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Dr. Roelof de Jong

Image of Roelof de Jong
Milky Way and the Local Volume
Research Group Head
Office: KH/2.37
Phone: +49 331 7499 648
rdejongnothing@aip.de

Leibniz-Institut
für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
An der Sternwarte 16
14482 Potsdam

Publications

Latest refereed publications, retrieved from NASA ADS:

The Low-mass and Structured Stellar Halo of M83 Argues Against a Merger Origin for Its Starburst and Extended Neutral Hydrogen Disk
Bell, E. F., ... de Jong, R. S., ..., 2026
The Astrophysical Journal, 997, 2, 153; published February 2026
doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ae2c5e, NASA ADS
Participating AIP research groups: Milky Way and the Local Volume
Stars Born in the Wind: M82's Outflow and Halo Star Formation
Rao, V. V., ... de Jong, R. S., ..., 2025
The Astrophysical Journal, 992, 1, 13; published October 2025
doi:10.3847/1538-4357/adfdce, NASA ADS
Participating AIP research groups: Milky Way and the Local Volume
Prospects for studying million-degree gas in the Milky Way halo using the forbidden optical [Fe X] and [Fe XIV] intersystem lines
Richter, P., ... Libeskind, N., Steinmetz, M., de Jong, R., 2025
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 701, A76; published September 2025
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202555773, NASA ADS
Rediscovering the Milky Way with an orbit superposition approach and APOGEE data: III. Panoramic view of the bulge
Khoperskov, S., ... Steinmetz, M., Ratcliffe, B., ... Kacharov, N., Minchev, I., Krajnović, D., Valentini, M., de Jong, R. S., 2025
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 700, A90; published August 2025
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202453306, NASA ADS
Participating AIP research groups: Executive Board, Extragalactic Astrophysics, Milky Way and the Local Volume, Galaxies and Quasars
Rediscovering the Milky Way with an orbit superposition approach and APOGEE data: II. Chrono-chemo-kinematics of the disc
Khoperskov, S., Steinmetz, M., ... Krajnović, D., Ratcliffe, B., Minchev, I., ... Kacharov, N., Marques, L., Valentini, M., de Jong, R. S., 2025
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 700, A89; published August 2025
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202453305, NASA ADS
Participating AIP research groups: Executive Board, Extragalactic Astrophysics, Milky Way and the Local Volume, Galaxies and Quasars
Andromeda XXXV: The Faintest Dwarf Satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
Arias, J. M., ... de Jong, R. S., 2025
The Astrophysical Journal, 982, 1, L3; published March 2025
doi:10.3847/2041-8213/adb433, NASA ADS
Participating AIP research groups: Milky Way and the Local Volume
Rediscovering the Milky Way with an orbit superposition approach and APOGEE data: I. Method validation
Khoperskov, S., ... Steinmetz, M., Ratcliffe, B., Minchev, I., Krajnović, D., ... Kacharov, N., Marques, L., Valentini, M., de Jong, R. S., 2025
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 695, A220; published March 2025
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202453304, NASA ADS
Participating AIP research groups: Executive Board, Extragalactic Astrophysics, Milky Way and the Local Volume, Galaxies and Quasars
Exploring the Diversity of Faint Satellites in the M81 Group
Gozman, K., ... de Jong, R. S., ..., 2024
The Astrophysical Journal, 977, 2, 179; published December 2024
doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad8c3a, NASA ADS
Participating AIP research groups: Milky Way and the Local Volume
The Smallest Scale of Hierarchy Survey (SSH): III. Dwarf-dwarf satellite merging phenomena in the low-mass regime
Sacchi, E., ... de Jong, R. S., ..., 2024
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 691, A65; published November 2024
doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202450106, NASA ADS
Participating AIP research groups: Milky Way and the Local Volume, Supercomputing and E-Science (now: Research Data Infrastructure)
A Timeline of the M81 Group: Properties of the Extended Structures of M82 and NGC 3077
Velguth, B. N., ... de Jong, R. S., ..., 2024
The Astrophysical Journal, 974, 2, 189; published October 2024
doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad6cd8, NASA ADS
Participating AIP research groups: Milky Way and the Local Volume