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Selected Publications by M. V. McSwain
  • Hanes, R. J.; McSwain, M. V., Povich, M. S. 2018, "Stellar Parameters and Radial Velocities of Hot Stars in the Carina Nebula", AJ, 155, 190

  • Labadie-Bartz, J., et al. 2018, "Outbursts and Disk Variability in Be Stars", AJ, 155, 53

  • Labadie-Bartz, J., et al. 2017, "Photometric Variability of the Be Star Population", AJ, 153, 252

  • Alexander, M. J., Hanes, R. J., Povich, M. S., & McSwain, M. V. 2016, "A Catalog of New Spectroscopically Confirmed Massive OB Stars in Carina", AJ, 152, 190

  • Alexander, M. J.,& McSwain, M. V. 2015, "An updated gamma-ray analysis of the Be-BH binary HD 215227", MNRAS, 449, 1686

  • McSwain, M. V. 2014, "Astrophysics: Black hole found orbiting a fast rotator", Nature, 505, 296

  • Marsh Boyer, A. N., McSwain, M. V., Aragona, C., & Ou-Yang, B. 2012, "Physical Properties of the B and Be Star Populations of h and chi Persei", AJ, 144, 158

  • Napoli, V. J., McSwain, M. V., Marsh Boyer, A. N., & Roettenbacher, R. M. 2011, "The Distance of the Gamma-ray Binary 1FGL J1018.6-5856", PASP, 123, 1262

  • McSwain, M. V., Ray, P. S., Ransom, S. M., Roberts, M. S. E., Dougherty, S. M., & Pooley, G. G. 2011, "A Radio Pulsar Search of the Gamma-ray Binaries LS I +61 303 and LS 5039", ApJ, 738, 105

  • McSwain, M. V., Grundstrom, E. D., Gies, D. R., & Ray, P. S. 2010, "Halpha Emission Variability in the Gamma-ray Binary LS I +61 303", ApJ, 724, 379

  • Aragona, C., McSwain, M. V., & De Becker, M. 2010, "HD 259440: The Proposed Optical Counterpart of the Gamma-ray Binary HESS J0632+057", ApJ, 724, 306

  • McSwain, M. V., De Becker, M., Roberts, M. S. E., Boyajian, T.S., Gies, D. R., Grundstrom, E. D., Aragona, C., Marsh, A. N., Roettenbacher, R. M. 2010, "Multiwavelength Observations of the Runaway Binary HD 15137", AJ, 139, 857

  • McSwain, M. V., Huang, W., & Gies, D. R. 2009, "Variability of Be Stars in Southern Open Clusters", ApJ, 700, 1216

  • Aragona, C., McSwain, M. V., Grundstrom, E. D., Marsh, A. N., Roettenbacher, R. M., Hessler, K. M., Boyajian, T. S., & Ray, P. S. 2009, "The Orbits of the Gamma-ray Binaries LS I +61 303 and LS 5039", ApJ, 698, 514

  • McSwain, M. V. 2008, "Detection of Magnetic Massive Stars in the Open Cluster NGC 3766", ApJ, 686, 1269

  • McSwain, M. V., Huang, W., Gies, D. R., Grundstrom, E. D., & Townsend, R. H. D. 2008, "The B and Be Star Population of NGC 3766", ApJ, 672, 590

  • McSwain, M. V., Ransom, S. M., Boyajian, T. S., Grundstrom, E. D., & Roberts, M. S. E. 2007, "Runaway Massive Binaries and Cluster Ejection Scenarios", ApJ, 660, 740

  • McSwain, M. V., Boyajian, T. S., Grundstrom, E. D., & Gies, D. R. 2007, "A Spectroscopic Study of Field and Runaway OB Stars", ApJ, 655, 473

  • McSwain, M. V., & Gies, D. R. 2005, "The Evolutionary Status of Be Stars: Results from a Photometric Study of Southern Open Clusters", ApJS, 161, 118

  • McSwain, M. V., & Gies, D. R. 2005, "A Photometric Method to Search for Be Stars in Open Clusters", ApJ, 622, 1052

  • McSwain, M. V., Gies, D. R., Huang, W., Wiita, P. J., Wingert, D. W., & Kaper, L. 2004, "The N-enrichment and Supernova Ejection of the Runaway Microquasar LS 5039", ApJ, 600, 927

  • McSwain, M. V. 2003, "The Massive Triple Star System HD 16429 A", ApJ, 595, 1124

  • McSwain, M. V., & Gies, D. R. 2002, "Wind Accretion and Binary Evolution of the Microquasar LS 5039", ApJ, 568, L27

  • McSwain, M. V., Gies, D. R., Riddle, R. L., Wang, Z., & Wingert, D. W. 2001, "The Orbit of the Massive X-ray Binary LS 5039", ApJ, 558, L43

A more complete list and links to each publication are available at the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS).