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Winds versus jets: a comparison between black hole feedback modes in simulations of idealized galaxy groups and clusters (2023)
Journal Article

Using the SWIFT simulation code, we compare the effects of different forms of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) feedback in idealized galaxy groups and clusters. We first present a physically motivated model of black hole (BH) spin evolution and a numeri... Read More about Winds versus jets: a comparison between black hole feedback modes in simulations of idealized galaxy groups and clusters.

FLAMINGO: calibrating large cosmological hydrodynamical simulations with machine learning. (2023)
Journal Article

To fully take advantage of the data provided by large-scale structure surveys, we need to quantify the potential impact of baryonic effects, such as feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGN) and star formation, on cosmological observables. In simula... Read More about FLAMINGO: calibrating large cosmological hydrodynamical simulations with machine learning..

The FLAMINGO project: cosmological hydrodynamical simulations for large-scale structure and galaxy cluster surveys (2023)
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We introduce the Virgo Consortium’s FLAMINGO suite of hydrodynamical simulations for cosmology and galaxy cluster physics. To ensure the simulations are sufficiently realistic for studies of large-scale structure, the subgrid prescriptions for stella... Read More about The FLAMINGO project: cosmological hydrodynamical simulations for large-scale structure and galaxy cluster surveys.

The complex interplay of AGN jet-inflated bubbles and the intracluster medium (2023)
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We use SWIFT, a smoothed particle hydrodynamics code, to simulate the evolution of bubbles inflated by active galactic nuclei (AGNs) jets, as well as their interactions with the ambient intracluster medium (ICM). These jets inflate lobes that turn in... Read More about The complex interplay of AGN jet-inflated bubbles and the intracluster medium.

Active galactic nuclei jets simulated with smoothed particle hydrodynamics (2023)
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Simulations of active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets have thus far been performed almost exclusively using grid-based codes. We present the first results from hydrodynamical tests of AGN jets, and their interaction with the intracluster medium (ICM), usi... Read More about Active galactic nuclei jets simulated with smoothed particle hydrodynamics.

QWIND3: UV line-driven accretion disc wind models for AGN feedback (2022)
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The ultraviolet (UV) bright accretion disc in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) should give rise to line driving, producing a powerful wind that may play an important role in AGN feedback as well as in producing structures like the broad-line region. How... Read More about QWIND3: UV line-driven accretion disc wind models for AGN feedback.

The buildup of galaxies and their spheroids: The contributions of mergers, disc instabilities, and star formation (2022)
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We use the GALFORM semi-analytical model of galaxy formation and the Planck-Millennium simulation to investigate the origins of stellar mass in galaxies and their spheroids. We compare the importance of mergers and disc instabilities, as well as the... Read More about The buildup of galaxies and their spheroids: The contributions of mergers, disc instabilities, and star formation.

Spin-driven jet feedback in idealized simulations of galaxy groups and clusters (2022)
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We implement a black hole spin evolution and jet feedback model into SWIFT, a smoothed particle hydrodynamics code. The jet power is determined self-consistently assuming that the black hole accretion rate is equal to the Bondi rate (i.e. the accreti... Read More about Spin-driven jet feedback in idealized simulations of galaxy groups and clusters.

The spatial distribution of satellites in galaxy clusters (2022)
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The planar distributions of satellite galaxies around the Milky Way and Andromeda have been extensively studied as potential challenges to the standard cosmological model. Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Millennium simulation, we extend su... Read More about The spatial distribution of satellites in galaxy clusters.

Halo merger tree comparison: impact on galaxy formation models (2021)
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We examine the effect of using different halo finders and merger tree building algorithms on galaxy properties predicted using the GALFORM semi-analytical model run on a high resolution, large volume dark matter simulation. The halo finders/tree buil... Read More about Halo merger tree comparison: impact on galaxy formation models.

Modelling emission lines in star-forming galaxies (2021)
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We present a new model to compute the luminosity of emission lines in star-forming galaxies and apply this in the semi-analytical galaxy formation code GALFORM. The model combines a pre-computed grid of H II region models with an empirical determinat... Read More about Modelling emission lines in star-forming galaxies.

Statistics of galaxy mergers: bridging the gap between theory and observation (2021)
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We present a study of galaxy mergers up to z = 10 using the Planck Millennium cosmological dark matter simulation and the GALFORM semi-analytical model of galaxy formation. Utilizing the full 800 Mpc3 volume of the simulation, we studied the statisti... Read More about Statistics of galaxy mergers: bridging the gap between theory and observation.

Efficient exploration and calibration of a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation with deep learning (2021)
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We implement a sample-efficient method for rapid and accurate emulation of semi-analytical galaxy formation models over a wide range of model outputs. We use ensembled deep learning algorithms to produce a fast emulator of an updated version of the G... Read More about Efficient exploration and calibration of a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation with deep learning.

Determining the systemic redshift of Lyman α emitters with neural networks and improving the measured large-scale clustering (2020)
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We explore how to mitigate the clustering distortions in Lyman α emitter (LAE) samples caused by the misidentification of the Lyman α (⁠Lyα⁠) wavelength in their Lyα line profiles. We use the Lyα line profiles from our previous LAE theoretical model... Read More about Determining the systemic redshift of Lyman α emitters with neural networks and improving the measured large-scale clustering.

Are Lyα emitters segregated in protoclusters regions? (2020)
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The presence of neutral hydrogen in the inter-stellar medium (ISM) and inter-galactic medium (IGM) induces radiative transfer (RT) effects on Lyα photons which affect the observability of Lyα emitters (LAEs). We use the GALFORM semi-analytic model of... Read More about Are Lyα emitters segregated in protoclusters regions?.

Galaxy properties in the cosmic web of EAGLE simulation (2020)
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We investigate the dependence of the galaxy properties on cosmic web environments using the most up-to-date hydrodynamic simulation: Evolution and Assembly of Galaxies and their Environments (EAGLE). The baryon fractions in haloes and the amplitudes... Read More about Galaxy properties in the cosmic web of EAGLE simulation.

Do model emission line galaxies live in filaments at z∼1? (2020)
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Current and future cosmological surveys are targeting star-forming galaxies at z∼ 1 with nebular emission lines. We use a state-of-the-art semi-analytical model of galaxy formation and evolution to explore the large scale environment of star-forming... Read More about Do model emission line galaxies live in filaments at z∼1?.

Qwind code release. A non-hydrodynamical approach to modelling line-driven winds in active galactic nuclei (2020)
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UV line driven winds may be an important part of the AGN feedback process, but understanding their impact is hindered by the complex nature of the radiation hydrodynamics. Instead, we have taken the approach pioneered by Risaliti & Elvis, calculating... Read More about Qwind code release. A non-hydrodynamical approach to modelling line-driven winds in active galactic nuclei.

AGNs at the cosmic dawn: predictions for future surveys from a ΛCDM cosmological model (2020)
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Telescopes to be launched over the next decade-and-a-half, such as JWST, EUCLID, ATHENA and Lynx, promise to revolutionise the study of the high redshift Universe and greatly advance our understanding of the early stages of galaxy formation. We use a... Read More about AGNs at the cosmic dawn: predictions for future surveys from a ΛCDM cosmological model.

Lyα emitters in a cosmological volume II: the impact of the intergalactic medium (2019)
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In the near future galaxy surveys will target Lyman alpha emitting galaxies (LAEs) to unveil the nature of dark energy. It has been suggested that the observability of LAEs is coupled to the large scale properties of the intergalactic medium. Such co... Read More about Lyα emitters in a cosmological volume II: the impact of the intergalactic medium.