Emeritus Professor Peter Wood

Astronomer

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Affiliations

Research interests

Stellar evolution, stellar pulsation, AGB stars planetary nebulae, long period variables, mass loss from stars. stellar populations in the Magellanic Clouds, astronomical seeing and adaptive optics.

Projects

Location

CSO - Ground - CSO133

Publications

  • Tisserand, P, Clayton, G, Bessell, M et al. 2020, 'A plethora of new R Coronae Borealis stars discovered from a dedicated spectroscopic follow-up survey', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 635, no. A14, pp. -.
  • Trabucchi, M, Wood, P, Mowlavi, N et al. 2020, 'Modelling long-period variables - II. Fundamental mode pulsation in the non-linear regime', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 500, no. 2, pp. 1575-1591.
  • Trabucchi, M, Wood, P, Montalban, J et al. 2019, 'Modelling long-period variables - I. A new grid of O-rich and C-rich pulsation models', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 482, no. 1, pp. 929-949.
  • Pastorelli, G, Marigo, P, Girardi, L et al. 2019, 'Constraining the thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch phase with resolved stellar populations in the Small Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 485, no. 4, pp. 5666-5692.
  • Qin, W, Nataf, D, Zakamska, N et al. 2018, 'The Mira-based Distance to the Galactic Center', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 865, no. 47, pp. 13pp.
  • Wittkowski, M, Rau, G, Chiavassa, A et al. 2018, 'VLTI-GRAVITY measurements of cool evolved stars I. Variable photosphere and extended atmosphere of the Mira star R Peg', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 613, p. 10.
  • Lebzelter, T, Mowlavi, N, Marigo, P et al. 2018, 'A new method to identify subclasses among AGB stars using Gaia and 2MASS photometry', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 616, no. 13, pp. 8pp.
  • Trabucchi, M, Wood, P, Montalban, J et al. 2017, 'A New Interpretation of the Period-Luminosity Sequences of Long-period Variables', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 847, no. 139, pp. 1-9pp.
  • Montalbán, J, Trabucchi, M, Marigo, P et al. 2017, 'Non-radial modes in AGB stars', 22nd Los Alamos Stellar Pulsation Conference Series Meeting 2016, ed. Gieren W.and Catelan M.G, EDP Sciences, TBC, pp. 1-2.
  • Trabucchi, M, Marigo, P, Montalbán, J et al. 2017, 'Pulsation models of O-rich and C-rich long period variables', 22nd Los Alamos Stellar Pulsation Conference Series Meeting 2016, ed. Gieren W.and Catelan M.G, EDP Sciences, TBC, pp. 1-2.
  • Nie, J, Wood, P & Nicholls, C 2017, 'The Orbital Nature of 81 Ellipsoidal Red Giant Binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 835, no. 2, pp. 1-19pp.
  • Kotachery, D, van Winckel, H, Wood, P et al. 2017, 'Discovery of a Metal-poor, Luminous Post-AGB Star that Failed the Third Dredge-up', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 836, no. 1, pp. 1-15pp.
  • Nie, J, Wood, P & Nicholls, C 2017, 'The Orbital Nature of 81 Ellipsoidal Red Giant Binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 835, no. 2, pp. 1-19pp.
  • Fekel, F, Hinkle, K, Joyce, R et al. 2017, 'Infrared Spectroscopy of Symbiotic Stars. XI. Orbits for southern S-type systems: Hen 3-461, SY Mus, Hen 3-828, and AR Pav', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 153, no. 1, pp. 1-13pp.
  • Marigo, P, Girardi, L, Bressan, A et al. 2017, 'A NEW GENERATION of PARSEC-COLIBRI STELLAR ISOCHRONES INCLUDING the TP-AGB PHASE', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 835, no. 1, pp. 1-19pp.
  • Kraemer, K, Sloan, G, Wood, P et al. 2017, 'CHARACTERIZING the POPULATION of BRIGHT INFRARED SOURCES in the SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 834, no. 2, pp. -.
  • Staff, J, De Marco, O, Wood, P et al. 2016, 'Hydrodynamic simulations of the interaction between giant stars and planets', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 458, no. 1, pp. 832-844.
  • Lebzelter, T & Wood, P 2016, 'The long-period variables in omega Centauri', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 585, pp. 1-8.
  • Sloan, G, Kraemer, K, McDonald, I et al. 2016, 'The infrared spectral properties of magellanic carbon stars', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 826, no. 1, pp. 1-19.
  • Kamath, D, van Winckel, H, De Smedt, K et al. 2016, 'A chemically peculiar post-AGB star in the Small Magellanic Cloud', 11th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics PRCSA 2015, ed. Kwok S.Leung K.-C., IOP Publishing, Bristol, United Kingdom, pp. -.
  • Groenewegen, M, Vlemmings, W, Marigo, P et al. 2016, 'The ALMA detection of CO rotational line emission in AGB stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 596, pp. 12pp.
  • Kamath, D, Wood, P, van Winckel, H et al. 2016, 'A newly discovered stellar type: dusty post-red giant branch stars in the Magellanic Clouds', Astronomy and Astrophysics (Online), vol. 586, no. A&A, pp. -.
  • Fekel, F, Hinkle, K, Joyce, R et al. 2015, 'Infrared spectroscopy of symbiotic stars. X. Orbits for three S-type systems: V1044 Centauri, Hen 3-1213, and SS 73-96', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 150, no. 2.
  • De Smedt, K, van Winckel, H, Kamath, D et al. 2015, 'Chemical abundance study of two strongly s-process enriched post-AGB stars in the LMC: J051213.81-693537.1 and J051848.86-700246.9', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 583, pp. -.
  • Arroyo-Torres, B, Wittkowski, M, Chiavassa, A et al. 2015, 'What causes the large extensions of red supergiant atmospheres? Comparisons of interferometric observations with 1D hydrostatic, 3D convection, and 1D pulsating model atmospheres', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 575, pp. A50-1-A50-17.
  • Wittkowski, M, Arroyo-Torres, B, Marcaide, J et al. 2015, 'On the atmospheric structure and fundamental parameters of red supergiants', International Astronomical Union. Proceedings, vol. 9, pp. 280-285.
  • Wood, P 2015, 'The pulsation modes, masses and evolution of luminous red giants', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 448, no. 4, pp. 3829-3843.
  • Saio, H, Wood, P, Takayama, K et al. 2015, 'Oscillatory convective modes in red giants: A possible explanation of the long secondary periods', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 452, no. 4, pp. 3863-3868.
  • Uttenthaler, S, Blommaert, J, Wood, P et al. 2015, 'Understanding AGB evolution in galactic bulge stars from high-resolution infrared spectroscopy', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 451, no. 2, pp. 1750-1769.
  • Kamath, D, Wood, P & van Winckel, H 2015, 'Optically visible post-AGB stars, post-RGB stars and young stellar objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 454, no. 2, pp. 1468-1502pp..
  • Takayama, K, Wood, P & Ita, Y 2015, 'Using broad-band photometry to examine the nature of long secondary periods in red giants', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 448, no. 1, pp. 464-483pp..
  • Wood, P & Olivier, E 2014, 'Strange pulsation modes in luminous red giants', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 440, no. 3, pp. 2576-2580.
  • Golriz, S, Blommaert, J, Vanhollebeke, E et al. 2014, 'Infrared spectroscopy of asymptotic giant branch stars in the Galactic bulge', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 443, no. 4, pp. 3402-3434.
  • Nie, J & Wood, P 2014, 'Radial velocity curves of ellipsoidal red giant binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 148, no. 6, pp. 1-10.
  • Scholz, M, Ireland, M & Wood, P 2014, 'Effects of moderate abundance changes on the atmospheric structure and colours of Mira variables', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 565, no. -, pp. A119(1-4).
  • Kotachery, D, van Winckel, H & Wood, P 2014, 'Optically visible post-AGB/RGB stars and young stellar objects in the small magellanic cloud: Candidate selection, spectral energy distributions and spectroscopic examination', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 439, no. 3, pp. 2211-2270.
  • Sahay, A, Lebzelter, T & Wood, P 2014, 'A search for long-period variables in globular clusters: M22 and IC4499', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 31, p. 9.
  • Matsuura, M, Bernard-Salas, J, Volk, K et al. 2014, 'Spitzer Space Telescope spectra of post-AGB stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at low metallicities', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 439, no. 2, pp. 1472-1493.
  • Cioni, M, Anders, P, Bagheri, G et al. 2013, 'The VMC ESO Public Survey', The Messenger, vol. 154, pp. 23-25.
  • Oliveira, J, van Loon, J, Sloan, G et al. 2013, 'Early-Stage young stellar objects in the small magellanic cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 428, no. 4, pp. 3001-3033.
  • Hinkle, K, Fekel, F, Joyce, R et al. 2013, 'Infrared spectroscopy of symbiotic stars. IX. d-type symbiotic novae', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 770, no. 1, p. 25.
  • Wood, P, Kotachery, D & van Winckel, H 2013, 'Magellanic Cloud stars with TiO bands in emission: Binary post-RGB/AGB stars or young stellar objects?', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 435, no. 1, pp. 355-367.
  • Suda, T, Komiya, Y, Yamada, S et al. 2013, 'Transition of the stellar initial mass function explored using binary population synthesis', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 432, no. 1, pp. L46-L50.
  • Soszynski, I, Wood, P & Udalski, A 2013, 'Pulsation modes of long-period variables in the period-luminosity plane', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 779, no. 2, pp. 1-6.
  • van Aarle, E, van Winckel, H, De Smedt, K et al. 2013, 'Detailed abundance study of four s-process enriched post-AGB stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 554, pp. A106 (1-14).
  • Cioni, M, Kotachery, D, Rubele, S et al. 2013, 'The VMC Survey VI. Quasars behind the Magellanic system', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 549, pp. A29 (1-16).
  • Soszynski, I & Wood, P 2013, 'SEMIREGULAR VARIABLES WITH PERIODS LYING BETWEEN THE PERIOD-LUMINOSITY SEQUENCES C ', C, AND D', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 763, no. 2, pp. 1-7.
  • Sloan, G, Matsuura, M, Lagadec, E et al. 2012, 'Carbon-rich dust production in metal-poor galaxies in the local group', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 752, no. 2, pp. 1-19.
  • Nie, J, Wood, P & Nicholls, C 2012, 'Predicting the fate of binary red giants using the observed sequence E star population: Binary planetary nebula nuclei and post-RGB stars', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 423, no. 3, pp. 2764-2780.
  • Nicholls, C & Wood, P 2012, 'Eccentric ellipsoidal red giant binaries in the LMC: Complete orbital solutions and comments on interaction at periastron', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 421, no. 3, pp. 2616-2628.
  • De Smedt, K, van Winckel, H, Karakas, A et al 2012, 'Post-AGB stars in the SMC as tracers of stellar evolution: The extreme s-process enrichment of the 21 um star J004441.04-732136.4', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 541, pp. A67
  • Kamath, D, Karakas, A & Wood, P 2012, 'Evolution and nucleosynthesis of asymptotic giant branch stars in three Magellanic Cloud clusters', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 746, no. 1, pp. 20.
  • Lebzelter, T & Wood, P 2011, 'Long period variables and mass loss in the globular clusters NGC 362 and NGC 2808', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 529, pp. A137-13.
  • Kotachery, D, Wood, P, SoszyÅ„ski, I et al. 2011, 'Pulsation and Mass Loss of AGB Stars in the Magellanic Cloud Clusters NGC 1978 and NGC 419', Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II: Shining Examples and Common Inhabitants, ed. F. Kerschbaum, T. Lebzelter, and R.F. Wing. San Francisco, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, United States, pp. 127-132pp.
  • van Aarle, E, van Winckel, H, Lloyd, E et al. 2011, 'The optically bright post-AGB population of the LMC', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 530, no. 190, pp. 1-45.
  • Ireland, M, Scholz, M & Wood, P 2011, 'Dynamical opacity-sampling models of Mira variables - II. Time-dependent atmospheric structure and observable properties of four M-type model series', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 418, no. 1, pp. 114-128.
  • Wittkowski, M, Boboltz, D, Ireland, M et al. 2011, 'Inhomogeneities in molecular layers of Mira atmospheres', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 532, no. L7, pp. 1-5.
  • Wood, P, van Aarle, E, van Winckel, H et al. 2011, 'Emission lines and variability in Magellanic Cloud post-AGB star candidates', Asymmetric Planetary Nebulae 5, ed. Albert Ziljstra, Iain McDonald, Eric Lagadec, Ebrary, Online, pp. A73.
  • Cioni, M, Clementini, G, Girardi, L et al. 2011, 'The VISTA Near-infrared YJKs Public Survey of the Magellanic Clouds System (VMC)', The Messenger, vol. 144, pp. 25-31.
  • Nicholls, C & Wood, P 2011, 'The connection between sequence D and sequence E red giant variables and asymmetric PNe', Asymmetric Planetary Nebulae 5, ed. Albert Ziljstra, Iain McDonald, Eric Lagadec, Ebrary, Online, pp. --.
  • Sloan, G, Zijlstra, A, Groenewegen, M et al. 2011, 'Probing dust production in the Local Group', Why Galaxies Care about AGB Stars II: Shining Examples and Common Inhabitants, ed. F. Kerschbaum, T. Lebzelter, and R.F. Wing. San Francisco, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, United States, pp. 503-508pp.
  • Wittkowski, M, Karovicova, I, Boboltz, D et al. 2011, 'Molecular and dusty layers of asymptotic giant branch stars studied with the VLT interferometer', The Messenger, vol. 145, pp. 24-28.
  • van Aarle, E, van Winckel, H, Evans , T et al. 2011, 'Post-AGB stars in the LMC as tracers of (binary) stellar evolution', Asymmetric Planetary Nebulae 5, ed. Albert Ziljstra, Iain McDonald, Eric Lagadec, Ebrary, Online, pp. A270.
  • Tisserand, P., Wyrzykowski, L., Wood, P et al. 2011, 'New R Coronae Borealis stars discovered in OGLE-III Galactic bulge fields from their mid- and near-infrared properties', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 529, 118
  • Wood, P 2011, 'The VMC survey: I. Strategy and first data', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 527, no. 14, pp.116 -140.
  • Kotachery, D, Wood, P, SoszyÅ„ski, I et al. 2010, 'Pulsation of AGB stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud cluster NGC 419', Memorie Della Societa Astronomica Italiana, vol. 81, pp. 1078-1082.
  • van Aarle, E, Wood, P, Lloyd, E et al. 2010, 'Optically bright post-AGB stars in the LMC: an extensive sample study', Memorie Della Societa Astronomica Italiana, vol. 81, no. 1028, p. 6.
  • Wood, P 2010, 'Evolutionary and pulsation properties of AGB stars .', Memorie Della Societa Astronomica Italiana, vol. 81, no. 883, p. 13.
  • Sloan, G, Matsunaga, N, Matsuura, M et al. 2010, 'Spitzer spectroscopy of mass-loss and dust production by evolved stars in globular clusters', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 719, no. 2, pp. 1274-1292.
  • Nicholls, C, Wood, P & Cioni, M 2010, 'Ellipsoidal variability and the difference between sequence D and E red giants', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 405, no. 3, pp. 1770-1776.
  • Fekel, F, Hinkle, K, Joyce, R et al. 2010, 'Infrared spectroscopy of symbiotic stars. VIII. Orbits for three s-type systems: Ae arae, y coronae Australis, and SS 73-147', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 139, no. 4, pp. 1315-1326.
  • Kotachery, D, Wood, P, Soszynski, I et al 2010, 'The pulsation of AGB stars in the Magellanic Cloud clusters NGC 1978 and 419', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 408, no. 1, pp. 522-534.
  • Driebe, T, Woodruff, H, Eberhardt, M et al. 2008, 'Interferometric observations of the Mira star o Ceti with the VLTI/VINCI instrument in the near-infrared', The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation, ed. A Richichi, F Delplancke, F Paresce, A Chelli, Springer, Berlin, pp. 503-504.
  • Matsuura, M, Zijlstra, A, Wood, P et al. 2008, 'AGB stars as an origin of dust and gas in the interstellar medium of galaxies', Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies, ed. Takuma Suda, Takaya Nozawa, Akira Ohnishi, Kiyoshi Kato, et al, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Bellingham USA, pp. 383-388.
  • Lebzelter, T, Hinkle, K, Lederer, M et al. 2008, 'Observing third dredge up in NGC 1846', Torino Workshop on Evolution and Nucleosynthesis in AGB Stars 2007, ed. Conference Program Committee, American Institute of Physics (AIP), United States of America, pp. 56-62.
  • Wood, P, McSaveney, J, Scholz, M et al. 2008, 'Nitrogen production in intermediate-mass stars by hot-bottom burning', Torino Workshop on Evolution and Nucleosynthesis in AGB Stars 2007, ed. Conference Program Committee, American Institute of Physics (AIP), United States of America, pp. 163-168.
  • Woodruff, H, Ireland, M, Tuthill, P et al. 2009, 'The Keck Aperture Masking Experiment: Spectro-Interferometry of Three Mira Variables from 1.1 to 3.8 μm', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 691, no. 2, pp. 1328-1336.
  • Scowcroft, V, Bersier, D, Mould, J et al. 2009, 'The Effect of Metallicity on Cepheid Magnitudes and the Distance to M33', STELLAR PULSATION: CHALLENGES FOR THEORY AND OBSERVATION, ed. Joyce Ann Guzik, Paul A. Bradley, American Institute of Physics (AIP), unknown, pp. 43-47.
  • Scowcroft, V, Bersier, D, Mould, J et al. 2009, 'The effect of metallicity on Cepheid magnitudes and the distance to M33', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 396, no. 3, pp. 1287-1296.
  • Lagadec, E, Zijlstra, A, Sloan, G et al. 2009, 'Metal-rich carbon stars in the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 396, no. 1, pp. 598-608.
  • van Aarle, E, van Winckel, H, Evans , T et al. 2009, 'The optically bright post-AGB population of the LMC', The Magellanic System: Stars, Gas, and Galaxies, ed. Jacco Th. Van Loon, Joana M. Oliveira, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 415-420.
  • Sloan, G, Matsuura, M, Zijlstra, A et al. 2009, 'Dust Formation in a Galaxy with Primitive Abundances', Science, vol. 323, no. 5912, p. 3.
  • Wood, P & Nicholls, C 2009, 'Evidence for Mass Ejection Associated with Long Secondary Periods in Red Giants', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 707, no. 1, pp. 573-579.
  • Nicholls, C, Wood, P, Cioni, M et al. 2009, 'New Results on Long Secondary Periods in Red Giants', STELLAR PULSATION: CHALLENGES FOR THEORY AND OBSERVATION, ed. Joyce Ann Guzik, Paul A. Bradley, American Institute of Physics (AIP), unknown, pp. 122-126.
  • Wood, P 2009, 'Mass Loss From Low and Intermediate Mass Stars', 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics (PRCSA 2008), ed. B. Soonthornthum, S. Komonjinda, K.S. Cheng, and K.C. Leung, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, pp. 255-261.
  • Nicholls, C, Wood, P, Cioni, M et al. 2009, 'Long Secondary Periods in variable red giants', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 399, no. 4, pp. 2063-2078.
  • Wood, P, Marsden, S, Waite, I et al. 2009, 'Spectropolarimetric Observations of the Sequence-D Red Giant Variables S Lep and Z Eri', STELLAR PULSATION: CHALLENGES FOR THEORY AND OBSERVATION, ed. Joyce Ann Guzik, Paul A. Bradley, American Institute of Physics (AIP), unknown, pp. 173-175.
  • Tisserand, P, Wood, P, Marquette, J et al. 2009, 'New Magellanic Cloud R Coronae Borealis and DY Persei type stars from the EROS-2 database: the connection between RCBs, DYPers, and ordinary carbon stars', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 501, no. 3, pp. 985-998.
  • Buchler, J, Wood, P & Wilson, R 2009, 'Modulations in Multi-periodic Blue Variables in the Large Magellanic Cloud', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 703, no. 2, pp. 1565-1568.
  • Buchler, R, Wood, P & Soszynski, I 2009, 'Ultra-Low Amplitude Variables in the Large Magellanic Cloud-Classical Cepheids, Pop. II Cepheids, RV Tau Stars, and Binary Variables', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 698, no. 1, pp. 944-955.
  • Ireland, M, Scholz, M & Wood, P 2008, 'Dynamical opacity-sampling models of Mira variables - I. Modelling description and analysis of approximations', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 391, pp. 1994-2002.
  • van Loon, J, Cohen, M, Oliveira, J et al. 2008, 'Molecules and dust production in the Magellanic Clouds', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 487, pp. 1055-1073.
  • Sloan, G, Kraemer, K, Wood, P et al. 2008, 'The Magellanic Zoo: Mid-Infrared Spitzer Spectroscopy of Evolved Stars and Circumstellar Dust in the Magellanic Clouds', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 686, no. Oct, pp. 1056-1081.
  • Fedele, D, Wittkowski, M, Paresce, F et al. 2008, 'The K-Band Intensity Profile of R Leonis Probed by VLTI/VINCI', in (ed.), The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 95-98.
  • Cioni, M, Bekki, K, Clementini, G et al. 2008, 'The Magellanic Clouds as a Template for the Study of Stellar Populations and Galaxy Interactions', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 25, pp. 121-128.
  • Matsuura, M, Sloan, G, Bernard-Salas, J et al. 2008, 'Carbon-rich AGB stars in our Galaxy and nearby galaxies as possible sources of PAHs', Organic Matter in Space, ed. S Kwok, S Sanford, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 197-200.
  • Fekel, F, Hinkle, K, Joyce, R et al. 2008, 'Infrared Spectroscopy of Symbiotic Stars. Vi. Combined Orbits for Two S-Type Systems: V455 Scorpii and SS 73-90', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 136, no. July, pp. 146-158.
  • Tisserand, P, Marquette, J, Wood, P et al. 2008, 'R Coronae Borealis stars in the Galactic bulge discovered by EROS-2', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 481, pp. 673-690.
  • Groenewegen, M, Wood, P, Sloan, G et al. 2007, 'Luminosities and mass-loss rates of carbon stars in the Magellanic Clouds', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
  • Fekel, F, Hinkle, K, Joyce, R et al. 2007, 'Infrared Spectroscopy of Symbiotic Stars. V. First Orbits for Three S-Type Systems: Henize 2-173, CL Scorpii, and AS 270', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 133, no. 1, pp. 17-25.
  • Wood, P 2007, 'Pulsation and Mass Loss in Red Giant Stars', From Stars to Galaxies: Building the Pieces to Build Up the Universe, ed. Antonella Vallenari, Rosaria Tantalo, Laura Portinari, and Alessia Moretti, Conference Organising Committee, Venice Italy, pp. 47-52.
  • Matsuura, M, Zijlstra, A, Bernard-Salas, J et al. 2007, 'Spitzer Space Telescope spectral observations of AGB stars in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 382, no. 4, pp. 1889-1900.
  • Lebzelter, T & Wood, P 2007, 'The AGB stars of the intermediate-age LMC cluster NGC 1846 - Variability and age determination', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 475, no. 2, pp. 643-653.
  • Lagadec, E, Zijlstra, A, Sloan, G et al. 2007, 'Spitzer spectroscopy of carbon stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 376, no. 3, pp. 1270-1284.
  • McSaveney, J, Wood, P, Scholz, M et al. 2007, 'Abundances in intermediate-mass AGB stars undergoing third dredge-up and hot-bottom burning', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 378, no. 3, pp. 1089-1100.
  • Sloan, G, Devost, D, Bernard-Salas, J et al. 2006, 'The unusual silicate dust around HV 2310, an evolved star in the large Magellanic cloud', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 638, pp. 472-7.
  • Zijlstra, A, Matsuura, M, Wood, P et al. 2006, 'A Spitzer mid-infrared spectral survey of mass-losing carbon stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 370, pp. 1961-1978.
  • Phan-Bao, N, Bessell, M, Martin, E et al. 2006, 'Discovery of a nearby M9 dwarf', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 366, no. 1, pp. L40-L43.
  • Matsuura, M, Wood, P, Sloan, G et al. 2006, 'Spitzer observations of acetylene bands in carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 371, pp. 415-420.
  • Lebeltzer, T, Posch, T, Hinkle, K et al. 2006, 'Tracing the Development of Dust around Evolved Stars: The Case of 47 Tuc.', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 653, pp. L145-48.
  • Hinkle, K, Fekel, F, Joyce, R et al. 2006, 'Infrared Spectroscopy of Symbiotic Stars. IV. V2116 Ophiuchi/gx 1+4, The Neutron Star Symbiotic', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 641, pp. 479-487.
  • van Loon, J, Marshall, J, Cohen, M et al. 2006, 'Very Large Telescope three micron spectra of dust-enshrouded red giants in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 447, pp. 971-989.
  • Ohnaka, K, Scholz, M & Wood, P 2006, 'Comparison of dynamical model atmospheres of Mira variables with mid-infrared interferometric and spectroscopic observations', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 446, pp. 1119-1127.
  • Sloan, G, Kraemer, K, Matsuura, M et al. 2006, 'Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Carbon Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 645, pp. 1118-1130.
  • Kraemer, K, Sloan, G, Bernard-Salas, J et al. 2006, 'A Post-AGB star in the small magellanic cloud observed with the Spitzer Infrared spectrograph', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 652, pp. L25-28.
  • Soderberg, A, Kulkarni, S, Price, P et al. 2006, 'An HST Study of the Supernovae Accompanying GRB 040924 and GRB 041006', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 636, pp. 391-399.
  • Keller, S & Wood, P 2006, 'Bump Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds: Metallicities, the Distances to the LMC and SMC, and the Pulsation-evolution Mass Discrepancy', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 642, pp. 834-841.
  • Kraemer, K, Sloan, G, Wood, P et al. 2005, 'R CrB Candidates in the Small Magellanic Cloud: Observations of Cold, Featureless Dust with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 631, pp. 147-150.
  • Lebzelter, T, Wood, P, Hinkle, K et al. 2005, 'Long period variables in the globular cluster 47 Tuc: Radial velocity variations', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 432, pp. 207-217.
  • van Loon, J, Oliveira, J, Wood, P et al. 2005, 'ESO-VLT and Spitzer spectroscopy of IRAS05328-6827: a massive young stellar object in the Large Magellanic Cloud', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 364, pp. 71-75.
  • Lebzelter, T, Hinkle, K, Wood, P et al. 2005, 'A study of bright Southern long period variables', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 431, pp. 623-634.
  • Fedele, D, Wittkowski, M, Paresce, F et al. 2005, 'The K-band intensity profile of R Leonis probed by VLTI/VINCI', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 431, pp. 1019-1026.
  • Farihi, J, Wood, P & Stalder, B 2005, 'SSSPM J1549-3544 Is Not A White Dwarf', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 627, pp. 41-43.
  • Wood, P & Olivier, E 2005, 'Non-linear pulsation models of red giants', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 362, pp. 1396-1412.
  • Buchler, B, Wood, P, Keller, S et al. 2005, 'Ultralow-Amplitude Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 631, pp. 151-154.
  • Kotoneva, E, Innanen, K, Dawson, P et al. 2005, 'A study of Kapteyns star', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 438, pp. 957-962.
  • Lebzelter, T & Wood, P 2005, 'Long period variables in 47 Tuc: direct evidence for lost mass', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 441, pp. 1117-1127.
  • Ireland, M, Scholz, M, Tuthill, P et al. 2004, 'Pulsation of M-type Mira variables with moderately different mass: search for observable mass effects', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 355, pp. 444-450.
  • Marshall, J, van Loon, J, Matsuura, M et al. 2004, 'Asymptotic giant branch superwind speed at low metallicity', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 355, pp. 1348-1360.
  • Ireland, M, Scholz, M & Wood, P 2004, 'On the observability of geometric pulsation of M-type Mira variables', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 352, pp. 318-324.
  • Wood, P, Olivier, E & Kawaler, S 2004, 'Long Secondary Periods in Pulsating Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars: An Investigation of their Origin', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 604, pp. 800-816.
  • Woodruff, H, Eberhardt, M, Driebe, T et al. 2004, 'Interferometric observations of the Mira star ο Ceti with the VLTI/VINCI instrument in the near-infrared', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 421, pp. 703-714.
  • Olivier, E & Wood, P 2003, 'On the Origin of Long Secondary Periods in Semiregular Variables', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 584, pp. 1035-1041.
  • Richter, H, Wood, P, Woitke, P et al. 2003, 'On the Shock-induced Variability of Emission Lines in M-type Mira Variables II. FeII and [FeII] emission lines as a diagnostic tool', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 400, pp. 319-328.
  • Lattanzio, J & Wood, P 2003, 'Evolution, Nucleosynthesis, and Pulsation of AGB Stars', in Harm J. Harbing, Hans Olofsson (ed.), Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Springer, New York, USA, pp. 23-104.
  • Tej, A, Lancon, A, Scholz, M et al. 2003, 'Optical and Near-IR Spectra of O-rich Mira Variables: A comparison between models and observations', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 412, pp. 481-494.
  • Deguchi, S, Fujii, T, Nakashima, J et al. 2002, 'Near-Infrared Observations of the IRAS/SiO Sources in the Galactic Bulge: a Large Scale Distribution', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, vol. 54, pp. 719-734.
  • Keller, S & Wood, P 2002, 'Large Magellanic Cloud Bump Cepheids: Probing the Stellar Mass-Luminosity Relation', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 578, pp. 144-150.
  • Bersier, D & Wood, P 2002, 'Variable Stars in the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy', The Astronomical Journal, vol. 123, pp. 840-847.
  • McGregor, P, Dopita, M, Wood, P et al. 2001, 'Science with NIFS, Australia's First Gemini Instrument', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 18, pp. 41-57.
  • Marigo, P, Girardi, L, Chiosi, C et al. 2001, 'Zero-metallicity Stars I. Evolution at constant mass', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 371, pp. 152-173.
  • Bedding, T, Jacob, A, Scholz, M et al. 2001, 'The Influence of Atmospheric Dust on Limb Darkening of M-type Mira Variables', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 325, pp. 1487-1496.
  • Richter, H & Wood, P 2001, 'On the Shock-induced Variability of Emission Lines in M-type Mira variables', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 369, pp. 1027-1047.
  • Deguchi, S, Fujii, T, Matsumoto, S et al. 2001, 'Near-IR Observations of IRAS Sources with SiO Masers at the Inner Galactic Bulge', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, vol. 53, pp. 293-304.
  • Stairs, I, Manchester, R, Lyne, A et al. 2001, 'PSR J1740-3052: A Pulsar with a Massive Companion', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 325, pp. 979-988.
  • Wood, P 2000, 'Variable Red Giants in the LMC: Pulsating Stars and Binaries?', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 18-21.
  • Alvarez, R, Lancon, A, Plez, B et al. 2000, 'Optical and near-infrared spectrophotometric properties of Long Period Variables and other luminous red stars', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 353, pp. 322-334.
  • Lancon, A & Wood, P 2000, 'A library of 0.5 to 2.5 �m spectra of luminous cool stars', Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 146, pp. 217-249.
  • van de Steene, G, van Hoof, P & Wood, P 2000, 'Near-infrared and Brg observations of post-AGB stars', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 362, pp. 984-1003.
  • Scholz, M & Wood, P 2000, 'The derivation of pulsation velocities from Doppler line profiles in M-type Mira variables', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 362, pp. 1065-1071.
  • Jha, S, Garnavich, P, Kirshner, R et al. 1999, 'The Type 1a Supernova 1998bu in M96 and the Hubble Constant', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 125, pp. 73-97.
  • Deguchi, S, Fujii, T, Izumiura, H et al. 1999, 'Apparent-Double SiO Maser Sources', Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, vol. 51, pp. 355-361.
  • Keller, S, Wood, P & Bessell, M 1999, 'Be Stars in and Around Young Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds', Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 134, pp. 489-503.