HII regions from VLT and Spitzer spectroscopy of young massive stars in W31
J P Furness, P A Crowther, P W Morris, C L Barbosa, R D Blum, P S Conti, S D van Dyk
MNRAS 403, 1433 arXiv:0912.2544

(101) The Onfp class in the Magellanic Clouds
N R Walborn, I D Howarth, C J Evans, P A Crowther, A F J Moffat, N St-Louis, C Farina, C L Bosch, N I Morell, R L Barba, J T van Loon
AJ, 249 2384 arXiv:1001.4032

2009

(100) A VLT/FLAMES survey for massive binaries in Westerlund 1: I. First epoch observations of luminous evolved stars
B W Ritchie, J S Clark, I Negueruela, P A Crowther
A&A 507, 1585 arXiv:0909.3815

(99) The binary nature of the Galactic Centre X-ray source CXOGC J174536.1-28563
J S Clark, P A Crowther, V J Mikles
A&A 507, 1567 arXiv:0909.3818

(98) Bolometric luminosity variations in the luminous blue variable AFGL2298
J S Clark, P A Crowther, V M Larionov, I A Steele, B W Ritchie, A A Arkharov
A&A 507 1555 arXiv:0909.4160

(97) The P Cygni supergiant [OMN2000] LS1 – implications for the star formation history of W51
J S Clark, B Davies, F Najarro, J MacKenty, P A Crowther, M Messineo, M A Thompson
A&A 504, 429

(96) A FEROS spectroscopic study of the extreme O supergiant He3-759
P A Crowther, C J Evans
A&A 503, 985 arXiv:0907.2539

(95) On the massive star content of the nearby dwarf irregular Wolf-Rayet galaxy IC 4662
P A Crowther, J Bibby
A&A 499, 455 arXiv:0903.2288

(94) A third red supergiant rich cluster in the Scutum-Crux Arm
J S Clark, I Negueruela, B Davies, V M Larionov, B W Ritchie, D F Figer, M Messineo, P A Crowther, A Arkharov
A&A 498, 109 arXiv:0903.1754

2008

(93) On the central ionizing star of G23.96+0.15 and near-IR spectral classification of O stars
P A Crowther, J P Furness
A&A 492, 111 ArXiv:0810.3520

(92) Dynamical masses of star clusters in M83: A test of fibre-fed multi-object spectroscopy
S Moll, R de Grijs, P Anders, P A Crowther et al.
A&A 490, 125 arXiv:0808.3556

(91) Wolf-Rayet stars in M33 II: Optical spectroscopy of emission-line stars in Giant HII regions
L Drissen, P A Crowther, L Ubeda, P Martin
MNRAS 389, 1033 arXiv:0806.2655

(90) The blue supergiant Sher 25 and its intriguing hourglass nebula
M A Hendry, S J Smartt, E D Skillman et al.
MNRAS 388, 1127 arXiv:0803.4262

(89) A downward revision to the distance of the 1806-20 cluster and associated magnetar from Gemini near-infrared spectroscopy
J L Bibby, P A Crowther, J P Furness, J S Clark
MNRAS 386, L23 arXiv:0802.0815

(88) Iron abundances from optical FeII absorption lines in B-type stellar spectra
H M H Thompson, F P Keenan, P L Dufton, C Trundle, R S I Ryans, P A Crowther
MNRAS 383, 729 arXiv:0710.3252

(87) Unveiling the X-ray point source population of the young massive cluster Westerlund 1
J S Clark, M P Muno, I Negueruela, S M Dougherty, P A Crowther, S P Goodwin, R de Grijs
A&A 477, 147

2007

(86) Cluster and nebular properties of the central star-forming region of NGC 1140
S L Moll, R de Grijs, S Mengel, L J Smith, P A Crowther
MNRAS 382, 1877 arXiv:0709.3394

(85) The orbital period of the Wolf-Rayet binary IC10 X-1: Dynamic evidence that the compact object is a black hole
A H Prestwich, R Kilgard, P A Crowther, S Carpano, A M T Pollock, A Zezas T Roberts, M Ward
ApJ 669 L21 arXiv:0709.2892v1

(84) A survey of the Wolf-Rayet population of the barred, spiral galaxy NGC1313
L J Hadfield, P A Crowther
MNRAS 381, 418 arXiv:0708.2039v1

(83) The empirical metallicity dependence of the mass-loss rate of O- and early B-type stars
R Mokiem, A de Koter, J S Vink, C J Evans, S J Smartt, P A Crowther et al.
A&A 473, 603 arXiv:0708.2042v1

(82) Physical properties of Wolf-Rayet stars
P A Crowther
Ann. Rev. of Astron. & Astrophys. vol. 45, 171 astro-ph/0610356

(81) On the optical counterpart of NGC300 X-1 and the global Wolf-Rayet content of NGC300
P A Crowther, S Carpano, L J Hadfield, A M T Pollock
A&A 469 L31 arXiv:0705.1544v1

(80) Testing the predicted mass-loss bi-stability jump at radio wavelengths
P Benaglia, J S Vink, J Marti, J Maiz Apellaniz, B Koribalski, P A Crowther
A&A 467, 1265 astro-ph/0703577

(79) A 33-hour period for the Wolf-Rayet/black hole X-ray binary candidate NGC 300 X-1
S Carpano, A M T Pollock, A Prestwick, P A Crowther, J Wilms, L Yungelson, M Ehle
A&A 466, L17 astro-ph/0703270

(78) The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: Mass loss and rotation of early type stars in the LMC
R Mokiem, A de Koter, C J Evans, J Puls, S J Smartt, P A Crowther et al.
A&A 465, 1003

2006

(77) A census of the Wolf-Rayet content in Westerlund 1 from near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy
P A Crowther, L J Hadfield, J S Clark, I Negueruela, W D Vacca
MNRAS 372, 1407 astro-ph/0608356

(76) Spectral evolution of the luminous blue variable NGC2363-V1: I. Observations and qualitative analysis of the ongoing giant eruption
V Petit, L Drissen, P A Crowther
AJ 132, 1756

(75) The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: Mass loss and rotation of early type stars in the SMC
R Mokiem, A de Koter, C J Evans, J Puls, S J Smartt, P A Crowther et al.
A&A 456, 1131 astro-ph/0606403

(74) V605 Aql: The older twin of Sakurai's Object
G C Clayton, F Kerber, N Pirzkal, O De Marco, P A Crowther, J M Fedrow
ApJ 646 L69 astro-ph/0606257

(73) The massive star population in the GHII region Tol 89 in NGC5398
F Sidoli, L J Smith, P A Crowther
MNRAS 370, 799 astro-ph/0605100

(72) How extreme are the Wolf-Rayet clusters in NGC3125?
L J Hadfield, P A Crowther
MNRAS 368, 1822 astro-ph/0602591

(71) On the reliability of CIV 1550 as an abundance indicator for high-redshift star forming galaxies
P A Crowther, R K Prinja, M Pettini, C C Steidel
MNRAS 368, 895 astro-ph/0602188

(70) Reduced Wolf-Rayet line luminosities at low metallicities
P A Crowther, L J Hadfield
A&A 449, 711 astro-ph/0512183

(69) Physical parameters and wind properties of galactic early B supergiants
P Crowther, D J Lennon, N R Walborn
A&A 446, 279 astro-ph/0509436

(68) An ultraviolet to mid-infrared study of the physical and wind properties of HD 164270 (WC9) and comparison to BD+30 3639 ([WC9])
P Crowther, P W Morris, J D Smith
ApJ 636, 1033 astro-ph/0509343

(67) A neutron star with a massive progenitor in Westerlund 1
M P Muno, J S Clark, P A Crowther, S M Dougherty, R de Grijs, C Law, S L W McMillan, M R Morris, I Negueruela, D Pooley, S Portegies-Zwart, F Yusef-Zadeh
ApJ 636, L41 astro-ph/0509408

2005

(66) Five WC9 stars discovered in the AAO/UKST Halpha survey
E C Hopewell, M J Barlow, J E Drew, Y C Unrih, Q A Parker, M J Pierce, P A Crowther, C Kingge, S Phillipps, A A Zijlstra
MNRAS 363 857 astro-ph/0508187

(65) A spectroscopic search for the non-nuclear Wolf-Rayet population of the metal-rich spiral galaxy M83
L J Hadfield, P Crowther, H Schild, W Schmutz
A&A 439, 265

(64) On the massive stellar population of the super star cluster Westerlund 1
J S Clark, I Negueruela, P Crowther, S P Goodwin
A&A 434, 949

(63) The spectrum of the very massive binary system WR20a: Fundamental parameters and wind interactions
G Rauw, P Crowther, M De Becker, E Gosset, Y Naze, H Sana, K A van der Hucht, J M Vreux, P M Williams
A&A 432, 985

2004

(62) MSX mid infrared imaging of massive star birth environments. II: Giant HII regions
P Conti, P Crowther
MNRAS 355, 899 astro-ph/0307365

(61) An atlas of far-ultraviolet spectra of Wolf-Rayet stars from the FUSE satellite
A Willis, P Crowther, A Fullerton, J Hutchings, G Sonneborn, K Brownsberger, D Massa, N Walborn
ApJS 154 651

(60) Hydrogen in the atmosphere of the evolved WN3 Wolf-Rayet star WR3: Defying an evolutionary paradigm?
S V Marchenko, A F J Moffat, P Crowther et al.
MNRAS 353, 153

(59) Spitzer IRS spectroscopy of the prototype Wolf-Rayet star EZ CMa (HD 50896)
P Morris, P Crowther, J Houck
ApJS 154, 413

(58) Quantitative studies of the far-UV, UV and optical spectra of late O and early B-type supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds
C Evans, P Crowther, A Fullerton, J Hillier
ApJ 610 1021 astro-ph/0404231

(57) WR20a: A very massive cornerstone binary system comprising two extreme early-type stars
G Rauw, M De Becker, Y Naze, P Crowther et al.
A&A 420 L9 astro-ph/0404551

(56) A CNO dichotomy in O2 Giant Spectra
N Walborn, N Morrell, I Howarth, P Crowther, D Lennon, P Massey, J Arias
ApJ 608 1028 astro-ph/0403557

(55) A unprecedented population of late-type WC stars in the metal-rich spiral galaxy M83
P Crowther, L Hadfield, H Schild, W Schmutz
A&A 419, L17

(54) Wolf-Rayet stars in M33. I: Optical spectroscopy using CFHT-MOS
J B Abbott, P Crowther, L Drissen, L Dessart, P Martin
MNRAS 350 552

(53) On the Wolf-Rayet counterpart to IC10 X-1
J S Clark, P Crowther
A&A 414, L45

2003

(52) Dusty ring nebulae around luminous B supergiants: A new population luminous blue variables
J S Clark, M P Egan, Paul Crowther, D R Mizuno, V M Larionov, A Arkharov
A&A 412, 185

(51) MSX mid infrared imaging of massive star birth environments. I: Ultracompact HII regions
P Crowther, P Conti
MNRAS 343, 143 astro-ph/0302481

(50) Gemini observations of Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Local Group Starburst Galaxy IC10
P Crowther, L Drissen, J B Abbott, P Royer, S J Smartt
A&A 404, 483 (2003) astro-ph/0302475

(49) Variability in the luminous blue variable AFGL 2298
J S Clark, V M Larionov, P Crowther, M P Egan, A Arkharov
A&A 403, 653 (2003)

(48) A large WR population in NGC300 uncovered by VLT-FORS2
H Schild, P Crowther, J B Abbott, W Schmutz
A&A 397, 859 (2003) astro-ph/0209259

2002

(47) Revised stellar temperatures for Magellanic Cloud O supergiants from FUSE and VLT-UVES spectroscopy
P Crowther, D J Hillier, C Evans, A W Fullerton, O De Marco, A J Willis
ApJ 579 774 (2002) astro-ph/0206257

(46) Realistic ionizing fluxes for young stellar populations from 0.05 to 2Zo
L J Smith, R P F Norris, P Crowther
MNRAS 337 1309 (2002) astro-ph/0207554

(45) An atlas of Galactic OB Spectra observed with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
A Pellerin, A W Fullerton, C Robert, J C Howk, J B Hutchings, N R Walborn, L Bianchi, P A Crowther, G Sonneborn
ApJS 143 159 (2002) astro-ph/0206321

(44) Physical parameters of the high-mass X-ray binary 4U1700-37
J S Clark, S P Goodwin, P A Crowther, L Kaper, M Fairbairn, N Langer, C Brocksopp
A&A 392, 909 (2002)

(43) Stellar and wind properties of LMC WC4 stars – A metallicity dependence for WR mass-loss rates
P Crowther, L Dessart, D J Hillier, J B Abbott, A W Fullerton
A&A 392, 653 (2002)

(42) The evolved early-type binary HDE228766 revisited
G Rauw, P Crowther, P R J Eenens, J Manfroid, J-M Vreux
A&A 392, 563 (2002)

(41) Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer atlas of OB stars in the Magellanic Clouds
N R, Walborn, A W Fullerton, P Crowther, L Bianchi, J B Hutchings, A Pellerin, G Sonneborn, A J Willis
ApJS 141, 443

(40) The enigmatic WR46: A binary or a pulsator in disguise. II Spectroscopy
P M. Veen, A M van Genderen, P Crowther, K A van der Hucht
A&A 385, 600

(39) A FUSE survey of interstellar molecular hydrogen in the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds
J Tumlinson, J M. Shull, B L Rachford, M K Browning, T P Snow, A W Fullerton, E B Jenkins, B D Savage, P Crowther, H W Moos, K R Sembach, G Sonneborn, D G York
ApJ 566, 857 astro-ph/0110262

2001

(38) SwSt1: An O-rich PN around a C-rich central star
O De Marco, P Crowther, M J Barlow, G C Clayton, A de Koter
MNRAS 328, 527 astro-ph/0108246

(37) Chemical abundances and winds of massive stars in M31: A B-type supergiant and a WC star in OB10
S J Smartt, P Crowther, P L Dufton, R P Kudritzki, A Herrero, J K McCarthy, F Bresolin
MNRAS 325, 257 astro-ph/0009156

(36) Extended optical spectroscopic monitoring of wind structure in HD 152408
R K Prinja, O Stahl, A Kaufer, S R Colley, P Crowther, B Wolf
A&A 367, 891-909 (2001)

(35) Physical parameters of erupting luminous blue variables: NGC2363-V1 caught in the act
L Drissen, P Crowther, L J Smith, C Robert, J-R Roy, D J Hillier
ApJ 546, 484 astro-ph/0008221

2000

(34) Wind inhomogeneities in Wolf-Rayet stars, IV. Using clumps to prove the wind structure in the WC8 star HD 192103
S Lepine, A F J Moffat, S V Marchenko, N St-Louis, M J Dalton, P Crowther, L J Smith, A J Willis, I I Antokhin, G H Tovmassian
AJ (2000) AJ 102, 3201-17

(33) The detection of wind variability in Magellanic Cloud O stars
D Massa, A W Fullerton, J B Hutchings, D C Morton, G Sonneborn, A J Willis, L Bianchi, K R Brownsberger, P Crowther, T P Snow, D G York
ApJ 538, L47 astro-ph/00050434

(32) FUSE spectroscopy of the OVI resonance doublet in Sand 2 (WO)
P Crowther, A W Fullerton, D J Hillier, K Brownsberger, L Dessart et al.
ApJ 538, L51 astro-ph/0005056

(31) FUSE observations of the stellar winds of two O7 supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds
A W Fullerton, P Crowther, O De Marco, J B Hutchings et al.
ApJ 538, L43 astro-ph/0005039

(30) The Gamma Velorum binary system II: WR stellar parameters and the photon loss mechanism
O De Marco, W Schmutz, P Crowther, D J Hillier, L Dessart, A de Koter, J Schweickhardt
A&A 358, 187

(29) Quantitative analysis of WC stars: Constraints on neon abundances from ISO/SWS spectroscopy
L Dessart, P Crowther, D J Hillier, A J Willis, P W Morris, K A van der Hucht
MNRAS, 315, 407

(28) Wind properties of Wolf-Rayet stars at low metallicity: Sk41 (SMC)
P Crowther
A&A, 356, 191 (2000)

(27) A 0.4-20um spectroscopic study of the clumped wind of WR147
P W Morris, K A van der Hucht, P Crowther, D J Hillier, L Dessart, P M Williams, A J Willis
A&A, 353, 624 (2000)

1999

(26) Wolf-Rayet nebulae as tracers of stellar ionizing fluxes: I. M1-67
P Crowther, A Pasquali, O De Marco, W Schmutz, D J Hillier, A de Koter
A&A 350, 1007 (1999) Gzipped PostScript

(25) NaSt1: A Wolf-Rayet star cloaked by an eta Car-like nebula?
P Crowther, L J Smith
MNRAS 308, 82 (1999)

(24) Quantitative near-IR spectroscopy of Of and WNL stars
B Bohannan, P Crowther
ApJ 511 374 (1999)

(23) M4-18: The planetary nebula and its WC10 central star
O De Marco, P Crowther
MNRAS 306, 931 (1999)

(22) Properties of hot stars in the Wolf-Rayet galaxy NGC5253 from ISO-SWS spectroscopy
P Crowther, S C Beck, A J Willis, P S Conti, P W Morris, R Sutherland
MNRAS 304, 654 (1999)

1998

(21) An optical and near-IR spectroscopic study of the extreme P Cygni-type supergiant HDE316285
D J Hillier, P Crowther, F Najarro, A W Fullerton
A&A 340, 483 (1998)

(20) HST UV measurements of wind structure and velocities in Local Group OB stars
R K Prinja, P Crowther
MNRAS, 300, 828 (1998)

(19) Ejected nebulae as probes of the evolution of massive stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
L J Smith, A Nota, A Pasquali, C Leitherer, M Clampin, P Crowther
ApJ 503, 278 (1998)

(18) Quantitative spectroscopy of Wolf-Rayet stars in HD97950 and R136a – The cores of giant HII regions
P Crowther, L Dessart
MNRAS 296, 622 (1998)

(17) The WC10 central stars CPD-56 8032 and He2-113: II Model analysis and comparison with nebular properties
O De Marco, P Crowther
MNRAS 296, 419 (1998)

(16) Quantitative classification of WC and WO stars
P Crowther, O De Marco, M J Barlow
MNRAS 296, 367 (1998)

(15) Clumping corrected mass-loss rates of Wolf-Rayet stars
T Nugis, P Crowther, A J Willis
A&A 333, 956 (1998)

1997

(14) The neon abundance in WC stars I. ISO SWS spectroscopy of WR146 (WC6+O)
A J Willis, L Dessart, P Crowther, P W Morris, A Maeder, P S Conti, K A van der Hucht
MNRAS 290, 371 (1997)

(13) Remarkable spectral variability in WR104 (WC9): Dust condensation in a hostile environment?
P Crowther
MNRAS 290, L59 (1997)

(12) Fundamental parameters of Wolf-Rayet stars VI: Large Magellanic Cloud WNL stars
P Crowther, L J Smith
A&A 320, 500 (1997)

(11) B517 – Another very late WNL star in M33
P Crowther, T Szeifert, O Stahl, F-J Zickgraf
A&A 318, 543 (1997)

(10) A spectral analysis of HD151804, HD152408 and HDE313846 – The distinction between OIaf, OIafpe, WNLh
P Crowther, B Bohannan
A&A 317, 532 (1997)

1996

(9) Variability in the optical wind lines of HD 151804 (O8 Iaf)
R K Prinja, A W Fullerton, P Crowther
A&A 311, 264 (1996)

(8) An infrared spectral analysis of two Cygnus WNE stars
P Crowther, L J Smith
A&A 305, 541 (1996)

1995

(7) Fundamental parameters of Wolf-Rayet stars V. The nature of the WN/C star WR8
P Crowther, L J Smith, A J Willis
A&A 304, 269 (1995)

(6) A detailed study of a very late WN star in M33
L J Smith, P Crowther, A J Willis
A&A 302, 830 (1995)

(5) Fundamental parameters of Wolf-Rayet stars IV. Weak-lined WNE stars
P Crowther, L J Smith, D J Hillier
A&A 302, 457 (1995)

(4) Fundamental parameters of Wolf-Rayet stars III. The evolutionary status of WNL stars
P Crowther, L J Smith, D J Hillier, W Schmutz
A&A 293, 427 (1995)

(3) Fundamental parameters of Wolf-Rayet stars II. Tailored analyses of Galactic WNL stars
P Crowther, D J Hillier, L J Smith
A&A 293, 403 (1995)

(2) Fundamental parameters of Wolf-Rayet stars I. Ofpe/WN9 stars
P Crowther, D J Hillier, L J Smith
A&A 293, 172 (1995)

1994

(1) A study of the luminous blue variable candidate He 3--519 and its surrounding nebula
L J Smith, P Crowther, R K Prinja
A&A 281, 833 (1994)

Conference and non-journal publications

2024

(111) Observations of Massive Stars in Extragalactic Star Clusters
P A Crowther
In Proc. XXXIth IAU General Assembly, Focus Meeting 4 (J Espinosa, ed.) 

(110) The clumped winds of the most massive stars
S Brands et al.
In Proc. IAU Symp 361, Massive stars near and far (J Mackey, J S Vink, N St-Louis, eds.), p.184-189

(109) ULLYSES and complementary surveys of massive stars in the Magellanic Clouds
P A Crowther
In Proc. IAU Symp 361, Massive stars near and far (J Mackey, J S Vink, N St-Louis, eds.), p.15-25 arXiv:2207.08690

(108) Xshooting ULLYSES - massive stars at low metallicity
J S Vink, P A Crowther et al.
ESO Messenger 192 16

2020

(107) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey
C Evans, D Lennon, N Langer et al.
ESO Messenger 181 22

2019

(106) BlueMUSE: Project overview and science cases
Richard J et al.
arXiv:1906.01657

(105) Unlocking galactic WR stars with Gaia DR2
G Rate, P Crowther
53rd ESLAB Symposium: The Gaia Universe
Conference paper

2018

(104) Life at the extremes – Massive star formation and evolution in the Galactic Centre
J S Clark, M Lohr, F Najarro et al.
ESO Messenger 173 22

2017

(103) Dissecting the core of the Tarantula Nebula with VLT MUSE
P A Crowther, N Castro, C J Evans et al.
ESO Messenger 170, 40

(102) Bridging the gap: From massive stars to supernovae
J R Maund, P A Crowther, T H Janka, N Langer
Introduction to Bridging the gap: from massive stars to supernovae, Phil Trans A, 375, 20170025

(101) T-ReX spies the stars of 30 Doradus
P Broos, L K Townsley, A Pollock, P Crowther
AAS, HEAD meeting #16, id.107.13

(100) The young and the massive: Stars at the upper end of the initial mass function
S Caballero-Nieves, P A Crowther
In Proc. IAU Symp. 329, The lives and death-throes of massive stars (ed. J J Eldridge)

(99) The Tarantula Nebula as a template for extragalactic star forming regions from VLT/MUSE and HST/STIS
P A Crowther, S M Caballero-Nieves, N Castro, C J Evans
In Proc. IAU Symp. 329, The lives and death-throes of massive stars (ed. J J Eldridge)
arXiv:1702.03108

(98) The very massive star content of the nuclear star clusters in NGC 5253
L J Smith, P A Crowther, D Calzetti D
In Proc. IAU Symp. 329, The lives and death-throes of massive stars (ed. JJ Eldridge)

(97) The search for Wolf-Rayet stars in IC10
K Tehrani, P A Crowther, I Archer
In Proc. IAU Symp. 329, The lives and death-throes of massive stars (ed. JJ Eldridge)

2016

(96) Gamma ray burst progenitors
A Levan et al.
Space Science Reviews, volume 202, issue 1-4, pp. 33-78

2015

(95) The distribution of massive stars in M101
J Bibby et al.
Wolf-Rayet stars: Proceedings of an international workshop held in Potsdam, Germany

(94) Physical properties of the WR stars in Westerlund 1
C K Rosslowe, P A Crowther
Wolf-Rayet stars: Proceedings of an international workshop held in Potsdam, Germany

(93) PopIII-star siblings in IZw18 and metal-poor WR galaxies unveiled from integral field spectroscopy
C Kehrig et al.
Wolf-Rayet stars: Proceedings of an international workshop held in Potsdam, Germany

(92) Wolf-Rayet content of the Milky Way
P Crowther
Wolf-Rayet stars: Proceedings of an international workshop held in Potsdam, Germany

(91) SpS5 – II. Stellar and wind parameters
F Martins et al.
Highlights of Astronomy, volume 16, pp. 420-428

(90) Very massive stars in the local universe
J S Vink et al.
Highlights of Astronomy, volume 16, pp. 51-79

(89) Westerlund 1 is a galactic treasure chest: The Wolf-Rayet stars
C K Rosslowe, P A Crowther
In New windows on massive stars: asteroseismology, interferometry, and spectropolarimetry, proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, volume 307, pp. 135-136

2013

(88) Searching for Wolf-Rayet stars beyond the Local Group
J L Bibby, M M Shara, P A Crowther, A F J Moffat
In Proc. Four decades of research on massive stars, ASP Conf. Ser. 465, 478 (eds. L Drissen et al.)

(87) Testing feedback models with nearby star forming regions
E Doran, P A Crowther
In Proc. four decades of research on massive stars, ASP Conf. Ser. 465, 404 (eds. L Drissen et al.)

(86) Very massive stars and the Eddington limit
P A Crowther, R Hirschi, N Walborn, N Yusof
In Proc. Four decades of research on massive stars, ASP Conf. Ser. 465, 196 (eds. L Drissen et al.) arXiv:1209.6157

2012

(85) IC4663: the first unambiguous [WN] Wolf-Rayet central star of a planetary nebula
B Miszalski, P A Crowther, O De Marco et al.
In Proc. 18th European White Dwarf Workshop, ASP Conf. Ser. arXiv:1210.0562

(84) Environments of massive stars and the upper mass limit
P A Crowther
In Proc. IAU Symp 279, p.9 arXiv:1209.3046

(83) Searching for Wolf-Rayet stars in M101
J L Bibby, P A Crowther, A F J Moffat et al.
In Proc. IAU Symp. 279, p.118 arXiv:1204.3483

2011

(82) Very massive binaries in R136
Chene et al.
IAU Symp. 272, p. 497

(81) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey
D J Lennon et al.
IAU Symp. 272, p. 296

(80) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey
W D Taylor et al.
Soc. Roy. des Sci. de Liege, vol. 80, p. 430 (Proc. of 39th Liege Astrophys. Coll.)

(79) Contamination of short GRBs by giant magnetar flares: Significance of downward revision in distance to SGR 1806-20
P A Crowther, J L Bibby, J P Furness, J S Clark
In Proc. Neutron stars and gamma ray bursts (eds. A Ibrahim and J Grindlay), Adv. in Space Research, vol. 47, p. 1341 arXiv:0908.2773

(78) Investigating the properties of galactic luminous blue variables via IR observations
J S Clark, A Arkharov, V Larionov, B Ritchie, P Crowther, F Najarro
Soc. Roy. des Sci. de Liege, vol. 80, p. 361 (Proc. of 39th Liege Astrophys. Coll.)

(77) A VLT/UVES spectroscopy study of O2 stars in the LMC
E Doran, P A Crowther
Soc. Roy. des Sci. de Liege, vol. 80, p. 129 (Proc. of 39th Liege Astrophys. Coll.)

2010

(76) The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey
C J Evans et al.
In Proc. IAU Symp. 266, p. 35 (CUP)

(75) Hot massive stars: The impact of HST
P Crowther
In Proc. The impact of HST on European astronomy (G De Marchi, F D Macchetto, eds.) Astrophysics & Space Science, Springer arXiv:0707.0068v1

2008

(74) VLT/FORS surveys of Wolf-Rayet stars in the nearby universe
L J Hadfield, P A Crowther
In Proc. Massive stars as cosmic engines, IAU Symp. 250 (eds. F Bresolin, P Crowther, J Puls) p. 327

(73) Westerlund 1 as a template for massive star evolution
I Negueruela, J S Clark, L J Hadfield, P A Crowther
In Proc. Massive stars as cosmic engines, IAU Symp. 250 (eds. F Bresolin, P Crowther, J Puls) p. 301

(72) UCHII regions and newly born O-type stars
P S Conti, J Rho, J P Furness, P A Crowther
In Proc. Massive stars as cosmic engines, IAU Symp. 250 (eds. F Bresolin, P Crowther, J Puls) p. 285

(71) Properties of Wolf-Rayet stars
PA Crowther
In Proc. Massive stars as cosmic engines, IAU Symp. 250 (eds. F Bresolin, P Crowther, J Puls), p.47

(70) Radio study on the mass loss bi-stability jump
P Benaglia, J S Vink, J Maiz Apellaniz et al.
In Proc. Massive stars: Fundamental parameters and circumstellar interactions (eds. P Benaglia et al.) Rev Mex A&A Conf. Ser. 33, 65

(69) The extragalactic Wolf-Rayet/black-hole X-ray binary candidates NGC 300 X-1 and IC 10 X-1
S Carpano, A M T Pollock, A Prestwich et al.
In A population explosion (eds, R M Bandyopadhay et al.) AIP Conf. Proc. 1010, 330

(68) Mid-IR observations of WC stars, and the connection to wind clumping
O Schnurr, P A Crowther
In Clumping in hot-star winds (eds. W-R Hamann et al.) p. 89

(67) Rapidly accelerating clumps in the winds of the very hot WNE stars
A-N Chene, A F Moffat, P A Crowther
In Clumping in hot-star winds (eds. W-R Hamann et al.) p. 163

(66) P Crowther
In Proc. Hydrogen-deficient stars (K Werner, T Rauch, eds.) ASP Conf. Ser., 391, 83 arXiv:0710.5774v1

(65) Wolf-Rayet populations at high metallicity
P Crowther
In Proc. The metal rich universe (eds. G Israelian, G Meynet), CUP astro-ph/0608076

(64) Physical properties of Galactic B supergiants
P Crowther, D J Lennon, N Walborn, S J Smartt
In Proc. Mass loss from stars and the evolution of stellar clusters (eds. A de Koter, L J Smith, R Waters), ASP Conf. Ser. 388, 109 astro-ph/0606717

(63) Newly born O stars in clusters
P Conti, J Rho, P Crowther, J Furness
In Proc. Mass loss from stars and the evolution of stellar clusters (eds. A de Koter, L J Smith, R Waters), ASP Conf. Ser. 388, 387

(62) Metallicity dependent Wolf-Rayet winds?
P Crowther
In Proc. Massive stars: From Pop III and GRBs to the Milky Way (ed. M Livio), CUP in press astro-ph/0606580

2007

(61) IC10 X-1 (WN+cc)
P A Crowther, J S Clark
In Proc. Massive stars in interacting binaries (eds. Moffat, St Louis), ASP, Gzipped PostScript

2006

(60) The post final Helium shell flash evolution of V605 Aql
G C Clayton, J M Fedrow, P Crowther, F Kerber, N Pirzkal, O de Marco
In Proc. Planetary nebulae in our galaxy and beyond, IAU Symposium 234, 379, CUP

(59) Observed metallicity dependence of winds from WR stars
P Crowther
In Proc. Stellar evolution at low metallicity: Mass-loss, explosions, cosmology (eds. H Lamers, N Langer, T Nugis), ASP Conf. Ser. 353, p. 157 astro-ph/0510063

(58) How extreme are the WR clusters in NGC3125?
L J Hadfield, P Crowther
In Proc. Stellar evolution at low metallicity: Mass-loss, explosions, cosmology (eds. H Lamers, N Langer, T Nugis), ASP Conf. Ser. 353, p. 247

(57) Properties of hot, massive stars: The impact of FUSE
P A Crowther
In Proc. Astrophysics in the far ultraviolet – Five years of discovery with FUSE (eds. Sonneborn, Moos, Andersson), ASP Conf. ser. vol. 348, p. 107 astro-ph/0410016

2005

(56) Near and mid infrared observations of ultracompact HII regions
P Crowther
In Proc. IAU Symposium 227, Massive star birth: A crossroads of astrophysics (R Cesaroni, E Churchwell, M Felli, C M Walmsley, eds.) p. 389 astro-ph/0506324

(55) The disk Wolf-Rayet population of the nuclear starburst galaxy M83
P A Crowther, L J Hadfield, H Schild, W Schmutz
In Proc. Starbursts: from 30 Doradus to Lyman break galaxies (eds. R de Grijs, R Gonzalez Delgado), Kluwer, p. 21 Gzipped PostScript

(54) The Wolf-Rayet population in region B of NGC5253
F Sidoli, L Smith, P A Crowther, W D Vacca, W Schmutz
In Proc. The formation and evolution of young massive star clusters (eds. Lamers, Smith, Nota) ASP, p. 217

2004

(53) Massive stars in transition
P A Crowther
In Proc. Summer school on stellar physics XII-XIII, Evolution of massive stars, mass loss and winds (eds. M Heydari-Malayeri, P Stee, J-P Zahn) EAS Publ. Series, vol. 13, p. 119 astro-ph/0305141

(52) Fundamental parameters of massive stars
P A Crowther
In Proc. Summer school on stellar physics XII-XIII, Evolution of massive stars, mass loss and winds (eds. M Heydari-Malayeri, P Stee, J-P Zahn) EAS Publ. Series, vol. 13, p. 1 astro-ph/0305140

(51) CNO abundances in Magellanic Cloud OB supergiants
P A Crowther, C J Evans
In Proc. IAU Symp. 215, Stellar rotation, ASP, in press (eds A Maeder, P R J Eenens)
PS file

2003

(50) Dust formation around Wolf-Rayet stars
P Crowther
Ap&SS 285, 677

(49) Special session on recent advances in nebular diagnostics
D Schaerer, P Crowther, M S Oey
In Proc. IAU Symp. 212, A massive star odyssey, from main sequence to supernova, ASP, p. 777 (eds. K A van der Hucht et al.)

(48) High resolution spectroscopy of two LBV cycles of HR Car
T Szeifert, A Kaufer, P Crowther, O Stahl, C Sterken
In Proc. IAU Symp. 212, A massive star odyssey, from main sequence to supernova, ASP, p. 243 (eds. K A van der Hucht et al.)

(47) New line-blanketed model atmospheres and their impact on synthesis models
L J Smith, R P F Norris, P A Crowther
In Proc. IAU Symp. 212, A massive star odyssey, from main sequence to supernova, ASP, p. 604 (eds. K A van der Hucht et al.)
PS file

(46) FUSE far-ultraviolet spectroscopy of Wolf-Rayet stars
A J Willis, P A Crowther, J Hutchings, A Fullerton, K Brownsberger, D Massa, N Walborn
In Proc. IAU Symp. 212, A massive star odyssey, from main sequence to supernova, ASP, p. 263 (eds. K A van der Hucht et al.)
PS file

(45) Wolf-Rayet populations in starburst galaxies
R P F Norris, L J Smith, P A Crowther
In Proc. IAU Symp. 212, A massive star odyssey, from main sequence to supernova, ASP, p. 570 (eds. K A van der Hucht et al.)
PS file

(44) Spectroscopic studies of OB stars in the Magellanic Clouds with UVES
C J Evans, P A Crowther, A W Fullerton, D J Hillier
In Proc. IAU Symp. 212, A massive star odyssey, from main sequence to supernova, ASP, p. 176 (eds. K A van der Hucht et al.)
PS file

(43) Spectral analysis of WC Stars in M33 using CFHT-MOS
J B Abbott, P A Crowther, L Drissen, L Dessart, P Martin
In Proc. IAU Symp. 212, A massive star odyssey, from main sequence to supernova, ASP, p. 148 (eds. K A van der Hucht et al.)
PS file

(42) WR stars at 1-2Mpc
P A Crowther, J B Abbott, L Drissen, H Schild, W Schmutz, P Royer, S J Smartt
In Proc. IAU Symp. 212, A massive star odyssey, from main sequence to supernova, ASP, p. 547 (eds. K A van der Hucht et al.)
PS file

(41) Stellar properties of WR stars from far-UV to mid-IR observations
P A Crowther
In Proc. IAU Symp. 212, A massive star odyssey, from main sequence to supernova, ASP, p. 47 (eds. K A van der Hucht et al.) astro-ph/0207574

(40) Revised abundances and ionizing fluxes for [WC]-type PN central stars using line blanketed models
P A Crowther, J B Abbott, D J Hillier, O De Marco
In Proc. IAU Symp. 209, Planetary nebulae, ASP, p. 243-244 (eds. M Dopita et al.)
PS file

2002

(39) Interactions of young starbursts with their environments: Realistic ionizing fluxes from 0.05 to 2Zo
L J Smith, R P F Norris, P A Crowther
In The evolution of galaxies, II: Basic building blocks, Kluwer, (eds. M Sauvage, G Stasinska, D Schaerer) APSS 281 p. 215

(38) The earliest stages of massive star birth
P A Crowther (ed.)
ASP Conf. Ser. 267

(37) Ionized nebular as probes of the Lyman continua from WR stars
P A Crowther
In Interacting winds from massive stars, ASP Conf. Ser. 260, p. 119 (eds. A F J Moffat, N St Louis)
PS file

2001

(36) Stellar winds of massive stars
P A Crowther
In The influence of binaries on stellar population studies (ed. D Vanbeveren), Kluwer, p. 215 astro-ph/0010581

2000

(35) Neon abundances in Wolf-Rayet stars
K A van der Hucht, P W Morris, P M Williams, P A Crowther, L Dessart, A J Willis, D J Hillier
In ISO beyond the peaks: The second ISO workshop on analytical spectroscopy, VILSPA (2000)

1999

(34) Analyses of Wolf-Rayet stars in Local Group Galaxies
W Schmutz, O De Marco, H Schild, P Crowther, I D Howarth
In Proc. IAU Symp. 192, Stellar content of Local Group Galaxies, ASP, p. 277 (1999)

(33) Ring nebulae abundances: Probes of the evolution history of luminous blue variable stars
L J Smith, A Nota, A Pasquali, C Leitherer, M Clampin, P Crowther
In Proc. Variable and non-spherical stellar winds in luminous hot stars (eds. B Wolf, A Fullerton, O Stahl) Lecture Notes in Physics vol. 523, p. 400 Springer (1999)

(32) HST/STIS witnesses a major LBV eruption
P Crowther, L Drissen, L J Smith, J-R Roy, D J Hillier
In Proc. Unsolved problems in stellar evolution STScI vol. 12, p. 9 (1999)
PS file

(31) ISO studies of luminous early-type stars
P Morris, J Bouwman, P Crowther et al.
In Proc. The universe as seen by ISO (eds. P Cox, M F Kessler) Proc. UNESCO/ESA Conf. SP-428 p. 247

(30) Progress in Model Atmosphere Studies of WR stars
P Crowther
In Proc. IAU Symp. 193: Wolf-Rayet phenomena in massive stars and starburst galaxies (eds. K A van der Hucht, G Koenigsberger, P R J Eenens) ASP, p. 116 (1999)
PS file

(29) The nature of NaSt1 from Keck spectroscopy
P Crowther, L J Smith
In Proc. IAU Symp. 193: Wolf-Rayet phenomena in massive stars and starburst galaxies (eds. K A van der Hucht, G Koenigsberger, P R J Eenens) ASP, p. 63 (1999)
PS file

(28) The stellar content of the WR galaxy NGC5253 from ISO/SWS spectroscopy
P Crowther, S C Beck, A J Willis, P S Conti, P W Morris, R S Sutherland
In Proc. IAU Symp. 193: Wolf-Rayet phenomena in massive stars and starburst galaxies (eds. K A van der Hucht, G Koenigsberger, P R J Eenens) ASP, p. 594 (1999)
PS file

(27) The neon abundance in WC stars II. ISO/SWS spectroscopy of HD156385 (WR90)
L Dessart, A J Willis, P Crowther, P W Morris, D J Hillier
In Proc. IAU Symp. 193: Wolf-Rayet phenomena in massive stars and starburst galaxies (eds. K A van der Hucht, G Koenigsberger, P R J Eenens) ASP, p.233 (1999)
PS file

(26) Neon abundances in three Wolf-Rayet stars observed with ISO/SWS
P W Morris, K A van der Hucht, A J Willis, L Dessart, P Crowther, P M Williams
Proc. IAU Symp. 193: Wolf-Rayet phenomena in massive stars and starburst galaxies (eds. K A van der Hucht, G Koenigsberger, P R J Eenens) ASP, p. 77 (1999)

(25) Stellar properties of Galactic Centre HeI sources
L Dessart, P Crowther, L J Smith, B Bohannan
In Proc. IAU Symp. 193: Wolf-Rayet phenomena in massive stars and starburst galaxies (eds. K A van der Hucht, G Koenigsberger, P R J Eenens) ASP, p. 476 (1999)
PS file

(24) Ejected nebulae as probes of WR Lyman Continua
A Pasquali, P Crowther, W Schmutz, D J Hillier
In Proc. IAU Symp. 193: Wolf-Rayet phenomena in massive stars and starburst galaxies (eds. K A van der Hucht, G Koenigsberger, P R J Eenens) ASP, p. 380 (1999)
PS file

(23) The extreme P Cygni star HDE 316285
D J Hillier, P Crowther, F Najarro, A Fullerton
In Proc. IAU Symp. 193: Wolf-Rayet phenomena in massive stars and starburst galaxies (eds. K A van der Hucht, G Koenigsberger, P R J Eenens) ASP, p. 246 (1999)
PS file

1998

(22) Near-IR diagnostics and tests of blanketing in early-type stars
P Crowther, B Bohannan, A Pasquali
In Proc. Boulder-Munich workshop II, ASP Conf. Ser. (ed. I D Howarth) p. 38 (1998)

(21) The neon abundance in Wolf-Rayet stars: A test of massive star evolution theory
A J Willis, L Dessart, P Crowther, P Morris, K van der Hucht
In Proc. Boulder-Munich workshop II, ASP Conf. Ser. (ed. I D Howarth) p. 66 (1998)

(20) Quantitative comparison between Wolf-Rayet stars in HD97950 and R136a
P Crowther, L Dessart
In Proc. Boulder-Munich workshop II, ASP Conf. Ser. (ed. I D Howarth) p. 368 (1998)

(19) ISO SWS spectroscopy of WR 146 (WC6+O)
A J Willis, L Dessart, P Crowther, P Morris, K A van der Hucht
In Proc. ISO's view of stellar evolution (eds. R Waters, C Waelkens and K A van der Hucht) Kluwer, Ap&SS 256, p. 167 (1998)

(18) Quantitative spectral classification of late WC stars
O De Marco, P Crowther, M J Barlow
In Proc. IAU Symp. 180, Planetary nebulae (eds. H J Habing, H J G L M Lamers) Kluwer, p. 19 (1998)

(17) Modelling the stellar winds of the [WC10] central stars CPD-56 8032 and He2-113
O De Marco, P Crowther, P J Storey, M J Barlow
In Proc. IAU Symp. 180, Planetary nebulae (eds. H J Habing, H J G L M Lamers) Kluwer, p. 102 (1998)

(16) Ionizing power of massive stars in the cores of two giant HII regions
L Dessart, P Crowther
In ISO's view on stellar evolution, Kluwer, Ap&SS 260, p. 177 (1998)

1997

(15) The effective temperatures of hot stars
P Crowther
In Proc. IAU Symposium 189, Fundamental stellar properties, T Bedding, A Booth, J Davis (eds.) p.137-146 (1997)
PS file

(14) Properties of LBVs and related objects
P Crowther
In Proc. LBVs: Massive stars in transition, ASP Conf. Ser. 120, A Nota, H J G L M Lamers (eds.) p. 51 (1997)

1996

(13) Observed properties of Wolf-Rayet and related stars at optical to X-ray wavelengths
A J Willis, P Crowther
In WR stars in the framework of stellar evolution, 33rd Liege Int. Astroph. Coll. p. 109 (1996)

(12) On the nature of OIafpe stars
P Crowther, B Bohannan
In WR stars in the framework of stellar evolution, 33rd Liege Int. Astroph. Coll. p. 437 (1996)

(11) A quantitative analysis of the [WCL] star CPD-56 8032
P Crowther, O De Marco, P J Storey, M J Barlow
In Hydrogen deficient stars, ASP Conf. ser. 96, 149 (1996)

(10) Quantitative spectroscopy of Wolf-Rayet stars and related objects
P Crowther
In Progress in European astrophysics, Mem. Soc. Astron. Ital. vol. 67, p. 943 (1996)

(9) A quantitative analysis of the [WCL] star CPD-56 8032
P Crowther, O De Marco, M J Barlow, P J Storey
Ap&SS 238, 119 (1996)

1995

(8) Evolutionary status of Wolf-Rayet stars
P Crowther, L J Smith, D J Hillier
In Proc. IAU Symp. 163 (Kluwer) p. 147 (1995)

(7) The physical nature of WR8 (WN6/WC4)
P Crowther, L J Smith, A J Willis
In Proc. IAU Symp. 163 (Kluwer) p. 152 (1995)

(6) MCA1B – A dormant LBV in M33?
P Crowther, L J Smith, A J Willis
In Proc. IAU Symp. 163 (Kluwer) p. 152 (1995)

(5) An empirical study of Wolf-Rayet stellar wind ionization stratification
M J Dalton, P Crowther, A J Willis
In Proc. IAU Symp. 163 (Kluwer) p. 154 (1995)

1994

(4) Observations of the atmospheres and winds of O stars, LBVs and WR stars
P Crowther, A J Willis
Space Sci. Review 66 85 (1994)

(3) Tailored analyses of 24 Galactic WN stars
P Crowther, D J Hillier, L J Smith
Space Sci. Review 66 85 (1994)

1993

(2) Model atmosphere studies of Wolf-Rayet stars
P Crowther
PhD Thesis, University of London

1991

(1) On the H/He ratio of WN stars
P Crowther, L J Smith, A J Willis
In Proc. IAU Symp. 143 (Kluwer) p. 947 (1991)