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
McConnachie A
(2010)
THE PHOTOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF A VAST STELLAR SUBSTRUCTURE IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF M33
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hatsukade B
(2010)
ERRATUM: "UNVEILING THE NATURE OF SUBMILLIMETER GALAXY SXDF 850.6" (2010, ApJ, 711, 974)
in The Astrophysical Journal
Friedman R
(2009)
SMALL ANGULAR SCALE MEASUREMENTS OF THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND TEMPERATURE POWER SPECTRUM FROM QUaD
in The Astrophysical Journal
Zemcov M
(2010)
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MILLIMETER-WAVE POLARIZATION OF CENTAURUS A WITH QUaD
in The Astrophysical Journal
Kocevski D
(2012)
CANDELS: CONSTRAINING THE AGN-MERGER CONNECTION WITH HOST MORPHOLOGIES AT z ~ 2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Brasseur C
(2011)
A DEEP PHOTOMETRIC LOOK AT TWO OF ANDROMEDA'S DWARF SPHEROIDALS: X AND XVII
in The Astrophysical Journal
Papovich C
(2010)
A SPITZER -SELECTED GALAXY CLUSTER AT z = 1.62
in The Astrophysical Journal
Schenker M
(2012)
KECK SPECTROSCOPY OF FAINT 3 < z < 8 LYMAN BREAK GALAXIES: EVIDENCE FOR A DECLINING FRACTION OF EMISSION LINE SOURCES IN THE REDSHIFT RANGE 6 < z < 8
in The Astrophysical Journal
Richardson J
(2011)
PAndAS' PROGENY: EXTENDING THE M31 DWARF GALAXY CABAL
in The Astrophysical Journal
Martin N
(2009)
PAndAS' CUBS: DISCOVERY OF TWO NEW DWARF GALAXIES IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE ANDROMEDA AND TRIANGULUM GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Huxor A
(2009)
THE DISCOVERY OF REMOTE GLOBULAR CLUSTERS IN M33
in The Astrophysical Journal
Hinderks J
(2009)
QUaD: A HIGH-RESOLUTION COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND POLARIMETER
in The Astrophysical Journal
Cockcroft R
(2011)
THE M33 GLOBULAR CLUSTER SYSTEM WITH PAndAS DATA: THE LAST OUTER HALO CLUSTER?
in The Astrophysical Journal
Pryke C
(2009)
SECOND AND THIRD SEASON QUaD COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND TEMPERATURE AND POLARIZATION POWER SPECTRA
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Carlberg R
(2011)
DENSITY VARIATIONS IN THE NW STAR STREAM OF M31
in The Astrophysical Journal
Finkelstein S
(2012)
CANDELS: THE EVOLUTION OF GALAXY REST-FRAME ULTRAVIOLET COLORS FROM z = 8 TO 4
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
Hatsukade B
(2010)
UNVEILING THE NATURE OF SUBMILLIMETER GALAXY SXDF 850.6
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Mackey A
(2010)
EVIDENCE FOR AN ACCRETION ORIGIN FOR THE OUTER HALO GLOBULAR CLUSTER SYSTEM OF M31
in The Astrophysical Journal
Dye S
(2009)
RADIO AND MID-INFRARED IDENTIFICATION OF BLAST SOURCE COUNTERPARTS IN THE CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTH
in The Astrophysical Journal
Weiß A
(2009)
THE LARGE APEX BOLOMETER CAMERA SURVEY OF THE EXTENDED CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTH
in The Astrophysical Journal
Allevato V
(2011)
THE XMM-NEWTON WIDE FIELD SURVEY IN THE COSMOS FIELD: REDSHIFT EVOLUTION OF AGN BIAS AND SUBDOMINANT ROLE OF MERGERS IN TRIGGERING MODERATE-LUMINOSITY AGNs AT REDSHIFTS UP TO 2.2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Castro P
(2009)
COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FROM THE QUAD CMB POLARIZATION EXPERIMENT
in The Astrophysical Journal
Gupta S
(2010)
PARAMETER ESTIMATION FROM IMPROVED MEASUREMENTS OF THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND FROM QUaD
in The Astrophysical Journal
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
Coppin K
(2010)
MID-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF CANDIDATE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI-DOMINATED SUBMILLIMETER GALAXIES
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abazajian K
(2009)
THE SEVENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Grogin N
(2011)
CANDELS: THE COSMIC ASSEMBLY NEAR-INFRARED DEEP EXTRAGALACTIC LEGACY SURVEY
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Koekemoer A
(2011)
CANDELS: THE COSMIC ASSEMBLY NEAR-INFRARED DEEP EXTRAGALACTIC LEGACY SURVEY-THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS, IMAGING DATA PRODUCTS, AND MOSAICS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
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
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
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 |