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Professor Adrian Jenkins' Outputs (139)

The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: calibration of subgrid physics and model variations (2015)
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Crain, R., Schaye, J., Bower, R., Furlong, M., Schaller, M., Theuns, T., …Trayford, J. (2015). The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: calibration of subgrid physics and model variations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 450(2), 1937-1961. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv725

We present results from 13 cosmological simulations that explore the parameter space of the ‘Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments’ (EAGLE) simulation project. Four of the simulations follow the evolution of a periodic cube L = 50... Read More about The EAGLE simulations of galaxy formation: calibration of subgrid physics and model variations.

Bent by baryons: the low-mass galaxy-halo relation (2015)
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Sawala, T., Frenk, C., Fattahi, A., Navarro, J., Bower, R., Crain, R., …Theuns, T. (2015). Bent by baryons: the low-mass galaxy-halo relation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 448(3), 2941-2947. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2753

The relation between galaxies and dark matter haloes is of vital importance for evaluating theoretical predictions of structure formation and galaxy formation physics. We use hydrodynamic cosmological simulations of the Local Group to show that the w... Read More about Bent by baryons: the low-mass galaxy-halo relation.

Cosmological simulations of galaxy clusters with feedback from active galactic nuclei: profiles and scaling relations (2014)
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Pike, S. R., Kay, S. T., Newton, R. D., Thomas, P. A., & Jenkins, A. (2014). Cosmological simulations of galaxy clusters with feedback from active galactic nuclei: profiles and scaling relations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 445(2), 1774-1796. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1788

We present results from a new set of 30 cosmological simulations of galaxy clusters, including the effects of radiative cooling, star formation, supernova feedback, black hole growth and AGN feedback. We first demonstrate that our AGN model is capabl... Read More about Cosmological simulations of galaxy clusters with feedback from active galactic nuclei: profiles and scaling relations.

The EAGLE project: simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments (2014)
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Schaye, J., Crain, R. A., Bower, R. G., Furlong, M., Schaller, M., Theuns, T., …Trayford, J. (2015). The EAGLE project: simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 446(1), 521-554. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2058

We introduce the Virgo Consortium's Evolution and Assembly of GaLaxies and their Environments (EAGLE) project, a suite of hydrodynamical simulations that follow the formation of galaxies and supermassive black holes in cosmologically representative v... Read More about The EAGLE project: simulating the evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments.

Dwarf galaxies in CDM and SIDM with baryons: observational probes of the nature of dark matter (2014)
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Vogelsberger, M., Zavala, J., Simpson, C., & Jenkins, A. (2014). Dwarf galaxies in CDM and SIDM with baryons: observational probes of the nature of dark matter. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 444(4), 3684-3698. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1713

We present the first cosmological simulations of dwarf galaxies, which include dark matter self-interactions and baryons. We study two dwarf galaxies within cold dark matter, and four different elastic self-interacting scenarios with constant and vel... Read More about Dwarf galaxies in CDM and SIDM with baryons: observational probes of the nature of dark matter.

The properties of warm dark matter haloes (2014)
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Lovell, M. R., Frenk, C. S., Eke, V. R., Jenkins, A., Gao, L., & Theuns, T. (2014). The properties of warm dark matter haloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 439(1), 300-317. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2431

Well-motivated elementary particle candidates for the dark matter, such as the sterile neutrino, behave as warm dark matter (WDM). For particle masses of the order of a keV, free streaming produces a cutoff in the linear fluctuation power spectrum at... Read More about The properties of warm dark matter haloes.

A new way of setting the phases for cosmological multiscale Gaussian initial conditions (2013)
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Jenkins, A. (2013). A new way of setting the phases for cosmological multiscale Gaussian initial conditions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 434(3), 2094-2120. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt1154

We describe how to define an extremely large discrete realization of a Gaussian white noise field that has a hierarchical structure and the property that the value of any part of the field can be computed quickly. Tiny subregions of such a field can... Read More about A new way of setting the phases for cosmological multiscale Gaussian initial conditions.

The abundance of (not just) dark matter haloes (2013)
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Sawala, T., Frenk, C., Crain, R., Jenkins, A., Schaye, J., Theuns, T., & Zavala, J. (2013). The abundance of (not just) dark matter haloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 431(2), 1366-1382. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt259

We study the effect of baryons on the abundance of structures and substructures in a Λ cold dark matter (CDM) cosmology, using a pair of high-resolution cosmological simulations from the Galaxies-Intergalactic Medium Interaction Calculation project.... Read More about The abundance of (not just) dark matter haloes.

Dark matter halo merger histories beyond cold dark matter - I. Methods and application to warm dark matter (2013)
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Benson, A., Farahi, A., Cole, S., Moustakas, L., Jenkins, A., Lovell, M., …Frenk, C. (2013). Dark matter halo merger histories beyond cold dark matter - I. Methods and application to warm dark matter. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 428(2), 1774-1789. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sts159

We describe a methodology to accurately compute halo mass functions, progenitor mass functions, merger rates and merger trees in non-cold dark matter universes using a self-consistent treatment of the generalized extended Press–Schechter formalism. O... Read More about Dark matter halo merger histories beyond cold dark matter - I. Methods and application to warm dark matter.

Scaling relations for galaxy clusters in the Millennium-XXL simulation (2012)
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Angulo, R., Springel, V., White, S., Jenkins, A., Baugh, C., & Frenk, C. (2012). Scaling relations for galaxy clusters in the Millennium-XXL simulation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 426(3), 2046-2062. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21830.x

We present a very large high-resolution cosmological N-body simulation, the Millennium-XXL or MXXL, which uses 303 billion particles to represent the formation of dark matter structures throughout a 4.1 Gpc box in a Λ cold dark matter cosmology. We c... Read More about Scaling relations for galaxy clusters in the Millennium-XXL simulation.

The journey of QSO haloes from z ∼ 6 to the present (2012)
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Angulo, R., Springel, V., White, S., Cole, S., Jenkins, A., Baugh, C., & Frenk, C. (2012). The journey of QSO haloes from z ∼ 6 to the present. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 425(4), 2722-2730. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21783.x

We apply a recently developed scaling technique to the Millennium-XXL, one of the largest cosmological N-body simulations carried out to date (3 × 1011 particles within a cube of volume ∼70 Gpc3). This allows us to investigate the cosmological parame... Read More about The journey of QSO haloes from z ∼ 6 to the present.

The Phoenix Project: the dark side of rich Galaxy clusters (2012)
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Gao, L., Navarro, J., Frenk, C., Jenkins, A., Springel, V., & White, S. (2012). The Phoenix Project: the dark side of rich Galaxy clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 425(3), 2169-2186. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21564.x

We introduce the Phoenix Project, a set of Λ cold dark matter (CDM) simulations of the dark matter component of nine rich galaxy clusters. Each cluster is simulated at least at two different numerical resolutions. For eight of them, the highest resol... Read More about The Phoenix Project: the dark side of rich Galaxy clusters.

The Aquila comparison project : the effects of feedback and numerical methods on simulations of galaxy formation (2012)
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Scannapieco, C., Wadepuhl, M., Parry, O., Navarro, J., Jenkins, A., Springel, V., …Woods, R. (2012). The Aquila comparison project : the effects of feedback and numerical methods on simulations of galaxy formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 423(2), 1726-1749. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20993.x

We compare the results of various cosmological gas-dynamical codes used to simulate the formation of a galaxy in the Λ cold dark matter structure formation paradigm. The various runs (13 in total) differ in their numerical hydrodynamical treatment [s... Read More about The Aquila comparison project : the effects of feedback and numerical methods on simulations of galaxy formation.

The haloes of bright satellite galaxies in a warm dark matter universe (2012)
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Lovell, M., Eke, V., Frenk, C., Gao, L., Jenkins, A., Theuns, T., …Ruchayskiy, O. (2012). The haloes of bright satellite galaxies in a warm dark matter universe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 420(3), 2318-2324. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.20200.x

High-resolution N-body simulations of galactic cold dark matter haloes indicate that we should expect to find a few satellite galaxies around the Milky Way whose haloes have a maximum circular velocity in excess of 40 km s−1. Yet, with the exception... Read More about The haloes of bright satellite galaxies in a warm dark matter universe.

Where will supersymmetric dark matter first be seen? (2012)
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Gao, L., Frenk, C., Jenkins, A., Springel, V., & White, S. (2012). Where will supersymmetric dark matter first be seen?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 419(2), 1721-1726. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19836.x

If the dark matter consists of supersymmetric particles, γ-ray observatories such as the Large Area Telescope aboard the Fermi satellite may detect annihilation radiation from the haloes of galaxies and galaxy clusters. Much recent effort has been de... Read More about Where will supersymmetric dark matter first be seen?.

A halo expansion technique for approximating simulated dark matter haloes (2011)
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Lowing, B., Jenkins, A., Eke, V., & Frenk, C. (2011). A halo expansion technique for approximating simulated dark matter haloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 416(4), 2697-2711. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19222.x

We apply a basis function expansion method to create a time-evolving density/potential approximation of the late growth of simulated N-body dark matter haloes. We demonstrate how the potential of a halo from the Aquarius Project can be accurately rep... Read More about A halo expansion technique for approximating simulated dark matter haloes.