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The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the local E+A galaxy population (2004)
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Blake, C., Pracy, M., Couch, W., Bekki, K., Lewis, I., Glazebrook, K., …Taylor, K. (2004). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the local E+A galaxy population. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 355(3), 713-727. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08351.x

We select a sample of low-redshift (z∼ 0.1) E+A galaxies from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS). The spectra of these objects are defined by strong hydrogen Balmer absorption lines (Hδ, Hγ, Hβ) combined with a lack of [O ii] 3727-Å emission, to... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the local E+A galaxy population.

Predictions for the SKA from hierarchical galaxy formation models (2004)
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Baugh, C., Lacey, C., Frenk, C., Benson, A., Cole, S., Granato, G., …Bressan, A. (2004). Predictions for the SKA from hierarchical galaxy formation models. New Astronomy Reviews, 48(11-12), 1239-1246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newar.2004.09.008

There is now overwhelming evidence to suggest that structure in the Universe formed hierarchically. The development of collapsed structures in the dark matter due to gravitational instability has been studied extensively using numerical simulations a... Read More about Predictions for the SKA from hierarchical galaxy formation models.

Galaxy groups in the two-degree field Galaxy Redshift Survey: the luminous content of the groups (2004)
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Eke, V., Frenk, C., Baugh, C., Cole, S., Norberg, P., Peacock, J., …Taylor, K. (2004). Galaxy groups in the two-degree field Galaxy Redshift Survey: the luminous content of the groups. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 355(3), 769-784. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08354.x

The Two-degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) Percolation-Inferred Galaxy Group (2PIGG) catalogue of 29 000 objects is used to study the luminous content of galaxy systems of various sizes. Mock galaxy catalogues constructed from cosmological... Read More about Galaxy groups in the two-degree field Galaxy Redshift Survey: the luminous content of the groups.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: spherical harmonics analysis of fluctuations in the final catalogue (2004)
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Percival, W., Burkey, D., Heavens, A., Taylor, A., Cole, S., Peacock, J., …Taylor, K. (2004). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: spherical harmonics analysis of fluctuations in the final catalogue. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 353(4), 1201-1218. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08146.x

We present the result of a decomposition of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) galaxy overdensity field into an orthonormal basis of spherical harmonics and spherical Bessel functions. Galaxies are expected to directly follow the bulk motion of... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: spherical harmonics analysis of fluctuations in the final catalogue.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: higher-order galaxy correlation functions (2004)
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Croton, D., Gaztañaga, E., Baugh, C., Norberg, P., Colless, M., Baldry, I., …Taylor, K. (2004). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: higher-order galaxy correlation functions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 352(4), 1232-1244. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08017.x

We measure moments of the galaxy count probability distribution function in the Two-degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS). The survey is divided into volume-limited subsamples in order to examine the dependence of the higher-order clustering o... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: higher-order galaxy correlation functions.

Substructure analysis of selected low-richness 2dFGRS clusters of galaxies (2004)
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Burgett, W. S., Vick, M. M., Davis, D. S., Colless, M., De Propris, R., Baldry, I., …Taylor, K. (2004). Substructure analysis of selected low-richness 2dFGRS clusters of galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 352(2), 605-654. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07952.x

Complementary one-, two- and three-dimensional tests for detecting the presence of substructure in clusters of galaxies are applied to recently obtained data from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey. The sample of 25 clusters used in this study includes 1... Read More about Substructure analysis of selected low-richness 2dFGRS clusters of galaxies.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: voids and hierarchical scaling models (2004)
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Croton, D., Colless, M., Gaztañaga, E., Baugh, C., Norberg, P., Baldry, I., …Taylor, K. (2004). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: voids and hierarchical scaling models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 352(3), 828-836. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07968.x

We measure the redshift-space reduced void probability function (VPF) for 2dFGRS volume-limited galaxy samples covering the absolute magnitude range M b JGraphic−5 log10h=−18 to −22. Theoretically, the VPF connects the distribution of voids to the mo... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: voids and hierarchical scaling models.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Wiener reconstruction of the cosmic web. (2004)
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Erdoğdu, P., Lahav, O., Zaroubi, S., Efstathiou, G., Moody, S., Peacock, J., …Taylor, K. (2004). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Wiener reconstruction of the cosmic web. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 352(3), 939-960. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07984.x

We reconstruct the underlying density field of the Two-degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) for the redshift range 0.035 < z < 0.200 using the Wiener filtering method. The Wiener filter suppresses shot noise and accounts for selection and inc... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Wiener reconstruction of the cosmic web..

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the clustering of galaxy groups (2004)
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Padilla, N., Baugh, C., Eke, V., Norberg, P., Cole, S., Frenk, C., …Taylor, K. (2004). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the clustering of galaxy groups. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 352(1), 211-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07911.x

We measure the clustering of galaxy groups in the 2dFGRS Percolation-Inferred Galaxy Group (2PIGG) catalogue. The 2PIGG sample has 28 877 groups with at least two members. The clustering amplitude of the full 2PIGG catalogue is weaker than that of 2d... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the clustering of galaxy groups.

Heating of galactic discs by infalling satellites (2004)
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Benson, A., Lacey, C., Frenk, C., Baugh, C., & Cole, S. (2004). Heating of galactic discs by infalling satellites. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 351(4), 1215-1236. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07870.x

We develop an analytic model to calculate the rate at which galaxy discs are heated by dark matter substructures orbiting in their haloes. The model takes into account the internal structure, mass function and accretion rate of satellites expected in... Read More about Heating of galactic discs by infalling satellites.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the blue galaxy fraction and implications for the Butcher-Oemler effect (2004)
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De Propris, R., Colless, M., Peacock, J., Couch, W., Driver, S., Balogh, M., …Taylor, K. (2004). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the blue galaxy fraction and implications for the Butcher-Oemler effect. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 351(1), 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07756.x

We derive the fraction of blue galaxies in a sample of clusters at z < 0.11 and the general field at the same redshift. The value of the blue fraction is observed to depend on the luminosity limit adopted, cluster-centric radius and, more generally,... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the blue galaxy fraction and implications for the Butcher-Oemler effect.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: hierarchical galaxy clustering (2004)
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Baugh, C., Croton, D., Gaztañaga, E., Norberg, P., Colless, M., Baldry, I., …Taylor, K. (2004). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: hierarchical galaxy clustering. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 351(2), L44-L48. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07962.x

We use the Two-Degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) to test the hierarchical scaling hypothesis: namely, that the p-point galaxy correlation functions can be written in terms of the two-point correlation function or variance. This scaling is... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: hierarchical galaxy clustering.

The inner structure of ACDM haloes - III. Universality and asymptotic slopes (2004)
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Navarro, J., Hayashi, E., Power, C., Jenkins, A., Frenk, C., White, S., …Quinn, T. (2004). The inner structure of ACDM haloes - III. Universality and asymptotic slopes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 349(3), 1039-1051. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07586.x

We investigate the mass profile of cold dark matter (ΛCDM) haloes using a suite of numerical simulations spanning five decades in halo mass, from dwarf galaxies to rich galaxy clusters. These haloes typically have a few million particles within the v... Read More about The inner structure of ACDM haloes - III. Universality and asymptotic slopes.

Galaxy ecology: groups and low-density environments in the SDSS and 2dFGRS (2004)
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Baugh, C., Bower, R., Cole, S., Eke, V., Baldry, I., Balogh, M., …Taylor, K. (2004). Galaxy ecology: groups and low-density environments in the SDSS and 2dFGRS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 348(4), 1355-1372. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07453.x

We analyse the observed correlation between galaxy environment and Hα emission-line strength, using volume-limited samples and group catalogues of 24 968 galaxies at 0.05

Galaxy groups in the 2dFGRS: the group-finding algorithm and the 2PIGG catalogue (2004)
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Eke, V., Baugh, C., Cole, S., Frenk, C., Norberg, P., Peacock, J., …Sutherland, W. (2004). Galaxy groups in the 2dFGRS: the group-finding algorithm and the 2PIGG catalogue. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 348(3), 866-878. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07408.x

The construction of a catalogue of galaxy groups from the Two-degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) is described. Groups are identified by means of a friends-of-friends percolation algorithm which has been thoroughly tested on mock versions of... Read More about Galaxy groups in the 2dFGRS: the group-finding algorithm and the 2PIGG catalogue.