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
Heavens A
(2011)
Testing homogeneity with the fossil record of galaxies
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Hill D
(2010)
Galaxy and Mass Assembly: FUV, NUV, ugrizYJHK Petrosian, Kron and Sérsic photometry GAMA: the photometric pipeline
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sobral D
(2010)
The clustering and evolution of Ha emitters at z ~ 1 from HiZELS
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
Matsuda Y
(2011)
An Ha search for overdense regions at z = 2.23? Overdensities of Ha emitters at z = 2.23
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Garn T
(2010)
Obscured star formation at z = 0.84 with HiZELS: the relationship between star formation rate and Ha or ultraviolet dust extinction
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cirasuolo M
(2010)
A new measurement of the evolving near-infrared galaxy luminosity function out to z â?? 4: a continuing challenge to theoretical models of galaxy formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bernard E
(2012)
A deep, wide-field study of Holmberg II with Suprime-Cam: evidence for ram pressure stripping A wide-field study of Holmberg II
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
McLure R
(2010)
Galaxies at z= 6-9 from the WFC3/IR imaging of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Galaxies at z= 6-9 from WFC3/IR imaging
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Munshi D
(2010)
A new approach to probing primordial non-Gaussianity
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Coppin K
(2009)
A submillimetre galaxy at z = 4.76 in the LABOCA survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field -South
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Simpson F
(2011)
Unmodified gravity Unmodified gravity
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Richardson J
(2009)
An HST /ACS view of the inhomogeneous outer halo of M31
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Curtis-Lake E
(2012)
A remarkably high fraction of strong Lya emitters amongst luminous redshift 6.0 < z < 6.5 Lyman-break galaxies in the UKIDSS Ultra-Deep Survey Luminous LBGs at z= 6
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Reid B
(2010)
Cosmological constraints from the clustering of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey DR7 luminous red galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kiessling A
(2011)
sunglass: a new weak-lensing simulation pipeline sunglass: a weak-lensing simulation pipeline
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bradshaw E
(2011)
Environments of active galactic nuclei at z < 1.5 in the UKIDSS Ultra-Deep Survey AGN environments at z < 1.5 in the UKIDSS UDS
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
Baldry I
(2010)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): the input catalogue and star-galaxy separation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Sobral D
(2012)
Star formation at z=1.47 from HiZELS: an Ha+[O ii] double-blind study? Star formation at z= 1.47: a stereoscopic view
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Percival W
(2010)
Baryon acoustic oscillations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 galaxy sample
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kitching T
(2011)
3D photometric cosmic shear 3D photometric cosmic shear
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Voigt L
(2012)
The impact of galaxy colour gradients on cosmic shear measurement Galaxy colour gradients and shear measurement
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Crain R
(2009)
Galaxies???intergalactic medium interaction calculation ??? I. Galaxy formation as a function of large-scale environment
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
Simon P
(2009)
Unfolding the matter distribution using three-dimensional weak gravitational lensing
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Mackey A
(2010)
Deep Gemini/GMOS imaging of an extremely isolated globular cluster in the Local Group
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Camera S
(2011)
Measuring unified dark matter with 3D cosmic shear Measuring UDM with 3D cosmic shear
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Swinbank A
(2012)
The properties of the star-forming interstellar medium at z = 0.84-2.23 from HiZELS: mapping the internal dynamics and metallicity gradients in high-redshift disc galaxies The SINFONI-HiZELS survey
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
Donoso E
(2010)
Clustering of radio galaxies and quasars Clustering of radio galaxies and quasars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Hilton M
(2012)
The XMM Cluster Survey: evidence for energy injection at high redshift from evolution of the X-ray luminosity-temperature relation Evolution of the L X -T relation from XCS-DR1
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dunlop J
(2012)
A critical analysis of the ultraviolet continuum slopes (ß) of high-redshift galaxies: no evidence (yet) for extreme stellar populations at z > 6 The UV slopes of high-redshift galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Herbert P
(2010)
Evidence of different star formation histories for high- and low-luminosity radio galaxies Star formation histories of radio galaxies
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
(2009)
The luminosity function, halo masses and stellar masses of luminous Lyman-break galaxies at redshifts 5 < z < 6
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
Wijesinghe D
(2011)
Galaxy and mass assembly (GAMA): dust obscuration in galaxies and their recent star formation histories Obscuration in galaxies and SFHs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Donoso E
(2009)
Evolution of the radio-loud galaxy population
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gunawardhana M
(2011)
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): the star formation rate dependence of the stellar initial mass function IMF-SFR relationship
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Prescott M
(2011)
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): the red fraction and radial distribution of satellite galaxies GAMA: satellite galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Chapin E
(2011)
A joint analysis of BLAST 250-500 µm and LABOCA 870 µm observations in the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South BLAST and LABOCA observations of the ECDF-S
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Simpson F
(2010)
On lensing by a cosmological constant
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kitching T
(2011)
On mitigation of the uncertainty in non-linear matter clustering for cosmic shear tomography Small-scale information
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
Barker M
(2012)
Quantifying the faint structure of galaxies: the late-type spiral NGC 2403?† The Faint Structure of NGC 2403
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Munshi D
(2011)
Higher-order convergence statistics for three-dimensional weak gravitational lensing Higher-order statistics for 3D weak lensing
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wardlow J
(2011)
The LABOCA survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South: a photometric redshift survey of submillimetre galaxies A photometric redshift survey of SMGs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Joachimi B
(2011)
Forecasts of non-Gaussian parameter spaces using Box-Cox transformations Forecasts of non-Gaussian parameter spaces
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description | ERC Fellowships |
Amount | £4,000,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 09/2009 |
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 |