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Last update: 26 July 2006 15:34

Papers in refereed journals • Are the kinematics of DLAs in agreement with their arising in the gas disks of galaxies? Zwaan, M.A., Walter, F., Ryan-Weber, E.V., Brinks, E., de Blok, W.J.G., Kennicutt, R.C. Astronomical Journal, in press (2008) • Tully-Fisher relations from an HI-selected sample Meyer, M.J., Zwaan, M.A., Webster, R.L., Schneider, S.S., Staveley-Smith, L. MNRAS in press (2008) • Normal globular cluster systems in massive low surface brightness galaxies Villegas, D. Kissler-Patig, M., Jordán, A., Goudfrooij, P., Zwaan, M.A. Astronomical Journal, 135, 467 (2008) • The radio properties of optically obscured Spitzer sources Magliocchetti, M., Andreani, P., Zwaan, M.A. MNRAS 383, 479 (2008) • The Survey for Ionization in Neutral-Gas Galaxies III. Diffuse, warm Ionized medium and escape of ionizing radiation Oey, S. M. et al Astrophysical Journal, 661, 801 (2007) • The weak clustering of gas-rich galaxies Meyer, M. J., Zwaan, M. A., Webster, R. L., Brown, M. J. I., Staveley-Smith, L., Astrophysical Journal, 654, 702 (2007) • The Northern HIPASS catalogue - Data presentation, completeness and reliability measures Wong, O. I., Ryan-Weber, E. V., Garcia-Appadoo, D. A., Webster, R. L., Staveley-Smith, L., Zwaan, M. A., Meyer, M. J. et al. MNRAS, 371, 1855 (2006) • The Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies- II. The Star Formation Rate Density of the Local Universe D. J. Hanish, G. R. Meurer, H. C. Ferguson, M. A. Zwaan, T. M. Heckman, L. Staveley-Smith, J. Bland-Hawthorn, V. A. Kilborn, B. S. Koribalski, M. E. Putman, E. V. Ryan-Weber, M. S. Oey, R. C. Kennicutt, Jr., P. M. Knezek, M. J. Meyer, R. C. Smith, R. L. Webster, M. A. Dopita, M. T. Doyle, M. J. Drinkwater, K. C. Freeman, and J. K. Werk Astrophysical Journal, 649, 150 (2006) • NGC922 - a new drop-through ring galaxy Wong, O. I., Meurer, G. R.; Bekki, K., Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, R. C., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Ryan-Weber, E. V., Koribalski, B., Kilborn, V. A., Putman, M. E., Heiner, J. S., Webster, R. L., Allen, R. J., Dopita, M. A., Doyle, M. T., Drinkwater, M. J., Ferguson, H. C., Freeman, K. C., Heckman, T. M., Hoopes, C., Knezek, P. M., Meyer, M. J., Oey, M. S., Seibert, M., Smith, R. C., Staveley-Smith, L., Thilker, D., Werk, J., Zwaan, M. A. MNRAS, 370, 1607 (2006) • The Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies- I. Description and Initial Results G. R. Meurer, D. J. Hanish, H. C. Ferguson, P. M. Knezek, V. A. Kilborn, M. E. Putman, R. C. Smith, B. Koribalski, M. Meyer, M. S. Oey, E. V. Ryan-Weber, M. A. Zwaan, T. M. Heckman, R. C. Kennicutt, Jr., J. C. Lee, R. L. Webster, J. Bland-Hawthorn, M. A. Dopita, K. C. Freeman, M. T. Doyle, M. J. Drinkwater, L. Staveley-Smith, and J. Werk Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 165, 307 (2006) • Where is the Molecular Hydrogen in Damped Ly α absorbers? M. A. Zwaan, J. X. Prochaska Astrophysical Journal, 643, 675 (2006) • Reconciling the Local Galaxy Population with Damped Ly α Cross Sections and Metal Abundances M. A. Zwaan , J. M. van der Hulst, F. H. Briggs, M. A. W. Verheijen and E. V. Ryan-Weber. MNRAS, 364, 1467 (2005) • The HIPASS catalogue: III - Optical counterparts and isolated dark galaxies M. T. Doyle, M. J. Drinkwater, D. J. Rohde, K. A. Pimbblet, M. Read, M. J. Meyer, M. A. Zwaan et al. MNRAS, 361, 34 (2005) • The HIPASS Catalogue: ΩHI and Environmental Effects on the HI Mass Function of Galaxies M. A. Zwaan, M. J. Meyer, L. Staveley-Smith, and R. L. Webster MNRAS Letters, 359, L30 (2005) • The 1000 Brightest HIPASS Galaxies: The HI Properties B. S. Koribalski, et al. Astronomical Journal, 128, 16 (2004) • The HIPASS Catalogue: II - Completeness, Reliability and Parameter Accuracy M. A. Zwaan, M. J. Meyer, R. L. Webster, L. Staveley-Smith, et al. MNRAS, 350, 1210 (2004) • The HIPASS Catalogue: I - Data Presentation M. J. Meyer, M. A. Zwaan, R. L. Webster, L. Staveley-Smith, et al. MNRAS, 350, 1195 (2004) • Intergalactic HII Regions Discovered in SINGG E. V. Ryan-Weber, G. R. Meurer, K. C. Freeman, M. E. Putman, R. L. Webster, M. J. Drinkwater, H. C. Ferguson, D. Hanish, T. M. Heckman, R. C. Kennicutt, Jr., V. A. Kilborn, P. M. Knezek, B. S. Koribalski, M. J. Meyer, M. S. Oey, R. C. Smith, L. Staveley-Smith and M. A. Zwaan Astronomical Journal, 127, 1431 (2004) • The 1000 Brightest HIPASS Galaxies: HI Mass Function and ΩHI M. A. Zwaan, L. Staveley-Smith, B. S. Koribalski, et al. Astronomical Journal, 125, 2842 (2003) • The 1000 Brightest HIPASS Galaxies: Newly Cataloged Galaxies E. Ryan-Weber, et al. Astronomical Journal, 124, 1954 (2002) • The Large Scale Distribution of Neutral Hydrogen in the Fornax Region M. Waugh, et al. MNRAS, 337, 641 (2002) • An HI Survey of the Centaurus and Sculptor Groups - Constraints on the Space Density of Low Mass Galaxies W.J.G. de Blok, M. A. Zwaan, M. Dijkstra, F.H. Briggs, K.C. Freeman A&A 382, 43 (2001) • Hydrogen 21-Centimeter Emission from a Galaxy at Cosmological Distance M. A. Zwaan, P. G. van Dokkum and M. A. W. Verheijen Report in Science, 293, 1800 (2001) • The Luminosity Function and Surface Brightness Distribution of HI Selected Galaxies M. A. Zwaan, F. H. Briggs, and D. Sprayberry MNRAS, 327, 1249 (2001) • A Targeted Survey for HI Clouds in Galaxy Groups M. A. Zwaan MNRAS 325, 1142 (2001) • Primordial Rain or Galactic Pollution? M. A. Zwaan Perspective for Science Science 288, 822 (2000) • The Space Density of Primordial Gas Clouds near Galaxies and Groups and their Relation to Galactic HVCs M. A. Zwaan and F. H. Briggs Astrophysical Journal Letters 530, L61 (2000) • The HI Column Density Distribution Function at z=0: the Connection to Damped Ly α Statistics M. A. Zwaan, M. A. W. Verheijen and F. H. Briggs PASA, 16, 100 (1998) • The 1995 Pilot Campaign of PLANET: Searching for Microlensing Anomalies through Precise, Rapid, Round-the-Clock Monitoring M. Albrow, J.-P. Beaulieu, P. Birch, J. A. R. Caldwell, S. Kane, R. Martin, J. Menzies, R. M. Naber, J.-W. Pel, K. Pollard, P. D. Sackett, K. C. Sahu, P. Vreeswijk, A. Williams, M. A. Zwaan Astrophysical Journal 509, 687 (1998) • The HI Mass Function of Galaxies from a Deep Survey in the 21cm Line M. A. Zwaan, F. H. Briggs, D. Sprayberry and E. Sorar Astrophysical Journal 490, 173 (1997) • The Tully-Fisher Relation for Low Surface Brightness Galaxies M. A. Zwaan, J. M. van der Hulst, W. J. G. de Blok and S. S. McGaugh Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 273, L35 (1995) Conference proceedings etc. • European ALMA operations: the interaction with and support to the users P.Andreani, M. A. Zwaan Contributed paper to `Observatory operations', SPIE, Marseille, July 2008, ed. R.J. Brissenden, D.R. Silva • Gas and star formation in galaxies and QSO absorption line systems M. A. Zwaan Contributed paper to `The Fate of Gas in Galaxies', Dwingeloo, July 2006, ed. R. Morganti, T. Oosterloo, M. Villar-Martin, J. van Gorkom • Local benchmarks for SKA HI 21-cm surveys M. A. Zwaan Contributed paper to ‘Cosmology, Galaxy Formation and Astroparticle Physics on the pathway to the SKA’ Oxford, April 2006, ed.: H.-R.Kl̈oeckner, M. Jarvis, & S. Rawlings. • Local Galaxies as Damped Lyman α analogs M. A. Zwaan, J. M. van der Hulst, F. H. Briggs, M. A. W. Verheijen Contributed paper to 'Island Universes' Terschelling, June 2005, ed.: R.S. de Jong • Local Galaxies as Damped Lyman α absorber analogs M. A. Zwaan, J. M. van der Hulst, F. H. Briggs, M. A. W. Verheijen Contributed paper to 'IAU Colloquium 199: Probing Galaxies Through Quasar Absorption Lines' Shanghai March 2005, ed.: P. R. Williams, C. Shu, & B. Menard • Nearby Large Scale Structure and Massive Galaxies L. Staveley-Smith, M. J. Meyer, M. A. Zwaan, R. L. Webster, J. Donley Contributed paper, 'Nearby Large-Scale Structure and the Zone of Avoidance' Cape Town, April 2004, ed. A.P. Fairall and P.A. Woudt • The Tully-Fisher relation from an HI-selected galaxy sample M. J. Meyer, M. A. Zwaan, R. L. Webster, S. E. Schneider Contributed paper to 'IAU Symposium 220: Dark Matter in Galaxies' Sydney, July 2003, ed: S. D. Ryder, D. J. Pisano, M. A. Walker, and K. C. Freeman • The Local Large-Scale Structure from HIPASS M. A. Zwaan, M. J. Meyer, R. L. Webster, L. Staveley-Smith Contributed paper to `Maps of the Cosmos', Sydney, July 2003, ed. M. Colless and L. Staveley-Smith • The HI Mass function from the HIPASS Bright Galaxy Catalogue M. A. Zwaan, L. Staveley-Smith, B. Koribalski Contributed paper to `The IGM/Galaxy Connection: The Distribution of Baryons at z=0', Boulder, August 2002, ed. J. L. Rosenberg and M. E. Putman • The HIPASS Catalogue: HI Sources from a Blind Survey of the Southern Sky Meyer, M. J., Zwaan, M. A., Webster, R. L. et al Contributed paper to `The IGM/Galaxy Connection: The Distribution of Baryons at z=0', Boulder, August 2002, ed. J. L. Rosenberg and M. E. Putman • Reconciling Damped Ly α Statistics and 21cm Studies at z=0 M. A. Zwaan Contributed paper to `Extragalactic Gas at Low Redshift', Pasadena, April 2001, ed. J. Mulchaey and J. Stocke • Constraints on HVC Analogs in External Groups and Galaxies M. A. Zwaan Panel discussion at `Gas and Galaxy Evolution', Socorro, May 2000, ed. J. E. Hibbard, M. P. Rupen and J. H. van Gorkom • Deep HI Imaging of Galaxy Clusters at z=0.2 M. A. Zwaan, P. G. van Dokkum, M. A. W. Verheijen, and F. H. Briggs Panel discussion at `Gas and Galaxy Evolution', Socorro, May 2000, ed. J. E. Hibbard, M. P. Rupen and J. H. van Gorkom • Constraints on the Space Density of Extragalactic HVCs M. A. Zwaan Contributed paper to `Mapping the Hidden Universe', Guanajuato, February 2000, ed. R. C. Kraan-Korteweg, P. A. Henning, and H. Andernach • The HI Mass Function in Ursa Major M. A. W. Verheijen, N. Trentham, R. B. Tully and M. A. Zwaan Contributed paper to `Mapping the Hidden Universe', Guanajuato, February 2000, ed. R. C. Kraan-Korteweg, P. A. Henning, and H. Andernach • The Faint-end slope of the HI Mass Function in the Cen A group W. J. G. de Blok M. A. Zwaan, K. C. Freeman and F. H. Briggs Contributed paper to `Mapping the Hidden Universe', Guanajuato, February 2000, ed. R. C. Kraan-Korteweg, P. A. Henning, and H. Andernach • Observing the cut-off in HI and luminosity density for gas-rich galaxies D. Sprayberry, M. A. Zwaan and F. H. Briggs Galactic Halos', ed: D. Zaritsky, ASP Conference Series 136, p.121 (1998) • The Local HI Mass Function M. A. Zwaan Invited review at the XXXIIIrd Recontres de Moriond on Dwarf Galaxies and Cosmology, held in Les Arcs, France, March 14-21, 1998. Proceedings Editors: T. X. Thuan, C. Balkowski, V. Cayatte, and J. Tran Thanh Van. • The PLANET Collaboration: Probing Lensing Anomalies Albrow, M. et al. 'Variables Stars and the Astrophysical Returns of the Microlensing Surveys.', ed. R. Ferlet, J.-P. Maillard, B. Raban, p.135 (1997) • The PLANET Collaboration: Current Status and Future Prospects Albrow, M. et al. 'Planets Beyond the Solar System and the Next Generation of Space Missions', ed. D. Soderblom, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 119, p.91-94 (1997) • An HI selected sample of galaxies - The HI mass function and the surface brightness distribution M. A. Zwaan, F. H. Briggs and D. Sprayberry (Refereed) Contributed paper to `HI in the Local Universe', Sydney, May 13-15, 1996. 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