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Professor Carlos Frenk's Outputs (558)

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the b_J-band galaxy luminosity function and survey selection function (2002)
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Norberg, P., Cole, S., Baugh, C., Frenk, C., Baldry, I., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bridges, T., Cannon, R., Colless, M., Collins, C., Couch, W., Cross, N., Dalton, G., De Propris, R., Driver, S., Efstathiou, G., Ellis, R., Glazebrook, K., Jackson, C., Lahav, O., …Taylor, K. (2002). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the b_J-band galaxy luminosity function and survey selection function. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 336(3), 907-931. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05831.x

We use more than 110 500 galaxies from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) to estimate the bJ-band galaxy luminosity function at redshift z= 0, taking account of evolution, the distribution of magnitude measurement errors and small corrections fo... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the b_J-band galaxy luminosity function and survey selection function.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the bias of galaxies and the density of the Universe (2002)
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Verde, L., Heavens, A., Percival, W., Matarrese, S., Baugh, C., Bland-Hawthorn, J., …Taylor, K. (2002). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the bias of galaxies and the density of the Universe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 335(2), 432-440. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05620.x

We compute the bispectrum of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) and use it to measure the bias parameter of the galaxies. This parameter quantifies the strength of clustering of the galaxies relative to the mass in the Universe. By analysing 80... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the bias of galaxies and the density of the Universe.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters (2002)
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Lewis, I., Balogh, M., De Propris, R., Couch, W., Bower, R., Offer, A., …Taylor, K. (2002). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 334(3), 673-683. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05558.x

We have measured the equivalent width of the Hα emission line for 11 006 galaxies brighter than Mb=−19 (ΩΛ= 0.7, Ωm= 0.3, H0= 70 km s−1 Mpc−1) at 0.05 < z < 0.1 in the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS), in the fields of 17 known galaxy clusters. Th... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the environmental dependence of galaxy star formation rates near clusters.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the amplitudes of fluctuations in the 2dFGRS and the CMB, and implications for galaxy biasing (2002)
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Lahav, O., Bridle, S., Percival, W., Peacock, J., Efstathiou, G., Baugh, C., …Taylor, K. (2002). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the amplitudes of fluctuations in the 2dFGRS and the CMB, and implications for galaxy biasing. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 333(4), 961-968. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05485.x

We compare the amplitudes of fluctuations probed by the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) and by the latest measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies. By combining the 2dFGRS and CMB data, we find the linear-theory rms mass... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the amplitudes of fluctuations in the 2dFGRS and the CMB, and implications for galaxy biasing.

The luminosity functions and stellar masses of galactic disks and spheroids (2002)
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Benson, A., Frenk, C., & Sharples, R. (2002). The luminosity functions and stellar masses of galactic disks and spheroids. Astrophysical Journal, 574(1), 104-113. https://doi.org/10.1086/340925

We present a method to obtain quantitative measures of galaxy morphology and apply it to a spectroscopic sample of field galaxies in order to determine the luminosity and stellar mass functions of galactic disks and spheroids. For our sample of appro... Read More about The luminosity functions and stellar masses of galactic disks and spheroids.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: galaxy luminosity functions per spectral type. (2002)
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Madgwick, D., Lahav, O., Baldry, I., Baugh, C., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bridges, T., …Taylor, K. (2002). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: galaxy luminosity functions per spectral type. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 333(1), 133-144. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05393.x

We calculate the optical bJ luminosity function (LF) of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) for different subsets defined by their spectral properties. These spectrally selected subsets are defined using a new parameter, η, which is a linear comb... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: galaxy luminosity functions per spectral type..

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the population of nearby radio galaxies at the 1-mJy level (2002)
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Magliocchetti, M., Maddox, S., Jackson, C., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bridges, T., Cannon, R., …Taylor, K. (2002). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the population of nearby radio galaxies at the 1-mJy level. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 333(1), 100-120. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05386.x

We use redshift determinations and spectral analysis of galaxies in the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey to study the properties of local radio sources with S≥1 mJy. 557 objects (hereafter called the spectroscopic sample) drawn from the FIRST survey, corre... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the population of nearby radio galaxies at the 1-mJy level.

On the formation of globular cluster systems in a hierarchical universe (2002)
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Beasley, M., Baugh, C., Forbes, D., Sharples, R., & Frenk, C. (2002). On the formation of globular cluster systems in a hierarchical universe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 333(2), 383-399. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05402.x

We have investigated the formation of globular cluster (GC) systems in the fiducial semi-analytic model of galaxy formation of Cole et al., by assuming that GCs are formed at high redshifts (z>5) in protogalactic fragments, and during the subsequent... Read More about On the formation of globular cluster systems in a hierarchical universe.

Simulating the formation of cosmic structure (2002)
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Frenk, C. (2002). Simulating the formation of cosmic structure. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 360(1795), 1277-1294

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the dependence of galaxy clustering on luminosity and spectral type (2002)
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Norberg, P., Baugh, C., Hawkins, E., Maddox, S., Madgwick, D., Lahav, O., Cole, S., Frenk, C., Baldry, I., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bridges, T., Cannon, R., Colless, M., Collins, C., Couch, W., Dalton, G., De Propris, R., Driver, S., Efstathiou, G., Ellis, R., …Taylor, K. (2002). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the dependence of galaxy clustering on luminosity and spectral type. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 332(4), 827-838. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05348.x

We investigate the dependence of galaxy clustering on luminosity and spectral type using the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS). Spectral types are assigned using the principal-component analysis of Madgwick et al. We divide the sample into two broa... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: the dependence of galaxy clustering on luminosity and spectral type.

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.

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Constraints on Cosmic Star Formation History from the Cosmic Spectrum. (2002)
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Baldry, I. K., Glazebrook, K., Baugh, C. M., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bridges, T., Cannon, R., …Taylor, K. (2002). The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Constraints on Cosmic Star Formation History from the Cosmic Spectrum. Astrophysical Journal, 569(2), 582-594. https://doi.org/10.1086/339477

We present the first results on the history of star formation in the universe based on the "cosmic spectrum," in particular the volume-averaged, luminosity-weighted, stellar absorption-line spectrum of present-day galaxies from the 2dF Galaxy Redshif... Read More about The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Constraints on Cosmic Star Formation History from the Cosmic Spectrum..

Evidence for a non-zero Lambda and a low matter density from a combined analysis of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey and cosmic microwave background anisotropies (2002)
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Efstathiou, G., Moody, S., Peacock, J., Percival, W., Baugh, C., Bland-Hawthorn, J., …Taylor, K. (2002). Evidence for a non-zero Lambda and a low matter density from a combined analysis of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey and cosmic microwave background anisotropies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 330(2), L29-L35