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Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth
About: Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Galaxy & Redshift. The organization has 297 authors who have published 1207 publications receiving 76919 citations.
Topics: Galaxy, Redshift, Dark energy, Dark matter, Cosmic microwave background
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Autonomous University of Madrid1, University of Nottingham2, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth3, Durham University4, University of Sussex5, Carnegie Learning6, École normale supérieure de Lyon7, Autonomous University of Barcelona8, Spanish National Research Council9, Centre national de la recherche scientifique10, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris11, National University of La Plata12, National Scientific and Technical Research Council13, Swinburne University of Technology14, University of the Western Cape15, University of Oxford16, University of Western Australia17, Liverpool John Moores University18, INAF19, Max Planck Society20, ETH Zurich21, Korea Institute for Advanced Study22, University of Paris23, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile24, Université Paris-Saclay25, Paris Diderot University26, National University of Cordoba27, Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental28, PSL Research University29, Yonsei University30
TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of nine galaxy formation models, eight semi-analytical, and one halo occupation distribution model, run on the same underlying cold dark matter simulation (cosmological box of comoving width 125h−1 Mpc, with a dark-matter particle mass of 1.24 × 109h− 1M⊙) and the same merger trees is presented.
Abstract: We present a comparison of nine galaxy formation models, eight semi-analytical, and one halo occupation distribution model, run on the same underlying cold dark matter simulation (cosmological box of comoving width 125h−1 Mpc, with a dark-matter particle mass of 1.24 × 109h−1M⊙) and the same merger trees. While their free parameters have been calibrated to the same observational data sets using two approaches, they nevertheless retain some ‘memory’ of any previous calibration that served as the starting point (especially for the manually tuned models). For the first calibration, models reproduce the observed z = 0 galaxy stellar mass function (SMF) within 3σ. The second calibration extended the observational data to include the z = 2 SMF alongside the z ∼ 0 star formation rate function, cold gas mass, and the black hole–bulge mass relation. Encapsulating the observed evolution of the SMF from z = 2 to 0 is found to be very hard within the context of the physics currently included in the models. We finally use our calibrated models to study the evolution of the stellar-to-halo mass (SHM) ratio. For all models, we find that the peak value of the SHM relation decreases with redshift. However, the trends seen for the evolution of the peak position as well as the mean scatter in the SHM relation are rather weak and strongly model dependent. Both the calibration data sets and model results are publicly available.
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University of Lisbon1, UK Astronomy Technology Centre2, Liverpool John Moores University3, University of Cambridge4, University of Hertfordshire5, Leiden University6, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation7, University of Edinburgh8, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth9, University of Padua10, University of Sussex11, University of Oxford12, National Radio Astronomy Observatory13, California Institute of Technology14, Harvard University15, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory16, University of California, Davis17
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a detailed analysis of the nature of the faintest ultra-steep spectrum (USS) sources using GMRT and VLA radio observations of the LH at 610 MHz and 1.4 GHz.
Abstract: Ultra Steep Spectrum (USS) radio sources have been successfully used to select powerful radio sources at high redshifts (z > 2). Typically restricted to large-sky surveys and relatively bright radio flux densities, it has gradually become possible to extend the USS search to sub-mJy levels, thanks to the recent appearance of sensitive low-frequency radio facilities. Here we present a first detailed analysis of the nature of the faintest USS sources. By using GMRT and VLA radio observations of the Lockman Hole (LH) at 610 MHz and 1.4 GHz, a sample of 58 micro-Jansky USS sources is assembled. Deep infrared data at 3.6 and 4.5 μm from the Spitzer Extragalactic Representative Volume Survey (SERVS) is used to reliably identify counterparts for 48 (83%) of these sources, showing an average magnitude of [3. 6] = 19. 7 mag(AB). Spectroscopic redshifts for 14 USS sources, together with photometric redshift estimates, improved by the use of the deep SERVS data, for a further 19 objects, show redshifts ranging from z = 0. 1 to z = 2. 8, peaking at z ∼ 0. 6 and tailing off at high redshifts.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the discovery and confirmation of eight new two-image lensed quasars by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search was reported.
Abstract: We report the discovery and confirmation of eight new two-image lensed quasars by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search. The lenses are
SDSSJ0904+1512 (image separation \theta=1"13, source redshift z_s=1.826),
SDSSJ1054+2733 (\theta=1"27, z_s=1.452),
SDSSJ1055+4628 (\theta=1"15, z_s=1.249),
SDSSJ1131+1915 (\theta=1"46, z_s=2.915),
SDSSJ1304+2001 (\theta=1"87, z_s=2.175),
SDSSJ1349+1227 (\theta=3"00, z_s=1.722),
SDSSJ1455+1447 (\theta=1"73, z_s=1.424), and
SDSSJ1620+1203 (\theta=2"77, z_s=1.158).
Three of them, SDSSJ1055+4628, SDSSJ1455+1447, and SDSSJ1620+1203, satisfy the criteria for constructing our statistical sample for studying the cosmological model. Based on galactic absorption lines of the lens galaxies, we also derive lens redshifts of z_l=0.398 and z_l=0.513 for SDSSJ1620+1203 and the previously discovered lens SDSSJ0746+4403, respectively.
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University of Kentucky1, New York University Abu Dhabi2, Sternberg Astronomical Institute3, New Mexico State University4, University of Colorado Boulder5, University of Surrey6, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth7, Space Telescope Science Institute8, University of La Laguna9, Spanish National Research Council10, University of Washington11, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory12, Chinese Academy of Sciences13, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso14, Carnegie Institution for Science15, Princeton University16, University of Notre Dame17, University of Wisconsin-Madison18, New York University19, University of Utah20, University of California, Santa Cruz21, University of Hawaii22, Johns Hopkins University23, Vanderbilt University24, Northern Kentucky University25, University of Texas at Austin26, University of Pittsburgh27, University of Virginia28, University of Alabama29, University of St Andrews30
TL;DR: Yan et al. as mentioned in this paper presented the first release of the MaNGA Stellar Library (MaStar), which is a large, well-calibrated, high-quality empirical library covering the wavelength range 3622-10354 A at a resolving power of R ∼ 1800.
Abstract: Author(s): Yan, R; Chen, Y; Lazarz, D; Bizyaev, D; Maraston, C; Stringfellow, GS; Mccarthy, K; Meneses-Goytia, S; Law, DR; Thomas, D; Barroso, JF; Sanchez-Gallego, JR; Schlafly, E; Zheng, Z; Argudo-Fernandez, M; Beaton, RL; Beers, TC; Bershady, M; Blanton, MR; Brownstein, J; Bundy, K; Chambers, KC; Cherinka, B; Lee, ND; Drory, N; Galbany, L; Holtzman, J; Imig, J; Kaiser, N; Kinemuchi, K; Liu, C; Luo, AL; Magnier, E; Majewski, S; Nair, P; Oravetz, A; Oravetz, D; Pan, K; Sobeck, J; Stassun, K; Talbot, M; Tremonti, C; Waters, C; Weijmans, AM; Wilhelm, R; Zasowski, G; Zhao, G; Zhao, YH | Abstract: We present the first release of the MaNGA Stellar Library (MaStar), which is a large, well-calibrated, high-quality empirical library covering the wavelength range 3622-10354 A at a resolving power of R ∼ 1800. The spectra were obtained using the same instrument as used by the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory (MaNGA) project, by piggybacking on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV)/Apache Point Observatory Galaxy Evolution Experiment 2-N (APOGEE-2N) observations. Compared to previous empirical libraries, the MaStar library will have a higher number of stars and a more comprehensive stellar-parameter coverage, especially of cool dwarfs, low-metallicity stars, and stars with different [α/Fe], achieved by a sophisticated target-selection strategy that takes advantage of stellar-parameter catalogs from the literature. This empirical library will provide a new basis for stellar-population synthesis and is particularly well suited for stellar-population analysis of MaNGA galaxies. The first version of the library contains 8646 high-quality per-visit spectra for 3321 unique stars. Compared to photometry, the relative flux calibration of the library is accurate to 3.9% in g-r, 2.7% in r-i, and 2.2% in i-z. The data are released as part of SDSS Data Release 15. We expect the final release of the library to contain more than 10,000 stars.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors derived the equations of motion for linear perturbations in the presence of a barotropic perfect fluid on the flat isotropic cosmological background and studied the evolution of perturbation for a scaling dark energy model in the framework of GLPV theories in the Jordan frame.
Abstract: In the approach of the effective field theory of modified gravity, we derive the equations of motion for linear perturbations in the presence of a barotropic perfect fluid on the flat isotropic cosmological background. In a simple version of Gleyzes-Langlois-Piazza-Vernizzi (GLPV) theories, which is the minimum extension of Horndeski theories, we show that a slight deviation of the tensor propagation speed squared $c_{\rm t}^2$ from 1 generally leads to the large modification to the propagation speed squared $c_{\rm s}^2$ of a scalar degree of freedom $\phi$. This problem persists whenever the kinetic energy $\rho_X$ of the field $\phi$ is much smaller than the background energy density $\rho_m$, which is the case for most of dark energy models in the asymptotic past. Since the scaling solution characterized by the constant ratio $\rho_X/\rho_m$ is one way out for avoiding such a problem, we study the evolution of perturbations for a scaling dark energy model in the framework of GLPV theories in the Jordan frame. Provided the oscillating mode of scalar perturbations is fine-tuned so that it is initially suppressed, the anisotropic parameter $\eta=-\Phi/\Psi$ between the two gravitational potentials $\Psi$ and $\Phi$ significantly deviates from 1 for $c_{\rm t}^2$ away from 1. For other general initial conditions, the deviation of $c_{\rm t}^2$ from 1 gives rise to the large oscillation of $\Psi$ with the frequency related to $c_{\rm s}^2$. In both cases, the model can leave distinct imprints for the observations of CMB and weak lensing.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Robert C. Nichol | 187 | 851 | 162994 |
Daniel Thomas | 134 | 846 | 84224 |
Will J. Percival | 129 | 473 | 87752 |
Tommaso Treu | 126 | 715 | 49090 |
Claudia Maraston | 103 | 362 | 59178 |
Marco Cavaglia | 93 | 372 | 60157 |
Ashley J. Ross | 90 | 248 | 46395 |
David A. Wake | 89 | 214 | 46124 |
László Á. Gergely | 89 | 426 | 60674 |
L. K. Nuttall | 89 | 253 | 54834 |
Rita Tojeiro | 87 | 229 | 43140 |
Roy Maartens | 86 | 432 | 23747 |
David Keitel | 85 | 253 | 56849 |
Davide Pietrobon | 83 | 152 | 62010 |
Gong-Bo Zhao | 81 | 287 | 35540 |