The resolved chemical abundance properties within the interstellar medium of star-forming galaxies at z≈ 1.5 (2022)
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Gillman, S., Puglisi, A., Dudzevičiūtė, U., Swinbank, A., Tiley, A., Harrison, C., …Obreschkow, D. (2022). The resolved chemical abundance properties within the interstellar medium of star-forming galaxies at z≈ 1.5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(3), 3480-3499. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac580

We exploit the unprecedented depth of integral field data from the KMOS Ultra-deep Rotational Velocity Survey (KURVS) to analyse the strong (Hα) and forbidden ([NII], [SII]) emission line ratios in 22 main-sequence galaxies at z ≈ 1.5. Using the [NII... Read More about The resolved chemical abundance properties within the interstellar medium of star-forming galaxies at z≈ 1.5.

Quasar Sightline and Galaxy Evolution (QSAGE) survey - II. Galaxy overdensities around UV luminous quasars at z = 1-2 (2020)
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Stott, J., Bielby, R., Cullen, F., Burchett, J., Tejos, N., Fumagalli, M., …Prochaska, J. (2020). Quasar Sightline and Galaxy Evolution (QSAGE) survey - II. Galaxy overdensities around UV luminous quasars at z = 1-2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 497(3), 3083-3096. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2096

We demonstrate that the UV brightest quasars at z = 1–2 live in overdense environments. This is based on an analysis of deep Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 G141 grism spectroscopy of the galaxies along the lines-of-sight to UV luminous quasars in the re... Read More about Quasar Sightline and Galaxy Evolution (QSAGE) survey - II. Galaxy overdensities around UV luminous quasars at z = 1-2.

From peculiar morphologies to Hubble-type spirals: the relation between galaxy dynamics and morphology in star-forming galaxies at z ∼ 1.5 (2019)
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Gillman, S., Tiley, A., Swinbank, A., Harrison, C., Smail, I., Dudzevičiūtė, U., …Sweet, S. (2020). From peculiar morphologies to Hubble-type spirals: the relation between galaxy dynamics and morphology in star-forming galaxies at z ∼ 1.5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 492(1), 1492-1512. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz3576

We present an analysis of the gas dynamics of star–forming galaxies at z ∼ 1.5 using data from the KMOS Galaxy Evolution Survey (KGES). We quantify the morphology of the galaxies using HSTCANDELS imaging parametrically and non-parametrically. We comb... Read More about From peculiar morphologies to Hubble-type spirals: the relation between galaxy dynamics and morphology in star-forming galaxies at z ∼ 1.5.

The energetics of starburst-driven outflows at z ∼ 1 from KMOS (2019)
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Swinbank, A., Harrison, C., Tiley, A., Johnson, H., Smail, I., Stott, J., …Sobral, D. (2019). The energetics of starburst-driven outflows at z ∼ 1 from KMOS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 487(1), 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz1275

We present an analysis of the gas outflow energetics from KMOS observations of 529 main-sequence star-forming galaxies at z 1 using broad, underlying Hα and forbid- den lines of [Nii] and [Sii]. Based on the stacked spectra for a sample with median s... Read More about The energetics of starburst-driven outflows at z ∼ 1 from KMOS.

Angular momentum of z ∼ 1.5 galaxies and their local analogues with adaptive optics (2019)
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Sweet, S. M., Fisher, D. B., Savorgnan, G., Glazebrook, K., Obreschkow, D., Gillman, S., …Sharples, R. M. (2019). Angular momentum of z ∼ 1.5 galaxies and their local analogues with adaptive optics. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 485(4), 5700-5714. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz750

We present stellar specific angular momentum j* measurements of two z ∼ 1.5 galaxies in the KGES sample and 12 DYNAMO z ∼ 0.1 analogues of high-redshift galaxies. We combine natural seeing integral field spectroscopic data to trace line emission out... Read More about Angular momentum of z ∼ 1.5 galaxies and their local analogues with adaptive optics.

KROSS-SAMI: A Direct IFS Comparison of the Tully-Fisher Relation Across 8 Gyr Since z ≈ 1 (2018)
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Tiley, A., Bureau, M., Cortese, L., Harrison, C., Johnson, H., Stott, J., …Richards, S. (2019). KROSS-SAMI: A Direct IFS Comparison of the Tully-Fisher Relation Across 8 Gyr Since z ≈ 1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 482(2), 2166-2188. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2794

We construct Tully–Fisher relations (TFRs), from large samples of galaxies with spatially resolved H α emission maps from the K-band Multi-Object Spectrograph (KMOS) Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS) at z ≈ 1. We compare these to data from th... Read More about KROSS-SAMI: A Direct IFS Comparison of the Tully-Fisher Relation Across 8 Gyr Since z ≈ 1.

The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): the origin of disc turbulence in z ≈ 1 star-forming galaxies (2017)
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Johnson, H., Harrison, C., Swinbank, A., Tiley, A., Stott, J., Bower, R., …Richards, S. (2018). The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): the origin of disc turbulence in z ≈ 1 star-forming galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 474(4), 5076-5104. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx3016

We analyse the velocity dispersion properties of 472 z ∼ 0.9 star-forming galaxies observed as part of the KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS). The majority of this sample is rotationally dominated (83 ± 5 per cent with vC/σ0 > 1) but also... Read More about The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): the origin of disc turbulence in z ≈ 1 star-forming galaxies.

Angular momentum evolution of galaxies over the past 10 Gyr: a MUSE and KMOS dynamical survey of 400 star-forming galaxies from z = 0.3 to 1.7 (2017)
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Swinbank, M., Harrison, C., Trayford, J., Schaller, M., Smail, I., Schaye, J., …Stott, J. (2017). Angular momentum evolution of galaxies over the past 10 Gyr: a MUSE and KMOS dynamical survey of 400 star-forming galaxies from z = 0.3 to 1.7. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 467(3), 3140-3159. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx201

We present a MUSE and KMOS dynamical study 405 star-forming galaxies at redshift z = 0.28–1.65 (median redshift z¯= 0.84). Our sample is representative of the star-forming “main-sequence”, with star-formation rates of SFR = 0.1–30M⊙ yr−1 and stellar... Read More about Angular momentum evolution of galaxies over the past 10 Gyr: a MUSE and KMOS dynamical survey of 400 star-forming galaxies from z = 0.3 to 1.7.

The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): the Tully–Fisher relation at z ∼ 1 (2016)
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Tiley, A., Stott, J., Swinbank, A., Bureau, M., Harrison, C., Bower, R., …Best, P. (2016). The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): the Tully–Fisher relation at z ∼ 1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 460(1), 103-129. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw936

We present the stellar mass (M*), and K-corrected K-band absolute magnitude (MK) Tully–Fisher relations (TFRs) for subsamples of the 584 galaxies spatially resolved in H α emission by the KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS). We model the v... Read More about The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): the Tully–Fisher relation at z ∼ 1.

The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): dynamical properties, gas and dark matter fractions of typical z~1 star-forming galaxies (2016)
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Stott, J., Swinbank, A., Johnson, H., Tiley, A., Magdis, G., Bower, R., …Cirasuolo, M. (2016). The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): dynamical properties, gas and dark matter fractions of typical z~1 star-forming galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 457(2), 1888-1904. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw129

The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS) is an ESO-guaranteed time survey of 795 typical star-forming galaxies in the redshift range z = 0.8–1.0 with the KMOS instrument on the Very Large Telescope. In this paper, we present resolved kinema... Read More about The KMOS Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey (KROSS): dynamical properties, gas and dark matter fractions of typical z~1 star-forming galaxies.

KROSS: mapping the Hα emission across the star formation sequence at z ≈ 1 (2016)
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Magdis, G., Bureau, M., Stott, J., Tiley, A., Swinbank, A., Bower, R., …Sharples, R. (2016). KROSS: mapping the Hα emission across the star formation sequence at z ≈ 1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456(4), 4533-4541. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2931

We present first results from the KMOS (K-band Multi-Object Spectrograph) Redshift One Spectroscopic Survey, an ongoing large kinematical survey of a thousand, z ∼ 1 star-forming galaxies, with VLT KMOS. Out of the targeted galaxies (∼500 so far), we... Read More about KROSS: mapping the Hα emission across the star formation sequence at z ≈ 1.

The KMOS AGN Survey at High redshift (KASHz): the prevalence and drivers of ionized outflows in the host galaxies of X-ray AGN (2015)
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Harrison, C., Alexander, D., Mullaney, J., Stott, J., Swinbank, A., Arumugam, V., …Sharples, R. (2016). The KMOS AGN Survey at High redshift (KASHz): the prevalence and drivers of ionized outflows in the host galaxies of X-ray AGN. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456(2), 1195-1220. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2727

We present the first results from the KMOS (K-band Multi-Object Spectrograph) AGN (active galactic nuclei) Survey at High redshift (KASHz), a VLT/KMOS integral-field spectroscopic (IFS) survey of z ≳ 0.6 AGN. We present galaxy-integrated spectra of 8... Read More about The KMOS AGN Survey at High redshift (KASHz): the prevalence and drivers of ionized outflows in the host galaxies of X-ray AGN.

The dynamics of z = 0.8 Hα-selected star-forming galaxies from KMOS/CF-HiZELS (2013)
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Sobral, D., Swinbank, A., Stott, J., Matthee, J., Bower, R., Smail, I., …Sharples, R. (2013). The dynamics of z = 0.8 Hα-selected star-forming galaxies from KMOS/CF-HiZELS. Astrophysical Journal, 779(2), Article 139. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/779/2/139

We present the spatially resolved Hα dynamics of 16 star-forming galaxies at z ~ 0.81 using the new KMOS multi-object integral field spectrograph on the ESO Very Large Telescope. These galaxies, selected using 1.18 μm narrowband imaging from the 10 d... Read More about The dynamics of z = 0.8 Hα-selected star-forming galaxies from KMOS/CF-HiZELS.

Dissecting the Lyman α emission halo of LAB1 (2010)
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Weijmans, A., Bower, R. G., Geach, J. E., Swinbank, A. M., Wilman, R., de Zeeuw, P., & Morris, S. L. (2010). Dissecting the Lyman α emission halo of LAB1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 402(4), 2245-2252. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.16055.x

The colour of galaxies in distant groups (2009)
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Balogh, M., McGee, S., Wilman, D., Bower, R., Hau, G., Morris, S., …Gwyn, S. (2009). The colour of galaxies in distant groups. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 398(2), 754-768. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15193.x

SPACE: the spectroscopic all-sky cosmic explorer (2009)
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Cimatti, A., Robberto, M., Baugh, C., Beckwith, S., Content, R., Daddi, E., …Zerbi, F. (2009). SPACE: the spectroscopic all-sky cosmic explorer. Experimental Astronomy, 23(1), 39-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-008-9096-7

We describe the scientific motivations, the mission concept and the instrumentation of SPACE, a class-M mission proposed for concept study at the first call of the ESA Cosmic-Vision 2015–2025 planning cycle. SPACE aims to produce the largest three-di... Read More about SPACE: the spectroscopic all-sky cosmic explorer.

Unveiling the Important Role of Groups in the Evolution of Massive Galaxies: Insights from an Infrared Passive Sequence at Intermediate Redshift (2008)
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Wilman, D., Pierini, D., Tyler, K., McGee, S., Oemler Jr, A., Morris, S., …Mulchaey, J. (2008). Unveiling the Important Role of Groups in the Evolution of Massive Galaxies: Insights from an Infrared Passive Sequence at Intermediate Redshift. Astrophysical Journal, 680, 1009-1021. https://doi.org/10.1086/587478

Resolved spectroscopy of a gravitationally lensed L* Lyman-break galaxy at z∼ 5. (2007)
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Swinbank, A., Bower, R., Smith, G. P., Wilman, R., Smail, I., Ellis, R., …Kneib, J. (2007). Resolved spectroscopy of a gravitationally lensed L* Lyman-break galaxy at z∼ 5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 376(2), 479-491. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11454.x

We exploit the gravitational potential of a massive, rich cluster at z= 0.77 to study the internal properties of a gravitationally lensed galaxy at z= 4.88. Using high-resolution Hubble Space Telescope imaging together with optical (VIMOS) and near-i... Read More about Resolved spectroscopy of a gravitationally lensed L* Lyman-break galaxy at z∼ 5..

The stellar mass content of distant galaxy groups (2007)
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Balogh, M., Wilman, D., Henderson, R., Bower, R., Gilbank, D., Whitaker, R., …Carlberg, R. (2007). The stellar mass content of distant galaxy groups. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 374(3), 1169-1180

Constraints on the dark energy equation of state from the imprint of baryons on the power spectrum of clusters (2005)
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Angulo, R., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., Bower, R., Jenkins, A., & Morris, S. (2005). Constraints on the dark energy equation of state from the imprint of baryons on the power spectrum of clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 362(1), L25-L29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2005.00067.x

Acoustic oscillations in the baryon–photon fluid leave a signature in the matter power spectrum. The overall shape of the spectrum and the wavelength of the oscillations depend upon the sound horizon scale at recombination. Using the Λ cold dark matt... Read More about Constraints on the dark energy equation of state from the imprint of baryons on the power spectrum of clusters.