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Theoretical models of the halo occupation distribution : separating central and satellite galaxies (2005)
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Zheng, Z., Berlind, A., Weinberg, D., Benson, A., Baugh, C., Cole, S., …Lacey, C. (2005). Theoretical models of the halo occupation distribution : separating central and satellite galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 633(2), 791-809. https://doi.org/10.1086/466510

The halo occupation distribution (HOD) describes the relation between galaxies and dark matter at the level of individual dark matter halos. The properties of galaxies residing at the centers of halos differ from those of satellite galaxies because o... Read More about Theoretical models of the halo occupation distribution : separating central and satellite galaxies.

The SCUBA Half-Degree Extragalactic Survey — I. Survey motivation, design and data processing. (2005)
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Mortier, A., Serjeant, S., Dunlop, J., Scott, S., Ade, P., Alexander, D., …Vaccari, M. (2005). The SCUBA Half-Degree Extragalactic Survey — I. Survey motivation, design and data processing. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 363(2), 563-580. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09460.x

The Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) Half-Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) is a major new blank-field extragalactic submillimetre (submm) survey currently underway at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). Ultimately, SHADES a... Read More about The SCUBA Half-Degree Extragalactic Survey — I. Survey motivation, design and data processing..

The metal enrichment of elliptical galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation models (2005)
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Nagashima, M., Lacey, C., Okamoto, T., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., & Cole, S. (2005). The metal enrichment of elliptical galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 363(1), L31-L35. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2005.00078.x

We investigate the metal enrichment of elliptical galaxies in the framework of hierarchical models of galaxy formation. The semi-analytical model we use, which has been used to study the metal enrichment of the intracluster medium (ICM) by Nagashima... Read More about The metal enrichment of elliptical galaxies in hierarchical galaxy formation models.

The metal enrichment of the intracluster medium in hierarchical galaxy formation models (2005)
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Nagashima, M., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., & Cole, S. (2005). The metal enrichment of the intracluster medium in hierarchical galaxy formation models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 358(4), 1247-1266. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08766.x

We investigate the metal enrichment of the intracluster medium (ICM) within the framework of hierarchical models of galaxy formation. We calculate the formation and evolution of galaxies and clusters using a semi-analytical model which includes the e... Read More about The metal enrichment of the intracluster medium in hierarchical galaxy formation models.

The abundance of Lyα emitters in hierarchical models (2005)
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Le Delliou, M., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., Guiderdoni, B., Bacon, R., Courtois, H., …Morris, S. (2005). The abundance of Lyα emitters in hierarchical models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 357(1), L11-L15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2005.00007.x

We present predictions for the abundance of Lyα emitters in hierarchical structure formation models. We use the GALFORM semi-analytical model of galaxy formation to explore the impact on the predicted counts of varying assumptions about the escape fr... Read More about The abundance of Lyα emitters in hierarchical models.

Can the faint submillimetre galaxies be explained in the Λ cold dark matter model? (2005)
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Baugh, C., Lacey, C., Frenk, C., Granato, G., Silva, L., Bressan, A., …Cole, S. (2005). Can the faint submillimetre galaxies be explained in the Λ cold dark matter model?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 356(3), 1191-1200. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08553.x

We present predictions for the abundance of submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) and Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) in the Λ cold dark matter cosmology. A key feature of our model is the self-consistent calculation of the absorption and emission of radiation b... Read More about Can the faint submillimetre galaxies be explained in the Λ cold dark matter model?.

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.

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.

What shapes the luminosity function of galaxies? (2003)
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Benson, A., Bower, R., Frenk, C., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., & Cole, S. (2003). What shapes the luminosity function of galaxies?. Astrophysical Journal, 599(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1086/379160

We investigate the physical mechanisms that shape the luminosity function of galaxies in hierarchical clustering models. Beginning with the mass function of dark matter halos in the CDM ( cold dark matter) cosmology, we show, in incremental steps, ho... Read More about What shapes the luminosity function of galaxies?.

The halo occupation distribution and the physics of galaxy formation (2003)
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Berlind, A., Weinberg, D., Benson, A., Baugh, C., Cole, S., Davé, R., …Lacey, C. (2003). The halo occupation distribution and the physics of galaxy formation. Astrophysical Journal, 593(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1086/376517

The halo occupation distribution (HOD) describes the bias between galaxies and dark matter by specifying (1) the probability P(N|M) that a halo of virial mass M contains N galaxies of a particular class and (2) the relative spatial and velocity distr... Read More about The halo occupation distribution and the physics of galaxy formation.

On the origin of intracluster entropy (2003)
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Voit, G., Balogh, M., Bower, R., Lacey, C., & Bryan, G. (2003). On the origin of intracluster entropy. Astrophysical Journal, 593(1), 272-290. https://doi.org/10.1086/376499

The entropy distribution of the intracluster medium and the shape of its confining potential well completely determine the X-ray properties of a relaxed cluster of galaxies, motivating us to explore the origin of intracluster entropy and to describe... Read More about On the origin of intracluster entropy.

The properties of spiral galaxies : confronting hierarchical galaxy formation models with observations (2003)
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Bell, E., Baugh, C., Cole, S., Frenk, C., & Lacey, C. (2003). The properties of spiral galaxies : confronting hierarchical galaxy formation models with observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 343(2), 367-384. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06673.x

We compare the properties of local spiral galaxies with the predictions of the Cole et al. semi-analytic model of hierarchical galaxy formation, in order to gain insight into the baryonic processes, such as gas cooling and star formation, that were r... Read More about The properties of spiral galaxies : confronting hierarchical galaxy formation models with observations.

The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - III. Environmental dependence in the luminosity function (2003)
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Benson, A., Frenk, C., Baugh, C., Cole, S., & Lacey, C. (2003). The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - III. Environmental dependence in the luminosity function. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 343(2), 679-691. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06709.x

Using semi-analytic modelling techniques, we calculate the luminosity function of galaxy populations residing in cold dark matter haloes of different masses. We pay particular attention to the influence of the re-ionization of the Universe on the num... Read More about The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - III. Environmental dependence in the luminosity function.

Galaxy formation using halo merger histories taken from N-body simulations (2003)
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Helly, J., Cole, S., Frenk, C., Baugh, C., Benson, A., & Lacey, C. (2003). Galaxy formation using halo merger histories taken from N-body simulations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 338(4), 903-912. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06151.x

We develop a hybrid galaxy formation model that uses outputs from an N-body simulation to follow the merger histories (or ‘merger trees’) of dark matter haloes and treats baryonic processes, such as the cooling of gas within haloes and subsequent sta... Read More about Galaxy formation using halo merger histories taken from N-body simulations.

A comparison of gas dynamics in smooth particle hydrodynamics and semi-analytic models of galaxy formation (2003)
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Helly, J., Cole, S., Frenk, C., Baugh, C., Benson, A., Lacey, C., & Pearce, F. (2003). A comparison of gas dynamics in smooth particle hydrodynamics and semi-analytic models of galaxy formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 338(4), 913-925. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06152.x

We compare the results of two techniques used to calculate the evolution of cooling gas during galaxy formation: smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH) simulations and semi-analytic modelling. We improve upon the earlier statistical comparison of Benson... Read More about A comparison of gas dynamics in smooth particle hydrodynamics and semi-analytic models of galaxy formation.

Cosmological dark matter annihilations into γ rays : a closer look (2002)
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Ullio, P., Bergström, L., Edsjö, J., & Lacey, C. (2002). Cosmological dark matter annihilations into γ rays : a closer look. Physical Review D, 66(12), Article 123502. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.66.123502

We investigate the prospects of detecting weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter by measuring the contribution to the extragalactic gamma-ray radiation induced, in any dark matter halo and at all redshifts, by WIMP pair annihilations... Read More about Cosmological dark matter annihilations into γ rays : a closer look.

Statistics of neutral regions during hydrogen reionization (2002)
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Nusser, A., Benson, A., Sugiyama, N., & Lacey, C. (2002). Statistics of neutral regions during hydrogen reionization. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 580(2), L93-L96. https://doi.org/10.1086/345655

We present predictions for two statistical measures of the hydrogen reionization process at high redshift. The first statistic is the number of neutral segments identified in spectra of high-redshift QSOs as a function of their length. The second is... Read More about Statistics of neutral regions during hydrogen reionization.

The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - II. Satellite galaxies in the Local Group (2002)
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Benson, A., Frenk, C., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., & Cole, S. (2002). The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - II. Satellite galaxies in the Local Group. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 333(1), 177-190. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05388.x

We use a self-consistent model of galaxy formation and the evolution of the intergalactic medium to study the effects of the reionization of the Universe at high redshift on the properties of satellite galaxies like those seen around the Milky Way. P... Read More about The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - II. Satellite galaxies in the Local Group.

The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - I. Model and results at z=0 (2002)
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Benson, A., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., Cole, S., & Frenk, C. (2002). The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - I. Model and results at z=0. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 333(1), 156-176. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05387.x

We develop a coupled model for the evolution of the global properties of the intergalactic medium (IGM) and the formation of galaxies, in the presence of a photoionizing background due to stars and quasars. We use this model to predict the thermodyna... Read More about The effects of photoionization on galaxy formation - I. Model and results at z=0.