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Publication List of Lucas Macri PUBLICATION LIST – LUCAS M. MACRI REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Updated 16-Jul-2021. Students mentored by L. Macri are underlined (27 publications) In press 113. A sub-2% Distance to M31 from Photometrically Homogeneous Near-Infrared Cepheid Period-Luminosity Relations Meausred with the Hubble Space Telescope. S. Li, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJ, in press Published 112. Simultaneous inference of periods and period-luminosity relations for Mira variable stars. S. He, et al. (including L. Macri), Annals of Applied Statistics, 15, 662 (2021). 111. The Cepheid Distance to the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4051. W. Yuan, L. Macri, et al., ApJ, 913, 3 (2021) 110. Identifying RR Lyrae Variable Stars in Six Years of the Dark Energy Survey. K. Stringer, A. Drlica-Wagner, L. Macri, et al., ApJ, 911, 109 (2021) 109. Cosmic Distances Calibrated to 1% Precision with Gaia EDR3 Parallaxes and Hubble Space Telescope Photometry of 75 Milky Way Cepheids Confirm Tension with LCDM. A. Riess, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJL, 928, 6 (2021) 108. The Cepheid Distance to the Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4151. W. Yuan, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJ, 902, 26 (2020) 107. The 2MRS galaxy group catalogue derived from a graph-theory based FoF algorithm. T. Lambert, R. Kraan- Korteweg, T. Jarrett & L. Macri, MNRAS, 497, 2954 (2020) 106. The Accuracy of the Hubble Constant Measurement Verified through Cepheid Amplitudes. A. Riess, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJL, 896, 43 (2020) 105. TOROS optical followup of the Advanced LIGO-VIRGO O2 second observational campaign. R. Artola, et al. (including L. Macri), MNRAS, 493, 2207 (2020) 104. Hubble Space Telescope observations of Miras in the Type Ia supernovae host NGC 1559, an alternative candle to test Cepheids. C. Huang, A. Riess, W. Yuan, L. Macri, et al., ApJ, 889, 5 (2020) 103. Significant Luminosity Differences of Two Twin Type Ia Supernovae. R. Foley, S. Hoffmann, L. Macri et al., MNRAS, 491, 5991 (2020) 102. Consistent Calibration of the Tip of the Red Giant Branch in the Large Magellanic Cloud on the Hubble Space Telescope Photometric System and a Re-determination of the Hubble Constant. W. Yuan, A. Riess, L. Macri, et al., ApJ, 886, 61 (2019) 101. Search for RR Lyrae stars in DES ultra-faint systems: Grus I, Kim 2, Phoenix II, and Grus II. C. Martínez- Vázquez, et al. (including K. Stringer & L. Macri), MNRAS, 490, 2183 (2019) 100. The 2MASS Redshift Survey in the Zone of Avoidance. L. Macri, R. Kraan-Korteweg, T. Lambert, et al., ApJS, 245, 6 (2019) 99. 2MTF - VII. 2MASS Tully-Fisher survey final data release: distances for 2,062 nearby spiral galaxies. T. Hong, et al. (including L. Macri), MNRAS, 487, 2061 (2019) Lucas Macri Publication list 1 98. Identification of RR Lyrae stars in multiband, sparsely-sampled data from the Dark Energy Survey using template fitting and Random Forest classification. K. Stringer, J. Long, L. Macri, et al., AJ, 158, 16 (2019) 97. Large Magellanic Cloud Cepheid Standards Provide a 1% Foundation for the Determination of the Hubble Constant and Stronger Evidence for Physics Beyond LCDM. A. Riess, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJ, 876, 85 (2019) 96. SpUpNIC (Spectrograph Upgrade: Newly Improved Cassegrain): a versatile and efficient low- to medium-resolution, long- slit spectrograph on the South African Astronomical Observatory’s 1.9-m telescope. L. Crause, et al. (including L. Macri), Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 5, 24007 (2019) 95. Near-infrared Mira Period--Luminosity Relations in M33. W. Yuan, L. Macri, et al., AJ, 156, 112 (2018) 94. Milky Way Cepheid Standards for Measuring Cosmic Distances and Application to Gaia DR2: Implications for the Hubble Constant. A. Riess, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJ, 861, 126 (2018) 93. A Near-Infrared Period-Luminosity Relation for Miras in NGC 4258, an Anchor for a New Distance Ladder. C. Huang, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJ, 857, 67 (2018) 92. New Parallaxes of Galactic Cepheids from Spatially Scanning the Hubble Space Telescope: Implications for the Hubble Constant. A. Riess, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJ, 855, 136 (2018) 91. 2MTF VI. Measuring the velocity power spectrum. C. Howlett, et al. (including L. Macri), MNRAS 471, 3135 (2017) 90. Observations of the first electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave source by the TOROS collaboration. M. Díaz, L. Macri, et al., ApJL 848, 29 (2017) 89. Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger. B. Abbott et al. (including L. Macri). ApJL 848, 12 (2017) 88. Large Magellanic Cloud Near-Infrared Synoptic Survey. V. Period-Luminosity Relations of Miras. W. Yuan, L. Macri, et al., AJ 154, 149 (2017) 87. Monitoring Extreme Yellow Massive Stars in M33: New Yellow Hypergiant Candidates. Kourniotis et al. (including W. Yuan & L. Macri), A&A 601, A76 (2017) 86. The M33 Synoptic Stellar Survey. II. Mira Variables. W. Yuan, S. He, L. Macri et al., AJ 153, 170 (2017) 85. Large Magellanic Cloud Near-Infrared Synoptic Survey. IV. Leavitt Laws for Type II Cepheid Variables A. Bhardwaj, L. Macri, M. Rejkuba, et al., AJ 153, 154 (2017) 84. Period estimation for sparsely-sampled quasi-periodic functions applied to Mira variables. S. He, W. Yuan et al. (including L. Macri), AJ, 152, 164 (2016) 83. Optical identification of Cepheids in 19 host galaxies of type Ia supernovae and NGC 4258 with the Hubble Space Telescope. S. Hoffmann, L. Macri, et al. (including W. Yuan), ApJ, 830, 1 (2016) 82. GW150914: First search for the electromagnetic counterpart of a gravitational-wave event by TOROS. M. Díaz, et al. (including L. Macri, R. Oelkers & W. Yuan), ApJL,828, 16 (2016) 81. A Wide-Field Search for Transiting Hot Jupiters and Pre-Main-Sequence Eclipsing Binaries in Young Stellar Associations. R. Oelkers, L. Macri, et al., AJ, 152, 75 (2016) 80. Supplement: Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914. B. Abbott, et al. (including L. Macri & R. Oelkers), ApJS, 225, 8 (2016) 79. Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914. B. Abbott, et al. (including L. Macri & R. Oelkers), ApJL, 826, 13 (2016) Lucas Macri Publication list 2 78. A 2.4% Determination of the Local Value of the Hubble Constant. A. Riess, L. Macri, et al (including W. Yuan)., ApJ, 826, 56 (2016) 77. Stellar Variability and Flare Rates from Dome A, Antarctica, Using 2009 and 2010 CSTAR Observations. R. Oelkers, L. Macri, et al., AJ, 151, 166 (2016) 76. Large Magellanic Cloud Near-Infrared Synoptic Survey. III. A Statistical Study of Non-Linearity in the Leavitt Laws. A. Bhardwaj, S. Kanbur, L. Macri, et al., MNRAS, 457, 1644 (2016) 75. SN2012cg: Evidence for Interaction Between a Normal Type Ia Supernova and a Non-Degenerate Binary Companion. H. Marion, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJ, 820, 92 (2016) 74. Large Magellanic Cloud Near-Infrared Synoptic Survey. II. The Wesenheit Relations and Their Application to the Distance Scale. A. Bhardwaj, S. Kanbur, L. Macri, et al., AJ, 151, 88 (2016) 73. 2MTF V. Cosmography, β, and the residual bulk flow. C. Springob, et al. (including L. Macri), MNRAS, 456, 1886 (2016) 72. The Cepheid distance to the maser-host galaxy NGC 4258: Studying systematics with the Large Binocular Telescope. M. Fausnaugh, et al. (including L. Macri), MNRAS, 450, 3597 (2015) 71. Cepheid variables in the maser-host galaxy NGC 4258. S. Hoffmann & L. Macri, AJ, 149, 183 (2015) 70. Detection of a Light Echo from the Otherwise Normal SN 2007af. D. Drozdov, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJ, 805, 71 (2015) 69. Large Magellanic Cloud Near-Infrared Synoptic Survey. I. Cepheid variables and the calibration of the Leavitt Law. L. Macri, et al (including M. Smitka & S. Mahzooni)., AJ, 149, 117 (2015) 68. On the Variation of Fourier Parameters for Galactic and LMC Cepheids at Optical, Near-Infrared and Mid-Infrared Wavelengths. A. Bhardwaj, et al. (including L. Macri), MNRAS, 447, 3342 (2015) 67. Difference Image Analysis of Defocused CSTAR observations. R. Oelkers, L. Macri et al., AJ, 149, 50 (2015) 66. Pulsations and Period Changes of the Non-Blazhko RR Lyrae Variable Y Oct Observed from Dome A. Z. Huang, et al. (including L. Macri & L. Wang), AJ, 149, 25 (2015) 65. 2MTF – IV. A bulk flow measurement of the local Universe. T. Hong, et al. (including L. Macri), MNRAS, 445, 402 (2014) 64. 2MTF – III. 21cm observations of 1194 spiral galaxies with the Green Bank Telescope. K. Masters, et al. (including L. Macri), MNRAS, 443, 1044 (2014) 63. A Direct Stellar Metallicity Determination in the Disk of the Maser Galaxy NGC 4258. R.-P. Kudritzki, et al. (including L. Macri), ApJL, 779, 20 (2013) 62. Photometry of Variable Stars from Dome A, Antarctica: Results from the 2010 Observing Season. L. Wang, L. Macri, et al., AJ, 146, 139 (2013) 61. A Machine Learning Approach to Cepheid Star Classification Using Data Alignment and Maximum Likelihood. R. Vilalta, K. Gupta & L. Macri, Astronomy & Computing, 2, 46 (2013) 60. 2MTF – II. New Parkes 21-cm observations of 303 southern galaxies. T. Hong, et al. (including L. Macri), MNRAS, 432, 1178 (2013) 59. Blending of Cepheids in M33. J. Chavez, A. Pellerin & L. Macri, AJ, 144, 113 (2012) 58. The 2MASS Redshift Survey - Description and Data Release. J. Huchra, L. Macri, et al., ApJS, 199, 26 (2012) Lucas Macri Publication list 3 57. A Study of Cepheids in M81 with the Large Binocular Telescope Efficiently Calibrated with HST. J. Gerke, C. Kochanek, J.L. Prieto, K. Stanek & L. Macri, ApJ, 743, 176 (2011). 56. Photometry of Variable Stars from Dome A, Antarctica. L. Wang, L. Macri, et al., AJ, 142, 155 (2011) 55.
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