Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology at Edinburgh
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Inst for Astronomy
Abstract
Astronomical research at the University of Edinburgh covers a wide range of topics, which share the common aim of understanding the emergence of complex structures in the universe.
Publications
Geach J
(2012)
The clustering of Ha emitters at z =2.23 from HiZELS Clustering of HAEs at z = 2.23
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Herbert P
(2011)
The evolution of the Fundamental Plane of radio galaxies from z~ 0.5 to the present day The Fundamental Plane of radio galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Collins M
(2009)
A spectroscopic survey of EC4, an extended cluster in Andromeda's halo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Collins M
(2011)
The scatter about the 'Universal' dwarf spheroidal mass profile: a kinematic study of the M31 satellites And V and And VI Scatter about Universal dwarf spheroidal mass
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McLure R
(2011)
A robust sample of galaxies at redshifts 6.0<z<8.7: stellar populations, star formation rates and stellar masses A robust sample of galaxies at 6.0 < z < 8.7
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kitching T
(2012)
Image analysis for cosmology: results from the GREAT10 Galaxy Challenge GREAT10 Galaxy Challenge
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cattaneo A
(2009)
On the jet contribution to the active galactic nuclei cosmic energy budget
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sobral D
(2011)
The dependence of star formation activity on environment and stellar mass at z~ 1 from the HiZELS-Ha survey? Star formation, environment & mass at z~1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Christodoulou L
(2012)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): colour- and luminosity-dependent clustering from calibrated photometric redshifts GAMA clustering using photometric redshifts
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brough S
(2011)
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): galaxies at the faint end of the Ha luminosity function GAMA: low-Ha-luminosity galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Taylor A
(2010)
Analytic methods for cosmological likelihoods Analytic likelihood
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Smith D
(2011)
Herschel-ATLAS: counterparts from the ultraviolet-near-infrared in the science demonstration phase catalogue? Herschel-ATLAS: counterparts
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ibar E
(2010)
Deep multi-frequency radio imaging in the Lockman Hole - II. The spectral index of submillimetre galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Sobral D
(2009)
Bright Lya emitters at z ~ 9: constraints on the LF from Hi z ELS
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
McInnes R
(2009)
First lensing measurements of SZ-detected clusters
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Mortlock DJ
(2011)
A luminous quasar at a redshift of z = 7.085.
in Nature
Heavens Alan
(2010)
COSMOLOGY Geometry of the Universe
in NATURE
Page MJ
(2012)
The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei.
in Nature
Robertson BE
(2010)
Early star-forming galaxies and the reionization of the Universe.
in Nature
Cattaneo A
(2009)
The role of black holes in galaxy formation and evolution.
in Nature
Kitching TD
(2011)
Model selection for modified gravity.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Simpson F
(2009)
Locating the baryon acoustic peak
in Physical Review D
Simpson F
(2010)
Difficulties distinguishing dark energy from modified gravity via redshift distortions
in Physical Review D
Kamionkowski M
(2011)
CMB bispectrum, trispectrum, non-Gaussianity, and the Cramer-Rao bound
in Physical Review D
| Description | ERC Fellowships |
| Amount | £4,000,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 08/2009 |
| End | 09/2014 |
| Description | GAMA |
| Organisation | Australian Astronomical Observatory |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Principal component sky subtraction. Redhsift-space distortion analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ideas. |
| Impact | GAMA survey extended to GAMA-II in 2010 (109 allocated AAT nights) |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | ROE Visitor Centre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Multiple Edinburgh researchers regularly give talks that engage with the public, and particularly schools groups, under the auspices of the ROE Visitor Centre. These range from informal "meet the astronomer" sessions to more structured presentations on advances in astronomy. Evidence of Short-Term Impact is provided by basic numbers, and immediate feedback from questionnaires etc. For example, the annual ROE Open Days attract ~2500 visitors of all ages, while ~6000 school-age children either visit ROE, or receive school visits each year. In addition, more than 50 community Dark Sky events have now been held throughout Scotland, and more than 800 teachers and educators have been trained to run Dark Sky activities. The IfA makes a major contribution towards this direct people contact; for example, in 2010, ten IfA post-graduate students contributed a combined total of over 300 hours to outreach activity. It is also possible to identify clear evidence of Long-Term Impact. For example, over 100 school teachers have attended our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and have been provided with Deep Space Resources (developed as part of the CPD work at ROE) for use in the classroom. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |