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
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
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
Sobral D
(2009)
HiZELS: a high-redshift survey of Ha emitters - II. The nature of star-forming galaxies at z = 0.84
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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
Stappers B
(2011)
Observing pulsars and fast transients with LOFAR
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Swinbank A
(2012)
THE PROPERTIES OF THE STAR-FORMING INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM AT z = 0.8-2.2 FROM HiZELS: STAR FORMATION AND CLUMP SCALING LAWS IN GAS-RICH, TURBULENT DISKS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Syphers D
(2011)
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE SPECTRAL OBSERVATIONS NEAR THE He II Lya BREAK: IMPLICATIONS FOR He II REIONIZATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Syphers D
(2009)
TEN MORE NEW SIGHTLINES FOR THE STUDY OF INTERGALACTIC HELIUM, AND HUNDREDS OF FAR-ULTRAVIOLET-BRIGHT QUASARS, FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY, GALAXY EVOLUTION EXPLORER , AND HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Syphers D
(2009)
A HIGH YIELD OF NEW SIGHTLINES FOR THE STUDY OF INTERGALACTIC HELIUM: FAR-UV-BRIGHT QUASARS FROM THE SDSS, GALEX , AND HST
in The Astrophysical Journal
Tanvir N
(2012)
The structure of star clusters in the outer halo of M31 Halo star clusters of M31
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Targett T
(2011)
A near-infrared morphological comparison of high-redshift submillimetre and radio galaxies: massive star-forming discs versus relaxed spheroids Submm and radio galaxies at high redshift
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Targett T
(2012)
The host galaxies and black hole-to-galaxy mass ratios of luminous quasars at z? 4 Host galaxies of luminous quasars at z? 4
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tasse C
(2010)
The dependence of X-ray AGN activity on host galaxy properties and environment
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Taylor A
(2010)
Analytic methods for cosmological likelihoods Analytic likelihood
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Taylor E
(2011)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): stellar mass estimates GAMA: stellar mass estimates
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Taylor J
(2012)
MEASURING THE GEOMETRY OF THE UNIVERSE FROM WEAK GRAVITATIONAL LENSING BEHIND GALAXY GROUPS IN THE HST COSMOS SURVEY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Thilker David A.
(2007)
A search for extended ultraviolet disk (XUV-disk) galaxies in the local universe
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
Tojeiro R
(2011)
The stellar evolution of luminous red galaxies, and its dependence on colour, redshift, luminosity and modelling Modelling LRG evolution
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Tojeiro R
(2009)
A PUBLIC CATALOG OF STELLAR MASSES, STAR FORMATION AND METALLICITY HISTORIES, AND DUST CONTENT FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY USING VESPA
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Tran K
(2010)
REVERSAL OF FORTUNE: CONFIRMATION OF AN INCREASING STAR FORMATION-DENSITY RELATION IN A CLUSTER AT z = 1.62
in The Astrophysical Journal
Trump J
(2011)
A CANDELS WFC3 GRISM STUDY OF EMISSION-LINE GALAXIES AT z ~ 2: A MIX OF NUCLEAR ACTIVITY AND LOW-METALLICITY STAR FORMATION
in The Astrophysical Journal
Van Der Wel A
(2011)
EXTREME EMISSION-LINE GALAXIES IN CANDELS: BROADBAND-SELECTED, STARBURSTING DWARF GALAXIES AT z > 1
in The Astrophysical Journal
Van Weeren R
(2012)
First LOFAR observations at very low frequencies of cluster-scale non-thermal emission: the case of Abell 2256
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
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
Weiß A
(2009)
THE LARGE APEX BOLOMETER CAMERA SURVEY OF THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTH
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Wijesinghe D
(2012)
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): galaxy environments and star formation rate variations Galaxy environments
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wijesinghe D
(2011)
GAMA/H-ATLAS: the ultraviolet spectral slope and obscuration in galaxies UV spectral slope and obscuration
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wu EY
(2009)
Parity violation constraints using cosmic microwave background polarization spectra from 2006 and 2007 observations by the QUaD polarimeter.
in Physical review letters
Zemcov M
(2010)
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MILLIMETER-WAVE POLARIZATION OF CENTAURUS A WITH QUaD
in The Astrophysical Journal
Zheng Wei
(2008)
Intergalactic HeII absorption in the spectra of quasars at redshifts 3.5 and 3.8, observed with the
HST ACS prism
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
| 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 |