All Outputs (192)

Which haloes host Herschel-ATLAS galaxies in the local Universe? (2011)
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Guo, Q., Cole, S., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., Norberg, P., …van Kampen, E. (2011). Which haloes host Herschel-ATLAS galaxies in the local Universe?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 412(4), 2277-2285. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18051.x

We measure the projected cross-correlation between low-redshift (z < 0.5) far-infrared selected galaxies in the science demonstration phase (SDP) field of the Herschel-ATLAS (H-ATLAS) survey and optically selected galaxies from the Galaxy and Mass As... Read More about Which haloes host Herschel-ATLAS galaxies in the local Universe?.

The evolution of Lyman-break galaxies in the cold dark matter model (2011)
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Lacey, C., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., & Benson, A. (2011). The evolution of Lyman-break galaxies in the cold dark matter model. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 412(3), 1828-1852. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18021.x

We make a detailed investigation of the properties of Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) in the ΛCDM model. We present predictions for two published variants of the GALFORM semi-analytical model: the Baugh et al. model, which has star formation at high reds... Read More about The evolution of Lyman-break galaxies in the cold dark matter model.

Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies: introducing the artificial neural network (2011)
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Silva, L., Schurer, A., Granato, G., Almeida, C., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., …Selvestrel, D. (2011). Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies: introducing the artificial neural network. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 410(3), 2043-2056. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17580.x

The spectral energy distribution (SED) of galaxies is a complex function of the star formation history and geometrical arrangement of stars and gas in galaxies. The computation of the radiative transfer of stellar radiation through the dust distribut... Read More about Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies: introducing the artificial neural network.

Effects of cosmological model assumptions on galaxy redshift survey measurements (2011)
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Samushia, L., Percival, W., Guzzo, L., Wang, Y., Cimatti, A., Baugh, C., …Orsi, A. (2011). Effects of cosmological model assumptions on galaxy redshift survey measurements. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 410(3), 1993-2002. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17577.x

The clustering of galaxies observed in future redshift surveys will provide a wealth of cosmological information. Matching the signal at different redshifts constrains the dark energy driving the acceleration of the expansion of the Universe. In tand... Read More about Effects of cosmological model assumptions on galaxy redshift survey measurements.

The galaxies that reionized the Universe (2011)
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Raičević, M., Theuns, T., & Lacey, C. (2011). The galaxies that reionized the Universe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 410(2), 775-787. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17480.x

The Durham GALFORM semi-analytical galaxy formation model has been shown to reproduce the observed rest-frame 1500-Å luminosity function of galaxies well over the whole redshift range z= 5–10. We show that in this model, this galaxy population also e... Read More about The galaxies that reionized the Universe.

Designing a space-based galaxy redshift survey to probe dark energy (2010)
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Wang, Y., Percival, W., Cimatti, A., Mukherjee, P., Guzzo, L., Baugh, C., …Zamorani, G. (2010). Designing a space-based galaxy redshift survey to probe dark energy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 409(2), 737-749. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17335.x

A space-based galaxy redshift survey would have enormous power in constraining dark energy and testing general relativity, provided that its parameters are suitably optimized. We study viable space-based galaxy redshift surveys, exploring the depende... Read More about Designing a space-based galaxy redshift survey to probe dark energy.

The Parameter Space of Galaxy Formation (2010)
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Bower, R., Vernon, I., Goldstein, M., Benson, A., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., …Frenk, C. (2010). The Parameter Space of Galaxy Formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 407(4), 2017-2045. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16991.x

Semi-analytic models are a powerful tool for studying the formation of galaxies. However, these models inevitably involve a significant number of poorly constrained parameters that must be adjusted to provide an acceptable match to the observed Unive... Read More about The Parameter Space of Galaxy Formation.

The redshift evolution of the mass function of cold gas in hierarchical galaxy formation models (2010)
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Power, C., Baugh, C., & Lacey, C. (2010). The redshift evolution of the mass function of cold gas in hierarchical galaxy formation models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 406(1), 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16481.x

Accurately predicting how the cosmic abundance of neutral hydrogen evolves with redshift is a challenging problem facing modellers of galaxy formation. We investigate the predictions of four currently favoured semi-analytical galaxy formation models... Read More about The redshift evolution of the mass function of cold gas in hierarchical galaxy formation models.

Probing dark energy with future redshift surveys: a comparison of emission line and broad-band selection in the near-infrared (2010)
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Orsi, A., Baugh, C., Lacey, C., Cimatti, A., Wang, Y., & Zamorani, G. (2010). Probing dark energy with future redshift surveys: a comparison of emission line and broad-band selection in the near-infrared. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 405(2), 1006-1024. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16585.x

Future galaxy surveys will map the galaxy distribution in the redshift interval 0.5 < z < 2 using near-infrared cameras and spectrographs. The primary scientific goal of such surveys is to constrain the nature of the dark energy by measuring the larg... Read More about Probing dark energy with future redshift surveys: a comparison of emission line and broad-band selection in the near-infrared.

Predictions for Herschel from Λ-cold dark matter : unveiling the cosmic star formation history (2010)
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Lacey, C., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., Benson, A., Orsi, A., Silva, L., …Bressan, A. (2010). Predictions for Herschel from Λ-cold dark matter : unveiling the cosmic star formation history. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 405(1), 2-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16463.x

We use a model for the evolution of galaxies in the far-infrared (far-IR) based on the Λ-cold dark matter cosmology to make detailed predictions for the upcoming cosmological surveys with the Herschel Space Observatory. We use the combined GALFORM se... Read More about Predictions for Herschel from Λ-cold dark matter : unveiling the cosmic star formation history.

The Herschel ATLAS (2010)
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Eales, S., Dunne, L., Clements, D., Cooray, A., de Zotti, G., Dye, S., …White, G. (2010). The Herschel ATLAS. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 122(891), 499-515. https://doi.org/10.1086/653086

The Herschel ATLAS is the largest open-time key project that will be carried out on the Herschel Space Observatory. It will survey 570 deg2 of the extragalactic sky, 4 times larger than all the other Herschel extragalactic surveys combined, in five f... Read More about The Herschel ATLAS.

Empirical Hα emitter count predictions for dark energy surveys (2010)
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Geach, J., Cimatti, A., Percival, W., Wang, Y., Guzzo, L., Zamorani, G., …Kümmel, M. (2010). Empirical Hα emitter count predictions for dark energy surveys. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 402(2), 1330-1338. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15977.x

Future galaxy redshift surveys aim to measure cosmological quantities from the galaxy power spectrum. A prime example is the detection of baryonic acoustic oscillations, providing a standard ruler to measure the dark energy equation of state, w(z), t... Read More about Empirical Hα emitter count predictions for dark energy surveys.

Modelling the dusty universe - I. Introducing the artificial neural network and first applications to luminosity and colour distributions (2010)
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Almeida, C., Baugh, C., Lacey, C., Frenk, C., Granato, G., Silva, L., & Bressan, A. (2010). Modelling the dusty universe - I. Introducing the artificial neural network and first applications to luminosity and colour distributions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 402(1), 544-564. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15920.x

We introduce a new technique based on artificial neural networks which enable us to make accurate predictions for the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of large samples of galaxies, at wavelengths ranging from the far-ultraviolet (UV) to the submi... Read More about Modelling the dusty universe - I. Introducing the artificial neural network and first applications to luminosity and colour distributions.

AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - I. Maps, catalogues and source counts (2010)
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Austermann, J., Dunlop, J., Perera, T., Scott, K., Wilson, G., Aretxaga, I., …Yun, M. (2010). AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - I. Maps, catalogues and source counts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 401(1), 160-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15620.x

We present the first results from the largest deep extragalactic mm-wavelength survey undertaken to date. These results are derived from maps covering over 0.7 deg2, made at λ= 1.1 mm, using the AzTEC continuum camera mounted on the James Clerk Maxwe... Read More about AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - I. Maps, catalogues and source counts.

The fate of substructures in cold dark matter haloes (2009)
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Angulo, R., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., & Frenk, C. (2009). The fate of substructures in cold dark matter haloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 399(2), 983-995. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15333.x

We use the Millennium Simulation, a large, high-resolution N-body simulation of the evolution of structure in a Λ cold dark matter cosmology, to study the properties and fate of substructures within a large sample of dark matter haloes. We find that... Read More about The fate of substructures in cold dark matter haloes.

Massive, red galaxies in a hierarchical universe – I. Counts of extremely red objects and basic properties (2009)
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Gonzalez-Perez, V., Baugh, C., Lacey, C., & Almeida, C. (2009). Massive, red galaxies in a hierarchical universe – I. Counts of extremely red objects and basic properties. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 398(2), 497-514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14397.x

We present predictions for the abundance and nature of extremely red objects (EROs) in the Λ cold dark matter model. EROs are red, massive galaxies observed at z≥ 1 and their numbers and properties pose a challenge to hierarchical galaxy formation mo... Read More about Massive, red galaxies in a hierarchical universe – I. Counts of extremely red objects and basic properties.

Testing model predictions of the cold dark matter cosmology for the sizes, colours, morphologies and luminosities of galaxies with the SDSS (2009)
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González, J., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., & Benson, A. (2009). Testing model predictions of the cold dark matter cosmology for the sizes, colours, morphologies and luminosities of galaxies with the SDSS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 397(3), 1254-1274. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15057.x

The huge size and uniformity of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) make possible an exacting test of current models of galaxy formation. We compare the predictions of the GALFORM semi-analytical galaxy formation model for the luminosities, morpholog... Read More about Testing model predictions of the cold dark matter cosmology for the sizes, colours, morphologies and luminosities of galaxies with the SDSS.

The clustering of Lyα emitters in a ΛCDM Universe (2008)
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Orsi, A., Lacey, C., Baugh, C., & Infante, L. (2008). The clustering of Lyα emitters in a ΛCDM Universe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 391(4), 1589-1604. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14010.x

We combine a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation with a very large simulation which follows the growth of a large-scale structure in a Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM) universe to predict the clustering of Lyα emitters. We find that the clustering str... Read More about The clustering of Lyα emitters in a ΛCDM Universe.

The properties of submm galaxies in hierarchical models (2008)
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Swinbank, A., Lacey, C., Smail, I., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., Blain, A., …Hainline, L. (2008). The properties of submm galaxies in hierarchical models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 391(1), 420-434. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13911.x

We use the combined GALFORM semi-analytical model of galaxy formation and GRASIL spectrophotometric code to investigate the properties of galaxies selected via their submillimetre (submm) emission. The fiducial model we use has previously been shown... Read More about The properties of submm galaxies in hierarchical models.

The colours of satellite galaxies in groups and clusters (2008)
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Font, A., Bower, R., McCarthy, I., Benson, A., Frenk, C., Helly, J., …Cole, S. (2008). The colours of satellite galaxies in groups and clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389(4), 1619-1629. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13698.x

Current models of galaxy formation predict satellite galaxies in groups and clusters that are redder than observed. We investigate the effect on the colours of satellite galaxies produced by the ram-pressure stripping of their hot-gaseous atmospheres... Read More about The colours of satellite galaxies in groups and clusters.