Publications

Refereed Publications

For a more up to date list visit the ADS.

Binary central stars of PN discovered through photometric variability. I. What we know and what we would like to find out
De Marco, O., Hillwig, T.C., Smith, A.J.
2008, AJ, in press (arXiv0804.2436)
The hydrogen-deficient knot of the `born-again' planetary nebula Abell 58 (V605 Aql)
Wesson, R., Barlow, M.J., Liu, X.-W., Storey, P.J., Ercolano, B., De Marco, O.
2008, MNRAS, 383, 1639
Towards a Spectral Technique for Determining Material Geometry Around Evolved Stars: Application to HD 179821
Nordhaus, J., Minchev, I., Sargent, B., Forrest, W., Blackman, E.G., De Marco, O., Kastner, J., Balick, B., Frank, A.
2008, ApJ, in press (arXiv0801.2978)
Serendipitous Chandra X-Ray Detection of a Hot Bubble within the Planetary Nebula NGC 5315
Kastner, Joel H., Montez, Rodolfo, Jr., Balick, Bruce, De Marco, O.
2008, ApJ, 672, 957
An ancient nova shell around the dwarf nova Z Camelopardalis
Shara, M.M., et al. (16 authors)
2007, Nature, 446, 159
Do Most Planetary Nebulae Derive from Binaries? I. Population Synthesis Model of the Galactic Planetary Nebula Population Produced by Single Stars and Binaries
Moe, M., De Marco, O.
2006, ApJ, 650, 916
A close look into the carbon disk at the core of the planetary nebula CPD-56°8032
Chesneau, O., Collioud, A., De Marco, O., Wolf, S., Lagadec, E., Zijlstra, A. A., Rothkopf, A., Acker, A., Clayton, G. C., Lopez, B.
2006, A&A, 455, 1009
V605 Aquilae: The Older Twin of Sakurai's Object
Clayton, G.C., Kerber, F., Pirzkal, N., De Marco, O., Crowther, P.A., Fedrow, J.M.
2006, ApJ Letters, 646, 69
Cloud Fragmentation and Proplyd-like Features in H II Regions Imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
De Marco, O., O'Dell, C.R., Gelfond, P., Rubin, R.H., Glover, S.C.O.
2006, AJ, 131, 2580
New insights on the complex planetary nebula Hen 2-113
Lagadec, E., Chesneau, O., Matsuura, M., De Marco, O., de Freitas Pacheco, J.A., Zijlstra, A.A., Acker, A., Clayton, G.C., Lopez, B.
2006, A&A, 448, 203
X-Ray Imaging of Planetary Nebulae with Wolf-Rayet-type Central Stars: Detection of the Hot Bubble in NGC 40
Montez, R., Jr., Kastner, J.H.; De Marco, O., Soker, N.
2005, ApJ, 635, 381
A Spectroscopic Analysis of Blue Stragglers, Horizontal Branch Stars, and Turnoff Stars in Four Globular Clusters
De Marco, O., Shara, M.M., Zurek, D., Ouellette, J.A., Lanz, T., Saffer, R.A.; Sepinsky, J.F.
2005, ApJ, 632, 894
Observations and three-dimensional photoionization modelling of the Wolf-Rayet planetary nebula NGC 1501
Ercolano, B., Wesson, R., Zhang, Y., Barlow, M. J.; De Marco, O., Rauch, T., Liu, X.-W.
2004, MNRAS, 354, 558
First Evidence of Circumstellar Disks around Blue Straggler Stars
De Marco, O., Lanz, T., Ouellette, J.A., Zurek, D., Shara, M.M.
2004, ApJ Letters, 606, 151.
Indications of a Large Fraction of Spectroscopic Binaries Among Nuclei of Planetary Nebulae
De Marco, O., Bond, H.E., Harmer, D., and Fleming A.J.
2004, ApJ Letters, 602, 93.
Freshly ionized matter around the final helium shell flash object V4334 Sagittarii (Sakurai's Object).
Kerber, F., Pirzkal, N., De Marco, O., Asplund, M., Clayton, G.C., and Rosa, M.R.
2002, ApJ Letters, 581, 39
Revised stellar temperatures for Magellanic Cloud O supergiants from FUSE and VLT-UVES spectroscopy
Crowther, P.A., Hillier, D.J., Evans, C.J., Fullerton, A.W., De Marco, O., and Willis, A.J.
2002, ApJ, 579, 774
Discovery of an edge-on disk around the [WC10] central star CPD-56 8032
De Marco, O., Barlow, M.J., and Cohen, M.
2002, ApJ Letters, 574, 83
What are the hot R Coronae Borealis Stars
De Marco, O., Clayton, G.C., Herwig, F., Clark, S., Pollacco, D., and Kilkenny, D.
2002, AJ, 123, 3387
A new look at the evolution of Wolf-Rayet central stars of PN
De Marco, O., and Soker, N.
2002, PASP, 114, 602
A deep survey for fain PN in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Jacoby, De Marco
2001, AJ, 123, 269
SwSt 1: an O-rich planetary nebula around a C-rich central star
De Marco, Crowther, Barlow, Clayton, de Koter
MNRAS, 2001, 328, 527
Abundances of [WC] central stars and their planetary nebulae
De Marco, Barlow.
Ap&SS, 2001, 275, 53
Far-UV FUSE spectroscopy of the O VI resonance doublet in Sanduleak 2 (WO)
Crowther, Fullerton, Hillier, Brownsberger, Dessart, Willis, De Marco, Barlow, FUSE Science Team
ApJL, 2000, 538, 51
FUSE Observations of the Stellar Winds of Two O7 Supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds
Fullerton, Crowther P.A., De Marco O., Hutchings, Bianchi, Brownsberger, Massa, Morton, Rachford, Snow, Sonneborn, Tumlinson, Willis
ApJL, 2000, 538, 43
Gamma Velorum: II. The Wolf-Rayet star
De Marco O., Schmutz W., Crowther P.A., Dessart L., Hillier D.J., deKoter A., Schweickhardt J.
Wolf-Rayet nebulae as tracers of stellar ionizing fluxes: I. M1-67
Crowther P.A., Pasquali A., De Marco O., Schmutz W., Hillier D.J., deKoter A.
AA, 1999, 350, 1007
The WC10 Central Star M4-18 and its Planetary Nebula
De Marco O., Crowther P.A.
MNRAS, 1999, 306, 93
The Gamma Vel binary system: I. O Star Paramters and Light Ratio
De Marco O., Schmutz W.
AA, 1999, 345, 163
Long Term Light Curves for [WC] Central Stars
Jones A., Lawson W.A., De Marco O., Kilkenny D., von Wyk F., Roberts G.
The Observatory, 1999, 119 76.
Sakurai's Object: The planetary nebula and the central star.
Jacoby J.H., De Marco O., Sawyer D.
AJ, 1998, 116, 1367
The WC10 Central Stars CPD-56 8032 and He 2-113: III. Wind Electron Temperaurtures and Abundances
De Marco O., Barlow M.J., Storey P.J.
MNRAS, 1998, 297, 999
Quantitative Classification of WC stars
Crowther P.A., De Marco O., Barlow M.J.
MNRAS 1998, 296, 367
The WC10 Central Stars CPD-56 8032 and He 2-113: II. Stellar Wind Modelling
De Marco O., Crowther P.A.
MNRAS, 1998, 296, 419
The Evolution of the Final Helium Shell Flash Star V605 Aql from 1917 to 1997
Clayton G.C., De Marco O.
AJ 1997, 114, 2679
The WC10 Central Stars CPD-56 8032 and He 2-113: I. Distances and Nebular Parameters
De Marco O., Barlow M.J., Storey P.J.
MNRAS 1997, 292, 86
A Quantitative Analysis of the Prototype [WCL] Star CPD-56 8032
Crowther P.A., De Marco O., Barlow M.J., Storey P.J.
in: Planetary Nebulae with WR type Nuclei, Astrophys. Space Sci., 238, 119, 1996
A Method for the Direct Determination of the Wind Electron Temperature of WC10 Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae
De Marco O., Barlow M.J., Storey P.J.
in: Planetary Nebulae with WR type Nuclei, Astrophys. Space Sci., 238, 91, 1996

Recent Proceedings Pulications

[WC] and PG1159 Central Stars of Planetary Nebula: the Need for an Alternative to the Born-Again Scenario
De Marco O.
in: Hydrogen Deficient Stars, ASP Conference Series, 2008, in press astro-ph link
A Grand Challenge for Planetary Nebulae
Frank, A., De Marco O., Blackman, E., Balick, B.
in: Asymmetric PN, 2008, in press astro-ph link
Plan-B - Do All Planetary Nebulae Derive From Binaries?
De Marco O.
in: American Astronomical Society 211, 100.13
The Bizarre Spectral Variability of Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae
De Marco O., Wortel, S., Bond, H.E., Harmer, D.
in: Asymmetric PN, 2008, in press astro-ph link
For other Proceedings publications see the ADS.

Popular Publications, Courses and Book Reviews

The Solar System (Rookie Read-About Science)
Bredeson, C. (O. De Marco consultant). 2003. ISBN: 0516277715 (Sep) You can find the book here here.
The Moon (Rookie Read-About Science)
Bredeson, C. (O. De Marco consultant). 2003. ISBN: 0516277715 (Sep) You can find the book here here.
Space, Time and Motion Physical Science (AMNH on-line course)
De Marco, O., and Liu, C. (authors) 2003. More about the course can be found here.
Book Review: Seventh centenary of the taching of astronomy in Bologna
De Marco, O.
2002, Observatory, vol 122, p. 58 (Feb)

Last Update: 20 May 2006