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Professor Carlos Frenk's Outputs (558)

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: stochastic relative biasing between galaxy populations (2005)
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Wild, V., Peacock, J., Lahav, O., Conway, E., Maddox, S., Baldry, I., …Taylor, K. (2005). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: stochastic relative biasing between galaxy populations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 356(1), 247-269. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08447.x

It is well known that the clustering of galaxies depends on galaxy type. Such relative bias complicates the inference of cosmological parameters from galaxy redshift surveys, and is a challenge to theories of galaxy formation and evolution. In this p... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: stochastic relative biasing between galaxy populations.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: luminosity functions by density environment and galaxy type (2005)
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Croton, D., Farrar, G., Norberg, P., Colless, M., Peacock, J., Baldry, I., …Taylor, K. (2005). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: luminosity functions by density environment and galaxy type. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 356(3), 1155-1167. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08546.x

We use the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey to measure the dependence of the bJ-band galaxy luminosity function on large-scale environment, defined by density contrast in spheres of radius 8 h−1 Mpc, and on spectral type, determined from principal componen... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: luminosity functions by density environment and galaxy type.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the nature of the relative bias between galaxies of different spectral type (2005)
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Conway, E., Maddox, S., Wild, V., Peacock, J., Hawkins, E., Norberg, P., …Taylor, K. (2005). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the nature of the relative bias between galaxies of different spectral type. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 356(2), 456-474. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08446.x

We present an analysis of the relative bias between early- and late-type galaxies in the Two-degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) – as defined by the η parameter of Madgwick et al., which quantifies the spectral type of galaxies in the survey... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the nature of the relative bias between galaxies of different spectral type.

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?.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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.