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20092026
most cited4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals

311 citations · 2.8k across the 56 of their papers we have counts for

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55 papers

physics.gen-ph2026

Multiplicity of Massive Stars at Low Metallicity: Early Results from the BLOeM Campaign

T. Shenar, J. Bodensteiner, M. Abdul-Masih +73

Massive stars at low metallicity (Z) play a central role in shaping the high-redshift Universe, yet their multiplicity remains poorly constrained. The Binarity at Low Metallicity (…

astro-ph.SR2026★ 5 cited

Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Projected rotational velocities

D. J. Lennon, S. R. Berlanas, A. Herrero +36

The Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM) survey is an ESO large programme designed to obtain multi-epoch spectroscopy for 929 massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). It w…

astro-ph.SR2025

Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Pipeline-Determined Physical Properties of OB Stars

J. M. Bestenlehner, Paul A. Crowther, V. A. Bronner +8

We aim to determine the physical properties of OB stars from the multi-epoch VLT/FLAMES BLOeM spectroscopic survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud. We apply a pipeline designed to an…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 4 cited

X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity. XIII. Putting the bi-stability jump to the test in the LMC

T. Alkousa, P. A. Crowther, J. M. Bestenlehner +10

We aim to investigate the theoretical bi-stability jump, which predicts an increase in mass-loss rates below 21 kK. We further aim to constrain the photospheric and wind parameters…

astro-ph.SR2025

Melnick 39 is a very massive intermediate-period colliding-wind binary

A. M. T. Pollock, P. A. Crowther, J. M. Bestenlehner +2

Individually identified binary systems of very massive stars define fixed points on possible evolutionary pathways that begin with extreme star formation and end in either coalesce…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 7 cited

X-Shooting ULLYSES: massive stars at low metallicity: XII. The clumped winds of O-type (super)giants in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Sarah A. Brands, Frank Backs, Alex de Koter +23

Mass loss governs the evolution of massive stars and shapes the stellar surroundings. To quantify the impact of the stellar winds we need to know the exact mass-loss rates; however…